When the massive San Andreas Mercenaries content expansion comes to GTA Online, it will also include a large number of significant improvements to the game. In a new post on the game’s official site, Rockstar developers detailed some of the biggest changes coming to GTAO, all of which will be keenly appreciated by the community.
Vehicles
- When filing a Mors Mutual Insurance claim, the ability to claim all destroyed vehicles at once.
- Mors Mutual will no longer charge for recovering Personal Vehicles destroyed during contact missions.
- Custom description tags for garages to help quickly locate your favorite rides when calling the Mechanic.
- The ability to select from individual floors when requesting vehicles from the Eclipse Blvd Garage.
- Pressing D-Pad Right will engage Stealth Mode on the new F-160 Raiju Plane. Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) will move to L3/LS. Holding L3/LS when flying all VTOL aircraft will switch it into and out of VTOL mode.
- The option to re-request an active Mobile Operations Center, Avenger, or Terrorbyte delivered closer to your location via the Interaction Menu.
- Additional filters for Race types when browsing the Jobs Menu.
- The Willard Eudora and Albany Classique Broadway will be eligible for Taxi Work when using Taxi Liveries.
- Lesser-used vehicles will be removed from in-game websites to streamline the browsing experience. These vehicles will occasionally be made available via showrooms, The Lucky Wheel, and other places.
Gameplay
- A new Register as a Boss option in the Interaction Menu, merging SecuroServ and Motorcycle Club.
- A Buy All option when purchasing Body Armor at Ammu-Nation. Rank requirements for Body Armor are also being removed.
- Body Armor will be restocked after Quick Restarting a mission, matching the same Body Armor levels as when first entering the lobby.
- When equipping Body Armor via the Weapon Wheel, the type of Armor used will be relative to how much damage the player has taken.
- Players will no longer receive phone calls from Tom Connors or English Dave when parachuting or in freefall.
- Madrazo Dispatch Services no longer requires multiple players and can be taken on solo.
- Alternative sprint control (hold to sprint) in the Settings Menu.
- Players can select a name for their Acid product (via the Interaction Menu) to receive a 5% sell bonus.
- Rank requirements for Daily Objectives will be removed to allow more players to participate.
Balance
- Payouts on many Collectibles and Events — such as Buried Stashes and Treasure Chests — will be increased.
- Rebalancing the weapons on the P-996 Lazer and Mammoth Hydra (Freemode only).
- The Orbital Cannon can no longer be instantly reset or refunded to prevent players from being repeatedly targeted.
Another cool feature coming to the game is the brand-new Career Progress which allows budding criminals to track their activities. The feature showcases progression through the criminal ranks as you work to establish your empire. Currently, this will only be available to next-gen players on PS5 and XBSX/S.
Lastly, a number of new features are coming that will definitely appeal to creators.
Check out all of the details by visiting the GTA Online official site.
