THQ's 2011 open-world, urban warfare action-adventure, third in the series: The Third Street Saints have moved from street gang to international brand complete with mascot and licensing and have attracted the attention of The Syndicate, the world's largest criminal organization.
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How should I deal with the brute on the ball in the Belgian Problem?
In the on-rails conclusion of this mission, I start shooting people while hung to a ball in the ceiling of a tall building. A brute jumps on the ball, which starts falling down the floors. When I ...
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How can I customize vehicles I can't customize?
I've recently acquired a Crusader tank for my garage:
It is very oppressive and white, and I would like to give it a paint job. However, like many authority vehicles it is apparently "not ...
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How can I (safely) disable a car?
In numerous instances, I've wanted to disable a car quickly (usually while driving, but occasionally on foot). With my current loadout this means a lucky grenade, shooting the driver, or managing to ...
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How can I speed up the cooldown for the helicopter homie?
After calling him, I keep having it grayed out for awhile, with no idea what drives it or what I could do to get it refreshed besides go about my business. Is there anything I can do to speed this up? ...
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What's the best way of making money?
In Saints Row: The Third, there are many things to buy: weapons, weapon upgrades, vehicle upgrades, crib upgrades, properties, tattoos, clothing, etc.. All of these added up are expensive. What's the ...
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How much does death cost?
In Saints Row: The Third, having your health drop to 0 (i.e. dying) is called getting Smoked. The tool-tip said that I lose a bit of money to pay for my hospital bill when I respawn. How much do I ...
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How does the game difficulty increase in co-op mode?
Compared to single player mode, do enemies in co-op mode (both Campaign and Whored mode) become tougher or deal more damage? By how much? What about their numbers? I'm also curious about what changes ...
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When does the helicopter homie respawn?
Related: How can I speed up the cooldown for the helicopter homie?
I called in a helicopter homie to bring some hurt during a police assault, but the homie never appeared. Now, it's been almost a ...
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How do burnouts work?
In Saints Row, The Third, I can't figure out how points for burnouts work and how you can earn maximum respect from them.
To get one started, you hold your brake and accelerator in the car. Even ...
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Can Saints Row: The Third cheats be saved across gameplays?
Saints Row: The Third has dozens of cheats that can be typed at the cheat screen. However, after I typed some codes and quit the game, when I came back those cheats were gone and I had to retype them ...
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Why is everyone trying to ram me?
So I was trying to steal a muscle car during one of the side-missions available through Saintsbook, but while driving the car back to the chop shop something rather peculiar happened. Each and every ...
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bugged out gang operation. Is there a fix?
I have a 97% control of the morning star district. The last part I had left was a gang operation on a roof. I killed all of the gang members while inside of my vitol and got no credit for completing ...
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What are “GPS Shortcuts”?
The other day I was driving around in Saints Row the Third and a message appeared just above the mini map saying "GPS Shortcut unlocked!"
What does this mean, what does it do and are there any other ...
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Are some survival waves inevitable in Saints Row: The Third?
I want to complete the game while saving certain things for last. About two or three times now, despite diligence, I've somehow completed 2/26 survival waves when I've never actually saved having ...
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Is it possible to “import” a Saints Row 2 character into SR3?
I realize I could answer this for myself by spending an hour or two with Image as Designed and the Initiation Station, but I'm hoping someone already has the answer.
While there isn't any way to ...
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How does one dispose of stolen aircraft?
I'm doing the 6th vehicle theft for Rigg in Saints Row the Thrid, stealing a Woodpecker from the airport. How do I actually turn it over to him? With the boats and helicopters I just had to get it ...
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Do I need to purchase the Online Pass even though I bought it new?
When I went to check out the co-op play option but it says that I haven't purchased the Online Pass and therefore cannot use it. I know that online passes have become more popular in the past year and ...
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In a co-op game, what determines each player's hourly city income?
Is it the host's amount of controlled territory? Will joining another player who has controlled a lot of territory also affect my hourly income?
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Can I get the “Saints Flow” effect outside of the DLC mission it appears in?
I recently finished The Trouble With Clones and I really enjoyed the sequences that involved the Saints Flow effect - throwing fireballs and running faster than cars was a lot of fun. I'd like to be ...
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How do I get the Condor VTOL out of the park for the related vehicle delivery mission?
I have attempted this particular vehicle theft mission at least a half dozen times now. I have to raid a STAG outpost that mysteriously popped up inside of one of the city's parks, and steal a Condor ...
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Is there a limit to the number of vehicles I can store in my garage?
Courtesy of Steam's wallet abusing summer sale, I am now hooked on the best sandbox game of 2011: Saints Row The Third. Or, as my friends call the game: the reason respawn won't come hang out with us ...
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Saints Row the Third DLC WARNING
On xbox 360 if I join a game or someone joins my game and does not have the same DLC I get this warning message: "You are missing Downloadable Content that was previously available. Some content may ...
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How can I save my DirectX choice in Saints Row: the Third so it stops asking me about it?
Whenever I start up Saints Row the Third from Steam, it asks me whether I want to wimp out and use DirectX 9 or be all hardcore and stuff with DirectX 10/11. Of course, I always pick the latter, but ...
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How do I unlock helicopters?
How do I get helicopters for my personal use outside of activities in Saints Row: The Third? I've bought the hangar, but I don't see any copters lying around the airport. Do I just need to look around ...
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Are there trains in Saints Row 3?
It occurred to me as I was driving around today that there's a bunch of elevated train tracks in Steelport, (you can see some from the helipad of Saints HQ, for example) but I don't think I've ever ...
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Can I use my own music instead of the in game radio stations?
I'm tired of listening to the same old songs over and over again on the radio in Saints Row 3. (Much like real life!)
Is it possible to create custom radio stations and/or custom playlists using my ...
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Is there any way to see numbers for weapon upgrades in Saints Row: The Third?
Saints Row: The Third has introduced an upgrade system for the weapons. Paying extra cash allows you to upgrade to various levels (I've so far seen 4; I don't know if there's more), but it only has ...
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What's the purpose in the “Morning after” mission?
In Saints row the third, I finished grabbing control of the Stanfield district, which triggers the "The Morning After" mission.
However, for some reason, there are no markers or anything on my map, ...
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How do I use the cruise control?
In Saint's Row 2, I made extensive use of the cruise control for those drive-and-shoot missions. I seem to remember being told I could use cruise control in Saint's Row 3, but I can't seem to figure ...
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Can I change my clothes or am I stuck in this horrible grey-and-purple suit?
I'd downloaded the Saint's Row the Third Initiation Station to fool around with. What can I say, I like playing dress-up. I'd made a few characters but never uploaded them to the community site. ...
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Can't find the activity or gang operations that will allow me to take control of territory in Loren Square, Steelport (Morning Star territory)
I can't find the activity or gang operations that will allow me to take control of two territories in Loren Square, Downtown Steelport (Morning Star territory). I've driven all over the place but I ...
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Where can I find an Attrazione?
This car is supposedly the fastest in the game. Does it have any dedicated spawn locations, or are they completely random? Where are the best places in which to find an Attrazione?
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Stole the Temptress, How Can I Upgrade It?
I just stole the Temptress, looks like a cross between a Porsche and a Lamborghini I think. This is the car I would like to keep with as much damage resistance I can buy. I am trying to upgrade it. I ...
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How to fix rubber band network lag?
I am playing Saints Row the Third with my friend co-op on PC, using the LAN feature.
When playing and say if my friend is driving, there is extreme rubber banding (where the car/objects rubber band ...
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Where can I find lots of emus?
Are any specific locations in Steelport specifically suited for the 50 "Emus Destroyed" challenge? Otherwise, where can I find these vehicles in abundance?
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How much are the bonuses for each choice at the end of Act 1?
At the end of the raid on Loren's tower, you're given a choice to either set off the bomb or disarm the bomb.
For setting off the bomb, you get a permanent Respect bonus. For disarming the bomb, you ...
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Can you play Saint's Row 3 DLC co-op when only one of us bought the DLC?
I got a season pass for Saint's Row 3, but my friend doesn't. Can we play the DLC together?
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Where do I get the Fart in a Jar?
There's an achievement called Stay Classy Steelport which reads as follows: Kill 25 Gang Members each with 'the Penetrator' AND the Fart in a Jar.
I've had The Penetrator for a long time, but I've ...
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Can I rob my own stores for challenge completion?
In the Saintsbook, there's a list of challenges to complete throughout the game. Pierce wants me to rob 15 stores for one of them. However, I'm wondering if this is a challenge I need to complete ...
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Can I get credit for lewd gestures at people who are already trying to kill me?
In Saints Row 3, one of the Saintsbook challenges (and an achievement) is taunting gang members. I can go around and taunt enemy gang members, but I only seem to get a popup (and credit in the ...
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Can I use the Genki Mobile's flamethrowers?
As part of the GenkiBowl 7 DLC, I was awarded the Genki Mobile, featured in the the PR missions of that DLC pack.
It shows the flamethrowers as equipped when I get in it, with infinite ammo. ...
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Is there any way to force a survival challenge to start?
One of the things I still have left to do is a whole bunch of survival challenges. These challenges occur when a friend of the Saints calls you on your cell and asks you to show up at a location and ...
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Is there any way to lower the bridges?
At a certain point in the game, the bridges between islands in Steelport raise up. I'm trying to finish all of the vehicle theft challenges in the Saintsbook, and this makes it a bit more ...
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My gamer profile does not have permission to access member content but I have family settings off
Hope this isn't a stupid question but I get a notification that my gamer profile does not have permission to access member content and that I should check family settings, but I have that disabled. I ...
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How do you rob a store?
In Saints Row: The Third, one of the challenges is to rob X amount of stores, but every time I aim a gun to the store owner and/or hold them hostage, it just sets off an alarm....
Am I doing ...
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How can I own 100% of a district in Saints Row: The Third?
In Saints Row: The Third I own 64% of the 'Deckers' district, but I don't know how to own the remaining 36%.
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What's an hour of Saints Row: The Third time in real life?
Saints Row: The Third is my first experience with the franchise, and I'm trying to understand when city income will be available for me to transfer out.
The game says one hour, but it seems I have ...
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How do I remove blood from my face?
I am replaying Saints Row The Third after a long time. My player character has a bloody mouth. It is bothering me a little. I have tried the options, but did not find a place where I can re-customize ...
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Is there any way I can prevent my own Manapult from sucking me into it?
I received the Manapult truck as part of the Professor Genki DLC. However, running around and sucking up helpless citizens and shooting them as cannonballs tends to raise your notoriety with the ...
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Where can I store cars that I find?
Where can I store/save cars that I find? I don't see any garages or cribs on my map.
Also, can you save cars during a mission?
I just started playing and found a really nice Wasabi but failed a ...
