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Grand Theft Auto: Smugglers and Communists


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It’s 1987, the Iron Curtain is falling apart, and behind it lies opportunity and two weary criminals team up to exploit them.

Follow smuggler Sophia Hoffmann and former assassin Robert Watson as they construct an empire in a tale taking place across the European continent, from the beaches in Southern France to the freezing mountains of Russia.

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Protagonists

Sophia Hoffmann: Though on the outside a charming, not half-bad looking woman, Hoffmann is a seasoned smuggler of arms, drugs, cars and other less than legal wares. Born in East Lindenberg in 1951, her father took her to the West at the age of ten, leaving a mother and sister on the other side of the Wall. She moved to France in 1967, after her father suffered a less than favorable encounter with an industrial press. Hanging about in circles with a sympathy for Castro and Ho Chi Minh, she came upon Jean Jaquez Gillard, a soft spoken devil whose idea of political discourse was to steal the guy he disagreed with's car and sell it. He introduced her to his car theft organization, which she quickly became a vital component in. However all good things come to an end and as such Gillard was caught pissing himself back to soberity on the Prime Minister's car in the summer of 1979. Eventually the entire operation was exposed and Hoffmann slipped away and moved back to Lindenberg, where she took on various jobs. Eight years later, she is still convinced that she can run an operation better herself, she just needs the right partner...

 

Personal vehicle: Übermacht Sentinel

Robert Watson: An upstanding citizen for the first thirty years of his life and a decorated military veteran, Robert Watson realized that crime does pay and offered up his particular set of his skills to the highest bidder. In time he became one of the most effective paid murderers in Western Europe, beloved of both mafiasos and politicians. However as his daughter was born he faced a change of heart and moved with his fiancee and child to West Lindenberg where he hoped to go legal. Unfortunately old habbits die hard and within two years he was back to being paid for hitting annoying neighbours in the back of the head with a rock. By 1987 his conscience has caught up to him once again and he is looking for a more "clean" form of crime.

 

Personal vehicle: Vapid Marin and Galivanter Protector

 

Major Characters

Oswald Phillips: The leader of a smuggling network operating out of the UK and not a very nice man. Actively blind.

 

Peter Alexandrov: The reclusive head of the recovering Russian mob. Also not a very nice man.

 

Andreas Junge: Former member of Gillard's operation and an old flame of Sophia's. A bit of a communist.

 

Reginald Thompson: Western Europe's primary distributor of cocaine.

 

Felipe Hollande: Arms dealer operating out of De Gaulle.

 

David Blake: American soldier stationed at Waidmann Air Force Base. Has a habit of accidentally sneaking weapons out of the base and selling them.

 

Karl Meinhof: Investigator from Globalpol, awarded with the task of leading a charge against global arms dealing.

 

Lucy Watson: Fiancee of Robert Watson. Spends her days taking care of their daughter Alice.

 

Jean-Jaquez Gillard: A soft spoken drunkard who was once the leader of one of the world's largest car smuggling operations. Likes to quote Marx with one hand whilst reenacting an Ayn Rand novel with the other. Released from prison early thanks to good behavior.

 

Martina Hoffmann: Sister of Sophia Hoffmann. Lives in East Lindenberg with her husband and son.

 

Georg Sellerman: Head of the East German MINAS. Suffers a chronic addiction to chewing tobacco.

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Cities

West Lindenberg, Federal Republic of Germany

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East Lindenberg, German Democratic Republic

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De Gaulle, France

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Muscat, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Fully fleshed out mission descriptions coming whenever I can be arsed to write them soon

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Weapon storage: To add some realism the magical pockets of previous GTA’s have been removed and in its place, is a system bearing some similarity to that of Max Payne 3. Handguns can be stored in holsters around your body which you can purchase at a gun store, or if small enough, it can simply be put in a pocket or stuffed in your pants (You can have shoulder holsters, two hip holsters and two leg holsters). Long arms can be stored in the boot of your car, however if you switch it for another weapon it will be dropped. This can be solved by purchasing a strap for it, so instead of dropping it you will sling across your shoulder (You can have two weapons on your shoulders.) If you leave a weapon that you have purchased behind it can be found in your safe house.

Changing world: Since the game takes place over a six-year period you can notice visible changes in the world around you. You can see stores close and new ones take their place, construction projects progressing or the Wall gradually disappearing. The most significant changes can be witnessed in the communist countries as they gradually open up to Western consumerism.

News: Newspapers are available. Like in Red Dead Redemption they will cover in-game events and satirical news articles. In addition real world events at the time will also be reported to add authenticity to the game. You can also hear the news on the radio.

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EBC* World

– Eagles

– The Beatles

- ABBA

Iron Eagle - King Kobra

- Shocking Blue

- Creedence Clearwater Revival

- Supertramp

- Dusty Springfield

- Rupert Holmes

- Kenny Loggins

- James Brown

- Red 7

- A Flock of Seagulls

Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money

Metro FM

– A-ha

– Bruce Springsteen

- Genesis

– Huey Lewis and the News

- The Police

– Stevie Wonder

- Pet Shop Boys

- Frank Stallone

- Cheap Trick

- Boston

- Mr. Mister

Out of Touch - Daryl Hall & John Oates

- Kylie Minogue (1988)

- The Cure(1992)

EBC Rock

Bold as Love – Jimi Hendrix

– David Bowie

– Deep Purple

- Rush

- Jefferson Airplane

- Cheap Trick

- Steve Miller Band

- Queen

- The Rolling Stones

- Kiki Dee

Subdivisions - Rush

Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin

EBC Emotion

– Phil Collins

– Queen

– Janis Joplin

– Three Dog Night

– David Bowie

– Jefferson Airplane

- The Outfield

- Urge Overkill (1992)

EBC Heavy

– Judas Priest

- Black Sabbath

– Iron Maiden

- Motörhead

- Def Leppard

- Dio

- Deep Purple

- Metallica (1991)

Classical FM

- Beethoven

– Bach

– Edward Grieg

– Prokofiev

– Tchaikovsky

- Camille Saint-Saëns

- Tchaikovsky

– Mozart

- Mozart

- Mussorgsky

- Johannes Brahms

- Dmitri Shostakovich

- Khachaturian

- Khachaturian

- Mozart

Radio Deutschland

Coming soon, probably...

De Gaulle Local Radio

- Stephanie de Monaco

– Les Demons de Minuit

– Voyage Voyage

– Jean Schulteis

- Nuit de folie

Retour En Arrière FM

Sun-Kissed Chicks – Jean-Jaques Debout

Comment Te Dire Adieu – Francoise Hardy

- Serge Gainsbourg and Michel Colombier

– Alain Z. Kan

– Joanna

La Machine – Dani

– Sullivan

- Michael Ypar

- Suzanne Gabriello

– Eric Charden

Radio Muscat

Golden Town – Aquarium

Star - Kino –

At the Dawn – Alliance

Spinning the Dreidel – Kriuz

Herbs Ocean – Picninc

Bastards - Brigada C

Knock – Kino

My Generation – Alisa

Leningrad Time – Secret

6 AM – Zoopark

*English Broadcasting Company, used as an excuse to have English speaking radio

Feel free to criticize, though I'd prefer the constructive kind.

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As ambitious as a project is to include a bunch of European countries, I'm surprised you didn't have any stations with German music from either side of the wall. No Neu Deutsche Welle from the west, no knockoffs of pop songs from the east.

 

Hell, it might be just me but the idea of there being all these places just feels more like quantity over quality. Instead of trying to stretch what you have across a continent, why not just confine them to fictionalized versions of East & West Berlin? That's what I would do at least.

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RogerWho has similar idea for a concept, I think he should help You in a free time.
I'll send him a note about this thread.

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As ambitious as a project is to include a bunch of European countries, I'm surprised you didn't have any stations with German music from either side of the wall. No Neu Deutsche Welle from the west, no knockoffs of pop songs from the east.

 

Hell, it might be just me but the idea of there being all these places just feels more like quantity over quality. Instead of trying to stretch what you have across a continent, why not just confine them to fictionalized versions of East & West Berlin? That's what I would do at least.

 

Don't worry, I will be adding German radio stations, this is still a work in progress. You could be right about confining it to just Berlin, it would streamline everything a lot, I might resort to that if I can't make it work with three countries.

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Seems like you beat me to the concept :lol: I had a very similar idea, just not enough time/will to complete it. I wanted to go with a more pedestrian route (just East/West Germany, and maybe some Austrian bits). It's cool that other people can think of GTA-like games in other settings than the usual LC/VC/LS in the USA.

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This concept looks promising. I've had a similar idea about a game set in the Soviet Union, during the late 80's, but it seems you beat me to it. From the sound of it, this concept looks like it's gonna be great! I've always wanted a GTA game set outside of North America, apart from London, of course. This seems like the perfect time period. I'll be drivin' my Tailgater throughout Lindenburg and Muscat, or even possibly an old Cheburek car in Muscat. The soundtrack seems perfect so far for the time period it's in. As for artists, why not include Kraftwerk and Space (maybe Deliverance on De Gaulle Local Radio, or Running in the City, or Robots, or even Tango in Space)? I can't wait to hear the Radio Germany sounds, maybe from artists like C.C. Catch, Modern Talking, and heck, even Scorpions.

 

Needless to say, I'm intrigued.

 

EDIT: I just realized, this concept takes place over 6 years, nevermind about the year restrictions.

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Seems like you beat me to the concept :lol: I had a very similar idea, just not enough time/will to complete it. I wanted to go with a more pedestrian route (just East/West Germany, and maybe some Austrian bits). It's cool that other people can think of GTA-like games in other settings than the usual LC/VC/LS in the USA.

 

Time has been pretty sparse for me as well, this concept is actually something I've spent a few months chewing on. I would still love to see your concept though, if you ever found the time to complete it.

 

 

This concept looks promising. I've had a similar idea about a game set in the Soviet Union, during the late 80's, but it seems you beat me to it. From the sound of it, this concept looks like it's gonna be great! I've always wanted a GTA game set outside of North America, apart from London, of course. This seems like the perfect time period. I'll be drivin' my Tailgater throughout Lindenburg and Muscat, or even possibly an old Cheburek car in Muscat. The soundtrack seems perfect so far for the time period it's in. As for artists, why not include Kraftwerk and Space (maybe Deliverance on De Gaulle Local Radio, or Running in the City, or Robots, or even Tango in Space)? I can't wait to hear the Radio Germany sounds, maybe from artists like C.C. Catch, Modern Talking, and heck, even Scorpions.

 

Needless to say, I'm intrigued.

 

EDIT: I just realized, this concept takes place over 6 years, nevermind about the year restrictions.

 

Thanks, I appreciate the soundtrack suggestions, Kraftwerk is definitely in, will look into the other ones. I must say I've spent far more time researching crappy Soviet cars these last months than I'm comfortable with admitting :lol:

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This concept reminds of my scrapped idea for a GTA video game set in 1989-1990 Poland (somewhere in Pomeranian Voivodeship). Hell, it even had the fall of communism as a main theme.

 

The headers' font looks familiar.

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Thanks to Ivan1997GTA for suggestions
Automobiles
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Übermacht Sentinel
Übermacht Oracle
Vapid Marin
Obey Omnis
Vapid Uranus
Bürgerfahrzeug Schnell
Hollande Kaas
Benefactor Schafter V12
Übermacht Sentinel X3
Vulcar Göte
Bürgerfahrzeug Bug
Dinka Blista Compact
Hollande Sochaux
Weeny Atkinson
Benefactor Oberklasse
Benefactor Feltzer
Hollande Dassin
Tippy Robertson
Muskatov Marx
Muskatov Priest
BER Trotsky
BER Cossack
BER Prozor
BER Prozor XL
Cott 421
Bystro 34
Bystro Bor-1S
BER-Shoroh
Citrus S34
OI-9119
Pfister Comet
Pfister Andres
Dewbauchee Santa Maria
Ocelot F320
Deluxo McFly
Grotti Turismo
[td]Ferrari F40[/td]
Pfister Supernova
Ocelot Interceptor
Moore V8 Ghost
Vapid Dominator
Ocelot Lynx
Karin Khidorah-1967
Pegassi Infernus
Grotti Antonio
Grotti Riva
Enus Henry Maestro
Benefactor Amin
TORMOZ Premier KG-8
TORMOZ Medal
TORMOZ Don
Benefactor Dubsta-A
Karin Roadcrawler
Galivanter Protector
Galivanter Huntley 1980
[/table]
Motorcycles
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Dinka Hanoi
Western "Big Man" Freeway
Western Wayfarer
Principe Faggio
Volgograd 5T
[/table]
Planes
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Stratos AT-440
Robertson Zevz
Stratos JT-770
Eiffel P75
Cuban A08
Cuban Albatross B23
Jobuilt P-336 Shadow
Jobuilt P-996 Lazer
F16[/td]
Oleg Systema 45-Leonid
Oleg Systema 97-Akula
[/table]
Helicopters
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Buckingham Valkyrie HU-D
Nagasaki Buzzard Model 1
Western Company Cargobob
Nagasaki Phoenix
Buckingham Bumblebee
[/table]
Heavy Vehicles
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
McArthur 45B
Siber 34
B-98
[/table]

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Handguns

[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Pistol
Light Pistol
Compact Pistol
Army Pistol
Combat Pistol
.50 Pistol
High Power Pistol
Heavy Revolver
Snub Revolver
Single-Action Revolver
Semi-Auto Pistol
Vintage Pistol
[/table]
Sub-Machine Guns
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Mini SMG
Micro SMG
[tdCompact SMG
Madsen SMG
Suez SMG
Tokarev SMG
Vintage SMG
[/table]
Shotguns
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Pump-Action Shotgun
Semi-Auto Shotgun
Combat Shotgun
Double Barreled Shotgun
Sawed-off Shotgun
Vintage Shotgun
23 mm Shotgun
Cosmonaut Shotgun
[/table]
Rifles
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Assault Rifle
Army Rifle
Carbine Rifle
Combat Rifle
Automatic Carbine
Advanced Carbine
Bullpup Carbine
Bolt-Action Rifle
[/table]
Sniper Rifles
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Bolt-Action Sniper
Heavy Sniper
Advanced Sniper
Semi-Auto Sniper
Vintage Sniper
[/table]
Heavy
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Rocket Launcher
Combat MG
Flamethrower
Grenade Launcher
Advanced Grenade Launcher
Gas Grenade Launcher
Vintage MG
[/table]
Thrown
[table]
Name
Real Life Equivalent
Frag Grenade
M26 Frag Grenade
Flashbang
M60
Smoke Grenade
M2 Flamethrower
Gas Grenade
M79 Grenade Launcher
Pipe Bomb
Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Gun
Molotov Cocktail
Bren L4A4
Proximity Mine
[/td]
Triggered Explosive
M18A1 Claymore
Flare
[/table]
Meele
[table]
Name
[td]Knife
Golf Club
Bat
Hammer
Screwdriver
Umbrella
Machete
Katana
Saw
[/table]
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You should change M4A1 to CAR-15/Commando because In the 80's, there is no M4

Ah, seems I slipped on the dates, will change, thanks for noticing :^:

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I am glad to see a concept for a while game again, haven't seen any in a while. I had a similar plan to do east and west Germany, but then just went away from making concepts

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Weirdest concept ever. I would love to play a game set in 1980s Eastern Europe, but come on - not GTA.

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universetwisters

 

Star - Kiki Lee

 

Who's this? I tried googling for this song but so far nothing.

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Star - Kiki Lee

 

Who's this? I tried googling for this song but so far nothing.

 

A cut song from GTA V's Los Santos Rock Radio.

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universetwisters

 

 

 

Star - Kiki Lee

 

Who's this? I tried googling for this song but so far nothing.

 

A cut song from GTA V's Los Santos Rock Radio.

 

 

Then maybe he should've typed the right name for the artist, that's why nothing was coming up when I was looking it up.

 

 

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Jesus H. Christ, this thing has been out for six months and I still haven't posted a single mission... I'll try to at least get the first one up within a few days. In the mean time I've done a few stealthy updates to the characters and such.

 

Edit: Or maybe not.

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zombieslayer777

i think they need a death metal station

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universetwisters

i think they need a death metal station

>death metal in 1987 Europe

 

really

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Well, I found this, and some of these bands are european, so it definitely existed in Europe back then, but it certainly was too undeground to have it's own radio station, even a pirate one.

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Goddamn, I never knew there was a concept based on Cold War era Berlin so this is pretty cool.

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