ShelbyOne Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Usage of IRL location names and terms Introduction A lot of people don´t understand that the world of Grand Theft Auto V or any other open-world games that are built based on real-life locations is practically a whole new universe. The world of Grand Theft Auto V is based on the real-life State of California, especially Los Angeles. As the developers of Grand Theft Auto V created their universe and named it The State of San Andreas, all players are supposed to stick to the given universe and use only official location names as long as they are In-Character. Common usage As Grand Theft Auto V only covers the city of Los Santos and its County region, we should only stick to using the terms of the city of Los Santos and Los Santos County as a placeholder for the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. The State of San Andreas term is therefore a placeholder for the State of California. That means concretely that the terms of Los Angeles and the State of California don´t exist in our universe. The Grand Theft Auto History The Grand Theft Auto series has mentioned multiple locations over time such as Vice City, Liberty City, San Fierro and Las Venturas. As for now, these locations also doesn´t exist in our universe. Everything that is outside the Grand Theft Auto V universe, is not to be used. Therefore talking about Las Vegas or Miami Beach In-Character is legit. If someone asks your character about Las Venturas, your character would have no idea where or what that should be. Examples of official location names in our universe In-Character In Real Life The State of San Andreas The State of California Los Santos Los Angeles Vinewood (Sign/Bowl) Hollywood (Sign/Bowl) Del Perro Pier Santa Monica Pier Vespucci Beach Venice Beach Los Santos Forum Los Angeles Forum Jefferson Towers Watts Towers Los Santos Storm Drain Los Angeles River The Alamo Sea, AKA Sandy Shores Salton Sea Galileo Observatory Griffith Observatory Marlowe Vineyard Malibu Rocky Oaks Mount Chiliad Mount San Jacinto Conclusion As the universe has its locations and terms, everything that exists in the Grand Theft Auto V game should act as a placeholder, if possible, or as a whole new location that doesn´t have to exists in real life. Only use location names and terms that belong to the universe. That also includes street names, zones, areas, neightborhoods, building names, vehicle names, postal codes, etc. Useful links San Andreas Postal Codes San Andreas Street Names & Regions Edited January 16, 2022 by ShelbyOne 1 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckling Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Great info, good stuff Quote Rulers of the Night Los Santos Sheriff's Department Out and about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melt city Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Ideally we should take into consideration 3D/HD universe locations and brands. Edited October 8, 2021 by melt city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnownAlmighty Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Good looks on this one, bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daidough Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 People should be aware of the difference between the imaginary state and the real one. good stuff here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rising Dust Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Good stuff mate, useful one. Quote Notable Characters Spoiler Volya Federoff Isaac Tategami Donald Vigioletti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Good job Quote SENIOR TESTER MIKEE HEAD OF FOREIGN SECTIONS ASSISTANT HEAD OF ECONOMY TEAM ASSISTANT HEAD OF PLAYER SUPPORT TEAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$DrugLord$ Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 noted Quote I don't wanna be alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cofii Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DowDaw Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Helpful, good work! Quote Tyler Reed - Department of Public Works & Transportation (Gov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodude Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 magnificent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malarkeyy Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Thanks . Quote Gang and Narcotics Division, Major Enforcement Section Officer-in-Charge, Police Academy Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largehazard Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I wrote a list of prison facilities for use on GTAW, which might be useful for factions here. Don't know if this is the thread for it though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremias723 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 nice, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoryTeller124 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 One thing I would like to add on is the usage of IRL Car Brands. The way I nomally always did it (before people decided lets RP IRL stuff everywhere) I always called the GTA Versions of those car companies either the Western Version, or the "Sister" Company to said IRL Company. Bravado = Dodge Karin = Suberu or Toyota (depending on the car model and its IRL counterpart) Annis = Nissan Canis = Jeep or Toyota (Depending) Vapid = Ford And so on. So if you wanna talk about Dodge, make it a passing word, but keep it within lore and RP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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