Things you didn't know about GTAO until now

[FunkyFreak]

The Osiris's badge has a light in it.

 

Flying a Helicopter or Plane plays passive background music.

[Professional Amateur]

The Osiris's badge has a light in it.

A fair few super/sports cars have those lights in the badges and they light up with the headlights, even with high-beams on. I think I've seen a few muscle cars with that illuminated badge too.

Edited March 25, 2017 by Professional Amateur

[Plage]

A fair few super/sports cars have those lights in the badges and they light up with the headlights, even with high-beams on. I think I've seen a few muscle cars with that illuminated badge too.

I'd say it sometimes just gives the impression because light gets reflected from the road, a wall or what ever.

 

A bit like here.

 

Edited March 25, 2017 by Plage

[TKDSnovelist]

Not GTA related, but i just learned that Richard "Mack" Machowicz died in january. Always been a pleasure to watch his shows.

 

 

 

R.I.P. Mack

 

[WildBrick142]

Just noticed that the controller's light bar changes color based on your position in a race. That's a pretty neat detail.

[Fireboy769]

Today i found that even Tryhards, Griefers and people trying to mess with your business will cowar before the might of the Minigun. Seriously, a guy was so scared of dying that he went to grief some other poor sap instead. And he was in a jet.

[CarimboHanky]

Today i found that even Tryhards, Griefers and people trying to mess with your business will cowar before the might of the Minigun. Seriously, a guy was so scared of dying that he went to grief some other poor sap instead. And he was in a jet.

bst + minigun tend to scare jet noobs and there are a lot of them lately.

[DentureDynamite]

FWIW, I wasn't aware that in VIP/CEO jobs (when there are NPC targets around the map you can protect), you can pick up anywhere from $1,500 to $9,200 (or so) just by physically hanging around them for less than 10 seconds. No shots fired, no effort made to do anything but be near them.

 

When the job is done, you'll be rewarded based on how many targets were still alive at the end; if they all get bumped off, you can still make $1,500 or so.

 

In one job last night, with only two targets alive at the end, I walked away with $9,200.

Edited March 27, 2017 by DentureDynamite

[Faggio S]

FWIW, I wasn't aware that in VIP/CEO jobs (when there are NPC targets around the map you can protect), you can pick up anywhere from $1,500 to $9,200 (or so) just by physically hanging around them for less than 10 seconds. No shots fired, no effort made to do anything but be near them.

 

When the job is done, you'll be rewarded based on how many targets were still alive at the end; if they all get bumped off, you can still make $1,500 or so.

 

In one job last night, with only two targets alive at the end, I walked away with $9,200.

Haha yea, funny thing is, you get paid even if you're in passive mode.

[REXX]

The Manchez excels against every other motorcycle with maneuverability when performing a wheelie.

 

 

[gnomefromnome]

Not sure if this was posted yet, but I have 2 Buzzards. One is Pegasus and the other is CEO

[CarimboHanky]

Not sure if this was posted yet, but I have 2 Buzzards. One is Pegasus and the other is CEO

 

yep and they have different paintjobs... matte is ceo and glossy is pegasus

[FourFingersOfFun]

I'm pretty sure it was never here before until last update or something, on the vinewood plaza mall on the roof there is 4 spinning lights in a square surrounding one of the big AC units at the far end of the roof that's curved.

 

I've been on the roof many times and never saw these until now so I'm pretty sure they were recently added.

[DentureDynamite]

Not sure if this was posted yet, but I have 2 Buzzards. One is Pegasus and the other is CEO

 

yep and they have different paintjobs... matte is ceo and glossy is pegasus

 

While we're on the topic; didn't know that two Buzzards sometime spawn together at the Merryweather docks (I'm flying one I just stole--image below). You can see my CEO-spawned Buzzard icon at the main Merryweather entrance (north).

 

What's handy is starting with a CEO Buzzard if you have one, then, while flying in-game (e.g. Sightseer), if you happen to spot one somewhere (say, NOOSE HQ), land and swap choppers. The benefit is that if your random Buzzard gets nailed, you have your insta-spawn Buzzard as a fast backup--saves time and sweat if you need one pronto, without any worries of a cooldown.

 

You can do the same with Pegasus, but the random-spawned Buzzards are of course, free.

 

Edited March 28, 2017 by DentureDynamite

[Gtapizzadouche14]

FWIW, I wasn't aware that in VIP/CEO jobs (when there are NPC targets around the map you can protect), you can pick up anywhere from $1,500 to $9,200 (or so) just by physically hanging around them for less than 10 seconds. No shots fired, no effort made to do anything but be near them.

 

When the job is done, you'll be rewarded based on how many targets were still alive at the end; if they all get bumped off, you can still make $1,500 or so.

 

In one job last night, with only two targets alive at the end, I walked away with $9,200.

Wow im like level 770 something and I had no idea people were actually getting paid for being buzzard fodder as i'm usually the aggressor thanks for the tip.

[whywontyoulisten]

For a while now I've known that if the cops follow you to the airfield in "Time To Get Away", the friendly NPCs there will shoot at them; what I didn't know was that one of them will also take off in the Maverick and chase after them. While they fly/drive merry circles around each other, you can also shoot all the cops, and they will completely ignore you.

[KreatiivFox]

Apparently Coil, the parody brand of Tesla, manufactured the minigun.

 

[Claude4Catalina]

Kind of makes sense, real life miniguns are powered by an electric motor fed from an external power source. Would make more sense to slap a Hawk and Little/Shrewsbury brand on there too, designed by a conventional arms manufacturer; powered by an electrics company.

[_Tacts]

Your assistant talks about you behind your back.

 

I was in the lobby corridor and she was telling someone "I told him I have an MBA". This is in obvious regards to her constantly nagging "Did I mention I got an MBA?" each time I walk past her.

 

All the more reason to despise the annoying woman.

[update_lsc]

So, the fortified boxville needs to be shot with an rpg 7 times to get blown up. Apparently, shooting it once with a tank immediately kills it. I don't get this game's logic at times...Well, the more you know.

Edited March 31, 2017 by update_lsc

[Xiled]

Not sure if this was posted yet, but I have 2 Buzzards. One is Pegasus and the other is CEO

Technically you can have 3. You call the pegasus one, you can have the ceo one spawn, and you can steal one from somewhere in the map.

[Dr Labuschagne]

Today i found that even Tryhards, Griefers and people trying to mess with your business will cowar before the might of the Minigun. Seriously, a guy was so scared of dying that he went to grief some other poor sap instead. And he was in a jet.

I had a hunch that the mini gun could be a good counter measure. I but I dismissed the possibility. I guess I was wrong...

[Dr Labuschagne]

Your assistant talks about you behind your back.

 

I was in the lobby corridor and she was telling someone "I told him I have an MBA". This is in obvious regards to her constantly nagging "Did I mention I got an MBA?" each time I walk past her.

 

All the more reason to despise the annoying woman.

She even gets desperate by asking for shares of your company...

[Pedinhuh]

 

Your assistant talks about you behind your back.

 

I was in the lobby corridor and she was telling someone "I told him I have an MBA". This is in obvious regards to her constantly nagging "Did I mention I got an MBA?" each time I walk past her.

 

All the more reason to despise the annoying woman.

She even gets desperate by asking for shares of your company...

But you do know she has two degrees, right? Both in financing??

 

I am currently debating with myself if I should fire her ass and hire the male assistent, but I heard he's even more of a suck dick...

[DentureDynamite]

^^ Yeah, R* delights in having the power to disable our weapons when we're in our office, and saying what they want through their NPCs.

 

Otherwise I'd be putting my double-barreled shotgun to good use every time I walked through the door.

[CrysisAverted]

step out of infernus classic

open all doors via interaction menu

start the engine (my god the sound)

get in start driving

keep hearing the chime cause the doors are open

neat

[Solid Scorpion]

The open trunk option on the merryweather mesa doesn't have a proper animation.

It will just appear half open and then appear shut with no travel inbetween.

[bulldog385]

I don't know if this has always been a Thing, But I had to take My Infernus classic the Car wash (Mechanic delivered it very Dirty...) I took it to the Car wash, and as soon as i Pulled in an NPC Had just got done Washing her Car. I went to get in Line and there was another NPC about to wash his Car in front of me.

[update_lsc]

I don't know if this has always been a Thing, But I had to take My Infernus classic the Car wash (Mechanic delivered it very Dirty...) I took it to the Car wash, and as soon as i Pulled in an NPC Had just got done Washing her Car. I went to get in Line and there was another NPC about to wash his Car in front of me.

Why Are you always Capitalising Random words?

[TinMadDog]

While testing stunt races in Creator, high-end apartments and office garages actually open up or are already open for you to just drive in. The office garage closest to the boardwalk is the largest, being a 2 story parking garage.

 

Any other garage or apartmemt that only shows an overhead cutscene of your car driving in won't open their doors.

 

Edit: Just learned that this was posted earlier, too

Edited April 4, 2017 by TinMadDog