On San Andreas Speedruns, why do players blow up the Picador in the mission Ryder?
I have checked some Any% and 100% speedruns of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas and it appears that everyone blows up the Picador on the mission Ryder.
Take for example faulux's 2nd place for Any%:
Why this is done? Does this reduces the time of any part of the game?
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Why do Speedrunners blow up Ryders car?
But if you blew up the car, you are able to skip that cutscene which saves enough time to be worth it. This works, because after failing any mission you are able to skip the cutscenes in that mission, so you don't have to watch cutscenes multiple times.What is Ryder smoking in San Andreas?
Ryder is a drug user, something known by both Sweet and Carl, and he can usually be seen with or searching for his 'water', which is in fact PCP mixed with cannabis.How do you do the Ryder mission in GTA San Andreas?
Mission ObjectivesHow do you beat high noon in San Andreas?
Perform a drive-by on Pulaski's car until it catches fire. He'll then jump out before it explodes. Now run him over with your dune buggy or hop out and shoot him. After he's down, a cutscene will play out and CJ kills him.SA RAINBOMIZER -- GTA style randomizer! | KZ's first playthrough | #3
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