Hey, does anyone still have trouble with the level 8 of this mission, which is insanely hard? Because if so, I figured out a way to beat it pretty easily and if you guys need some help I will write up a walkthrough.

that would be nice

Okay, I will have a VERY effective one up in a little while.

damn i wish i had never sold that...that is a awesome walk through man are you gonna keep it on the forum??

wo that just helped make this thread a sticky and do the other two locations because the carnales are the hardest

That's a real neat trick I would've never thought of it. That would've been helpful a couple months back, but I did it already. But if I ever start a new game definitely gonna try it.

My first time through the game from 0% to 100% I beat all the level 8's the way the game expects you to. After I got 100% I started again at 0% and when I got to these I was doubly frustrated because I had already done them. Everything up to and including level 7 of the drug trafficking missions is pretty easy, but I was fumbling through level 8 and I just started getting pissed and looked for another way to do them. I would be more than glad to walk you guys through the Vice Kings and Los Carnales drug Trafficking level 8. Just let me know if you really need them and are working on them now and I will do it by the end of the weekend.

Okay, I have the walkthrough for level 8 of the Vice Kings Drug Trafficking mission. You first meet the guy in the Museum District, if you aren't sure which one this is. This one is going to be considerably easier, because I found an INSANELY easy way to beat the level 8 of this guy and I did it three times in a row to make sure I was right.

Oh here is an interesting tidbit I discovered when I booted up my 100% save to write this walkthrough: If you do the drug trafficking missions late in the game, when the Saints control ALL the territory, your gang members will be all over the street, everywhere you stop and will all jump to your aid. This will make the Drug Trafficking missions a lot easier. I actually had to reboot the game and load an early save to write this because it was way too easy redoing it on my 100% completion save!

First thing you need to do is finish your Hitman missions in all three locations. You should do this anyway because I assure you that the Platinum and Gold weapons at your crib are more than worth it just by themselves, not even for this mission. If you haven't done the Hitman missions and don't have these weapons you are missing out on literally the best weapons in the game. Okay, sermon over, let's get to it.

If you have the weapons, especially the Platinum RPG then DO NOT worry about ammo. The mission gives you a certain amount of ammo at the start of each level, which presumably, once it's gone it's gone. However, that isn't the case here. So for the purpose of keeping your vehicle in good shape, you are going to use all your big weapons as liberally as you like, without regard to running out. By big weapons, I mean the rocket launcher, the assault rifle, the shotty and the uzi. As you will see you're only going to need what the game gives you until a little after you finish the third deal anyway. Start out as normal and just toggle to the Rocket Launcher. The one thing you should PRACTICE at here is making your rockets all count. There is no walkthrough to help you with this, you just need to get good at aiming the damn thing so that you hit your target. A few tips with it might help:

1. Try not to shoot while your driver is swerving and turning if you can help it. For some reason the shots just aren't as accurate as they should be. The game seems to take your momentum into account and your shots get a little exaggerated. You'll see what I mean if you try to shoot an enemy with the RL while your driver is turning. 2. Another thing with the RL is you should try not to shoot if you are on top of even a slight hill in the road, because it takes a second or so to shoot and you will usually hit the road and not your target. So like I said, make all your shots count and try to hit your targets as much as you can so as not to waste the rockets. 3. Don't waste your rockets on the regular cop cars. You can use your assault rifle, your Uzi or even your regular handgun. Save your rockets, as much as possible, for the FBI and the gang cars, which will really pour on the damage, particularly the big FBI truck ramming you and the Vice Kings which riddle your car with bullets from all four occupants!

Whenever you are using a gun that fires bullets, try your absolute best to fire at the driver through the windshield. If you get good at this you can disable the car with just a few shots, and it will end up crashing as you pull away, rendering the passengers helpless to hurt you.

When you pull into the 1st, 2nd and 3rd drug sales, you can exit the vehicle and take on your enemies if you are good at combat. Make sure you have 4 "The Fists" in your food slot as they give you the biggest boost in health when you eat them. If you prefer, stay in the car and use your shotty, uzi or assault rifle on anyone who bothers you.

Now here is the most important part of this walkthrough: After the third deal is done, you will pass through the Mission District in the area where your first crib is located. Right before your driver makes the left turn which brings you to the road that leads to the bridge, jump out. Now, if you pause your map you will be jumping out right around the corner from your crib, so make sure you time it right. Also, try to make sure that you have killed any law enforcement that is following you. This game has a wacky way of dealing with bailing on a vehicle in that even if your driver is only doing like 5 miles per hour, you will still fall right to the floor when you exit, and if there are any FBI or cops around it will take you so long to get up that very often you will be BUSTED. As soon as you are out of the original vehicle assuming you survived the vehicle exit with your health and freedom intact, run as fast as you can to your crib, making sure your partner in crime is following you. Go into your crib and enter your weapons cache and start loading up on every gold and platinum weapon you have. Oh and if you haven't switched vehicles yet AND the one your partner is driving is in relatively good shape, then pause your game BEFORE you run to your hideout and drop a marker right on where you are. This way you can find the vehicle again. As long as it isn't smoking, the truck your partner drives is always preferable to jacking another car, because the car health is a lot stronger with your boss's car.

Anyway, you have ran to your hideout now and are inside. The danger here is that law enforcement will follow you into your hideout. So while your partner will shoot at them and somewhat protect you, it may be necessary to come out of the cache, dispatch a few FBI and cops and then re-enter your weapons cache. In writing this walkthrough, I replayed this a bunch of times. Sometimes I never had to leave the cache at all, other times I had to leave it once or twice, and still other times, I had to come out to kill law enforcement several times. Whatever, it's easy enough to do, if not a little tedious.

Follow the HUD around the corner to your abandoned vehicle or just jack an FBI if you feel your original car is not in good shape. Now toggle to your Platinum RPG. Not only do you now have three times the ammo for it than you started off with in this mission with, but the Platinum RPG is a lot more deadly than the regular RL. In fact, all the Platinum and Gold weapons you just snagged from your crib are far deadlier, not to mention a lot more plentiful, than the weapons the game started you off with for the beginning of the mission.

You have a nice long stretch on the bridge leading to Downtown, and it should be very easy to destroy every single vehicle that threatens you. Just aim behind you and blow up every FBI, police and gang car that is following you once it comes into range. Ammo shouldn't even be a minor problem at this point, because in a minute or two, you won't need it anyway.

Once at your 4th drug sale, again make sure to protect the driver and whatever vehicle you're driving. After the final deal is done, pause your game and drop a marker on the Forgive & Forget, which is a few blocks away. You are going to pass right by it. Exit the vehicle right across the street from the confessional and run through it. This should make your notoriety go bye-bye and then you just jump into any vehicle you see and you can just sit back and relax while your partner in crime drives you home in peace with zero notoriety.

I will do the Carnales as soon as I can.

ya just like you i do up to level 7. and level 8 makes me want to beat a ho with a dildo. thanks my mom was about to get murdered tonight

saints row rockstar, both those walkthroughs work for level 8. I have done them many times now.