Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Hints & Cheats

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Cheat Codes

  1. Random Text Cheat Codes

    Type/enter these codes during gameplay. The set code can be uppercase or lowercase.
    CheatEffect
    YLTEICZAggressive Drivers
    LLQPFBNPink traffic
    IOWDLACBlack traffic
    AFSNMSMWBoats fly
    BTCDBCBFat
    JYSDSODMax Muscle
    KVGYZQKSkinny
    ASBHGRBElvis is Everywhere
    BGLUAWMLPeds Attack You With Weapons, Rocket Launcher
    AEZAKMINever Wanted
    CIKGCGXBeach Party
    MROEMZHGang Members Everywhere
    MROEMZHGangs Control the Streets
    AFPHULTLNinja Theme
    BEKKNQVSlut Magnet
    BGKGTJHTraffic is Cheap Cars
    GUSNHDETraffic is Fast Cars
    RIPAZHACars Fly
    JHJOECWHuge Bunny Hop
    JUMPJETSpawn Hydra
    KGGGDKPSpawn Vortex Hovercraft
    JCNRUADSmash n' Boom
    COXEFGUAll Cars Have Nitro
    BSXSGGCCars Float Away When Hit
    XJVSNAJAlways Midnight
    OFVIACOrange Sky 21:00
    MGHXYRMThunderstorm
    CWJXUOCSandstorm
    LFGMHALMega Jump
    BAGUVIXLarge Health Boost
    CVWKXAMInfinite Oxygen
    AIYPWZQPHave Parachute
    YECGAAHave Jetpack
    LJSPQKSix Star Wanted Level
    CFVFGMJFoggy Weather
    YSOHNULFaster Clock
    PPGWJHTFaster Gameplay
    LIYOAAYSlower Gameplay
    AJLOJYQYPeds Attack Each Other, Get Golf Club
    BAGOWPGHave a bounty on your head
    FOOOXFTEveryone is armed
    AIWPRTONSpawn Rhino
    CQZIJMBSpawn Bloodring Banger
    JQNTDMHSpawn Rancher
    PDNEJOHSpawn Racecar
    VPJTQWVSpawn Racecar
    AQTBCODXSpawn Romero
    KRIJEBRSpawn Stretch
    UBHYZHQSpawn Trashmaster
    RZHSUEWSpawn Caddy
    CPKTNWTBlow Up All Cars
    XICWMDInvisible car
    PGGOMOYPerfect Handling
    SZCMAWOSuicide
    ZEIIVGAll green lights
    LXGIWYLWeapon Set 1, Thug's Tools
    KJKSZPJWeapon Set 2, Professional Tools
    UZUMYMWWeapon Set 3, Nutter Tools
    HESOYAMHealth, Armor, $250k
    OSRBLHHIncrease Wanted Level Two Stars
    ASNAEBClear Wanted Level
    AFZLLQLLSunny Weather
    ICIKPYHVery Sunny Weather
    ALNSFMZOOvercast Weather
    AUIFRVQSRainy Weather
    IAVENJQMega Punch
    AEDUWNVNever Get Hungry
    IOJUFZNRiot Mode
    PRIEBJFunhouse Theme
    MUNASEFAdrenaline Mode
    WANRLTWInfinite Ammo, No Reload
    OUIQDMWFull Weapon Aiming While Driving
    THGLOJReduced Traffic
    FVTMNBZTraffic is Country Vehicles
    SJMAHPERecruit Anyone (9mm)
    BMTPWHRCountry Vehicles and Peds, Get Born 2 Truck Outfit
    ZSOXFSQRecruit Anyone (Rockets)
    OGXSDAGMax Respect
    EHIBXQSMax Sex Appeal
    VKYPQCFTaxis Have Nitrous, L3 Bunny Hop
    NCSGDAGHitman In All Weapon Stats
    OHDUDESpawn Hunter
    AKJJYGLCSpawn Quad
    AMOMHRERSpawn Tanker Truck
    EEGCYXTSpawn Dozer
    URKQSRKSpawn Stunt Plane
    AGBDLCIDSpawn Monster
    IFIRSTDOZNever Wanted
    CAINEMVHZCInfinite Health, except for explosions and falls
    allcarsgoboomAll Cars Explode
    PAINTITBLACKBlack Traffic
  2. Plain Text Cheat Codes

    Type these codes during gameplay. The set code can be uppercase or lowercase.
    CheatEffect
    TesteducationalskillsNo Wanted Level
    STINGLIKEABEEMega Punch
    WHERESTHEFUNERALSpawn Romero
    CELEBRITYSTATUSSpawn Stretch
    TRUEGRIMESpawn Trashmaster
    WHEELSONLYPLEASEInvisible car
    STICKLIKEGLUEPerfect Handling
    GOODBYECRUELWORLDSuicide
    FLYINGFISHBoats Fly
    BUFFMEUPMax Muscle
    BLUESUEDESHOESElvis is Everywhere
    ONLYHOMIESALLOWEDGang Members Everywhere
    BIFBUZZGangs Control the Streets
    FLYINGTOSTUNTSpawn Stunt Plane
    FOURWHEELFUNSpawn Quad
    OHDUDESpawn Hunter
    NATURALTALENTMax All Vehicle Skill Stats
    PROFESSIONALKILLERHitman In All Weapon Stats
    HELLOLADIESMax Sex Appeal
    WORSHIPMEMax Respect
    ROCKETMAYHEMRecruit Anyone (Rockets)
    GHOSTTOWNReduced Traffic
    FULLCLIPInfinite Ammo, No Reload
    CRAZYTOWNFunhouse Theme
    ROCKETMANHave Jetpack
    STATEOFEMERGENCYChaos Mode
    BRINGITONSix Star Wanted Level
    KANGAROOMega Jump
    SCOTTISHSUMMERThunderstorm
    NINJATOWNNinja Theme
    EVERYONEISPOORTraffic is Cheap Cars
    EVERYONEISRICHTraffic is Fast Cars
    CJPHONEHOMEHuge Bunny Hop
    ITSALLBULLSpawn Dozer
    VROCKPOKEYSpawn Racecar
    SLOWITDOWNSlower Gameplay
    SPEEDITUPFaster Gameplay
    TOODAMNHOTVery Sunny Weather
    PLEASANTLYWARMSunny Weather
    PROFESSIONALSKITWeapon Set 2, Professional Tools
    NIGHTPROWLERAlways Midnight
    BUBBLECARSCars Float Away When Hit
    JUMPJETSpawn Hydra
    SPEEDFREAKAll Cars Have Nitro
    MONSTERMASHSpawn Monster
    OLDSPEEDDEMONSpawn Devil
    GIVEMEFUELGIVEMEFIRESpawn a rocket

Unlockables

  1. Unlockable Outfits

    These are all the Unlockable Outfits in the game...
    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Date Katie to %100Medic Uniform
    Date Denise to %100Pimp Suit
    Date Helena to %100Overall's Outfit
    Date Michelle to %100Racing Outfit
    Date Barbara to %100Police Uniform
    Complete the mission "555-WE-TIP"Valet Uniform
    Complete the mission "The Key to her Heart"Gimp Suit
    Complete the mission "Breaking the bank at Caligula's"Croupier Uniform
  2. Girlfriends Cars

    These cars are obtained through getting the girfriends to %50...
    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Date Denise to %50Green Hustler
    Date Helena (Her car doesn't have any doors)Bandito
    Date Katie to %50White Romero
    Date Michelle to %50Monster Truck
    Date Barbara to %50Police Ranger
    Date Millie to %50Pink Club
  3. Girlfriend Perks

    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Date Michelle and you can use her Garage as a Pay-and-SprayFree Pay-and-Spray
    Date KatieKeep weapons after being Wasted
    Date BarbaraKeep weapons after being Busted
    Date Helena(you can find the weapons in a big shed by her house)Pistol, Chainsaw, Molotov Cocktails, and Flame Thrower
  4. Dual Weildable Weapons

    Get these weapons to Hitman to Dual Weild them
    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Reach the Gun Rank "Hitman"Dual Pistol's
    Reach the Gun Rank "Hitman"Dual Sawn-off Shotgun's
    Reach the Gun Rank "Hitman"Dual Tec-9's
    Reach the Gun Rank "Hitman"Dual Micro-SMG's
  5. "Hidden Package" Rewards

    Collect all the "hidden packages" in their respective areas to get these weapons...
    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Spray all 100 Graffiti Tags in Los SantosTec-9, AK-47, Sawn-off Shotgun, and Molotov Cocktails at CJ's house in Ganton
    Snap all 50 Snapshots in San FierroSniper Rifle, Grenades, Shotgun, and Micro-SMG at CJ's Garage in San Fierro
    Collect all 50 Horseshoes in Las VenturasMP5, Satchel Charge, M4, and Combat Shotgun at The Four Dragons Casino in Las Venturas
  6. Assets

    Complete the assets missions/objectives to get money made at that location
    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Complete the Missions for the AirstripAirstrip Asset
    Complete all 4 Deliveries in Las VenturasBurger Shot Asset
    Complete all 4 Deliveries in San FierroHippy Shopper Asset
    Complete all 4 Deliveries in Los SantosRoboi's Food Mart Asset
    Take Over Territories in Los SantosThe Johnson House
    Complete all 5 Levels of Valet Parking in San FierroVank Hoff Hotel Valet Parking Asset
    Complete the missions for this asset, plus the cars you steal will spawn inside the showroomWang Cars Asset
    Complete all of the RC Shop missionsZero's RC Shop Asset
  7. Vehicle Side-Mission Unlockables

    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Complete all 12 Levels of the Firetruck MissionsCJ becomes Fireproof
    Complete all 12 Levels of the Vigilante MissionsArmor get raised to Maximum
    Complete all 12 Levels of the Paramedic MissionsHealth get raised to Maximum
    Complete all 2 Levels of the Freight Train Missions$50,000 & Free Train Rides
    Succesfully Transport 50 People(Complete 50 Fares)Nirto on all Taxis/Cabbies and Taxi's and Cabbies can Hop
    Complete level 10 of the pimping missionsEntertaining prositutes earns you money (instead of taking it away)
  8. Unlimited ammo

    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Complete the game 100% (get 100% on the stat Progress Made)Unlimited ammo
  9. Bonus 1.000.000$

    Locations are marked with checkered flag. See radar or map.
    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Finish all races 1st (four locations)1.000.000$ bonus
  10. 100% completition Bonus

    How to UnlockUnlockable
    complete the game 100%increased stats
    complete the game 100%increased money
    complete the game 100%Hydra spawns at CJ's house in Grove Street
    complete the game 100%Rhino spawns at CJ's house in Grove Stree
  11. Infinite sprint

    Complete the Burglary mission by having C.J. steal $10,000 worth of stuff.
    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Complete the Burglary missionInfinite Sprint

Secrets

  1. Save two cars in your garage

    This works in the same way as the previous games. Normally you can only save one car in your garage, but with this you can save two or more! All you have to do is get your two or however many cars and bring them up to your garage. Drive one of them until the garage door opens, and then drive it half way in and get out of the car. This will keep the door open for you. Next, get into the other car and drive that all the way into the garage. Then get into the car half way in and drive it the rest of the way in and get out and leave the garage. Et viola! You now have two cars stored in your garage!
  2. Stop gang attack on your territory.

    To stop other gangs from attacking your territory, just save you game, this will stop the gang war and you won't have to fight them.
  3. Free Money

    Go to a strip club and stand in front of a stripper when the people watching them gives them money CJ will take it instead since you are where they put the money
  4. Basketball Tricks

    Click the left mouse button while playing basketball to do tricks with the ball.
  5. Edit the stats of any vehicle in game.

    First browse to your GTA:SA isntall directory, it will look something like this:

    C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\

    Then go to the data directory. MAKE A BACKUP OF ANY FILES BEFORE YOU EDIT THEM. To edit the vehicle stats, open the handling.cfg file in notepad. As you can see, all the info on every vehicle in in there. Follow the instructions in the comments to find out how to edit it.

    You can do anyuthing like make a Rhino as light as a PCJ600 and control just as well.

    Basically, you can edit anything in the game from these files. Just be careful what you edit and leave them as sane values to prevent glitches.

  6. Choose size of the Moon

    Shoot it with sniper to make it change size from bigger to smaller and vice versa.

Glitches

  1. Free Vehicle Repair

    For free and fast car repair, park your car in one of your garages, back away to let the door close, then step torwards the garage so the door opens again. The car will be instantly repaired of all dents, etc.

    This is especially useful if you have an expensive modded car that you want to keep for certain ingame stats.

  2. NOS recharge without waiting.

    Instead of having to wait for the NOS to recharge to use again, exit then enter the car, and you can use the NOS again.
  3. Early and riskfree exploration

    During the mission "Reuniting the Families", you have to shoot down a group of SWAT team and then enter the motel to save Sweet. Beating the SWAT, instead of getting into the motel, you can travel all around the entire map and enter all the restricted areas like the military base and the maps that are locked. You will have no wanted level and no cops will chase you. You can explore the entire map freely without taking risk. This is the best time to confirm vehicle and item locations and to collect the snapshots, oysters and horseshoes.
  4. Restricted areas open for you

    During Woozie's mission "Amphibian Assault", the wanted level system is disabled. You can now travel everywhere in the game including the restricted areas like the Eastern naval base and all police stations without the cops chasing you. This is time to collect the two oysters in the extremely dangerous naval base without being shot.

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by glenster 1632K
Other Hidden Text FAQ by RARusk 65K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by RARusk 1113K
Other Bulletproof Car Walkthrough by System Error 209K
Other Police Scanner Script by Viogamer 12K
Other Shop FAQ by serabella 389K
Other Vehicle Speeds FAQ by Dexterity_ 10K
Other Gambling FAQ by Dexterity_ 17K
Other Race Tournaments FAQ by Southern Finest 34K
Other Girlfriend FAQ by twotwotwotwo 80K
Other Armor/Vending Machine/Vendor map by glenster 279K
Other Property List by Menji 31K
Other Unique Jumps FAQ by YuGiOhFm2002 and YuGiOhAngel 61K
Secrets FAQ Secrets FAQ by The Duff Man 190K
Other Series Storyline Guide by MattVSin 322K
Other Master Save File Guide by Flow_w0lF 88K
Other Hidden Interiors FAQ by The Duff Man 120K
Other The Introduction Script by Klaydoggy 23K
Other Horseshoe Location FAQ by gamefreaksl 19K
Other CSR 103.2 Song Lyrics by VampireHorde 38K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by A I e x 538K
Other Stats FAQ by bamspeedy1298 365K
Other KDST Song Lyrics by tranmerefan 29K
Other Bounce FM Song Lyrics by Tidus_Mr_X 31K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Robert Carr 1627K
Other Weapon Guide by ElBombero 55K
Other Game Script by Omah 463K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by piecemealcranky 645K
Other Series Story Guide by Canadian Dude 249K
Other Unique Jumps Map by dark52 98K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Patt3rson 181K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Patt3rson 185K
Other Radio Commercials Script by ituku 75K
Spoiler-Free Walkthrough Spoiler-Free Walkthrough by LordFrieza 811K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by GTA3 Addict 758K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by RonHiler 482K
Other Vehicle Mission FAQ by tectactoe 50K
Other Car Database by REDjackeT 388K
Other Horseshoe Location Map by dark52 37K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Fjoeri 285K
Other 100% Completion Guide by ChiTownBluesFan 276K
Other Turf War FAQ by mrsheeps 66K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by TwistidSoul 474K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by MasterVG782 504K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by DROSS 193K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Casanova973 333K
Other Radio Los Santos Lyrics Guide (Explicit Language) by VampireHorde 77K
Other Special Vehicles FAQ by Southern Finest 19K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Tirdun 363K
Other Item/Weapon Location Map by GamerLady 313K
Other Secrets Map by GamerLady 296K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by AggroSk8er 298K
Other Appearance Guide by E1rond 29K
Other Snapshots Map by dark52 33K
Other Oyster Locations Map by dark52 86K
Other Tag Locations Map by dark52 41K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by War Doc 601K
Other Liberty City Guide by FreshGMaster 14K
Other Vehicle Location Map by GamerLady 328K
Other Snapshots Guide by YuGiOhFm2002 and YuGiOhAngel 45K
Other WCTR Script by Perant64 65K
Other Car Locations FAQ by Southern Finest 90K
Other School FAQ by Southern Finest 43K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by LightScribe 102K
Other Vehicle Export/Import List by Nega Elemental 25K
Other Oyster Locations FAQ by YuGiOhFm2002 and YuGiOhAngel 47K
Other Playback FM Song Lyrics by x icicle x 44K
Other Duality Mini-Game Guide by jhaines 8K
Other Car Modification Guide by mastermind73 78K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by SamuraiRAS 107K
Other K-Rose Song Lyrics by evilchao2 17K
Other Tag Locations Guide by LordFrieza 30K
Other Radio: X Song Lyrics by themanlarry 18K

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