GTA:SA “HALO” insertion!?
November 24th, 2004
Oh yeah baby!
I was low– with all the games out I hadn’t really put in enough time into GTA:SA to unlock the other cities… but I had heard about the parachute on the forums, and I already knew how to get the Lear Jet from the airport– and so a great plan formed in my mind.
First, scramble to the center of town and pick up the parachute — but don’t use it, instead go back down and drive to the airport, hijack a Lear jet and then set a waypoint into uncharted territory.
The plan was to bypass the game’s roadblocks by flying deep into “restricted” airspace and then “HALO” jump from high altitude into a remote section and infiltrate the northwestern city.
Taking off on runway 6-9er.. all went well (yeah, I know I didn’t gear up, thanks) — flying to waypoint… and then I cross the river and instantly get 4 stars! OMG.. well those stupid choppers can’t get me up here I think.
All of the sudden I catch a glimpse of an F-14 or F-15 (still can’t be sure) military jet!! Ok, they’re serious. I spot an air-to-air missle trail swing past me — now it’s time for evasive tactics… (haha).
Ok, nearing the waypoint… it’s good… AARRRRRRAAHHHHHHHH! I jump from an unbelivable height and streak down in tuck position towards the earth. At the last minute I pull the chute I’m wearing and glide into the remote hilltop, however police are already swarming… it looks bad — in fact so bad I forget to flare and bite it on the landing…
Brushing that “dust off my shoulder” I get back up and try to make a run for it… where o where are the Pay and Spray’s on this side? Can I even get to one? The choppers are closing in by now. Wait! There’s a bike, noooo! damn sheriff bumps me of the bike with his 4×4… nevermind RUN RUNN!!!!! I’m not thinking clearly now, simply running from hell to hell…
And then I stumble on a gun — the last thing pumping through my mind is a blind rage — aimed more or less at the few officers I can find…
Honestly I thought for a second I’d respawn at a hospital on the other side of the river, but no such luck.
Oh well, you have to try these things, don’t ya?!




Strong work, Dr. K!
Comment by cabinboy — November 26, 2004 @ 2:36 am
Good stuff. I’d like to know how you how you made the video. Did you just stick a camera in front of the TV?
Thanks.
Comment by Malcolm and Penelope — November 26, 2004 @ 1:22 pm
Totally impressive. I had no idea the game could be played on such a scale.
Really unbelievable…wow…nice. Very nice.
Comment by Jay Brewer — November 26, 2004 @ 11:43 pm
Thanks guys.
Regarding how I made the video: I have my ps2/xbox next to my PC. The PC has an ASUS A9600XT (ATI) video card, which supports video in (comp and S-video).
The card came with Intervideo recording software — it’s basic, not especially full featured, but it will let you monitor the feed and record to mpeg source. From there you can output that mpeg (high quality) to DVD, CD, wmv, etc. It also has some basic non-linear editing features: titles, transitions, timeline… so it’s not bad for little stuff like this.
Since I don’t have an extra TV next to my PC, I also use this software to full-screen monitor the console feed when I’m playing ps2 or xbox games.
The setup makes it easy to capture screen grabs or video from console play.
Comment by Larry Kyrala — November 29, 2004 @ 11:28 am