A Guide to Break Ins.

[SaveMySoul]

Hey people, i made this guide to be posted on gamefaqs, tell me what u think and ignore the copyright stuff.

Hope it helps.

[Laguna Loire]

A suggestion:

Your guide won't be accepted if you leave it how it is. They hate guides that are completely stretched across the page like yours. It needs to be in paragraphs like my unfinished Half-Life guide. Take a look if you don't get what I mean...Although, the guide itself is very useful. Awesome guide buddy! :)

[cHilli]

Thats just Notepad, on a normal page it would be ok





Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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GTA: San Andreas Break In Guide. - By Lauri Sun!
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This document has been made by Daniel Yates, and may not be used without my consent. No part of this guide may be reproduced without permission.

PLEASE ASK PERMISSION BEFORE POSTING THIS GUIDE

If you are reading this guide from a site other than GameFAQs please let me know straight away.

E-mail: Killa_47_Killa@hotmail.com

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Contents
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I. Break In Introduction

II. Choosing A Target

III. The Tools Of The Trade

IV. The Burglary

V. Getting Rid Of The Gear

VI. Contact Information

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I. Introduction
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In the state of San Andreas, there are an awful lot of things for CJ to spend his money on. In addition to eating well, he'll also need access to weapons, new clothes, haircuts and so on. Unfortunately, these things require plenty of cash, and it seems as though our hero never quite has enough money to pay for all these things in an honest fashion. Of course, some missions bring with them a cash reward aswell as respect for their succesful completion, but there always seems to be something to spend that money, and a little extra green is always likely to come in handy. The result is that side missions have taken on plenty of importance in San Andreas, and burgling houses is a great way to make big wads of cash fairly easy.


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II. Choosing A Target
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Los Santos has plenty of residential houses that can be burgled, but it certainly pays to exercise extreme caution when planning a burglary. Get things right, and plenty of cash will be yours, but mess up and you run the risk of being arrested or even worse, blasted to death by a protective home-owner roused from his slumber by the sound of you making your way out of the window with his Television set. As such, you'll want to make sure that you're well prepared. Once you have identifies a house you wish to burglem pay it a visit during the day in a car. Familiarise yourself with the streets surrounding the area, so that you know the quickest way out once you have louded up. It's no good commiting the perfect burglary and then getting your ass busted by the cops because you dont know how to flee the area quickly without running into a dead end. Try a couple of practise runs first, starting at the house you inteand to rob and seeing how quickly you can get out into the nearest main road and away into the night. It makes sense to try a dry run first during the night, then a warm-up run during the night, because after all you will be making the run at night, trying it during the day is suicide as the victim is proberbly awake. It also helps if you can find two escape routs, as if something does go wrong, and police may come from your original escape route, so a back-up plan is always a good idea. Once you have your escape route planned, it's time to ready your equipment.


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III. The Tools Of The Trade
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A number of stores in San Andreas sell clothing that will help you with your task. Look for one selling ski-masks or balaclavas, and buy one. Whenever CJ puts one of these items of clothing on, he enters full-time sneak mode which stops him making any noise when he moves. This is an absolutely essential part of your burglary outfit - trying to rob a house without one is complete lunacy and not even worth concidering.
Now that you have the clothes, you'll need a truck, there is no point breaking into a house if the only vehicle you have is a pushbike - where will you stash your booty? Steal a decent - sized truck, but make sure you aren't 'hot' immediately afterwards. If your wanted levil is too high, you stand a good chance of picking up police on the way to the burglary, and this will blow the whole operation out of the water, so be sure you can travel through the streest without attracting attention first. Also try not to drive where the ballers hang out, you will not want to escape with popped tires.
Lastly, you'll need to come tooled up. While most people in San Andreas are trusty fools who leave their front doors unlocked, many sleep still with Grandad's old shogun under their beds. If you rouse them then there will be alot of trouble, so make sure you bring a weapon of some sort. A gun will do the job, but a knife, baseball bat or any silenced gun will do the job without attracting attention to yourself. Hopefully you wont be waking anyone up anyway, but it's best to be prepared. Once you have a vehicle, a weapon and a mask, it's time to carry out the operation.

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IV. The Burglary
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You will need to commit the crime at night time, burgling somewhere in broad daylight is suicide, and people will probably be at home anyway. At night-time, they'll be asleep, and you stand less chance of being spotted by a neighbour.
Try to pull up as close to the door of the house you are burgling as possible, as this means the time you are out of the truck is minimalised, and a get-away will be a little quicker. With your ski-mask or banaclava on, get out and sneak into the house. Do not just take the first thing you find, as you may be missing more valuable items in other rooms. Sneak from room to room looking for valuable items that are easy to carry such as TVs, stereos, VCRs and such like. Should you be unfortunate enough to run into a member of the household, you must kill them quickly and quietly. They will react to finding you in different ways, but they must be killed regardless of their response to you. Some may cower and hide in the corner of a room (as well they might!) while others may grap grandpa's old shotgun and try to kill you themselves. Most dangerous of all are those scream for the police, or make a bee-line for the telephone to call for help - these people must be taken down before they can summon assistance they so desperately need. If you fail to stop the police being called, just get the hell out, jump into the van and drive like hell - you've blown this opnortunity for sure, but there will be others.
However, should you successfully avoid attracting attention to yourself, grab what you can and load up the van ( now aren't you glad you parked near the door?). Once the van is loaded, simply drive slowly and carefully away from the scene - screeching away with burning rubber is only going to draw attention to yourself and the last thing you want is the cops chasing you. Instead, drive carmly and sesibly along your pre-planned escape route until you are safely away from the area.

***********************************************************************
V. Getting Rid Of The Gear
***********************************************************************

If you're being chased by the police, you must get rid of it quickly - a flying visit to the Pay 'n' Spray is always a good idea. Trying to flog dodgy gear with the cops hot on your tale is a sure-fire way to end up inside jail. Once your wanted rating is at a suitibly low level, (and you followed my advice, it should never have become a problem) then pay a visit to your fence and offload the goods to him, you will earn money of course. Now you have that extra cash you wanted, you can get on with another mission - or start casing another joint if you've developed a taste for robbing houses....

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VI. Contact information
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Thanks for using this guide, I hope it helped alot and makes it alot easier for you to use, if you have any questions about this guide then please do not hesitate to send me an e-mail and i will get back to you within a weeks time.
My e-mail is:

Killa_47_KIlla@hotmail.com

Many thanx to rockstar and rockstar north for making this incredible game for us.


This guide was created by Daniel Yates, a.k.a. Lauri Sun.

Thanx!

[Laguna Loire]

True, but sometimes Word files get corrupted when you send them to Gamefaqs. It's harder to use Notepad but on Notepad there's no chance of the file getting corrupted...

[cHilli]

Yes because there are different versions of word.. Notepad is smaller and better

[SaveMySoul]

Notepad is the best to use, and ill take ur advice liq man.

Edit: This better?

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
***********************************************************************
GTA: San Andreas Break In Guide. - By Lauri Sun!
***********************************************************************

This document has been made by Daniel Yates, and may not be
used without my consent. No part of this guide may be reproduced
without permission.

PLEASE ASK PERMISSION BEFORE POSTING THIS GUIDE

If you are reading this guide from a site other than GameFAQs
please let me know straight away.

E-mail: Killa_47_Killa@hotmail.com

***********************************************************************
Contents
***********************************************************************

I. Break In Introduction

II. Choosing A Target

III. The Tools Of The Trade

IV. The Burglary

V. Getting Rid Of The Gear

VI. Contact Information

***********************************************************************
I. Introduction
***********************************************************************

In the state of San Andreas, there are an awful lot of things
for CJ to spend his money on. In addition to eating well, he'll
also need access to weapons, new clothes, haircuts and so on.
Unfortunately, these things require plenty of cash, and it seems
as though our hero never quite has enough money to pay for all
these things in an honest fashion. Of course, some missions
bring with them a cash reward aswell as respect for their
succesful completion, but there always seems to be something
to spend that money, and a little extra green is always likely
to come in handy. The result is that side missions have taken on
plenty of importance in San Andreas, and burgling houses is a great
way to make big wads of cash fairly easy.


***********************************************************************
II. Choosing A Target
***********************************************************************

Los Santos has plenty of residential houses that can be burgled,
but it certainly pays to exercise extreme caution when planning a
burglary. Get things right, and plenty of cash will be yours, but
mess up and you run the risk of being arrested or even worse,
blasted to death by a protective home-owner roused from his
slumber by the sound of you making your way out of the window
with his Television set. As such, you'll want to make sure that
you're well prepared. Once you have identified a house you wish to
burgle pay it a visit during the day in a car. Familiarise
yourself with the streets surrounding the area, so that you
know the quickest way out once you have louded up. It's no good
commiting the perfect burglary and then getting your ass busted by
the cops because you dont know how to flee the area quickly without
running into a dead end. Try a couple of practise runs first,
starting at the house you inteand to rob and seeing how quickly
you can get out into the nearest main road and away into the night.
It makes sense to try a dry run first during the night, then a
warm-up run during the night, because after all you will be making
the run at night, trying it during the day is suicide as the victim
is proberbly awake. It also helps if you can find two escape routs,
as if something does go wrong, and police may come from your original
escape route, so a back-up plan is always a good idea. Once you have
your escape route planned, it's time to ready your equipment.


**********************************************************************
III. The Tools Of The Trade
**********************************************************************

A number of stores in San Andreas sell clothing that will help you
with your task. Look for one selling ski-masks or balaclavas, and
buy one. Whenever CJ puts one of these items of clothing on, he
enters full-time sneak mode which stops him making any noise when
he moves. This is an absolutely essential part of your burglary
outfit - trying to rob a house without one is complete lunacy and
not even worth concidering.
Now that you have the clothes, you'll need a truck, there is no
point breaking into a house if the only vehicle you have is a
pushbike - where will you stash your booty? Steal a decent - sized
truck, but make sure you aren't 'hot' immediately afterwards.
If your wanted levil is too high, you stand a good chance of picking
up police on the way to the burglary, and this will blow the whole
operation out of the water, so be sure you can travel through the
streest without attracting attention first. Also try not to drive
where the ballers hang out, you will not want to escape with popped
tires.
Lastly, you'll need to come tooled up. While most people in San
Andreas are trusty fools who leave their front doors unlocked, many
sleep still with Grandad's old shogun under their beds. If you rouse
them then there will be alot of trouble, so make sure you bring a
weapon of some sort. A gun will do the job, but a knife, baseball
bat or any silenced gun will do the job without attracting attention
to yourself. Hopefully you wont be waking anyone up anyway, but it's
best to be prepared. Once you have a vehicle, a weapon and a mask,
it's time to carry out the operation.

***********************************************************************
IV. The Burglary
***********************************************************************
You will need to commit the crime at night time, burgling somewhere
in broad daylight is suicide, and people will probably be at home
anyway. At night-time, they'll be asleep, and you stand less chance
of being spotted by a neighbour.
Try to pull up as close to the door of the house you are burgling as
possible, as this means the time you are out of the truck is
minimalised, and a get-away will be a little quicker. With your
ski-mask or banaclava on, get out and sneak into the house. Do not
just take the first thing you find, as you may be missing more
valuable items in other rooms. Sneak from room to room looking for
valuable items that are easy to carry such as TVs, stereos, VCRs and
such like. Should you be unfortunate enough to run into a member of
the household, you must kill them quickly and quietly. They will
react to finding you in different ways, but they must be killed
regardless of their response to you. Some may cower and hide in the
corner of a room (as well they might!) while others may grab
grandpa's old shotgun and try to kill you themselves. Most dangerous
of all are those scream for the police, or make a bee-line for the
telephone to call for help - these people must be taken down before
they can summon assistance they so desperately need. If you fail to
stop the police being called, just get the hell out, jump into the
van and drive like hell - you've blown this opnortunity for sure,
but there will be others.
However, should you successfully avoid attracting attention to
yourself, grab what you can and load up the van ( now aren't you
glad you parked near the door?). Once the van is loaded, simply
drive slowly and carefully away from the scene - screeching away
with burning rubber is only going to draw attention to yourself
and the last thing you want is the cops chasing you. Instead,
drive carmly and sesibly along your pre-planned escape route
until you are safely away from the area.

***********************************************************************
V. Getting Rid Of The Gear
***********************************************************************

If you're being chased by the police, you must get rid of
it quickly - a flying visit to the Pay 'n' Spray is always
a good idea. Trying to flog dodgy gear with the cops hot on
your tale is a sure-fire way to end up inside jail. Once your
wanted rating is at a suitibly low level, (and you followed my
advice, it should never have become a problem) then pay a visit
to your fence and offload the goods to him, you will earn money
of course. Now you have that extra cash you wanted, you can get
on with another mission - or start casing another joint if you've
developed a taste for robbing houses....

***********************************************************************
VI. Contact information
***********************************************************************

Thanks for using this guide, I hope it helped alot and makes it
alot easier for you to use, if you have any questions about this
guide then please do not hesitate to send me an e-mail and i will
get back to you within a weeks time.
My e-mail is:

Killa_47_KIlla@hotmail.com

Many thanx to rockstar and rockstar north for making this incredible
game for us.


This guide was created by Daniel Yates, a.k.a. Lauri Sun.

Thanx!

[Laguna Loire]

Yeah, that's much better man. :)

[SaveMySoul]

how the hell do u log in on gamefaqs? i cant find a place to do it.

[Nitrous]

Have you got a user account with them?.

Sorry I know this is an oldish thread but the guide to the breakin's can be useful to a some people that come to this site for a look around. I carn't really sticky this thread coz as you can see we have a few news already but it would be nice to try and keep this one at the top every now and again.