GTA V - General Thread

[CodeRedR51]

Yeah, and squeaky shoes.

I see that the trees are moving about and the flags on the flag poles are flapping along in the wind pretty good, was it like this before? I wonder if this is just another weather condition that Rockstar programmed in like the snow and it will eventually stop.

 

[McLaren]

I see that the trees are moving about and the flags on the flag poles are flapping along in the wind pretty good, was it like this before? I wonder if this is just another weather condition that Rockstar programmed in like the snow and it will eventually stop.

It was part of an update. There was (somewhat sadly), a large thread on the topic at GTA Forums of why the trees don't sway & it got bumped after the update with the need for "video evidence".

 

[Sage Ages]

Apparently, you can land a plane on the blimp.

 

[Dan]

Apparently, you can land a plane on the blimp.

I've landed helicopters and other blimps on blimps, but planes on blimps? How did it not blow up?

 

[Sage Ages]

By not crashing into it.

 

[Dan]

By not crashing into it.

Which plane were you using?

 

[Sage Ages]

Which plane were you using?

I didn't do it, but someone managed to do it with a stunt plane.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

The Mallard? It's plausible. Very nimble plane.

 

[Dan]

The Mallard? It's plausible. Very nimble plane.

True, but since it is extremely light, it can be difficult to land, and can bounce. The Mammatus is another plausible plane. It's on the slow side, but very stable.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

The Mammatus

I hate that plane so much....

 

[Dan]

I typically hate reaction videos, but this is the funniest thing I've seen all day:

 

[eran0004]

Here's a tow truck train

It seems like the tow truck only needs to pull the weight of the car directly attached to it, because the big tow truck could just barely move the truck with the oil trailer, but when I hooked up the small tow truck to the big tow truck it was pretty easy to get the train moving.

 

[88GTA]

I see random tanks and trailers on the side of the road sometimes. If you pick one up is there somewhere you can take it for money?

 

[eran0004]

I see random tanks and trailers on the side of the road sometimes. If you pick one up is there somewhere you can take it for money?

If you have a truck you can connect the trailer to it (unless the trailer is locked, most of them are) but I don't think you can do anything with it other than driving around with it and dropping it off wherever you want. There are flatbed trailers where you can load boxes and stuff if you have a forklift, but as soon as you drive away they will slip off. The best use I have found for trailers is that you can "surf" on them if you climb up on one that's in traffic. On most trailers the character will "grip" and not fall off, the exception I've found is the car trailer where the character will attempt to fall of but get caught by the gate and have an epic slapstick moment until either the truck stops or the character falls off.

If you find a car driving around with a boat trailer you can climb up and get into the boat. That way you can listen to music while you're "surfing" (sitting down, I don't know if that counts as surfing...). If you fire a gun while you're on the boat, the driver of the car will panic and go full speed, trying to get away from you, often driving on the wrong side of the road. It's pretty hilarious, because obviously he can't drive away from the trailer.

 

[Dan]

If you find a car driving around with a boat trailer you can climb up and get into the boat. That way you can listen to music while you're "surfing" (sitting down, I don't know if that counts as surfing...). If you fire a gun while you're on the boat, the driver of the car will panic and go full speed, trying to get away from you, often driving on the wrong side of the road. It's pretty hilarious, because obviously he can't drive away from the trailer.

I need to try this.

But it can wait. I need to take a nap.

 

[eran0004]

I need to try this.

You should! It turns into a road-boat bull riding rodeo

 

[R5]

I did it with a friend online.

Got sniped though

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Heh, I just made a superhero cry.

 

[JR98]

Just finished story, have 15 mil per character. Now to do redwood assassination to get 1.5bn and set go on a spending spree

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Just finished story, have 15 mil per character.

How the hell did you do that? You can usually walk away with twice that amount.

 

[JR98]

How the hell did you do that? You can usually walk away with twice that amount.

Decided to do subtle approach because I'm lazy and had an expensive crew

 

[Sage Ages]

The second way isn't even that hard. You shoud've gone with Packie, Chef, and Taliana.

 

[JR98]

The second way isn't even that hard.

But it takes effort to lose the 5*!

 

[Sage Ages]

But it takes effort to lose the 5*!

Leave the city, and get the hell out of the way of anyone. There's even a wanted level cheat.

You also should've used heist members that you meet in random encounters.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Decided to do subtle approach because I'm lazy and had an expensive crew

Is that where you escape by car or by helicopter?

Also, you should try to get Packie and Talina in your crew - they're highly-skilled and have a low pay cut. Alternatively, you can train up other crew members if you're willing to take risks early on.

And yes, it's worth replaying to go through the alternative heist missions.

 

[JR98]

Leave the city, and get the hell out of the way of anyone. There's even a wanted level cheat.

You also should've used heist members that you meet in random encounters.

Is that where you escape by car or by helicopter?

Also, you should try to get Packie and Talina in your crew - they're highly-skilled and have a low pay cut. Alternatively, you can train up other crew members if you're willing to take risks early on.

And yes, it's worth replaying to go through the alternative heist missions.

I know of Packie and the girl with the destroyed Emperor, I used them on my PS3 playthrough.

Also I went to get Packie but I saw a rare police buffalo chasing and HAD to have it. Too late now anyway. Subtle is by car and it feels more awesome to play IMO. Will post all missions and heists (In their different ways) soon

 

[Sage Ages]

They're not rare. They're one of the most common outside of the regular Cruiser and the Stanier, not including missions.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

So, my newfound nostalgia for Los Santos has worn off pretty quickly, which I'm disappointed by. I have 100% completion, so it feels like there's nothing left to do.

Currently looking for an obscure corner of the map to explore, one that I have never really seen before. Can you explore the cargo plane from "Minor Turbulence"? And if so, is there anything worth finding there?

 

[JR98]

Working on a walkthrough of GTAV as I screwed up stock exchange. As of this post up to the Life Invader mission has been done

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZW4OsQM1P00Rss8FUKWB4w

I will also post stock exchange missions

 

[Dan]

So, my newfound nostalgia for Los Santos has worn off pretty quickly, which I'm disappointed by. I have 100% completion, so it feels like there's nothing left to do.

Currently looking for an obscure corner of the map to explore, one that I have never really seen before. Can you explore the cargo plane from "Minor Turbulence"? And if so, is there anything worth finding there?

In Minor Turbulence, once you've killed all the enemies before going to the cockpit and killing the pilot, I think you're able to walk around inside it. Nothing too interesting, though.