grand theft auto 4 ?

[MUD MAN]

Hi to all

I wonder .... if you park your car/truck/bike ect somewhere in the gta4 world does it vanish ?

just a thought.

[Rowie235]

I hope not. It'd be great if it didn't. I think tow trucks could have an actual purpose then. I hope nothing in the game "vanishes." I't be good if, say, you see a really cool car going down a road. Instead of needing to catch up to it before it reaches the max draw distance (as in previous installments), it could be long gone from the screen, but the console keeps track of all the objects in the city, so you could catch up to it in your own time... Now that'd be cool.

[cfr_rossi]

i read some were that there will be a yellow box by your house that is your parking i think it would be like a garrarge.

i think i read it on gtaplace

[Snazzybacon]

i think also parking house would work this time

just as the yellow box thingy

[mutu]

I think Rockstar learned and took there knowledge with them when they started making GTA IV. Everyone knows that the "vanish" problem wasn't ok at all. I think that you can keep up with cars as Rowie235 said, and I also do think that the cars will stay in the same position if you steal one and place it somewhere until you turn off your console.

[Jezz Torrent]

i wouldve thought with the ps3 engine, theyd be able to make it so you're car wont all of a sudden disappear

[NotYouHaha]

Darn, no previews mentioned anything about it (besides being able to use certain yellow 'boxes' as garages.) . I really hope they don't disappear; it was a big problem to me in previous GTAs.

Edited April 19, 2008 by NotYouHaha

[Blur]

I hope so too. Dissapering cars was a pain in the neck. They must have it this time around to add the realism. But has to how far the cars will remain still for the taking who knows.

[Slyde]

It would nice if it doesn't disappear, but then again, how many cars would there be sitting in middle of the road. It probably disappears if you don't visit the area for about a day.

[Rowie235]

Another great thing about the ps3 and 360 game save thingys would be that cars, damage and other things will remain even after you turn off the console. all the ps3's have hdd's, so surely it could save such data. i don't have a 360, so i cant say anything about it.... I hope that GTA IV does this.

[Husky]

You will be able to start the engine and shut it off. And yeah they will vanish like always. The only way they might stay in place where you parked them is if you get out imediatly. When you go back to the location it will be there if your not wasted or busted.

[badgerov]

Another great thing about the ps3 and 360 game save thingys would be that cars, damage and other things will remain even after you turn off the console. all the ps3's have hdd's, so surely it could save such data. i don't have a 360, so i cant say anything about it.... I hope that GTA IV does this.

While its true that the extra space of the HDD would allow this, I think the save file would get too large if it has to save every bit of damage to cars, buildings, etc.

[rockstarrem]

In Vice City Stories the cars never disappeared for me if I'm on the same island, I'm pretty sure GTA IV will have no problem with this. Unless you park in the middle of the street I'm pretty sure you're all set.