

Vigilante mode does not grant immunity from the policewho will often pursue the player for murder, firing weapons, hitting police cars, etc. The mission ends in a failure if the player remains outside of a Law Enforcement vehicle for more than 60 seconds in one go, dies or is arrestedtime runs out, or in the case of GTA Vice City Storiesdestroys their vehicle. Bar chair 3d blockĪside from the obvious choices of drive-by shooting the target vehicle until it blows up or ramming it off the road, there are other options. The soldiers at the Fort Baxter Air Base tend to destroy criminal vehicles easily due to always spawning in groups and carrying the powerful M4smeaning their bullets will almost always hit criminal vehicles regardless of their speed, although it is highly recommended to not provoke these soldiers as otherwise they can also destroy the player's vehicle. In GTA Vice Cityany nearby gang members will open fire at the criminals if they see them, but cannot kill them except if they destroy the vehicles that the criminals are in. The player has to be ready to flee as well, since some of the criminals come very heavily armed with, for example, Rugers and Shotguns that can, and will, kill the player and destroy their vehicle in seconds. As the player completes each level, the targets come armed with better weapons and, as of GTA Vice Citybecome more numerous until eventually, multiple vehicles appear with each new level. In GTA Vice Citya new car will spawn for the criminals to use if the player doesn't kill them fast.

If the vehicle catches fire or is held in place for more than a couple of seconds, the occupant s will bail out and run or attempt to acquire new transport.


At the start of the mission, a criminal spawns in a random vehicle clearly marked and shown on the radar and attempts to evade the player. The name Brown Thunder is quite obvious reference to the action film Blue Thunderwhich centers on a heavily-armed law enforcement helicopter. It can be done in place of the Vigilante. Vigilante mode can be activated at any time when not already in a mission from within a Law Enforcement vehicle.īrown Thunder is an identical side mission, which can be activated from a Hunter attack helicopter in games in which the vehicle appears, excluding Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. The Vigilante mission is a vehicle-based side mission in every 3D Universe game, Grand Theft Auto IVand Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars in which the player is required to chase down and kill the indicated targets other criminals within a time limit.
