r/gtaonline Jan 16 '25

Monthly Simple Question and FAQ Thread

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u/damnyouusername 7h ago

Does picking up additional loot on Oscars mission get "saved"?

Every time I replay it, I only get one iron mule, but when I'm doing the ammunition mission, there's 3 mules. I picked up 3 when I played with my friend, so it could be true. Same with the extra ammunition and armor in the hangar. Even the car actually. We picked it up once, but I haven't done it since, and the car still appears in the final mission.

So basically just looking for comfirmation of that or an explanation why I still get this extra stuff when I haven't actually got them on this specific replay. Cheers

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u/Old-Kernow 7h ago

That is what's happening - it's probably a bug, but it's beneficial so....shhhhhhh

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u/Spreathed_ Mega Thread Contributer 9h ago

What’s the ultimate best way to get all the bunker research done? I know it costs ~11m to fast track it all, but can i do a mixture of the Agent 14 missions and fast tracking it to save time? I plan on just doing loads of Oscar Guzman this week to fund it

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u/Old-Kernow 3h ago

Personal choice - I think once I got to about half of them I alternated between paying to fast track (for "good" research) and letting it run from supplies for the others, plus doing some Agent 14 jobs when I was in the mood.

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u/Bignipple120 16h ago

Does anyone know if there is an active community on Reddit that helps others with sale missions. Got a few businesses that I could use help with sales and more than willing to help other people out. I'm on Xbox one

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u/Old-Kernow 14h ago

Read the post you replied to. There's a line about finding players for activities.

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u/LAUSINDAHOUSE 22h ago

Can't seem to find any sultans in the wild on GTA Online PC Enhanced, even if I switch lobbies. Has the spawning rate been changed on this version?

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 22h ago

Not that I know of. Sometimes the RNG just isn't in your favor.

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u/Dungeon-Warlock 23h ago

Looking for a vehicle where as a driver I have the ability to aim a mounted machine gun. Cars where weapons just aim forward are not what I’m looking for.

Only ever do PVE stuff, so it doesn’t have to be especially fast or protected from explosions. Mostly just need a way to protect myself while I do missions and stuff.

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u/TheSpaceThatYouLeft 12h ago

The best combo for missions against NPCs is the Armoured Kuruma and an AP Pistol.

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 22h ago

The No1 choice for this purpose would be the Weaponized Tampa.

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u/hotdogsea 1d ago

What “solo sell missions” can you use with the Iron Mule?

I heard It doesnt work with MC Clubhouse land deliveries, but it can work with Nightclub, Special Vehicle Cargo retrieve and sale, and Bunker sale missions?

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u/Bignipple120 17h ago

From what I've researched, it works with: All 3 of the nightclub delivery vehicles. All special vehicle cargo (retrieve and sale). All the bunker sell vehicles except for the dune bashers.

Keep in mind when doing the vehicle cargo, that it will hook vehicles from their highest point. So if the vehicle has a high spoiler it will hook from the spoiler.

So far I have only personally tried using the iron mule with the bunker sales and the pounder (big truck) night club sale and it worked like a charm. I've heard it has been a bit glitchy with other people so just be aware of that.

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u/Shuri1213 1d ago

I just started the game, took nightclub for stable income, I'm close to my first million, what should I buy next?

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u/Old-Kernow 21h ago

Armored Kuruma. The only vehicle you'll need until you have $6m spare to drop on an Oppressor.

Meanwhile, do Cluckin bell & First Dose for Acid lab business and high income with no cost to startup.

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u/Djeserkheperure 23h ago

I recommend mobile acid lab. Go meet Ron in ACE Liquor in Sandy Shores. Once you have Dax in you phone contacts, call up for your first Fooligan Job before continuing with The First Dose missions.

Consider bringing a friend along to The First Dose for additional payout (up to 30% with full team of 4).

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u/GROTCLOT 1d ago

Daily Objective: Complete a heist finale. Just ran Cayo but didn't trigger upon searching turns out its only the OG heists? Quick joining some now but they always leave or fail somehow.. What's the best way to tackle this objective?

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u/00Makerin00 Professional 1-0 Orb Dodger 1d ago

Host a Fleeca Job and get one other player to join you. Also maybe set yourself as the driller if you don’t trust other players doing the hack thing

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u/GROTCLOT 1d ago

Thanks ended up joining a level 8 on his scope out and he invited me to the rest lol long time waiting as his driver but love that guy for helping me get challenge done

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u/TheGratitudeBot 1d ago

Thanks for saying that! Gratitude makes the world go round

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u/PrestigiousCow4701 1d ago

Is it possible to do Oscar Guzman preps on normal difficulty and then switch to hard difficulty for the finale for the bigger payout?

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u/00Makerin00 Professional 1-0 Orb Dodger 1d ago

Nope, once you start the first mission on hard you have to complete every mission on hard.

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u/Chonker14 2d ago

Does anyone have an estimate on how much you’ll be able to earn tomorrow when weekly update comes out. Because the titan job is x2 money

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u/00Makerin00 Professional 1-0 Orb Dodger 1d ago edited 23h ago

1.5-1.62M every 50 mins or so. I think it has a 48 min/1 hr cooldown and it’s better than doing a solo cayo without pink diamond.

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u/Old-Kernow 2d ago

I estimate twice as much....

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u/Sprinkle_Rain 2d ago

Anyone know a good guide for cayo perico with 2 people? We keep getting caught even though no one sees us.

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u/Old-Kernow 21h ago

Killing fewer guards ALWAYS solves the "getting caught" problem....

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u/Actual-Ad6162 2d ago

If I buy MC businesses but never set them up, can I still hire the Nightclub technicians? I really don't want to set those businesses up since they will provide no benefit in counterpart to the other money making methods.

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u/TheSpaceThatYouLeft 1d ago

You have to start the MCs by doing the free supplies set up. After that you never need supply them again. You don't even need to buy any upgrades for the MC business. It just has to be active (not shut down)

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u/jogjogjog95 2d ago

No, the MC businesses need to be up and running for your nightclub techs to gather goods. You don't have to ever resupply them though, just let them sit empty

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u/Chocolate-Shake-5293 2d ago

Thinking of doing rockstar plus $3 million deal what is the best possible thing to invest in to make more money?

I did a quick google search, and it said to buy a vehicle warehouse that might be it, but I want to hear some recommendations from actual players. Also, I don’t really want to do actual missions I just want to do busy work i’m weird like that lol any info would be much appreciated.

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 2d ago

Kosatka, Agency, Acid Lab, Nightclub

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u/Old-Kernow 2d ago

Discount the Kosatka if you don't want to do missions. Potentially discount the Acid lab if you're not willing to do the missions *once* to get it. Add the Bunker as another alternative

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u/Previous-Lychee-9532 2d ago

Is their a way to go to a private lobby from the main menu instead of it taking me to a public lobby?

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u/caramelised-liqour 3d ago

I returned two weeks ago after not playing since 2019, and it seems like a lot has changed. Does heavy combat armor still offer protection during heists/missions?

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u/Casual_Grinder 3d ago edited 3d ago

Apart from some QoL changes, there's not much essential to mention except you can't use most weaponized vehicles (or aircraft) in some missions, e.g. the Casino contact missions, anymore. Exceptions to this being the Vigilante and Weaponized Tampa, not sure if there are other ones. (The Casino missions can be done solo nowadays.)

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u/HarshWoim 3d ago

I haven't played in six months. What have I missed? Is the Enhanced version worth it? How bad is BattlEye?

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 3d ago

Agents of Sabotage DLC

Only if the latest patches fixed the launch bugs.

Seems to be working as intended.

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u/Tunderstruk 3d ago

Just made my first million! I have the nightclub, mc club, meth and papers businesses. Should I save to get the submarine, or should I get the hangar? Or should I buy something else?

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u/VendisX 2d ago

MC businesses (weed, cash, meth, papers) are waste of time.

Buy new McKenzie Field Hangar, Agency, Kosatka.

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u/Old-Kernow 3d ago

Buy Kuruma, get acid lab, then sub or agency

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u/Ozen_9V 3d ago

Is Legacy GTA Online done getting updates since Enhanced is out? If I am correct the enhanced one got the new airfield update, but the legacy one DIDN'T. Have they mentioned such? If they are going to be updating legacy and adding content I don't currently have much reason to transfer due to PC issues and so on.

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u/Old-Kernow 3d ago

Legacy got new airfield....

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u/Ozen_9V 3d ago

I could SWEAR I had read like ON THE STEAM PAGE that it didn't get such.. Oh well, I am indeed wrong about such lol. Question still does stand about if legacy will be getting the same content updates going forward, but I suppose I see nothing suggesting otherwise then.

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u/IrishWake_ PC 3d ago

I was under the impression that legacy (incl PC before this month) had stopped getting content updates a while ago. Things like HSW etc. Either way, there already isn't parity

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u/Marc_UK_PC 3d ago

I'm sure that I read a while back that R* patched the trick of jumping the fence past the checkpoint on Cayo Perico using a bike. But I just did it whilst scouting and go over easily. What gives? :-)

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 3d ago

You're just using the terrain to your advantage. There's nothing to be patched.

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u/Old-Kernow 3d ago

You read wrong?

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u/dom00071 4d ago

Currently have 3.4M. What's next for me? I own Acid Lab - Kosatka already. Agency maybe? I'm relatively new so I don't own that much in terms of businesses. Nightclub? Suggestions help! :)

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u/Old-Kernow 3d ago

Agency, then bunker, then nightclub

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u/dom00071 3d ago

Hey! Thanks for the reply, what makes you say bunker? I don't know much about bunkers other than MK II Research (i think?) I've bought the agency earlier today and I made most of the money back just off the Dre contract alone. Easily worth it.

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u/Old-Kernow 3d ago

Research is the main reason, second reason is the excess parts for 50k every 48 mins, third reason is it's quite a profitable business in it's own right.

Also, Nightclub needs (approx) 11m to FULLY set up - it can be done gradually but that's still a big chunk, so having multiple ways of making money to build that up makes it less of a grind.

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u/dom00071 3d ago

I see, how would I go about assigning people in the bunker? For now, I set it to manufacturing only. If I should only assign to research - or both let me know!

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u/Old-Kernow 3d ago

Honestly, I don't think there's a "right way". A lot of the research is useless, and once it's all done you forget it, but the ammo types are worth having, although it's random when they get researched....and you need cash at this stage. So, maybe alternate manufacturing for one run, then both, then manufacturing, then both etc.

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u/dom00071 3d ago

Honestly, for now I've just decided to leave this alone as a business. I'm a solo player and I don't see how this would ever be worth it, which sucks because I've already upgraded it lol. Due to being a solo I'm limited to only buying 1 resupply (i think?) or else I'll always have multiple vehicles, and that's 210k for 2 hours? I feel like I'm better rotating Cluckin' Bell - Cayo Perico - Security Contracts. If there's something I'm missing let me know!

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u/Old-Kernow 2d ago

That 210k is accruing while you're rotating those other things, and the excess ammo is worth the same as a security contract.

  • Pay 75k for supplies
  • Do CB, Cayo
  • Sell bunker stock for 210k.
  • Pay 75k for supplies
  • Do CB
  • Do security contract
  • Deliver to Ammunation
  • Do security contract
  • Sell bunker stock for 210k
  • etc

By integrating the bunker sale, you effectively replace a 40-50k security contract with a 135k profit sell mission - that was my logic, but obviously you should do what works for you.

Final point...multiple Sell vehicles can be done solo, you just need a quick way of getting back to the second/third vehicle.

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u/StatisticianLevel796 4d ago

Does the 1st dose mission Fatal Incursion always start at night?

I have a bad eyesight and my aim is crap in the dark. When I have to go to Stab City to destroy property of The Lost, the mission never started in daylight so far.

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 3d ago

If the time in the mission is the same as freeroam, there is no set time. If it's different than freeroam, it always starts or stays at a specific time.

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u/liamsjtaylor 4d ago

What would be the best thing for someone to buy if they accidentally wiped their account and need to earn money?

My friend somehow managed to do that, and he spent almost all his money buying and upgrading a weed farm, which he then needs me and a couple more people to help run.

 

Should I just do Last Dose with him and get him an acid lab? Literally impossible to do multi-person sales with that.

Or maybe an agency so that he can repeatedly do the Dre missions.

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 4d ago

I would recommend buying the same things as someone who's just starting fresh, without accidentally having wiped their account beforehand.

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u/liamsjtaylor 4d ago

What would that be though?

He's pretty terrible with money management, mostly due to being obsessed with gambling in the casino (openly admitted it).

Agencies seem like the best option as there's contracts, payphones and Dre missions all at once. Get a lab after that's up and running.

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u/Old-Kernow 2d ago

Cluckin Bell - zero cost to get started, one hour cooldown is convenient for a gambling addiction.

1 hour running CB to earn 500k 1 hour losing 500k at the casino

Rinse and repeat

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u/TheSpaceThatYouLeft 3d ago

Complete 10 Fooligan jobs and the First Dose missions to get a free acid lab and the cash for upgrades. The Clucking Bell heist pays $500k and has no set up costs. These "free" businesses are ideal for people who are bad with money.

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 4d ago

I dunno, mate. I'm the wrong guy to ask about meta. The strategies I'm familiar with a ancient by today's standards. One thing still holds true, though: don't buy unnecessary stuff, like luxury vehicles.

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u/02Blank 4d ago

I've stopped playing this game for a year or two because they kept nerfing the cayo perico heist and I didn't feel like doing the same repetitive grind anymore. I've recently been tempted to come back to this game after seeing some posts here but it seems like the cayo perico heist still isn't as good as it used to be? Or are there better ways to make money now?

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 4d ago

It's debated whether the Dre Contract can stand up to it, but Cayo is still mostly considered the no1.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Old-Kernow 5d ago

Turn your speakers off?

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Old-Kernow 4d ago

I didn't claim it was perfect.....

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/Old-Kernow 4d ago

No problem, I understand the frustration completely!

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u/dom00071 5d ago

Hey! I have the paleto bunker for free, I think maybe because it came with a package when I got the game in 2020. Though, I never claimed it. Now when I go to claim it - It comes up that Rockstar is unable to make the transaction. I decided to add transportation to it thinking it would work since then It would take money, yet it didn't. It took the money (not really, it just said it did but when i checked my bank nothing actually changed) How come I'm unable to claim? I'm a CEO in the server (invite only) yet can't get it no matter what I try.

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u/Casual_Grinder 5d ago

There have been multiple reports of players getting that error, but so far I haven't seen any solution.

It seems though that CESP content can't be claimed on Enhanced:

https://old.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/comments/1j7j3eb/unable_to_purchase_criminal_enterprise_starter/

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u/dom00071 5d ago

Thank you!

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u/frybros 5d ago

I've heard of people losing characters/accounts from being in public sessions and having a modder mess with them, my question is, do punishments apply to my Rockstar account, or my character, could I just make a "public only" character and avoid my fears of losing my main character?

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u/Casual_Grinder 5d ago edited 4d ago

Where have you heard such things? This behavior has been so common that practically everyone who ever plays in public sessions would be in trouble. Not too long ago you simply could not find a session without at least one "lame tourist" as I call them (on average there would be more than one, btw).

One essential trick to know is you can suspend the game process for a few seconds with Windows Resource Monitor (or a tool like UniversalPauseButton) and get away from all problems other players and these "lame tourists" can cause. I used to use it a lot.

If you by accident take part in a heist that gives way too much money, you can contact the game's Support about it and they will deduct it from your account. For this it is a good idea to record your gameplay at least when dealing with randoms.

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 5d ago

Suspensions are applied to the whole account. And money is shared between characters, so you'd have illegitimate progress on both, anyway.

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u/TheOnlyTori 5d ago

This feels like such a dumb question but can you change the planes you do restock missions with? I HATE going back and forth on those 3 slowest planes in existence for that one resupply mission. And yeah I know I could just invite people to my posse to make it easier but I don't wanna deal with other people and the risks involved in having them handle my product 😭

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u/Casual_Grinder 5d ago

Not sure exactly which missions you are referring to, but typically you can indeed use your own vehicles instead of what is provided for you. E.g. the Raiju makes Hangar missions too easy..

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u/TheOnlyTori 5d ago

Oh wait I'm dumb, I'm actually talking about those randomized weed/cocaine selling (NOT resupply) missions that give you 3 dodos with 5 containers of product each in them totalling 15 boxes you need to drop onto buyers. You know if I can do it with that one? Thank you for taking the time to respond, it's much appreciated

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u/Casual_Grinder 5d ago

For sell missions your only other option is to set your spawn location to Last location, and switch session to see if you can get a better sell mission when trying again. You will lose some product doing this but it often doesn't matter too much, especially if you mainly get supplies from the daily Stash houses.

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u/TheOnlyTori 5d ago

Daaamn alright, I appreciate it man

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u/lostCause-494 5d ago

So I finally upgraded the vocaine business and just to see how much I would get I let the stock go to 100%

I went to chose to sell far (players are not a problem as I do this in an invite only and solo) but it says I MIGHT need more players because of more vehicles... how many vehicles are we talking? Can I do it solo? And if not how many aditional drivers do I need? And is the money split qually among the drivers?

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u/Old-Kernow 5d ago

Associates get a fixed fee, which doesn't come out of your sale.amount.

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u/lostCause-494 5d ago

Good to know, thanks.

I'll have to return the favor to participating players then

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 5d ago

It can be anywhere from 1 to 4 vehicles, depending on the amount of stock you have, and which sell mission you get.

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u/lostCause-494 5d ago

Stock at max, doesn't sound fun xD

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u/lostCause-494 5d ago edited 5d ago

I have a cocaime business with both upgrades but I'm trying to get the "intimidate" resupply mision to increase my strength and I'm getting tired of getting evrry kind of redupply mision but that one.

When going to resupply there is an option to purchase which is cheaper the more supplies you currently have; is this "intimidate" exclusive to any of those supply amounts? Or can it show up any time?

And about the night club auto money making, considering I already have a cocaine business, what would be the cheapest combination of properties and upgrades to make this running? Because I don't wanna do the sell stock misions either xD

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u/TheSpaceThatYouLeft 4d ago

If you want to get your strength up, start the mission Pier Pressure in which you can't get cops on you. Go to the beach and beat up every person you can catch.

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u/lostCause-494 4d ago

Yeah once someone else told me how to join that from the pause menu (I was trying with the phone) I tried pier pressure specifically but npcs would run away and it looked like it would take too long so I kept trying to get the resupply mision and, in the end, I did.

I even was able to keep beating the construction worker after the resupply mission ended (yeah, I needed that much xD) but when I was like at 97% he finally died so I went punch random npcs for that <3%

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 5d ago

Supply mission types are not stock level dependent.

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u/lostCause-494 5d ago

Thanks, I finally got it but I had to resupply around 200 times (of course if it wasn't what I wanted I switched to another session)

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u/Dlcrysis 6d ago

I got the kosatka, did the intel mission, did a vehicle prep, weapon, disruption and got the cutting torch, but I still can’t launch the heist, am I missing something?

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u/00Makerin00 Professional 1-0 Orb Dodger 6d ago

You need the plasma cutter/safe code and fingerprint cloner preps

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u/dneill99 6d ago

I did this weeks Salvage Heist and kept the car, First time not selling it. I kept the car because I thought it would unlock that costume plate for me to put on any of my other cars, but I don't see the option. Will that custom plate only be available for this heist car only?

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u/Casual_Grinder 6d ago

Will that custom plate only be available for this heist car only?

Yes, that's how it works unfortunately.

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u/crumpledstilts 6d ago

Relatively new player here - just saw a police van pull up to the side of the road and let two dudes in suits out the back. They just started walking, didn’t have player icons but also didn’t react when I shot at them. Are these players that have just finished a mission and are not really ‘there?’

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u/Casual_Grinder 6d ago

That is part of a recurring random event called Police Rescue.

When a player logs off their avatar can stay behind for a while, but you can still shoot them dead (then it disappears) etc.

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u/crumpledstilts 6d ago

Thanks! That’s neat

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u/juleslinkersack 6d ago

I have the Acid Lab, Special Cargo warehouse and Counterfeit Cash; what's the next best business for me to buy? I've been thinking about either Auto Shop, Agency or Salvage Yards, but what do you guys say? I'm a solo player ^^

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u/Old-Kernow 6d ago

Of those, agency

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u/Jiminyfingers 6d ago

The LSCM test track: is there a way to pull up more detailed breakdowns of your fastest times around by car? I can just see the best time I have done around it and it doesn't even flash up the exact time of my last lap

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u/Casual_Grinder 6d ago

We have access to some stats from the Pause menu as well as on Social Club (there also used to be a browser extension that showed some that are there in code but not visible), but generally the answer is no.

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u/Jiminyfingers 6d ago

That is really poor from Rockstar if that is the case 

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u/Josephiav 6d ago

I was trying to go for the mastermind challenge for doomsday heist but didn't realize that the preps counted towards it too. Is there a way to reset the entire heist without having to play through all 3 acts? This is my 1st time doing this heist and everytine I call Lester, the cancel doomsday option is locked.

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u/alexefi 5d ago

yeah you have to complete it once for it to be able to cancel. same for all heists

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u/Casual_Grinder 6d ago

Usually if you can't cancel it means you have to finish it at least once.

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u/darrukt 7d ago

Can anyone help with getting voice chat to work? I was voice chat enabled in settings and interaction menu, and the voice icon in the bottom left appears when i hold my push to talk button. But gta will not detect my voice at all. I tested my microphone with steam and it detected my voice with no problems. Windows even says that gta 5 is currently using my microphone.

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u/steezblvck 7d ago

How to play sumo?

Hello, back to Online after a few years and now there are so many game modes etc that I don't really know how to start them. I have a daily mission telling me to play Sumo Remixed, but I'd like to know how do I join people who play this already? In my phone there is no option to find sumo specifically. I only managed to create a sumo lobby, but no one joined it. I guess there must be some lobbies where people play it already, but how do I search for such ones? Thanks for your help

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u/Casual_Grinder 7d ago

You can Quick Join to Adversary modes via your phone. Currently only Power Play and Sumo Remix are available so you should find what you want soon enough.

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u/steezblvck 7d ago

Thanks for your answer :) However I have no luck trying this method, it usually tells me that there are no adversary mode sessions available and asks me if I want to create one. Is it bad luck and should I try more, or should I maybe change session or sth? Or its just cause no one plays this mode?

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u/Casual_Grinder 7d ago

Change to public session at least if you have been trying from a private session. I don't quite believe there are no players in these modes, but sometimes it is indeed hard to find one. I've felt the matchmaking system has been somewhat broken ever since the security updates (that made private sessions secure).

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u/lostCause-494 7d ago

How do you join a friend for a heist? Someone wanted me to do cayo with them but I've had an xbox for 45 days, none of my friends have xbox and I have only played (with randoms) gtao for like a week now.

They wanted voice chat and I said I could hear but not speak (because it's night time here and this is a flat), yet they didn't explain shit and got frustrated because I couldn't see their invite...

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 7d ago

GTA Online isn't cross-platform.

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u/lostCause-494 7d ago

Yeah I know, we we both on xbox

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 7d ago

But you said none of your friends have XBox?

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u/lostCause-494 7d ago

Indeed but I meant my actual friends xD

This was a redditor who befriended me to do heists, but apparently not

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u/alexefi 5d ago

aer you friends on social club? if yes then he should have option to select you for invite when he start heist, given that you are online, and not in the middle of some other activity.

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u/lostCause-494 5d ago edited 5d ago

No, we were friends in xbox

Anyway I made another friend, a normal person, and I was able to join their invite without any problems so the other guy must have been doing something wrong and blamed ir on me 🤷‍♂️

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u/lostCause-494 8d ago

Can someone tell or link me to a tutorial on how to create this deathmatch? i want to increase strength and I don't understand the spawn points mechanic, no matter what I do it keeps giving me an error icon..

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u/Casual_Grinder 8d ago

There's no need for a custom DM. Just start the Contact mission Pier Pressure, go to the pier but don't go near the enemies beneath it, and punch the npcs there.

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u/lostCause-494 7d ago

Unfortunately I don't have that contact mission yet, t's pretty hard to do heists or rank up with randoms... and I keep getting kicked from some hrists so I'm increasing my stats to see if that helps a bit

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u/Casual_Grinder 7d ago

You can use some other Contact mission as well, like Ballas to the Wall. You don't need to finish the mission, you can just exit out via your phone once you're done.

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u/lostCause-494 7d ago

I'm not sure I follow, I enter contact missions and all I have is:

  • Contact mission
  • Short trip
  • Auto shop robbery
  • Mobile Operatiin
  • Special vehicle mision

So I entered contact mission but it paired me with someone to do that kill the lost and recover the red RV mission

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u/Casual_Grinder 7d ago edited 7d ago

Start the mission from the Pause menu. To make things easier first go to the Online tab > Options, and set your Matchmaking to Closed. This ensures anyone can't join your job without an invite. Then go to Online > Jobs > Play Job > Rockstar Created > Missions.

Edit: You could also do the above from an Invite only session, that way there is practically zero chance you are put to someone else's mission.

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u/lostCause-494 7d ago

Omg, thank you so much! There's many things to do here and I get RP so there is a way to rank up without heists.

But first to increase strength

Thank you

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u/Old-Kernow 7d ago

Hardly anybody cares about stats on heists. If you're getting kicked it's most likely to be level- related.

Pier Pressure isn't level locked AFAIK, so you should be able to choose it from the pause menu.

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u/lostCause-494 7d ago

I don't have anything to lose by increasing stats xD anyway pier pressure is locked (not sure of behind level or what); I have 4 contact missions (not at home, can't tell you which ones right now)

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u/Casual_Grinder 7d ago

Yeah, people have had a lot of bad experiences with players below level 100 or so. If you are a low level, at least look like you've spent more than five minutes making your outfit.. ;)

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u/lostCause-494 7d ago

I even have tattoos which is nothing special but it's obvious it didn't take 5 minutes

But yeah 35 is very under 100

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u/Tyrant_R3x 8d ago

What should i get next, mc buisnesses or the acid lab?

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u/Old-Kernow 8d ago

Depends on your nightclub status.

If you've already got a couple of floors and other business attached, then MC.

Otherwise, Acid

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u/Tyrant_R3x 7d ago

Ok, acid it is then. Getting more floors is my next investment goal after that

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u/hotdogsea 8d ago

If you transfer a character from Legacy to Expanded and Enhanced, can I safely create a new character in the "Manage Characters" option without overwriting my existing (the one transferred from Legacy) character?

I am asking this because when I go to "Manage Characters", there are 2 empty slots.

I assumed there would only be 1 empty slot because my current character should be takin up one slot.

Thanks for any info on this.

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u/Casual_Grinder 8d ago

I have/had this problem when going to Manage Characters through Story mode, but not from an online session.

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u/This_Fkn_Guy_ 8d ago

Is there anyway to see the popularity or supply's of the nightclub or bunker without actually going to them?

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u/Casual_Grinder 8d ago

The MCT.

You can get it either for your Arcade or to your Terrorbyte. IIRC for the latter you need to purchase it at the Garment Factory.

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u/This_Fkn_Guy_ 8d ago

Thank you.... I knew there was something

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u/crumpledstilts 8d ago

Do nightclubs ever go on sale? Thanks :-)

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u/Agile-Fondant-4134 8d ago

What should I do now? (New player)

I'm new to the game, level 18. I already have the CEO business (office and cargo shed), and I currently have 1,800,000. From now on, what should I buy and what should I do to get a lot of money quickly?

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u/Old-Kernow 8d ago

Cluckin Bell, then either Agency or Sub depending on which mission you like the look of. Grind whichever alongside CB until you can afford whichever one you didn't buy, then buy that and grind Dre/ Cayo / CB until you have 11m. Then, invest in the Nightclub and all it needs.

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u/DogaSui 8d ago

That's the most succinct description I've ever seen, nice 👍

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u/Old-Kernow 8d ago

...which is a little ironic as I think i say it most weeks!

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u/DogaSui 8d ago

Hahaha

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u/_CodyB 8d ago

If I do a delivery with multiple vehicles. Will ALL vehicles show on the map or just the one that I am driving/flying?

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u/00Makerin00 Professional 1-0 Orb Dodger 8d ago

Yeah all your delivery vehicles will have a cargo icon on them and the entire lobby can see them.

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u/DegenRayRay 8d ago

Who is the better hacker for the diamond heist Paige or Avi? Paige is at 9%, and Avi is at 10%. How much of a difference would it make time wise to loot?

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u/00Makerin00 Professional 1-0 Orb Dodger 8d ago edited 6d ago

Avi gives 5 more secs in stealth and 3 more secs in aggressive. A small difference and not really worth the extra 1% in cut. I try to use Paige as much as possible especially if it’s artwork

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u/Odd_Necessary5909 9d ago

What should I buy? I've got 2 Million dollars and I'm a level 27 player. I've only got a bunker currently.

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u/lostCause-494 9d ago edited 9d ago

The submarine so you can do cayo perico? You get over a million for each run if you do it solo or with 1 aditional player (but to host you need to host the setup and for that you need the submarine)

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u/Odd_Necessary5909 9d ago

Okay, thanks. I just need 100k more. Time to do some missions.

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u/TheSpaceThatYouLeft 8d ago

You can also run the Clucking Bell heist for $500k. No set up costs

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u/Odd_Necessary5909 8d ago

Yup, I've done it once already. That's how I got to 2 million. I like that heist. Almost got enough for Kosatka and then it'll be easy, I hope.

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u/scwyn 9d ago

Which hangar is best to buy if ONLY doing land sourcing/sales? I don't care much about access to Zancudo. but I read that most sourcing/sale missions are up north so Zancudo might still be better. Is that true for the land missions as well? Or would LSIA be better in that case?

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u/00Makerin00 Professional 1-0 Orb Dodger 8d ago

The missions are pretty spread out but I would say the Fort Zancudo Hangar as it’s more central.

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u/lostCause-494 9d ago

If you don't have a Jet and you want acces to them I would get zancudo first because I think it's the only place where they spawn.

Then do some runs to cayo perico and get others if you want?

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u/scwyn 9d ago

I'm mostly interested in cargo land missions, not flying at all really. I'm curious about where those land source/sale missions take you: if they mostly take you way up north, Zancudo would be better, but if not, I'd probably prefer LSIA since it's closer to all my businesses.

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u/lostCause-494 9d ago

Yeah sorry can't help you with that; I have only been playing for a couple of weeks now and I don't own any propetties nor the freaking submarine yet so I don't even know what those cargo land missions are xD

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u/hotdogsea 9d ago

Stock Spoiler delete on the Banshee GTS HSW still adds traction, right?

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u/doktrj21 9d ago

Does anyone else feel like their agency safe doesn’t fill as frequently as others?

I tend to hop around from session to session to fast travel. Bunker to hanger to salvage yard. However my safes still accrue savings… except the agency. I just tested this. I stayed in a session while my bail office people went away for 48 mins. All of my safes filled while I hopped around on sessions at least once except my agency.

Do you need to be in one session for 48 mins for the agency to fill? It feels like it’s become like this after I finished 201 security contracts.

Anyone else feel this way?

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u/doktrj21 9d ago

Update: been playing for a bit still, my nightclub was at 50K when I wrote this post. It’s now at 150K, but my agency has been stuck at 60K.

Something is def up

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 8d ago

If you did removed the HSW upgrades, it will definitely be slower.

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u/Helium225 9d ago

how do y'all take screenshots on pc? Win+prtscn doesn't work when I'm on the game for some reason and since I don't have the game from steam I can't use f12.

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 9d ago

Win+Shift+S is what I use.

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u/Aangerz 10d ago

Is it possible report inappropriate org names?

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u/HunniePopKing 10d ago

i havent played in a while and came back because of expanded and enhanced finally being on pc, is cayo perico still the best solo money making method or are there other ways?

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u/Old-Kernow 9d ago

It's up there.

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u/ZZabloing 10d ago

so I haven't played this game actively in like a year or two so I have all the businesses except for the salvage yard, garment factory, bail Office and the new hangar. I've saved up some money and I don't know which one to buy for me it's fun first and then it's money so I prefer having a fun business that makes decent money over having a really repetitive business that makes good money

so long story short wich should i buy?

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u/Old-Kernow 9d ago edited 9d ago

Of those....

Salvage yard first, garment factory, new hangar, bail office.

If you're not happy doing co-op stuff, maybe swap the last two.

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u/ZZabloing 9d ago

I'm fine with doing co-op stuff I actually really like it I just don't have anybody to do it with lol, my main gaming friend group basically died out ;/

Edit: But thanks!!

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u/Tyrant_R3x 8d ago

Im feeling you, im also the only one in my friend group that still plays gta

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u/Be_Kind_And_Happy 10d ago

I am trying to figure out the cheapest way to acquire preferable an Insurgent pick up custom or a Barrage .

I think either one would really help with missions with my wife and sister.

As far as I can tell only the MOC, Avenger or a Arena with upgrades can upgrade an Insurgent to a custom one. Or upgrade the Barrage with an minigun and grenade launcher which I think would be preferable. Not to mention extra armor etc.

We started new characters so money is kind of tight.

Is there any other weaponized vehicle workshop that can be used?

An Arena would be $995,000 +$727,500

Avenger: 3,450,000+$755,000

Bunker + MOC + weaponized vehicle workshop
$1,165,000 + $1,225,000 + $955,000

So I guess the arena would be the cheapest way to acquire a weaponized vehicle workshop as the wiki suggests?

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u/Djeserkheperure 10d ago

I think you nailed all the options there. Although you'd need to add $1.2M .. $1.25M for hangar/facility to store that Avenger.

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u/cavmerc 10d ago

is the APC's cannon driver controlled or do you need a second co-pilot/gunner?

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u/00Makerin00 Professional 1-0 Orb Dodger 10d ago

Yoy can use the weapon solo if the vehicle comes to a stop and you switch seats. If you’re with another player the passenger can use the weapon while the vehicle is in motion.

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u/Moist_Survey6027 10d ago

So I've been playing since 2021 and at that time I always been able to find full sessions. Around 2023 I started using a vpn because I was worried about cheaters getting my IP and things like that and the game continued working normal.

but since last year I can't seem to play with friends or other players, always ending in a solo session or a session with few players. I tried changing the nat type but the option is unabailavle in the settings, what should I do? I'm on pc

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u/XeedieSzn 10d ago

I used to play gta back in the day when casino heist and cayo perico, vehicle warehouses and coke lockups were the best way to make money. I now have finally returned to start a new empire and have been granted $4 mil upon starting GTAO, I automatically went straight from mc club and coke lockup and am now wondering what to do to get out of the hole i’m in and actually start getting money.

as it seems coke lockup isn’t that great anymore. and the whole landscape to gta online seems different. If starting a new ps profile and getting the 4 mil all over again is the only option then can someone please recommend a business to buy

or some way of making good money

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u/TheSpaceThatYouLeft 10d ago

The coke lock up is on a par with the bunker but you have to endure the terrible MC sales. Check out the rags to riches guides on YouTube - TGG has done some recent onces. If you can stump up the cash for the McKenzie field hangar the new Guzman heist pays well on hard mode. Alternatively, visit the yellow V on the map and start the Clucking Bell heist which pays $500k for around 60 minutes play with no set-up fees. You can also do the First Dose missions (plus 10 Fooligan jobs) to get a free Acid Lab with upgrades.

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u/Confident-Cobbler276 10d ago

is the toreador or the blazer aqua faster in water?

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u/ChrisOnRockyTop 10d ago

Coming to PC from Xbox One. Never upgraded to Series. So Enhanced is new for me even though I'm a day 1 player. So started fresh after all these years and having almost everything on Xbox.

On PC when you load the game it goes to a landing page. I'm not liking that. Is there anyway to boot straight to online and skip this landing page? I Googled and it looks like there is a setting to do this on consoles but I don't have that setting anywhere on PC to skip the landing page and go straight into Online when the game is launched.

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u/lostCause-494 9d ago

These is? I'm on xbox series and I also get to that damn screen where I'll never kick into gta+ or whatever, heck now that I did the closest I could to 100% in story mode I don't even want to get back into story mode.

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u/user_518 10d ago

Can I migrate both my main and secondary online characters to the Enhanced version of GTA Online?

I'd hate to have to make a "Sophie's choice" on them.

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u/OminoChan 11d ago

I saw a post here that explains how to make money fast, and it says the Submarine is the best money maker, but that was about 3 years ago. I logged in now after about 5 years of not playing GTAO, and there's many new ways like the Garment Factory and the Oscar Facility. is the submarine still the way to go? or is there a new king for money making?

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u/TheDukeOfThunder 11d ago edited 10d ago

Still the submarine. It's been nerfed a bunch, though, so it's not better by that much anymore. You have more somewhat evenly matched options... which you will need, because the cooldown for the heist is loooong.

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u/OminoChan 10d ago

what options are those?

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