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walk up to the heli itself and hold down 'f' (button you use to enter vechiles). Make sure you hold it down and not just press it or you will steal heli.

BTW, can someone please tell me how to take the heli tour? I have one heli tour icon on the city map, have been to it about 4 times with Kate, and I don't see a way to take the tour no matter what time I get there.

I thought maybe after finally completing the Paper Trail mission where you land the chopper there afterward I'd be able to take the tour, but still no go. What do you have to do to take the tour?

Yes I'm fairly certain they were unlocked and started spawning after I finished that mission. They never spawn when I'm on a date, and at night they only spawn about half the time i look.

To go on a tour, just walk up and enter the chooper as you would a taxi, by holding your "Enter Vehicle" key.

Far as i know, there is only that one spot for heli tours. There are three choppers and five tours to unlock the Sightseer achievement. Luckily, you can skip the tour and still have it count. But then you mis the humourous pilot banter.

They never spawn when I'm on a date, and at night they only spawn about half the time i look.

OK, I think that's it, I will check in the daytime while not on a date. I've yet to see a heli there so that must be it. Thanks

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OK, just tried going there in the morning by myself and found 3 choppers there, so I was able to take the tour. The pilot's remarks and Niko's responses are hilarious. I hijacked one of the choppers after the tour was over and flew it to meet Jacob and Roman on the way to getting revenge against Pegorino.

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I'm on stunt jumps 28 and 29, which require a powerboat. I can't find any parked ones and Brucie is upset that I haven't called in a while so he's shining me on. Are there any parked powerboats I can find? If so, where?

1.02-something patch is out. My game did not inform me, so I thought I'd share the info.

http://www.rockstargames.com/support/IV/PC/patch/index.html

A nice fix list that fixes some things bugging me, adds graphics options, and boosted my overall performance. Still no cross-fire or SLI.

A little warning: the mod reverted my modded .xml and .dat files :( Not a huge problem, but still a p.i.t.a.

Nice patch ! Can turn down the shadows quality to Medium rather than High and now nighttime stays over 30fps ! I'm pleased. Can't notice any difference either. Because it looks smoother, I actually think it looks better lol.

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1.02-something patch is out. My game did not inform me, so I thought I'd share the info.

http://www.rockstargames.com/support/IV/PC/patch/index.html

A nice fix list that fixes some things bugging me, adds graphics options, and boosted my overall performance.

Cool, can't wait to try it. Can you tell us what your before and after ave FPS are? One thing makes me apprehensive though. I read some saying it can make the internet cafe comps unusable. I'm not sure, but if that's true wouldn't it keep you from finishing the game? There are at least two missions I recall that require using the internet cafe.

I think the 1.01 benchy gave me 43 or 45fps.

New bench:

Statistics
Average FPS: 48.55
Duration: 37.04 sec
CPU Usage: 90%
System memory usage: 85%
Video memory usage: 97%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1680 x 945 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Render Quality: High
Reflection Resolution: High
Water Quality: Medium
Shadow Quality: High
View Distance: 26
Detail Distance: 40
Definition: Off
VSync: On

Hardware
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 3
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Video Driver version: 181.22
Audio Adapter: SB X-Fi Audio [CF00]
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (OC 3.2ghz)


That's without messing with the new graphics options.. I assume the current state they are in reflects the detail level, pre-patch.

The biggest improvement is at night with the dynamic shadows the headlights cast.

I've read elsewhere that the Tw@ issue only occurs when using a crack. I use a mini-image and it works fine, as it changes no game files. I'm not sure if I've used it myself, but I'm pretty sure that's the "problem". Maybe it's another game-breaking anti-piracy thign like the drunken cam from before.

Too bad the patch didn't fix the horrible water-surface behavior. I LOOKS better, but still behaves like a rubber sheet.

PS - finally got all 200 god damned pigeons.

OK, thanks for the details. I'm a bit skeptical whether I'll get any FPS increase because I only use Med render quality and setting it at Low doesn't give me any higher FPS.

When I found out what the Endangered Species achievement unlocks I decided to not labor over it. At first it had me thinking I'd get a rocket equipped heli, so I was planning on saving the pigeons for just before the final mission. Then I discovered it's just the mini gun cop heli with rocket ammo in it to top off your RPG.