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coyo7e
Aug 23, 2007

by zen death robot

hiddenriverninja posted:

Things I've recently learned:

Passive mode turns off your ability to attack at all, so you can't even melee someone punching you out. You can, however, hilariously run into them, knock them over and push them off a cliff.

If you're too lazy (or too afraid :smug:) to glitch, an easy way to make money is to just dupe and sell high-end cars after completing missions with your friends (or strangers, whatever).
It's a really entertaining way to gently caress with people who're camping on rooftops and stuff with 3-5 star wanted levels, too. They'll be utterly paranoid that you're going to turn off passive any second and shank them in the rear end, and if they're on a roof etc, there's no cars to run you over with. ;)

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Mice Everywhere
Sep 7, 2007

I love animal porn! So F* you if you don't accept that!
Is there a reason other players' textures in pre-round lobbies are so hosed up? My character looks fine, but other peoples' tattoos look like ashes have been smeared on their skin and designs on shirts are unrecognizable paint splotches. Looks that way in their victory screens too

Mice Everywhere fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Nov 12, 2013

Xel
Jan 21, 2003

Demitri Omni posted:

Xeltree I'm so sorry I don't know how I randomly turned around and rifle-butted you when I got out of your car.

:negative:

EDIT: why did i spell that Xelgun

It's okay. I lost my first impromptu friend the same way. I kept following but he never trusted me again.

callmeicarus
Sep 26, 2003

Garden gnomes are God's unwanted children.
Yams Fan

Chard posted:

I never did finish the diamond mission, but I do want to give it another shot. Watch as it pays out $2000 bucks and Trevor steals your car at the end.

I'll probably be on again tonight. We should try doing a Survival first to see if the big guns come with us.

Yeah, that will probably be the result. I guess the real reward is getting to see a Trevor cutscene. :3:

Sounds like a plan!


Edit:

Mice Everywhere posted:

Is there a reason other players' textures in pre-round lobbies are so hosed up? My character looks fine, but other peoples' tattoos look like ashes have been smeared on their skin and designs on shirts are unrecognizable paint splotches. Looks that way in their victory screens too
I've been wondering about this too. It seems like they bump the render quality way down at times when it actually matters (victory screens). You look way less badass if everything is blurry.

callmeicarus fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Nov 12, 2013

Dictator.
May 13, 2007

#Blessed

Now I have the Riot van in my garage, but do I have to insure it to get it back in when I take it out for a ride? Can't drive back in normally, as it will give a " Can't store police vehicle" warning.

KoRMaK
Jul 31, 2012



Dictator. posted:

Now I have the Riot van in my garage, but do I have to insure it to get it back in when I take it out for a ride? Can't drive back in normally, as it will give a " Can't store police vehicle" warning.
Drive any other vehicle out and your van will teleport in.

Dictator.
May 13, 2007

#Blessed

KoRMaK posted:

Drive any other vehicle out and your van will teleport in.

Didn't think of that.. thanks

Inspector Hound
Jul 14, 2003

Xel posted:

It's okay. I lost my first impromptu friend the same way. I kept following but he never trusted me again.

One robber, everyone else waits in the car, take turns doing the driving and the shooting, and share the cash after. You'll never get caved in by your partners in crime again.

The subway is almost as efficient for escaping bounties as the submarine, but how often does the flipping train come? I got murdered waiting for it a while ago. Also, if you park a car on the tracks it will wait for you to move the car unless you have a wanted level.

Inspector Hound fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Nov 12, 2013

coyo7e
Aug 23, 2007

by zen death robot

Inspector Hound posted:

One robber, everyone else waits in the car, take turns doing the driving and the shooting, and share the cash after. You'll never get caved in by your partners in crime again.

The subway is almost as efficient for escaping bounties as the submarine, but how often does the flipping train come? I got murdered waiting for it a while ago. Also, if you park a car on the tracks it will wait for you to move the car unless you have a wanted level.
The subway and train tracks are actually more efficient, as long as you can find a bridge or tunnel.

There's no reason to ride on the trains except for novelty's sake though, you can just drive down the tracks for a minute or two and lose even 5 stars pretty easily.

Dictator.
May 13, 2007

#Blessed

KoRMaK posted:

Drive any other vehicle out and your van will teleport in.

Managed to insure it too..


Garage at the moment:

Modded/insured cars:
Elegy
RapidGT
F620
Bati
Riot van

Unmodded:
Oracle
Baller

To sell:
Felon GT (lawyer car)


Have two spots open, one for the Entity once I get enough cash, and something else. Maybe a heist car though a modded Baller or other SUV/Offroad could do for that.
Then I need a fast 4 person one, maybe soup up the Oracle or get something else (suggestions welcome).

Dictator. fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Nov 12, 2013

Nintendo Kid
Aug 4, 2011

by Smythe
Riding the subways is nice for starting some cop mayhem though, since they usually won't try to enter the thing while it's parked at a station and seem to have trouble aiming into it at all. But you'll want to wait to get your wanted elvel until after a train stops and you get in. It doesn't seem to have any set time for trains to arrive, seems to be about as random as other vehicle spawns.

Sometimes you can wait on a freight trackside or on subway tracks/platforms for hours on end with none showing up, but if you move down suddenly they're coming every few minutes. If you're lucky enough to get a freight passing by with several empty gondola cars, they're easy to hop onto with X or Square and provide decent cover to everything except choppers.

Quicksand_Jesus
Dec 19, 2005

Lasagna Miracle

Dictator. posted:

Managed to insure it too..


Garage at the moment:

Modded/insured cars:
Elegy
RapidGT
F620
Bati
Riot van

Unmodded:
Oracle
Baller

To sell:
Felon GT (lawyer car)


Have two spots open, one for the Entity once I get enough cash, and something else. Maybe a heist car though a modded Baller or other SUV/Offroad could do for that.
Then I need a fast 4 person one, maybe soup up the Oracle or get something else (suggestions welcome).

The Exemplar is a great 4-seater. Handles great and is speedy.

Cashcamden and Green(somethingorother), thanks for going on a pubbie fight with me. First time rolling with goons today since launch and it makes the whole thing infinitely better. (I was Syxx6Six)

Agent Burt Macklin
Jul 3, 2003

Macklin, you son of a bitch

Quicksand_Jesus posted:

The Exemplar is a great 4-seater. Handles great and is speedy.

Cashcamden and Green(somethingorother), thanks for going on a pubbie fight with me. First time rolling with goons today since launch and it makes the whole thing infinitely better. (I was Syxx6Six)

cashcamden here...I somehow lost connection in the middle of rampaging and then couldn't get back into a lobby with you two. It was fun while it lasted - much better when you're in with other crew members, goons etc.

coyo7e
Aug 23, 2007

by zen death robot

Install Windows posted:

Riding the subways is nice for starting some cop mayhem though, since they usually won't try to enter the thing while it's parked at a station and seem to have trouble aiming into it at all. But you'll want to wait to get your wanted elvel until after a train stops and you get in. It doesn't seem to have any set time for trains to arrive, seems to be about as random as other vehicle spawns.

Sometimes you can wait on a freight trackside or on subway tracks/platforms for hours on end with none showing up, but if you move down suddenly they're coming every few minutes. If you're lucky enough to get a freight passing by with several empty gondola cars, they're easy to hop onto with X or Square and provide decent cover to everything except choppers.
The trains seem to be proximity-spawn based like any other vehicle. There's no need to wait for eons though, just drive around until you find one, stop, then jump onto a flatcar as they go by. The physics to mantle onto the flatcars is remarkably forgiving.

TheRationalRedditor
Jul 17, 2000

WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.
Did this new patch fundamentally gently caress up everything again? Every time I complete one activity and get transitioned to a next one my game either times out or crashes the PS3. This didn't happen before. Cool game

Beastie
Nov 3, 2006

They used to call me tricky-kid, I lived the life they wish they did.


Put in a request for the Stairs crew. I don't know who is admin but add me so I can do some bad things to pubbies with you folks.

Das Butterbrot
Dec 2, 2005
Lecker.

Dictator. posted:

Managed to insure it too..


Garage at the moment:

Modded/insured cars:
Elegy
RapidGT
F620
Bati
Riot van

Unmodded:
Oracle
Baller

To sell:
Felon GT (lawyer car)


Have two spots open, one for the Entity once I get enough cash, and something else. Maybe a heist car though a modded Baller or other SUV/Offroad could do for that.
Then I need a fast 4 person one, maybe soup up the Oracle or get something else (suggestions welcome).

Buffalo is a nice 4 seater sportscar.

Rubbergoose
Jul 13, 2006

Anybody on PS3 interested in trading some race wins? I'm trying to unlock some more performance mods. psn-Wigglesflyer

coyo7e
Aug 23, 2007

by zen death robot

Beastie posted:

Put in a request for the Stairs crew. I don't know who is admin but add me so I can do some bad things to pubbies with you folks.
Wrong thread, and no link to your social club profile or GT, so it'll probably get ignored forever. Also make sure you're not set to Private when we try to invite you.

jmorelli
Feb 24, 2010

Rubbergoose posted:

Anybody on PS3 interested in trading some race wins? I'm trying to unlock some more performance mods. psn-Wigglesflyer

you can just do races on your own - criminal records 1 lap, super, 1,500 RP ever 90 seconds

FallinInTheBlak
Jan 20, 2013

Sarcastic. Sadistic. British.
:britain:
:wotwot:

jmorelli posted:

you can just do races on your own - criminal records 1 lap, super, 1,500 RP ever 90 seconds

He said he wants to get wins. You can't get wins playing on your own, they don't count.

Agent Burt Macklin
Jul 3, 2003

Macklin, you son of a bitch
What is going on when someone dies and their car disappears, but they respawn?

Today, I killed someone as I was standing on top of their car. Their car disappeared...and so did I. I was completely invisible. I ran around killing people and wrecking havoc until the police killed me (I had run into a huge fire fight with a tank).

Has anyone else encountered this glitch? The dude I killed respawned, but like I said, his car didn't - it disappeared while I was on top of it rendering me invisible. I could see myself on the mini-map, but that was it.

THE MACHO MAN
Nov 15, 2007

...Carey...

draw me like one of your French Canadian girls
So apparently you can fill up your phone with too many phones, and have to delete them. On your piece of poo poo phone in game, and it takes loving for ever to load. Oh, and you can't delete them from snapmatic on your computer either.

I swear to god this game was coded by total retards. The other fun thing I've been dealing with lately is some bug where my phone will glitch out. I can call up Merryweather, but when I go to the menu, I can't select anything and I can't close it. Fantastic.

Kelly posted:

What is going on when someone dies and their car disappears, but they respawn?

Today, I killed someone as I was standing on top of their car. Their car disappeared...and so did I. I was completely invisible. I ran around killing people and wrecking havoc until the police killed me (I had run into a huge fire fight with a tank).

Has anyone else encountered this glitch? The dude I killed respawned, but like I said, his car didn't - it disappeared while I was on top of it rendering me invisible. I could see myself on the mini-map, but that was it.

Most likely he had a wanted level and it got impounded. They disappear when that happens

HiriseSoftware
Dec 3, 2004

Two tips for the wise:
1. Buy an AK-97 assault rifle.
2. If there's someone hanging around your neighborhood you don't know, shoot him.
I'm able to coax a tank out of the base using the sniping trick, but how the heck can I steal the thing? He blows me to smithereens as soon as I climb on it. Someone said you can kill the driver through the top hatch? Is there an easier way?

Doomsday Jesus
Oct 8, 2004

Doomsday Jesus we need you now.
Can someone please post the video or instructions on how to glitch police vehicles into your garage? I am going to attempt to get an armored police van in tonight.

FallinInTheBlak
Jan 20, 2013

Sarcastic. Sadistic. British.
:britain:
:wotwot:

THE MACHO MAN posted:

I swear to god this game was coded by total retards. The other fun thing I've been dealing with lately is some bug where my phone will glitch out. I can call up Merryweather, but when I go to the menu, I can't select anything and I can't close it. Fantastic.

This was happening with my mechanic. I could call him up and see the list of my cars but couldn't scroll through it or select anything or get rid of the menu. Through mashing B and A constantly I was eventually able to navigate through my menu and bring my phone back up and recall my mechanic and then I was able to select a car to deliver, but he would then call me back and say he couldn't deliver it. But I would be out of the menu.

It's easier just dashboard and reload the game. It's really no secret that GTA Online wasn't complete when it was released; it's pretty much in a long term Beta test for now. But I doubt it'll be fixed by the time they create a PC port.

MaliciousOnion
Sep 23, 2009

Ignorance, the root of all evil
Can someone recommend a good microphone headset for PS3? One that's not too expensive.

Lucid Delusion
Dec 23, 2009

You're merely postponing the inevitable.
I'm guessing some people just don't care about being in the bad sport lobby? Some douche was sitting around the LSC near Rockford Hills in a tank just firing at random people, blowing up personal vehicles and regular vehicles alike.

Auxiliary Treats
Jun 26, 2013

HiriseSoftware posted:

I'm able to coax a tank out of the base using the sniping trick, but how the heck can I steal the thing? He blows me to smithereens as soon as I climb on it. Someone said you can kill the driver through the top hatch? Is there an easier way?

If you're hiding when they get outside the fence the drivers will usually get out to look for you. If you wait out the wanted level they'll just walk away and leave a tank.

Arturo Robusto
May 10, 2003

i do appreciate it but i have no use for weapons my fists pack one million volts

Lucid Delusion posted:

I'm guessing some people just don't care about being in the bad sport lobby? Some douche was sitting around the LSC near Rockford Hills in a tank just firing at random people, blowing up personal vehicles and regular vehicles alike.

I just got out and I'm actually tempted to get myself re-dunced. For whatever reason I seemed to have a lot more luck in bad sport finding people to do non-lame races with during my two days there.

HiriseSoftware
Dec 3, 2004

Two tips for the wise:
1. Buy an AK-97 assault rifle.
2. If there's someone hanging around your neighborhood you don't know, shoot him.

Snackpack Backpack posted:

If you're hiding when they get outside the fence the drivers will usually get out to look for you. If you wait out the wanted level they'll just walk away and leave a tank.

I haven't seen them even be able to get outside the fence UNTIL the wanted level goes away - the gate blocks them. I can try shooting at them and see if that does something once they come out of the base but usually they start firing the tank gun.

Raveen
Jul 18, 2004

Doomsday Jesus posted:

Can someone please post the video or instructions on how to glitch police vehicles into your garage? I am going to attempt to get an armored police van in tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPzirnCMrI

one of his other videos shows how to insure poo poo once you get it into your garage

geeves
Sep 16, 2004

Raveen posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPzirnCMrI

one of his other videos shows how to insure poo poo once you get it into your garage

I've blocked the entrance to my building and now stuck in the garage and there's a drat firefight outside and I'm stuck in limbo and people can't get out of the garage

Nintendo Kid
Aug 4, 2011

by Smythe

geeves posted:

I've blocked the entrance to my building and now stuck in the garage and there's a drat firefight outside and I'm stuck in limbo and people can't get out of the garage

Well you've caused fun that's for sure.

Old Doggy Bastard
Dec 18, 2008

Lucid Delusion posted:

One reason why I'm currently storing two Gallivanter Ballers in my garage. I seem to come across them more often when I'm actually in one so now I try to keep one or two on hand for easy an easy car sale and then restock.

I'm planning on keeping some nice heavily modded cars in my garage for the sole reason of selling them should the reconing day come and Rockstar tries to do.... something. Not even someone intended to balance the economy.. just in the event they try to do something and gently caress over money anything that would require me to invest in gold bitcoin cars.

I'm sad we had no Wu-Tang Clan DLC for the 20th anniversary of their first album. Would it have cost a fortune? Probably... but a station of classic Wu with them each having a radio show would have been magic.

PongAtari
May 9, 2003
Hurry, hurry, hurry, try my rice and curry.
Good times running missions and tormenting pubbies with AWCO last night! Who had the crazy sand rail that looked kind of like an X-wing with the green lights on it, and how do I get one?

I didn't realize that everyone had mics... it's usually dead silent when I play. Might need to invest in a working one for myself.

geeves
Sep 16, 2004

I'm currently tearing up everything in a Riot Van, if anyone wants to join

blackguy32
Oct 1, 2005

Say, do you know how to do the walk?

HiriseSoftware posted:

I'm able to coax a tank out of the base using the sniping trick, but how the heck can I steal the thing? He blows me to smithereens as soon as I climb on it. Someone said you can kill the driver through the top hatch? Is there an easier way?

I usually wait til I see the tank, then call Lester to remove my wanted level, then I jack it.

UnknownMercenary
Nov 1, 2011

I LIKE IT
WAY WAY TOO LOUD


Finally reached the end of wave 10 in a survival mission with the help of someone from Awful Company whose name escapes me.

Hiding behind a dumpster for 20 minutes to get $20k :toot:

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HiriseSoftware
Dec 3, 2004

Two tips for the wise:
1. Buy an AK-97 assault rifle.
2. If there's someone hanging around your neighborhood you don't know, shoot him.

blackguy32 posted:

I usually wait til I see the tank, then call Lester to remove my wanted level, then I jack it.

I finally got the tank, but I've been spending at least the last 30 minutes trying to get it in my garage. I'm following the videos online. I'm at Tinsel Towers.

Edit: Well, that was two hours wasted. At least I was able to take out my frustrations for a few minutes on Los Santos' finest. But I still don't feel any better!

HiriseSoftware fucked around with this message at 07:00 on Nov 13, 2013

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