GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS TIPS & TRICKS
Easy money 1
If you have gotten to the point of the game where you can recruit gangmembers, recruit some. Then, kill them. They won't fight back or try to escape! Do this again and again and you should have plenty of ammo and cash.
Easy money 2
An easy way to get money or a gun is to get into a car, speed up, look for a gang or cop, then when you are a few feet away from them jump out (press Triangle) which kills them....then get their stuff
Easy money 3
When you kill a drug dealer, you will net $2000. Drug dealers normally wear black jackets and stand still waiting for people to talk to them. Kill as many as you can find to build up your cash stash quickly.
Easy money 4
To get money easily simply go to a horse betting place and put all your money on the horse with the worse odds, if they win you'll get around 10-12 times your money back, if they lose simply re-load your game and try again.
Easy money 5
At the betting shop in Los Santos's Red country, access the betting machine near the wall and choose the horse with the worst odds. Place every dollar you've got and start the race, instead of watching it with hope for a victory tap the 'X' button as fast as you can. you SHOULD win, again repeat this process adding more and more money to the bet. Finally you will be rolling in it.
Easy money 6
Enter a strip club and stand directly in front of the main stripper, all the money the men throw at the stripper you will get because you are standing in front of her.
Easter egg: hoodlum notoriety
When you finish some missions (for example: 555 we tip) listen to the radio. You'll hear the person talking about the mission just passed.
Easter egg: rockstar cameos
In one of Zero's missions, where you have to use the machine gun to knock down the RC planes, you can see some action figures of rockstar characters like Tommy Vercetti, Lance Vance, as well as characters from other games in Rockstar's line-up during Zero's dialogue.
Arcade Games
Walk up to any arcade machine or console system in the game and press triangle, you will be able to play retroesque arcade games.
Change the size of the moon
Shoot the moon with the sniper rifle and it will grow until it reaches a certain size, then it will shrink when you shoot it again.
Funny License Plates
If you import a car at the docks, most but not all cars have plates that differ from normal ones. One says "our fergie", or "disco stu", and a really special one says "ea sucks".
True Crime Easter Egg
In Los Santos, at the Unity Station, look at the tunnel in which the train goes into. And look at the sign above it. Zoom into it with a sniper or camera. The sign reads: True Grime Street Cleaners.
Basketball Tricks
When you have a basketball in your hands tap triangle or square to do some little tricks.
Weapons (tier 1)
Press R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. The least powerful weapons in each category will be unlocked including the brass knuckles, bat, 9mm, shotgun, micro MP5, AK-47, rifle, rocket launcher, molotovs, spray can.
Weapons (tier 2)
Press R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down (2), Left while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. The knife, desert eagle, sawed-off, Tec-9, M4, sniper rifle, flame thrower, grenades, and the fire estinguisher, will be unlocked.
Weapons (tier 3)
Press R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down (3) while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. The chainsaw, silenced 9mm, spaz, MP5, M4, sniper rifle, heat seaking rocket laucher, and remote explosives, will be unlocked.
Armor, health and $25,000
Press R1, R2, L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly.
Prevent car loss
If your car catches on fire, and you want to keep that car, enter the health cheat and the fire will go out and all damage to the car will be fixed.
Vehicle of death
Press L1, L2 (2), Up, Down (2), Up, R1, R2 (2) while playing the game. You will see a message if you have entered the code correctly. Any vehicle driven becomes invincible and has the ability to destroy anything it touches.
Adrenaline effects
Press X (2), Square, R1, L1, X, Down, Left, X while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. CJ will be effected in a similar manner to if he took an adrenaline pill from the prior Grand Theft Auto games, with increased strength and slower time.
Manual weapon control
Press Up (2), Square, L2, Right, X, R1, Down, R2, Circle while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. You can now aim and shoot at passing pedestrians/vehicles using the Right Analog-stick, just like your homies can do during drive-by shootings.
Destroy all cars
Press R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, Square, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1 while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly.
Super (diesel) punches
Press Up, Left, X, Triangle, R1, Circle (3), L2 while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. Punch pedestrians to send them flying further away. However, they can also super punch.
Nightstick
It is a bit smaller and much lighter than the baseball bat which makes it quicker to use (and run with) while being just about as effective. You can grab one from a cop or find one in a police station locker room.
9mm Handgun
Good stopping power for a cheap handgun. The cheapness and abundance of ammo for them, combined with pairing them up with other weapons make them rather useful.
Desert Eagle
This handgun delivers an unparalleled degree of accuracy and power with a distinctive feel that players will pick up on immediately. Hold R1 and line up the sights on a target. This handgun gives you sniper results with the free movement offered by a handgun. It offers 7 rounds per reload and causes significant damage.
SMG
Gives machine pistol-esque abilities such as drive-by's and ease of movement and strafing while shooting, along with deadly power and accuracy. It offers 30 rounds per reload.
Faces of death
You will find there are many different ways to kill people. For instance you can target someone with R1 and slit their throats with a knife, slap someone around with a double-ended dildo, use a chainsaw to cut through enemies like warm butter, or even decapitate a foe with your katana.
Raising skill
Early in the game remember to use the weapons you want to utilize later in the game, since the more you use a weapon the better you become at using the weapon (larger target range, better accuracy)
Las Venturas: kick boxing moves
Go inside the gym and defeat its owner to learn kick boxing style attacks.
Los Santos: brass knuckles
When you first start the game, go to the underpass two doors from your house in the Ganton area. There are brass knuckles in the grass.
Los Santos: handgun
Go behind Sweet's house. In the corner will be a gun.
Los Santos: machine gun
Jump on top of Sweet's house, then jump on roofs towards CJ's house. On top of one will be a machine gun.
Los Santos: Uzi
There is an Uzi under the bridge in the waterway to the right of your house in the Ganton area when you exit it.
Double-ended dildo
Once you've been nicked, you will find yourself outside the police station (or the police station in Pershing Square area of Los Santos). You can enter the police station, provided you have no weapons. Go inside, find the showers. In there you will find a double ended dildo! You can pick this up and use it as a weapon.
Double-ended dilldo 2
To get a double ended dildo you can go to the police station in Los Santos Police Station or to a broken down car wash. To get the one in the Police Station, you must get busted when your at Sweat\'s house. After you get busted you will be back in front of the Police Station. Turn back around and walk in. Then walk to the back of the hallway. Next, turn to you left and walk to the end. You will see a double ended dildo hovering in the air. Walk up to it, and it will become a weapon.
Easy Weapons
An easy way to get weapons quickly is to kill clerks at Ammu-Nation. Go on Vigilant Missions for police (get a police vehicle - press R3), and kill other gang members.
Lose weight
Cj can lose weight by exercising or dieting. If you want CJ to go on a diet, you must avoid food for 48 game hours (48 real-time minutes) which will cause him to lose fat at a rate of 2.5% per hour. Following an additional 26 hours, he will lose muscle at a rate of 2.5% per hour and once his fat stat reaches 0, he will begin to lose health.
Increase CJ's lung capacity
The more CJ swims the greater his lung capacity becomes. This becomes important if you are being chased and need to dive down underwater so that your attacker loses your trail.
More respect and sex appeal
Picking the right clothes can help by increasing both respect and sex appeal. Clothing accounts for about 50% of your overall sex appeal and 4% of your respect level. The better CJ looks the more positive comments he'll receive from pedestrians passing by. For cost effective clothing try Surburban (Opens during Sweet's fourth mission "Nines & AKs") and Zip (when you enter San Fierro storyline)
Oyster bonus
Collect all fifty oysters to increase your sex appeal and lung capacity. Remember: to find the oysters faster, get a Sea Sparrow (which can land on water). You can find one by the Sherman Dam.
Horseshoe bonus
Collect all fifty horseshoes in Las Venturas to get a M4, MP5, combat shotgun, and satchel charges to appear at the Four Dragons Casino.
Tag bonus
Spray all one hundred hidden tags in Los Santos to get an AK-47, Tec-9, sawd-off shotgun, and Molotov cocktails to appear inside your house on Grove Street.
Snapshot bonus
Take all fifty snapshots in San Fierro to get a sniper rifle, micro SMG, shotgun, and grenades to appear at your San Fierro garage.
Mike Toreno mission bonus
Complete all missions assigned by Mike Toreno to get a flamethrower, minigun, rocket launcher, and homing rocket launcher to appear at his cabin in Tierra Robada.
Increase driving skill
Go to San Fierro and pass the tests at the driving school.
Lose weight quickly
If you want to lose weight quickly, enable the "Speed up time" code.
Run faster
To run faster, enable the "Spawn Jetpack" code. Then, hold X while pressing the Left Analog-stick Forward. If done correctly, CJ will run faster than any car.
Gang member poses
Get a camera and recruit one of your Grove Street members. Hold R1 to look through the lens, and your gang member will go in front of it and give a thumbs up or wave.
Breaking fences
Walk up to a fence and either punch it or cut it with a chainsaw.
Respect status
Your respect is made up of the following factors: running respect (see below): 40%, mission progress: 36%, territory under control: 6%, money: 6%, fitness: 4%, clothes: 4%, girlfriend progress: 4%. Your running respect is changed by the following factors: killing a dealer: +.005%, killing a gang member: +.5%, klling a member of your gang: -.005%, a member of your gang is killed: -2%, territory gained: +30%,
territory lost: -3%.
Pick up a hooker
The hookers are attracted to "pimping" cars, therefore if you're in a car that has hydraulics and you're using them infront of a hooker, she'll say something like "You want a good time, baby?" and then press the right arrow key. She'll then hop in your car. Be careful not to run into many things or kill a lot of people because she might get frightened and as soon as she gets a chance, she'll leave the car. With the hooker, drive to a secluded place then park and don't move the car. After a few seconds, she'll say "This palce is OK" and then you'll notice the car going up and down. You'll hear some..graphic noises such as moaning or CJ saying "Come on, baby" or something like that. After their business, the hooker will leave the car. I don't know if San Andreas is like this, but in Vice City, after you were finished with a hooker, you could kill her, and get all your money back, so you can try it.
Drive in the ocean
The first thing you have to do is put in the code for infinite lung capacity: Down, Left, L1, Down (2), R2, Down, L2, Down. Next you have to steal a car. When you go into the ocean, let yourself sink and once you touch the ground you can drive.
Automatic Pay 'N' Spray
Bring your destroyed cars to a garage that you own. Park the car and get out of the garage. When the door closes, go back in and the car will be good as new.
Get rare cars
First you need to have already completed all the missions for the Car Show in King's (2nd Island). Once you have, go to the back of your Car Show Building and go to the Red Marker (First mark one of your homes that have a garage with the marker on map). A variety of races will pop up and you can choose one. When you select one and start the race, just drive the car towards the house you marked and place the car inside the garage and leave. After 20 seconds you will be disqualified but you can go back to the garage and drive the car around. Later you can go to another race and get another car. The cars that you can get include, the Phoenix, Bullet, Sanchez, and a Go Kart Bandito (Like a Dune Buggy but Better).
Hydra location
Go to the police station parking garage in downtown San Fierro. Go into the garage and go all the way to the back. There you will see a hydra.
Respect upgrade
Press R1, R2, L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly.
Gangs only
Press L2, Up, R1 (2), Left, R1 (2), R2, Right, Down while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. The streets will be deserted except for gunmen fighting. There are no police, firefighters, paramedics, or regular citizens, and there will be no traffic except in gang territories.
Gangs and workers
Press Left, Right (3), Left, X, Down, Up, Square, Right while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. The streets will only have gang members, police, firefighters, paramedics, and shopkeepers.
Recruit anyone into your gang
Press Down, Square, Up, R2 (2), Up, Right (2), Up while playing the game. You will see a message if the code has been entered correctly. Lock on to someone (any pedestrian or even rival gang members) and press Up to recruit them. They can do everything that your Grove Street Family members can do. Remember that each person you recruit will get a 9mm unless they already have a gun.
Recruiting members
CJ has the ability to recruit as many as 7 members at any one time, but that maximum number of recruits depends on CJ's respect level. If his respect level is above 1% he can recruit 2 gang members; above 10% he can recruit 3 members; above 20% he can recruit 4 members; above 40% he can recruit 5 members; above 60% he can recruit 6 members; above 80% he can recruit 7 members.
Disband your posse
If you want to disband the gang, hold Down on the D-pad for a few seconds, or simply abandon them.
Have your posse follow you
Press Up on the D-pad and your homies will follow you
What gangmembers do
Gang Members will return fire to anyone who attacks you, and shoot at rival gang members and cops. They also participate in drive-bys (up to 4 members shooting at once), but they aren't reliable in other endeavors.
Easy key card from Millie
When you get to the time that you have to date Millie so she will give you a password, take her on a date, and simply kill her. A few moments later, Woozie will call you and tell you that the key card is in her house. Go to Millie's house and get it.
Dating perks
Date Michelle to get a free car respray at Melissa's house. Date Barbara to be able to keep your weapons after being busted. Date Katie to be able to keep your weapons after being wasted.
Unlockable suits
Get your relationship to 100% with the indicated woman: Millie - fetish suit; Katie Zhan - medic clothes; Helena - overalls; Denise Robinson - pimp suit; Barbara - police uniform; Michelle - racing suit.
Millie Quickie
The biggest problems with girlfriends, is that they are never home. Equip the "Gimp" special outfit at your closest save point, preferably the one East of Millie's house. Then go to her house at 12:00. There should be a red marker indicating a date. Step into the marker and you will automatically go into the sex scene with Millie, completing your date with her. Repeat this quickly by rushing back to your safe house East of Millie's house (a one minute and thirty second quick drive). Save three times and then go back to Millie's house. Now you have now found a fast way to get that keycard without wasting your time and leaving her alive. After you get the keycard, you don't have to go on more than five dates with Millie with this trick. Each bondage session is +10% on your rating with Millie. As long as you make it over 50% and aquired her pink Club, you have gained all the rewards possible for Millie.
Cars you can get by dating girls
Date any of these girls and get your relationship to 50% and you will get the keys to their car. Date Helena to get the Bandito; date Millie to get the Club; date Denise to get the Green Hustler; date Michelle to get the Monster Truck; date Barbarar to get the Ranger; date Katie to get the Romero.
Dating missions: finding Barbara
You can find Barbara at the El Quebrados Sheriff parking lot between 16:00 and 06:00.
Dating missions: Helena bonus
Reach 50% progress with Helena to get a flamethrower, 9 mm pistol, chainsaw, and Molotov cocktails at her house.
Dating missions: finding Helena
You can find Helena in the Blueberry area of Red County, taking shooting practice on top of the Ammu-Nation store from 08:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 02:00.
Dating missions: Katie bonuses
Reach 50% progress with Katie. After getting wasted, you will still have your weapons and not lose money.
Increase luck
Find all 50 Horseshoes in Las Venturas
Earn money entertaining prostitutes
Complete level 10 of the pimping missions
Get laid and get paid
Become a level 10 pimp.
Own RS Haul
Become a level 8 trucker.
Locating vehicles tip
When you are not on the right list, chances are the vehicle won't spawn there. If a vehicle is not there when you first check, run around the block and check again. Sometimes you'll need to repeat this a few times before the game spawns the vehicle
List 1 - Patriot location
Easter Basin, San Fierro - Inside the Naval Base. (Instant 5 Star Wanted Level) (Mint Condition Cash $40,000) or Restricted Area, Desert - to the East side near the planes and helicopters. (Instant 5 Star Wanted Level) (Mint Condition Cash $40,000).
List 1 - Sanchez location
Chiliad, Countryside - Parked next to a hut at the end of the Chiliad Challenge Race. (Mint Condition Cash $10,000) or Hunter Quarry, Desert - at the bottom of the Quarry next to a piece of machinery. (Mint Condition Cash $10,000).
List 1 - Feltzer location
Country, Countryside - The Feltzer will randomly spawn in the car park marked by the large grey square on the radar on the bottom right coastline of Flint Country. (Mint Condition Cash $35,000)
List 1 - Remington location
Unity Station, Los Santos - Inside the parking lot. (Mint Condition Cash $30,000)
List 1 - Infernus location
Paradiso, San Fierro - the north eastern most house in Paradiso. If it's not in the driveway run around the block and check again. (Mint Condition Cash $95,000)
List 2 - Slamvan location
El Corona, Los Santos - parked next to a fence behind the adult sex shop at the end of the row of houses. (Mint Condition Cash $19,000)
List 2 - Blista Compact location
Easter Bay Airport, San Fierro - Parked next to a radar building inside the actual airport gates. It's just South of the entrance gates, you'll see a small white square on the radar. (Mint Condition Cash $35,000)
List 2 - Cheetah location
Prickle Pine, Las Venturas - parked in front of a house just north of the safe house you can buy. (Mint Condition Cash $105,000).
List 2 - Comet location
Avispa Country Club, San Fierro - look for the tennis courts and you'll find the Comet parked in the car park just to the south of them. (Mint Condition Cash $35,000).
List 3 - Mesa location
Mount Chiliad, Countryside - parked next to a hut at the end of the Chiliad Challenge Race. (Mint Condition Cash $25,000).
List 3 - ZR-350 location
The Clown's Pocket, Las Venturas - parked in the car park right in front of the actual Clowns Pocket building. Appears randomly. (Mint Condition Cash $45,000).
List 3 - Super GT location
Doherty, San Fierro - Outside the Driving School after completing all goals with at least bronze. (Mint Condition Cash $105,000)
List 3 - Huntley location
Doherty, San Fierro - right outside of the Driving School. Appears randomly. (Mint Condition Cash $40,000).
NRG 500 location
Go to the area that is on top of the airport in the second city. There should be a big dome. When you enter it go all the way to the left. You should see a bike. It is the NRG 500. When you get on you will be givin a mission. You get the bike regardless of whether you complete the mission or not.
Banshee
In San Fierro stand directly in front of the gym and then go to the right side of the gym to find the Banshee.