Saints Row IV

Saints Row IV

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Early Tower Captures - Without Superpowers
By Autositz
Getting some easy XP and Cache boost in the start can help making things easier in Steelport.
This Guide shows you how to grab all 5 Climb towers without the need of Superpowers right after completing the first mission.
   
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Basics
To get up the 5 towers you simply need something to fly with. An Alien Void or their smaller counterparts help you out.
Grabbing something to fly
After getting your first gun you are now able to accumulate Notority.
Cause some Mayhem with your fists or taunt the local Cops to get their attentions.
Once you reach Tier 3 Alien flight vessels will approach you.

Possibility 1:
- Shoot one of the smaller grunts with a headshot off his <XOR> and mount it

Possibility 2:
- Hop on one of the bigger VOID ships and enter it

Once you're in possession of one of the two air vehicles you need to store it into your phone for vehicle delivery access. Just press and hold the N key or the DOWN button on your Gamepad to Scan the vehicle and have it permanently unlocked for instant delivery. Now just get rid of your current Notority level by either dieing or escaping your persuers.
Getting on top of the tower
Once you're clear of enemis call your newly accuired air vehicle via your Phones Vehicle delivery and head out for one of the 5 towers. You dont need a minimap for that as you can see them from far away.

Possibility 1:

- Using the <XOR> just fly to the top of the tower and park it right on top where the activity marker is

- Exit the vehicle and claim the tower

Possibility 2:
- Using the VOID to fly up to the tower you need to position it like seen on the two screens


- Keeping your nose slightly outside the center of the "touch down area" when viewed from above


- Keeping the height around two times a human or one alien size

- Exit the VOID and move forward a bit to drop off your VOID (when you exit the VOID mid-air you start vehicle surfing) right on the small platform
9 Comments
Window 5 Mar, 2016 @ 10:59am 
Need? 30 sec (XOR) DLC
isreold 29 Sep, 2015 @ 3:36pm 
I've considered doing this almost every time, but I rather take the data clusters.
And I also noticed two problems.
1. There's a very low chance that a <XOR> will not immediately catch fire after it's rider was killed, even if one headshot. I know because I take these ones out this way all the time.
2. I find it that it would be extremely hard, if not impossible, to land on a <VOID> without superpowers.
3. You spelled 'Notoriety' incorrectly.
Sorry I had to come in and rain on the guide that is this, but I'm a technicalities cop. :conwayshrug:
NotNobleHedgehog 23 Sep, 2014 @ 1:07am 
bollocks to that, thats the pussy way
juhas 17 Apr, 2014 @ 8:50am 
I found that early and didn't use it at all.

If you want to waste your fun - do it. Climbing is much better.
Autositz  [author] 27 Aug, 2013 @ 6:03am 
Ahh ok, i play with controller and i have to hold the button. ;)
stylez 26 Aug, 2013 @ 9:46pm 
It's worth noting you don't have to hold N to save a vehicle. You just press it, then after a second or two the vehicle is saved.
Kameraden 25 Aug, 2013 @ 2:51pm 
I found it funny I did this very thing with a Helicopter from the Nation Guard Base. I was mostly like "oh screw this" after realising it wanted me to platform jump my way up each one...

So I grabbed a helicopter, simple easy, doesn't make me feel stupid doing it the way the designers planned me to do it. Only thing a helicopter was sadly useful for on this game. *sniffles*
Autositz  [author] 23 Aug, 2013 @ 1:26pm 
You can get the data clusters, once they are available to you, easy with your super powers or the <XOR>. Just move the tower from TOP to bottom. ;)
Rojikku 23 Aug, 2013 @ 1:21pm 
If you do this you don't get all the clusters on the way up.