Architectural Espionage is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to the protagonist Carl Johnson by Wu Zi Mu as part of plans to pull off a heist of Caligula's Casino from the Four Dragons Casino in Las Venturas.
Mission[]
Carl finds Woozie in a storage room in Woozie's casino. The two discuss the plans to rob Caligula's main vault, where the money is held. The first step in the preparations to rob Caligula's main vault is to photograph blueprints of the building's layout. To do this, Carl heads down to the City Planning Department, which houses the blueprints under heavy security. By creating a diversion, Carl obtains an illegal photograph of the blueprints, and blasts his way out of the building. After evading the pursuing authorities, Carl returns the film to the Four Dragons Casino to be developed.
Mission Objectives[]
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- You need a camera to get a copy of those casino blueprints. Grab one from some tourists at the strip. (If the player does not have a camera.)
- Good! Get that camera picked up. (If the player does not have a camera.)
- You've got a camera, now head to the planning department building.
- Security's strict in the planning department. Don't start trouble!
- This is a civic building. No visible guns or you'll be ejected from the premises.
- The stairwell is now accessible. Climb up to get to the location of the blueprints.
- The blueprints you need to photograph are in the far room on the top floor.
- You can't photo the casino blueprints with the guard around! You need to divert his attention.
- There's a document depository downstairs. Head down to see if you can cause a distraction
- Those old air con units are decrepit. Destroy them anyway you can.
- Okay! They're busy with the evacuation just now. Get upstairs and photograph those blueprints pinned to the wall.
- Great! You've photographed the casino blueprints! Get out of the building before you're caught.
- The cops can't shut the bottom doors due to the fire! Use your weapons if you need to.
- Take the camera film to the back entrance of the Four Dragons casino.
Reward[]
- Respect increased.
- Next mission Key to Her Heart is unlocked.
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Walkthrough[]
Woozie is discovered in a dark storage area in his casino by Carl.
Woozie had no idea the lights had been turned off.
Carl says this is a great location for planning a robbery of Caligula's main vault.
Carl is asked by Woozie if he has the layout to Caligula's casino.
Carl replies that he has not got the layout.
Carl turns off the lights for Woozie while he goes to get the casino's layout.
You need a camera to get a copy of those casino blueprints. Grab one from some tourists at the strip.
The player shooting the photographer to steal his camera.
Good! Get that camera picked up.
You've got a camera, now head to the planning department building.
Security's strict in the planning department. Don't start trouble!
The player entering the planning department.
Carl in the planning department.
Carl asks the receptionist for the architectural plans for Caligula's.
The receptionist replies that the plans are located on the top floor.
The stairwell is now accessible. Climb up to get to the location of the blueprints.
The blueprints you need to photograph are in the far room on the top floor.
You can't photo the casino blueprints with the guard around! You need to divert his attention.
There's a document depository downstairs. Head down to see if you can cause a distraction
Those old air con units are decrepit. Destroy them anyway you can.
Okay! They're busy with the evacuation just now. Get upstairs and photograph those blueprints pinned to the wall.
The player is photographing the floorplan of the casino.
Great! You've photographed the casino blueprints! Get out of the building before you're caught.
A cutscene shows a man who is confused on where the firemen are.
The cops can't shut the bottom doors due to the fire! Use your weapons if you need to.
The player exiting the planning department.
Take the camera film to the back entrance of the Four Dragons casino.
The player going to the red marker in the back entrance of Woozie's casino.
Carl giving the film to Guppy.
Mission passed, respect increased.
Video Walkthroughs[]
Gallery[]
Carl Johnson talking to the receptionist of the Las Venturas City Planning Department.
Blueprints to Caligula's Palace.
Carl Johnson setting a fire to create a diversion.
Carl Johnson shooting his way out of the Las Venturas City Planning Department building.
The Redevelopment Site plan in the Definitive Edition
The Starkweathers Estate in the Definitive Edition.
Trivia[]
- One of the blueprints in the City Planning Department is labeled "Starkweather Estate", a reference to Rockstar's game Manhunt, the last few stages of which are set in the mansion owned by the main antagonist, Lionel Starkweather. The blueprint is a map of the level "Key Personnel".
- Also, Carl can find a picture of Carcer church and the surrounding district from the same game. The picture is labeled as "Development site" and features a CCPD Boxville parked near the church cemetery. This church is featured on the level "Drunk driving".
- The model of the building located in the room with the casino blueprints shows the logo of Rockstar Games when viewed from above.
- If the player already has a camera, after the cutscene, he will be instructed to get to the planning department.
- Depending on what the player's answer choice is at the counter of the planning department, Carl can trigger four different replies out of which only two will get him inside the blueprint room.
- Failing this mission because of photographing the casino blueprints before causing the distraction or refusing to put the weapons away when a security guard spots the situation will display the "Mission Failed!" text along with the failure reasons:
- "That's just great! We should have distracted the guard before taking any photographs!" (if photographing the casino blueprints before causing the distraction)
- "You were told that this is a low-profile job and you were showing off your weaponry!" (if refusing to put the weapons away when a security guard spots the situation)
- Both situations will end the mission by making the screen fade into black when the "Mission Failed!" and mission failure reason appear, after which the player will respawn at the nearest police station. The player's armor and weapons, however, will be lost and their cash is deducted by $100, as if CJ was busted on a one-star wanted level.
- This will not be counted on the player's busted stat.
- Police in the building use the generic "gangsta" style animations for firing their pistols instead of the two-handed animations normally used by police only.
- The receptionist is the only minor story character which uses solely her pedestrian voice. Her model was also used as Sweet's Girl. Unlike her ped form, she will not comment on CJ's appearance.
- Even if the player completely extinguishes the fire, the smoke will neither vanish nor even diminish unlike the fire in Burning Desire.
- If the player is on low health before exiting the building, a vending machine can be found through several doors on the bottom floor.
