Demolition Man

[Steve Crook]

I read of a lot of people saying that they are having trouble with mission Demolition Man.

If you are having problems, try this ...

 

1. Learn to fly the helicopter

It sounds obvious but a lot of people don't do it.

Flying a helicopter is a bit complicated so learn how to do it properly.

The timer doesn't start until you pick up the first bomb so you can take as long as you like learning to fly.

 

The basic controls that move the helicopter are:

Up & Down - makes you go up & down

Tilt forwards & back - makes you go forwards and back

Note: tilting forwards will make you go down as well so use tilt forwards and Up together

Bank left & right - lean into a curving, slow turn to the left or right

Rotate left & right - rotate left & right for a fast turn

The keys that operate these controls vary depending on your system and, on the PC, what you set them to.

 

On the PC I use:

Up & Down - arrows up & down

Tilt forwards & back - 9 & 6

Bank left & right - arrows left & right

Rotate left & right - Q & E

 

2. Optionally, kill all the guards and workmen before you start with the bombs

It means they won't interfere with you bombing once you start, but they're easily avoided and won't do you much damage

To kill the guards & workmen, fly towards them just above the ground (not too high) and tilt or bank the helicopter so that the rotor blades slice them

The guards will take a few shots at you but they're rotten shots and rarely do any damage.

 

3. Find your way around the building

Find out how to move around the building, how to go up and down the stairs between floors, how to get around the panels that have been erected.

Find out where you have to drop the bomb on each floor.

When you reach each floor the symbol on your HUD radar will change from an upward pointing triangle to a square.

Fly up to the top floor and explore each floor.

Try not to crash into the walls too often and the helicopter will easily survive

 

4. Now you can do the bombing run

Start with the first target at ground level and work your way up the building.

The trip from the van where you pick up the bombs to where you place the bomb on the top floor is the longest trip. If you make that the last one you drop then you don't have to do the long return trip to get the next bomb.

 

I can usually do the bombing run in about 4 minutes or at least under 4 minutes 30 seconds. You have 7 minutes from when you pick up the first bomb. Plenty of time

 

Steve

Edited May 24, 2008 by Steve Crook

[Zikomos]

Pretty good guide, this seems to be the most frequent mission popping up in the gameplay forums. Most of these tips have been discussed countless times in previous threads for Demolition Man, but I guess it never hurts to list them again. I think a lot of people come on thinking it is required to complete the storyline, but actually it is only required if you want to complete Vice City 100%.