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Distribution is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City which Tommy Vercetti performs independently. This is the only asset mission for The Cherry Popper Ice Cream Company and is triggered from the company's factory in Little Havana, Vice City.

Description

After purchasing the company for $20,000, Tommy Vercetti learns from the previous owner, Maude Hanson, that the company is actually a front and the "ice cream" sold is actually drugs. Seeing the opportunity in this, Tommy takes one of the company's ice cream vans and begins distributing the drugs through Vice City. After selling 50 "ice creams", whilst avoiding the attention of the police, the asset mission is completed.

Mission objectives

In order to complete the mission the player must:

Use your Mr. Whoopee Van to distribute Cherry Poppers product around the city.

Tips

The best place to sell the drugs is around Viceport, as numerous pedestrians spawn here and a Pay 'n' Spray is located here.

Notes

This mission does not feature checkpoints, so the "ice creams sold" counter will be reset to zero if the player exits the ice cream van. Therefore, the fifty "ice creams" must be sold consecutively for the mission to be completed.

Reward

Following completion of this mission, the Cherry Popper Ice Cream Company will generate a revenue of up to $3,000 a day. If the player owns at least seven assets, the penultimate mission Cap the Collector will be unlocked.

Trivia

This mission format is a parody of the Cheech & Chong film Nice Dreams, where the main characters used to deal marijuana in an ice cream truck selling "Happy Herb's Nice Dreams".
The basis of the mission is also a reference to the "Glasgow Ice Cream Wars" of the 1980s, whereby rival gangs distributed drugs throughout the city using ice cream vans.

Video Walkthroughs

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iPad 2 Version

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+{{Infobox mission
-'''{{Template:Infobox mission
 |name = Distribution
+|size = 250px
+|image = Distribution-GTAVC.jpg
+|caption = A customer about to purchase an "ice cream" from [[Tommy Vercetti]]
 |game = VC
-|for = Tommy Vercetti
+|for = [[Tommy Vercetti]]
 |location = [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]], [[Little Havana]]
-|target = Selling 'ice creams'
+|target = Selling "ice cream"
-|fail = Not completing 50 distributions<br>Busted<br>Exiting vehicle
+|fail = [[Wasted]]<br>[[Busted]]<br>[[Mr. Whoopee]] destroyed
-|reward = Asset geneates up to $3000 a day.
+|reward = Asset generates up to [[Money|$]]3,000 a day
-|unlocks = [[Cap the Collector]] <small>(optional)</small>
+|unlocks = [[Cap the Collector]] <small>(if the player owns at least seven assets)</small>
+|unlockedby = [[Shakedown (GTA VC)|Shakedown]]
-|unlockedby = Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory Cutscene.|image = Distribution-GTAVC.jpg
+}}
-|size = 250px
-|caption = A customer about to purchase an 'ice cream' from Tommy Vercetti.}}'''Distribution''' is an asset mission in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], where the player sells drugs, disguised as ‘Ice Cream’ on the streets. To start this mission, head over to the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] in [[Little Havana]] and enter the [[Mr. Whoopee]] ice cream van. To call pedestrians over to the van, press the horn to activate the ice cream jingle and stop the van nearby.'''
-==Walkthrough==
+'''Distribution''' is a mission in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' which [[Tommy Vercetti]] performs independently. This is the only asset mission for [[The Cherry Popper Ice Cream Company]] and is triggered from the company's factory in [[Little Havana]], [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]].
-After four ‘ice creams’ are sold in a row, the [[Vice City Police Department|police]] become suspicious and will start chasing Tommy, with a one star [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]]. The wanted level is cumulative, so selling 4 'ice creams' while under a one star wanted level nets a two star wanted level. The easiest way to lose the cops is when you have one star wanted level is to run away from the cops until it's gone or to use one of the nearby [[Pay 'n' Spray]]s, but if the player has more than one wanted it is very convinient to go to the Pay 'n' Sparays as more than one wanted level cannot be evaded without it. Local gangs (such as the [[Cubans]], [[Haitians]] and the [[Patrol Invest Group|PIGs]]) will attack the Mr. Whoopee van if they see it. It is presumed this is because most gangs are involved in drug distribution and view Tommy as unwanted competition, although it isn't directly stated, making places like Little Havana and [[Starfish Island]] very inconvinient to sell 'ice cream' in.
+==Description==
-The best place to sell ice cream is in the [[Viceport]] area near the docks. There are many pedestrians to sell to, and a Pay 'n' Spray in close proximity.
+After purchasing the company for $20,000, Tommy Vercetti learns from the previous owner, [[Maude Hanson]], that the company is actually a front and the "ice cream" sold is actually drugs. Seeing the opportunity in this, Tommy takes one of the company's [[Mr Whoopee|ice cream vans]] and begins distributing the drugs through [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]]. After selling 50 "ice creams", whilst avoiding the attention of the police, the asset mission is completed.
-However, the easiest way is to park the van in front of a Pay 'n' Spray with the rear facing the garage entrance, then sell the 'ice cream'. Once you've sold 4 'ice creams', back into the garage then drive back out and continue. Repeat the process.
-After the player has sold 50 ice creams the Cherry Popper Icecream Factory asset is completed and the company will generate revenue up to $3000 every day.
-==Warning==
-*If the player exits the 'ice cream' vehicle without selling at least 50 'ice creams', the player will have do the distribution starting from 0 to 50 'ice creams' all over again as the game doesn't have a checkpoint from the distributions the player has made, so it is recommeded for the player to fully complete 50 distributions to pass the mission.
 ==Mission objectives==
 In order to complete the mission the player must:
 *Use your Mr. Whoopee Van to distribute Cherry Poppers product around the city.
-==Useful Places to Distribute==
+==Tips==
-*The docks at [[Viceport]] - Also has a Pay 'n' Spray nearby.
+*The best place to sell the drugs is around [[Viceport]], as numerous pedestrians spawn here and a [[Pay 'n' Spray]] is located here.
-*[[Hyman Memorial Stadium]], [[Downtown (Vice City)|Downtown]].
-*[[Ocean Drive]], [[Ocean Beach]].
+==Notes==
-==Least useful Places==
+*This mission does not feature checkpoints, so the "ice creams sold" counter will be reset to zero if the player exits the ice cream van. Therefore, the fifty "ice creams" must be sold consecutively for the mission to be completed.
-*[[Little Haiti]] after [[Trojan Voodoo]], the [[Haitians]] will become hostile.
+==Reward==
+*Following completion of this mission, the Cherry Popper Ice Cream Company will generate a revenue of up to $3,000 a day. If the player owns at least seven assets, the penultimate mission [[Cap the Collector]] will be unlocked.
+==Trivia==
+*This mission format is a parody of the [[wp:Cheech & Chong|Cheech &amp; Chong]] film [[wp:Nice Dreams|Nice Dreams]], where the main characters used to deal marijuana in an ice cream truck selling "Happy Herb's Nice Dreams".
+*The basis of the mission is also a reference to the "[[wikipedia:Glasgow_Ice_Cream_Wars|Glasgow Ice Cream Wars]]" of the 1980s, whereby rival gangs distributed drugs throughout the city using ice cream vans.
 ==Video Walkthroughs==
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