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Also, I'm playing the original PS2 version, not the PC, or PS2 Greatest Hits
versions...
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Buckaroo Banzai wrote:
> Also, I'm playing the original PS2 version, not the PC, or PS2 Greatest Hits
> versions...
>
>

Wrong mission. You want "Reuniting the Families". Notice that the
military base and aircraft carrier will still fire missles at you if you
get too close.
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"phexitol" <phx:01@distance.ni-879/00.001> wrote in message
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> Buckaroo Banzai wrote:
>> Also, I'm playing the original PS2 version, not the PC, or PS2 Greatest
>> Hits versions...
>
> Wrong mission. You want "Reuniting the Families". Notice that the military
> base and aircraft carrier will still fire missles at you if you get too
> close.

Ah!!! Those sumamabitches!!!! Thanks for the info!!!
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"S1500" <s1500.DeleteThis@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Buckaroo Banzai wrote:
>> What's the deal with this mission? I thought it was supposed to be a 'no
>> stars' mission? I began the mission, then left Smoke in the car, went to
>> the airport, got in a plane, but the minute I entered San Fierro, I had a
>> 4 star wanted level!!! I made it to a pay n spray, got back in the car
>> with Smoke, went downtown, then I was stuck on the back of the bike
>> shooting ruskies... where's the 'no stars' part of this 'no stars'
>> mission????
>>
>> TIA!!!
>
> Maybe the high wanted level mechanism for entering locked cities overrides
> the no-stars aspect of the mission.

Yeah, that's what's so confusing- Everything I've heard about this glitch
was that you were able to enter all the cities, and the only time you'd be
shot at is if you entered the Las Venturas Area 69... ???
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"Buckaroo Banzai" <blisteringlogicREMOVETOREPLY DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What's the deal with this mission? I thought it was supposed to be a 'no
> stars' mission? I began the mission, then left Smoke in the car, went to
> the airport, got in a plane, but the minute I entered San Fierro, I had a
> 4 star wanted level!!! I made it to a pay n spray, got back in the car
> with Smoke, went downtown, then I was stuck on the back of the bike
> shooting ruskies... where's the 'no stars' part of this 'no stars'
> mission????
>
> TIA!!!
Hi. You need to play part way through this mission to get to the no-stars
part. Drive Smoke to the marker, and after the short cut-scene, clear out
the Russians inside the building. Once you and Smoke get outside for the
second shooting section, you are free to leave him and do whatever you want
without getting stars.

No pedestrians or vehicles spawn on the roads, so you will have to get to
where a parked vehicle spawns. You need to get away from the shoot-out
quickly as well, as Smoke continues to take damage while you are close by,
and it is possible for him to be killed, which fails the mission and you
lose the no-stars protection.

I suppose it is possible to return and complete the mission, however
whenever I have tried this, Smoke starts to lose health again and dies as
soon as I get fairly close.

Rob.
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"Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop.RemoveThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> ...the bad news is if you get back to smoke and get on the
> bike when it enters the cut scene the game locks during the bit where
> your bike is supposed to leave the car park...

Are you sure? That's happened to me at least twice with regular gameplay
(the cutscene camera jibs down the spiral ramp to ground level, but then
nothing happens).

I've had several cutscene lockups like this, the most frequent is the start-
or end-of-mission cutscenes at "The Four Dragons"
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"Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>G Hardy wrote:
>>
>> "Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:46FE5ABA.A7E7DC24@blueyonder.co.uk...
>>
>> > ...the bad news is if you get back to smoke and get on the
>> > bike when it enters the cut scene the game locks during the bit where
>> > your bike is supposed to leave the car park...
>>
>> Are you sure? That's happened to me at least twice with regular gameplay
>> (the cutscene camera jibs down the spiral ramp to ground level, but then
>> nothing happens).
>
> yep, that's the very place
>
>>
>> I've had several cutscene lockups like this, the most frequent is the
>> start-
>> or end-of-mission cutscenes at "The Four Dragons"
>
> I tried it a few times, back when we were all trying to find the first
> no stars mission and it locked every time at the same place, if you
> let it go into that cut scene after returning from your journey over
> to the other islands etc. A few of you could volunteer to try it again
> and prove/disprove my theory :O)
>
> --
I've got a save for every mission, so I'll give it a go later on. As I said
earlier, I never managed to get back before Smoke got killed in previous
efforts, so it might take a few goes.

Rob
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"G Hardy" <gareth.hardy1 RemoveThis @ntlwrold.com> wrote in message
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> "Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop RemoveThis @blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
>
> I've had several cutscene lockups like this, the most frequent is the
> start- or end-of-mission cutscenes at "The Four Dragons"
I get that too, but only at the beginning of Fender Ketchup. It freezes
after the speaking, before the car drives out of the garage into the yard. I
have the PC version, and the spacebar always clears it.

Rob
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Rob Lancaster wrote:
>
> "Buckaroo Banzai" <blisteringlogicREMOVETOREPLY RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:KqhLi.52704$Um6.26560@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net...
> > What's the deal with this mission? I thought it was supposed to be a 'no
> > stars' mission? I began the mission, then left Smoke in the car, went to
> > the airport, got in a plane, but the minute I entered San Fierro, I had a
> > 4 star wanted level!!! I made it to a pay n spray, got back in the car
> > with Smoke, went downtown, then I was stuck on the back of the bike
> > shooting ruskies... where's the 'no stars' part of this 'no stars'
> > mission????
> >
> > TIA!!!
> Hi. You need to play part way through this mission to get to the no-stars
> part. Drive Smoke to the marker, and after the short cut-scene, clear out
> the Russians inside the building. Once you and Smoke get outside for the
> second shooting section, you are free to leave him and do whatever you want
> without getting stars.
>
> No pedestrians or vehicles spawn on the roads, so you will have to get to
> where a parked vehicle spawns. You need to get away from the shoot-out
> quickly as well, as Smoke continues to take damage while you are close by,
> and it is possible for him to be killed, which fails the mission and you
> lose the no-stars protection.
>
> I suppose it is possible to return and complete the mission, however
> whenever I have tried this, Smoke starts to lose health again and dies as
> soon as I get fairly close.
>
> Rob.

When I started trying this one I found that, yes, you can go no stars
directly after you have left the building, of course leaving some of
the bad guys to pin down smoke. Indeed from there it becomes a no star
mission, but the bad news is if you get back to smoke and get on the
bike when it enters the cut scene the game locks during the bit where
your bike is supposed to leave the car park. The only way to use it as
a no stars is to get killed or let smoke get killed before the cut
scene. As there are a few other no stars it hardly seemed worth it in
the end.
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Paul Heslop wrote:
> As there are a few other no stars it hardly seemed worth it in the end.

Not to mention a lot earlier: "Drive Thru" probably being the best.
Just don't get into Sweet's car at the start. And, unlike "Just
Business", you don't have to fail the mission when you get back and
everything spawns as normal. [of course, it's too late for Buckaroo,
but he'll know for next time :]

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G Hardy wrote:
>
> "Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop.RemoveThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:46FE5ABA.A7E7DC24@blueyonder.co.uk...
>
> > ...the bad news is if you get back to smoke and get on the
> > bike when it enters the cut scene the game locks during the bit where
> > your bike is supposed to leave the car park...
>
> Are you sure? That's happened to me at least twice with regular gameplay
> (the cutscene camera jibs down the spiral ramp to ground level, but then
> nothing happens).

yep, that's the very place

>
> I've had several cutscene lockups like this, the most frequent is the start-
> or end-of-mission cutscenes at "The Four Dragons"

I tried it a few times, back when we were all trying to find the first
no stars mission and it locked every time at the same place, if you
let it go into that cut scene after returning from your journey over
to the other islands etc. A few of you could volunteer to try it again
and prove/disprove my theory :O)

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Rob Lancaster wrote:
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> "Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:46FE6F3B.16D1913@blueyonder.co.uk...
> >G Hardy wrote:
> >>
> >> "Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> news:46FE5ABA.A7E7DC24@blueyonder.co.uk...
> >>
> >> > ...the bad news is if you get back to smoke and get on the
> >> > bike when it enters the cut scene the game locks during the bit where
> >> > your bike is supposed to leave the car park...
> >>
> >> Are you sure? That's happened to me at least twice with regular gameplay
> >> (the cutscene camera jibs down the spiral ramp to ground level, but then
> >> nothing happens).
> >
> > yep, that's the very place
> >
> >>
> >> I've had several cutscene lockups like this, the most frequent is the
> >> start-
> >> or end-of-mission cutscenes at "The Four Dragons"
> >
> > I tried it a few times, back when we were all trying to find the first
> > no stars mission and it locked every time at the same place, if you
> > let it go into that cut scene after returning from your journey over
> > to the other islands etc. A few of you could volunteer to try it again
> > and prove/disprove my theory :O)
> >
> > --
> I've got a save for every mission, so I'll give it a go later on. As I said
> earlier, I never managed to get back before Smoke got killed in previous
> efforts, so it might take a few goes.
>
> Rob

I think this is one of tose don't dally situations. rather like when
you leave, if you mess around too close to the area smoke takes hits.
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Rob Lancaster wrote:
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> "G Hardy" <gareth.hardy1 DeleteThis @ntlwrold.com> wrote in message
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> > "Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop DeleteThis @blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:46FE5ABA.A7E7DC24@blueyonder.co.uk...
> >
> >
> > I've had several cutscene lockups like this, the most frequent is the
> > start- or end-of-mission cutscenes at "The Four Dragons"
> I get that too, but only at the beginning of Fender Ketchup. It freezes
> after the speaking, before the car drives out of the garage into the yard. I
> have the PC version, and the spacebar always clears it.
>
> Rob

maybe the space bar would work in this case. Thing is I have two
versions, xbox and ps2, the ps2 being the oldest version. I am not
sure if I ever tried it on the xbox... sounds like I just gave myself
a chore!

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