[SPOILERS]The hunt for North Yankton?

[universetwisters]

NOTE: If you don't want to be spoiled, don't read any further than here. And even then, if you do end up reading, who cares? As my late father always told me, "It's not about the destination, it's about the journey."

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So this here's a thread regarding all the Yanktonphiles who live North Yankton and wish to find out more about it. This is what we found out so far:

 

 

*North Yankton is based on North Dakota near the Canadian Border. North Yankton is not in Canada itself (common mistake/confusion)

*You can't take Snapmatic pictures in North Yankton (confirmed by Cutter De Blanc)

*There are three different snowy emitter text files(confirmed by -=Bert=-)

*The "North" on the North Yankton minimap is pointed in the opposite direction than the menu map is placed, meaning the legit map would be placed like this - http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1544/l5su.png (confirmed by WildBrick142)

*Also discovered by WildBrick142, North Yankton has it's own Snapmatic tag

*North Yankton has nine vehicles made specifically for the map - (Police Esperanto, Police Rancher XL, Rancher XL, Sadler, Asea, Emperor, Stockade (Bobcat Security livery) and a Snowy Burritto) ; license plate pattern is XX000000 (All vehicles spawn with LS pattern; 00XXX000) ; Sadlers can spawn with trailers, all of which are non-snowy ; trains spawn ; silo ladders cannot be climbed (however, train signal ladders can be) ; fences & lamps cannot be destroyed ; all the trees have no collision ; train tracks and side roads "dissolve" in the snow ; at the end of the city, there is a fake image of a real city, along with a car path made for cars to do a U-turn at the end (WildBrick142)

*Ludendorff has a population of 918.

*Ludendorff has it's own Lifeinvader page in GTA 5, which is accessible VIA Trevor's lifeinvader page.

*After searching through files, North Yankton is NOT an interior (more info here - http://gtaforums.com/topic/632685-the-hunt-for-north-yankton/?p=1063839953)

*NORTH YANKTON DLC INBOUND! (see the 11th page)

 

From Trinette...

 

I'm expecting something along the lines of this:

 

Michael will take Jimmy to NY to further bond with him minus the distraction of Los Santos. The two will have to bond regardless and Jimmy has no choice because he can't just go a few blocks down and be home. They might reside at a family members place and Jimmy will be stuck doing work for whoever's place they'll be staying at.

 

Micheal will then probably eventually start crossing the paths of significant people unexpectedly (Rick, Niko, etc) either by chance or because Jimmy somehow does something and catches the attention of the wrong person, puts himself in danger, Michael kills/hurts said threat, and this brings further unwanted attention onto Michael. I could imagine the first part of the story having to do with Michael, Jimmy, and whoever else is associating with them being in tight situations (maybe people working with Bruce) and Michael having to defend them to keep alive.

 

Somewhere down the line, Niko and Rick will appear because perhaps they have issues with the same group that's giving Michael and co problems and they eventually hear about all the heat that's going on and use a situation to their advantage where the group is putting full focus on Michael and they take them by surprise, kill them all, and go to the aid of Michael. They get to know each other and all are brought together by having like issues. At this point, all three characters being playable becomes possible.

 

Perhaps Roman and Niko moved there to get away from everything that had happened in Liberty City and they try to move on in NY and forget about it all. Maybe Roman even leaves Mallorie (finds out he's really not fit for the life of marriage and raising a child and goes back to his old ways or simply leaves because he and Niko are both hot targets in Liberty of somebody and he leaves Mallorie and his son behind to avoid having to drag them into the unnecessary conflict).

 

As for Luis, (gay?)Tony, and everybody else, I'm not so sure what to expect from them. Perhaps they'll be involved mainly in side things like stranger and freaks missions or something like that.

From TensaZangetsu...

 

Funnily enough, I had a dream about Niko and Roman visiting Los Santos last night. They took another plane to North Yankton and all of a sudden I was playing as Niko, it's as if I was Niko himself. Niko found some sort of hideout full of what seemed to be Cubans or Mexicans, or perhaps Colombians. They had a drug cartel, and were onto Niko, Niko was hiding behind a shed, but one of the Colombians or whatever seen him and then Roman said "WATCH OUT NIKO" and jumped right in front of Niko and got shot. Perhaps that is how Roman dies in this DLC. Niko then says that line or whatever about how he should have listened to Roman and never came to NY, and then he gets shot by one of the Colombians, that is the gunshot you see in one of the subtitles. So, I think there are multiple stories within this DLC relating to current and previous protags. We'll just have to wait and see. It was a very interesting dream btw. Got me more interested in the DLC now.

*NYSP Esperanto http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131006184114/gtawiki/images/0/06/GTA_V_Police_Esperanto.png

*NYSP Rancher XL

*Rancher XL

*Saddler

*Asea

*Securicar in "Bobcat Security" livery

*Emperor

*Mesa - http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/images/games/GTAV/vehicles/974x400/mesa2.jpg

*Burrito - http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/images/games/GTAV/vehicles/974x400/burrito5.jpg

*Fieldmaster - http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/images/games/GTAV/vehicles/974x400/fieldmaster2.jpg

*Lawnmower (New Variant?)

 

*Skimobiles & Bobsleighs (Found in Max Payne 3 game files. Not available in V, but they could've been used in a cut North Yankton mission)

 

(all found in recent code)

*Brass Knuckles

*MP40 submachine gun

*ACR rifle

*Galil rifle

*AR-50 Rifle

*Carcano Rifle

*Brick

*Sixshoot (possible revolver?)

*Escopeta (Escopeta shotgun?)

*Chainsaw
*Bear trap (Explosive)
*Heat seeking rocket launcher
*Thompson submachine gun

*M2 Browning

*Red Dot (weapon attatchment)

*STG-44

 

(As confirmed VIA code)

*Niko Bellic - confirmed protagonist. Has depression special ability. I sh*t you not

*Michael De Santa - Protagonist

*Rick Chance - confirmed protagonist, makes counterfeit cash

*Roman Bellic - Found in some code

can be killed (optional)

 

*Henry - Found in some code, deals spank to homeless dudes

*Jessica - Found in some code, prostitute

*Luis - Found in some code.

Dead.

 

*Eric - Lost biker. Old friend of Johnny.
*Gay Tony - Tony is Gay Tony.

Kills Roman Bellic (optional)

*Bruce - Possible antagonist
*Gracie - Annoying italian bitch
*Carlon Hill - Black friend of Rick
*Unnamed IAA agent
*Johnny Klebitz -

He is dead, but he appears during one of Eric's drug trips.

 

*Gunnut - Possibly the same from IV.

*Dan

*DJ Pubec - Foreign DJ

 

 

*Rave music - http://gtaforums.com/topic/632685-the-hunt-for-north-yankton/?p=1063890376

*German Radio Station - http://gtaforums.com/topic/632685-the-hunt-for-north-yankton/?p=1063887916

*"The score of Yankton having a "cold" feel to it - http://gtaforums.com/topic/632685-the-hunt-for-north-yankton/?p=1063888156

*X-Files theme - http://gtaforums.com/topic/632685-the-hunt-for-north-yankton/?p=1063888296

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a33h9svC4-E

Special Thanks

*Rockstar, for giving us North Yankton and something to talk about

*Trinette, Wildbrick142, and SkylineGTRfreak for being some of the original Yanktonphiles.

*theNGclan for the swell headers

*The rest of you crazy duders who contributed to the thread!

Edited October 28, 2013 by universetwisters

[Suppa K]

I don't think so but the NY map is quite interesting just because of all the specific snow effects and things they have in it, all for a prologue mission and a short return mission.

 

They really should have it as a playable map for TDM or something. Maybe even some racing and I'm pretty sure there is enough open space.

[universetwisters]

I don't think so but the NY map is quite interesting just because of all the specific snow effects and things they have in it, all for a prologue mission and a short return mission.

 

They really should have it as a playable map for TDM or something. Maybe even some racing and I'm pretty sure there is enough open space.

Definitely true. I hope once GTA 5 comes out for the PC, a mod gets made with the whole map. I'd totally join up on that project

[AlexL]

I'm pretty sure it would come as a DLC, along with some "missing" features that should have been in the game, and maybe some extra weapons.

Edited October 19, 2013 by AlexL

[Suppa K]

 

 

I don't think so but the NY map is quite interesting just because of all the specific snow effects and things they have in it, all for a prologue mission and a short return mission.

 

They really should have it as a playable map for TDM or something. Maybe even some racing and I'm pretty sure there is enough open space.

Definitely true. I hope once GTA 5 comes out for the PC, a mod gets made with the whole map. I'd totally join up on that project

You can pretty much out a guarantee on that if they ever announce V for PC.

[Travís.]

Does anyone else remember the liberty city glitch for San Andreas?

It was really small and only made big enough for 1 mission that was played there, i'm pretty certain that it would be the same again.

[universetwisters]

 

 

I don't think so but the NY map is quite interesting just because of all the specific snow effects and things they have in it, all for a prologue mission and a short return mission.

 

They really should have it as a playable map for TDM or something. Maybe even some racing and I'm pretty sure there is enough open space.

Definitely true. I hope once GTA 5 comes out for the PC, a mod gets made with the whole map. I'd totally join up on that project

You can pretty much out a guarantee on that if they ever announce V for PC.

 

I know a buddy of a buddy of mine is working on an exporter for V models. Hopefully when that's done, we'll be able to see NY

[HakatoX]

I kinda thought North Yankton to be like upstate New York....

Rural with farm land....

Pretty much southern Canada

[Tycek]

It's North Dakota, not Canada.

[HakatoX]

It's North Dakota, not Canada.

wow talk about selective reading...

Ever been to UPSTATE NEW YORK?

Looks much like North Yankton.... Which was a town...

not a state.....

[E•MO•TION]

 

It's North Dakota, not Canada.

wow talk about selective reading...

Ever been to UPSTATE NEW YORK?

Looks much like North Yankton.... Which was a town...

not a state.....

 

North Yankton is a state, not a town. Ludendorff is the town.

[HakatoX]

 

 

It's North Dakota, not Canada.

wow talk about selective reading...

Ever been to UPSTATE NEW YORK?

Looks much like North Yankton.... Which was a town...

not a state.....

 

North Yankton is a state, not a town. Ludendorff is the town.

 

Thank you, I misread the map, I guess.

[Drake1212]

 

It's North Dakota, not Canada.

wow talk about selective reading...

Ever been to UPSTATE NEW YORK?

Looks much like North Yankton.... Which was a town...

not a state.....

 

No! North Yankton is not the name of the town. The town is named Ludendorff and is located in the state of Nort Yankton.

[P71]

Hello,

 

my english is bad. I hope you can understand me.

 

You know that you can make a waypoint on the map and take a taxi. The taxi brings you to that point. Even if it is inside a building or in the middle of a sea.

Has somebody tried to replay a mission with North Yankton, place somewhere a waypoint and finish the mission? When you are back in Los Santos maybe the waypoint is still there (you can't see it because there is not the map of NY). Then you need to take a taxi and select the waypoint.

 

Maybe this works only when you do the real mission (not the function to replay old missions).

Edited October 19, 2013 by P71

[biggsull]

Hello,

 

my english is bad. I hope you can understand me.

 

You know that you can make a waypoint on the map and take a taxi. The taxi brings you to that point. Even if it is inside a building or in the middle of a sea.

Has somebody tried to replay a mission with North Yankton, place somewhere a waypoint and finish the mission? When you are back in Los Santos maybe the waypoint is still there (you can't see it because there is not the map of NY). Then you need to take a taxi and select the waypoint.

 

Maybe this works only when you do the real mission (not the function to replay old missions).

 

 

Sorry if slightly unrelated, your English is fine bro.. better than 80% of the people who speak it as their first language can write.

 

As for the DLC updates, it's obvious there's going to be a lot of it.. I'm just hoping they do the right thing and give it to people for free... or else it will truly be bait and switch to show things like the flamethrower and all the other promises they made, as if it was in the standalone game.

Edited October 19, 2013 by biggsull

[P71]

 

Sorry if slightly unrelated, your English is fine bro.. better than 80% of the people who speak it as their first language can write.

 

I don't know how my english sounds to someone who speaks it as native language. Broken or just with accent. Often I need a translator for some words. Thats why I was writing that. (Doing it in every first or second post in a new forum). Something like a "Sorry" because a lot of people are freaking out when you are writing something wrong.

 

 

 

That map of North Yankton looks like a DLC in future. It would be stupid when they start a map like NY and make an effort with the effects with the snow without plans for a DLC. They should build up this map.

The problem with DLC is money... It wouldn't be a problem for me to pay money for a big DLC like a map. I hope they don't want a lot of money for every small DLC.

[cholesterol]

 

Hello,

 

my english is bad. I hope you can understand me.

 

You know that you can make a waypoint on the map and take a taxi. The taxi brings you to that point. Even if it is inside a building or in the middle of a sea.

Has somebody tried to replay a mission with North Yankton, place somewhere a waypoint and finish the mission? When you are back in Los Santos maybe the waypoint is still there (you can't see it because there is not the map of NY). Then you need to take a taxi and select the waypoint.

 

Maybe this works only when you do the real mission (not the function to replay old missions).

 

 

Sorry if slightly unrelated, your English is fine bro.. better than 80% of the people who speak it as their first language can write.

 

As for the DLC updates, it's obvious there's going to be a lot of it.. I'm just hoping they do the right thing and give it to people for free... or else it will truly be bait and switch to show things like the flamethrower and all the other promises they made, as if it was in the standalone game.

 

They made no such promises, and they should charge for dlc as it's extra content that they have to put the man hours in to create.

[biggsull]

 

 

Hello,

 

my english is bad. I hope you can understand me.

 

You know that you can make a waypoint on the map and take a taxi. The taxi brings you to that point. Even if it is inside a building or in the middle of a sea.

Has somebody tried to replay a mission with North Yankton, place somewhere a waypoint and finish the mission? When you are back in Los Santos maybe the waypoint is still there (you can't see it because there is not the map of NY). Then you need to take a taxi and select the waypoint.

 

Maybe this works only when you do the real mission (not the function to replay old missions).

 

 

Sorry if slightly unrelated, your English is fine bro.. better than 80% of the people who speak it as their first language can write.

 

As for the DLC updates, it's obvious there's going to be a lot of it.. I'm just hoping they do the right thing and give it to people for free... or else it will truly be bait and switch to show things like the flamethrower and all the other promises they made, as if it was in the standalone game.

 

They made no such promises, and they should charge for dlc as it's extra content that they have to put the man hours in to create.

 

 

 

Pretty sure they did when they showed it in the commercial among other things. Ill dispute false advertising on you owning access to online and being entitled but when they showed the online or single player with a bunch of stuff it didnt have, without you having to pay extra.. thats BS.

 

It's not extra content, its promised content that was not included.. the game was released early, I do a lot of defending but I would get physical with someone in real life if they tried to defend all this bullsh*t DLC, it's one big chunk of whats ruining the gaming industry as a whole.

 

Anything that is sold for DLC should be able to be a standalone game. Gay tony I never played, it's borderline acceptable from what I understand.. a full story new characters no ties to the old game besides the code for the gameplay and such..pretty sure you can buy gay tony as a CD and pop it in, thats okay.

 

Putting out some weapons, cloths, cars, filling in all the shells around the city they talked about being able to update in a flash and having premade to expand on the game ALL THAT SHOULD BE FREE.. thats part of the initial promise... dealing drugs and heists.. like charging for the heists.. thats what youre defending.

 

You're suggesting R* should put the game out with heists in single but not multi, its clearly a not enough time to get it in thing.. and then they put it out in a patch and you say we should have to pay 10$+ because it took time? No, f*ck you sir. Thats part of GTA:O not an entirely different story of DLC with a totally different online lobby of people, standalone without players from GTA:O... thats the only reasonable thing to charge for.

Edited October 19, 2013 by biggsull

[Carbonox]

While it's possible for glitches to exist that would allow access to the map, I doubt much of it will be as detailed as the sections we get to see in missions, let alone even solid. After all, the area doesn't seem to be bordered by any water, so at some point we'll inevitably hit the mechanical limits. This naturally means that a DLC might end up being the only way to explore this area properly.

[Cutter De Blanc]

As soon as I saw the biggest beaver in the midwest I felt like I wanted to hang out there for awhile. That waypoint idea is interesting, someone should try it. I don't imagine you'd be able to do it on a replay though.

[universetwisters]

As soon as I saw the biggest beaver in the midwest I felt like I wanted to hang out there for awhile. That waypoint idea is interesting, someone should try it. I don't imagine you'd be able to do it on a replay though.

I don't think you can do the waypoint on a replay, though.

 

I wonder how NY would look in the summer months...

 

 

beautiful

[killerx2]

As soon as I saw the biggest beaver in the midwest I felt like I wanted to hang out there for awhile. That waypoint idea is interesting, someone should try it. I don't imagine you'd be able to do it on a replay though.

but you would only set the waypoint as michael. who

is kidnapped for a while, so i doubt the waypoint would stay.

 

[Cutter De Blanc]

Well, I know you can't take Snapmatic photos while you're there. I tried to get a selfie of Michael by the beaver but the app was greyed out. I figure that's cuz it shows where you took a picture, and would let you set a waypoint.

[universetwisters]

Well, I know you can't take Snapmatic photos while you're there. I tried to get a selfie of Michael by the beaver but the app was greyed out. I figure that's cuz it shows where you took a picture, and would let you set a waypoint.

I tried that too, but not to take a selfie. I just wanted to stand in the middle of the street right up close to the town and zoom in to see how far the map was made.

[P71]

 

As soon as I saw the biggest beaver in the midwest I felt like I wanted to hang out there for awhile. That waypoint idea is interesting, someone should try it. I don't imagine you'd be able to do it on a replay though.

but you would only set the waypoint as michael. who

is kidnapped for a while, so i doubt the waypoint would stay.

 

 

 

How long did waypoints stay? Maybe you can set a waypoint, do the missions quick until

Michael is free

and try it.

I would try it, but I have already completed the story. Maybe there is somebody who has some savegames.

 

I really want to know what happens when you drive to the end of the map.

Edited October 19, 2013 by P71

[WildBrick142]

I tried looking for pics from North Yankton. Interestingly, #NorthYankton exists but has no pictures.

 

 

#Prologue and #BurytheHatchet also exist.

 

 

 

How about we'll start North Yankton hunt? f*ck the Jetpack. North Yankton is better.

[universetwisters]

I tried looking for pics from North Yankton. Interestingly, #NorthYankton exists but has no pictures.

 

 

#Prologue and #BurytheHatchet also exist.

 

 

 

How about we'll start North Yankton hunt? f*ck the Jetpack. North Yankton is better.

You're goddamn right it is. What are you looking it up on anyway, with the hashtags and stuff, twitter?

 

 

if you can mod, PM me. Yankton V

 

[WildBrick142]

 

I tried looking for pics from North Yankton. Interestingly, #NorthYankton exists but has no pictures.

 

 

#Prologue and #BurytheHatchet also exist.

 

 

 

How about we'll start North Yankton hunt? f*ck the Jetpack. North Yankton is better.

You're goddamn right it is. What are you looking it up on anyway, with the hashtags and stuff, twitter?

 

 

if you can mod, PM me. Yankton V

 

 

Snapmatic

 

 

E: has anyone tried to fly as high as possible and then fly out of map in the same direction like in Bury The Hatchet?

 

Edited October 19, 2013 by WildBrick142

[universetwisters]

 

 

I tried looking for pics from North Yankton. Interestingly, #NorthYankton exists but has no pictures.

 

 

#Prologue and #BurytheHatchet also exist.

 

 

 

How about we'll start North Yankton hunt? f*ck the Jetpack. North Yankton is better.

You're goddamn right it is. What are you looking it up on anyway, with the hashtags and stuff, twitter?

 

 

if you can mod, PM me. Yankton V

 

 

Snapmatic

 

 

E: has anyone tried to fly as high as possible and then fly out of map in the same direction like in Bury The Hatchet?

 

 

I've heard about people trying it before, but they don't get far before the plane gives out and falls into the sea.

[WildBrick142]

 

 

 

I tried looking for pics from North Yankton. Interestingly, #NorthYankton exists but has no pictures.

 

 

#Prologue and #BurytheHatchet also exist.

 

 

 

How about we'll start North Yankton hunt? f*ck the Jetpack. North Yankton is better.

You're goddamn right it is. What are you looking it up on anyway, with the hashtags and stuff, twitter?

 

 

if you can mod, PM me. Yankton V

 

 

Snapmatic

 

 

E: has anyone tried to fly as high as possible and then fly out of map in the same direction like in Bury The Hatchet?

 

 

I've heard about people trying it before, but they don't get far before the plane gives out and falls into the sea.

 

I know, it is possible to continue flying for a while though. When engine shuts down, the plane is gliding so if you try to get control you can stay the same height for some time. Tried myself before and flew looong way out of map (I couldn't see it anymore, and the draw distance is really huge) but it turned out that I flew the exact opposite direction so there was nothing at all.

 

 

Another possibility is that it is something similar to Saints Row, part of city unloads and a different one loads for missions.

Edited October 19, 2013 by WildBrick142