Cheat mode
Type in one of the codes below while playing to activate the desired cheat. The message "Cheat Activated" will appear to verify code entry.

The codes can also be activated when your at the menu screen just press [Esc] while playing to avoid having your character moving around while they are being typed in.

Note: The codes can be entered several times. For example, keep on typing gunsgunsguns etc. to have more ammunition as well as every gun. The giveusatank code can only be enabled four times.

Ammunition limit
By activating the gunsgunsguns code repeatedly will not give you unlimited ammunition. To show you this, take out a gun and keep enabling the gunsgunsguns code until you have as close to 9,999 rounds as you can. Then, enable the code one more time and you will not be able to see it. Keep on shooting your gun. In timeyou will see your ammunition count again.

Increase car acceleration
Note: This cheat involves editing a game file so make a backup copy of the file before going on. Now use a text editor to edit the "handling.cfg" file in the "data" sub-folder in the game directory. When you open this file, you will see a table which has vehicle names in rows and alphabetic characters in columns. For example, to raise the maximum speed and acceleration of the Rhino tank, choose column N, Row "RHINO" and change its value to "200.0". This will set the Rhino tank's maximum speed up to 200K mph . Then select column O in the same row and change its value to "33.0" ,which will make its speed higher. This can be tricky, but if done right, your tank can fly. Note: Use the cornerslikemad code to raise the handling of the tank.

Change car attributes
Note: This cheat involves editing a game file so make a backup copy of the file before going on. Now use a text editor to edit the "handling.cfg" file in the "\rockstar games\gta3\data" folder. You can change the different attributes of any car. Read the text in the "handling.cfg" file for an explanation of what you can change.

Change weapon attributes
Note: This cheat involves editing a game file so make a backup copy of the file before going on. Now use a text editor to edit the "weapon.cfg" file in the "data" sub-folder that is in the game directory. You can change the different attributes of any weapon. Read the text in the "weapon.cfg" file for an explanation of what you can change.

Hints & Tips

Custom skin
Just open the "skin" folder in the main game folder. Now copy the skin "playa2.bmp" into any folder, then rename it "playa3.bmp". Open the "playa3.bmp", into MS Paint, Adobe Photo Shop, or another graphics program. Then re-color and customize it as you like, then copy it back into the "skin" folder in the main game folder. Start a game, go into "Player Options", and choose your new skin.

Regain health with prostitute
Simply car jack any vehicle and drive up to a prostitute walking the streets. Now stop and let her come to the car, after a few seconds of talking, she will get in. Now drive to a remote area where there are no cops around. Stop the car, but do not get out. After two seconds, the car will start rocking back and forth. You will recover roughly 40 to 50 points of health. When it is done, she will leave the car and walk away, but not before she charges you. At this time you can beat her up and take back the money you paid her. Note: The prostitute will fight back when you try to take your money. If for any reason you both have to leave the car before it starts rocking, you will still be charged. You cannot do this with the same prostitute twice in one night but you can, pick up another prostitute and recover more health. Even though the maximum amount of health points is 100 when you start a game, it will go up to 125 after the encounter and stays that way.

Use a prostitute multiple times
Simply pick up a prostitute then go into a Pay 'N' Spray. Right before you are done with her, back out and go back in. You will start doing her again and get a second repaint. You will still get life, and the paint is free.

Prostitutes following you
There are two prostitutes who get into your car, if it is in good shape. Grab a valuable car and find any of these two ladies. When the lady comes to you, they will start looking down at your car. Speed up your car forward few inches so that you are away from the lady. The lady will be coming forward to you so that she can get into the car. When she gets close to you, press [Enter] or F. She will follow you wherever you go. You could do this when you are in the car, but the they will not get into the car. They will follow you.

Survive when under a car
When someone runs over you with a car and you are stuck in the bottom, you will normally die. If you want to live, press [Esc] to pause the game. Then enable the turtoise and gesundheit codes, then enable the bangbangbang code. Then press [Esc] to resume playing, then press G to destroy the car. Then, enable the turtoise or gesundheit codes to have full health.

Police bribe in hideout
Get yourself into any police vehicle and go into vigilante mode. After you kill enough criminals, your beeper will tell you that you have a police bribe in your hideout. Note: This will work best if you use the police truck that is behind the police station on Staunton Island.

More cars in garage
You can place more cars in your hideout's garage than you are supposed to. In district two, the garage will only hold two cars but you can fit four in. Simply park the first two besides each other by the wall. Then, park each car after that by the door. Get out and the door will open. Now drive the car in before the door shuts. Then all three or four cars are saved. For this to work you need to park them close together.

Listen to radio stations at any time
If you have enough hard drive space, you can listen to the radio stations at any time. Just insert the "Play" disc then click on "My Computer" and click on your CD drive. Go into the "Audio" folder to access a group of .WAV and .MP3 files. You can listen to any mission, radio station, or event. Then copy them to your hard drive for better playback. You can hear everything) with a file on your hard drive in the "audio" folder in the game directory. There is a file called "sfx.raw" that can be opened in a .WAV file editor. Now change the sampling rate to a lower setting and there will be a long audio clip of everything there is to be heard.

Custom music
Simply copy some of your favorite MP3 files into the "mp3" folder in the game folder. Now start the game and you will have a new radio station titled "mp3 player". Then choose it to hear your selections.

Instead of copying your MP3 files to the "mp3" folder, create shortcuts using Windows Explorer to the files inside your folder with MP3 files. The game will play all MP3 files the shortcuts are pointing to. This is useful if you have big libraries of MP3s on CD and do not have the hard drive space for them.

Unlimited ammunition
Hold the pistol and enable the gunsgunsguns repeatedly. You will in time have unlimited ammunition for any gun that you have to reload. If you are wasted or busted, the code has to be reentered.

Easy Hidden Packages
Drive into the water and keep enabling the gesundheit code to remain alive. Keep on doing this until your beeper stops displaying information. You will then have 100 Hidden Packages.

Free car repair
Simply park your car in a garage and watch the doors go up and down. You can save the game if you like, but is not needed for the free repair. Note: This will only work when you are not in a mission.

Mafia Sentinel
The Mafia Sentinel can be located in Saint Mark's at Portland Island or the Mafia hideout.

Red Jacks Hoods Rumbo XL
The Hoods Rumpo XL can be located in Shoreside Vale (not the airport).

Triad Fish Van
The Triad Fish Van can be located in Chinatown at Portland Island.

Yakuza Stinger
The Yakuza Stinger can be located in Newport at Staunton Island.

Yardie Posse Lobo
The Yardie Lobo can be located in Newport at Staunton Island.

Stop car from exploding from damage
When your in a vehicle that has been hit several times, the car will smoke, catches fire, and explode. If you enable the gesundheit code while your in the car, it will fix the engine damage. The body work will still be damaged. You can repair the car once it is on fire as long as you are fast enough. In order to do this faster, pause your game before using the code. This trick is useful on the Bait mission, as the police will not be able to destroy you.

BF Injection
Finish El Burro's missions for the Diablos, and a new off-road buggy called the ''BF Injection'' will show up in the little block by the building by the phone.

Colombian Cartel Cruiser
The Cartel Cruiser can be located on Liberty Campus at Staunton Island.

Diablo Stallion
The Diablo Stallion can be located in the Red Light District at Portland Island.

FBI car
The only way to obtain the FBI car is to have five stars on your wanted meter. The FBI will come after you in purple FBI cars.

Fly the Dodo
While your on the runway of the airport in Shoreside Vale, you can obtain a dodo in one of the hangars. The easiest one is by the helicopter pad in the back of the airport. Now bring it on the runway. When your there, back it up to the end so that it is facing Staunton Island. Now hold [Down] + X. Note: Look at the side view of the plane to have a better view before it scratches the ground and crashes. While your accelerating, immediately before the plane's nose sparks the ground is going its full speed, release every thing and the plane will take off on its own. When it's in the air, you are now able to use the cursor keys to steer it. Tap the keys and do not hold them for a safer flight. Also keep the plane closer to the ground as it will keep trying to go up. Once in a while let it climb then do a nose dive to obtain more speed.

Get to any of the other islands early
Return to the bridge and walk past the road block with no car. When you get far enough up the road, enable the giveusatank code and turn the gun so it points behind the tank. Then enable the chittychittybb code, then shoot the cannon and drive until you fly off the bridge. If done right, you will hover over the broken part onto the other side.

First enable the chittychittybb code by a bridge, build up speed, and fly over. Note: You can keep on bringing cars in and out of the islands, but every new car will need a code. For better odds, the enable cornerslikemad and press [Shift] to jump off the edge.

Simply enable the giveusatank and chittychittybb codes. Now get in the Rhino tank and rotate the cannon barrel so that it is facing the rear of the tank. Now drive to any long, straight strech of road. Speed up while firing the cannon without stopping. In time, you will lift of the ground. Keep on accelerating and shooting while your in the air. With some practice you can fly to and from the three islands easily.

Just start a new game and do the Give Me Liberty, and Luigi's Girls missions. Then, grab a fast car and enable the chittychittybb and cornerslikemad codes. When you are able to jump the Callahan Bridge and reach Staunton Island, save the game. Then, drive to the stadium on Staunton Island. Once you are close to it, search for a tunnel with signs above it that read "Shoreside Vale", and "Portland". Follow that tunnel and turn left when you have the chance. Take that road and follow it until you reach the end. You are now in Shoreside Vale.

Die on purpose and end up at the hospital. Now walk up the steps on to the road and grab a car. Opposite the hospital is the University. Drive down the hill and turn left in to the University before the T-junction. Execute a 180 degree turn so that the back of your car is at the top of the steps. Then enable the cornerslikemad code, then drive forward and jump over the fence. If done right, you should end up on a platform. On your left should be a wall that is tiled. Now move ahead into the glass slowly. Your car will go into the glass wall and you will drop in the tunnels used in future missions.

Flying destruction
Find plenty of vehicles together while playing. Get far away from them then enter bang continually as a code. When game play is unpaused, anything with a motor will fly.

Flying a Tank
Just enable the chittychittybb code then turn the cannon so it faces the back of the tank. As you are driving, start to shoot behind you. This will gain some acceleration and make the tank fly.

Portland: Get to Staunton Island early
When your in the "Last Request" mission, it is possible to "maroon" the Japanese girl. In order to do this, look for the closest "island" when you pick her and Maria up. Reach the island and back the boat up a slope. You will hear crunching sounds. Keep trying, and in time she will drop off the boat and onto the island. From there, get to Staunton Island. You can cruise around and do everything else but take up any missions or side jobs. If you kill Maria or the Japanese girl and the mission will be over.

Locate a fast car, like the Banshee in the shop at 8-Balls. Then drive to the bridge and stop at the beginning. Now enable the chittychittybb code. Speed up, and if you are lucky, you will fly over the gap and land on the other side. It will take practice before you do it.

Get to the bridge at the beginning of a game with a fast car like the Esparanto. Now enable the chittychittybb code and fly away to Staunton Island.

Portland: Sniping locations
The railroad that runs around Portland is a good choice as it will allow you to move across the entire city and has three ways of getting off. Just do not stand near a station or the cops will run up the stairs and either bust or kill you.

Go to the Bitch 'N' Dog Food factory. Gain access via the railroad. However, only use this if you really have to, as not many people or cars pass that area.

Big 'n' Veiny mission: Easy completion
Simply start El Burro's "Big 'n' Veiny" mission by following the trail of magazines until you come to the top of the big hill where the Mafia mansion is at. Instead of turning right and following the trail down the hill, go straight and down the grass cliff. You will end up in the Portland dock area, and will be near the car that the magazine trail leads to. Locate this van and kill the man next to it to stop the timer and finish the mission.

Go to the Portland Dock where the emergency crane is located. Enable the "Tank" code. Note: Other autos could also work. Get in the tank and drive it between the emergency crane and the doors at the left of the crane . Repeat this step four times until you have at least five tanks between emergency crane and the doors. Then, walk to the telephone where you start the mission. Do not steal or drive a car, as this would take the tanks away. Instead, go there by foot. Walk to the phone both to start mission, drive up to the third magazine, and the mission will be complete. The mission is completed because the tanks will have destroyed the van, and the explosion kills the man and that stops the timer.

Bling-Bling Scramble: Easy completion
As soon as this race starts, get out of your car, and enable the "Destroy all cars" code. This should destroy all the cars, including the other racers. Then run around and wait for a car, steal it, then run through the checkpoints to win.

Staunton Island: Get to Shoreside Vale early
Find a very fast car, such as the Banshee in the shop at 8-Balls. Drive to the bridge and stop at the beginning. Enable the chittychittybb and cornerslikemad codes. If you sound the horn with the codes activated, you will make a small jump. This makes it possible to jump over the gap. Sound the horn just when you reach the edge. However, when you reach high speeds the car starts to fly automatically. When this happens, you will not be able to make that little extra jump.

First enable the cornerslikemad code and drive to the hospital. From the road in front of the hospital, build up speed then press [Shift] to make your car jump. You will land on a roof on the hospital. Without falling, now drive into a building made of glass windows. You will then fall into the tunnel that leads to Shoreside Vale.

Staunton Island: Sniping locations
Reach Kenjis casino. Now use the stairs to get on the helipad then jump over the barrier. From here, you can snipe, rocket, and grenade the cops or FBI that will at the bottom. The Army could storm you, but will not be able to get to you since they do not jump over things.

Go to the AM Co. building. Gain access via the stairs and snipe away. Its very high and busy, but expect company as your wanted level increases.

Cutting The Grass mission: Easy completion
To finish Salvatore's "Cutting the Grass" mission easier, instead of having to trail the snitch for the entire time, go straight to the Portland docks. When you reach it, drive to the boat with the ramp leading up it. There is a staircase attached to the outside of the closest building. Now climb this and stop where you can see the ramp. This will allow you to avoid the risk of spooking the snitch and gives you a good angle to shoot him from.

Remain in your car and run him over to pass this mission easier.

Obtain a taxi and stop behind the taxi he called. He will get into your taxi.

Dead Skunk In Da Trunk mission: Easy completion
The Forelli brothers are stupid and cannot maneuver out of tight spaces. Now lead them into the tunnel one brother is at the parking lot of the cafe the other is in front of the tunnel, this will give you time to shoot at them. When they are dead you can take the car and drive with ease. Also, if you damage the back end of the car to where the trunk will pop open, you can see the dead body inside.

Instead of driving around being smashed by the Forelli brothers, enable the gunsgunsguns code to receive a bazooka. Now drive to the cafe and use the bazooka on the car that isat the car lot opposite to the cafe. After the car explodes, the second will appear around the corner. Do the same to that one. After this it will be easy driving.

Simply enable the giveusatank and use the Rhino tank to ram the car in the parking lot and the car parked by the tunnel. You can exit the Rhino, grab the mission car, and ride home.

The Lover mission: Extra money
When your in this mission, Mr. Chonks will ask you to bring his wife's lover to show him the "real way business works". After you bring the lover, he will kill Mr. Chonks and begins to walk away. Now enable the gunsgunsguns code. Now take out the flamethrower and kill him. He will drop around fifteen to twenty stacks of money and a few weapons.

Rigged To Blow mission: Easy completion
When you start a mission and crash, you will get damage on the meter. To lose this damage enable the gesundheit code.

S.A.M. mission: Easy completion
When the plane is down, the Columbian Cartel will arrive and starts shooting you. Now leave the boat and kill the first man. No others can see you. Now move over to the ramp. Move slowly until you see the first man's head. Then shoot him with the sniper rifle, and continue up the ramp. In time only your head will peek over the side. Do not go any further. You can snipe out everybody without them attacking. Note: There could be someone behind the car. Grab the packages then get into the speeder and return to the place where you got the first boat. Do not get out. Ahead of you is a grass hill leading to a wall. Most of this hill is not solid and you can drive through it. You will fall into blue hell and land in an intersection. In doing this, you do not have to risk drowning.

Turismo mission: Easy completion
Just as soon as the race starts, get out of your car, and enable the "Destroy all cars" code. This should destroy all cars, including the other racers. Now run around and wait for a car, steal it, then run through the checkpoints to win.

Espresso-2-Go mission: Easy completion
Do not get to the first stand. Drive around town until all of the nine stands have shown up on the map a few are in Shoreside Vale. When you hit the first stand, the eight minutes will start and you will now have that time to destroy the stands instead of searching for them while the timer is running. You should finish the mission with enough of time left.

Simply drive to Shoreside Vale. Go to 8-Ball's and obtain a car bomb. Go to one of the Shoreside stalls and kill the guard. The sniper rifle works well. Park next to stall, but do not destroy it. Grab another car bomb and redo the steps with another car and the other Shoreside stall. Do not get in any more than one car because the third car you get in will cause the first car bomb to go away. Escape the blast radius and set off the bombs. Now take out remaining stalls and you will have as much time as you need to finish the mission.

Kingdom Come mission: Easy completion
Go to the car that you are directed to. Now get in, type bangbang when the "Destroy All The Vans" message is shown. Now press [Enter] to get yourself out of the car and type bang. It should destroy them all.

Taxi missions in other cars
Get into a taxi and hold [Caps Lock]. Get out while your holding the key and walk to another car. Now release [Caps Lock] when your in the car. You can now do taxi missions in this new car.

You can do this trick in the Paramedic, Fire, and Vigilante missions. You can be a limo driver if you get in the Stretch when your in a taxi mission.

Fast taxi customer
After you car jack any taxi, press [Caps Lock] to become a cab driver. Then at this point the person driving the cab that was jacked will become a pedestrian looking to catch a ride. This will make your first passenger the old taxi driver.

Easy kills
Simply jump onto any midsize car. You can stand on the hood of the car. From there, you can choose any gun and start shooting people while the car is moving. This will allow faster kills without walking, and the cops cannot get you.

Switch the control settings to "Standard" and set the target button to whatever is preferred (such as Right Mouse Button). Take out your shotgun and go to a location with mad people. Keep clicking target and shoot, making sure that you hit target first. Repeat this as fast as possible and you will not have to pump the shotgun, making it semi-automatic. You can kill about three people per second. Note: This only works under the standard control settings.

Police suicides
When your at any island, get a car and drive as near a cliff. Now get out and get behind the car. Then run it into the water. Jump on top of the car after it explodes and get your wanted level up to any level. The cops will jump into the water in an attempt to reacho you. Cars will also fly off the cliff and kill themselves.

Better and quicker stopping
When you are going really fast and you hit the handbrake, you will likely spin out of control. To stop this from occurring, hit reverse and the handbrake at the same time when you are trying to stop at high speeds. In doing this it will stop you quicker, and reduce any spinning.

Drive into car crusher
Obtain a car, and enable the cornerslikemad code. Now drive towards the crusher from the sidewalk to the east, and use the horn to jump right at the edge. You can land in the crusher, which will of course crush you.

Easy fire truck missions
Get yourself inside the fire truck, press [Caps Lock] then press [F1]. Now press [F1] again, and it will complete the mission. Do this constantly to pass the missions. Also press [F1] when a new location is shown.

Car identifications
Every car in the game is modeled after a real car with a few differences.

Ambulance: Ford Econoling 350 Ambulance
Banshee: Dodge Viper/Shelby Cobra
Barraks OL: Jeep brand army truck
BF Injection: mostly fictional VW Dune Hopper
Bobcat: Ford Ranger/Dodge Ram
Borgnine Cabbie: Same as Checker Cab, only decked out.
Bus: International Bus
Cartel Cruiser: Decked out Dodge/Chevy truck
Checker Cab: 57' Chevrolet Bel Air
Cheetah: Ferrari Testarossa
Coach: Airstream Motorcoach
Diablo Stallion: Decked out Mustang with blowers, headers, flame paint
Dodo: Alaskan Bushplane
Enforcer: International Swat Vehicle
Esparanto: 72' Cadillac Eldorado
FBI Car: Superfast Karuma (souped-up Dodge Intrepid)
Fire Truck: International Fire Truck
Infernus: Lamborghini Diablo/Jaguar XJ220?
Karuma: Dodge Intrepid
Landstalker: Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Linerunner: International Semi Cab
Mafia Sentinel: Decked out version of BMW sedan
Manana: Buick Regal
Moonbeam: Chevy Van
Mr. Whoopee: Toyota van equipped with optional ice cream feature.
Mule: Ford Econoline Truck
Patriot: Hummer H1 Civillian
Police car: Ford Crown Victoria High-Speed Pursuit Package
Pony: Ford Van
Predator: Police boat with machine guns
Reefer: Boat
Rumpo: Dodge Winnebego Van
Securicar: International brand armored van
Sentinal: Speedy BMW luxury sedan
Speeder: Fictional speed boat
Stinger: Porsche Boxter S
Stretch: Lincoln Continental Limousine
Taxi: Ford Crown Victoria
Toyz Van: Ford Econoline 350
Traid Fish Van: Ford Econoline
Trashmaster: Leech/International Garbage Truck
Yakuza Stinger: The Yakuza's Stinga'
Yardie Lobo: Chevrolet Impala or Chevelle