[edisoncarter]

When GTA:LCS came out, I figured one of the first things to edit would be the save files, but like everything else on the PSP, they're encrypted. I've been working off and on since the game released to try to get into the savefile to edit it, and now a month later I finally got in! I'll be able to do even more with this than I did in San Andreas, but first off, time to edit helicopters into garages.

There are lots of buildings without roofs to explore, and some city blocks are unpainted inside. I found an island of rubble inside one.

This savefile is with a Police Maveric in the Staunton Garage. Unzip it to your memory card and the files should end up in PSP/SAVEDATA/ULUS10041S0. It replaces your first game save. Use the supplied PCJ 600 to push your helicopter out of the garage.
US/Canada version: http://www.maxbot.com/gta/HeliInGarageUS.zip
UK/Europe version: http://www.maxbot.com/gta/HeliInGarageUK.zip
(thanks to ADePSP for help with the UK version!)

It looks like it's easier to get it out with a car. Before opening the garage door, go out to the street and get a car. Get the PCJ out of the garage and park the car in the back behind the helicopter, then turn the heli's tail to one side with your head. Get in the car and push it out.

Video of pushing the heli out with a car in under 3 minutes. I really should have pushed the tail to the other side.
http://www.maxbot.com/gta/PushingItOut.wmv

Videos:
http://www.maxbot.com/gta/HeliFlight1.wmv
http://www.maxbot.com/gta/JoyRide.wmv



Hmm, better choose a better garage to spawn it in...


That's better


15 minutes of shoving with a PCJ 600 (only takes a few minutes with a car)


Ready to go!









This post has been edited by edisoncarter on Sunday, Nov 27 2005, 00:19

[edisoncarter]

Continued...












I found this island of rubble inside a city block

[DACBONE]

oh crap this kicks the sh*t out of my method of getting the helicopter!!

Share the wealth!

[FunkyChunky]

Holy sh*t.

You did it!Congratualtions you deserve another karma star but you know, youve got 25

You going to release this?

This post has been edited by funkychunky on Thursday, Nov 24 2005, 18:12

[ArturP]

Good job!!! Can you post save file with choper inside the garage?

[stone cold steve austin]

POST THE FILE!!!! POST THE FILE!!!!!! AND WHAT VERSION OF THE PSP IS THIS FOR? THE U.S. OR THE EUROPEAN?!!!! POST IT POST IT POST TI!!!!!!!!:D

[DACBONE]

im about to leave my house edisoncarter! share it! share it! share it!

[Eichhorn]

QUOTE (DACBONE @ Nov 24 2005, 18:11)

oh crap this kicks the sh*t out of my method of getting the helicopter!! Share the wealth!

Oh man what a man that edison!!!! Your the best hacker in town atleast the fastest.
@DACBONE: I like your method worked fine for me I got the heli 3 times now.I guess it´s not
a big enhancement to have a heli in your garage if it takes 15min.push it out.
When you keep practicing your method I am sure you can do it way faster.Altough this leaves you on a Mission when edisons gives you the heli any time you want, as long as he has a save of the mission you want.

@edison: Is this the only heli you can spawn? I´d love to have policechoper afterall.
Man that´s really great, opens up a lot of possibilities,hah?

[stone cold steve austin]

QUOTE (Eichhorn @ Nov 24 2005, 18:31)

QUOTE (DACBONE @ Nov 24 2005, 18:11) oh crap this kicks the sh*t out of my method of getting the helicopter!! Share the wealth! Oh man what a man that edison!!!! Your the best hacker in town atleast the fastest. @DACBONE: I like your method worked fine for me I got the heli 3 times now.I guess it´s not a big enhancement to have a heli in your garage if it takes 15min.push it out. When you keep practicing your method I am sure you can do it way faster.Altough this leaves you on a Mission when edisons gives you the heli any time you want, as long as he has a save of the mission you want. @edison: Is this the only heli you can spawn? I´d love to have policechoper afterall. Man that´s really great, opens up a lot of possibilities,hah?

Edison is probably uploading the file as we speak, Edison you da man dawg. EDIT: You guys, if you go to his website it says the savefile is coming soon. But when? And Edison here are some cookies

This post has been edited by stone cold steve austin on Thursday, Nov 24 2005, 19:00

[Blues The Squirrel]

HOLY CRAP

I love you man! Upload please!

[Adriaan]

yeah great work Edison! I dunno if you finished the game, but you might have spoiled the storyline to you there. That "island of rubble" would be seen later in the game.

[cjpluss]

Well i dont have my PSP around, but if an EU player could send their save game to edison we could see an EU version of the hacked save too. I cant wait to try this out

[Adriaan]

Hey Edison here is a UK 100% save game if you want to use it: http://www.gtaportable.com/downloads/savegames/LCS100EU.zip

[flitcroft101]

Edison they need to extend your Karma ALOT!!!!!!!!!

[liam55555]

cant wait for this schistee save to come out , hope its 100% and on both EU and US coz i wnt for both me ones

ill have to schnide in tommorrow and download DAMM!

[gohan__14]

Well done edisoncarter.As always. 100x

[kingsterling]

i wanna see the observatory and see if the hidden island from the first cutscene in grand theft auto 3 is still in there.......

ohh and ive missed a few day's.... can some one tell me if there is any downloadable content for the game yet? and can you post the link to the downloads page...ive seen to have forgotten how to get there....ill add it to my favorites and bookmark it......

whats edison carters website ?

[gohan__14]

QUOTE (kingsterling @ Nov 24 2005, 22:41)

i wanna see the observatory and see if the hidden island from the first cutscene in grand theft auto 3 is still in there....... ohh and ive missed a few day's.... can some one tell me if there is any downloadable content for the game yet? and can you post the link to the downloads page...ive seen to have forgotten how to get there....ill add it to my favorites and bookmark it...... whats edison carters website ?

You can't get into observatory,becase it's not solid.(well atleast you can fly there)
And there is no such thing as ghoust town in lcs,it's was just used in only one cutscene.

[cat33]

Has he posted the game save yet?

[Jérémie Blanc]

Is an US save file the same as the one in Canada?
(I hope someone can make homebrew on PSP Version 2.0 and +)