GTA2 multiplayer tips
Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 15:01
digitalfl's old tips (copied from here, RIP geocities). I wonder if he is still around.
Speed:
If you are a good driver, get a fast car. If you can out-maneuver your opponents you can turn the tables considerably. Even if they have a rocket launcher they can miss if you are fast enough.
I recommend that you complete the first level of GTA2 singleplayer before you attempt the multiplayer. Also i think it would be wise to rack up 1,000,000 points in level 2 first as well (you need 3,000,000 to complete level 2). To get good at driving I recommend always taking the fastest car you can, within reason (don't mess up a mission just to get in a faster car).
Predict your opponent's next move:
Follow skid marks, notice missing weapons (if you know where one should be), dead pedestrians.
Know your weapons:
If an opponent is standing still, think about whether he has a rocket launcher, a shotgun or a flamer. One thing someone once tried against me was standing behind a car waiting with a flame thrower. I had a shotgun so I thought I would get him but I didn't know he had the flamer. So another time if someone is waiting behind a car, push the car over them or blow the car up. Conversely, don't jump over a car that someone is trying to blow up. If it blows up while you are jumping over it then you will get blown sky high.
Training:
The bonus stages in singleplayer seem to be good training for multiplayer. To get Bonus Stage B you have to do all of the missions in Level 1; for Bonus Stage E, all the missions on Level 2. The trouble is, when you save the game you lose all previous saves, so if you save it on Level 2 you have to start Level 1 from the beginning again. So it is probably best to do all the missions before going to the next level. To get Bonus Stage C and Bonus Stage F you just collect all the GTA2 'pills' (the things that go *BOINNG!* when you collect them) on the level, so you can leave that until later. That said, you can back up your saved game, it's in the folder called "player" in your "GTA2" folder, just copy and paste whole the folder somewhere.
Mines and rockets:
Stop your opponent in his car in his tracks by dropping a line of mines in front of it. Then get out and use your rocket launcher, he will be forced to slow down or stop and so will be easy to hit with a rocket.
How to kill an invisible man:
There is the obvious tactic of blowing up his car. When he's not in the car, pay attention to where his bullets or whatever are coming from, that's where he is! Then the flame thrower is useful because one hit frags him, unless he has invulnerability. The ultimate though is the Electrogun because the electricity goes for any people, invisible or not. So you can find where he is and keep getting him with the Electrogun. Also if your invisible opponent has any gang members they will usually follow him so they can help you locate him. Edit by Sektor: Flamethrower doesn't work against invisible players.
How to kill a player that has Invulnerability :
Electrogun frags invulnerable player! Also of course you can frag the player by blowing up a vehicle that they are inside. You could push them in the water but that would not give you the frag I think, if not it would make them lose a frag, though.
Resolution:
Vehicle mines once dropped can be hard to see at 800 x 600 resolution or below, so run the game at a higher resolution if your graphics card is able to. I run it at 1152 x 864. You should test it in singleplayer to make sure the game runs quite smoothly though. edit by Sektor: It makes little difference if your monitor/video drivers stretch 640x480 to native resolution.
Mine monopoly:
Monopolize the mines in Tiny Town. This works for other powerups and weapons too of course but this one especially. You put a mine down in the way, get invulnerability, walk on the mine to explode it, then you can get the mines again and drop another mine in the way
Speed:
If you are a good driver, get a fast car. If you can out-maneuver your opponents you can turn the tables considerably. Even if they have a rocket launcher they can miss if you are fast enough.
I recommend that you complete the first level of GTA2 singleplayer before you attempt the multiplayer. Also i think it would be wise to rack up 1,000,000 points in level 2 first as well (you need 3,000,000 to complete level 2). To get good at driving I recommend always taking the fastest car you can, within reason (don't mess up a mission just to get in a faster car).
Predict your opponent's next move:
Follow skid marks, notice missing weapons (if you know where one should be), dead pedestrians.
Know your weapons:
If an opponent is standing still, think about whether he has a rocket launcher, a shotgun or a flamer. One thing someone once tried against me was standing behind a car waiting with a flame thrower. I had a shotgun so I thought I would get him but I didn't know he had the flamer. So another time if someone is waiting behind a car, push the car over them or blow the car up. Conversely, don't jump over a car that someone is trying to blow up. If it blows up while you are jumping over it then you will get blown sky high.
Training:
The bonus stages in singleplayer seem to be good training for multiplayer. To get Bonus Stage B you have to do all of the missions in Level 1; for Bonus Stage E, all the missions on Level 2. The trouble is, when you save the game you lose all previous saves, so if you save it on Level 2 you have to start Level 1 from the beginning again. So it is probably best to do all the missions before going to the next level. To get Bonus Stage C and Bonus Stage F you just collect all the GTA2 'pills' (the things that go *BOINNG!* when you collect them) on the level, so you can leave that until later. That said, you can back up your saved game, it's in the folder called "player" in your "GTA2" folder, just copy and paste whole the folder somewhere.
Mines and rockets:
Stop your opponent in his car in his tracks by dropping a line of mines in front of it. Then get out and use your rocket launcher, he will be forced to slow down or stop and so will be easy to hit with a rocket.
How to kill an invisible man:
There is the obvious tactic of blowing up his car. When he's not in the car, pay attention to where his bullets or whatever are coming from, that's where he is! Then the flame thrower is useful because one hit frags him, unless he has invulnerability. The ultimate though is the Electrogun because the electricity goes for any people, invisible or not. So you can find where he is and keep getting him with the Electrogun. Also if your invisible opponent has any gang members they will usually follow him so they can help you locate him. Edit by Sektor: Flamethrower doesn't work against invisible players.
How to kill a player that has Invulnerability :
Electrogun frags invulnerable player! Also of course you can frag the player by blowing up a vehicle that they are inside. You could push them in the water but that would not give you the frag I think, if not it would make them lose a frag, though.
Resolution:
Vehicle mines once dropped can be hard to see at 800 x 600 resolution or below, so run the game at a higher resolution if your graphics card is able to. I run it at 1152 x 864. You should test it in singleplayer to make sure the game runs quite smoothly though. edit by Sektor: It makes little difference if your monitor/video drivers stretch 640x480 to native resolution.
Mine monopoly:
Monopolize the mines in Tiny Town. This works for other powerups and weapons too of course but this one especially. You put a mine down in the way, get invulnerability, walk on the mine to explode it, then you can get the mines again and drop another mine in the way