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First of all I want to explain why I felt the need to create this topic. I have been playing San Andreas basically since it came out in the PC version but it was only at 2010 that I have been exploring this amazing game on most of his free-roaming capabilities. And for that I want to say thanks to all contributors of this forum that have somehow shown all of us how to do something in the game.
I've actually done my own mastersaves in all 3rd generation GTAs but San Andreas is by far my favourite game regarding the gameplay, I love the 80's ambiente on Vice City and of course I love the graphics on GTA IV but none of this have provided me the fun that is playing GTA San Andreas.
Now the real reason for the creation of this topic is that this is actually my
5th 6th attempt on creating a "Mastersave" game in San Andreas, mostly for the fun part but also because I've encountered more and more challenges along the way, making me redo all over again so that I could accomplish all this challenges that were discovered. Well on my first attempt basically I did all 13,37% that is mandatory for calling a save "mastersave" and then saw a few videos on how to acomplish other things that I though to be impossible, like doing all stunt jumps and acquiring some rare vehicles. Then I did all this and found out that you could acquire by a "backway" michelle's racing outfit and at the same time found out that since i did the taxi missions for last that i had a game glitch that only a fix would resolve so I decided to do it again and every time saying this would be the last time. Then finally I did all of the above and when I was already almost on the second city missions I found a way to get the hydra, and someone said it would be possible to do it in mastersave, so now "for the last time"

on PC (already started doing for PS3) I did it what a this moment i believe it's possible to accomplish in a mastersave (sorry I'm getting ahead of myself, I still haven't finish getting King of San Andreas criminal rating but it's really only a matter of time)

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So doing this topic is my way to contribute to the forums putitng in one place all the info I've been acquiring over the years.
THE LIST OF THINGS TO DO:
0. Usefull InfoThere are a couple of things you should know before starting a mastersave.
First of all you can only name it a mastersave if you don't start the first mission "Big Smoke", so after Tenpenny drops you off in the ballas country just ignore what the game is telling you and start getting money to buy a safehouse (killing drug dealers is for me the best choice at this point, but also doing some sidemission will do the trick).
Now there are a couple of glitches you may want to avoid, the taxi glitch (just avoid flying or sailing off the map borders), the gym glitch (which has recently discovered by OrionSR to be caused by exceeding the time on the gym, so just never excedd that time), and the most important the mafia call glitch (just avoid owing money to the casinos in Las Venturas early in the game or you won't be able to finish the story-missions).
Another thing that you should avoid is doing the oyster exploit too early in the mastersave, that way you won't loose progres with your girlfriends when you are achieving other items on certain areas even areas that are not locked and you will be able to keep their progress =>43%. Just gather 49 oyster at any time and leave the last oyster for last. ###edited in 08-05-2013###
1. Buying a property to save a game before the first mission (Getting Money) 1.1 Stealing from Drug Dealers
Video 1.2 Betting on the Horse tracks
Video 1.3 Stealing the Strippers (It isn't hard at all, just stand in front of the stripper, little tip though don't touch her or you'll get it from the security)

1.4 Stealing Pedestrians (Just takes too long)
1.5 Gambling in Casinos (You will need better gambling skill to make higher bets so not really a good option specially because you can't save the game)
1.6 Completing side-missions (Be carefull with the taxi fares Glitch, see next intem)
2. Taxi FaresThis side mission should be the first thing to do in a mastersave because there is a glitch attached to it (at least in PC platforms), which prevents the completion of the same mission.
If you for some reason travel beyond the boundaries of the game to get for example flying skill you may start the taxi mission but no fares will appear in the map when doing it, this can be fixed through the use of a tool, but to avoid this just finish it before all other things.
Video3. Optional things 3.1 Early Girlfriends 3.1.1 - Katie (need muscle and sexappeal)
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3.1.2 - Michelle (need fatness and sexappeal)
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.1.3 - Barbara (need fatness and sexappeal)
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.1.4 - Enable Restaurants
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
3.1.5 - Tattoo Parlor in Las Venturas
Video 1 Video 2 ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.1.6 - "The Oysters Backway" (getting all oysters but one untill the end of the mastersave, will allow you to have Michelles racing outfit and the better progress with your girlfriends possible)
3.2 Body, Skills and StatsBE CAREFULL NOT TO EXCEED THE DAILY LIMITS AT THE GYMS EVERYTIME YOU USE THEM THERE'S A GLITCH ATTACHED Link ###edited in 30-04-2013###
3.2.01 - Muscle
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.2.02 - Fatness
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.2.03 - Stamina
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.2.04 - Lung Capacity (You can leave this skill for when you want to collect the oysters)
Video ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.2.05 - Cycling Skill (Almost Mandatory to finish the BMX Challenge, but not essencial for any of the other the bike challenges)
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
This next 3 intems you can do them at the very beginning of the game, but if you leave them for last there's a good chance that you might not have to do them completely because driving a bike through the closed areas, and basically driving and flying around will probably increase this skills)
3.2.06 - Bike Skill (This skill is easily improved by ridding any bike and since it's the best vehicles to drive around the locked areas and for the unique stunt jumps you won't need to spend time doing this skill by it's own)
Video ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.2.07 - Driving Skill (You need some of this skill to enter the Stadium Events)
Video ###edited in 03-04-2013###
3.2.08 - Flying Skill (Just fly around to get this skill but avoid to fly further than the map boundaries or will have some glitches) ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.2.08.1 - Pilots License (You need some of this skill to make the Airports gates openable)
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.2.09 - Gambling
Video ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.2.10 - Sex Appeal
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
3.2.11 - Weapons Level
Video ###edited in 03-04-2013###
3.2.12 - Respect
Video ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.2.13 - Money
Video ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.2.14 - Ammunition
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.2.15 - Criminal Rating
Video 1 Video 2 Video 3###edited in 06-05-2013###
3.3 Unique and Rare Vehicles 3.3.1 - Unique Vehicles 3.3.1.1 - Full Imune Girlfriends Vehicles
3.3.1.1.1 - Romero
Video 1 Video 2 3.3.1.1.2 - Monster
Video ###edited in 06-05-2013###
3.3.1.1.3 - Police Rancher
Video 1 Video 2 ###edited in 21-03-2013###
3.3.1.2 - Fireproof vehicles from Firefighter side missions
Video ###edited in 03-04-2013###
3.3.1.3 - Fireproof mountain bikes from Mount Chilliad Challenge
3.3.1.4 - Glitch vehicles
ATTENTION DO NOT OBTAIN THIS NEXT VEHICLE IN A EARLY STAGE there is a glitch that prevents ending the game 3.3.1.1 - UC2 Dark Gray Vincent (You need to owe money to the casinos)
Video(there is a glitch associated with getting this vehicle early, getting the phone calls from the mob will disable later on other calls essencial for the continuation of the game, mine glitched after the "Badlands" mission when you are supposed to get a phone call from cesar for you to meet Catalina)
3.3.2 - Very Rare Vehicles Those vehicles that you wouldn't find in normal traffic or parked anywhere in Los Santos or the Countryside and also some on the entire San Andreas map
3.3.2.00 - Seasparrow(almost forgot one of the most helpfull vehciles in the beginning)
3.3.2.01 - Phoenix
Video 3.3.2.02 - Hotknife
Video 3.3.2.03 - Euros
Video 3.3.2.04 - Turismo
Video 3.3.2.05 - Bullet
Video 3.3.2.06 - Hustler
Video 3.3.2.07 - Bandito
Video ###edited in 06-05-2013###
3.3.2.08 - Patriot
Video 1 3.3.2.09 - Barracks (sorry originally I had this as it won't fit but it does fit in some garages and on the impounds)
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3.3.2.10 - San Fierro Fire Department Laddertruck
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3.3.2.11 - San Fierro and Las Venturas Police Car
3.3.2.12 - Sandking
Video 3.3.2.13 - Dune (You need to complete the Kick Start Event)
Video 3.3.2.14 - Bloodring Banger (You need to complete the Bloodring Event)
Video ###edited in 06-05-2013###
3.3.2.15 - Police Maverick
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.3.2.16 - SanNews Maverick
Video 1 Video 2 3.3.2.17 - Leviathan
Video ###edited in 21-03-2013###
3.3.2.18 - Raindance
Video 1 Video 2 ###edited in 20-03-2013###
3.3.2.19 - Cropduster
Video 3.3.2.20 - Skimmer
3.3.2.21 - Rustler
Video 1 Video 2###edited in 21-03-2013###
3.3.2.22 - Hydra
Video ###edited in 21-03-2013###
3.3.2.23 - Dozer
Video ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.3.2.24 - Quad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFxamlasnaU Video ###edited in 06-05-2013###
3.3.2.25 - Maverick (almost forgot this one, it's not hard there is one opened in the San Fierro Airport, but there are none on the Los Santos or Country area) ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.3.2.26 - Tractor Trailer Tool (not a vehicle by it's own but a vehicle none the less) ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.3.2.27 - Cargobob (it won't fit or spawn correctly in the impounds but will fit in El Corona) ###edited in 24-04-2013###
3.3.3 - Rare VehiclesThey do spawn sometimes in Los Santos but only on some rare occasions that's why I created this subitem
3.3.3.1 - Uranus
3.3.3.2 - Mr. Woopee
3.3.3.3 - FCR900
3.3.3.4 - Berkeleys Van
Video ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.3.3.5 - Pizzaboy ###edited in 19-04-2013###
3.3.3.5 - "Add your own"
3.3.4 - Unobtainable VehiclesVehicles that have no spawning or parking spot at this time in game, some even just show on a few missions one doesn't show at all (FBI Truck)
3.3.4.01 - Rhino
3.3.4.02 - Hunter
3.3.4.03 - Dumpster
3.3.4.04 - Vortex
3.3.4.05 - Sparrow
3.3.4.06 - Stuntplane
3.3.4.07 - Andromada
3.3.4.08 - Swat tank
3.3.4.09 - FBI Truck
3.3.4.10 - RC Baron
3.3.4.11 - RC Bandit
3.3.4.12 - RC Goblin
3.3.4.13 - RC Tiger
3.3.4.14 - RC Cam
3.3.5 - Vehicles that won't fit These next vehicles won't fit in any garage or impound available at this moment, some of them can be stored on some impounds but then you won't be able to remove them from there, thus making them also unusable at this point.
3.3.5.1 - AT400
3.3.5.2 - Hot dog
3.3.5.3 - Beagle
3.3.5.4 - Nevada
3.4 Unique Stunt Jumps 69-70 Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 ###edited in 03-04-2013###
(the one you can't make at the beginning)
Video 3.5 Side Games 3.5.1 Pool
3.5.2 Video Games 3.5.2.1 - Lets Get Ready To Bumble
Video 3.5.2.2 - Go Go Space Monkey
Video 3.5.2.3 - They Crawled from Uranus
Video 3.5.2.4 - Duality
Video 1 Video 2 3.5.3 Unvailable Games 3.5.3.1 - Basketball
3.5.3.2 - Beat the Cock
4. Mandatory Things The side missions you must complete in order to get the 13,37% available before completing the 1st Story-mission "Big Smoke".
4.1 - Property 4.2 - Special Vehicles Missions 4.2.1 - Taxi Fares
Video 4.2.2 - Paramedic
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
4.2.3 - Firefighter
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
4.2.4 - Pimping
Video ###edited in 20-03-2013###
4.2.5 - Burglary
Video 4.2.6 - Vigilante (You should get some ammunition and protection to complete this)
Video ###edited in 06-05-2013###
4.3 - Courier Missions 4.3.1 - Robbois Food Mart
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
4.3.2 - Hippy Shopper
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
4.3.3 - Burger Shot
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
4.4 - Stadium Events (You need some driving skill in order to enter this missions)
4.4.1 - 8-track
Video ###edited in 06-05-2013###
4.4.2 - Bloodring
Video 4.4.3 - Dirt Track
Video 4.4.4 - Kickstart
Video 4.5 - Hidden Challenges 4.5.1 - BMX
Video ###edited in 06-05-2013###
4.5.2 - NRG500
Video ###edited in 06-05-2013###
4.5.3 - Mount Chilliad
4.5.3.1 - Scotch Bonnet Yellow Route
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
4.5.3.2 - Birdseye Winder
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
4.5.3.3 - Cobra Run
Video ###edited in 23-03-2013###
4.6 - Turf Tags Video ###edited in 03-04-2013###
4.7 - Photo-ops Video ###edited in 03-04-2013###
4.8 - Horseshoes Video ###edited in 03-04-2013###
4.9 - Oysters (getting all oysters but one untill the end of the mastersave, will allow you to have Michelles racing outfit and the better progress with your girlfriends possible)
5. Make your own challengeI call this make your own because anyone can give ideas on how to increase the difficulty of doing this kind of a save
5.1 - The "Groove Street..." audio untouched
Staying far from Cj's house and of Groove street so that when you finnish doing the master save you can go there and hear Cj saying "Groove Street! Home! At least it was until I f**ked everything up".
5.2 - No bullets missed
Doing the Mastersave without missing a bullet and I'm not saying to have the hit bullets stats equal or above I'm talking about not missing one bullet of course, forgeting the bullets missed when doing a drive-by or in a bike shooting or even with the seasparrow, those are too hard too control, but bullets fired by guns, machineguns and shotguns which you can easily control (be carefull with the sniper sometimes a hiting bullet counts as a not hiting bullet and also with the minigun you'll probably increase rapidly the amount of missing bullets). The hardest part is to acomplish hitman level in all weapons like this.
5.3 - No Paint and Spray
Try to not use the paint and spray to fix cars (like the taxi fares missions) or for loosing cops.
5.4 - Trying to keep minimal skills
Trying to not change your skill at all while doing so, hard to do if you want to get oyster other stuff
5.5 - Minimal Kill challenges
Hard to get the max respect without killing people
5.6 -
Padding Respect and Weapons Skill ###edited in 07-04-2013###
5.7 - "Make Your Own"
6. Tricks and Exploits First of all I can't really tell someone if it should use this methods or not, it's just easier ways to do some stuff. If you want to get the real challenge then you shouldn't use them, but I leave that for everyones conscience. This are not cheats at all, there are some that are controversial but, if we think better, some tricks do tend to use some exploits, for example the undrowning glitch it could be considered an exploit, you're using an error in the game to be able to do something that in other ways would be difficult, not to say impossible. I'm not here to judge people choices, but trying to give them those choices. So please do not make this item a motive to start an argument.
6.1 - The Underwater glitch
This glitches can be found all around San Andreas, they are spots underwater where you can dive and reaching those spots will make you walk, drive or fly underwater.
6.2 - Replay for Reaching "KOSA"
This is a method found by Квашец that allows you to more easily increase your criminal rating.
Video 6.3 - No timing in some time based missions
This is a method by wich you can without cheats, trainers or mods disable timers in some missions like the NRG500 challenge
6.4 - The Vigilante glitch
This is a method used during the vigilante missions where entering some food places will allow you to pass some vigilante levels without having to kill yourself the suspects.
6.5 - Safe Places
These are all the spots where you can have a wanted level and yet for some reason cops won't kill you as much. For example under the highway in San Fierro wich will allow you to tow or push some vehicles like the hydra and the rustler.
6.6 - Sexappeal glitch
If you put on and off the white top CJ wears at the beginning until you reach a maximum 50% sexappeal (the other 50% are determined by the vehicle you drive)
Video7. Helpfull Topics Getting the Hydra Early - and Other Vehicles Care and Feeding of a San Andreas Impound Garage - How to Put Cars In and Take them Out Z-Axis for Restricted Areas - for triggering a Wanted Level Hidden Bribes - Free Wanted Star Meltaways SA Save File Glitch Detection and Repair - Documentation and Technical Discussion Looking for Saves with the Gym Glitch - PC or PS2 ###edited in 30-04-2013###
Undrowning Glitches and Spots - Walk and drive underwater and resurface ###edited in 14-05-2013###
7.1 Other links GTA San Andreas - 4 Star Survival Guide forums.playground.ru / GTA San Andreas / crime ratings (use a translator if needed) ###edited in 06-05-2013###
7.2 Youtube Channels ###edited in 06-05-2013###
GTA San Andreas from the beginning until "Big Smoke" Dooom41k (roggan) DemonReacher (Jack Reacher) Zmoonchild OrionSR 8. Special Thanks "Oh god, they love me, they REALLY love me, hope to not forget no one.
I want to say thank you to my mom, my dad, and specially my beautiful wife...hu...wait i'm not married"
Just Joking
First of all a big thank you to all contributtors, past, present and future ones, but I wanted to leave a few special thanks to some of the people that over the years have given us new challenges and found stuff that you wouldn't believe in them if someone told you.
If I forget someone just complaint

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OrionSR and
ZMoonchild a big thank you, without you guys we wouldn't be here at this point
0909090,
Jack Reacher,
Krawk,
roggan,
GTA Phreak,
lol232,
__mako,
shrouwehkuggah and also a special thanks to all eastern european colleagues that have given me their support and help not only in San Andreas but also in alll other GTA games.
Of course I want also thanks
lil weasel for fixing a lot of my mistakes I have done since i'm a member LOLOL. And because I tend to make a lot of mistakes I want to also thanks
Azazel without who this topic would belong to GTA IV and not GTA San Andreas like it's supposed to.
PS: Sorry for any typo but although I consider myself to talk and write pretty good English it's not my primary language, so making some mistakes it's a "perfectly natural, normal thing".
This post has been edited by fnxrak on Monday, May 20 2013, 11:37