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{{infobox mission
|name=Money for Nothing
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|name = Money For Nothing
|image=MoneyforNothing-GTAVCS.jpg
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|image = MoneyforNothing-GTAVCS.jpg
|size=300px
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|size = 275px
|caption=[[Bryan Forbes]] talking to [[Victor Vance]] in his apartment in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
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|caption = [[Bryan Forbes]] talking to [[Victor Vance]] in his apartment in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]]
|game=VCS
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|game = VCS
|for=[[Bryan Forbes]]
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|for = [[File:Radar-BryanForbesIcon-GTAVCS.png|24px|link=Bryan Forbes]] [[Bryan Forbes]]
 
|location = [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]]
|target=
 
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|fail = [[Wasted]]<br>[[Busted]]<br>[[Lance Vance|Lance]] dies<br>[[Bryan Forbes|Forbes]]<br>[[Pony]] destroyed<br>[[Wanted Level]] lost before job is complete
|location=[[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
 
|reward=[[Money|$]]1,500
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|reward = [[Money|$1500]]
|unlocks=[[Caught as an Act]] (after completing [[Havana Good Time]])
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|unlocks = [[Caught as an Act]]
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|unlockedby = [[The Audition]]
|fail = Forbes' Death, Lance's Death, Destruction of Decoy Van before Lance gets to saftey, Losing the cops before Lance gets to saftey}}'''Money for Nothing''' is the first mission in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], given to [[protagonist]] [[Victor Vance]] by Lance's player [[Bryan Forbes]] from Bryan's apartment in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
 
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|todo =
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{{BP}}Get to the <font color=#3B93E6>'''decoy van.'''</font>
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{{BP}}Get to the <font color=pink>'''warehouse.'''</font>
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{{BP}}Get back in the <font color=#3B93E6>'''decoy van.'''</font>
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{{BP}}Drive south and away from <font color=#3B93E6>'''Lance.'''</font>
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{{BP}}The cops are on to you. Don't lose your wanted level.
 
{{BP}}Keep your wanted level until <font color=#3B93E6>'''Lance'''</font> reaches his destination.
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{{BP}}Don't lose the cops, or they will chase Lance instead. <small>(Appears if the player takes a police bribe)</small>
 
{{BP}}Lance has made it back to the lockup! Lose the cops!
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}}
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{{Dialogue2|Forbes|So, Vic, you wanna hear about a little plan that is going to make us three very rich?|Vic|What's the risk?|Let me put it like this: You will not be handling any drugs. All I need you to do is keep the cops busy while Lance and I steal some merch off the scum that brought it into this country.|Bryan Forbes explains his plan to Victor and Lance Vance}}
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'''Money for Nothing''' is the first mission in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' given to [[protagonist]] [[Victor Vance]] by [[Bryan Forbes]] from Forbes' apartment in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]] [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]].
   
 
==Mission==
 
==Mission==
Vic drops by Bryan Forbes' apartment and sees him and [[Lance Vance|Lance]]. The trio after an argument decide to go out and take a decoy van. After arriving at the warehouse, Forbes and Lance go to the actual van with the drugs while Vic drives the decoy van and lead the cops away from them. Upon reaching the destination, Vic loses the wanted levels and mission is completed.
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Victor visits Forbes' apartment to see him and [[Lance Vance|Lance]]. After an argument, the trio head to a warehouse to pick up a [[Pony|decoy van]] to be used during a drug run. After arriving at a warehouse, which is being monitored by the police, they drive the van inside. A few minutes later, Vic drives the decoy van back out to lure the police away from Lances and Forbes. Once Lance and Forbes reach their destination with the van containing the drugs, Vic loses his wanted level and the mission is completed.
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==Mission objectives==
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==Mission Objectives==
 
In order to complete the mission the player must:
 
In order to complete the mission the player must:
*Get to the decoy van
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*Get to the <font color=#3B93E6>'''decoy van.'''</font>
*Get to the warehouse
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*Get to the <font color=pink>'''warehouse.'''</font>
*Get back in the decoy van
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*Get back in the <font color=#3B93E6>'''decoy van.'''</font>
*Drive south and away from Lance
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*Drive south and away from <font color=#3B93E6>'''Lance.'''</font>
*The cops are on to you. Don't lose your wanted level
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*The cops are on to you. Don't lose your wanted level.
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*Keep the cops away from <font color=#3B93E6>'''Lance.'''</font>
*Keep your wanted level until Lance reaches his destination
 
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*Keep your wanted level until <font color=#3B93E6>'''Lance'''</font> reaches his destination.
*Lance has made it back to the lockup! Lose the cops
 
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*Lance has made it back to the lockup! Lose the cops!
==Post mission pager message==
 
'''Lance Vance''': I don't trust Forbes, man. Meet me up at the Arena...
 
   
 
==Reward==
 
==Reward==
The reward for this mission is [[Money|$]]1,500. The mission [[Caught as an Act]] is unlocked, however it's only made available if [[Havana Good Time]] is completed.
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The reward for completing this mission is $1,500 and the mission [[Caught as an Act]] is unlocked if the mission [[Havana Good Time]] is completed.
   
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==Post-Mission Pager Message==
==Trivia==
 
 
{{VCSPager|Lance Vance: I don't trust Forbes, man. Meet me up at the Arena...}}
*The name of the mission may refer to the song ''Money For Nothing'', by Dire Straits.
 
 
==Video walkthrough==
 
   
 
==Video Walkthrough==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!PS2 Version
 
!PS2 Version
 
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|[[File:GTA Vice City Stories - Walkthrough - Mission 25 - Money for Nothing|425px]]
|<youtube>WGzZWvYek3s</youtube>
 
 
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==Glitch==
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*On the PS2 version, a glitch may occur whereby no police cars or VCPD Cheetahs pursue the player, though Police Mavericks will still spawn.
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==Trivia==
 
*The name of the mission is a reference to the {{WP|Dire Straits}} {{WP|Money for Nothing (song)|song of the same name}}.
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*This is the first mission in the game where it is possible to obtain a six-star wanted level.
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[[Category:Missions in GTA Vice City Stories]]
 
[[Category:Missions in GTA Vice City Stories]]

Revision as of 21:09, 20 February 2020

Forbes: "So, Vic, you wanna hear about a little plan that is going to make us three very rich?"
Vic: "What's the risk?"
Forbes: "Let me put it like this: You will not be handling any drugs. All I need you to do is keep the cops busy while Lance and I steal some merch off the scum that brought it into this country."
—Bryan Forbes explains his plan to Victor and Lance Vance

Money for Nothing is the first mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories given to protagonist Victor Vance by Bryan Forbes from Forbes' apartment in Downtown Vice City.

Mission

Victor visits Forbes' apartment to see him and Lance. After an argument, the trio head to a warehouse to pick up a decoy van to be used during a drug run. After arriving at a warehouse, which is being monitored by the police, they drive the van inside. A few minutes later, Vic drives the decoy van back out to lure the police away from Lances and Forbes. Once Lance and Forbes reach their destination with the van containing the drugs, Vic loses his wanted level and the mission is completed.

Mission Objectives

In order to complete the mission the player must:

  • Get to the decoy van.
  • Get to the warehouse.
  • Get back in the decoy van.
  • Drive south and away from Lance.
  • The cops are on to you. Don't lose your wanted level.
  • Keep the cops away from Lance.
  • Keep your wanted level until Lance reaches his destination.
  • Lance has made it back to the lockup! Lose the cops!

Reward

The reward for completing this mission is $1,500 and the mission Caught as an Act is unlocked if the mission Havana Good Time is completed.

Post-Mission Pager Message

Lance Vance: I don't trust Forbes, man. Meet me up at the Arena...

Video Walkthrough

PS2 Version
GTA_Vice_City_Stories_-_Walkthrough_-_Mission_25_-_Money_for_Nothing

Glitch

  • On the PS2 version, a glitch may occur whereby no police cars or VCPD Cheetahs pursue the player, though Police Mavericks will still spawn.

Trivia

  • The name of the mission is a reference to the Dire Straits song of the same name.
  • This is the first mission in the game where it is possible to obtain a six-star wanted level.

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Part 1Money for Nothing
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Part 2Burning Bridges
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Part 3Over the Top | Last Stand *
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