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| {{cleanup|Split this into [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era]] and [[Wanted Level in GTA IV]], with a disambiguation page}} | | {{disambig}} |
| | '''Wanted Level''' is the term used to refer to how much the player is wanted by the [[police]], and is treated differently throughout different games in the [[Grand Theft Auto|series]]: |
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| A '''Wanted Level''' is a measure of the how much the player is wanted by the police or other law enforcement. In [[GTA III era]] games, the player has a six-point scale of stars. One wanted star is gained by minor crimes, two by more serious crimes, and these are increased if the player continues to retaliate against law enforcement.
| | *[[Wanted Level in GTA 1|Wanted level in GTA 1 Era]] ([[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]], [[Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969|GTA London 1969]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961|GTA London 1961]]) |
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| If the player has one or more wanted stars, the Police will give chase and attempt to arrest the player - bringing up the message "[[Busted]]". An arrest is executed by either knocking the player onto the ground and surrounding him, or by opening the player's car door and aiming weapons at him. In both cases, the player has no choice but to give up. If arrested, the player is transported to the nearest police station and is released minus some money and their weapons.
| | *[[Wanted Level in GTA 2]] |
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| If the player retaliates and shoots at a police officer, they will attempt to take the player down with lethal force. If the player [[Death|dies]], the usual procedure of returning to the nearest hospital will happen. With a wanted level of 3 stars or more, [[Police Maverick|police helicopters]] will give chase and attempt to shoot down the player. On 4 stars, [[SWAT]] teams will arrive in [[Enforcer]]s, and also will descend from the police helicopters, and attempt to kill the player. On 5 stars, the [[FBI]] will take over in their [[FBI Rancher|Ranchers]]. On the maximum wanted level of 6 stars, the [[Army]] will take over the entire operation and attempt to terminate the player with their [[Rhino]] tanks and [[Barracks]] trucks.
| | *[[Wanted Level in GTA III Era]] ([[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance|GTA Advance]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]]) |
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| A players wanted level can be decreased by several means. A one-star wanted level will disappear if the player "lies low" for a while (is not seen by the police, and does not commit more crime). Higher wanted levels can only be lost through the use of [[Bribes]], which are floating stars (similar to [[Hidden Packages]]) which will lower the wanted level by 1 star. Also, putting the car through a [[Pay n Spray]] will help put the police off the player's scent.
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| It is notoriously difficult to survive higher wanted levels without the use of [[Cheats]], available only in GTA III and subsequent games.
| | *[[Wanted Level in GTA IV Era]] ([[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]) |
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| *For all [[GTA III]] Era games, there are cheats to raise and lower wanted levels. | | *[[Wanted Level in GTA Chinatown Wars]] |
| *In [[GTA Vice City]],upon being [[Busted]], the voice of lawyer [[Ken Rosenberg]] can be heard persuading the police to let him go: ''"Officer, do you really think my client is capable of that?"''.
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| *[[GTA San Andreas]] has a cheat to prevent the player from ever obtaining a wanted level. However, the player can still get attacked at the police impound station.
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| *In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], it's possible for pedestrians to call 911 on their [[cellphone]]s, giving the player a wanted level even if no police officers witness their crime. <br>
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| ::''"Instead of sprinting to the first available car, jacking it then hurtling to the nearest [[Pay N Spray]], escaping from the cops in GTA IV is a far more organic affair. For starters, any crime you commit will give you a wanted level. Jack a car anywhere and you'll get a star because there are witnesses. Instead of the cops just screaming to your position though, the star warning you're 'awarded' translates to a visible search area on the [[radar]]. If you manage to escape the circular search area, then your wanted level will flash and disappear. If you're spotted though, the centre of the circle changes to your position, and you have to start again. This offers up numerous options. As police only operate on their own line of sight, if they can't see you they can't stop you."''
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| ==One Star==
| | *[[Wanted Level in GTA V]] |
| A one-star wanted level is attained by committing minor crimes, such as:
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| :* punching someone
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| :* shooting someone
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| :* shooting/punching a car
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| :* destroying a car
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| :* driving into/shooting a police vehicle.
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| :* firing a weapon in public, if seen by a police officer
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| :* stealing a parked car near an officer/carjacking a car near an officer
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| :* failing to pay at a [[Tollbooths|tollbooth]] (in [[GTA IV]])
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| :* driving while intoxicated (in [[GTA IV]])
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| :* carjacking a parked police car (in [[GTA IV]])
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| [[Police]] officers who see you will chase you and try to hit you with their [[nightstick]] if you aren't displaying a firearm, but if you are they may fire at you with a [[pistol]]. If a police car is close by it will follow you, but won't keep up a high-speed pursuit. It is easy to lose the police on a one-star wanted level, as if you run long enough and lie low, or just hide (and don't commit more crimes), then they give up.
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| In ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', police will spot you and will try to arrest you for DWI. Note that controlling the vehicle while intoxicated may be difficult, so it is safe to wait until the intoxicated vision weas off.
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| You will get [[Busted]] if you stop and a police officer opens your car door, or if you get knocked down (after a fall or being hit) and a police officer has time to get to you.
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| ==Two Stars==
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| Two stars are attained by:
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| :* killing a police officer
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| :* pointing a firearm at an officer (in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]])
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| :* destroying many cars at once.
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| :* killing many people in a short space of time.
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| :* crashing into a petrol pump (causing death or severe property damage)
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| :* holstering a weapon at the [[police station]]/performing a bank robbery
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| :* destroying an aircraft (in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]])
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| :* faking arrest (in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]
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| [[Police]] officers will shoot at you, police [[Police car|cars]] and [[HPV 1000|bikes]] will start chasing you, and if stopped by a police car, they will brandish shotguns and take cover behind their car doors. Getting a [[bribe]] will lose one star and you can just hide from them, or you can visit a [[pay 'n' spray]]. If you're on water, police boats will appear bit only in open water and they'll barely do anything, except shoot at you with their turrets. In [[GTA: San Andreas]], cops appears on top of [[Predator]] boats and will attempt to shoot you while you try and escape.
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| ==Three Stars==
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| You get three stars by:
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| :* continuing to attack police officers
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| :* killing more civilians
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| :* destroying property
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| :* causing excessive property damage very quickly, such as blowing up several cars at once
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| :* entering and staying at the police impound station, which causes the police to call for backup (in [[GTA: SA]])
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| Small roadblocks will be set up with police cars and officers shooting at you, a [[Police Maverick|police helicopter]] will follow you, putting a spotlight on you; and if given the chance will shoot at you; they will also make funny remarks ''"I can see him, its a guy!"''. Police will become more aggressive, keeping up with you no matter what car you are driving and shooting at you at any chance.
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| *In GTA Vice City, upon reaching three-star wanted level, spike strips will be thrown out to pop your tires. Also, Uzi-carrying vice squad members (highly reminiscent of Miami Vice's Crockett and Tubbs) will pursue you in VCPD [[Cheetah]]s.
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| *In GTA San Andreas, upon reaching three-star wanted level, [[HPV 1000|Police bikes]] will also chase you and fire all the time. [[Predator|Police boats]] will fire at you a bit more. It is still possible to lose this wanted level by lying low, however as there is now a helicopter chasing you it is signifigantly harder. It is really only possible to lose this level when hiding in a place the helicopter(s) can't come, such as under a bridge. (When not spotted by police boats)
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| ==Four Stars==
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| You get four stars by:
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| :* continuing to shoot back at police
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| :* killing more civilians
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| :* shooting down several police helicopters
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| :* causing extreme property damage, such as blowing up 20+ cars with remote explosives
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| :* entering a city that you are not allowed into yet (in [[GTA: SA]])
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| With four stars, the [[SWAT]] team will chase you in their [[Enforcer]] cars armed with uzis; however they will not appear very frequently. The police helicopters will shoot at you constantly, and drop SWAT members down on you if they get the chance. larger roadblocks with more agresssive firing and very agressive police cars/officers. The SWAT team will not react to you as expertly as you'd imagine; eg if you are hiding on a building they will not sneak up from behind but will drive into the wall below, get out and shoot. Note that police bikes will no longer appear, only ones left over from three stars will continue to chase you. A [[News Chopper]] or [[VCN Maverick]] will also follow you, but won't do anything. It will, however, lead the police to your location. Retaliation for crossing the border if you are flying is that Hydras will follow you, respawn if somehow taken down and never give up (on top of the chopper and SWAT team). Less civilians will be seen on the roads too.
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| *In GTA San Andreas, upon reaching four-star wanted level, shooting a police helicopter down with a sniper rifle just below its rotor blades, will take it down without more stars being added. It is possible team to lose this level by staying away from the SWAT team. As the SWAT team is based in the city, going into the countryside (In GTA: SA) will make it possible to avoid them and lose this level.
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| ==Five Stars==
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| Attained if you:
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| :* continue to retaliate
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| :* take down 2-4 more police choppers
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| :* cause more property damage
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| :* fly into restricted airspace, such as that over a military base
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| Response is the [[FBI]] will chase you in [[FBI Rancher]]s, or in [[FBI Washington]]s in [[GTA Vice City]], armed with [[SMG]]'s. They will set up strong roadblocks that are likely to seriously damage/destroy you vehicle if not avoided. Note that all other police and SWAT members will no longer appear and only ones left over from four stars will continue to chase. The FBI are not too sophisticated either, still opting for the drive at target tactic. If you stay a certain distance away from a Rancher in an airport they will completely ignore you and drive in circles, hitting each other of there are more than one. going slightly closer, will trigger them to drive at you, but go back and they go back to smashing each other up. Flying over restricted Military base results in [[SAM]] sites firing at you until you exit the plane/chopper, fly far away or get [[wasted]]. There will be almost no civilians around at this point. It is possible to lose this level by avoiding the FBI for long enough. This is however very hard, as the FBI spawns a lot and is fast. Hiding in the water is a good way to lose this level, unless a helicopter or boat finds you (which will frequently be the case).
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| ==Six Stars==
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| Attained if you:
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| :* continue to retaliate
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| :* take down more police choppers and FBI agents
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| :* cross police barricades (GTA IV)
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| The [[Army]] will take take over the pursuit, chasing you with [[Barracks]] (or [[Barracks OL]]s) and [[Rhino]] tanks. They are armed with M4's and Shotguns. In [[GTA Vice City]] they apparently have [[grenade]]s{{fact}}, but if they do they never use or drop them. Roadblocks get set up with [[Barracks]] and they'll destroy most cars. If you are flying Hydras will give chase and never give up. The army can but you, but you'll probably be dead before they get a chance to. By now there are no civilian cars left apart from at spawns to use to get to a [[Pay 'n' Spray]] - which is the easiest way to legitimately stop the chase (if slow). You can't hold out on top of a building forever without cheats as helicopters will continue to appear and the wanted stars will not disappear. Sometimes if you drive around a freeway or in the countryside/desert long enough, you may loose a star but it takes time and is very hard. Note that staying on a car park level with a roof, but not ground floor will make the police give up and no choppers appear, but your wanted level will freeze and not go down. There are still several ways to lose your six-star wanted level: using a [[Pay 'n' Spray]], finding several police [[Police Bribe]]s, getting [[busted]], getting [[wasted]] (killed), or using [[cheats]]. In ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', the One Man Army achievement is unlocked when the player stays alive for at least five minutes with a six-star wanted level.
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