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ACTION SHORTCUTS
* to open doors quickly, press A while running into them* to go straight to the map screen, hit Select, not Start
* to speed up text, hold B
* to skip the "you got X item" screen, hit start
* to skip getting in/out of the car animation, hit start
* to skip Profiing and most cutscenes, hit start (you still get money if you activate Profiling and skip it using this method)
* to toggle between Item and Toolbox screens while in the toolbox, press the shoulder triggers
* to turn around instantly, pull back on the stick while tapping X
* to stop York from talking while in a car (you cannot access the Start menu when he's talking), exit the vehicle.
* to stop York from pushing something even after it's gone as far as it can go, let go of the A button just before you want him to stop (for example, if you continue to hold forward and A when pushing a crate into a wall, the animation will continue for a few unnecessary seconds.)
* to switch from window to window instantly while peeping in windows, hit the bumper buttons
KNOWN GLITCHES
DISAPPEARING KEY: There have been issues with characters handing you a crucial key item that can disappear, leaving you unable to progress without it. You will have to start the game over if this happens because the character will not give you another key, even if you replay the chapter. The main problem seems to stem from replaying chapters while you have the key in your inventory, so if you avoid doing that, you should be fine. The Master Keys that allow you to drive police cars is pretty much default, so that shouldn't affect anything. Reports of this seem to be vague, but the main cause seems to be replaying chapter 2 while your main save is in chapter 9 or 23. Basically, if someone gives you a plot important key, DON'T REPLAY CHAPTERS UNTIL IT HAS SERVED ITS PURPOSE.GAME FREEZE: Be careful about walking into Mission Targets (those green glowing circles that activate the end or beginning of a mission). It's been known to cause the game to crash; if that happens, just try walking into it a different way, for example contacting it on foot instead of driving into it by car. This usually frees it up. I've had one experience driving into a mission target while York was talking, which froze the game, but other than that I've had no other game-breaking problems.
OTHER RESOURCES
Spoiler-Free Beginner's Guide (where the above text was taken)Walkthroughs and Guides
Maps
Sidequest help
Also, play the game on EASY if you don't care about achievements, and don't read the Trading Card text. Other than that, you should be good to go... Unless of course you watched the ERs, in which case you probably knew all this stuff already. Good luck! Zach and I salute you.
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ORIGINAL OP
I hope I have your attention, 'cuz the plot is thickening!Rising Star announced the newest release date for DP. It is, according to their Twitter feed, OCTOBER 29, 2010. Amazon has followed suit. Put that in your Police Brand cigarettes and smoke it.
Also, in a TGC podcast with Ignition's Shane Bettenhausen, he revealed that he and SWERY are very excited and would jump at the chance of a DP... prequel? That's what it sounds like, anyway. SWERY discussion takes place at around the 19:30 minute mark. There's not that much content actually, just means that given half the chance, we'll get another whole game starring Agent York someday.
All I got for now. Thanks to those who've been stopping by the two DP fansites in existence; they have their own threads so I won't bother linking to them here, just wanted to let you all know I (and I'm assuming chemi_ro) appreciate it! Now let the rampant speculation of what a DP prequel might entail begin (it was probably a bad idea to mix the UK releae date and prequel rumors together in the same thread, but I'm assuming y'all know how to use spoiler tags. And if you're really paranoid... Just read this OP and hole yourself up in a closet until October. It'll be worth it!)
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