Turn on, Tune in, Bug out

Turn on, Tune in, Bug out is a main story mission in GTA Vice City Stories, given by Lance Vance.

It's the 37° VCS mission in chronological order, and it becomes available after completing Hostile Takeover.

Victor takes out the bugging antennas placed on the roofs of the city's police stations in order to protect him and his brother.

Turn on, Tune in, Bug out: Mission Objectives

• Go to Ammu-Nation.
• The DEA are collecting evidence against you. Hurry up!
• Collect a free rocket launcher from the shop keeper.
• Exit the shop.
• Use the rocket launcher to destroy the antenna on the Washington Beach police station roof.
• Grenades can also be used to destroy antennae.
• For every antenna you destroy, it takes the DEA longer to collect evidence.
• Destroy the antenna on the Little Havana police station roof.
• Destroy the antenna on the Downtown police station roof.
• You've stopped the DEA from collecting evidence! Now reduce your wanted level to zero.

GTA VCS "Turn on, Tune in, Bug out" Walkthrough: Tips & Tricks

The DEA has bugs planted around Lance's apartment and is closing in fast. You must use a rocket launcher to shoot down the antennae from each police station rooftop. You must travel across the map to shoot down every antenna on the police station rooftops using a rocket launcher.

Before Taking the Mission

This mission is infamous for its atrocious difficulty, but it becomes much easier by accomplishing a few feats before stepping into the marker outside of Lance's place. 

Air Rescue and Vigilante

Vigilante missions can be completed from the beginning of the game, while the Air Rescue pastime is only made available after completing From Zero to Hero. Completing 15 levels of the former grants you extra armor, while the latter awards you a health boost after level 15.

These side missions have a checkpoint system, which saves your progress after every five levels you complete. So if you screw up on level six, you will only fall back to level five, versus having to start from scratch in each predecessor of the series. 

Take Over All Thirty Businesses

Vehicles that spawn outside each business will become bulletproof after taking control of all thirty empire sites. This process is just as arduous as it is tedious, as the empire you've sunk precious time into building will be constantly attacked by rival gangs.

Upon completing the 'Hostile Takeover' mission, you can steal business away from the two rival gangs left in the game. The Sharks are only present in the game upon gaining access to the second island, and they drive around in a black and red Rancher while wielding powerful machine guns that will take you out with just a few hits. 

The Bikers are a gang prominent in the early hours of the game, and are seen driving motorcycles and carrying a weaker arsenal. When tackling the task of controlling all thirty businesses, it is easier to take over every territory owned and operated by the Sharks before moving in to take over the Bikers' businesses. 

Washington Beach Antennae

Immediately after the opening cutscene, an 'evidence' bar will pop up in the top corner of the screen. This serves as a mission timer, as you must destroy every antenna before the bar fills. Take Lance's Infernus and speed off to the gun store, marked as a blip on your map, to collect a free rocket launcher. Head back out and make haste to the Washington Beach police station to use this newly acquired weaponry to wipe out the first two antennas on the roof. 

Take to the Skies

There is a helicopter on the roof of the Washington Beach police station. Taking it will make it much easier to gain access to the final two police station rooftops before the DEA collects enough evidence! 

Little Havana Police Station

Pilot the helicopter to the Little Havana station and land on the roof in the space between the two targets here. As you clamber out, you will see a police helicopter hovering overhead as a few law enforcement agents shoot at you from it. Use a rocket pellet to bring the bird down, then destroy the antennas at this location. Once it's all dealt with, hop back into your helicopter and fly to the Downtown district.

Downtown Antennas

Upon reaching the Downtown police station rooftop, there will be several policemen armed to the teeth with powerful machine guns and assault rifles, all waiting for the chance to bring you down. Jump out of the helicopter before they get a chance to destroy it with you inside, and make quick work of them using the arsenal available to you, preferably an assault rifle. Destroying the final two antennas will cause the evidence bar to disappear, though you are now tasked with losing a five-star wanted level. 

Utilizing Bulletproof Vehicles

Deal with all law enforcement in the immediate vicinity before taking the helicopter that's perched on the helipad of the Downtown police station. You risk getting busted or having the helicopter destroyed before takeoff by not doing so. Park the aircraft at one of your business sites and clamber into the vehicle outside. If you troubled yourself with taking over all thirty businesses, your car is now impervious to bullets. Head to the Pay n' Spray, dodging the erratically driven FBI vehicles to lose your wanted level and complete the mission. 

You will receive a measly $300 for completing this mission, but you'll have just finished one of the most infamous missions in the entire Grand Theft Auto series!  

Turn on, Tune in, Bug out: Mission Info

Turn on, Tune in, Bug out: Video Walkthrough