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== Description == | == Description == | ||
=== GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories === | === GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories === | ||
Prior to [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], players must have any [[Sub Machine Gun|sub-machine gun]] in hand in order to perform drive by shooting. While in a vehicle, the player may look left or right to view the target and take aim, then fire their weapon, discharging bullets to the target. | Prior to [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], players must have any [[Sub Machine Gun|sub-machine gun]] in hand in order to perform drive by shooting. While in a vehicle, the player may look left or right to view the target and take aim, then fire their weapon, discharging bullets to the target. | ||
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The ability for the player to shoot as a passenger was first explored in GTA Vice City, during "[[Phnom Penh '86]]" (positioned on the side of a [[Maverick]]) and "[[Supply & Demand]]" (positioned on the back of a [[Squalo]]), when the player is able to free-aim, but use only weapons with first-person view (the [[M-60]] and [[Ruger]]). In GTA San Andreas, free-aiming first person view is additionally utilized while the player is seated as a passenger in a motorbike and a car, during "[[Just Business]]" and "[[End of the Line]]." A few missions reused the method of first-person free-aim drive-by during "[[Reuniting the Families]]" and "[[The Da Nang Thang]]." | The ability for the player to shoot as a passenger was first explored in GTA Vice City, during "[[Phnom Penh '86]]" (positioned on the side of a [[Maverick]]) and "[[Supply & Demand]]" (positioned on the back of a [[Squalo]]), when the player is able to free-aim, but use only weapons with first-person view (the [[M-60]] and [[Ruger]]). In GTA San Andreas, free-aiming first person view is additionally utilized while the player is seated as a passenger in a motorbike and a car, during "[[Just Business]]" and "[[End of the Line]]." A few missions reused the method of first-person free-aim drive-by during "[[Reuniting the Families]]" and "[[The Da Nang Thang]]." | ||
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Vehicularcombat-GTAVC-bikeshooting.jpg|GTA Vice City marked the first time players can shoot forward while on a motorcycle. | |||
Vehicularcombat-GTASA-passengershooting.jpg|In GTA San Andreas, NPC passengers are capable of opening fire at hostiles at their own will. However, the effectiveness of their shooting depends on how well the passengers are armed and how fast the vehicle is moving. | |||
Vehicularcombat-GTAVCS-passengershooting.jpg|Following GTA San Andreas, GTA Vice City Stories is the only game prior to GTA IV that allows NPC passengers to open fire at any direction. | |||
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=== GTA IV === | === GTA IV === | ||
[[ | [[Image:Vehicularcombat-GTA4-drivershooting.jpg|thumb|525px|right|GTA IV's improved shooting mechanics allows the player to, while driving or riding as a passenger, shoot at any direction, including to the back (left) or diagonally (right). Note the crosshairs and the direction in which they are pointing.]] | ||
As Grand Theft Auto IV was developed, drive-by shooting mechanics were retooled to allow for more flexible aiming and improved accuracy. The player may aim their weapon freely while driving; the "look left" and "look right" commands were removed in favor of an analog stick-based/mouse-based camera. Also, drive-bys were extended to being possible out of helicopters and on boats with assault rifles, and out of any other vehicle. | As Grand Theft Auto IV was developed, drive-by shooting mechanics were retooled to allow for more flexible aiming and improved accuracy. The player may aim their weapon freely while driving; the "look left" and "look right" commands were removed in favor of an analog stick-based/mouse-based camera. Also, drive-bys were extended to being possible out of helicopters and on boats with assault rifles, and out of any other vehicle. | ||
While the choices of weapons for use in drive-by shooting is still limited, the player can now either use a sub-machine gun or pistol, and [[Grenades]], [[Molotov Cocktail]]s, [[Pipe Bombs]] and [[Sticky Bombs]] can actually be dropped from vehicles, useful for blowing up pursuers. [[The Lost and Damned]] also introduced the ability to fire a [[sawn-off shotgun]] while riding motorcycles. However, even with the ability to use a sawed-off shotgun, drive-bys on motorcycles is highly discouraged, as the player is fully exposed and vulnerable to gunfire. | While the choices of weapons for use in drive-by shooting is still limited, the player can now either use a sub-machine gun or pistol, and [[Grenades]], [[Molotov Cocktail]]s, [[Pipe Bombs]] and [[Sticky Bombs]] can actually be dropped from vehicles, useful for blowing up pursuers. [[The Lost and Damned]] also introduced the ability to fire a [[sawn-off shotgun]] while riding motorcycles. However, even with the ability to use a sawed-off shotgun, drive-bys on motorcycles is highly discouraged, as the player is fully exposed and vulnerable to gunfire. | ||
[[Image:DriveBy_GTAIV_multi.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Occupants from a car firing their weapons in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'s multiplayer mode.]] | |||
Overall, the Micro Uzi in GTA IV and TLAD is the best weapon for drive-bys in cars with its incredible rate of fire, while the the [[Gold SMG]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] is the best weapon available. The M4 carbine is most suited for passengers on aircraft and boats, but the accuracy of gunfire from a helicopter or on a boat is often abysmal due to difficulty in aiming (due to rapid movement of the vehicle) and a limited field of view. | Overall, the Micro Uzi in GTA IV and TLAD is the best weapon for drive-bys in cars with its incredible rate of fire, while the the [[Gold SMG]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] is the best weapon available. The M4 carbine is most suited for passengers on aircraft and boats, but the accuracy of gunfire from a helicopter or on a boat is often abysmal due to difficulty in aiming (due to rapid movement of the vehicle) and a limited field of view. | ||
[[Category:Vehicles]] | [[Category:Vehicles]] | ||