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GTA3 Happy Ending

Introduction

GTA3 is a groundbreaking title that played a pivotal role in shaping the open-world genre. Its captivating gameplay and interactive environment set the stage for countless games that came after. However, the storyline often falls short, primarily due to the context of its era, particularly the impact of the September 11 attacks on video game narratives. The protagonist, Claude, navigates a perilous world filled with gangs, yet his motivations remain ambiguous, making it difficult for players to connect with him. Rather than being a well-developed character, Claude often appears as a victim of circumstances, struggling for survival without a strong sense of purpose.

 

 

In 2001, game developers contended with challenges such as limited technology and a gaming culture that wasn’t ready for intricate narratives. Despite these limitations, they crafted a game that set the foundation for future titles. This modification enhances the original narrative by addressing most plot holes and providing Claude with a clearer motivation. It envisions a life for Claude beyond the relentless conflicts, offering him the possibility of peace in Liberty City.

 

 

Additionally, the modification reintroduces characters that were cut from the original game, creating a nostalgic experience for long-time fans while enriching the story for newcomers. It resolves unresolved storylines that have intrigued fans for years. While GTA3 had its shortcomings, “GTA3: Happy Ending” delivers the depth and closure that many players have longed for. The enhanced game storyline includes a total of 75 missions, and none of them consist solely of cutscenes. It not only enhances the gaming experience but also reflects the evolution of storytelling in video games. Players can anticipate a more cohesive journey that honors the legacy of the original game, with the option to achieve 100% completion via a save file provided by game testers who had worked on it for month.

 

Storyline

 

 

In the streets of Liberty City, somewhere behind Cedar Ridge, inflation has made money feel worthless, yet bank robberies still occur, and everything remains unpredictable when a former top contender in an illegal racing ring named Claude took a dramatic turn during a chaotic bank heist. His world shattered when his girlfriend Catalina betrayed him, shooting him as she fled the scene with her new boyfriend, Miguel. Left for dead, Claude's accomplice, Chico, orchestrated a clever escape, faking his own death to slip into the shadows before the police arrived. Captured and carted off to jail, Claude met 8-Ball, an explosives expert, and together they plotted their escape. As fate would have it, during their transfer across the Callahan Bridge, an ambush by the Colombian Cartel granted them a chance to break free amidst the chaos. The bridge was destroyed in the process, isolating them on Portland Island.

 

 

In their desperate bid for freedom, Claude found a seemingly abandoned car, and its driver had succumbed to a heart attack. With two terrified passengers, Curtly the journalist and a newscaster, left behind, Claude and 8-Ball commandeered the vehicle, taking the duo to a hideout in the infamous Red Light District. In a twist of fate, Curtly and the newscaster ended up giving some cash for their release, a small token of gratitude for their newfound freedom. Befriending 8-Ball became crucial for Claude as he navigated this dangerous world. 8-Ball, in his wisdom, introduced Claude to the Leone Mafia family, presenting him with various jobs that plunged him deeper into the criminal underworld. Claude quickly garnered attention from club owner Luigi Goterelli, who sent him on a mission to drive Misty, a regular girl who caught the eye of Joey Leone, the mafia don’s son.

 

 

Claude’s efficiency as a hitman earned him both respect and weaponry from the Ammunation store, courtesy of its clerk. Proving his mettle, Claude successfully hijacked a money-laden armored van that previously belonging to Carl Johnson, a notorious figure with ties to don’s past troubles. This act solidified Claude's place in Portland and introduced him to Toni Cipriani, a capo with his own set of challenges. Despite Toni’s initial attempts to establish his dominance by collecting protection money, the situation escalates when Mrs. Cipriani, Toni's abusive mother, berates him for his perceived cowardice, igniting tensions between the Mafia and the ruthless Triads. As tensions escalated, Claude found himself targeted by the Triads, marking him as a man to be eliminated, but a chance to redeem him arises when El Burro sends him to punish the Triads, allowing him to shed that unwanted label.

 

 

Claude's journey led him into the unpredictable halls of power within the Leone family, where he encountered Salvatore Leone, a paranoid don who eyed him with distrust under smile. Unbeknownst to Claude, he uncovered Chico’s survival as a drug dealer for Salvatore’s wife. Claude crossed paths with the owner of a dog food factory, Marty Chonks who is a serial killer. It wasn’t long before Chonks met his end at the hands of Carl who had an affair with his murdered wife. As Claude navigated the treacherous landscape of crime, he discovers that Curly Bob is selling secrets about the Leone family, and Salvatore hires Claude to destroy a drug-laden ship with the help of 8-Ball. Salvatore, always the manipulator, dangled the prospect of making Claude a made-man, despite his lack of Italian heritage. However, Salvatore's intentions were darker than they seemed, as he schemed with Mickey Hamfists to eliminate Claude using a car bomb. However, luck is on Claude's side as he manages to survive the attack, defusing the bomb planted by Mickey’s technician and discarding it in a junkyard.

 

 

In a twist of fate, Salvatore's trophy wife, Maria, warns Claude about Salvatore's plans, stating that she has confided in her husband about their affair. With nowhere else to turn, Claude escapes to Staunton Island alongside Maria and her old friend, Asuka. When the Callahan Bridge reopened, opportunities came knocking once again. Determined to sever ties with the mafia, he makes a bold move and kills Salvatore, opening up a new path as he finds work with the yakuza, led by Asuka and her brother Kenji. Claude's newfound alliances are complicated by his connections with King Courtney, who initially appears to be an ally of Catalina. Sadly, King Courtney betrays him, leading Claude into a deadly trap involving suicide bombers, but Claude's relentless pursuit of vengeance led him to steal protection money. However, his fate takes a twist when Kenji sees potential in Claude and offers him a chance for vengeance. Suddenly, the Yardies, led by the ruthless King Courtney, no longer see Claude as their marked man.

 

 

While navigating this dangerous new landscape, he finds himself entwined with corrupt police inspector Ray Machowski, a man playing both sides, offering Claude tips and assignments that peeled back the layers of Liberty City’s sordid underworld. Through Ray's connections, Claude learned of Phil Cassidy who had run afoul of the Colombian Cartel and needed support. Seizing this chance to redeem himself, Claude took on the task of eliminating Leon McAffrey, a traitorous cop who had marked Ray’s name for disrepute. As fate would have it, Claude finds himself nestled in the company of influential businessman, Donald Love, who offers him a unique job. Donald had run out of patience with the Colombian Cartel, he employs Claude to rescue an old oriental gentleman, and ignite a gang war by framing Kenji's assassination as a cartel hit.

 

 

After the broken lift bridge to Shoreside Vale is finally repaired, Claude uncovers the unsettling link between Panlantic Construction Company and Colombian Cartels. As the story progresses, Claude visits a familiar alleyway where he once encountered a suicide bombers and inspects Darkel, an elderly ice cream vendor whose van he previously commandeered to dispose of certain Toyz Syndicate members. Claude makes his way to a Yakuza dojo, where he informs the gang about the Colombian Cartel's rising activities. Fate has a cruel sense of humor, as he unexpectedly encounters Catalina once more, who has now ascended to a position of power within the Cartel. The situation takes a grim turn when Catalina brutally betrays Miguel, gunning him down in front of Claude, before disappearing into the shadows of boxes.

 

 

With Miguel’s fate sealed and facing retribution from Asuka, who was eager to avenge Kenji’s death, Claude chose his allegiances wisely. He delivered stolen goods that Catalina had left behind to Donald Love. Amid the swirling forces of the city’s organized crime, Claude finds an ally in Toni Cipriani. Together, under the employ of Donald Love again, they manage to escort an old oriental gentleman whom Claude once saved from the cartel’s grip to the relative safety of Pike Creek. Toni’s experience with the paranoid Salvatore proves invaluable, as he persuades them to lift the death mark from Claude's head, granting him a new lease on life. However, the tides of fortune shift once more when Donald Love's butler betrays him, prompting a police crackdown that forces Love to vanish from the scene.

 

 

After executing various dangerous missions, dangerous task he undertakes comes with its share of consequences, and when Ray needs to escape, Claude ends up aiding him at the airport. Here, fate plays a cruel trick as he’s almost connected with another notorious figure, Tommy Vercetti, but time sweeps them apart, leaving their fragmented lives in parallel. As Claude becomes embroiled in gang war, the Yakuza still capture Miguel, administering a brutal interrogation to extract vital information about the Cartel’s operations. Asuka orchestrated a fierce campaign, tasking Claude with a series of daring missions to dismantle the Cartel’s stronghold. His path was littered with danger as he systematically hunted down every member of the deadly cartel squad responsible for the explosive destruction of the Callahan Bridge. Each victory fed his hunger for revenge against those who had wronged him.

 

 

In a chain of events marked by violence and treachery, Catalina's rage boiled over when she murdered Miguel to shut him up, but her depravity didn’t stop there. In a twisted play of power, she kidnapped Maria and Asuka. Catalina uses Asuka as leverage, sparing her life in exchange for cash instead of simply killing her. Determined to retrieve Asuka's stolen briefcase, which contained not just cash but also his wages, Claude traced the Cartel back to Wichita Garden. In a twist of fate, he reconnects with D-Ice, a hood whom he inadvertently freed from prison, and together they plot a course to take down the traitorous hoods. The drama climaxes at Donald Love's old mansion, where Claude, driven by the promise of rescuing Maria, lays out the ransom.

 

 

When the moment finally comes for a showdown, Claude confronts his ex-girlfriend under the guise of negotiating the ransom. Yet, true to her deceitful nature, Catalina traps him once more, setting the stage for a deadly game. Chico attempts to finish Claude off, but in a twist of fate, he fails and makes his getaway with Catalina, escaping by helicopter to a remote pump house of the Cochrane Dam. With a fierce resolve, Claude breaks free from the cartel’s grasp, and he manages to fight his way out, rescuing Maria, but falling short of saving Asuka. In a climactic showdown, Claude destroys the very helicopter Catalina hoped to escape in.  The chaos draws the police to the scene, make a dramatic entrance led by Curtly, a determined newscaster, alongside a witness named Clive Denver. As the gunfire subsides and the dust settles, Chico eventually meets his end at the hand of the police officer.

 

 

After a tumultuous journey filled with chaos and betrayal, Claude and Maria finally found a path toward healing and normalcy. Maria, still shaking from the trauma but hopeful for what lay ahead, headed to rehab at the hospital, ready to reclaim her life. Meanwhile, Portland Harbor, once a grim reflection of their turbulent past, buzzed with activity once again, symbolizing the city's resilience despite its dark history. With his enemies in disarray and the oppressive weight of his past left behind, Claude no longer wandered the streets in fear of being a marked man. He stood on the brink of a new chapter, eager to embrace a future where the echoes of violence faded into memory and the promise of peace and happiness beckoned brightly on the horizon.

 

Mission Guildeines

 

 

To achieve a happy ending, players must complete the following missions in the specified order:

- Finish 'Blow Fish' before 'Trial By Fire'

- Complete 'Uzi Rider' before 'Shima'

- Finish 'Kingdom Come' prior to 'Smack Down'

- Complete 'Escort Service' after 'Grand Theft Aero'

Additionally, failing the missions 'Waka-Gashira Wipeout!' and 'Rumble' can lead to gang hostility.

Following this mission order will allow players to no longer be targeted by gangs in Liberty City.

The special bulletproof five vehicles are particularly useful for missions that involve drive-by shootings, as they provide protection from hostile gang members.

 

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All credits go to Rockstar Games for the original character models and textures utilized in the redesign of character. The downloaders are allowed for sharing their mission walkthrough videos on on YouTube, and hosting this mod on LibertyCity and The GTA Place.

Edited September 11, 2024 by GiveMeLiberty
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[downchillin07]

the fact that you were able to a mod like this just in the GTA III Renderware Engine Branch is honestly impressive

[GLITCHTV]

Can I watch special ending and unusual ending?