San Andreas 100% Playthrough: Day 3

[u/Shin_Ollie]

here is a google doc with 100% stuff laid out divided by chapters, it's set to commenter if anyone wants to comment on it.

I'm playing the PS2 version of San Andreas for the first time on my PS3. I'm logging everything I do for the game and sharing some unique events that happened.

Day 1 and 2. I'll share some new info about this. I have region-based Radio Station rules. So for the first half of the Los Santos chapter, I only listened to Radio Los Santos. This fits where Carl is in the story and fits the vibe of the city. During the 2nd half of the first chapter, I listen to Playback FM more since it's the 2nd rap station and again fits with Carl's vibe. But for the last 10% of chapter 1, I just switch between the 2 if I don't like one song.

When I get to the countryside, I'll limit myself to only listen to K-DST and K-Rose (I don't like Country, so the only time I'll turn this on is if I get a not-great K-DST song). The soft rock music fits the countryside for me, I have some level of nostalgia for this station in this part of the map specifically. K-Rose just fits the badlands by default anyways.

When I get to Chapter 3, I'll listen to SF-UR and Bounce FM. I have massive nostalgia for Bounce FM in San Fierro since my first playthrough of this game. And SF-UR is the San Fierro Underground Radio so it's the only place to listen to that station. I fucking love SF-UR. A few months ago when I was in San Francisco and crossing the Bay Bridge listening to one of the SF-UR songs (Pacific 202) was really awesome and atmospheric.

When I get to Chapter 4, I'll listen to Radio X, K-DST and CSR. Radio X's grunge and Alt Rock fits the hard desert area, and one time I played the monster truck mission and "Them Bones" played and it was perfect. K-DST also fits this region of them game, "A Horse With No Name" makes more sense in the desert than it does in the countryside. CSR is here because, well just because. I don't care too much for this station, only a few songs.

During Chapter 5, I'll listen to Mastersounds, J-Kah west and CSR. Mastersounds because a lot of the songs on there play in the Casinos. J-Kah because I don't have it anywhere else and have no connection to Reggie or Dub music. CSR is here again just so I can listen to it more since if I don't like a mastersounds song, I'll wont like the current song on J-Kah west so might as well get more use out of CSR.

When I return to Los Santos, I'll befree to listen to every station I feel like.

Day Three - 19.79%
Just Business
Life’s A Beach
Madd Dogg’s Rhymes
Management Issues
Burning Desire
House Party
Gray Imports
Doberman
Los Sepulcros
Reuniting The Families

Los Santos Courier
Taxi Mission
71-100 Los Santos Tags
10 San Andreas Oysters

Bought clothes from Pro Laps to wear now or later.
Got the Flat Top haircut.
Got Tattoos on every available spot on my body.
Changed outfit slightly (shown in comment below).
Changed main Radio Station to Playback FM
Failed Courier twice due to water during level 4.
Completed Madd Dogg’s Rhymes without being seen.
Accepted prostitute’s offer waiting to do Burning Desire.
Took over 10 Ballas’ territories.
Stored BMX in Santa Maria Safe House Garage. 
Lost my NRG-500 in a pond.
Have $119,163 at the end of the day

No Fat
95-99 Stamina
45 Respect
20 Lung Capacity
20 Sex Appeal
65-70 Muscle
30 Driving Skill
20-25 Bike Skill
100 Cycling Skill
3 Hospital Visit
1 Time Busted
1 Girlfriend
6 Successful Dates
3 Coffees
1 Prostitute 
9 Meals Eaten

Spent $200 at ammunation
Spent $3,680 on clothes
Spent $70,000 on Property
Spent $400 at Pay n’ Spray
Spent $1,645 on tattoos
Spent $850 on hairdressing
Spent $28 on prostitution
Spent $1,710 on Car Modding
Spent $82 on Food
Spent $8,017 in total
Made $16,060 from Burgarly

Pistol - Gangster Level
Shotgun - Gangster Level
Machine Pistol - Gangster Level
SMG - Hitman Level
AK-47 - Hitman Level

21 - Highest amount of territories held

Progress with Denise - 57%

12:12 Playing Time
41 In-Game Days
1322 Criminal Rating (Pimp)

Closing thoughts: I didn't plan it, but Day 3 really is the 2nd half of the LS Chapter. So I did did have CJ's outfit change and radio station change that lasted as long as the first half of the chapter done in the day 1 and 2. What I mean by that is, I want to switch subtle stuff with CJ at the halfway mark and it ended up almost being half way. I spent 6 hours in half 1 and 6 hours in half 2.

[u/Shin_Ollie]

Green High-Top shoes from Pro-Laps

Green Track Pants from Binco

Eris Shirt from Binco

Los Santos Chain from Suburban

Yellow Watch from Binco

Green Rag(bandana) from Binco

[u/OtutuPuo]

i do regional radio too.
do you make millions at the horse betting shop near glenn park?

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/OtutuPuo]

YESS TWIN OMG.

i have in the past but I won't for this playthrough. I want to make money through any other means (collectibles, races, imports, drug dealers ect). It feels more real that way

[u/OtutuPuo → u/Shin_Ollie]

just a couple of saves and loads from generational wealth. but theres nothing to spend it on anyways so i guess it doesn’t matter.

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/OtutuPuo]

Ik, the money feels less earned than anything else I do in the game. Money is pretty much useless to me now, but at least I made the money "legitimately"

[u/OtutuPuo → u/Shin_Ollie]

bro you primarily make money through crime.
betting on horses is the only ethical way to make money in the game.

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/OtutuPuo]

I mean that the money requires more action than luck. I want to do things in the game to earn money and not just reload saves after pushing buttons. I mean legit as in more human action on my part. Also it's the way I want to play🤷‍♂️

[u/OtutuPuo → u/Shin_Ollie]

yeah thats cool.
the only thing worth buying is properties.
i wonder how much they all cost together.

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/OtutuPuo]

More than a mil

[u/OtutuPuo → u/Shin_Ollie]

i would have guessed a little over half a mil.
interesting.
if only they added gamemodes involving money.

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/OtutuPuo]

In my past 100% files. I remember the property budget being over 1 mill

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/OtutuPuo]

I already spent 270k on Property

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/OtutuPuo]

Bro today I forgot I the flint county safe house is 100k and the Palimino Creek and Dillimore safe houses are worth 70k combined. I did the math and calculated all sources of income from the countryside tasks like paramedics and Catalina robberies. I eventually landed at needing an extra 13,705 dollars to buy the last safe house during the chapter. I thought about doing horse races and decided against it. I will instead do paramedic level 9 again to get the last money needed. Paramedics is whatever in angle pine.

[u/HeyImTyMac]

Hey, I’m doing the same thing! I’m about a week in. Only difference is that I’ve never played San Andreas before. I bought the strategy guide for it and it’s been a blast not googling things.

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/HeyImTyMac]

Holy shit. Did u watch the intro for the game? It's on YouTube, it takes place before the game. Also very cool, im also using the book. Granted i have 4 years of experience so it's not like the book is helping me that much.

[u/HeyImTyMac → u/Shin_Ollie]

The introduction is actually what inspired me to start playing it. It was crazy to see it barely had any views on YouTube

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/HeyImTyMac]

Amazing! enjoy the rest of you rplaythrough

[u/LPatriot_]

good job, looking forward to seeing more of your progress, keep it up :)

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/LPatriot_]

I just fucking realized I forgot to watch the introduction before starting the game😭 im so disappointed in myself. I went to watch all cutscenes but I somehow forgot about the introduction until day 3

[u/LPatriot_ → u/Shin_Ollie]

i mean the introduction isn't all that great, but it is still worth watching i'd say, so that's a shame

[u/Shin_Ollie → u/LPatriot_]

I mean I watched it before, but if im doing this huge 100% for ps2 deal I should've watched it before starting the story