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{{infobox mission
|name=Money for Nothing
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|name = Money For Nothing
|image=MoneyforNothing-GTAVCS.jpg
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|image = MoneyforNothing-GTAVCS.jpg
|size=300px
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|size = 275px
|caption=[[Bryan Forbes]] talking to [[Victor Vance]] in his apartment in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
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|caption = [[Bryan Forbes]] talking to [[Victor Vance]] in his apartment in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
|game=VCS
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|game = VCS
|for=[[Bryan Forbes]]
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|for = [[Bryan Forbes]]
 
|location = [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
|target=
 
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|fail = [[Wasted]]<br>[[Busted]]<br>[[Lance Vance|Lance]] dies<br>[[Bryan Forbes|Forbes]]<br>[[Pony]] destroyed<br>[[Wanted Level]] lost before job is complete
|location=[[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
 
|reward=[[Money|$]]1,500
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|reward = [[Money|$1500]]
|unlocks=[[Caught as an Act]] (after completing [[Havana Good Time]])
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|unlocks = [[Caught as an Act]]
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|unlockedby = [[The Audition]]
 
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{{Dialogue2|Forbes|So, Vic, you wanna hear about a little plan that is going to make us three very rich?|Vic|What's the risk?|Let me put it like this: You will not be handling any drugs. All I need you to do is keep the cops busy while Lance and I steal some merch off the scum that brought it into this country.|[[Bryan Forbes]] explains his plan to [[Victor Vance|Victor]] and [[Lance Vance]]}}
'''Money for Nothing''' is a mission in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], given by [[Bryan Forbes]] to [[protagonist]] [[Victor Vance]] from Bryan's apartment in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
 
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'''Money for Nothing''' is the first mission in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], given to [[protagonist]] [[Victor Vance]] by Lance's player [[Bryan Forbes]] from Bryan's apartment in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
   
 
==Mission==
 
==Mission==
Vic drops by Bryan Forbes' apartment and sees him and [[Lance Vance|Lance]]. The trio after an argument decide to go out and take a decoy van. After arriving at the warehouse, Forbes and Lance go to the actual van with the drugs while Vic drives the decoy van and lead the cops away from them. Upon reaching the destination, Vic loses the wanted levels and mission is completed.
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[[Victor Vance|Vic]] drops by [[Bryan Forbes]]' apartment and sees him and [[Lance Vance|Lance]]. The trio after an argument decide to go out and take a [[Rumpo|decoy van]]. After arriving at the warehouse, Forbes and Lance go to the actual van with the drugs while Vic drives the decoy van and lead the cops away from them. Upon reaching the destination, Vic loses the wanted levels and mission is completed.
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==Mission objectives==
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In order to complete the mission the player must:
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*Get to the decoy van
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*Get to the warehouse
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*Get back in the decoy van
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*Drive south and away from Lance
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*The cops are on to you. Don't lose your wanted level
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*Keep your wanted level until Lance reaches his destination
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*Lance has made it back to the lockup! Lose the cops
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==Post mission pager message==
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'''Lance Vance''': I don't trust Forbes, man. Meet me up at the Arena...
   
 
==Reward==
 
==Reward==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*The name of the mission may refer to the song ''Money For Nothing'', by Dire Straits.
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*The name of the mission may refer to the song ''Money For Nothing'', by [[wp:Dire Straits|Dire Straits]].
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*There's a glitch in the PS2 version where no police cars or bikes will appear during the decoy chase, the only vehicle it will spawn is the [[Police Maverick]].
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*On this mission it is possible to reach 6 star wanted levels, in spite the 6 star wanted level is still locked by the time of this mission, therefore, it is possible to obtain the Rhino earlier in the game.
   
 
==Video walkthrough==
 
==Video walkthrough==
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!PS2 Version
 
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|[[File:GTA Vice City Stories - Walkthrough - Mission 25 - Money for Nothing|425px]]
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[[Category:Missions in GTA Vice City Stories]]
 
[[Category:Missions in GTA Vice City Stories]]
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[[Category:Missions]]

Revision as of 22:10, 25 December 2014

Forbes: "So, Vic, you wanna hear about a little plan that is going to make us three very rich?"
Vic: "What's the risk?"
Forbes: "Let me put it like this: You will not be handling any drugs. All I need you to do is keep the cops busy while Lance and I steal some merch off the scum that brought it into this country."
Bryan Forbes explains his plan to Victor and Lance Vance

Money for Nothing is the first mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, given to protagonist Victor Vance by Lance's player Bryan Forbes from Bryan's apartment in Downtown, Vice City

Mission

Vic drops by Bryan Forbes' apartment and sees him and Lance. The trio after an argument decide to go out and take a decoy van. After arriving at the warehouse, Forbes and Lance go to the actual van with the drugs while Vic drives the decoy van and lead the cops away from them. Upon reaching the destination, Vic loses the wanted levels and mission is completed.

Mission objectives

In order to complete the mission the player must:

  • Get to the decoy van
  • Get to the warehouse
  • Get back in the decoy van
  • Drive south and away from Lance
  • The cops are on to you. Don't lose your wanted level
  • Keep your wanted level until Lance reaches his destination
  • Lance has made it back to the lockup! Lose the cops

Post mission pager message

Lance Vance: I don't trust Forbes, man. Meet me up at the Arena...

Reward

The reward for this mission is $1,500. The mission Caught as an Act is unlocked, however it's only made available if Havana Good Time is completed.

Trivia

  • The name of the mission may refer to the song Money For Nothing, by Dire Straits.
  • There's a glitch in the PS2 version where no police cars or bikes will appear during the decoy chase, the only vehicle it will spawn is the Police Maverick.
  • On this mission it is possible to reach 6 star wanted levels, in spite the 6 star wanted level is still locked by the time of this mission, therefore, it is possible to obtain the Rhino earlier in the game.

Video walkthrough

PS2 Version
GTA_Vice_City_Stories_-_Walkthrough_-_Mission_25_-_Money_for_Nothing

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