Paramedic is an emergency vehicle-based side mission available in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Description[]
In order to start the mission, the player must find an Ambulance and press the button shown on the instruction text (platform dependent) to toggle the side mission on or off.
Once the mission is started, the player is given the location of a patient in a random neighborhood of the current island, and a time limit on screen below the HUD. The player must drive the Ambulance to the patient's location, pick them up and deliver them to the hospital within the time limit to complete the level.
For each new level, an additional patient is added to the radar to be picked up. As the Ambulance has only three seats available for the patients, it will be necessary to make multiple runs to complete a single level after level 3.
After picking up any patient, a time bonus is given to the player, increasing the time limit of the current level.
The side mission can be failed by ending the side mission, leaving or destroying the Ambulance, killing one patient, which can occur after numerous bumps (which hurts the patient, costing the player time) or running over patients, and being killed or arrested. Failing the paramedic side mission results in the player having to start from the first level.
In order to achieve the 100% Completion requirement, the player must complete 12 levels in a row. If the mission is cancelled or failed, the player must restart from the first level.
Rewards[]
The cash reward formula is similar to its predecessor, using a quadratic formula, except the base value is halved to $50: . The Infinite Sprint ability is again unlocked after Level 12.
| Level | Cash |
|---|---|
| 1 | $50 |
| 2 | $200 |
| 3 | $450 |
| 4 | $800 |
| 5 | $1,250 |
| 6 | $1,800 |
| 7 | $2,450 |
| 8 | $3,200 |
| 9 | $4,050 |
| 10 | $5,000 |
| 11 | $6,050 |
| 12 | $7,200 + $15,000 (completion bonus) |
| Total | $47,500 |
Additional Reward:
- Complete Level 12 – Infinite Sprint.
Trivia[]
- On rare occasions, patients may spawn in a location where they can't be reached, such as the interior of a Well Stacked Pizza, in the ruins of the Haitian's destroyed warehouse, or even below the pavement and may appear stuck inside a wall.
