Want to advance in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas like a pro? Check out these must-know tips, tricks, and strategies used by all expert veteran players from all over the world:

1. Losing a wanted level

There are many ways that a player can use to successfully lose a wanted level. You should consider driving around, even if the cops are on CJ’s trail to lose a one-star wanted level. On the other hand, head to a save point or safe house, if you are looking for a way to lose a wanted level which is of 2 or more stars. If a safe house or save point is not nearby, consider going to a barbershop and getting a new haircut to lose the wanted level. Similarly, you can also go to a Pay N Spray and clothing store in the game to re-spraying your car and buy new clothes respectively as these actions will ensure you are able to remove the wanted level effectively.

2. Completing ambulance side missions early on

Most beginners do not know the advantage of completing the easy ambulance side missions. All players can effectively get their hands on extra in-game cash early on by completing the side missions. Having extra cash early on will allow you to advance quickly and improve your gameplay. You can get extra cash by taking out drug dealers as well. Drug dealers are the white men in white hoodies and black guys in black tops and skullies, usually hanging around in the middle of the street.

3. Maxing out CJ’s fitness fast

If you make CJ hang out on the East Coast, especially in Liberty City, you will notice that he has gotten out of shape. You will know that CJ needs to hit the gym as even Sweet will mention this by pointing CJ to the nearest gym. However, you cannot make CJ work out in the gym for a long period of time as he tends to get exhausted quickly. Hence, a player needs to wait for several hours (in-game) to ensure he can hit the gym again. There is a trick that can ensure CJ’s fitness reaches the desired level quickly. Simply, save around 3 or 4 times after CJ has gone to the gym. The save function in this game is designed to advance the time by several hours, and you can use this to your advantage to advance to the next day without CJ having any sore muscles.

4. Becoming a millionaire

Players can only become rich in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas near the end. However, there is a simple trick that can ensure CJ can become a millionaire quickly, and it requires him to gamble. So, you have to first gather a lot of cash by killing drug dealers or by completing Vigilante missions. Once you have enough cash, go to Inside Track in Mulholland Intersection. You can make CJ bet on horse races there. You should stick to the one with the 12/1 chance to have better odds of winning. Do not fear losing all your money by betting as the game offers a save file option that can be used for financial backup.

* To pick up info blocks, you need to visit the Hospital and Police station in this action-adventure game and avoid waiting for the whole info routine to play out every time you fail a mission by being Busted or Wasted

* Free body armor is available in the police station, however, do make sure to not carry any weapon or a spray can when visiting the police station to avoid getting a wanted level

* Consider taking out gang members, Vagos and Ballas if you have an arms shortage as you can collect their weapons after running them down

* Drive a tall car (for example Truck or SUV) parallel to the fence surrounding an airport and make CJ climb over to enter an airport without a pilot’s license

* The airplane will keep on gaining altitude as you push forward the throttle provided (there is no need to keep on pushing it always, press it from time to time to ensure the airplane remains in the air)

Now that you know a bunch of effective yet simple tips and tricks to advance quickly in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, do play the game as much as possible to get good at the game mechanics. Once you have the hang of things, using these tips and tricks to advance quickly will get much easier.