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* Cars and pedestrians usually respond to your horn, so if you're in a hurry and there are police around, use it. | * Cars and pedestrians usually respond to your horn, so if you're in a hurry and there are police around, use it. | ||
* Befriend [[Little Jacob]] quickly and buy armor and ammunition from him before any major conflict; this will make combat much easier. Be warned, he doesn't sell the [[RPG]], [[Desert Eagle]] or[[ Pump Shotgun]]. So if that's what you need, a [[gun shop]] is the best bet. Note that he '''will '''sell the pump shotgun for a limited time until an unspecified mission. | * Befriend [[Little Jacob]] quickly and buy armor and ammunition from him before any major conflict; this will make combat much easier. Be warned, he doesn't sell the [[RPG]], [[Desert Eagle]] or[[ Pump Shotgun]]. So if that's what you need, a [[gun shop]] is the best bet. Note that he '''will '''sell the pump shotgun for a limited time until an unspecified mission. | ||
* Want that nice vehicle you saved at one of your parking spaces but don't want to lose it? GTA IV seems to save memory by spawning a lot of the same type of car you are currently driving. Simply get in your car and drive around the block a couple of times. You should suddenly spot one parked up somewhere. Park yours back in the parking space and go and steal the other one. | * Want that nice vehicle you saved at one of your parking spaces but don't want to lose it? GTA IV seems to save memory by spawning a lot of the same type of car you are currently driving. Simply get in your car and drive around the block a couple of times. You should suddenly spot one parked up somewhere. Park yours back in the parking space and go and steal the other one. Another method of getting multiple of the same car is to use the [[East Borough Bridge]] to enter [[South Bohan]], there is a glitch that usually causes a dozen or more of the car you're driving to spawn parked. | ||
* If a taxi won't stop for you, chances are that there's already a passenger inside. Simply walk up and hold the button to get into the taxi as a passenger. You'll drag the passenger out of the cab and the taxi driver will be happy to take you. | * If a taxi won't stop for you, chances are that there's already a passenger inside. Simply walk up and hold the button to get into the taxi as a passenger. You'll drag the passenger out of the cab and the taxi driver will be happy to take you. | ||
* Find a barrel that can explode. To easily make it explode, shoot the top of it. | * Find a barrel that can explode. To easily make it explode, shoot the top of it. | ||