Vehicle Theft: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Carjacking-GTAVC-inuse.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Carjacking in GTA Vice City.]]
[[File:Carjacking-GTAVC-inuse.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Carjacking in GTA Vice City.]]


'''Carjacking''' is a basic act available in all [[Grand Theft Auto]] games, where the player possess the ability to steal an occupied or unoccupied vehicle. It is a fundamental feature in the games, and an inspiration for the "Grand Theft Auto" name, which is a legal term for carjacking.
'''Vehicle theft''', or '''carjacking''', is a basic act available in all [[Grand Theft Auto]] games, where the player possess the ability to steal an occupied or unoccupied vehicle. It is a fundamental feature in the games, and an inspiration for the "Grand Theft Auto" name, which is a legal term for vehicle theft.


== Description ==
== Description ==
Carjacking is committed with a simple stroke of a key or button when the player character is close to a targeted vehicle. If the player character is not already next to a front door of the vehicle (passenger's or driver's side), the player character will automatically walk or run towards the aforementioned door.
The theft of vehicles is committed with a simple stroke of a key or button when the player character is close to a targeted vehicle. If the player character is not already next to a front door of the vehicle (passenger's or driver's side), the player character will automatically walk or run towards the aforementioned door.


=== Stealing an unoccupied vehicle ===
=== Stealing an unoccupied vehicle ===