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This is Toni's Place, an italian restaurant. Toni starts a war between Salvatore Leone's cartel (Toni is a menber of Salvatore's gang)
and the Triads, who run a fish company as a cover-up. Those Triads (guys in blue overalls) eventually get very pissed at you
because you help Toni with this war against them. Because of this, you will no longer be safe in the areas in Portland that are under
Traid control. They'll shoot at you (even when you're in a car) or try to pull you out of your car. If this is done by five Triads
with bats you won't stand much of a chance. The choice is pretty much between trying to get back in the car of run like hell to
get you any vehicle ASAP...
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In the park right behind your hideout you can find these public phones. When you're gaining reputation on the streets more
people will want to hire you for a job. In this case, if you pick up the phone you'll be invired to a street race. This is
done by El Burro, the head of the Spanish mafia gang that has its meeting point in this park.
Public Phone missions are additional missions: they are not an essential part of the story line.
Note the wooden ramp at the background: here you can do one of the 20 Unique Jumps. More about this elsewhere.
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If you haven't got enough Hidden Packages collected for permanent weapons at your hideout and you don't feel like robbing one from
a cop, this is the place to be: The Ammu-Nation gun store. You can test your new guns in the alley, behind de shop.
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There are other ways to get weaponry. At several locations throughout the city there are weapons which you can pick up.
They can be found in alleys and backyards, on rooftops, etcetera. Also, you can go to the tramp tunnel, behind 8-Ball's Bomb Shop.
At certain times of day, you'll find some tramps in this deserted tunnel. They carry bottles of booze that can be used as molotov
cocktails :-)
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But what do you need al those weapons for? Well... it's just plain fun to blow up some cars, piss off the police and see
for how long you can stay out of their hands, hehehehe...
This nice piece of fireworks was created by parking a Coach (a touring bus) on the crossing. Wait a little while until
a small traffic jam has developed. Then pop in some grenades and watch the show! When cars catch fire, they explode. They
also catch fire if you damage your car too much or end up with your car upside down. (My advise if this happens: get the
hell out of there!!).
The fun of blowing up traffic jams is that it will most likely cause a chain reaction in which one
car explodes after another. Showtime! The car on the left exploded just a second after the shot was taken.
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If you can't get rid of your wanted level in time you will eventually get busted or wasted. I prefer being wasted, I have my pride!
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