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[[Image:Nitrousboast-GTASA.jpg|thumb|275px|right|A nitrous-boasted [[Fortune]] in GTA San Andreas.]]
'''[[wp:Nitrous|Nitrous]]''', short for '''nitrous oxide''' (N2O) and sometimes abbreviated as '''nitro''', is used to boost the speed and acceleration of a vehicle in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].
'''[[wp:Nitrous|Nitrous]]''', short for '''nitrous oxide''' (N2O) and sometimes abbreviated as '''nitro''', is used to boost the speed and acceleration of a vehicle in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].


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==The Ballad of Gay Tony==
==The Ballad of Gay Tony==
In The Ballad of Gay Tony, nitrous is limited during [[Triathlon (TBOGT)|triathlon]] and multiplayer [[race]]s, although the boost can be controlled. Much like in ''[[wp:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]]'' and other similar games, a small tank-shaped bar next to the radar will show the amount of nitrous available, which will regenerate in time. Motorcycles in Race and GTA Race multiplayer modes are also equipped with nitrous, but are often very risky to use as collisions while riding a nitrous-boasted bike are potentially fatal. Even vehicles like the [[APC]] may also be equipped with nitrous in such races.
[[Image:Nitrousboast-TBOGT.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Boasting a [[Bullet GT]] with nitrous in a [[Triathlon (TBOGT)|Triathlon]] in The Ballad of Gay Tony.]]
 
In The Ballad of Gay Tony, nitrous is limited to use in [[Triathlon (TBOGT)|Triathlon]]s and multiplayer [[race]]s, although the boost can be controlled. Much like in ''[[wp:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]]'' and other similar games, a small tank-shaped bar next to the radar will show the amount of nitrous available, which will regenerate in time. Motorcycles in Race and GTA Race multiplayer modes are also equipped with nitrous, but are often very risky to use as collisions while riding a nitrous-boasted bike are potentially fatal. Even vehicles like the [[APC]] may also be equipped with nitrous in such races.


When nitrous is ready, a high-pitched humming noise can be heard from the car, along with small orange fumes from the exhaust pipes. Unlike in GTA San Andreas, the nitrous in TBOGT can instantly catapult a vehicle to its top speed (or close to it), and the dramatic boast in speed may be shocking if the player's vehicle is traveling at a lower speed.
When nitrous is ready, a high-pitched humming noise can be heard from the car, along with small orange fumes from the exhaust pipes. Unlike in GTA San Andreas, the nitrous in TBOGT can instantly catapult a vehicle to its top speed (or close to it), and the dramatic boast in speed may be shocking if the player's vehicle is traveling at a lower speed.

Revision as of 16:08, 16 November 2011

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A nitrous-boasted Fortune in GTA San Andreas.

Nitrous, short for nitrous oxide (N2O) and sometimes abbreviated as nitro, is used to boost the speed and acceleration of a vehicle in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

GTA San Andreas

In GTA San Andreas, nitrous is a reusable vehicle component that can be installed on modifiable vehicles at any mod garages in San Andreas. Nitro comes in three "strengths", which include, in increasing order, 2x, shown with a small tank; 5x, with a large tank; and 10x, with a pair of small tanks. Increased nitrous strength provides a longer boasting duration.

When installed on a vehicle, the "fire" button can be pressed to activate a nitrous boast. The boast increases the speed and acceleration of the vehicle dramatically, with exaggerated motion blur and bright blue flames spewing out of the exhaust pipe(s), before the nitrous exhaust ceases after a given period of time and the vehicle may revert back to its normal top speed.

Each depletion of nitrous is followed by a delay period when the nitrous tank "refills" and the player will not be able to use another boost right away. Players will be able to identify this by keeping tabs at the exhaust pipe(s), which will emit blue fumes while the nitrous refills. When the fumes no longer appear (releasing normal exhaust smoke instead), the player is allowed to use the nitrous again. An exploit exists that allows players to regain use of nitrous faster by simply exiting the car that is refilling its nitrous tank and immediately reentering it, thereby resetting the status of the nitrous tank and refilling the nitrous instantaneously.

The Ballad of Gay Tony

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Boasting a Bullet GT with nitrous in a Triathlon in The Ballad of Gay Tony.

In The Ballad of Gay Tony, nitrous is limited to use in Triathlons and multiplayer races, although the boost can be controlled. Much like in Need for Speed and other similar games, a small tank-shaped bar next to the radar will show the amount of nitrous available, which will regenerate in time. Motorcycles in Race and GTA Race multiplayer modes are also equipped with nitrous, but are often very risky to use as collisions while riding a nitrous-boasted bike are potentially fatal. Even vehicles like the APC may also be equipped with nitrous in such races.

When nitrous is ready, a high-pitched humming noise can be heard from the car, along with small orange fumes from the exhaust pipes. Unlike in GTA San Andreas, the nitrous in TBOGT can instantly catapult a vehicle to its top speed (or close to it), and the dramatic boast in speed may be shocking if the player's vehicle is traveling at a lower speed.

Nitrous boasts can also provide players a head start in races; this is accomplished by spinning the car's tires at the starting line (by holding the accelerator and brake/e-brake commands simultaneously), and activating the nitrous and releasing the brakes at the same time when the race starts. If done correctly, the car will attain a massive boast in speed that will easily propel it into 1st place. This trick does not work in APC races.