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== Gangs == | == Gangs == | ||
Hi, GTA4PC. Yeah, I agree that the [[Colombian Cartel]] is a very large entity, and certainly a major player in [[GTA III]]. Also, you're right: they are probably bigger than [[Diaz's Gang]] strictly speaking. However, I think Diaz's gang is ''more prominent'' in the [[GTA Vice City]] storyline than the Colombians are in GTA III. Ricardo and his gang are a major impediment to [[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy]] in [[Vice City]], and ''must'' be destroyed for the storyline to continue. How about this: let's use both to represent the ''major'' Latino gangs in the GTA series. Does that sound good? While I agree with including the Colombians, I think we also need to keep Diaz's gang at the top because of its importance to the GTA VC story. What do you think? '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 20:29, 2 June 2008 (UTC) | Hi, GTA4PC. Yeah, I agree that the [[Colombian Cartel]] is a very large entity, and certainly a major player in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]. Also, you're right: they are probably bigger than [[Diaz's Gang]] strictly speaking. However, I think Diaz's gang is ''more prominent'' in the [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] storyline than the Colombians are in GTA III. Ricardo and his gang are a major impediment to [[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy]] in [[Vice City]], and ''must'' be destroyed for the storyline to continue. How about this: let's use both to represent the ''major'' Latino gangs in the GTA series. Does that sound good? While I agree with including the Colombians, I think we also need to keep Diaz's gang at the top because of its importance to the GTA VC story. What do you think? '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 20:29, 2 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Oh, trust me, I'm not trying to adhere to what people over at Wikipedia think! :-) I just think we need to keep Diaz's gang pretty prominent, since they are so important to the GTA VC storyline, but if you think the Colombian Cartel is more important as far as being a bona-fide gang, that's perfectly fine with me. Just make sure important groups like Diaz's gang don't fall to the wayside! '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 20:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC) | :Oh, trust me, I'm not trying to adhere to what people over at Wikipedia think! :-) I just think we need to keep Diaz's gang pretty prominent, since they are so important to the GTA VC storyline, but if you think the Colombian Cartel is more important as far as being a bona-fide gang, that's perfectly fine with me. Just make sure important groups like Diaz's gang don't fall to the wayside! '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 20:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
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== Missions == | == Missions == | ||
Hey, Flesh! Thanks for the note. Yeah, I've been toying with the idea of running through the [[GTA San Andreas]] missions and bringing all the pages in-line with the agreed-upon format. I have also been working on walkthroughs (with the ''invaluable'' assistance of [[User:GuildKnight|GuildKnight]]), starting with [[Key to Her Heart]]. These will be heavily detailed, including images. I am planning on attaching the walkthroughs to the main mission pages. Let me know if you have any suggestions for anything I'm doing. And thanks for handling the other stuff, since I'm only an expert on GTA:SA and GTA:VC! '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 20:20, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | Hey, Flesh! Thanks for the note. Yeah, I've been toying with the idea of running through the [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]] missions and bringing all the pages in-line with the agreed-upon format. I have also been working on walkthroughs (with the ''invaluable'' assistance of [[User:GuildKnight|GuildKnight]]), starting with [[Key to Her Heart]]. These will be heavily detailed, including images. I am planning on attaching the walkthroughs to the main mission pages. Let me know if you have any suggestions for anything I'm doing. And thanks for handling the other stuff, since I'm only an expert on GTA:SA and GTA:VC! '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 20:20, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Yup, that's the general idea I've been functioning under, i.e. cleaning up the mission pages that already exist, then moving on to create the missing ones. I started in [[Las Venturas]] because I happened to be at that point in the game on the PC (I just got it on PC last month), and was poised to capture images and provide detailed information as I was going through the missions. I will likely re-start again later in order to work on the early [[Los Santos]] and [[San Fierro]] missions. I will then move on to [[GTA Vice City]] after I've finished with ''everything'' in [[GTA San Andreas]]. '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:01, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | :Yup, that's the general idea I've been functioning under, i.e. cleaning up the mission pages that already exist, then moving on to create the missing ones. I started in [[Las Venturas]] because I happened to be at that point in the game on the PC (I just got it on PC last month), and was poised to capture images and provide detailed information as I was going through the missions. I will likely re-start again later in order to work on the early [[Los Santos]] and [[San Fierro]] missions. I will then move on to [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] after I've finished with ''everything'' in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]. '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:01, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
::I take images with the [[camera]], which are automatically stored in a folder under "My Documents". This is, of course, assuming you have turned on the image autosave function under the options menu. :-) '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:08, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ::I take images with the [[camera]], which are automatically stored in a folder under "My Documents". This is, of course, assuming you have turned on the image autosave function under the options menu. :-) '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:08, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:::LOL, yeah, that's why I love [[GTA San Andreas]] for this purpose! There is another option that might work for the older games. The following is quoted from a message sent to me by [[User:MattyDienhoff|MattyDienhoff]]. | :::LOL, yeah, that's why I love [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]] for this purpose! There is another option that might work for the older games. The following is quoted from a message sent to me by [[User:MattyDienhoff|MattyDienhoff]]. | ||
::::<code>Use FRAPS (http://www.fraps.com/). FRAPS is a utility that runs in the background and allows you to take screenshots (and videos) with the press of a configurable hotkey. The free, unregistered version only allows you to save screenshots as bitmaps, but you can use paint or any decent photo-editing program to change them to JPG. Once you've downloaded it and set it up, you can go into the display settings in the game to turn the HUD and radar off to get them out of the way, then take some snaps. One tactic I use is to crouch and elevate the camera slightly to get my character out of the way and shift the focus onto whatever you're trying to photograph, so you can easily crop him out of the picture later.</code> | ::::<code>Use FRAPS (http://www.fraps.com/). FRAPS is a utility that runs in the background and allows you to take screenshots (and videos) with the press of a configurable hotkey. The free, unregistered version only allows you to save screenshots as bitmaps, but you can use paint or any decent photo-editing program to change them to JPG. Once you've downloaded it and set it up, you can go into the display settings in the game to turn the HUD and radar off to get them out of the way, then take some snaps. One tactic I use is to crouch and elevate the camera slightly to get my character out of the way and shift the focus onto whatever you're trying to photograph, so you can easily crop him out of the picture later.</code> | ||
:::Hope that helps! '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:19, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | :::Hope that helps! '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:19, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
::::I've played and beaten everything ''except'' [[GTA 1]], [[GTA 2]], and [[GTA IV]]. '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:33, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ::::I've played and beaten everything ''except'' [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]], [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]], and [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]. '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:33, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:::::Oh, god, I forgot about [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] and [[GTA London]]! Haven't played those either. '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:38, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | :::::Oh, god, I forgot about [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London|GTA London]]! Haven't played those either. '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:38, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
You ever go on [[IRC]]? '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:41, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | You ever go on [[IRC]]? '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 21:41, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
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== Howdy! == | == Howdy! == | ||
Heya. Thanks for the note. Actually, my work over here has been so fractured and diverse, I don't even know which part to jump into! I've got ''all'' of [[GTA San Andreas]] on my plate, as well as categorization, capturing images, cleaning up, discussing admin stuff, and to top it all off, I've started a new [http://www.lab.wikia.com wiki]! Suffice to say, I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I've been spending a good deal of time on the new wiki, since I'm building it from the ground up, so my work here has been rather sparse as of late. But I'm trying to find the right balance between all of this and my labwork! | Heya. Thanks for the note. Actually, my work over here has been so fractured and diverse, I don't even know which part to jump into! I've got ''all'' of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]] on my plate, as well as categorization, capturing images, cleaning up, discussing admin stuff, and to top it all off, I've started a new [http://www.lab.wikia.com wiki]! Suffice to say, I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I've been spending a good deal of time on the new wiki, since I'm building it from the ground up, so my work here has been rather sparse as of late. But I'm trying to find the right balance between all of this and my labwork! | ||
Anyway, how are things with you? I hope the VCS stuff is going well. Let me know if you come up with any ideas that might translate to GTA:SA! Happy editing! :-) '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 20:37, 12 July 2008 (UTC) | Anyway, how are things with you? I hope the VCS stuff is going well. Let me know if you come up with any ideas that might translate to GTA:SA! Happy editing! :-) '''[[User:Eganio|Eganio]]<sup>''[[User talk:Eganio|Talk]]''</sup>''' 20:37, 12 July 2008 (UTC) | ||