Grand Theft Auto 4 :: Hints, tips, tricks
Armor and health
Armor - You can get body armor from any gun shop, illegal dealer or little jacob. A little bit of armor is available when you get in a noose enforcer. You can also find body armor around the city.
Health - You can call 911 on your cell phone. Hookers can replenish your health. Health (aka first aid kit) can be found at the hospital, soft drink machines, hotdog and nut stands, and restaurants.
Wanted levels
Your wanted level is shown in stars. The more stars you have the more you are wanted. Unlike the previous GTA games, in IV you can get a six star wanted level early in the game. When you get six star wanted level the feds (aka NOOSE or national office of security enforcement) come after you. If you try to go to an island that is not unlocked you automatically get a six star wanted level. If you enter the airport you automaticly get a wanted level. The wanted zone is the blue and red flashing patch on the map. Get out and stay out of the wanted zone to escape your wanted level.
Traveling Liberty City
Trains
Public transportation at it's finest. Catch the train to reach the next part of the city in seconds.
Taxi cabs
You can catch a cab pretty much any where any time. You can also trip skip to save time.
Vehicles
Check out the auto dealerships for exotic cars. But you can steal a car for free. Watch out for police to avoid a wanted level. You can find every thing from a sports car to a sport bike in Liberty City.
Helicopters
Hard to find but very useful. Good for getting across town quickly or getting to that hard to reach spot.
Boats
Find a boat and explore the waterways around Liberty City or go to the next island.
Cable car
take the cable car to get to Coney Island
Window Washing Lifts
take the lifts to reach the top of a building
Weapons
Crouch to increase your accuracy with any weapon.
Pick up weapons dropped by anyone you kill. Even if you have that type of weapon you can still pick up the extra ammo.
Fist
You can kick, punch, and perform various combos. Not very exciting but better than nothing.
Knife
Slash and stab your opponent. Carve 'em up real nice.
Bat
Swing this and smash your opponent's face in.
Combat Pistol
This gun is more powerful than the regular pistol. Legal nine shot mag.
Pistol
This weapon can be used for a drive-by shooting. Illegal seven-teen shot mag.
Micro-SMG
Popular automatic drive-by weapon with a fifty round clip.
SMG
More powerful than the Micro-SMG. Holds thirty rounds.
Pump Shotgun
This gun is good only at short range. Holds eight rounds.
Combat Shotgun
More powerful than the pump shotgun. Firing rate is faster than the combat shotgun. Holds ten shells.
Assault Rifle
Very powerful rifle with a great zoom. Good for headshots.
Carbine Rifle
More powerful than the Assault rifle. Modeled after the M4.
Sniper Rifle
Powerful single-shot rifle that usually kills on the first shot. Able to take out an opponent at long range.
Combat Sniper Rifle
Exactly the same as the Sniper Rifle only its a semi-auto.
Grenade
Throwable explosive that can be used in a drive-by.
Molotov
Throw this flammable explosive far away from you. Anyone near this "hell in a bottle" is toast. This weapon can be used in drive-bys.
Random Tips
-Taxi missions are not required to get one-hundred percent completion.
-Taxis will not pick you up if you are wanted.
-The ten drug delivery missions can be completed in any order.
-If you are driving a police car or emergence vehicle you don't have to pay the bridge tolls. Just drive right through the cross bar and presto no toll.
-You can steal unlocked police cars from the police station.
-You automatically get a shotgun with five shells upon entering a police car.
-You can call for back up when you are in a police car. Be careful.
-Beating the current mission will clear your wanted level.
-Shoot out a police cars lights and the sirens will get distorted.
-You can use your auto aim to find hidden enemies.