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== Description == | == Description == | ||
The boat is very large, and as expected for a vehicle of its size, is very slow, even more so than a [[Reefer]]. The Tug Boat also possesses heavy control and very poor stopping power (due to the vehicle being a watercraft, coupled with its weight). The Tug Boat is by far the largest controllable boat in the game, and probably the entire series thus far, boasting a huge and sturdy [[wp:Hull (watercraft)|hull]], and a three-storey [[wp:superstructure|superstructure]] (including a [[wp:funnel|funnel]]) with the [[wp:Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] attached on the top (other portions of the superstructure are inaccessible).In the Lost And Damned the tug's front is extended a tiny bit. The Tug has an obvious industrial use in GTA IV, and it is most | The boat is very large, and as expected for a vehicle of its size, is very slow, even more so than a [[Reefer]]. The Tug Boat also possesses heavy control and very poor stopping power (due to the vehicle being a watercraft, coupled with its weight). The Tug Boat is by far the largest controllable boat in the game, and probably the entire series thus far, boasting a huge and sturdy [[wp:Hull (watercraft)|hull]], and a three-storey [[wp:superstructure|superstructure]] (including a [[wp:funnel|funnel]]) with the [[wp:Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] attached on the top (other portions of the superstructure are inaccessible).In the Lost And Damned the tug's front is extended a tiny bit. The Tug Noat has an obvious industrial use in GTA IV, and it is most likely used to move the large garbage boats dotted around the cities waters. | ||
== Control == | == Control == | ||
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* In multiplayer, a person flying a helicopter can knock the tug by clipping the top of it. | * In multiplayer, a person flying a helicopter can knock the tug by clipping the top of it. | ||
* In multiplayer, these can make for good sniping platforms, although less so than most buildings. | * In multiplayer, these can make for good sniping platforms, although less so than most buildings. | ||
* If you see extreme lag on multiplayer or single player, it is sometimes because this boat is touching land. | * If you see extreme lag on multiplayer or single player, it is sometimes because this boat is touching land. | ||
* | * It is impossible to land a car on one of these. It is not because of a lack of space or an inability to find a ramp to fly off of onto this, but because of an invisible shield that prevents cars, trucks, motorcycles, or any other vehicle from landing on these boats.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpPgUJ7zm5M] | ||
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