Unique Jump troubles

[seawraith]

I had problems with #30 as well, which was just weird because I was totally clearing the building in question. When it triggered for me I had actually been on the left-side of the stairs, as opposed to staying in the middle. I don't know why that would make a difference, but the jump doesn't seem to take if you hit the stairs in the middle or towards the right. My distance was about the same with each jump, and I used the NRG. Just for the record.

[superfantastiche]

I have a similar problem . . . I spend too mush time on here and on the PS2 instead of socialising and therefore I don't get FAQed enough either . . . ba doom doom tish!

[MythosII]

i finally did #9 thank f*ck for that now im screwed on This one (#3) it sucks you have to jump to the other building!!!! i cant get over the big grey ramp, how the hell can you get enough speed to get over that

[jkk]

For #3, the elements are NRG, a perfect run, a perfect lean, and great patience. It definitely can be done. I think the key is how well you hold the lean and line up the run.

 

jkk

[bigdani]

Thank you for the help.

i also tried long runs in a bike from south of the freeway but didn't lean on.

I will give it a try

[MythosII]

#3 p*ssed me off so much i go a bullet stuck 10x nitro on it and nailed it first time. i did the airport one as well first time with bullet with NOS. highly recommened vehicle for use if you are stuck.

 

now i have a big problem. there are 35 jumps on the 1st island i have looked at the map and rememeber doing them all but my stats say 34 and i have found 36. i have a save game before doing the jumps and i had 3 found and 2 done (the two in catalina mission) so from that i obviopusly have found this jump but not nailed it. i have re done nearly all the jump and i can remember doing all of them so this is really annoying. has anyone else found this? i no the only thing i can do i re check every jump which sucks ass.

[SlimShaggy]

Rechecking every jump is almost impossible. If you've already completed a jump, it won't tell you.. and when you retry it, it will just give insane jump money. You won't be able to tell if you've already done the jump or if you just failed it.

[damien1220]

Thanks for the help, jkk. I actually got the jump this time, using an NRG.

Good deal. Where'd you land? My thinking is that if one person has trouble with it, others will too, so I try to include some notes (with suitable credit) on every one we discuss.

 

jkk

It's not so much the landing as the vehicle. Definitely needed an NRG for that one. No other bike had the oomph to even trigger the cinematic.

 

I'm stuck on one last one guys. #47.(San Fierro Airport) I'm guessing location of where you land is most important, or maybe distance, but I've landed on the docks and it's not registering. What's the best vehicle to use for this one?

[jkk]

Unfortunately, Mythos, rechecking them all is the only thing you can do. Some you will remember definitely getting credit for, but it's usually necessary to keep a checklist as you go. Or--and I know this is no help now--you can insist on doing them all in numeric order. That's my method, after going through in Vice City what you're experiencing now.

 

jkk

[jkk]

'm stuck on one last one guys. #47.(San Fierro Airport) I'm guessing location of where you land is most important, or maybe distance, but I've landed on the docks and it's not registering. What's the best vehicle to use for this one?

I did it with an NRG first try, and I think distance was the thing. Problem here is that you have too much of a run--so much that you can get out of sight of that short ramp. I always try and fixate on a distant object when I'm just at the edge of where I can see the ramp, then keep going back because there's nothing more fun than unlimited runup room.

 

jkk

[damien1220]

 

'm stuck on one last one guys. #47.(San Fierro Airport) I'm guessing location of where you land is most important, or maybe distance, but I've landed on the docks and it's not registering. What's the best vehicle to use for this one?

I did it with an NRG first try, and I think distance was the thing. Problem here is that you have too much of a run--so much that you can get out of sight of that short ramp. I always try and fixate on a distant object when I'm just at the edge of where I can see the ramp, then keep going back because there's nothing more fun than unlimited runup room.

 

jkk

I've gotten well over 200 feet on my jumps. I'm begininng to think I've found a glitch in my game.

[jkk]

I've gotten well over 200 feet on my jumps. I'm begininng to think I've found a glitch in my game.

In that case I'd try shortjumping it. That's worked for some others. I haven't yet heard of any glitches with jumps, though I have seen some that were damned hard and others that you had to do something odd to make them register.

 

jkk

[zmansmith64]

Hiya,,,the 2 jumps near Palamino Creek,,,26 & 28 won't register,,,they r the 2 over the broken bridge,,,one of these 2 won't register,,,I have tried all types of vehicles, and jumped well over 300ft and landed where as far as I know ur suppose too,,,any ideas?,,,God only knows how times I have tried these,,,not sure if during "Robbing the bank" mission with Catalina if #28 registered,,,any help would be appreciated

[SlimShaggy]

Hiya,,,the 2 jumps near Palamino Creek,,,26 & 28 won't register,,,they r the 2 over the broken bridge,,,one of these 2 won't register,,,I have tried all types of vehicles, and jumped well over 300ft and landed where as far as I know ur suppose too,,,any ideas?,,,God only knows how times I have tried these,,,not sure if during "Robbing the bank" mission with Catalina if #28 registered,,,any help would be appreciated

They probably registered already when you were doing the mission. Check your stats and look at the "Unique Jumps Found" vs "Unique Jumps Completed"... if they match, then you are safe and the jumps have been completed. They are very easy jumps, so I would bet they are complete.

[jkk]

Slim's right, I think. I love that jump both directions--never miss a chance to make it.

 

Going through the game the second time now, and having done all the LS jumps, I'm surprised by the ease. I mean, yeah, I did them all at some point, but I'm talking cake. Only took me maybe ten tries to get #3, and for #9 I brought out the Hotring Racer. End of problem:)

 

Overall observation: the toughest thing to do in jumping is to get a full and correct lean forward on the NRG. A bike gains greater speed short run but the faster cars can beat them over the long haul. Nitrous might fix the short run problem for those who like to jump in cars.

 

jkk

[bigdani]

And how do you enter in the airport with the hotring if you haven't done pilot school?

[SlimShaggy]

And how do you enter in the airport with the hotring if you haven't done pilot school?

I don't think you can. Play the missions first, worry about the jumps later.

[bigdani]

That's what I thought but as jkk is doing them on another go of the game and has not left LS yet, I was wondering how he did it that way

[jkk]

That's what I thought but as jkk is doing them on another go of the game and has not left LS yet, I was wondering how he did it that way

Very easy. Take a Packer to the gate area, climb over the fence. No one at the airport cares. Hike over to the Dodo, use it as a taxi to get to the Shamal. Fire up said Shamal, take off, and do laps around the permitted area until you get your pilot license (about 12 laps for me in the Shamal). Land the Shamal at LSX, walk out front gate which will now open for you, go to the stadium to get the Hotring Racer from the 8-track victory, and return to airport. Execute jump #9.

 

My sense is that the NRG reaches its top speed quicker than the Hotring, but that the Hotring's ultimate speed is higher. Thus, the decision between the two rests with runup distance and the course one must weave. For example, the jump where you run from just north of the docks to the little mid-freeway ramplet south of the airport runways, that one you'd want the bike because you must weave through much surprise traffic without fishtailing. Same for the Panopticon-to-SFX run. For the big long one up in the Badlands with the insanely long ramp, the Hotring would be the thing.

 

jkk

[zmansmith64]

K,,,just got home from work, flipped the game on,,,29 found, 27 complete,,,not sure what other jump I found, but it doesn't matter right now,,,went back and re-tried both those jumps, and nothing either way,,,I may have got one, but not the other, and its really aggravating,,,

[satiatest]

I'm having trouble with a last jump in Los Santos. It's jump # 16 on the map. You have to jump west from a set stairs, which are right next to a basketball court. I've done it like 100 times already and all's I can get are insane stunts. I've read somewhere else that it has to be at least over 163 ft. I've landed 166, 169, even 216 ft and still no luck. What and where am I actually suppose to land? I've even push the analog stick slightly forward to get more speed on the NRG-500.

[jkk]

I just did this one recently. I backed up to the end of the street leading up to it and jumped without much extra effort, and got credit. I seem to recall that a sidewalk led directly to it and I just ran down the sidewalk, even running someone down and still had enough V to get credit for the jump. If you are not getting the cinematic, that's a sign you have the wrong stairs (it happens). If you are getting it but the jump doesn't register, you are close, and should try different ways: angles, max speed, short-jumping, every permutation you can think of.

 

jkk

[Mxyzptlk]

I suspect my missing jump to be the rubble pile in LS near the rail terminus, over the freeway on the docks island... (It's probably a jump #3-10 on the map?) Should this jump be blatantly simple to achieve? I've done it many times and can't decide if I registered it, or I'm doing it wrong.

[satiatest]

 

I just did this one recently.  I backed up to the end of the street leading up to it and jumped without much extra effort, and got credit.  I seem to recall that a sidewalk led directly to it and I just ran down the sidewalk, even running someone down and still had enough V to get credit for the jump.  If you are not getting the cinematic, that's a sign you have the wrong stairs (it happens).  If you are getting it but the jump doesn't register, you are close, and should try different ways:  angles, max speed, short-jumping, every permutation you can think of.

 

jkk

Thanks jkk,

 

I do get the cinematic scene for this one so I know it's the right one. I'll try your suggestion tonight with running down the sidewalk, if I can't get it guess I just have to keep trying it.

[jkk]

I suspect my missing jump to be the rubble pile in LS near the rail terminus, over the freeway on the docks island... (It's probably a jump #3-10 on the map?) Should this jump be blatantly simple to achieve? I've done it many times and can't decide if I registered it, or I'm doing it wrong.

I seem to recall that there are two very similar rubble piles in this area, each with its very own little right-angle standalone fence section. If you aren't even triggering the cinematic, take a look around; if you are, I recall it as a pretty easy jump on an NRG once you get to the ramp. It was weaving through cars and hitting the gap to reach the ramp that was dicey. Jump #5, perhaps? That's the one I'm thinking of, where you have to drive over the curving tracks.

 

jkk

[Mxyzptlk]

I suspect my missing jump to be the rubble pile in LS near the rail terminus, over the freeway on the docks island... (It's probably a jump #3-10 on the map?) Should this jump be blatantly simple to achieve? I've done it many times and can't decide if I registered it, or I'm doing it wrong.

I seem to recall that there are two very similar rubble piles in this area, each with its very own little right-angle standalone fence section. If you aren't even triggering the cinematic, take a look around; if you are, I recall it as a pretty easy jump on an NRG once you get to the ramp. It was weaving through cars and hitting the gap to reach the ramp that was dicey. Jump #5, perhaps? That's the one I'm thinking of, where you have to drive over the curving tracks.

 

jkk

I feel bad mentioning it without seeing the game or a map in front of me. But I lined up near a building with "STAGE" painted on the side, cut diagonal through the bridge intersection, into the fence gap and got the cinematic each time. I'll assume it's a completed jump and do the others over.

[bigdani]

I just passed jump 1 by going far away on the railroad tunnel and coming back full speed and leaning on the NRG

 

I got also nº 3 with jkk method, it worked out 2nd try! amazing! you have enough room to build your speed in the available straight run if you just lean on from the beginning and avoid all obstacles.

[jkk]

I feel bad mentioning it without seeing the game or a map in front of me. But I lined up near a building with "STAGE" painted on the side, cut diagonal through the bridge intersection, into the fence gap and got the cinematic each time. I'll assume it's a completed jump and do the others over.

If you ran over curving railroad tracks, and you triggered the cinematic, I think your assumption is safe.

 

jkk

[jkk]

I got also nº 3 with jkk method, it worked out 2nd try! amazing! you have enough room to build your speed in the available straight run if you just lean on from the beginning and avoid all obstacles.

On #3, this second time through, I had a much easier time. (For one thing, I didn't have like 150 futile attempts. More like 5.) This time I made my run down the right side and focused more on getting the full lean than on not having to make minor course corrections. Coming from right meant hitting it at a slight angle, but as long as that is a very slight angle the geometry is unlikely to cost you the jump. This time I didn't hit very deep into the target roof, I put my back tire maybe a bike length past the raised perimeter. The jump is hard, but with an NRG and some precise focus most people should get it before having to spray the bike.

 

I think my favourite jump in LS is the one out toward East Beach out of Fagos turf. Good long straight run, ramp easily lined up on, and a sick plunge off a steep cliff down to the street.

 

It still chaps my cheeks that you can't do that one on the north SF bridge until you open LV. I must have worked a bike up that catwalk 30 times and swum back to shore bikeless each time before I learned that it wasn't anything I was doing or not doing.

 

jkk

[bigdani]

I was yesterday making a good jumps series when it came to nº 15 and ... sh*t happens, my NRG ended on the water! If you're making a serie let this one for the end. But as I lost my bike, I ended up trying nº 24 with a HPV 1000 that was around and I got it 2nd try after many frustrating sessions with other vehicles. I was approaching from far away in the freeway, riding on my normal lane and leaning on from the beginning, and I took the turn expressly a little wide, as a slightly bad turn, and then forced to the right to align the jump a little bit. I landed in the opposite way of traffic and got credit.

 

I can't find nº 21 any help?