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For the similarly named mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, see Deconstruction

“

This is my town! Look at it. All them tiny ants down there...They work for me.

”

Deconstruction for Beginners is the first mission from Playboy X in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Description

The mission starts with Playboy speaking (privately) with Niko Bellic on his top-floor balcony, away from the two women he was just sitting with. He explains his success in the city, just as Dwayne Forge -- a figure of his past who was mentioned in Niko's last encounter with Playboy. He reveals that he broke free from prison, and subtly criticizes Playboy for not having called in the last 4 years or having visited him. Playboy asks Niko to come downstairs, but Dwayne and Niko speak briefly.

File:PCG195.rev gta.grab15--article image.jpg

The two women with Playboy X.

On the way to the construction site in Castle Gardens, it is explained that Playboy X wants a real estate developer named Yusuf Amir to be on his team. However, Amir is completely ignoring Playboy X. Therefore, in order to get in his good graces and show that he has some influential power in Liberty City, Playboy sends Niko to clear out every last Union tough-guy goon, working for the Messina Family, on the construction site seized by the Union workers from Yusuf. X believes that Yusuf will then notice that Playboy X means business.

Mission objectives

In order to complete the mission the player must:

Playboy has left the weapons in a car in an alley downtown.
Take out the lookouts.
Go to the construction site and find the first Union Leader.
Take down the next union leader.
Take down the next union leader.
Backup has arrived to protect the last leader. Take him down.

Walkthrough

Drive with Playboy X to a construction site in Castle Gardens, Algonquin. Get into the van that is waiting in the alleyway to acquire a AK-47, Sniper Rifle and 25 grenades. After the player back out of the weapons van, Playboy will get onto an window cleaning platform at the side of a nearby building. The player can choose to follow him and go up to the roof, or eliminate the lookouts from the sidewalk.

Deconstruction-for-Beginners-lookouts-GTAIV — Lookouts positions.

Once the player is on the roof or sidewalk, equipe a sniper and take out the three lookouts on the cranes (1-3 on the image).

When the player snipes each of the lookouts, they will have a different dying cutscene. The first will fall over, discharging his AK-47 and dies. The second falls off the crane and smash onto a nearby parked Cavalcade, destroying its doors, heavily denting the roof, breaking all its windows, triggering the alarm system and then landing on the ground. (The player can take his AK-47 ammo which falls beside the car and lands on the ground.) The third will fall off the crane and smash hard on the street below. Once the player eliminate all three lookouts, head into the construction site and run towards the first Union leader that will be right in front of the construction entry. Take cover and take him out with an SMG or Assault Rifle and finish off all the goons around his body. If the player takes too much damage, look out for a first aid kit attached to a column nearby.

Once everyone is killed on the ground level, run up the wooden board at the back of the site were more goons will be waiting for the player, kill all of then before proceeding to the second "floor". A cutscene will show Niko running for cover as soon the player reach the top of the wooden board. Use grenades to take out the second Union leader and a powerful weapon to eliminate the goons near the spot that he died. Theres another first aid kid next to the wooden board from were Niko came from in case the player need some health.

Go left around the corner and regain cover. Use a strong weapon to take out the goons and the third Union leader that will be taking cover behind some pillars. Once the third Union leader is dead run ahead to find the forth and last Union leader. The fourth leader will start to run away and a helicopter will arrive with more backup for the workers. Playboy warns Niko of the guards in the helicopter. Wait for all the guards to come out of the helicopter and use a grenade to kill then all at once, as soon as they come together. Theres a third first aid kit near some gas tanks beside the place were the helicopter landed, replenish your health and continue to chase the fourth Union leader. Once he is in the open, take out any weapon and shoot him to death. It shouldn't be hard, because at one point, he will stop running, turn around and shoot at the player, shoot him and he will die.

After the player kill the fourth Union leader, he will be paid and Playboy X will call to debrief him.

Alternate Route

A slightly less full-on means of completing this mission is to snipe, as before from the rooftop, eliminate the lookouts, then pick off the guards on the roof of the building site.

Once taken care of, head to ground level and head into the building site to the right of the main gates, between two stacks of shipping containers. From here, the player have a clear shot at the next target without having to shoot through a gauntlet of guards.

With target #1 down, head towards the blue crane directly ahead of your position and climb to the top. The framework of the ladder should keep Niko safe from any stray gunfire. Once there, targets #2 and #3 are easily sniped from the crane (the player have to peer around the large circuit breaker to get at #3).

Target #4 can't be sniped, as he always spawns when the player get close enough to him. Stay and shoot down the chopper if you want (again, easy, considering it has below-average health for a chopper), descend the ladder and run out towards the water-facing side of the site. Along one wall, there should be a ladder leading up. Run past it, swim around and keep going until you come to another ladder around halfway down the main building. Climbing up, this should give the player a clear shot at the final target. If not, the player can always climb the ladder and take him out along with a few guards.

Aftermath

Weazel News (Radio)

"A violent shootout in Castle Gardens earlier as striking union officials were killed at a construction site. Allegations had previously surfaced that the unions were blackmailing the project developer Yusuf Amir. Mr. Amir had no comment aside from promising that the development would be suspended as a mark of respect for those who passed."

Liberty Tree Newspaper

"Several members of the local Liberty City union for construction workers were massacred on a building site today. The site had been shut down because of disagreements with the property developer, Yusuf Amir, that resulted in a strike. No one is sure what caused the altercation but the union, which was long alleged to have links with organized crime, seems to have had several heavily armed delegates at the site."

Video Walkthrough

GTA_4_-_Mission_42_-_Deconstruction_for_Beginners_(1080p)

Trivia

There is an exploit where the player can get free weapons if they keep failing the mission after getting the weapons
The Beta Version of this mission would require Niko to destroy the warehouses.
Each time one of the player's grenades detonates (or the player shoots an explosive barrel), Playboy will say things such as: "Whoa, player! Don't fuck this site up too bad, ya hear!", or "Damn! I can feel the heat from up here!" and "Boom! You mean business, don't you, boy!" (he is up on the roof and says this through Niko's headset).
Once the player walk in the area in which the second Union Leader was standing he will hear the police radio saying "Reports of gunfire possibly related to an union disagreement.", however the player will not gain a wanted level nor will the police take any action much like in Triads and Tribulations.
This is the first appearance of Dwayne Forge.
During the drive towards the Cavalcade, Playboy X will mention that Yusuf Amir comes from Dubai and thinks that it is in Africa and that he and Yusuf could be brothers. However, Niko corrects him by advising him to "look at a map". This is the first time Playboy X shows his illiteracy; the last time would be at The Holland Play.
The "Union Trouble" mentioned in this mission ties into the missions Practice Swing and Bang Bang in the Ballad of Gay Tony.
The Union Workers win the case by getting a memorial in honor of dying in the shoot-out designed by Yusuf Amir who rejects Playboy X.
This mission is also the only time a black Cavalcade with black rims can be acquired. The player can take it when the player enters the car to collect Playboy's weapons. The player can drive it back to the safehouse without failing the mission. Also the player can leave it at the construction site entrance, and once the mission ends it will still be there. Though its body color is not black, the Cavalcade that one of the lookouts falls onto has black rims.
If the Cavalcade is destroyed before acquiring the weapons, the mission will fail and a cutscene will play where Playboy admonishes Niko and then gets out of the car, becoming a random pedestrian.
This is one of the two missions that the Cavalcade is unique to have an alarm system, the other being the Huntley Sport in Three Leaf Clover.
If the player takes the subway to Castle Gardens, he cannot leave the subway, Playboy will stand at the exit; If the player walk in to him or get in a car he will die and the player will have to restart the mission.
The Unions will not appear on the construction site unless you get inside the car first.
This mission is the first to use Grenades.

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 {{infobox mission
-|name=Deconstruction for Beginners
+|name = Deconstruction for Beginners
+|image = GuardOnCar.jpg
-|game=IV
+|caption = One of the lookouts falling onto a parked [[Cavalcade]]
-|image=GuardOnCar.jpg
+|game = IV
-|caption=One of the lookouts falling onto a parked [[Cavalcade]].
-|for=[[Playboy X]]
+|for = [[Playboy X]]
-|location=[[Algonquin]]
+|location = [[Playboy X's Penthouse]], [[Northwood]]
+|target = [[Messina Family|Messina Union Leaders]]
-|reward=$6,500
+|fail = [[Wasted]]<br>[[Busted]]<br>[[Playboy X|Playboy]] dies<br>[[Patriot]] destroyed
-|unlocks=[[Photo Shoot]] and [[Ruff Rider]]
+|reward = [[$|$6500]]
-|unlockedby=[[Blow Your Cover]]|target = Union Leaders and [[Messina Crime Family]]|fail = Niko dies<br> Playboy X dies<br>}}
+|unlocks = [[Photo Shoot]]<br>[[Ruff Rider]]
+|unlockedby = [[Blow Your Cover]]
+}}{{Disambiglink|For the similarly named mission in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], see [[Deconstruction]]}}{{quote|This is my town! Look at it. All them tiny ants down there...They work for me.| [[Playboy X]]}}
+'''Deconstruction for Beginners''' is the first mission from [[Playboy X]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''.
-{{quote|This is my town! Look at it. All them tiny ants down there...they work for me.|[[Playboy X]].}}
-'''Deconstruction for Beginners''' is the first mission given to [[Niko Bellic]] by [[Playboy X]] to clear a [[Castle Gardens Construction Site|construction site]] taking over by the [[Messina Family|Mafia]] and the Union.
 ==Description==
 The mission starts with Playboy speaking (privately) with [[Niko Bellic]] on his top-floor balcony, away from the two women he was just sitting with. He explains his success in the city, just as [[Dwayne Forge]] -- a figure of his past who was mentioned in Niko's [[Blow Your Cover|last]] encounter with Playboy. He reveals that he broke free from prison, and subtly criticizes Playboy for not having called in the last 4 years or having visited him. Playboy asks Niko to come downstairs, but Dwayne and Niko speak briefly.
-[[File:PCG195.rev_gta.grab15--article_image.jpg|thumb|252px|The two women with playboy X.]]
+[[File:PCG195.rev_gta.grab15--article_image.jpg|thumb|252px|The two women with Playboy X.]]
-On the way to the construction site in [[Castle Gardens]], it is explained that [[Playboy X]] wants a real estate developer named [[Yusuf Amir]] to be on his team. However, Amir is completely ignoring X. Therefore, in order to get in his good graces and show that he has some influential power in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era |Liberty City]], Playboy sends Niko to clear out every last Union (Mafia) tough-guy goon on the construction site seized by the Union workers from Yusuf. X believes that Yusuf will then notice that Playboy X means business.
+On the way to the construction site in [[Castle Gardens]], it is explained that Playboy X wants a real estate developer named [[Yusuf Amir]] to be on his team. However, Amir is completely ignoring Playboy X. Therefore, in order to get in his good graces and show that he has some influential power in [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]], Playboy sends Niko to clear out every last Union tough-guy goon, working for the [[Messina Family]], on the construction site seized by the Union workers from Yusuf. X believes that Yusuf will then notice that Playboy X means business.
 ==Mission objectives==
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 *Take down the next union leader.
 *Backup has arrived to protect the last leader. Take him down.
-==Enemies==
-*[[Messina Crime Family]]
-*Union Leaders
 ==Walkthrough==
-Drive with Playboy X to a construction site in [[Castle Gardens]], [[Algonquin]]. Get into the van that is waiting in the alleyway. After you get in and then back out of the weapons van, Playboy will get onto an elevating platform at the side of a nearby building. You can choose to follow him and go up to the roof, or eliminate the lookouts from the sidewalk.
+Drive with Playboy X to a construction site in [[Castle Gardens]], [[Algonquin]]. Get into the [[Cavalcade|van]] that is waiting in the alleyway to acquire a [[AK-47]], [[Sniper Rifle]] and 25 [[Grenades|grenades]]. After the player back out of the weapons van, Playboy will get onto an [[Window Cleaning Platform|window cleaning platform]] at the side of a nearby building. The player can choose to follow him and go up to the roof, or eliminate the lookouts from the sidewalk.
+[[File:Deconstruction-for-Beginners-lookouts-GTAIV.jpg|right|thumb|Lookouts positions.|250px]]
+Once the player is on the roof or sidewalk, equipe a sniper and take out the three lookouts on the cranes (1-3 on the image).
-Once you are on the roof or sidewalk, get out a sniper and take out the three lookouts on the cranes. Once you've done that, head into the construction site and run towards the first Union leader. Take him out with an [[SMG]] or [[Assault Rifle]] and finish off all the goons around his body.
+When the player snipes each of the lookouts, they will have a different dying cutscene. The first will fall over, discharging his [[AK-47]] and dies. The second falls off the crane and smash onto a nearby parked [[Cavalcade]], destroying its doors, heavily denting the roof, breaking all its windows, triggering the alarm system and then landing on the ground. (The player can take his AK-47 ammo which falls beside the car and lands on the ground.) The third will fall off the crane and smash hard on the street below. Once the player eliminate all three lookouts, head into the construction site and run towards the first Union leader that will be right in front of the construction entry. Take cover and take him out with an [[SMG]] or [[Assault Rifle]] and finish off all the goons around his body. If the player takes too much damage, look out for a [[Health|first aid kit]] attached to a column nearby.
-Once you've killed everyone on ground level, run up the wooden board at the back of the site and get onto the second "floor". Immediately gain cover and use grenades to take out the second Union leader. Then use a powerful weapon to eliminate the goons near the spot that he died.
+Once everyone is killed on the ground level, run up the wooden board at the back of the site were more goons will be waiting for the player, kill all of then before proceeding to the second "floor". A cutscene will show Niko running for cover as soon the player reach the top of the wooden board. Use grenades to take out the second Union leader and a powerful weapon to eliminate the goons near the spot that he died. Theres another first aid kid next to the wooden board from were Niko came from in case the player need some health.
-Go left around the corner and regain cover. Use a strong weapon to take out the goons and the third Union leader. Get out of cover and run ahead. The fourth leader has started to run and guards are on their way in a helicopter. Playboy warns Niko of the guards in the helicopter. Kill the guards and continue to chase the fourth Union leader. Once you see him in the open, take out any weapon and shoot him to death. It shouldn't be hard, because at one point, he will stop running, turn around and shoot at you, shoot him and he will die.
+Go left around the corner and regain cover. Use a strong weapon to take out the goons and the third Union leader that will be taking cover behind some pillars. Once the third Union leader is dead run ahead to find the forth and last Union leader. The fourth leader will start to run away and a [[Maverick|helicopter]] will arrive with more backup for the workers. Playboy warns Niko of the guards in the helicopter. Wait for all the guards to come out of the helicopter and use a grenade to kill then all at once, as soon as they come together. Theres a third first aid kit near some gas tanks beside the place were the helicopter landed, replenish your health and continue to chase the fourth Union leader. Once he is in the open, take out any weapon and shoot him to death. It shouldn't be hard, because at one point, he will stop running, turn around and shoot at the player, shoot him and he will die.
-After you kill the fourth Union leader, you will be paid and Playboy X will call to debrief you. The reward cash is $6,500.
+After the player kill the fourth Union leader, he will be paid and Playboy X will call to debrief him.
 ===Alternate Route===
 A slightly less full-on means of completing this mission is to snipe, as before from the rooftop, eliminate the lookouts, then pick off the guards on the roof of the building site.
-Once taken care of, head to ground level and head into the building site to the right of the main gates, between two stacks of shipping containers. From here, you have a clear shot at the next target without having to shoot through a gauntlet of guards.
+Once taken care of, head to ground level and head into the building site to the right of the main gates, between two stacks of shipping containers. From here, the player have a clear shot at the next target without having to shoot through a gauntlet of guards.
-With target #1 down, head towards the blue crane directly ahead of your position and climb to the top. The framework of the ladder should keep Niko safe from any stray gunfire. Once there, targets #2 and #3 are easily sniped from the crane (you'll have to peer around the large circuit breaker to get at #3).
+With target #1 down, head towards the blue crane directly ahead of your position and climb to the top. The framework of the ladder should keep Niko safe from any stray gunfire. Once there, targets #2 and #3 are easily sniped from the crane (the player have to peer around the large circuit breaker to get at #3).
-Target #4 can't be sniped, as he always spawns when you get close enough to him. Stay and shoot down the chopper if you want (again, easy, considering it has below-average health for a chopper), descend the ladder and run out towards the water-facing side of the site. Along one wall, there should be a ladder leading up. Run past it, swim around and keep going until you come to another ladder around halfway down the main building. Climbing up, this should give you a clear shot at the final target. If not, you can always climb the ladder and take him out along with a few guards.
+Target #4 can't be sniped, as he always spawns when the player get close enough to him. Stay and shoot down the chopper if you want (again, easy, considering it has below-average health for a chopper), descend the ladder and run out towards the water-facing side of the site. Along one wall, there should be a ladder leading up. Run past it, swim around and keep going until you come to another ladder around halfway down the main building. Climbing up, this should give the player a clear shot at the final target. If not, the player can always climb the ladder and take him out along with a few guards.
+==Aftermath==
-==Video Walkthrough==
+==== [[Weazel News]] (Radio) ====
-<center>
+"''A violent shootout in Castle Gardens earlier as striking union officials were killed at a construction site. Allegations had previously surfaced that the unions were blackmailing the project developer Yusuf Amir. Mr. Amir had no comment aside from promising that the development would be suspended as a mark of respect for those who passed."''
-<youtube height="385" Width="640">-jgFy57NTxM</youtube>
-</center>
+===[[Liberty Tree]] Newspaper===
-==Casualties==
+''"Several members of the local [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]] union for construction workers were massacred on a building site today. The site had been shut down because of disagreements with the property developer, [[Yusuf Amir]], that resulted in a strike. No one is sure what caused the altercation but the union, which was long alleged to have links with organized crime, seems to have had several heavily armed delegates at the site."''
+==Video Walkthrough==
-*Union leaders (<small>deceased</small>) - Killed by Niko on the orders of Playboy to satisfy [[Yusuf Amir]].
+[[File:GTA 4 - Mission 42 - Deconstruction for Beginners (1080p)|425px|center]]
-*Union members (<small>wounded</small>) - Attacked by Niko to get to the Union leaders.
-*Union lookouts (<small>deceased</small>) - Sniped by Niko to gain access to the construction site.
-==Death scene==
-When Niko snipes the lookouts, the two on the far left will fall, the one in the middle falling on to a car. The third will just die as he cannot fall of his crane.
-At one shot, the lookouts will panic; after many, they will blindly fore their guns.
-==Afterwords==
-Niko will call Playboy to confirm success. X will say that [[Yusuf Amir]] will be satisfied. Play boy will call back later, asking for Niko to help [[Dwayne Forge]] (''[[Ruff Rider]]'').
-If [[Manny Escuela]]'s mission ''[[The Puerto Rican Connection]]'' has been completed, then [[Elizabeta Torres]] will call, asking to help her in a argument with [[Little Jacob]] (''[[The Snow Storm]]''). [[Francis McReary|An anonymous person]] will text you to meet them at [[Castle Gardens]] (''[[Call and Collect]]'').
 ==Trivia==
+*There is an exploit where the player can get free weapons if they keep failing the mission after getting the weapons
-*When Niko snipes the lookouts, each one will have a dying cutscene. The first will fall off the crane and smash hard on the street below. The second falls over, discharging his [[AK-47]] and dies. The third will fall off the crane and smash onto a nearby parked [[Cavalcade]], destroying its doors, heavily denting the roof, breaking all its windows, triggering the alarm system and then landing on the ground. You can take his AK-47 ammo which falls beside the car and lands on the ground. This is the only [[Cavalcade]] in this mission to have an alarm system.
+*The [[Beta]] Version of this mission would require Niko to destroy the warehouses.
-*If the player tries to kill the three guards with a rocket launcher, it will not work; the guards will be unaffected.
-*Each time one of the player's [[Grenades|grenades]] detonates (or the player shoots an explosive barrel), Playboy will say things such as: "Whoa, player! Don't fuck up this site too bad!", or "Damn! I can feel the heat from here!" (he is up on the roof and says this through Niko's headset.)
+*Each time one of the player's [[Grenades|grenades]] detonates (or the player shoots an explosive barrel), Playboy will say things such as: "Whoa, player! Don't fuck this site up too bad, ya hear!", or "Damn! I can feel the heat from up here!"  and "Boom! You mean business, don't you, boy!" (he is up on the roof and says this through Niko's headset).
+*Once the player walk in the area in which the second Union Leader was standing he will hear the police radio saying "Reports of gunfire possibly related to an union disagreement.", however the player will not gain a wanted level nor will the police take any action much like in [[Triads and Tribulations]].
-*The Union Leaders all have different weapons; the first one has an [[AK-47]], the second one has a [[Micro-SMG]], the third one has an [[SMG]], and the fourth one has an [[AR-15|M4]].
+*This is the first appearance of [[Dwayne Forge]].
+*During the drive towards the [[Cavalcade]], Playboy X will mention that [[Yusuf Amir]] comes from Dubai and thinks that it is in Africa and that he and Yusuf could be brothers. However, Niko corrects him by advising him to "look at a map". This is the first time Playboy X shows his illiteracy; the last time would be at [[The Holland Play]].
+*The "Union Trouble" mentioned in this mission ties into the missions [[Practice Swing]] and [[Bang Bang]] in the Ballad of Gay Tony.
+*The Union Workers win the case by getting a memorial in honor of dying in the shoot-out designed by [[Yusuf Amir]] who rejects Playboy X.
 *This mission is also the only time a black [[Cavalcade]] with black rims can be acquired. The player can take it when the player enters the car to collect Playboy's weapons. The player can drive it back to the safehouse without failing the mission. Also the player can leave it at the construction site entrance, and once the mission ends it will still be there. Though its body color is not black, the Cavalcade that one of the lookouts falls onto has black rims.
-*The Union Workers are working for The [[Messina Family]].
-*The Union Workers win the case by getting a memorial in honor of dying in the shoot-out designed by [[Yusuf Amir]] who rejects Playboy X.
-*The beta version of this mission would require Niko to destroy the warehouses.
-*This is the first appearance of [[Dwayne Forge]].
 *If the Cavalcade is destroyed before acquiring the weapons, the mission will fail and a cutscene will play where Playboy admonishes Niko and then gets out of the car, becoming a random pedestrian.
-*If you take the subway to Castle Gardens, you cannot leave the subway, Playboy will stand at the exit; If you walk in to him or get in a car he will die and you will have to restart the mission.
-*Once you walk in the area in which the second union leader was standing you will hear the police radio saying "reports of gunfire possibly related to a union disagreement", however you will not gain a wanted level nor will the police take any action.
 *This is one of the two missions that the [[Cavalcade]] is unique to have an alarm system, the other being the [[Huntley Sport]] in [[Three Leaf Clover]].
+*If the player takes the subway to Castle Gardens, he cannot leave the subway, Playboy will stand at the exit; If the player walk in to him or get in a car he will die and the player will have to restart the mission.
-*This is the first time where a vehicle is destroyed by someone's body; the second is High Dive in TBOGT.
+*The Unions will not appear on the construction site unless you get inside the [[Cavalcade|car]] first.
-*During the drive towards the [[Cavalcade]], Playboy X will mention that Yusuf Amir comes from Dubai and thinks that it is in Africa and that he and Yusuf could be brothers. However, Niko corrects him by advicing him to "look at a map". This is the first time Playboy X shows his illiteracy; the last time would be at [[The Holland Play]].
+*This mission is the first to use [[Grenades]].
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