“Map Icon” shows where relevant what type of symbol will appear on the pause menu and radar. “Name/Details” give the name to the activity, for example the mission title, and “Location” tells you roughly where on the map it is. This is activity that doesn’t fit into any of the categories above but may be beneficial to do in helping you with your quest. There are also some marked in white as “Non 100%”. An example above is the Strangers and Freaks “Grass Roots - Michael”. Therefore if you just want to get the “Career Criminal” achievement/trophy you can skip this part of the guide. If these are not required for 100% completion this is noted in brackets. “Activity” details what type of content it is: either a Mission, Hobbies and Pastimes, Strangers and Freaks, Random Events, or Misc. The columns have the following information. Switch to Franklin after you complete the mission Swithces your control to Michael, remain as himĬlick here for a gold medal video guide. Unlocks Patrick McReary as a Heist MemberĬlick here for a gold medal video guide. Here is an example section from Chapter 1:Īutostarts, click here for a gold medal video guideĭuring this mission you can take 1 easy stunt jump which will also save you time towards the gold medal objectiveĬlick here for a video guide. These aren’t official chapters designated in the game, just my own way of breaking it up as otherwise it would be too long.Įach chapter has tables showing what to do and when in order.
The Guide is split into five chapters and an epilogue in the six posts below. (*This first section will give a rationale for the ordering and why it will make your quest much easier if you do things at certain points in the story, as well as highlighting which tasks are ones to have in mind from the beginning of your play through). This guide is arranged into the following Sections, click on the titles to jump to each part: At the end, you’ll have over $2bn per character and own all of the properties.Īlthough the guide content has been entirely produced by me, I have added credits in the acknowledgements section to others where they have provided inspiration or suggested modifications. It also covers some of the less well known stock trades you can make in the game, and debunks some of the myths out there.
Then it ensure you do Lester’s Assassinations at the right time and exploit the relevant stock market trades.
In addition, the guide also shows how to make lots of money! This starts off with the optimal set up choices for each heist. I also flag a couple of still present bugs that can make some content unavailable, and how to fix or avoid them. It also cover content not in the original version of the game, such as Michael’s murder mystery, the Stunt Plane Time Trials, Monkey Mosaics, Wild Life Photography, and the Stock Car Races. It flags miss-able content, such as the Simeon Yetarian random event, and the Altruist camp final shoot out, to ensure you get to experience everything in the game. It also covers off all the other content in the game, for example, the strangers and freaks, hobbies and pass times, miscellaneous activity and random events shown on the social club not required for 100%. All the other single player achievements/trophies are also included in the guide. These include time stamps, so you can click and jump to the part where each objective is completed. In addition, linked videos also show you how to get gold in every single mission, so this also covers off the "Solid Gold, Baby!" Achievement/Trophy. Some miscellaneous activity can also be completed during missions themselves, which the guide outlines clearly in each case. stunt jumps, flying under bridges, hobbies etc) all when you are in the right location, which reduces the amount of times you have to revisit the same spot. This is done combined collectables and other tasks (e.g. This means there are significant time savings from optimising the order you approach each requirement in, as outlined in the embedded video above. An unplanned approach will have you travelling all over the map and revisiting the same places multiple times. The key difference between this an many other guides on the internet is that it outlines the optimal order to complete every task required. This will cover every single task required for you to reach the goal (nearly 400 separate entries). The purpose of this guide is to set out a strategy to achieve 100% completion, all single player achievements/trophies, and all interactive content as efficiently as possible.