Empire Building System

[BabeRuth]

Sa had a lot of things to keep game going after the story, and hoods could use something more than just shooting and getting the area. stores and prostitutes could pay cj protection money, the areas could be filled/emptied by how much money you were spending on your gang member's supplies (ammo, clothing, cars etc)..

This link is what makes the SA gang territory fun.

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/322332-territory-glitch-cheat-device-code-ps2/

[X/R//]

it only adds new territories, which had to be there from start if you ask me. c* always does this, under developing a game so either mods can complete it or people have to wait for the new game to play a complete game..

[PhillBellic]

On the topic of special vehicles, don't forget that after you own the 30 sites, the vehicles parked outside are bullet proof, as I recall.

[X/R//]

you know who needed bullet proof vehicles? claude. after the storyline.

[PhillBellic]

you know who needed bullet proof vehicles? claude. after the storyline.

Especially around the Saint Marks area. I'm not too keen on having shotgun wielding Mafioso types ruining my day.

[X/R//]

i know, i hated it. but i guess it was good to have rival gangs to shoot you, otherwise it would be a empty map with nothing to do but some side missions..

[Lethal Vaccine]

I just find the ratio from Story Game Completion : Side Mission Game Completion a bit bogus....

 

The Story only counts for about 20% Game Completion. All the Side Missions add up to 80%. That's what puts me off with this Game. Furthermore, a lot of Side Missions are difficult, and there is even more added nonsense on the PS2 Version unlike the PSP Version. I'd rather the PSP Version with less nonsense to complete. Rockstar appeared to add in extra side missions for the PS2 version....Just because.

 

Furthermore, on PS2, if you actually complete EVERYTHING required for 100%, you end of with 101%...So to keep it at 100%, you actually just don't do 1 of the PS2 exclusive side missions that is supposedly counted for 100%, cuz if you do it, you will go above 100% and the game is glitched...

 

 

EDIT: Not only do the cars become BP, they also become PP. The tires are also bulletproof.......To bad VCS has a bad police system. Even in an AP Vehicle, FBI Roadblocks at 5 stars shoot you through the windshield. Two days ago, I had 0 armor and only 1/3 of my health left, even driving in a indestructible car. So any AP, or BP Vehicle isn't even that good in VCS due to this flaw in the wanted system how the cops can shoot you through the windshield and shoot out all 4 of your tires in 1 second.

 

As for Saint Marks....That place is made up of rainbows and unicorns..........Just obtain Special Vehicles and you won't have this problem. In fact, in III and LCS they urge you to collect. They give you Ray's Patriot in III from Marked Man which is BP, and can be converted to BP/DP with the Crusher. In LCS, they give you two Special Vehicles, a Unique/BP/FP/PP/EC Avenger upon completing Avenging Angels Level 15 in Portland and they also give you a H/BP/FP/PP/TP/EC/PC Landstalker for completing See the Sight Before Your Flight Level 12, which can be converted to H/BP/DP/FP/PP/TP/EC/PC...

 

In LCS, they also mention in missions, like Love and Bullets, for instance, that Sal's Stretch is Bulletproof!, but it's actually BP/FP/PP, and can be converted to BP/DP/FP/PP. A no brainer to obtain it, if the game itself it telling you to, basically. In VCS, they also make note of in a mission that a Stretch is BP, even though it's BP/FP/PP/EC, actually...

Edited February 12, 2015 by Militia

[X/R//]

New choices for poll are added.

[Drunken Cowboy]

Woulda' been a nice option as a mini RTS within GTA if you could set up automatic "defenses" for those businesses. Other than having to stop numerous attacks on your own, it was a fantastic feature. I wish we'd seen another iteration of it.

[Luna 51]

Woulda' been a nice option as a mini RTS within GTA if you could set up automatic "defenses" for those businesses. Other than having to stop numerous attacks on your own, it was a fantastic feature. I wish we'd seen another iteration of it.

This.

 

That would certainly make it even more interesting and helpful to the people who don't have the patientce to defend them all, it would also be nice if this feature or the gang wars to return.

[X/R//]

Woulda' been a nice option as a mini RTS within GTA if you could set up automatic "defenses" for those businesses. Other than having to stop numerous attacks on your own, it was a fantastic feature. I wish we'd seen another iteration of it.

 

 

 

Woulda' been a nice option as a mini RTS within GTA if you could set up automatic "defenses" for those businesses. Other than having to stop numerous attacks on your own, it was a fantastic feature. I wish we'd seen another iteration of it.

This.

 

That would certainly make it even more interesting and helpful to the people who don't have the patientce to defend them all, it would also be nice if this feature or the gang wars to return.

 

 

Done!

 

"It would be better if a mini game that could set up automatic a "defense squad" to get rid of attacks"

[Lethal Vaccine]

Yeah....I feel the exact same.

 

Doing my VCS Save File 2 right now and just took over all 30 Empires today. Still didn't like it at all. The constant attacks are just ridiculous. They were so bad this time, in my Stats it says Empires Defended: 0%. I don't give a f*ck about driving from West to East and East to West then North to South and back again fighting all these idiot gangs all day, thus I just save the game when all the nonsense takes place. The only thing that'll happen is the Empire for Vance will be "damaged" but you just repair it for 500 Dollars...

 

In my first Save File it said Empire Sites Vance Owns: 100%. Attacks Successful: 100%. Empires Defended: 47%. This time it's 100%, 100%, and 0%. LOL...

[PhillBellic]

Yeah....I feel the exact same.

 

Doing my VCS Save File 2 right now and just took over all 30 Empires today. Still didn't like it at all. The constant attacks are just ridiculous. They were so bad this time, in my Stats it says Empires Defended: 0%. I don't give a f*ck about driving from West to East and East to West then North to South and back again fighting all these idiot gangs all day, thus I just save the game when all the nonsense takes place. The only thing that'll happen is the Empire for Vance will be "damaged" but you just repair it for 500 Dollars...

 

In my first Save File it said Empire Sites Vance Owns: 100%. Attacks Successful: 100%. Empires Defended: 47%. This time it's 100%, 100%, and 0%. LOL...

The constant attacks did get very ridiculous at times.

[Lethal Vaccine]

I mean ridiculous like:

 

Take over an Empire. Now drive from West Island to the East Island to fight off the Sharks. The moment you finish the defending of the Empire, another happens. On the West Island, where I just previously was. All the game does is make you a messenger to drive back and forth. It's a very, very poor feature. It "sounds" great. But once you really know what's going on, it gets tedious and stupid.

 

The Empire Site Side Missions are a lot of filler and nonsense, too. You do the SAME thing over and over, 15, 15, 15, 6, 6, and 6 times for all 6 Business Types. Some of it is over the top difficult, too. Like one of the Robbery, or Smuggling Side Missions when you were in a Boat. Get a few bumps and gun shots? On fire and gotta reload and retry. In my First Save I did last July, I reloaded like 15 times just to pass the stupid Side Mission...

 

It's not hard due to a sh*t Skill Level, it's hard due to the way Rockstar programmed things. Not to mention the Boats are bloody slow...

 

Import/Export Boat List is like watching the paint peel off the walls...

Edited March 22, 2015 by Militia