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'''Upstate'''  is the name given to the northern terrain of [[Shoreside Vale]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: III]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. Normally the area is inaccessible during gameplay. The area could be considered the technical limitations of GTA III. Upstate is mentioned in GTA III however the location is never revealed. The northern part can only be assumed as the location. The name, and location is suggested in GTA Liberty City Stories.

=== Overview ===

Lying behind the [[Shoreside Vale]] land mass are water patches and a gaping entrance into [[Blue Hell]]. There is also a [[Ghost Town|small city block]] situated behind the massif in GTA III.

The hills which are above Cedar Grove are only there to cover up the area behind it. Most of the hills are not solid. The way to distinguish this is if the grass is blurred, it's usually not solid. Most of the ground below the [[Cedar Ridge Observatory|observatory]] is solid and the ground at or above the observatory isn't. A chain of telephones poles that appear in the city begin from Upstate. The very first one (or last one) is located directly next to the observatory.

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[[File:UpstateLiberty-GTAIII-hills.jpg|thumb|300px]]

Upstate is the hilliest part of Shoreside Vale. The hills are located above Cedar Grove as mentioned before. There are two layers of hills. The first layer is under the observatory. And the second layer is at the same level as the observatory although some of it stretches out above it. There is a steep rocky wall connecting the two. The wall also stretches around the western part of the hills near Cochrane Dam, and the western part of the hills. The first layer is solid, and the player can roam on. The second layer isn't solid. Located above the wall is an invisible field that blocks the player. It is worth noting that some of the hills on the first land mass can be used as ramps to jump onto, and through the second hill mass.

=== Road tunnels ===

Two road tunnels first appear in GTA III. One is located in Cedar Grove, and the other is located near the Cochrane Dam. In GTA III these are blocked off without much reasoning. The tunnels would appear to be under construction as mounds of dirt, and construction signs are visible. The tunnels are in no way accessible, as there is an invisible wall around the tunnel entrances. If the player were to cause an explosion on the items, it will still be blocked. And the construction signs aren't solid, which is why explosives don't affect them. The only solid part is the small path in front of the pile of rubble.

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The two tunnels return in GTA Liberty City Stories but this time they are accessible and include traffic. The two tunnels connect to another in a t-junction, and another tunnel branching off at the intersection. The tunnel which branches off can't be entered as there is also a planted here. The other side of this road appears to go uphill, but isn't solid.  

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The main mean of reaching Upstate in GTA III is by [[Dodo|plane]]. Another way to reach it is the use of cheats in combination with the [[Rhino]] tank. The player cannot reach it by boat as there are invisible currents that cut off Upstate from the water around [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International]] and [[Portland]]. However, in GTA Liberty City Stories, the inclusion of a [[Cheats in GTA Liberty City Stories|floating car cheat]] allows the player to drive through the boundaries which would normally prevent boats from entering. Also if the player has obtained a [[Maverick|helicopter]] they can use that to go past the boundaries, but not the height limit.

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* The small fold-out maps that come with all copies of GTA III do not include the Upstate area of Liberty City.

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[[Category:Secrets]]

[[Category:Shoreside Vale]]