Technical Details:
One of Rockstar's prime focuses with Vice City Stories, was the technical side of the game. Many technical improvements little and large have been made. The following list highlights some of these:
• Vice City Stories is said to be twice the size of Liberty City Stories.
• The frame-rate is better than Liberty City Stories', meaning faster and smoother gameplay
• A wide variety of new and smoother animations will be used for characters, making them more lifelike
• Animated textures, neon light effects and an all-new radiosity lighting model have been added
• The Draw-Distance has been increased since previous games, which should lower the number of pop-ups in the game
• 'Clumping', whereby models of the same pedestrian or vehicle would appear at the same time, has been reduced.
• The streets will be more lively, as there has been an increase in the number of vehicles, pedestrians, etc.
• There will be double the amount of polygons rendered per frame
• General visual improvements have been made to the environment. More detail and texture on trees, for example
• Water physics have been vastly improved, making the water appear far more realistic than in any of its predecessors
• The loading times will be considerably faster than they were in LCS.
Other General Facts
• Victor and Lance will start off in a trailer park, a new area of Vice City, as poor city residents.
• Victor's brother, Lance, is a drug addicted wreck in VCS.
• Vehicle explosions not only consist of a circle of fire, but also of hissing fire jets and individual parts flying around.
• Binoculars will be available for Victor to pick-up.
• The Hovercraft is returning.
• The Sea-skimmer, an air/sea vehicle which featured in Vice City, will be returning for Vice City Stories.
• More interiors will be included.
• You and other characters can swim!
• An Air lifting ambulance will probably play a part in the game.
• Radio stations, such as V-Rock and Flash FM, will return in VCS along with a few new ones.
• A golf mini-game will feature in VCS
• Helicopters are in the game and can be flown by Vic.
• A more intelligent targeting system, which avoids you from shooting at civilians during large enemy engagements, has been 'promised'.
(Some of the points above are described in more detail on the features page)
