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| - With the actual update being released, it only improved anti-cheat measures and fixed more exploits, such as buying certain vehicles that required a rank to be met and the exploit to buy the Collector's Edition vehicles without owning said edition.
* Improved anti-cheat measures
* Fix for several GTA$ and RP exploits
* Mechanic no longer delivers Personal Vehicles; the Personal Vehicles just spawn nearby.
* Rat-Loader is now counted as a muscle car and can be stored in garages.
* Valentine's Day Massacre Special is released.
* A player who kills a passive player must now pay their hospital bills
* Fix for incorrect time display on the Bad Sport pool timer
* Fix for several exploits that allowed duplication of vehicles
* Fix for several exploits that allowed too much RP during missions
* Fix for issues with Cornrows haircut
* Fix for issue causing characters to become bald after using a mask
* Fix for Story Mode issue where all shops could remain closed with their blips missing
* A new “Blow Kiss” Celebration has been added. Show some love.
* Corrected an issue where a player could become stuck when entering a Garage for the first time.
* Fixed an issue where rank was displayed incorrectly in the Friends section of the Leaderboard.
* Fixed an issue where lower-level players had access to vehicles from Pegasus they should not have had.
* Players who have received their shared cash limit for the day will now be greyed out in the Share list.
* A Next Job Voting Screen has been added after Random Event Missions.
* Fixed an issue where players were able to gain access to Michael’s house in Online.
* Fixed an issue where players could earn too much RP per Job in some situations.
* The Give Cash option has been removed from the Interaction menu.
* An option has been added to the Inventory menu to allow players to auto-equip purchased body armor.
* The House icon on the minimap in Capture mode now flashes when holding a package and the icon on the floor is permanent through the match.
* Fixed an issue where a player could become invisible and unblipped by jumping onto truck as it entered a modshop.
* Fixed an issue where players were not earning JP for finishing second or below in some Jobs.
* Players no longer receive any reimbursement for resprays from the Import / Export awards.
* New animations have been added for when a player chooses to Shoplift.
* Added an acknowledgement window to prevent accidental deletion of characters.
* Resolved an issue where players could fall through the world after dying for the first time and seeing the Kifflom cutscene.
* Fixed an issue where players were able to teleport around the map by using Playlists.
* Functionality has been added to the game in order to allow easier recovery of vehicles form the Impound yard.
* Players can no longer call for Ammo Drops while weapon-locked.
* Fixed multiple issues where players were able to duplicate vehicles.
* Corrected an exploit where players were able to exploit discounted vehicles for gain.
* Fixed an exploit where players without special edition DLC could access certain restricted vehicles.
* Corrected an issue where players could receive multiple RP bonuses for liked content.
* Fixed an issue where players could receive the incorrect value of RP for having their UGC Job liked whilst on another job.
* Fixed an issue where players could occasionally receive incorrect RP for playing UGC content with others.
* Corrected an issue where players could lose mods when purchasing Shark Cards whilst in LS Customs.
* Fixed an issue where some vehicles were being sold for a lower price than normal in LS Customs.
* Fixed an issue where ramps in UGC Races were not allowing players to progress over them. This primarily affects motorcycles and bicycles progressing over the “Large Ramp”.
* Packages now have height indicators to indicate whether they are above or below a player.
* Cornrows now clear normally after haircuts. If you have cornrows stuck on your character, please choose any new haircut at a nearby barber shop.
* Added functionality to allow passengers into a Personal Vehicle, but only the owner into the driver’s seat.
* Players can now quit the Leaderboard whilst awaiting 50% of Racers to finish.
* A confirmation screen has been added for the “Purchase All Ammo” option for purchases over $10,000.
* Fixed an issue where a player could become stuck in the shower after joining a friend’s session via the friends tab whilst in the shower.
* Added functionality to allow players to see their death location on the pause menu map for a short time after respawning.
* Players can now replay Contact Missions via the Pause menu.
* Added functionality when signing into a GTA: Online session to let players know how many of their friends are online in other sessions.
* Fixed an issue where characters became bald after buying and trying on Masks.
* Corrected an issue where players were occasionally spawning too close to where they had died previously.
* Added a “Random” button to the vehicle selection screen when entering a Race.
* Respawn invincibility has been reduced to 2 seconds in all modes except Deathmatches.
* There is now an option to choose a Spawn Location in the Interaction Menu.
* Cash rewards earned from Vs Deathmatches have been changed to allow for better structure and rewards.
* Added functionality to show player height during Missions where players are in air vehicles.
* Corrected an issue where the good sport discount was not being applied correctly.
* Added a warning screen when saving a new Personal Vehicle over an older destroyed one.
* Fixed an incorrect message shard when a player and a power player killed each other at the same time.
* New icons have been added to the Next Job Voting Screen to help distinguish Job types.
* Fixed an issue where Vote Kick was not working correctly.
* MVPs in Team Deathmatches & CTFs now get a bonus Job Point.
* Corrected a translation issue for players downloading jobs in different languages.
* Removed incorrect text about enemy blips in the Deathmatch Power play help text.
* Added a new option in the Inventory menu to allow a player to set their Hat to be kept on when using a motorcycle.
* Corrected an issue where players were not able to sell some of their vehicles in LS Customs.
* Players will now always respawn with ammo if they die in a Deathmatch, rather than respawning with a weapon that has no ammo.
* Players abandoned by their Rally co-driver are moved into spectate instead of being removed from the job.
* Bounty Payoff system added to allow players to start playlists who have Bounties, so long as they can pay the value of the Bounty.
* The Character Creator layout has been updated. Lifestyle now appears above Heritage and Gender has been moved to the top of the Heritage section.
* Fixed an exploit where players could gain unlimited RP during Missions.
* NPC bounties can no longer be triggered by stealing a Tank.
* Ammo Drops have now been disabled in Vehicle Deathmatches.
* Players are no longer able to use the Kill Yourself option in Air Races.
* The Clothing Store Clerk is now invincible during the GTA: Online opening Missions.
* Fixed an issue where players were unable to drop the Pistol .50 despite being able to drop other Special Edition weapons.
* Spectators can now hear everyone during a free for all Deathmatch.
* Players should no longer be able to access North Yankton in Online.
* Players can now use bank cash for vending machines.
* Fixed issue where passenger could get stuck without HUD elements if driver left game while exiting garage.
* Fixed issue where players could get stuck in garage elevator if transitioning between apartment and garage at same time as another player.
* Fixed an issue with names not appearing in the Mors Mutual Insurance menu when insurance was paid by other players.
* Fixed issue with cash sometimes failing to drop out of an armored truck robbery after blowing open the rear doors with a sticky bomb.
* Added a splash across the screen to create a more obvious warning when the player leaves the Survival bounds.
* Fixed an issue where helicopters in Survival would sometimes get stuck at the boundary of the Survival and not fly towards the action area.
* Fixed an issue in Survival where enemy peds would sometimes navigate quite far away from the main action area, making them difficult to target.
* Fixed an issue in Survival where enemy peds would sometimes have regular pedestrian models.
* Fixed an issue where players would sometime get stuck in the sky after quick restarting a contact mission.
* Fixed an issue where the difficulty multiplier was not correctly applying to cash rewards.
* Fixed an exploit where players could continually farm enemies in certain Missions.
* Fixed an exploit where players could farm RP by picking up and dropping Mission objectives.
* Fixed an issue that caused Jobs to launch early if the player had no cash available for betting.
* The “Created By” field when viewing Rockstar verified Jobs now uses the creator’s Social Club name.
* Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on a black screen when joining a Survival in progress.
* Added a screen for notifying players when GTA Online is down for maintenance.
* Cash that is able to be shared with other players has now been capped.
* The amount a Vehicle can be sold for immediately after modding it (without Insurance and a Tracker) in LS Customs has now been capped.
* Fixed an issue where a player could spawn with arms missing/random clothes after wearing Christmas present clothing, then rebooting without Christmas present extra content.
* Fixed an issue where a player could become stuck on a black screen if they tried to join a friend’s game through their friends list.
* When a player is banned from GTA Online they are now immediately sent back to Single Player.
* The Mechanic has now been removed when delivering a Personal Vehicle. The vehicle is now spawned nearby instead.
* Added a new option to the Interaction Menu that lowers the attack priority against Friends.
* When changing Masks, Hats, or Glasses via the Inventory the close-up camera no longer turns on if player is in a combat stance.
* eCola can now be drunk when Parachuting. No animation will played in this case.
* A Personal Vehicle option has been added to the Quick GPS list in the Interaction Menu.
* The lobby start timer for Rally Race will no longer begin until a minimum of 4 players have joined.
* Solo players in Race now earn cash.
* Fixed an issue in Parachuting where large amounts of cash were being incorrectly awarded.
* Fixed an issue where with flashing button prompts in the transition to Leaderboards.
* Fixed an issue where a player could become stuck on a loading screen when joining a friend’s session during a Mission replay and choosing to spectate.
* Fixed an issue where Betting winnings could be incorrectly attributed.
* Fixed an issue where a Leaderboard could be missing columns after completing a Mission.
* Fixed an issue where players could be informed they had won a Deathmatch when they had not.
* Fixed an issue where players were occasionally and randomly losing Insurance on their vehicles.
* Redwood Cigarette coupons now affect Hospital bill reductions properly.
* Corrected an issue where purchasing/removing a Tattoo could cause the incorrect tattoo name to show up when it is being purchased/removed.
* Fixed an issue where occasionally players did not have to pay for weapons.
* Corrected an issue where players lost all ammo when dying with a Minigun, Grenade Launcher, or RPG equipped.
* The price of a Merryweather Airstrike has been reduced.
* Fixed an issue where the option to delete a character did not work with Asian, Russian and German languages.
* Fixed an issue where attacking enemies in the green circle before a Crate Drop would cause the crate not to drop.
* Fixed an issue where replacing one Personal Vehicle for another in Online would make the original not visible in the Garage and only retrievable via the Mechanic.
* Fixed an issue where masks could be removed from a player in a performing the Smoking animation.
* Players now have the ability to highlight their own blip during Missions.
* Head to Head mode is no longer in Beta.
* Fixed issue where Leaderboard option was missing from mini-game coronas.
* Corrected a small issue where Elf Hats remained on players after the Christmas DLC.
* After timing out players are no longer returned to *Single Player but will be returned to Online in a new lobby when they choose to return after being kicked.
* Matchmaking option is now available within Minigames, defaulting to ‘Off’.
* Team colors are now used for “Wasted” messages.
* The option to turn off Slipstreaming in Races has been added.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible to waste a vehicle boost in a Race whilst on foot.
* Rockstar Verified Jobs will now have the ”R* Verified” logo over the photo within coronas.
* Enemy players’ blips will now show on the mini map if they are in a player’s direct line of sight.
* Removed Rockstar logo for display of Rockstar Verified jobs in the pause menu. This is to help in differentiating between Rockstar Created & Rockstar Verified.
* Passengers are no longer stuck respawning if the driver completes the Rally without them.
* Fixed an exploit where it was possible for players to repeatedly kill enemies in Missions without completing the Mission.
* Fixed an exploit where it was possible to kick another player from a session without the required amount of votes.
* Fixed an issue where it was occasionally possible for a character’s face to change after applying a title update.
* Fixed an issue where a player’s map blip and HUD could go missing after accepting a NPC invite while in the cinema.
* Fixed an issue where Races could be held up by lobby hosts going AFK.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible to sell a vehicle immediately after purchasing it for a much higher price.
* Fixed an issue where players could be forced into strange poses when being shot when using the switch menu.
* Fixed an issue where vehicles were going missing from player’s garages.
* Fixed an issue where the Pistol .50 was not being taken into account when being used for the “Pistol Whipped” award.
* Fixed an issue where blips showed incorrectly in Survivals.
* Corrected a spawning issue with Boats.
* Fixed an issue with characters overlapping when viewing hairstyles in the Hairdressers / Barbers.
* Catch-Up is now turned off in Races when only one Checkpoint remains.
* Corrected an issue where first place messages were being shown incorrectly.
* Fixed an issue where a player's vehicle was damaged when it was driven into a garage.
* Fixed an issue in the Del Perro Apartments where the buzzer does not work when another player is in the garage.
* Fixed an issue where weapons were available in normal (non-GTA) races after dying.
* Fixed several exploits where players were able to duplicate vehicles.
* Fixed an issue where players could become stuck when entering another player’s garage as a passenger in that player’s vehicle.
* Fixed an issue where a player could become stuck if buzzed into an apartment and immediately left.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible for players to appear in odd positions when selecting to trade a car for a bike whilst in their garage.
* Fixed an exploit where it was possible to set bounties on idle players in Deathmatches.
* Fixed an issue where horns did not play their previews fully in LS Customs.
* Fixed an issue where players could potentially be moved between garages when the owner left the game.
* Fixed an issue where players were not kicked from their apartment after buying one in the same building.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible for players in the same Crew to not be placed together.
* Added audio to allow players to know when their team / the opposing team has delivered a package.
* Height indication arrows have been enabled for players in Versus Missions and CTF.
* Fixed an issue with “Timed Out” errors when attempting to join Online from the boot Online option.
* Fixed an exploit where players were able to sell free DLC vehicles.
* Fixed an issue where custom vehicles could sometimes be used in locked UGC races.
* If a Race is locked to a Sanchez model, the player will now be able to pick both the normal and livery version of the Sanchez.
* Fixed an issue where invites to Contact Missions could read as “0 players”.
* Added functionality to allow Personal Vehicle delivery for when a player is close to their garage.
* Fixed an issue where using the Quick GPS before leaving an apartment would not always select the closest location.
* The Quick GPS list now contains the Wanted Vehicle option for Simeon.
* Earrings are now removed when a player puts on a Mask.
* Fixed an issue where Lamar would play the wrong celebration animation if he wins the turtorial race.
* Fixed an issue where there would be a slight delay on some celebration animations.
* Fixed an issue where an incorrect player name would be displayed above Lamar on celebration screens.
* Fixed an issue where some celebrations would clip the camera.
* Players in the Cheater Pool will now see a release date rather than a countdown of how long they have left.
* Fixed an issue where Aim Settings were not saving correctly when accepting invites into sessions with different Aim Settings.
* Fixed an issue where a version of the Sanchez did not have all of the modding options available to it.
* Fixed an issue where players could become stuck when entering their garage if a secondary player was in their garage at the same location.
* Fixed an issue where using animations to end a phone call could block them from being used again.
* The Barber Shop and Tattoo Parlour have been added to the Quick GPS option.
* Fixed an exploit where players could teleport into locked vehicles.
* Fixed an issue where players could become stuck watching their cars drive around at the end of a Race.
* Fixed an issue where the incorrect player name could be highlighted on Leaderboards.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible to receive no Cash or RP for finishing first in a Parachuting Race.
* "Sudden Death" (next point wins) and "All Points" (all packages need to be collected) options have been added to Capture Jobs to prevent matches ending in draws.
* Players can now view the Map in Deathmatch, Survival, LTS, and Capture lobbies. This also displays the weapon / health pickup locations that exist within each individual Job.
* Clarified "Rank" in the Job description, which now reads as "Opens at Rank".
* Fixed an issue where losing players in Capture Jobs were not awarded Cash.
* Fixed an issue where if the player chose to skip the tutorial, there was sometimes a delay before the clothes shops opened.
* Fixed an issue where players would occasionally appear to one another in the Elevator if they transitioned into an Apartment at the same time.
* Fixed multiple exploits where players could duplicate vehicles.
* Fixed an issue where vehicles could appear in multiple garage instances causing collision issues and explosions.
* Players will now be removed from their vehicles if they choose to replace it via the Internet whilst they are in their garage. This will fix an issue where vehicles could be ordered but never arrive.
* Fixed an issue where players could occasionally be given the incorrect amount of RP for beating Race World Records.
* Fixed an issue where the Buzzard Gunner overlay would occasionally appear on Next Job Voting Screens.
* Fixed multiple exploits where players were able to move a variety of non-allowed vehicles into Online.
* If a Job has a Cash or RP multiplier attached to it (this occurs on event weekends), this will show up on the Next Job Voting Screen.
* Fixed an issue where a player in a Race would occasionally get ticker feed messages saying they had overtaken another player when they had not.
* Fixed an issue where Quick Join would occasionally not work properly when attempting to join a Contact Mission.
* Fixed a grammatical issue with the Sanchez motorbikes on the vehicle selection screen.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible for a player to have their Strength stat reset.
* Fixed an issue where Armoured Trucks could continually spawn.
* Fixed an exploit where the player can gain RP for dying with a wanted level while in the army base / prison while on Missions.
* Fixed an issue where purchasing ammo for a dropped weapon could occasionally allow it to be saved to the player’s character.
* Fixed an exploit where players could duplicate their Personal Vehicles by blocking the entrance to their garage.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible for a player to get stuck after using Quick Save whilst in the impound lot.
* Fixed an issue where cash was occasionally being paid out incorrectly after Races.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible for a player to receive the incorrect RP after completing a Contact Mission.
* Fixed an issue where if a player drank Whisky in their apartment until they passed out, this could cause a clone to appear who would then attack them.
* A new feed has been added for during transitions into and out of GTA Online sessions and Jobs. These show how many Jobs a player has played of each type, as well as how many Missions from each Contact the player has played out of those available to them at their Rank.
* Fixed an issue where incorrect error messages could show when attempting to join a GTA Online session.
* Fixed an issue where non-player characters could spawn into player apartments.
* Fixed an exploit where players were able to steal one another’s vehicles.
* Fixed an issue with the Grotti logo used in vehicle descriptions in garages.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible for players to become stuck after the tutorial Mission cutscene completing.
* Fixed an issue where players could lose vehicles by having them delivered to a garage without actually owning a garage.
* Fixed an issue where personal vehicles had to be claimed on Insurance despite not being destroyed.
* Fixed an issue where the dialogue box for Mors Mutual Insurance would only show up very briefly.
* Fixed an issue where the cost of reclaiming the Rat Loader could change depending on how many vehicles there were in the reclaim list.
* Fixed an issue where a player could occasionally crash when entering a Job corona.
* Fixed an issue where Rockstar Verified Jobs could display incorrect information on the Social Club website.
* Fixed an issue where players were unable to Save or Publish created content if the Microsoft Points symbol was used in the description.
* Fixed an issue where players could change positions very quickly when passing through Checkpoints in Races.
* Fixed an issue where the ticker feed would show that a player has moved into first place in Races when they were already in first place.
* Team Balancing will be on permanently and by default for all Capture Jobs.
* Fixed an issue where a player could become stuck viewing an Apartment when trying to buzz a remote player into their garage.
* Fixed an issue where the Next Job Voting Screen became corrupted and was missing descriptive text.
* Fixed an issue where Personal Vehicles could lose Insurance if their garage slot was changed.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible to become stuck on a black screen after signing out of a PSN Profile whilst in the Creator.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible to time out when accepting an invite to a friend’s Online session whilst in the Creator.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible to use the phone when testing jobs in the Creator.
* Corrected an issue where it was possible to gain Awards and RP after blowing up vehicles in the test mode of the Creator.
* Fixed an issue where players could occasionally not respawn correctly if they were killed in a boat.
* Fixed an issue where the player character model could show in the Creator in the top-down sky view.
* Fixed an exploit where players had the ability to reclaim an uninsured Personal Vehicle via Mors Mutual Insurance.
* Fixed an issue where vehicles could spawn in random locations under bridges if initially placed on bridges.
* Fixed an issue where the Character Creator would not be able to create new Characters after being turned off when deleting a character.
* Fixed an exploit where players were able to disable Bounties placed on them.
* Fixed an issue where it was possible to lose all player control after speed-scrolling through menus.
* Fixed an issue where it was occasionally possible for enemies to spawn inside locked buildings during gang attacks.
* Fixed an issue where players could be unable to make any phone calls during Contact Missions.
* Fixed an issue where button prompts could occasionally show up during the Online intro cutscene from non-related events.
* Fixed an issue where the Whisky bottle in an Apartment could become invisible to other players after drinking from it.
* Fixed an issue where players could become stuck on a black screen / permanent loading screen when joining GTA Online with a fresh character after installing the Business Pack.
* Fixed an issue where players could load back into Online with invisible arms and feet and an entirely new outfit after updating the game.
* Fixed an issue where signing out of the Creator could hang the game.
* Fixed an issue where activity prompts such as drinking wine could show to players invited to Apartments but these prompts could not be followed.
* Fixed an issue where the player would no longer receive contact missions from Trevor after the player joined a Job and then returned to Online.
* Fixed an issue where players were receiving too much RP after Races.
* Fixed an issue in Rally Races where it was occasionally possible for players to receive ticker feed messages and RP rewards for overtaking when no overtaking had occurred.
* Fixed an issue where players could be taken to the wrong session or job after the Next Job Voting Screen.
* Fixed an issue where the quick restart option on the Test option for the Creator would just take the player back to the Creator, rather than restarting the Test Job.
* Fixed an issue where players could receive messages that they had not yet unlocked some Missions despite them being available in the Start menu.
* Fixed an issue where the incorrect screen could show after completing a job created in the Creator.
* Fixed an issue where the incorrect Job type could show up in the phone invite and ticker message when received.
* Story Mode Changes
* Fixed an issue where players could fail the "Monkey Business" Mission by dropping a Mission objective.
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