Vehicular Combat: Difference between revisions

As [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] was developed, drive-by shooting mechanics were retooled to allow for more flexible aiming and improved accuracy. The player may aim their weapon freely while driving; the "look left" and "look right" commands were removed in favor of an analog stick-based/mouse-based camera. Also, drive-bys were extended to being possible out of helicopters and on boats with assault rifles, and out of any other vehicle.

While the choices of weapons for use in drive-by shooting is still limited, the player can now either use a sub-machine gun or pistol, and [[grenades]] or [[Molotov Cocktail|molotovs]] can actually be dropped from vehicles, useful for blowing up pursuers. [[The Lost and Damned]] also introduced the ability to fire a [[Sawn-off Shotgun|sawn-off shotgun]] while riding motorcycles. However, even with the ability to use a sawed-off shotgun, drive-bys on motorcycles is highly discouraged, as the player is fully exposed and vulnareble to gunfire.

Overall, the [[Micro Uzi]] in GTA IV and TLAD is the best weapon for drive-bys in cars with its incredible rate of fire, while the the [[Gold SMG]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] is the best weapon availible. The [[M4|M4 carbine]] is most suited for passengers on aircraft and boats, but the accuracy of gunfire from a helicopter or on a boat is often abysmal due to difficulty in aiming (due to rapid movement of the vehicle) and a limited field of view.