View Full Version : Vanishing Traffic in GTA3??
Dirty Tiger
12-14-2003, 03:20 PM
The last two times I played GTA3 a strange thing happened.
All of the random traffic vanished!
It was early in the game on the frst Island. At first it seemed cool because it made things easier but it would freeze up when I tried to save.
It is possible that it was caused by the Rhino cheat code that I punched in about 20 times. I was trying to build a tank dam to stop my opponents in a street race.
Any one else ever have this happen??
Dirty Tiger
12-14-2003, 03:20 PM
The last two times I played GTA3 a strange thing happened.
All of the random traffic vanished!
It was early in the game on the frst Island. At first it seemed cool because it made things easier but it would freeze up when I tried to save.
It is possible that it was caused by the Rhino cheat code that I punched in about 20 times. I was trying to build a tank dam to stop my opponents in a street race.
Any one else ever have this happen??
Slipdeath
12-14-2003, 03:37 PM
on what system?
Slipdeath
12-14-2003, 03:37 PM
on what system?
Dirty Tiger
12-14-2003, 03:45 PM
On PS2.
Dirty Tiger
12-14-2003, 03:45 PM
On PS2.
Slipdeath
12-14-2003, 04:13 PM
nope, the only problems i've seen is the audip problems for gta:vc on xbox
Slipdeath
12-14-2003, 04:13 PM
nope, the only problems i've seen is the audip problems for gta:vc on xbox
omnedon
12-14-2003, 06:53 PM
I hope it's cheat code problems. Otherwise, you may be getting early signs of PS2 DVD Disc Read Errors.
:o
Dark Dragon
12-14-2003, 11:58 PM
I've seen that on the pc before. The pedestrians dissapeared too. I think if you go on road rage sprees everything turns to a ghost town after a while.
spoon
12-15-2003, 12:21 AM
It does happen. Check IGn and other sites for glitches and bugs. It has happened to me on the PS2 version. I haven't spent much time on the X-box version, thanks to Vice City.
chevy_chase
12-15-2003, 06:10 AM
I read somewhere that cheating and then saving causes glitches with vice city, probably the same with gta3.
sisko
12-15-2003, 08:26 AM
It is possible that it was caused by the Rhino cheat code that I punched in about 20 times. I was trying to build a tank dam to stop my opponents in a street race.
I highly doubt that this is the case. I've entered that code hundreds of times, and never ever had a single problem like that. I've made several tank dams too. No problems at all.
Flack
12-15-2003, 10:08 AM
If it's not happening regularly, then it's most likely just a bug with your PS2. GTA3 is one of the most disc-intensive games out for the system, and occasionally read errors happen. If traffic disappears or pedestrians disappear occasionally, well, it happens. If you are experiencing lots of building pop-up or the roads lose their texture and look shiny/wet all the time, it is a sign that your PS2 is having a hard time reading that disc and keeping up. Could be signs of laser failure, could be signs that your disc is scratched.
Neil Koch
12-15-2003, 06:13 PM
it might be the tank code though, since the tanks don't disappear and take the place of regular vehicles. I had something similar happen when I got the army really pissed off at me. I got rid of the wanted level but there was no civilian traffic.
In general, it's a good idea to never save after using cheat codes on GTA3 or VC. At the very least, you're not able to get 100% completion and strange ugs will sometimes come up.