Virginia Ave | Act I Omerta: CoG Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Mission rewards:
- Gang Member: Mack "The Knife"
- Level Up
- Unique Weapon: Serve & Protect (Revolvers)
It's high time to end your "cooperation" with Louie Castaneda. In return for clearing the district, he'll offer you a free hand in planning your next moves, and since he wants to get rid of the competition as quickly as possible, he'll send you some money every day. Additionally, right at the beginning, you can level up your whole team and therefore unlock another ability which will come in handy in future battles.
Start exploring the district. Through commissions, buy several casks of Beer and Liquor, then turn to informants. Each of them will get you access to different points on the map, and the locals will supply the details; unlocking new city fragments is the most important objective in the mission. If you can't get any information, continue asking around - sooner or later you'll stumble upon a well-informed person.
Just in case, get the locals to trust you and prepare for the worst. Setup a Soup Kitchen and increase Liked rating to 60 as soon as possible (use the building and Jobs). Apart from that, make sure to take care of your financials (you never know if Castaneda wants to trick you) - establish a Bookmaker and a Protection Racket. You can also build the classic duo: Brewery and Speakeasy. In the meantime, you'll be attacked by a rival gang - you can skip the battle, but a victory will get you additional $1000.
Continue seeking information. Liked rating at 60 will let you talk to the informants up north without spending money on alcohol (otherwise you'd need 20 bottles of Whisky on each location). When you're done, you'll learn that a local gang gathers in a church once a month - it's the best moment to get rid of them. When Louie Castaneda finds out about it, he'll stop sending you money and demand that you take out the competition. Luckily, you've already predicted that move and have your own source of income.
New information will shed some new light on the matter. As it turns out, Castanea is trying to frame you for murder of Big Danny Corsinio, which would make the other gangs in the city attack you. You can't let that happen! Prepare for a fight, because you'd need to protect the Don. It pays off to visit the local residences - police officers' apartments can sell you some unique weapons. Purchase a Thomson, better knuckles and the "Serve & Protect" revolvers. Distribute the equipment among your gang members, hire five, and go to the church.
Again, the last battle in the mission is divided into two stages. The first thing to do is defeat the group north of you - it's a perfect spot to use area weapons, such as revolvers, shotguns or submachine guns. If you have grenades, save them for later. When you're done with the first group, prepare for the second one - they'll show up near the cars parked in the south. Try to scatter your team around, because the opponent - Louie Castaneda himself - has a submachine gun which he uses with deadly efficiency. When you see the enemies, throw grenades at them and manually finish off whoever's left. The mission, as well as the first act of the game, will come to a successful end.
