Creed? There's that word again... Oh wait. StefanofromIta is different than StefanofromRome. Sorry, I wasn't paying attention. I was confused; StefanofromRome's English has improved a lot since his first days working with software translators. Anyway, creed does not translate well. I still have no clue what it means.
Padding Respect and Weapons Skill
Here's another idea for a video that I won't be making because it requires shooting lots of cops. I was working with bamspeedy1298 at GameFAQs (check out his
Stats FAQ) to discover various methods of increasing the Respect stat). He had worked out a method of using cocktails near the bribe in the gully by CJ's house in LS (a little northwest of the Stadium) to torch the cops that respond with a wanted level. But I found the method to be frustrating because the cops have a nasty habit of busting CJ through the fence. Besides, the method increased respect fairly quickly, but didn't improve any weapons stats. So I went looking for a better method. Bamspeedy later discovered that drug dealers were worth the same amount of respect as cops. But drug dealers don't spawn fast enough to be useful for anything other than collecting a little money.
I was looking for an indoor area where CJ had access to armor or food and was safe from helicopters or cops with uzis. The police stations worked fairly well, but the complex geometry of the stations made it difficult to control the spawn rate, or escape to safety when needed. I finally ended up inside of the bunkered docks at the Naval Station in San Fierro.
Since SF is still restricted, the wanted level can't go above 4 stars, so the bunker at the navy base isn't any more dangerous than anywhere else. Vehicles don't spawn there, so I don't need to worry about swat cops or cops with shotguns. It's covered, so the helicopters aren't a threat. There isn't any armor or food available, but it's outdoors, so CJ can ride in and out when needed and choose where to get health or armor as needed.
I show up on bike and park it in one of the a alcoves deep inside the bunker, then try to get away from it quickly so the tires don't get shot. The cops don't usually spawn until CJ gets off the bike. If the bike does get a flat, then grab the boat parked inside one of the bays, and drive to the dry dock with the NRG-500 Challenge to get another bike.
The foot cops spawn at a reasonable rate, and usually out of sight in the next room. Running between the bays allows some control of the spawn rate, and offers a little protection. But otherwise the bay is fairly open, and the cops can often be picked off long before they are in range to shoot back.
My goal was to work on Respect while maxing CJ's weapon skills, but I ended up maxing Respect before I completed all of the weapons. The SMG skill was previously maxed during the vigilante mission, so I brought a Desert Eagle, Micro-SMG, Sawn-Off Shotgun, and an M4 - all with plenty of ammo. A regular shotgun spawns just south of the navy base, but I had to make an extra trip to Los Venturas to get the Combat shotgun. I should have brought an AK-47 to SF, since an M4 spawns in the north part of town, but I was able to get hold of an AK-47 anyway by running over members of Woozie's gang (Least Favorite Gang - Cloud Mountain Triad). I made it about half way through the 9mm pistol skill before Respect maxed out at 100%. I never touched the silenced pistol.
Ending Stats: (starting at or near 0)
Total Respect: 100%
Desert Eagle: 0 to Hitman - 350 rounds
Shotgun, Sawn-off, Combat Shotgun: 0 to Hitman - 675 rounds (~225 each)
Machine Pistol: 0 to Hitman - 4000 rounds
SMG durinv Vigilante: 0 to Hitman - ~2000 rounds
AK-47, M4: Hitman - 1500 rounds (~750 each)
Pistol: Gangster (58%) - can't tell; cops keep dropping more ammo
Bullets fired: ~7500
Bullets that Hit: ~7400
Note: Finish up with a shotgun instead of a pistol so pellet hits out number shots fired. Also, drive-by shots count as hits but not shots fired.
Total Legitimate Kills: 83 (78 in vigilante) to 1748
Playing time: ~3:25 - Includes travel to SF, LV, and back to save in LS.