rhn_05 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) How do I get a bullet-proof car? Is there anything like it? [/color] Edited February 4, 2009 by rhn_05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapapote Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Yes, the easiest way to get one is during "Guardian Angels". The white Admiral driven by Diaz is almost everything proof. You don't even have to fail the mission to get it. When you have picked the package after killing the Haitian biker, you are asked to give it to Diaz. Approach the pink marker facing south (instead of north like you would most likely do) and keep the forward and Run keys pressed so that after the cutscene Tommy starts to run inmediately. Then turn left (east) and then right (south) and Diaz's Admiral should be there. Edited March 7, 2009 by chapapote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicko Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Additionally, and a less complicated method involving the same mission, Guardian Angels, although you don't receive better attributes than the Admiral, is to steal the Cuban Hermes. You must fail the mission, and then steal the car. If you pass the mission and then steal the Hermes, it will no longer be bullet-proof, and if you take it to your garage or a Pay 'N' spray, it will also lose it's bullet invulnerability (sort of like the Super angel). The Cuban Hermes is only temporarily bullet proof, compared to the Admiral's permanent invincibility, so the Admiral would be the better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC. Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Additionally, and a less complicated method involving the same mission, Guardian Angels, although you don't receive better attributes than the Admiral, is to steal the Cuban Hermes. You must fail the mission, and then steal the car. If you pass the mission and then steal the Hermes, it will no longer be bullet-proof, and if you take it to your garage or a Pay 'N' spray, it will also lose it's bullet invulnerability (sort of like the Super angel). The Cuban Hermes is only temporarily bullet proof, compared to the Admiral's permanent invincibility, so the Admiral would be the better option. The Cuban Hermes from that mission is basically useless then. Same goes for the Voodoo. Another special proofed vehicle to get is the Sabre Turbo from the mission The Driver. It's BP/FP/EP while the Admiral from Guardian Angels is DP/BP/FP/EP. You can only acquire the BP/FP/EP Sabre Turbo in the original PS2 version. It can not be obtained in The Greatest Hits version or in PC. Not sure about the XBOX version. DP= Damageproof BP = Bulletproof FP = Fireproof EP= Explosionproof Here's the method on getting the vehicle: ---------3.3 - BP/FP/EP Sabre Turbo --------- Mission: The Driver (Malibu asset) Difficulty: **** Required: Adrenaline pill, sniper rifle Discovered by: Common knowledge Strategy: When the race begins, instead of racing, drive north on the road you're on, until you reach the sharp left turn. Go down the road until you're in front of the pizza shop. Get out, and at about 2:00 into the race, grab the adrenaline pill behind the building to the south, and ready your rifle. When Hilary comes over the bridge, snipe him out. You'll fail the mission for killing Hilary. Now, push the car to your garage. Or better yet, just push it until the door (normally locked) is open enough that you can get in, and then drive it to the garage. Formulated by: Common knowledge There's also a BP/FP/EP Squalo but I don't know if you would be interested in getting that since it's a boat and you have to push it all the way to the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flesh-n-Bone Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The Admiral is one of the most useful vehicles in the whole game, with the help of it I passed numerous missions including Cop Land, No Escape? and Death Row with ease. Before trying Guardian Angels I always save $4000 and buy the apartment near Leaf Links with one garage and then use it to save the Admiral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doc734i Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 a easier way to get the bullet proof admiral and to pass the mission is to take the hermes and voodoo and make a road block so diaz can't drive then when mission done the car is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicko Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) Additionally, and a less complicated method involving the same mission, Guardian Angels, although you don't receive better attributes than the Admiral, is to steal the Cuban Hermes. You must fail the mission, and then steal the car. If you pass the mission and then steal the Hermes, it will no longer be bullet-proof, and if you take it to your garage or a Pay 'N' spray, it will also lose it's bullet invulnerability (sort of like the Super angel). The Cuban Hermes is only temporarily bullet proof, compared to the Admiral's permanent invincibility, so the Admiral would be the better option. The Cuban Hermes from that mission is basically useless then. Same goes for the Voodoo. The Voodoo is useless, yes, since it's not actually bullet-proof. But the Cuban Hermes? Absolutely not! I forgot to mention that you actually have to deliberately fail the mission to maintain the vehicles special abilities (Killing Diaz is the quickest method), and once you fail and get in the car, you can use it just like the Admiral. In-fact, the Cuban Hermes is about as useful as the bullet-proof, damage-proof, fire-proof, explosion-proof Admiral. After a little experimenting, I can confirm that the Cuban Hermes is both bullet-proof and damage-proof. What more do you need in a vehicle? How many times are you going to be on the receiving end of a flamethrower or Molotov cocktail? And how many times are you going to be on the receiving end of grenades? It's not likely, and, providing you don't visit Pay 'N' Spray (why would you? Re-spraying the car wouldn't change its appearance, and it wouldn't get damaged enough to require a re-spray), then this vehicle is every bit as useful as the Admiral, and not to mention looks much more kickass! The Sabre Turbo is probably a better car (in terms of performance) than the Admiral and Cuban Hermes, but it is definitely harder to obtain than both. Here is another method I've found useful in the past, credit to Ring_of_fire for this- Admittedly, to the majority of peole this method will be harder, but I find it strangely easy to pull off. a easier way to get the bullet proof admiral and to pass the mission is to take the Hermes and voodoo and make a road block so diaz can't drive then when mission done the car is there. In theory, yeah that's a good method. But in actual fact it's a more difficult way to obtain the Admiral, as the doors to the Cuban Hermes and Voodoos will be locked until the Haitian's on the Sanchez steal Diaz' money. Meaning by the time you can actually block Diaz off, the Haitian with the money will be so far away that you will fail the mission. Edited January 23, 2009 by flicko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forcefield Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Yes, the easiest way to get one is during "Guardian Angels". The white Admiral driven by Diaz is almost everything proof. You don't even have to fail the mission to get it. When you have picked the package after killing the Haitian biker, you are asked to give it to Diaz. Approach the pink marker facing south (instead of north like you would most likely do) and keep the forward and Run keys pressed so that after the cutscene Tommy starts to run inmediately. The Turn left (east) and then right (south) and Diaz's Admiral should be there.BTW, try to avoid the blue. You don't even have to approach from the south. It will always be where you described after a successful mission pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Crook Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) Yes, the easiest way to get one is during "Guardian Angels". The white Admiral driven by Diaz is almost everything proof. You don't even have to fail the mission to get it. When you have picked the package after killing the Haitian biker, you are asked to give it to Diaz. Approach the pink marker facing south (instead of north like you would most likely do) and keep the forward and Run keys pressed so that after the cutscene Tommy starts to run inmediately. The Turn left (east) and then right (south) and Diaz's Admiral should be there.BTW, try to avoid the blue. Nice, I can confirm that works I always used to kill Diaz and deliberately fail the mission to get it. I never liked having that failed mission on my record - but I did like having that BP/DP/FP Admiral. It doesn't really matter which way you're facing as you approach Diaz to return the briefcase. The cut scene always leaves you standing there facing west. So be ready to turn left (south) & run to the end of that alley, where the steps are that you stood on while you were acting as a bodyguard for the deal. Then, still running at full speed, turn left (east) and the Admiral is usually at the end of that road, stopped in the middle of the road with nobody in it. Diaz must have run away Steve Edit: It's often there - but not always Edited April 25, 2009 by Steve Crook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 To add about the Admiral in "Guardian Angels", the car is everything proof when you get it, but once you save it in your garage, the tires are not everything proof anymore, but the rest of the vehicle is-at least on PC anyway. What I do, is befre the mission, I buy the Leaf Links apt, the El Swanko Casa, and the apt in Ocean Beach, then I can obtain 3 of the Everything-Proof cars to make several missions easier, including "Death Row", Copland, and No Escape. Hope this helps. btw, Why can't the Sabre from "The Driver" be obtained on the PC and later releases of the PS2 versions? I was just wondering what is different between the different versions.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonex100 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 This is kind of off-topic, bu the best way to gt past cop-land is by Rhino or Helicopeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Crook Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 To add about the Admiral in "Guardian Angels", the car is everything proof when you get it, but once you save it in your garage, the tires are not everything proof anymore, but the rest of the vehicle is-at least on PC anyway. What I do, is befre the mission, I buy the Leaf Links apt, the El Swanko Casa, and the apt in Ocean Beach, then I can obtain 3 of the Everything-Proof cars to make several missions easier, including "Death Row", Copland, and No Escape. Hope this helps. btw, Why can't the Sabre from "The Driver" be obtained on the PC and later releases of the PS2 versions? I was just wondering what is different between the different versions.? I know it's proof against a lot of things, but I flipped one over once and couldn't right it - so it exploded. And also a tank bumped into me once and it exploded. That was after I'd saved it in a garage. Is it explosion proof before you save it in a garage? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicko Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I know for sure it's explosion-proof before you save it in a garage. Just had a little mess-around, and here' what I came up with- -It's not immune to the force of contact with a Rhino -It is immune to the Rhino's Rockets -It is immune to grenades/Rocket Launchers and all other explosive and non-explosive weapons -It isn't immune to turning on it's side I haven't yet tested it agains the Sea Sparrow/Hunter.But aside from that, and what radioman pointed out, you can't really go wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftySeven Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I am way past the Guardian Angels mission and want a Bullet proof car, so my only option is the Sabre, but I think I have the greatest hits version. I would just start over, but I took a couple days to find all the hidden packages, and don't want to start over on that nightmare again. Can't say for sure because I got it used at a store, so they mix and match covers. But 99 % pretty sure its greatest hits, because the bottom stripe is red on the cd instead of black. Anyway, when I snipe Hillary I immediately went to the machine gun to test it. Blew up of course, so what the heck. Can I use my memory card save states on an original version to get the BP Sabre, or will this cause my save games to go haywire? I'll probably get the original version, and return the greatest hits the next day, or is there something else I should know? Which one is better? if any one knows I'll give you a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC. Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I am way past the Guardian Angels mission and want a Bullet proof car, so my only option is the Sabre, but I think I have the greatest hits version. I would just start over, but I took a couple days to find all the hidden packages, and don't want to start over on that nightmare again. Can't say for sure because I got it used at a store, so they mix and match covers. But 99 % pretty sure its greatest hits, because the bottom stripe is red on the cd instead of black. Anyway, when I snipe Hillary I immediately went to the machine gun to test it. Blew up of course, so what the heck. Can I use my memory card save states on an original version to get the BP Sabre, or will this cause my save games to go haywire? I'll probably get the original version, and return the greatest hits the next day, or is there something else I should know? Which one is better? if any one knows I'll give you a Definitely get the original version. The Greatest Hits version is freakin' terrible. Some of the unique vehicles in Greatest Hits are not available while the original version has them. The game saves for both versions are not compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Brosnan Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I am way past the Guardian Angels mission and want a Bullet proof car, so my only option is the Sabre, but I think I have the greatest hits version. I would just start over, but I took a couple days to find all the hidden packages, and don't want to start over on that nightmare again. Can't say for sure because I got it used at a store, so they mix and match covers. But 99 % pretty sure its greatest hits, because the bottom stripe is red on the cd instead of black. Anyway, when I snipe Hillary I immediately went to the machine gun to test it. Blew up of course, so what the heck. Can I use my memory card save states on an original version to get the BP Sabre, or will this cause my save games to go haywire? I'll probably get the original version, and return the greatest hits the next day, or is there something else I should know? Which one is better? if any one knows I'll give you a Greatest Hits is a no-no, i suggest you go out and get an original copy of Vice City (Many shops still have it in stock), and trade the greatest hits version in. BTW: There are actualy more glitches in the greatest hits version than the original version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicko Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Be forewared; the Greatest Hits version and Original version of the game are not compatible with each other, so you will have to start over from scratch. For anybody interested, Spuds has actually pieced together some very vital information regarding which versions are not compatible with each other. Take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoverProject Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 NEVER EVER BUY A GREATEST HITS, PLATS HITS (XBOX), always buy the original. Trust me, you lose alot of fun specially with Vice City and San Andreas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Greatest Hits is a no-no, i suggest you go out and get an original copy of Vice City (Many shops still have it in stock), and trade the greatest hits version in. Actually, the stores do not sell the Original version anymore, I have confirmed this-I checked Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, Gamestop, Circuit CIty, Best Buy, and the on-line stores for all of the above, including Amazon.com, and all they sell is the Greatest Hits versions and the Triple Pack versions for PS2, and the only stores I found the PC version in is Amazon.com and Target.com, just like with SA, all they sell for PC is the Second Edition(V2) and the Triple Pack version for PS2. As far as I know, you cannot get the Original version unless yo buy it used off of sites like e-bay. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftySeven Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I do have a copy of the doublepack version. Does anyone know if this has the bullet proof sabre? Besides that Is it as good as the original, or did that take any of the candy out of that one too? If it is I'll just play that one. Otherwise gamestops around here have the original used, but yes, haven't seen it new anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicko Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I do have a copy of the doublepack version. Does anyone know if this has the bullet proof sabre? I'm not so sure myself. There is on way for you to find out though... In my honest opinion, nothing beats the original version of Vice City. However, people will disagree with this, and in later versions some things were altered for the better. Take a look at this FAQ to see a list of all the differences in each of the versions. If you want to jump specifically to the Doublepack version, press Ctrl & F simultaneously, then enter the keywords, 'PlayStation2 (Original) Double Pack Version (2.01)'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftySeven Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 That faq didn't have anything about the BP Sabre, but thanks for trying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicko Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I wasn't referring that you take a look at the FAQ to find your answer regarding the BP Sabre Turbo's existence (By, 'There's only one way to find out', I was insinuating that you go ahead and play through the game yourself). The link to the FAQ was to answer your second query, the one where you pondered what was different between each version. Sorry about the initial confusion it may have caused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flesh-n-Bone Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I don't get what is the difference between Greatest Hits and original version. R* seems to really care about small details with vehicles, (i.e. proof-ness, color, locked or not etc..) on different versions. Today I just got VC on PS2 and am LOVING it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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