San Andreas - Hood Life - Part 1
by Xequted - 8th June 2005Part one of the guide to keeping CJ fit and healthy around San Andreas, oh, and how to get a tattoo!
INTRO
Within the cities of San Andreas, there are many varied ways of life. The people of each of the three cities of San Andreas lead very different lives from each other. Every citizen has their own style and each city has different kinds of attractions to offer CJ can makes the most of every opportunity that these diverse cities have to offer.
Los Santos itself is a sprawling, diverse must-see city. An urban wonderland of historic landmarks like the Babel towers, labyrinths of criss-crossing freeways, side streets and rundown residential districts, all full of things to do.
In Los Santos, CJ's life, when he isn't hanging out with his crew is filled with a diet of fast food followed by raw workouts, fresh ink and a little bball, CJ keeps it street at night with his girl Denise.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STARTING OUT...
FOOD (Cluckin' Bell)
EXERCISE (LOS SANTOS GYM)
TATTOOS
BASKETBALL
HOOD LIFE: WILLOWFIELD
CJ starts off his day by waking up in a safe house in Willow Field. A modest ranch home, CJ throws on a green hoodie and takes off for Ganton.
Most houses in San Andreas have a wardrobe closet where CJ can change clothes. After purchasing new items from a clothing store, CJ's old outfit is automatically sent to his wardrobe closet. For more info on clothing retailers, see BINCO (below)
HOOD LIFE: FOOD: CLUCKIN' BELL
Everyone loves Cluckin' Bell!
CJ must periodically eat in order to keep his Health meter filled. Whatever CJ chooses to eat will affect his overall health and fat statistic. If CJ eats large meals all the time, he will get fatter and fatter. Within a six-hour time period, CJ can eat up to 11 meals If he eats more than that, he will puke! There are three major restaurant chains with locations throughout Los Santos: Burger Shot, Well Stacked Pizza and Cluckin' Bell. Each chain has a number of different available meals, each with corresponding nutritional value and fat content.
Cluckin' Bell is located right in Ganton and serves up the bird, but CJ won't feel like flying away after downing the Cluckin' Big Meal. Original or crispy, the original Cluckin' Bell seasonings are filled with preservatives that cover up the taste of broken, ground up beaks. The crazy part is that everyone loves their chicken! Show up to a party with Cluckin' Bell and you'll leave with more friends than you walked in with!
Small meals add very little fat (Cluckin' Little Meal - $2, 1% Fat) while larger meals start putting on the pounds quickly (Cluckin' Huge Meal - $10, 3% Fat). Diet meals typically cost more (Salad Meal - $10, 0% Fat), but don't add to CJ's fat statistic. Make sure you don't overdo it with your food intake, becoming too obese will effect the way CJ moves limiting his ability to sprint, jump and scale walls.
MEAL PRICE FAT %
Cluckin' Little Meal $2 1
Cluckin' Big Meal $5 2
Cluckin' Huge Meal $10 3
Salad Meal $10 0
HOOD LIFE: WORKOUT: LOS SANTOS GYM
Los Santos Gym is open 24 hours a day and is fully equipped with a treadmill, free weights, bench press and stationary bike. The famous Los Santos Gym in Ganton doesn't have aerobics or pilates classes. Go hard or go home. Raw, gritty and full of history, great prize fighters have come here to train over the years.
At the gym, CJ can drop excess fat, increase muscle by improving his overall stamina and physique. A good physique will increase CJ's sex appeal and respect.
Every gym in San Andreas has a trainer on staff that CJ can spar with to learn a particular fighting style or new moves. Hook up with a personal trainer at the LS gym and you'll be ripped in no time.
Choose a piece of equipment or activity at the gym to start working out. Engaging each piece of equipment at repeated "intervals" will reduce Fat and increase Muscle. For example, one "interval" is equal to about 14 seconds of cycling or running on the treadmill. Select a difficult setting before beginning a workout. Note: level of difficulty can be adjusted during CJ's workout.
HOOD LIFE: TATTOOS
A recognizable, well-placed tattoo can raise CJ's Respect and Sex Appeal levels making him more feared in the neighborhood, but more loved by the ladies. There are several Tattoo parlors in all of San Andreas with prices for an individual piece ranging from $40 to upwards of $700. Use discretion when choosing, a proper tattoo removal costs $400!
First, choose an area on CJ's torso where the tattoo should be inked. A piece placed across CJ's back/lower back will increase his overall sex appeal and respect the most. A tattoo placed on CJ's chest doesn't really impress anyone.
Choosing artwork is the most difficult and important part of the process. A Grove Street or Los Santos tattoo will boost CJ's respect and sex appeal significantly. Each tattoo parlor has many styles and designs framed on the walls such as an angel, dagger, gun, bullet or the outline of the continent of Africa.
TATTOO PARLOR
Body Part Tattoo Price Respect Sex Appeal
Back Los Santos $150 3 3
Lower Back Dagger $350 3 3
Stomach Grove $125 2 2
Upper Right Arm Africa $90 2 2
HOOD LIFE: BASKETBALL
Basketball is the #1 sport in the state of San Andreas. Public basketball courts are scattered around San Andreas. Not far from Grove Street, CJ often will practice his outside shot at a court that borders on Balla territory, so it's safer to end practice by the time night falls.
If you find a basketball on a court in Los Santos, take the opportunity to take a few practice shots, by walking up to the ball and press Y. To shoot, press and hold A. Release the A button at the peak of the jump for maximum accuracy. To shoot again, walk over to the ball and pick it back up by pressing Y.
Hint: Make sure to hold and release the A button within the appropriate time. It's more important to get the timing right, than worry about facing the basket. CJ will automatically turn and face the basket when shooting.
Basketball Challenge: Click the right thumbstick while holding the ball and try and make as many baskets as possible before the time expires. A red marker will appear on the court. Stand inside and shoot the ball. The Basketball challenge starts with 1 minute on the clock. For each shot made, 15 seconds is added to the clock. After each shot sunk, the red marker moves to a new location.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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