NOTE: As their name suggests hints are not exactly DRIV3R cheats, and are usually just simple (but very useful) tips on how you can unlock secret level, features, find hidden areas and such. Hopefully these will make playing DRIV3R even more entertaining.
18 Wheeler Havoc
Kill all ten Timmy Vermicellis in Miami. Go to the
Miami armory to activate the "18 Wheeler Havoc" option.
Fugitive Mode
Kill all ten Timmy Vermicellis in Nice. Go to the Miami
armory to activate the "Fugitive Mode" option. All pedestrians
have weapons in this mode.
Infinite Mass
Kill all ten Timmy Vermicellis in Istanbul. Go to the
Istanbul armory to activate the "Infinite Mass" option.
Tanner's car or motorcycle can hit any other vehicle without stopping
or being damaged in this mode.
Timmy Vermicellis
In Miami, Nice and Istanbul, there are ten hidden characters
called "Timmy Vermicelli". They are equipped with a
machine gun and have a striking resemblance to Tommy Vercetti
in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City . They have big hands, referencing
Rockstar's portrayal of Tanner in The Driver mission in Grand
Theft Auto 3. He also has swimming armbands, relating to the
fact you cannot swim in Grand Theft Auto.
To kill the Timmy Vermicellis easily, use your grenade launcher
then stand back and watch him explode.
Istanbul: Euro race car
Start at the location near Topkapi and Sehzedabasi.
Go to the first street and turn right. Go to the highway entrance,
the first street, and turn right again. Go to the second to the
last street, just before the railroad tracks, and stop. You will
see a building and railroad cars on you right. Go in there. Go
between the railroad car and the building to get to the front.
Go to the fifth big open door and you will see a container on
the floor. The car is behind that container.
Istanbul: Roadster car
In the same area where Timmy Vermicelli is in the lookout
building on stilts and the jump, continue down that road, to the
right. Go past the crane and go left. Stop at the containers.
The hidden car is in the second red container. The car is difficult
to get into, but it is possible to enter it.
Istanbul: Racer GT car
Start at the "E" in the word "West"
of "West Beyoglu" on the map. It is directly across
the road. Facing southwest, follow the road and take the third
left (not counting the little alleyways behind the buildings).
Go straight until you get to the intersection then go in the opening
of the fence on the left corner. Follow along the left wall until
you find the second opening in the small concrete barrier on the
right. Look on along the south side of the building for a large
garage door containing the secret car.
Istanbul: Timmy Vermicellis
Pause game play and look on the map for Beyogu West.
At the end of the word "West", you will see a T-shaped
alley. Go to that alley and stop at the intersection. You will
hear music. Go into the back entrance of the night club through
the metal doors. There is a Timmy Vermicelli inside.
Start at your hideout near Seraglio Point. Go down that road,
heading away from the railroad tracks. Go to the fifth street
and turn left. Go to the first street and turn right. You will
see a small building on your left. Go through the door and follow
it on down to find Timmy Vermicelli. Alternately, exit the game
and restart the Take A Ride mode. Start at the southern-most starting
point. Follow the street and take the second left. The small building
will be on your left.
You can find Timmy inside your hideout near Seraglio Point. To
find him, start at the most southern point on the map. You should
be quite close to your hideout. Once you enter the door to your
hideout, go straight and to the left and enter the door. To the
left are some stairs. Follow them up to the top floor (four flights).
At the top of the stairs you will see a hallway to your right.
Go down the hallway and to the left. On the left wall, there is
a door. Enter it to find all of your supplies. This room also
has a very large rug in it. Proceed to the right side of the room,
past some beaded curtains. On the left wall of this small room
is a door. Enter it to find a Timmy Vermicelli.
Go to the closest bridge by the open sea on the Seraglio Point
side. Stop on the bridge and take the walkway down and around
to the glassy area. Timmy Vermicelli will be down there.
Pause game play and look on the map for a tan area next to the
bridge on the Beyoglu side. Go to that area. Follow the road down
and around to near the containers and the jump. Timmy Vermicelli
is in a small lookout building on stilts to the left of the containers.
Go up the steps of the lookout building and open the door to findhim.
Start at the "K" in Kennedy Road on the map. Drive away
or towards the left of the word. Get on the train tracks and go
to where it ends. Look for a little building with a lot of glass
windows. Walk up the steps and enter to find a Timmy Vermicelli.
Start at the right side of the bottom bridge near the word "Istanbul"
on the map. Follow the road near the water, on the Beyglu side,
until you get to a gray area shaped liked a rectangle. Look for
an opening between buildings, and keep going that way. A Timmy
Vermicelli will be on one of the buildings.
Start at the western-most starting point and take a left immediate
after where you start. Take the next left and look on a right
for an old warehouse with steps on the side. Go up the steps and
you will see a Timmy Vermicelli waiting there.
Start at the "D" in "Road" of "Kennedy
Road" on the map. Go north up the street under the train
bridge and turn at the first right. Go straight, just slightly
past the next intersection. Look on the right for a building that
has a fence on the roof and a green door between two light posts.
You can enter that door. Once inside, turn left and follow the
hall down the stairs. At the bottom on the right is a small room
where you will find a Timmy Vermicelli. He is in the northeast
corner.
Look for the bridge closest to the word "Istanbul" on
the map. When you are looking at the map from north to south,
go to the alleys to the southern end of the brown spot at the
southern end of the bridge. Go to the alley in the eastern direction
to where it comes to a "T". Directly in front of you
to your left should be a brick/fence. Follow the fence to the
left behind the buildings to find the Timmy Vermicellis.
Istanbul: Bridge control
You can raise and lower the drawbridge. Go into the
little buildings at either end of the bridge. Walk up to the controls
and press [Action]
Istanbul: Tram ride
Wait at a tram station for one to arrive. Walk through
its door and you can ride it around the city, shooting out of
the open windows if desired.
Istanbul: Explore area
If you are on a mission in Istanbul where you have
to go to a specific location (without a time or distance limit),
just get in a car and drive around wherever desired.
Miami: GT-40
Begin at Tanner's house and look at the map. Go onto
the first big bridge seen on the map. In the middle of that bridge,
follow the first street to the right. Enter the garage at the
end of that street to find a car that resembles a Ford GT-40.
Miami: Go-Kart
Drive to Coral Gables and find the Biltmore Hotel,
located opposite the water tower. Look in behind the bushes in
the backyard to find a bunker entrance. Drive through it then
climb up the stairs. Kill Timmy Vercelli then activate the switch
to open the gate below. Drive into the next area and through the
long tunnel. Once you exit, drive directly ahead to the Go-Kart
track. You can find a Go-Kart in the pit area. Note: If it is
not here, leave, then return later.
Miami: Shelby Cobra
Goto the safehouse near Little Havana, the motel room.
Take the short road that leads directly south in front of the
safehouse. Take a left at the end and look for a small unmarked
sideroad on your right. Follow this into the construction area
from one of the undercover missions. Follow this road to the end
where it turns right. Make a quick left and then another left
when you come to the edge of the water. Look to the left in a
small alley near the brick building on your left for a car that
resembles a Shelby Cobra.
Miami: Boat
Start in a boat near the word "Miami" on
the map. Look for a strange shape near a diamond-shaped piece
of land. Drive to it to find a huge resort boat. Note: Nothing
is in it.
Miami: Dodge Island
It is possible to reach Dodge Island by boat, but there
is nothing on it.
Miami: Go-Kart track
The Go-Kart track where you find the Go-Kart can also
be used with many other vehicles. The only limitations are that
the vehicle can drive on land and can fit through the tunnels
to reach it. If you use the car that you started Take A Ride mode
with, the timer will not start for you.
Miami: Skate park
Go to the southern-most point in Miami. Turn around
and take the first left turn. Follow the road until it ends then
turn left. There should be an opening in the fence. Turn right
at the end and go past some dumpsters (the kind with ramps on
them). Drive on the sidewalk until you see a large gray wall.
There should be two blue pieces of wood set up like a ramp. Go
up the ramp. You should land in a big curved halfpipe. Go forward
up a hill with benches on it. There will be a skating-pool. To
your right will be a regular halfpipe.
Miami: Timmy Vermicellis
Go to the southwest corner of the map, below Coral
Gables. Find the Biltimore Hotel. To the right of the hotel is
a hidden tunnel behind the brush. Go through the tunnel and up
a catwalk into the Gate Control room to find a Timmy Vermicelli.
Go to the western side of Miami, in Little Havana. Near the large
square-shaped block on the western side is the Orange Bowl. Enter
the side of the stadium through one of the open stairwell gates.
Inside the seating area, go around the stadium until you find
the small room at the end at one of the two sides. A Timmy Vermicelli
is inside, hiding behind a Sobe vending machine that is laying
down.
Go to the safehouse near Little Havana, the motel room. Take the
short road that leads directly south in front of the safehouse.
Take a left at the end and look for a small unmarked side road
on your right. Follow this into the construction area from one
of the undercover missions. Follow the road and take the first
right, then a left. Look for the Timmy Vermicelli on top of a
larger house on your left.
Go to the safehouse near Little Havana, the motel room. Take the
short road that leads directly south in front of the safehouse.
Take a left at the end and follow the road past the on/off ramps
and take a right down the road under the tram boarding platform.
Follow the road all the way until it curves to the left, go straight,
and follow the narrow one way road under the tram tracks. The
road will curve to the left and you should see a brick building
on the right side at the corner. Follow the brick building around
the left side, past a bush. There will some black doors and a
small alley around the left side of the building. Look in the
alley garage for the Timmy Vermicelli.
Go to Tanner's house, the safehouse near South Point Park. Go
out the front door next to the garage. Go behind the house directly
across the street to find a Timmy Vermicelli.
Get a boat and go to the group of huts on the water, near "Miami"
on the map. Inside the hut nearest to Dodge Island is a Timmy
Vermicelli.
Go to the southern-most bridge from the mainland that leads to
Dodge Island. Once over the bridge, go behind the first fence
immediately on your right. Look inside the first boathouse on
the right side of the island for a Timmy Vermicelli.
Go to the southern-most part of the map near Coconut Grove. Look
on the map for where four blocks form a perfect square. Go to
the center of the square where the roads meet in a "plus",
and look for the Coconut Bank and the Aye Eye Optical. Across
the street from the Optical is a building with graffiti and a
large staircase on the side. Go up the staircase and check the
garage doors for a Timmy Vermicelli.
Go to the safe house near Little Havana, the motel room. From
the safehouse, take a left and continue straight until you see
your first left. Follow this road and take the first left, under
the highway. Continue down the road and watch the right side for
some basketball courts. Turn right into the parking lot just past
the courts and look to the right for a white building. Go around
the white building to find a Timmy Vermicelli.
From the starting point near "Miami Beach", go north
and take a left at the "T" intersection. At the next
"T" intersection, take a right onto the curvy road that
leads northeast. Take the first road on your left, near the triangle-shaped
block. Make another quick left and follow the left side of this
road. A short distance on the left, look for some bushes and a
dumpster next to a driveway. In the driveway on the left is the
fire-escape up a hotel from a previous mission. Go up the stairs
and into the building. Use the stairwell to get to the roof. On
the roof, go to the opposite end with the large neon sign. Look
inside the small room on this roof and call the elevator to find
a Timmy Vermicelli.
Miami: Bridge control
You can raise and lower the drawbridge. Go into the
control towers at either end of the bridge. Walk up to the controls
and press [Action].
Miami: Port gate control
You can also open and close the gates at the port in
Miami. Walk up to the button that is to the left of the door and
on a skinny square pole. Face the skinny pole looking in the direction
of the gate and press [Action].
Miami: Ride on train tracks
Get a motorcycle and follow the tracks above you until
you find steps. You can go up the stairs and ride on the tracks.
The trains are slow.
Miami: Big air with car
Find one of the stairs that lead to the train cars
above the ground. Try to get a small car that fits into the stairway
or get a street bike. Drive all the way up and get on the subway
track. Drive as fast as you can without falling and find a subway
car to ram into and your car will fly off the tracks.
Miami: Pong arcade game
Go to the shopping mall in Miami to find a Pong arcade
game.
Nice: Forklift truck
In Take A Ride mode, choose Nice. Go to the most south-eastern
road and bear west along the drive next to the large house. Turn
left into an opening which takes you into a garden. Turn right
and go into the garage which contains the forklift truck.
Go to the area where you did the mission to where you put the
blue container on the trailer. The large house is across the street
from the entrance. There will be a house with a two car garage
and a road to each side of the house. Take the road to the right
and go to the first left. The garage is behind the church. The
forklift is also a secret car.
Nice: Hippie Van
In Take A Ride mode, choose Nice and drive to the top
of "Cagnes Sur Mer" in the west. When you have driven
up the last hill you will see a garage on your left side. Walk
towards it and it will open. You will find a "hippie"
van inside.
In Take A Ride Mode, select the point to the left of the map.
Then, go to the castle. Go inside the castle courtyard and look
around. You will see a blue garage door. The hippie van is inside.
Nice: Hot Rod
Enter the airport and follow the runway to the left.
Locate a building with three red doors. Open the door to the left
to find a Hot Rod.
Nice: Timmy Vermicellis
Go to the airport and ascend the air controller tower.
It is the only big tower in the airport. Be careful and be ready
to shoot when you reach the top. He is located there.
From the western-most starting point, do a 180 degree turn and
look for a driveway on the right side of the road just before
the underpass. Go up the drive and towards the right is an open
building with a fence around it. Look inside along the upper catwalk
for a Timmy Vermicelli.
Use the second starting point from the left side of the map. Follow
the road straight north. When it becomes very curvy, listen for
a bell. Look on the right side of the road for an opening in the
fence. When you find the building where the bell is sounding,
check the side for a Timmy Vermicelli.
Go to the southwest corner of the large gray "U"-shaped
area on the map, near the road that runs along the beach. Follow
the beach road towards the east, near the gray area, and look
for arches and a staircase up the cliff side. Follow the staircase
up to the top and into a large grassy area overlooking the water.
Look in the gazebo to the north for a Timmy Vermicelli.
Go to your hideout in the Villefranche-Sur-Mer area and to the
road above the hideout. Go past the shortcut tunnel and past the
other short tunnel. Just past the second right turn you will see
two trees next to a large rock. Go between both trees and over
the large rock and you will reach an area with a jump directly
in front of you. A Timmy Vermicelli is in the pit below the jump.
Alternately, restart the Take A Ride and choose the Villefranche-Sur-Mer
area, or the fourth circle. When you begin, turn around and go
to the two trees with the large rock. You can also take the second
right and go to the traffic light, then turn right. Go to the
traffic light again and go right. Follow the bend and there will
be a tunnel on your right.
Go to the harbor area where in a mission you put a blue container
on the trailer and hooked the semi up to the trailer. The harbor
looks like a piece of land that is surrounded by water on the
map. Look for a shack in the corner. A Timmy is hiding in a crate
in the far corner next to the little shack. If you cannot remember
where that area is located, look for the land that sticks out
furthest to the sea on your map, or restart a Take A Ride and
choose the circle at the furthest right. That is the Villefranche-Sur-Mer
area. When you start, turn around and follow that road. Take four
left turns, then past three right turns. Look for a fence on the
left past the third right turn. The road to the entrance is near
the end of that fence. Note: The Timmy is crouching, so you may
not see him until you walk up to that corner.
Go to the lighthouse near the area in the mission where you had
to drop off the trailer. The lighthouse is near that area. A Timmy
Vermicelli will be at the top of the lighthouse. If you cannot
remember where that area is located, pause game play and look
on the map for a large gray area. It will be between Baies Des
Anges and Mont Boron. The lighthouse is near that large gray area
on the map.
Start with a boat at the far right point. Make a hard left, (almost
a U-turn) and enter the cave. A Timmy Vermicelli is on the left
side.
Starting with a boat in the western-most starting point, go straight
up the river. Once you get to the large rightward bend in the
river, look out for a boulder on your left. A Timmy Vermicelli
is behind it.
From the starting point second from left, go towards the beach
and make a left. Continue until you see a ramp with a gate and
trash cans in the way, parallel to the street. Go up the ramp
and continue across rooftops until you fall through wood planks.
A Timmy Vermicelli will be waiting there.
Nice: Ramps
In Take A Ride mode, go to the airport on the map.
You will find about five different ramps at the back of the airport
near the water. To the west of the airport is a small river. On
the other side of that river is a huge ramp that you can use to
jump over the river to the airport.
Nice: Stuntman arcade game
Go to the shopping mall in Nice to find a Stuntman
arcade machine.
Nice: Boats
Go to the word "Rade de Villefranche-sur-mer"
on your map. Then, go to a pier that is shaped like a finger.
Go to almost the end of that pier and there will be a path on
your right. Follow it to find about twenty boats.
The Chase mission
In Istanbul's The Chase mission, there is no easy way
to describe how to drive after Calita other than saying that there
is no reason to run into her when she is in the car, because her
mass is much greater. After you chase her to the bridge, the intermission
sequence shows her jumping the drawbridge. Go over to the bridge
control room on the left. Go up to the yellow box and press L.
The bridge will be lowered. Get back in your car and chase her
while she is on the run. She will run into a motorcycle place.
After the intermission sequence of her hopping on a bike, chase
her on the bike. Applying the brake to turn with the bike is needed
very rarely. Try releasing the gas rather than braking most of
the time. Try to catch up to her, then bump her with your bike
to complete the mission.
Dodge Island mission
As soon as the level begins, get in the car and go
to the nearest vehicle, or you can simply drive to the edge and
slowly drive off it and land in the water. Then, climb up the
ladder and follow the edge for a short distance. On your left,
you will see several men with machine guns as you proceed forward.
Shoot them around the corner of the wall, being careful not to
fall off of the rim of the dock. If you fall in the water while
trying to get back on the rim, you must go back to the ladder
that you started from. Continue through the path until you get
to the part where the car is located. Shoot all visible enemies
then get into the car. Look at the map and drive forward to the
point of the dock and get into the water. There are enemies on
the dock that will fire at you. Swim as close as you can to the
yacht, and go around the left side of it to the ladder leading
to the dock. Once there, it will be much easier to drive to the
goal or just explore the world. Note: The boat will glitch if
you take it to the goal and freeze the game. If you are tailed,
drive your car into the water and they will follow you. They are
much more defenseless while treading water, and their passenger
will automatically go down with the wreck.
Survival mode
After the countdown to start, turn the car around and
drive in the opposite direction. Go to the first road on the right
and follow it. Try not to get hit by the cops, as it will slow
you down. A short distance up that road is a parking garage on
the right. Go inside and go all the way to the top level. Try
not to have any cops follow you. You can go the very top level
and just park at the corner. The cops will not go up there, and
the timer just keeps ticking.
Cops gone wild
This will work on any level. During Take A Ride mode
when the cops are not after you, pull out your gun and start shooting
people. Once you see a cop coming towards you on your radar, quickly
put your gun away. The car will stop in the middle of the street
and the two officers will get out. One of the officers will stand
by the car while the other wanders off. Keep both of them in sight
for about a minute (without pulling out you gun or stealing a
car). One of them will start shooting at people for no reason.
Sometimes both of them will shoot.
Make cops run into you
Select Take A Ride moide. Get a cop on your tail. Get
a short distance from the cop. Stop and get out of the car. Walk
directly behind your car facing the cop with any gun out. If done
correctly, the cop should drive at full speed at you and kill you.
Losing cops
When running away from the cops, weave in and out of traffic and poles and trees. The cops will not be able to keep up because they will crash.
Get arrested
In any car, if you tail a police car for too long they will arrest you.
Getting out of roadblocks
To get out of roadblocks easier, try looking for a
fence you can drive through or just cut across some grass or the
pavement. If you cannot manage any of these, build up some speed
and bash into one of the police cars. Hit the front or the back,
otherwise you will not get anywhere. Doing this will probably
cause you to flip your car over - try to steer in the correct
direction to help keep your balance. When you emerge from the
other side of the roadblock, you should have only one police car
after you.
Drive under car
Drive the Go-Kart in Miami and look for a moving or
stationary car. Slowly run into the car with the Go-Kart. The
Go-Kart will go under the car. This is useful for going past a car.
Using 18 wheeler
You can hook and unhook your trailer from the cab during
game play. If you choose the semi when starting, look near the
starting point for a trailer. Back into the trailer to hook it
up. To release the trailer press [Reload].
Road kill
Go to Take A Ride mode and choose the 18 Wheeler. Start
driving fast and head onto the wrong side of the road. When you
see a car coming towards you, ram it head-on. Then, get out of
the vehicle and you can see that the driver of the car you rammed
died on impact. Note: Try to back your truck back onto the correct
side of the road because the cops will arrive to investigate the
accident. If you keep driving on the wrong road they will come
after you.
Destroying horns
In Take A Ride mode, when you drive correctly sometimes
an annoying person gets behind you and constantly beeps their
horn. If this annoys you, you can back-up and ram your rear end
into the front end of their car to destroy the horn.
SPAS-12 shotgun
Get your felony meter filled. The cops will start carrying
shotguns. Kill the cops and take their shotguns to get one. Note:
In order to always start Take A Ride mode with the shotgun you
obtain, go to "Quit Game" after you get one then go
to "Profiles" on the main menu and select "Save
Profile".
Tanner picks his nose
Allow the game to idle for over a minute and Tanner
will pick his nose.