Vice City PC

Venom

Great game. Really great game. Runs like a dream with everything maxxed out and the do anything you want factor is just so much fun.

The only complaint I have is the controls for the remote comtrol chopper are a total pain in the ass.

PiE

If you think the chopper's bad, just wait till you get to the RC Aeroplane!

Damn addictive game. My only gripe is that it took too long to get to the stage where you could buy property (and thus save your game), meaning you had to travel huge distances to save

Makaveli

I can't fly that helicopter at all. Pain in the ass.
Oh, what's the point to the widescreen option in display settings? I mean, who has a ws monitor?

Atm, I'm not really doing the missions, I'm just driving around getting to know the streets. Oh and the motorbikes rock.

pickarooney

It runs at a playable rate (doesn't look too fansay, but speed is okay) on my
800MHz Duron
64MB ATI radeon 7000
320MB SDRAM,
so the minimum specs are accurate enough.

Matt Simis

Originally posted by Makaveli
I can't fly that helicopter at all. Pain in the ass.
Oh, what's the point to the widescreen option in display settings? I mean, who has a ws monitor?

Atm, I'm not really doing the missions, I'm just driving around getting to know the streets. Oh and the motorbikes rock.

Umm, me: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004YNSR/102-8351107-4880163

Thats a 24" CRT, but a rake load of new LCDs are Widescreen too. Catch up with the times man!

I can confirm the widesceen option functions perfectly.


Matt

Stephen

I got my copy in the post yesterday from play.com - its f*cking excellent, and seems to run a hell of a lot smoother than GTA3 did on my PC. Quite an addictive game, pity I still have two exams left to do ww)

Captain Trips

Can anyone say if I have played GTA:VC on PS2 to around 30% whether it's worth getting on PC? After getting a 9700Pro PS2 gfx are putting me off most games. I am not ****ting you.

phreak

Originally posted by Captain Trips
Can anyone say if I have played GTA:VC on PS2 to around 30% whether it's worth getting on PC? After getting a 9700Pro PS2 gfx are putting me off most games. I am not ****ting you.

30% is actually ALOT of the main game. To get to 100% you have to collect all the packages and the rest of the boring stuff.

adnans

whatever you do, don't play the game with EAX3 when running windows XP. after going back to desktop, i experienced horrible echo effects which i couldnt turn off for the love of god. when i played any mp3s after playing vice city, they sounded weird and the constant hum from the bass woofer gave me a headache.

otherwise, its a cool game

adnans

Makaveli

How do you know when you are finished the main story? Is there a cut scene or anything?
I think I've done all the missions bar some of the property missions.
All I have left is that stupid "checkpoint charlie" mission at the boathouse and whatever is after that and the mission at the film studio where you have to drop the flyers and whatever comes after that.
I think I own all the properties where you can earn money.
I have:

Malibu Club (all missions done + Phil's missions)
Pole Position Strip Club (task done, hardly a mission)
Kauffman Cabs (all missions done)
Cherry Popper Ice Cream (mission done)
Printworks (2 missions done, I would have thought there was more, but it's now earning me money)
Film Studios
Boathouse

Am I missing something?

Also I've done

All of Avery's missions
All of Cortez's missions
All of Diaz's
All the Hatian
All the Cuban
All of the Lovefist
All of the biker ones
All of the Vercetti ones (I've got the mansion making money)
The Kent Paul one or two (whatever it was)

I think that's it. The only icons on the map for more missions are the boathouse and film studios.
I've completed 40% I think.
Am I missing something?

adnans

how did the game start? did Sonny ever get his money back? surely if you didnt see Sonny anymore in the game, something is missing.

adnans

PiE

Ahh, just finished the main storyline today. Quite satisfying I must admit :]

Makaveli, you'll know when it's over... believe me.

fisty

great game,
finished all the main stories - do i just buy up property then yeah?

phreak

Originally posted by fisty
great game,
finished all the main stories - do i just buy up property then yeah?

yup...buy everything, and try and find all the secret stuff.

Makaveli

Ok I guess I'll just keep trying these two missions even though they are wrecking my head. God I hate those jumps for the boats.

Littletinyman

Is it just me or is the vertical axis of the mouse WAY more sensitive than the horizontal when you're just walking around? Is this some sort of bug? When I adjust the sensitivity it only adjusts the horizontal, it's almost unplayable the way it is - going from one extreme to the other on the vertical axis in the space of about an inch or two.

Makaveli

Finished last night after that post.
Quite a good ending I must say.

One other question. How do I enter the races that you see in the Sunshine Autos garage? I've done all the collecting missions.

PiE

Go to the Map in the garage/basement thing, stand in the circle, map will show up, press left/right to select race then hit Right Shift key.

Makaveli

Ah right shift. I think I might have pressed every other button. Cheers.