Matusware 608 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 ART OF CRIME by Matusware and with a help of ThePeto (UPDATED! RR Edition!) Attention * Read Me First Please * Attention this "game guide" is just a example how to do things, there is maybe better ways to do things and some of the examples are common knowledge, i made this so some new players may have few tips and tricks to know how to survive and maybe learn something and i hope this will help those who struggle everyday in los santos, i will be discussing about missions and i will not go to deathmatches and so on, so this is missions only, guns, vehicles, missions and strategys are just examples how to do things, you may have better ways to do things like faster ways and so on, so im not gonna tell the fastest ways im just gonna give you some tips and tricks, this is not an starter quide but i will be giving hints to were to aim when you are ranking up, this is for those who just cant run in and shoot everything and those who want to do missions with differend kind of way than just steamrolling, BASIC ELEMENTS OF DISHARMONY CRIME AND YOU first you will have a pistol, car and a t-shirt, in missions that translates: You Are Dead, so first thing you want to do is hit the races until you get the body armor and enough money to get better gun than that pistol, like Special Carbine and small garage, after you gained these i recommend that you get yourself an free Annis Elegy RH8 (you get this by making social club account, somebody correct me if im wrong), Elegy A.k.A "Free Nissan" is average vehicle that will give you bit more edge than the cars you get in the start, also light body armor and a Special Carbine will help you with the first missions so this is what you need to live to see another day (and i dont need to remind you that this was just an example), also try to boost your stealth, stamina, shooting, driving and flying skills cause they will also help you to survive FOOD FOR THE TOUGH keep your inventory filled with food, in missions you will lose your health and eating food will return it back, best result is that you are inside a car or taking a cover while eating, this will skip the animation and just heal you faster, food is also essential thing when driving away from gun fight cause you will take alot of damage if you are chased by enemies, so keep the eCola near you TOOLS OF THE TRADE vehicles and weapons you will need on upcoming jobs (missions) or atleast these will help you out so i recommend you will aim to get these Weapons: Special Carbine (or something similar) Micro SMG Sniper Rifle aditional things: Sticky Bombs MG Grenade Launcher and ofc Light Armor (or Heavy Armor depending on your rank) Special Carbine is all purpose gun that will serve you in all places, micro SMG is very important cause its the ideal weapon when shooting from cars, sniper rifle is maybe the important tool you will ever unlock getting targets out from far away point will help you alot, sticky bombs cost alot but taking out target vehicles when you want em with one blow will compensate that price, MG is for heavyer enemies and cleaning up for bigger groups also this will be replaced by minigun in ranks to come, Grenade Launcher is fast and it delivers death only problem is that aiming on targets that are far away is a bit of an problem so learn your ways with this gun, Heavy Armor, it will not save you cause no matter if you bolt a bus on your chest guy with an hoodie will take more bullets than you *BUT* it will give you better fighting chance atleast, Note: always use weapons that have good range cause getting close means greater chance to get killed, for example shotgun is good at close range but sucks at long range, always kill enemies when they are bit away from you if you possible can Vehicles: what you need is something with Speed vs Acceleration vs Mass something that has all of these but not too much and also something with ground clearance, so basicly you need all purpose car with 4 doors atleast (if you have friend(s) and you need to escort an NPC) and with has some sort of control on offroads and on highways *and* that you can hadle in corners too, i recommend: Buffalo its not the fastest car or anything else but it is average car and its good to handle (matter of taste and your driving skill) in missions too much speed will kill you and in offroad super car may serve you poorly but as i said it is a matter of taste and matter of your driving skill, learn to control you favorite car in corners and dont keep your eye on the hood, keep your eyes on road while constantly checking minimap, also its recommend that you get a bulletproof tires and some armor in it, first one is important cause one hit on tires may result failure on mission or atleast decrease your chances Note: this is all what you need when you are alone , further topics will include two players and teamwork (or more, like i said just examples) but if you can do everything alone, go for it ^^ just keep in your mind that knowing your grounds will save your life and if you want to know something about it read the Intelligence Information Below Mission Tactics on this topic so lets continue MISSION TACTICS COMMUNICATION AND TEAM communication is very important when you play with team, cause text message will not cut it, if you want your group to work right you need some sort of an communication, crew with working voice chat is far more dangerous weapon that those who needs to guess what other guy is doing, essence of teamwork is that you all work as one machine, take the roles that you are familiar with like sniper assault and so on and talk your teammates with tactics and listen to theirs so you will always have an clear idea how to work, team that has good communication and teamwork will be very dangerous hit squad and will be worthy foe against rival crews Intelligence Information when you arrive on mission dont go too close on point where you need to be, look around you, what can you see?, is there multiple ways in and out?, can you take targets out by sniper?, what is your point of exit?, can you flank your target? these are few the things you will need to check before just attacking cause it will may solve your proplems quicker and/or save your life, there may always be some advance point where you can get upper hand from your foes also discuss information with your mates and form a attack plan, remember Never run into open areas, check if you have good cover before you move forward also keep in mind that you will need to getaway, so keep your car pointed where you need to go and keep it away from harm but still close enough for you, try mission with just fooling around so you can learn where enemies will come and go, and keep in your mind that Giving Up aint An Option and no matter what, only goal you have is to get the job done, no matter what the cost is, in the end it will payoff more than just quiting on your mates **Next ones will be examples in missions so you will get the tactical idea of how you may do things, feel free to use em and make your own tactics so you can succeed on los santos crime world** Note: missions i use as examples can be done in matter of 4minutes or 20seconds and killing 9 or less but please still keep in mind that these are just an examples and just a way to give some people a hints how to do missions in away that dosent include runing like headless chicken on gunfight, in the examples we are using the tactics that are result of information, good communication and good teamwork Sniper and Assault taking enemies from far before they see you will be sometimes easyer than just walk in and shoot in mission Coveted your job is to get a cargobob and steal a crate, headless runing to the yellow indicator may kill you faster than getting hit by an titan plane, so here how Me (Matusware) and ThePeto are doing it first we check enemies from far and snipe away the snipers first, then we go bit closer other will clear out the landing area while other one is keeping leftside enemies busy as an assault unit and taking em off, this results an free way to the chopper without getting shot in the open area, other will be the pilot while the other will be the backup, if we have shot everybody we will just get the crate and fly away, if there is enemies alive other will stay behind and keep em busy while other gets the crate and flyes away resulting other to be left behind, small sacrafice for the job getting done Smoke and Mirrors (formely known as Loud, Fast and Pinned but has Updated on 30.5.2014) Smoke and Mirrors or shadows and daggers, for example mission im using Rooftop Rumble, sometimes you need be a trickster to get what you want and heres an example this takes atleast two players (you can do this alone BUT remember this is only an example) and two cars, player 1 will go to the bridge behind the building and player 2 will start firing everybody inside from front of that building while covering behind his / her car, player 2 will asisst from the bridge and in anycase player one must be on that bridge there will be two cars coming to the buildings back door and when this happens player 1 will kill them while player 2 is still causing "chaos" on front, when papers arrive and target car starts its getaway player 1 jumps on the car and takes driver out while player 2 makes a getaway from the building, when one of you gets the papers its just smooth drive home Matusware`s Note: there is no tactical value on RR anymore but however it was part of my original Game Guide so i continued to write about it, i hope this helps somebody Decoy Dude sometimes a small sacrafice will make the difference, one of the best tactics is using decoys, keeping 5-O busy on your tail while other one makes the job done and after you are away no-one aint any wiser except that they are missing something and no criminals to take the blame, works also on gang members or rival crew members in Hack And Dash Mission this is good example of Decoy, missions starts and your job is to hack the door and get FIB Granger or FIB Buffalo this is how we use the Decoy Dude Tactics first both will mark a metro tunnel into their maps other one will again use the armored buffalo while other one goes to hack the door, mission says that you must protect team mate while he is hacking, we will ingnore this, front of the door is an bottleneck, if you fill that with cops then you are in serious poop, so what you can do is like this, and this is how decoy dude works, other one goes to hacking and other one goes to buffalo and starts driving a circle, everytime a cop car comes other guy bumps it a little so it gets interested about that annoying buffalo, this results cops to stack up in one pile while buffalo is driving around em, and in somepoint other guy get the FIB Buffalo, and i dont say that take the buffalo cause it is buffalo, no, take it begause its armored and has bulletproof tires, the FIB Granger is like cow on rollerskates, so when other one sees the FIB buffalo disapear from view it is time to drive into the metro tunnels, so other one has clean getaway while other one is the decoy with all the bacon on his butt, when both are in tunnels the stars will go away and you have stolen FIB car without any problems and with a clean getaway with decoy dude.. Hammer And Shield this is similar to decoy dude except you are bulletmagnet and your job is protect you mate with your own life while trying to keep yourself alive most used tactics we use is Hammer and Shield, when you need to steal a van/truck/vehicle (for example) it is better that one guy is coming behind the vehicle with another one, while other one is stealing the vehicle and in many in cases stealing a vehicle missions you will have enemies with cars or motorcycles, so what you want is that one gets the van (for example) and other one gets into the his personal vehicle that he uses in missions, now, while other one is driving away the other one is sticking behind as an bulletshield and if somebody comes with a car or bike, the one behind can ram the car just a bit or the bike, this results that you gain a bit more time to getaway Few Things That Is Good To Know Time and Weather if you can, use noon and clear on missions, you will have clear sight on things and cause the weather is clear your getaway will be bit easyer cause the roads are dry and if you are flying you will not experiance so much turbulence Nation of Ammo remember the keep eye on your ammo levels, it may result an failure when you arrive in mission with only 20 bullets and 30 people to kill, ammo and respect is everything Small Bucks Money is Money, so remember that you can sell some cars on los santos customs in every (about) 50min and races will give you some quick bucks to spend these are the lowest risk ways to do some small bucks other ones are ofc armored trucks and robbing general stores Tools You Need, Things You Buy in first ranks you need to keep things simple, dont blow your money on cars and weapons you need, just buy the things you *really* need and custom the car you *really* use, if try to buy every gun and try to mod 10 cars at ones you will not have money left when you seriously need it, so keep things in order of importance "In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women." -Scarface 1983 Keep Calm and Play Fair dont be a dick, be fair and respect your crew mates, cause end of the day in los santos, those guys are the only ones looking for your back, and in los santos you will need all the friends you can get no matter if they are a insane finn *points himself* or just a silent guy with attidute to match *points at ThePeto* No Plan is Perfect keep in mind that no matter how much you plan a mission, no matter what tactics you use, poop will always hit the sabre Turbos cooling fan, so try to keep a "plan B" on your mind Everybody Can Kill You in los santos every npc is deadly so use that cover damn it! Last Notes, Few Words i hope by reading this topic you, the new player on this crew, will have some inside of things to come and you will succeed on your carreer on los santos, all this is based on my and ThePeto`s Tactics that we use daily, we use few guns and we use Matte Black Buffalos (Black Buffalos is our trademark ;D) on missions, we communicate alot by using a skype while on missions so we can plan away what and how to do things, we arent usually in a great hurry when we do missions in about 5min mission is usually over (depending on mission), we gather information about missions and we have abit knowledge about the hiding places on the map and map in general and the advance points, we prefer to have upper hand when missions starts so we can do it quick and clean and if we can..silently.. if we must.. with a bang, so if i may say out loud, we are the crews Department of special affairs that specialises in missions with high success rate ;D Plus we rob armored trucks and stores like no tommorow...*cough* In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. Hunter S. Thompson This post has been promoted to an article 19 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,123 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Holy crap. Nice post, well done. Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotick20 351 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I wish I had this info when I was starting out! Its incredibly helpful even now! Thank you! 1 Quote "Get busy living, or get busy dying." - Andy Dufresne from The Shawshank Redemption... Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortround 1,160 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Excellent post Matusware, there's tips here for players of all levels. Nice one. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge 7,265 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nicely done Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusware 608 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Holy crap. Nice post, well done. thank you sir, i try my best sir ^^ I wish I had this info when I was starting out! Its incredibly helpful even now! Thank you! good to know, it took me 4 hours to complete ^^ and now that i know this is respected topics i will try to make another one Excellent post Matusware, there's tips here for players of all levels. Nice one. ^^ *high five* Nicely done Thank You ^^ Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskidinho04 37 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 you can re-sell cars at lsc every 48 minutes. sometimes when i play i set my cell phone timer. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk8erFish 8 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 ty Matusware, any info shared for others is a +. ppl that haven't done these jobs or not as a team, will take a few tries to get it rt. goes for anything ne1 does. when ppl mess up a job or a race, its important that the ppl that do know what thier doing not get mad but help with advice like your post. so far, I'm have a good time with yall. TY DB Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCore89 7,404 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nice info man Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk8erFish 8 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I actually favor the Buffalo, It's used in SP as a main car (PV) meaning ppl have driven it a lot. it's good all around car, and can be quite fast with all the mods. Easy to use as cover in most missions. can shoot over the top of it. pretty good armor when maxed also. can take a beating b4 it's destroyed. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusware 608 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 you can re-sell cars at lsc every 48 minutes. sometimes when i play i set my cell phone timer. i was aware of the 48min, i use 50min timer myself cause in some rare cases exact 48min will not work so 50min has an "leeway" in it ^^ ty Matusware, any info shared for others is a +. ppl that haven't done these jobs or not as a team, will take a few tries to get it rt. goes for anything ne1 does. when ppl mess up a job or a race, its important that the ppl that do know what thier doing not get mad but help with advice like your post. so far, I'm have a good time with yall. TY DB people usually give up too fast ^^, good advice to keep in mind is: when you dont succeed get a bigger hammer ;D, i have a tactic that i use it is called trial and error for example in World of Warcraft i was proofing that you can run level 1 to the highest raid places and it is possible, and when i was proofing this it took me about 50 deaths and several hours to complete, also i have been teaching Co-op to others and teamwork too, Art Of Crime topic came to me one night when i was playing with totally random persons and one of em rage quited and rest of em didnt know what to do and zerg rushed to their death, on that point i had idea to share some of my ideas, tips and tricks to this forum in a hope that it helps people ^^ and im glad to see my 4 hours didnt go totally on waste ^^ Nice info man Thanks David I actually favor the Buffalo, It's used in SP as a main car (PV) meaning ppl have driven it a lot. it's good all around car, and can be quite fast with all the mods. Easy to use as cover in most missions. can shoot over the top of it. pretty good armor when maxed also. can take a beating b4 it's destroyed. same reasons i use it and i recommended it ^^ one that my friend is using on missions in time to time is Obey Tailgater while im the guy that has "Buffalo or Bust" attidute xD Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskidinho04 37 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 also using the quick gps(holding select) on missions instead of pausing to mark a target. this is a big one i think a lot of people forget about, when you lose sight of the cops change you glasses or mask to something else and you will lose one wanted star 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusware 608 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 also using the quick gps(holding select) on missions instead of pausing to mark a target. this is a big one i think a lot of people forget about, when you lose sight of the cops change you glasses or mask to something else and you will lose one wanted star oh yeah i forgot this one ^^ if i have stars i usually use metro tunnels etc, but when i start mission or something similar i always mark myself a getaway route, so when a snowball drops in hell i have Plan B allready ^^ Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rofur 209 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nice guide Matus! Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,123 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I usually give lester a call to remove want level or use tunnels. Depends on my mood Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyhitch 31 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Valuable information here. Love it! Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb76 3,952 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nice post, have a bisquit 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb76 3,952 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) a insane finn *points himself* or just a silent guy with attidute to match *points at ThePeto* I can't help thinking of you guys as a Finnish penn and teller. Edited March 20, 2014 by Pb76 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyhitch 31 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 This Buffalo vehicle, is it for sale or does one have to pinch it? Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusware 608 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nice guide Matus! Thanks Rofur13 ^^ I usually give lester a call to remove want level or use tunnels. Depends on my mood What!? call lester for removing stars for 600$ thats insane, noway im gonna but my money on that nonsense....oooh chrome color for 25.000$ SOLD! xD Valuable information here. Love it! thank you thank you *bows* Nice post, have a bisquit *GAH* A Bisquit! you are my best friend! *nomnomnomnomnom* a insane finn *points himself* or just a silent guy with attidute to match *points at ThePeto* I can't help thinking of you guys as a Finnish penn and teller. like i said: he`s Chaos and im Mayhem we are double act ^^ Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusware 608 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 This Buffalo vehicle, is it for sale or does one have to pinch it? yup you need to steal it like good old criminal so heres a gun and a apple go there and dont talk to cops *handing over a gun and a apple like handing over a book to an student* Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-13415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troysayshi 80 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Think you might have to rethink Rooftop given the change since the update. I rarely take the Buffalo out. The majority of people seem to have their own vehicles most of the time though quite often I myself will jump into a mission directly from my apartment and therefore am reliant on the generosity of others to get to destinations until I call the mechanic at some point if at all. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-21924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusware 608 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Think you might have to rethink Rooftop given the change since the update. I rarely take the Buffalo out. The majority of people seem to have their own vehicles most of the time though quite often I myself will jump into a mission directly from my apartment and therefore am reliant on the generosity of others to get to destinations until I call the mechanic at some point if at all. there is very little to be changed on rooftop rumble, same tactic still works *BUT* i need to rewrite it a little, first i need to do RR couple of times to confirm how it works and then write the update here, Buffalo is just an example car as it is noted couple of times ^^, and yes people have always used what ever they had on that mission but like i said buffalo (franklins or the regular one) is just an example car, i thank you troy for giving me a notice that my guide is out-dated on that part ^^ now i shall make a update after i have done RR few times and have information needed to "fix" this Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-21927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troysayshi 80 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm kind of betting used to it too. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-21962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rofur 209 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Just found a useful tip for robbing armoured trucks and didn't know where else to post it so here goes:- If the truck stops for any reason ( traffic lights, traffic jam, whatever) get out silenced shotgun and get right up close to the rear doors and shoot twice between the door handles. Not only will the doors pop open but unless one of the guards gets out you shouldn't get a wanted level. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/1053-art-of-crime-game-guide-for-newcomers/#findComment-24735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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