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Weekly Event (23rd Jan 2025) - Celebrate Lunar New Year with New Races, a New Collectible and Rewards; Get Cobwebs Out of Your Nightclub Warehouse, & More!


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Spider-Vice

This week and until 29th January, the Year of the Snake looms over San Andreas! This means that celebrations for Lunar New Year start, with new Lunar New Year-themed Stunt Races, a new collectible based on the ancient Yuanbao currency, a limited-time livery, and rewards!

Alongside ringing in the Lunar New Year, clear your Nightclub of cobwebs by getting a bonus on your Nightclub income,double the cash, RP and goods by working with Yohan Blair in sourcing goods for your Nightclub, and more!

 


Year of the Snake: Lunar New Year Looms with New Stunt Races, Liveries and Rewards

Lunar New Year is almost here, and as per usual, celebrations start getting prepared across San Andreas! A light show from fireworks, traditional lanterns, themed decorations, clothing - and this year, even more - brand-new Stunt Races join the fray! Filled with decorative elements that will make you feel like you're celebrating Lunar New Year even if you don't celebrate it, three new races will be available starting this week, with rewards for playing at least one.

Alongside those, some odd reports of Yuanbao currency artifacts start appearing on LifeInvader and Bleeter... but don't fret, you can collect all 36 of them for rewards! Can't find them? Why not also dust off your Terrorbyte and check if it has the new collectible finder enabled?

With all of this, Maibatsu makes available a brand-new limited-time livery for their Penumbra FF, and you can log-in any time until 12th February (oh look, it's the my birthday that day!) to receive additional rewards.

As such, until 12th February, ring in the snake - and I don't mean the government:

 

  • New Lunar New Year Stunt Races
    • Play any Lunar New Year Stunt Race to receive the limited-time livery for the Maibatsu Penumbra FF
    • 2x GTA$ and RP on the New Lunar New Year Races
  • New Yuanbao Collectibles
    • Collect all 36 Yuanbao to receive the Gold Snake Santo Capra Outfit
  • Log-in any time until 12th February to receive:
    • Black Snake Yogarishima Outfit
    • Red Serpent Leather Jacket
    • Snake Soul Pendant
    • Snake King Pendant
    • Red Snake Soul Cap
    • Gray Snake King Cap

 

 


Revisit Your Nightclub for Bonuses in Your Safe, Plus Extra Yohan Mission Goods

Admit it, you've missed grabbing your phone, calling one of the last contacts in your alphabetical list, and hearing "Yohan Blair speaking- oh hi Boss!" multiple times a day. Poor Yohan can be a shy gentleman, but he is one of your warehouse saviours by sourcing goods whenever, wherever he can find them.

This week, it's time to dust off your Nightclub and perhaps even bring the celebrities in once again, as your safe will be filled with twice the cash this week (if it remains popular, you get more, remember!), and Yohan Blair will be not only earning you extra cash and RP for your sourcing efforts, but also managing to source double the Goods, so you can get your Nightclub properly filled up. Perhaps your buyers will get generous soon... or at least you'd hope.

 

  • 2x GTA$ on Nightclub Daily Income
  • 2x GTA$, RP and Goods on Nightclub Goods Missions from Yohan Blair

 

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By watawata_works on Twitter (source)

 


Discounts

GTA+ Gun Van discount is noted in a Rockstar-like colour.

 

30% off

  • Nightclub Properties, Upgrades and Modifications
  • Annis 300R
  • Maibatsu Penumbra FF
  • Invetero Coquette D10
  • Albany V-STR
  • Lampadati Pigalle
  • Declasse Vamos
  • Hijak Ruston

 

40% off

  • Buckingham Volatus

 

Gun Van:

  • 30% off: Tactical SMG
  • 50% off: Heavy Rifle
  • FREE: El Strickler Military Rifle

 

 

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By @kurvenflo (source)

 


Miscellaneous

FIB Priority File

Every week, Jodi Marshall finds a special opportunity for those enrolled in her machinations at Lester's old Garment Factory. They pay better, and you still stop whatever CEO, mogul or military outfit from doing their thing! The current active Priority FIB file is The Black Box File.

 

Salvage Yard Vehicles & Robberies

Each week, Jamal and Yusuf Amir find some brand-new vehicles for you to source for your Chop Shop, and for Jamal to perhaps plaster all over Snapmatic and other social media. This week, check out the following propositions:

  • The Cargo Ship Robbery: Vapid Clique

  • The Duggan Robbery: Vapid Dominator ASP

  • The Podium Robbery: Truffade Thrax

 

The Diamond Casino & Resort Lucky Wheel

Lunar New Year is coming, and this should yet again be a reason for celebration at The Diamond as well! Later this year will be its 6th year of operation, and no heist, no Podium storage robbery will make them buckle or close - all the cash that those absolute, to quote Diamond staff - "dumbasses" - spend on their machines which haven't had an audit in those 6 years, and all the money that Felipe helps raise for his injury fundraiser, because of course no one in The Diamond leadership will help with the fact he is still punched in the face multiple times a day. Perhaps when we get to a future where we can install cybernetic implants Felipe can finally give folks a taste of their own medicine.

Meanwhile at the Lucky Wheel, and you know you wanna spin it to try for the big thing, a classic takes over the attractive, oddly mesmerising rotating podium. Approach the Wheel, perform any rituals or prayers, get a fortune reading and spin it as hard as you can for a chance to win a Grotti Stinger GT.

 

Los Santos Car Meet Prize Ride

This week, the Los Santos Car Meet is likely gonna see a bit of a surge in Maibatsu Penumbra FF's being modded. After all it is a Japanese tuner, and Lunar New Year is here with a brand-new livery quite a few folks may wanna rock around the city and in races.

Despite that, the Prize Ride vehicle on top of that Slamtruck is getting heavier this week, and don't let yourself be tricked by its large rear, it may be more performant than you think... Just don't be a literal loser at racing:

  • Win in the LS Car Meet Series for 3 days in a row to win the Übermacht Rebla GTS.

 

For testing and/or buying this week:

  • Lampadati Pigalle (also 30% off) (R)

  • Benefactor Feltzer (R)

  • Declasse Vamos (also 30% off) (R)

 

Hao's Special Works Premium Test Ride (PlayStation 5/Xbox Series):

  • Grotti Turismo Classic

 

Premium Deluxe Motorsport

  • Western Daemon  (R)
  • Hijak Ruston (also 30% off) (R)

  • Dundreary Landstalker XL (R)

  • Dewbauchee Rapid GT (R)

  • Canis Bodhi (R)

 

Luxury Autos

  • Invetero Coquette D1
  • Grotti Turismo Omaggio

 

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By @IceDree (source)

 

Time Trials and Premium Races

This week across the state of San Andreas, find the following time trials and premium race.

  • Muscle Premium Race: Muscle In
  • Regular Time Trial: Down Chiliad
  • HSW Time Trial: Pacific Bluffs to Mount Gordo

 

Weekly Challenge

Starting with the Chop Shop DLC, citizens all across the state now don't only have a few daily objectives to perform, but also a weekly challenge, for a free GTA$100K:

  • Win any 2 Stunt Races

 

 

More info on the Rockstar Newswire

<- Previous Event Week

 

As this is a preview, any information in this post is subject to change and any corrections or missing details will be added as found.

The descriptions are my own creative descriptions of things and are not information given by Rockstar or official game lore, unless otherwise specified. A simple brief + list of the Event is given to fan pages - all descriptions, parody, etc. are my own.

(R)Vehicles that were removed from the shops but can now be acquired/won again that week

 

Edited by Spider-Vice
Added Newswire
Grinch of Los Santos

Fireworks and such? Interesting, is that just our firework launcher or an in-game show or is it placeable fireworks making a return? Lanterns ... is this in place of Jack-o-lanterns? What's that about? 

Spider-Vice
3 minutes ago, Grinch of Los Santos said:

Fireworks and such? Interesting, is that just our firework launcher or an in-game show or is it placeable fireworks making a return? Lanterns ... is this in place of Jack-o-lanterns? What's that about? 

Flavour text I added lol. The actual R* brief does mention fireworks but I believe those may be in the races. The races will have lots of new props and stuff.

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Robin1996ify
8 minutes ago, Spider-Vice said:

Play any Lunar New Year Stunt Race to receive the limited-time livery for the Maibatsu Penumbra FF

 

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As for the yuanbao, i'll be using the "all yuanbao locations" video because i don't pay 1,3 million for an overpriced scanner for my Terrorbyte.

7 minutes ago, Grinch of Los Santos said:

Fireworks and such? Interesting, is that just our firework launcher or an in-game show or is it placeable fireworks making a return? Lanterns ... is this in place of Jack-o-lanterns? What's that about? 

Tied to new props within the Lunar New Year stunt races with effects like fireworks.

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Grinch of Los Santos
3 minutes ago, Spider-Vice said:

Flavour text I added lol. The actual R* brief does mention fireworks but I believe those may be in the races. The races will have lots of new props and stuff.

1 minute ago, Tez2 said:

Tied to new props within the Lunar New Year stunt races with effects like fireworks.

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There goes my hopes and dreams of returning 2014 fireworks.

12 minutes ago, Robin1996ify said:

As for the yuanbao, i'll be using the "all yuanbao locations" video because i don't pay 1,3 million for an overpriced scanner for my Terrorbyte.

Video? Meh 😅
https://gtaweb.eu/gtao-map/ls/-/yuanbao

ALifeOfMisery

I guess I'll do one, and only the one, stunt race for the livery.

 

On a positive note, I can pick up a a Feltzer as I continue to replace cars I previously sold due to the lack of garage space.

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Still no Entity XF. The main concern was off since it's a Seasonal Event Week, very nice Year of the Snake pendants.


Been comparing my list (standby for Jericho-posting) and the wiki... there are Adversary Modes that I'm wondering when the Hell did any of these last get attention?

Spoiler
  • Keep the Pace
  • Offense Defense
  • Rhino Hunt
  • Turf Wars
  • Land Grab
  • Dawn Raid
  • Power Mad
  • Air Quota

I'll tell you another thing, if they haven't got a Bombushka Run (Remix) in mind with the Titan 250D, or a focus on new Vespucci Job modes making use of our Personal Police Vehicles, along with all those Cop Outfits sitting in the files - then something's gone wrong directorially.

 

Spoiler

... checking the wiki to check the 250 D's actual name, I guess there's at least one mode we can expect April 17th?

 

 

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Moonshine Wagon Fan

I will buy the Penumbra FF and get the limited time livery for it.

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Clayverlags
1 minute ago, Zak Ras said:

I guess there's at least one mode we can expect April 17th?

420 Running Back / Hunting Pack (Get Lamar)

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Robin1996ify
7 minutes ago, Moonshine Wagon Fan said:

I will buy the Penumbra FF and get the limited time livery for it.

 

Same, if it means to play that stunt race with griefers, ugh!

 

I was expecting the livery to be claimable through buying the car from Simeon or Car Meet (which would also unlocks it like how they did it previously with limited time liveries like the Rock n Roll legends livery for the Comet S2).

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I sure hope R* didn’t clean the dust off the script they used for 72-hour vehicle livery rewards in 2021 to reuse it for this one, and the livery is hopefully unlocked through the background. Otherwise, I reckon we'll see cousins of CLErox asking the same question.

ALifeOfMisery
3 minutes ago, Robin1996ify said:

Same, if it means to play that stunt race with griefers, ugh!

I'll probably just AFK my way to a DNF and hope that's good enough.

 

Man, I f*cking hate stunt races.

Spider-Vice
maxon1196
2 minutes ago, Tez2 said:

I sure hope R* didn’t clean the dust off the script they used for 72-hour vehicle livery rewards in 2021 to reuse it for this one, and the livery is hopefully unlocked through the background. Otherwise, I reckon we'll see cousins of CLErox asking the same question.

Well, latest 72 hours awards system works kinda well, hope we ain't getting problems with it. Otherwise, gonna spam Support with tickets :shillkek:

1 minute ago, Spider-Vice said:

No mention of 72 hours in this one, so... We'll see.

Did they mention it for the Merryweather hoodie in preview mail tho? I think we found it out in the newswire article.

Spider-Vice
11 minutes ago, maxon1196 said:

Did they mention it for the Merryweather hoodie in preview mail tho?

They did, I did mention last week I missed it.

maxon1196
3 minutes ago, Spider-Vice said:

They did, I did mention last week I missed it.

Oh, I see now. Well, it kinda sounds like a 72 hours award but we'll see.

They should've just given us double cash on nightclub sell missions to go along with the 2x cash bonus on nightclub daily income. And still no Coquette D5? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. 

Seems like every developer these days is putting more and more effort into Chinese New Year events. They're really fighting for the Chinese market, but it just feels so forced, especially in a game like GTA that's supposed to be a satire of America and it's culture

1 hour ago, Tez2 said:

and the livery is hopefully unlocked through the background.

It looks like we're getting one since R* updated the patch notes with this:

 

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Except we didn't receive a new background update today. Well timed with the Black Box File Finale being the Priority one tomorrow too.

Edited by Tez2
Salty_Yote aka SeaWallTx
AUScowboy

To celebrate incoming Chinese Lunar New Year, Rockstar is holding a special event on a Chinese platform, Bilibili. From now until January 27, anyone who subscribes their account and reposts this particular post can have a chance winning a red envelope bonus and a secret prize.

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Clayverlags

Please note that in the second paragraph, unlike Rockstar's usual practice, there is no extra space between Chinese and English words, suggesting that the idea of the bonus might come from the one running the Bilibili account, rather than officially by Rockstar.

Edited by Clayverlags
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