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Public Enemy No. 1

Public Enemy No. 1

Reach 6 wanted stars

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How to unlock the Public Enemy No. 1 achievement in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Definitive Guide

You could follow the other solution, but I tried similar and failed pretty hard, I'd just kill a bunch of cops and never go to 6 stars or would die or something along those lines. However to do this one you'll need to have beat the mission 'Black Project'.

For me, this was very easy to get, literally took 2 minutes, at area 69. Once you enter you automatically get a 5 star wanted level, there is two tanks inside these hangars according to comments they don't spawn until after you've beat 'Learning To Fly' (flight school). Anyways get inside the tank, drive just outside the hangar through the vulnerable fence and shoot the FBI cars (press cn_B to fire the tanks missiles), the helicopters, etc, if you kill them all drive down the dirt trail a bit and a bunch more should spawn in, keep killing them, you will get a 6 star wanted level in no time with no challenge. You will also be boosting your way towards the Los Santos Killer achievement (4k kills) and the Max Respect achievement, as killing LEOs increases your respect. Happy hunting, and please comment if you see an issue with my solution, it worked 100% for me.

Made a video for those who prefer it, I messed up the render settings though so theres a box around it :s, i would watch in fullscreen / 720p.
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27 Oct 2014 23:05

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Tried about 10 times, never spawned angry
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By South Park TFBW on 30 Oct 2014 02:00
UPDATE- The tanks only spawn after the mission "Black Project". You might wanna add that to your solution so someone like me doesn't waste an hour of my life looking for a tank.
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By South Park TFBW on 30 Oct 2014 02:19
My bad I wasn't aware of that, I didn't try till after I did that mission.
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By Kaleb on 30 Oct 2014 02:47
I never did Black Project and they were still there for me.
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By Hydrak1ller on 30 Oct 2014 18:50
I didn't think I did black project yet either but according to the gta:sa wikia they don't spawn till after the mission so idk
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By Kaleb on 30 Oct 2014 20:20
You can get a tank from here earlier! After completed the Learning to Fly mission you can follow this solution (first you have to bought the airport in Verdant Meadows).
Previous missions: Interdiction, Verdant Meadows
Main mission progress: about 39,5%.
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By zsoltee53 on 31 Oct 2014 07:21
Be careful with cars on fire, you can kill the tank. shock
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By zsoltee53 on 31 Oct 2014 07:30
Tip: You can also use the Hunter that spawns after getting the Flight School all Gold. Just fly into the base and kill a few guys...
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By LordFightALot on 31 Oct 2014 15:43
Won't the SAM turrets blast you down if you try that :p
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By Kaleb on 31 Oct 2014 23:45
You can't get any heat level while your hood is under attack.
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By zsoltee53 on 05 Nov 2014 20:04
Great solution,done this after flight school,got jet pack flew straight in with no resistance,after got tank it took 2/3 minutes
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By FanciestDragoon on 23 Jan 2015 14:32
Revisiting this game and used this Guide, thanks!
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By King Craig x on 12 May 2020 10:57
Revisiting this game and used this Guide, thanks!
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By King Craig x on 12 May 2020 10:57
Great guide, I tried to do it with the helicopter while I was doing the vigilante conquest but it took too long, you already get 5 stars just for invading the military base +1
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By SkarviT on 14 May 2020 14:55
Thanks great guide 👍🏼
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By lX2 on 15 Jun 2021 00:01
Worked great, thanks dude
I did all the vigilante missions with 5 stars and didn't get a 6th until I actually shot things with the tank instead of just running into them but this spot is great
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By TangerineGamer on 17 Nov 2014 23:50
I've tried about ten times and still cannot seem to get the achievement.
The enemies keep ramming into my tank and, after the eleventh or so, my tank explodes.
Any tips or tricks to help me stop royally sucking?
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By Nukes A Lot 2 on 28 Sep 2015 22:07
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I would like add my own solution. Once you have unlocked the Las Venturas area (thanks AngelTiddles, I completely forgot put this on the solution):
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasSecret AchievementThe Secret Achievement achievement in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas worth 80 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement


You will able to acces to the Area 69, there's some of watchtowers. You need steal an airplane and go to this place:
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Ok, when you reach the place you will get 5 stars. Now go upstairs to that control room (That place with blue windows), there's a armor, and when you were there start shooting the cops from that place.
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Is easy because the cops don't will start shooting if you are far, so you can kill them easily. Keep killing cops and you will get 6 stars in a short time.
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Just a note for you, this place isn't accessible until further in the game when the area unlocks, you might wanna put that in your guide. I'll give you positive rep though because it looks a great solution and I'll try it once I can access the place.

Thanks :)
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By AngelTiddles on 06 Nov 2014 19:03
Ohh thank!, you have reason, sorry facepalm.
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By on 07 Nov 2014 00:06
Yeah I've probably been at this for over half an hour now and still at just 5 stars. I've even ran out and mowed down a LOT of cops with the AK and never reached 6 :/
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By MikeTheGamePro on 03 Nov 2015 23:30
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The way I got it doesn't really require anything other than entering a police station. I used one of the ones in Los Santos and simply went down to the jail area, picked up the handgun then camped at the corner with my gun aimed towards the hall. Every time a cop would run up I'd automatically target their face and take a shot. Maybe 2 or 3 minutes and I was up to 5 stars, then 6 shortly thereafter.

There are other faster methods I guess but this way you can get it relatively quick simply by camping and probably at the start of the game. There's an armor in one of the cells and you can pick up any guns left by the cops.
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03 Nov 2014 19:20

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Followed your guide perfectly, after 10+ minutes I was still at 4 stars. I was getting like 4-5 officers at once, dispatched them all with headshots and still nothing.
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By Punzley on 08 Nov 2014 01:13
That's strange...I was ranking up stars pretty quickly myself. I'm sorry to hear it didn't work =/ I forget when I did it in the game, perhaps getting up to 6 stars is locked until a certain point? I remember one of the other GTAs was like that.
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By TVthePunisher on 08 Nov 2014 18:28
did not work for me
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By DevilsNightt on 23 Nov 2014 09:58
Worked for me and I didn't even read your solution. Thumbs up cause I was gonna post this lol.
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By on 01 Jan 2015 02:34
Works perfectly, got it in Las Venturas police station, just shoot cops and it takes 2 minutes.
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By Camino on 28 Feb 2021 19:31
The solution is fundamentally wrong because you cannot get 6 stars until later in the game (I believe you need to unlock all areas before this is possible). None of the solutions mention this, which is baffling as it's the most basic of requirements to unlock this achievement.
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By Octobot Super on 28 Dec 2021 23:09
This was by far the easiest way to do it. I spent ages screwing around with a hunter chopper and Area 69 only to get shot down or blow myself up at 5 stars. Afterward, I went in the Las Venturas police HQ, camped out in a cell block with one entrance and got it in about 3 minutes just shooting cops as they came in. Thanks!
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By Scream26 on 25 Jan 2023 05:28
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I got this Achievement after a few attempts in a nice little area near the Ammu-nation in Vinewood.

I basically only had an AK which can be picked up by doing Gang Territories, a Pistol and Grenades bought in Ammu-Nation and some Body Armour. Total cost of say $1700
After exiting the Shop start making your way across the street to the little construction area its a one way in only area so apart from the Cops roping in there's only one way in.
On your way shop Civilians and Cops then hide out inside the Construction area picking off Cops with your AK and blowing up Cop Cars with your Grenades until the Chopper shows, this is where you have to be on your guard as they fast rope in and while they are not hard to kill your distracted long enough for other Cops to sneak in.
Took me maybe 5 minutes to get it.

It might take a few attempts but its very much do-able.



Obviously if you can wait, later on in the story it would be easier.
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27 Oct 2014 03:05

Algo importante que decir y nadie ha mencionado es que para poder conseguir este logro primero debes haber desbloqueado Las Venturas. Si no has desbloqueado San Fierro el nivel de búsqueda máximo que puedes conseguir es de 4 estrellas, si ya desbloqueaste San Fierro pero no has desbloqueado Las Venturas el nivel de búsqueda máximo que puedes conseguir es de 5 estrellas.

ENGLISH: Something important to say and nobody has mentionated before is to be able to unlock this achievement first you must make Las Venturas accesible. If you have not accessed San Fierro yet, maximum wanted level you can reach is 4 stars; if you have accessed San Fierro but not accessed Las Venturas yet, maximum wanted level you can reach is 5 stars.
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02 Jan 2015 23:00

"You can kill 2 flies with 1 hit", if you follow my guide. What do i mean? So, get an Apache helicopter (there are several solutions for that on the " What the City Needs" achievement page) and start do the Vigilante mission. It's pretty easy to do with the chopper, because you don't have to follow any routes and the police can't distract you. After you reached level 12 (and the other achievement popped up) you will probably get a 5 stars wanted level. So just continue killing the cops and choppers until you get a 6 stars wanted level. It took me 5 minutes after i completed the Vigilante missions.

Good luck!
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23 Jan 2015 14:01

Once you reach Las Venturas, save outside the Four Dragons Casino then buy an M4. There is some armor in the archway just in front of the hedge near you at the casino. Start by shooting everything and concentrate on the tougher cops as they approach. If you run into any difficulty simply run to the save point, save and start again. I found this method super easy and relatively quick.

With this method it helps to have done to 12 levels of vigilante and 12 levels of ambulance to boost health and armor.

Credit to Naughtydevil887 for the method 👍

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08 Feb 2019 12:21

Easy way to earn this is to go to four dragons casino entrance. Since you are trying to achieve 6 stars, you should be having a rocket launcher with you. Just wait for vehicles to pile up near the entrance. There is traffic signal right outside the casino else park a car to block the path. when atleast 3 or 4 cars have piled up, fire 3 or 4 rockets. This should give you instant 3 stars. Now run into the casino and start shooting innocent people in there. Eventually the casino bouncers start to shoot at you but they just have a pistol and cant do much damage to you. The innocents and bouncers keep spawning as you move around the casino so just have your lock on pressed and keep shooting people inside the casino and you will get 6 stars in no time. The advantage is no cop will ever come inside and you can pretty much get it without any troubles
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14 Mar 2016 03:25

I just did this in about two minutes.

Head over to the Los Santos police station (across the street from a town square-like area, before you get to Downtown Los Santos). Once inside, take the first right into the locker room and pick up the armor. Head further back into the shower for the double ended dildo (optional. lol). Then go back into the hallway you came from, make a right, going further into the station. Make another right down to the holding cells. Shoot the folks held in jail cells. Hold your position as officers come down the stairs to kill you. The middle cell has armor, just in case. Keep shooting the cops and the achievement should pop in no time.

Hope this helps.
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28 Apr 2019 23:19

I found an incredibly easy solution in San Fierro. There's a Patriot military car on the end of a pier on the east side of SF. You can find it using the Legitimate Business collectible car map.

Simply enter that restricted area to initiate a 5-Star level and take cover at the end of the warehouse, this will allow you to take cover easily as a stream of low level cops come your way, many of which spawn atop the Navy ship and can be easily popped from a distance or who fall into the water.

After 5 mins of killing cops with SMG rounds I was up to 6 stars. Easy.
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04 Oct 2018 02:28

This is a much simpler yet lengthy way to achieve this!!!

So as in other guides, unlock Las Venturas and Beat the flight school, you should have a small plane at start, if you want faster vehicles beat the game or progress, (it goes jetpack, helicopter, then hydra)
Take a jetpack/hydra/helicopter/plane to the military base near by the airfield/Airport (if you don't know where it is look around the eastern area of Las Venturas). You should resieve 5 stars. Make sure not to get shot down by oncoming rockets.

Head into the hangar and grab a tank, and stay inside the base, do not drive it out. Once you get the tank sit and wait by a gate for FIB vans to spawn and try to get in by driving into the unbreakable fence. shoot them as they get close, once too many blown up vans are at the fence (too many as in the game begins to lag or the FIB can't make it to the fence) drive away and come back (cause draw distance is very small in this game) and they'll all be gone. You will not get shot by anything. this is lengthy but it eventually works and it's completely safe

Other strategies take a riskier yet faster method of doing this, instead of staying in the base head out, vans will blow up when they slam into you and you can shoot when needed too. I couldn't get this to work as my tank always ended up getting destroyed and I'd die.

The achievement should pop and you can get away with a nice 50g
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10 Aug 2018 05:30

Easily obtained when going for Vigilante by the Rhino Tank method; if you did not use this method, steal the Tank from the army base in Las Venturas and blow up every cop car and helicopter around you.

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