TRYING TO STAY ALIVE IN GTA V: CHAOS MOD PART III

We square off against the Chaos Mod one last time. Who will emerge victorious?

- Rick Lane

When I last grappled with Grand Theft Auto V’s Chaos Mod, which throws random events into the game like a rogue barista pouring hot sauce and spider eggs into your skinny caramel latte, Michael had just been teleported into Los Santos’ military base. As you can imagine, the famously congenial US Military doesn’t take too kindly to a murderous middle-aged thief appearing in their top-secret compound (at least, not one who isn’t wearing his uniform, oh-ho!) and soon the base is lit up like 17th century London after a certain baker left a certain oven on.

A solid cliffhanger, if I say so myself, neatly set-up for me to begin this entry with a daring escape from one of Los Santos’ most secure locations. It would be a shame if, say, Michael got annihilated the moment a khaki-clad army type came into view. Good thing this isn’t exactly what happened, then! Ahaha. Aha. Ugh.

JUST A PHASE

Emerging from the hospital after his massive lead overdose, Michael drives across town for a rendezvous with his FIB handler Dave Norton. Furious that Michael has leapt back into the armed robbery game (placing his cover story and Dave’s career in jeopardy) Norton opts to turn the situation to his advantage, tasking Michael with sneaking into a hospital to identify whether a body there belongs to an FIB source. This requires Michael to appear dead, which Dave carefully arranges by clubbing Michael in the back of the head.