Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
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Running Rampant
Complete Vigilante mission level 12.
45 XP
3.0%
How to unlock the Running Rampant achievement in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition - Definitive Guide
AHGreg
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The Hunter helicopter is really good for this, but if you'd prefer to do this on the ground I'd highly recommend using the Rhino Tank.
You can get the Rhino Tank as early as gaining access to Vice City Mainland (the second major island). You'll also need 90 hidden packages collected, which you'll need for 100% anyway. Once you get 90 packages, a Rhino Tank will spawn at the military base next to the airport.
OR
You can try to steal a tank by getting a 6-star wanted level, but this isn't possible until you complete the mission "Rub Out."
Once you get a hold of a tank I'd recommend taking it back to the original island because it is much easier to navigate in my opinion. You'll have to deal with the police chasing you around, but you are nearly indestructible in the tank. Just watch out for the gunner in the police chopper, he'll do the most damage.
It is pretty laughable once you get going, the only reason this took me more than 1 try was because my game crashed my first attempt. The reward for Level 12 vigilante is an increase from 100 to 150 max armor.
Links below:
Hidden packages
https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Hidden_Packages_in_GTA_Vice_City
Rhino Tank
https://rockstargamesgtavicecity.fandom.com/wiki/Rhino
You can get the Rhino Tank as early as gaining access to Vice City Mainland (the second major island). You'll also need 90 hidden packages collected, which you'll need for 100% anyway. Once you get 90 packages, a Rhino Tank will spawn at the military base next to the airport.
OR
You can try to steal a tank by getting a 6-star wanted level, but this isn't possible until you complete the mission "Rub Out."
Once you get a hold of a tank I'd recommend taking it back to the original island because it is much easier to navigate in my opinion. You'll have to deal with the police chasing you around, but you are nearly indestructible in the tank. Just watch out for the gunner in the police chopper, he'll do the most damage.
It is pretty laughable once you get going, the only reason this took me more than 1 try was because my game crashed my first attempt. The reward for Level 12 vigilante is an increase from 100 to 150 max armor.
Links below:
Hidden packages
https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Hidden_Packages_in_GTA_Vice_City
Rhino Tank
https://rockstargamesgtavicecity.fandom.com/wiki/Rhino
14 Comments
The Hunter helicopter is cool and all but it’s difficult to use for this in my opinion, plus if you haven’t beat the game yet it’s a pain to steal out of the military base (available if you got 100 packages). The Rhino Tank is WAY faster in Vice City than GTA 3, and it was extremely easy to get this achievement. I used the regular police car in 3 and it was quite the challenge. The tank in 3 was too slow and the criminals drove too fast. In Vice City they drive slow you can easily catch up to them and crash into them or shoot them.
The Hunter is a nightmare to navigate through buildings while aiming down to shoot the criminals. The last straw for me was when a police chopper kamikaze’d into me. Spare yourself the trouble. Just getting it out of the base was lame enough. I had to stand on a roof and snipe every army guy in the area or they will immediately destroy the chopper when you try and take off.
The Hunter is a nightmare to navigate through buildings while aiming down to shoot the criminals. The last straw for me was when a police chopper kamikaze’d into me. Spare yourself the trouble. Just getting it out of the base was lame enough. I had to stand on a roof and snipe every army guy in the area or they will immediately destroy the chopper when you try and take off.
By PromoteViolence on 09 Jan 2022 23:41
Why can't you get a six star wanted level until after you complete rub out? I don't remember that being a thing in the original.
By Darkness727420 on 10 Jan 2022 06:49
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If you are going for all achievements then just collect all hidden packages first and then use the hunter helicopter, did level 12 in like 10 minutes, really easy!
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By far the easiest way. Once you have the hunter heli, fly to the airport and start vigilante. Level is done in like 5-10 minutes, after that just keep going for an hour or two and earn a massive amount of money the easy way.
The enemies will always spawn in the same location and you can kill the within seconds each time.
The enemies will always spawn in the same location and you can kill the within seconds each time.
By elefantenmensch on 21 Mar 2022 18:37
failed with the rhino tank so many times cause kept getting busted. did it first time with the hunter heli. which spawns at bottom of first island by ammunation.
By Diesel Foley on 08 Jun 2023 17:52
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This is a tough one that can mostly be attributed to how much faster vehicles explode in The Definitive Edition.
How I completed this was first by storing two Cheetahs in my mansion garage and obtaining a third to start Vigilante with.
The benefit of the PD Cheetah is its speed and ability to be repaired at a Pay & Spray. It can be found at the Little Havana Police Station:
https://imgur.com/a/YV52uQ0
After every level repair your vehicle and grab armor if needed from a gun store. Drive-by’s with an SMG work well but an exploding criminal vehicle could easily catch your PD car on fire. If this happens leg it to your safe house to replace your Cheetah.
If drive-by’s aren’t your forte, get ahead of your target and mow them down with an M4 Assault Rifle (or M60 Assault Rifle/RPG if you’re deep enough into the story to have access to them).
Good Luck!
How I completed this was first by storing two Cheetahs in my mansion garage and obtaining a third to start Vigilante with.
The benefit of the PD Cheetah is its speed and ability to be repaired at a Pay & Spray. It can be found at the Little Havana Police Station:
https://imgur.com/a/YV52uQ0
After every level repair your vehicle and grab armor if needed from a gun store. Drive-by’s with an SMG work well but an exploding criminal vehicle could easily catch your PD car on fire. If this happens leg it to your safe house to replace your Cheetah.
If drive-by’s aren’t your forte, get ahead of your target and mow them down with an M4 Assault Rifle (or M60 Assault Rifle/RPG if you’re deep enough into the story to have access to them).
Good Luck!
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The Rhino tank can also be used for this achievement, making this extremely easy.
By Luuc on 14 Nov 2021 17:39
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The Vigilante side missions involve using any police or military vehicle to then eliminate criminals. This can be done at any part of the game, though I'd highly recommend waiting until you've collected all of the Hidden Packages. Doing so will unlock both a tank and attack helicopter at the military base below the airport on the second map.
Using the helicopter will likely be the fastest, though it can be difficult to control, it'll still be quicker and more effective than any other option. Alternatively the tank works great as well.
Using the helicopter will likely be the fastest, though it can be difficult to control, it'll still be quicker and more effective than any other option. Alternatively the tank works great as well.
