Drug Wars

Overview

Drug Wars are side missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony in which Luis Fernando Lopez helps his friends Armando Torres and Henrique Bardas build their drug business by robbing other gangs. Armando introduces them after Corner Kids, and the starting points are marked with pill icons in Dukes, Bohan, Algonquin and Alderney. Targets include the Mafia families, the Jamaican Yardies, the Korean Mob, the Russian Mafia and the Spanish Lords. Each job is one of four types: Hijack (steal a parked drug vehicle), Convoy (take a moving vehicle from its escort), Stickup (break up a deal and grab the drugs and money) and Stash (steal a gang's supply). The drugs go to a drop-off in Cerveza Heights, Purgatory or Korea Town depending on the borough, or to a water platform in Northwood for boats and helicopters. Jobs get harder and pay more over time, and they never run out.

Walkthrough

1. Complete Corner Kids and go to a pill icon to meet Armando and Henrique.
2. Travel to the target and eliminate the guards, or chase down the convoy.
3. Secure the drugs, plus the cash bag if one drops during a Stickup.
4. Drive to the drop-off point, staying close to the drugs and losing any wanted level.

Tips

• Later enemies absorb a lot of gunfire, but a headshot still kills instantly.
• In Convoy jobs, shoot the occupants instead of the drug vehicle; destroying it fails the mission.
• Armando and Henrique are tough, but each one who dies cuts $1,000 from the payout.
• Traffic stops spawning during the getaway, which makes the drive easier.

Rewards and unlocks

• Cash for every completed job, increasing with difficulty.
• Weapons at Luis's safehouse, each also requiring a certain story mission: Pistol .44 (10 wars), Advanced MG (20), Automatic Shotgun (30), Sticky Bombs (40), Gold SMG (50).
• "Snow Queen" achievement and 100% completion credit for 25 wars.