'Paramedic'

 

     Enter an Ambulance and press UP to toggle the 'Paramedic' odd job. It is probably best to attempt this mission on the beach island (Most Eastern). There are a total of 15 levels. A checkpoint is introduced at every set of 5. There are injured patients all about Vice City and it's your duty as an Ambulance driver to load them into the van and drive them into hospital before they die. Level 1 requires you to collect one patient, level 2 to collect two, level 3 to collect three, and so on. To pick up a patient, (indicated by the a blue blip on your radar and pause menu map), stop near them and wait for them to enter the Ambulance. You will then have to drop them at the nearest hospital, by following the pink blip. Stop in the marker outside the entrance and wait for the patients to get out. A maximum of three patients can fit in the ambulance, meaning once you pass level 3 you will have to go out on more than one journey. The first patient will get in the passenger seat, the other two will hop in the back. Patients will spawn randomly over the island you are on (Beach or Mainland), but roughly the same structure is kept; a couple on the beach, a few on the sidewalk, one or two on Starfish island, etc. In later levels, some patients will be situated in awkward places, such as gardens on Starfish Island. The best thing about the paramedic mission this time, is that you can exit your vehicle and swap it for a new one! Pay 'n' Spray's won't take your ambulance, so every time it's looking beaten up step out at the hospital, once you've delivered the patient(s), and into the ambulance which spawns in the entrance in the 30 second time limit. On some levels, you will find that you've minutes to spare, so take your time.

 

 

    If any patients die, your time as a paramedic will be over. So if you roll/ tip the the Ambulance whilst patients are inside, the mission will be failed. Slow down when approaching a corner and hold R1 to brake. If your Ambulance begins to topple, push the analog stick in the opposite direction to which way it is tipping to keep it up. I cannot stress this next point enough: It is incredibly easy to run over and kill a pedestrian, resulting in a fail, so come to a standstill when stopping to pick them up - it can be very frustrating to get to the final patient on the final level and knock them down with the slightest touch. Do NOT back into them unless you are fully aware of their whereabouts. Once you hear the patient open the door start driving to the next blip. Exceeding the time limit will result in the patient(s) death and therefore a fail, also. It is vital you plot your route to the patients on the pause menu map. Use the square target to mark which patient you are going to pick up next. Work out which order you will collect the patients - in sets of three. Sometimes, you will find that dropping off less than the maximum three patients is easier - although no extra time will be added for the drop-off. Keep an eye on the timer to the right of your screen. Every patient you pick up will add more time and every three patients you drop off will add even more time. The faster you get to the patient, the more time added. Take the widest roads as often as you can, as there is more room for error, i.e. crashing. Tap down to enable the ambulance sirens, which can be an advantage and a disadvantage. Most cars will move to the side and let you through, but some will ignore you and cause a major collision. You may come across the odd vice city resident who will ram into you for no apparent reason, so be aware. Good luck!

 

REWARD: Cash for completing each level and the ability to not tire when sprinting i.e. infinite sprint.

 

Odd Jobs » Paramedic