GTA Vice City for the PC rocks!

MetalGearRay · Post by **MetalGearRay** » Mon May 19, 2003 1:17 am

I got Vice City for the PC today, even though I have the PS2 version. The framerate is smooth, and the graphics are great. The framerate is a lot smoother than GTA3 for the PC. This game is a lot more PC optimized. I can't wait to try it on my laptop and play it on the road.

Gmc · Post by **Gmc** » Mon May 19, 2003 1:49 am

Try turning the Frame Limiter off. If your PC can handle it, you'll be playing at 60+ FPS instead of the usual 30

Hawq · Post by **Hawq** » Mon May 19, 2003 1:45 pm

Go here for some mods & yes this game rules, especially with my big 80's collection playin in it

area · Post by **area** » Mon May 19, 2003 1:46 pm

Cheers for the Frame Limiter tip - it's even better now

Jeeba Jabba · Post by **Jeeba Jabba** » Mon May 19, 2003 4:29 pm

Too bad you need a joystick to fly the heli/planes...

Gmc · Post by **Gmc** » Mon May 19, 2003 4:31 pm

Too bad you need a joystick to fly the heli/planes...

Just get a MS Sidewinder pad, dead easy to fly with one

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Mon May 19, 2003 4:32 pm

Jeeba Jabba wrote:Too bad you need a joystick to fly the heli/planes...

to fly them well..

Mugworm_Griblick · Post by **Mugworm_Griblick** » Mon May 19, 2003 4:35 pm

Random_Troll wrote:
Jeeba Jabba wrote:Too bad you need a joystick to fly the heli/planes...
to fly them well..

Yeah i noticed >_< I cant beat this one mission cause i keep crashing the stupid chopper into the ceiling and stuff >_<

other than that, Vice city is a most excellent game

Jeeba Jabba · Post by **Jeeba Jabba** » Mon May 19, 2003 4:40 pm

You cant fly em with a keyboard: The Forward key makes you elevate, instead of bringing you forward.

Dilbert wrote:Yeah i noticed >_< I cant beat this one mission cause i keep crashing the stupid chopper into the ceiling and stuff >_<

Darc said he had a time with that mission.. He had to fly around sidewards, And beat it after quite a few tries.

Synlor · Post by **Synlor** » Mon May 19, 2003 6:13 pm

Jeeba Jabba wrote:You cant fly em with a keyboard: The Forward key makes you elevate, instead of bringing you forward.

Dilbert wrote:Yeah i noticed >_< I cant beat this one mission cause i keep crashing the stupid chopper into the ceiling and stuff >_<
Darc said he had a time with that mission.. He had to fly around sidewards, And beat it after quite a few tries.

If it is anything like the ps2 version, there is no foward key in helicopters. You had to push the analog stick up so you get angled and head forward.

Mugworm_Griblick · Post by **Mugworm_Griblick** » Mon May 19, 2003 6:33 pm

Gmc wrote:Try turning the Frame Limiter off. If your PC can handle it, you'll be playing at 60+ FPS instead of the usual 30

huh? how do you do that

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Mon May 19, 2003 6:35 pm

it's under display options..

as for the helicopter you have to use the number pad and the forward buttons.. it takes a little bit of practice but I'm a master.. ( I wish ) now.

MetalGearRay · Post by **MetalGearRay** » Mon May 19, 2003 11:59 pm

I don't know if it's just me, but when I turned the FPS limiter off, while it looked a lot smoother, I was getting to parts of town before they loaded completely.

area · Post by **area** » Tue May 20, 2003 12:26 am

That's a Windows XP problem - put it into Windows 98 compatibility mode, and all will be fine.

Veggita2099 · Post by **Veggita2099** » Tue May 20, 2003 2:12 am

area wrote:That's a Windows XP problem - put it into Windows 98 compatibility mode, and all will be fine.

Thats BS that it don't work with Windows XP. I can understand older games not working well with WinXP, but XP has been here awhile and is the new standard. There is no reason for new software not to work for it.

I had thought about getting this game, but I don't fancy the idea of buying a joystick so I can fly the copter.

Post by **Specially Cork** » Tue May 20, 2003 2:31 am

The reason why there is no forward key in helicopters is simple.

There is no forwards movement in helicopters. Whenever you see a helicopter moving forwards in the sky, look at it, it will always be tilted slightly downwards. I'm not sure quite how it works, but anyway just do the same in the game. Tilt the helicopter just right and you can get some real speed on those things.

Sub Woofer · Post by **Sub Woofer** » Tue May 20, 2003 5:39 am

BoneyCork wrote:The reason why there is no forward key in helicopters is simple.

There is no forwards movement in helicopters. Whenever you see a helicopter moving forwards in the sky, look at it, it will always be tilted slightly downwards. I'm not sure quite how it works, but anyway just do the same in the game. Tilt the helicopter just right and you can get some real speed on those things.

There is a forwards key. I think it's 9 and 6 on the numeric keypad. It tilts the helicopter forward and allows you to fly, (at least with the RC ones, I haven't flown the normal ones yet)

These keys also allow you to stand up/pull a mono on the motorbikes.

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Tue May 20, 2003 11:28 am

BoneyCork wrote:The reason why there is no forward key in helicopters is simple.

There is no forwards movement in helicopters. Whenever you see a helicopter moving forwards in the sky, look at it, it will always be tilted slightly downwards. I'm not sure quite how it works, but anyway just do the same in the game. Tilt the helicopter just right and you can get some real speed on those things.

You control the angle and power of the red thrust vector. The vertical component of thrust must be equal to the weight of the heli to make it stable and there must be a horizontal component to make it actually move.
Now I don't know how GTAVC's Helis perform but if you were to angle the thing forward about 30 degrees and apply full thrust, you certainly would speed.

Guess who was the physics nerd at school?

mikelomax · Post by **mikelomax** » Tue May 20, 2003 11:59 am

sixteen-bit wrote:Guess who was the physics nerd at school?

well at least we know who to call on when in a pub quiz when a physics question comes up

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Tue May 20, 2003 8:19 pm

Nice drawing of a helicopter!

I guess the "forward" key is actually a tilt-a-litte-bit key.