Things you didn't know about GTAO until now

[Geisterfaust]

1 minute ago, Taterman said:

You can shoot the cars to advance to the next one? My wife has been using the UaA but shooting them with lead is probably quicker.

Haven't done it in a long time, but once you've cleared the area around the car without injuring anyone, you may even blow up the cars.

[Taterman]

1 minute ago, hei3enberg said:

Haven't done it in a long time, but once you've cleared the area around the car without injuring anyone, you may even blow up the cars.

Cool, I'll pass that on.

[Pedinhuh]

Apparently the Vapid Imperator doesn't have any flags? Surely drives like it doesn't have any.

[Jenkiiii]

If you have a really big contact list like I do, full of strippers and other mostly useless people, simply click left (or right) on your d-pad to move a full screen up (or down), making it quick and easy to find Lester or the Mechanic, for example. No need to scroll up or down.

[Mrs. Buzz]

2 hours ago, Taterman said:

You can shoot the cars to advance to the next one? My wife has been using the UaA but shooting them with lead is probably quicker.

Yes shoot them with the Combat MG; 200 mag (you need only 10sec for each car ~ 60+ bullets) makes it fast n' easy. Excellent from the roofs with Buzzard (ofc) as mentioned, so the "guard" won't attack you while on the ground (or point the gun at him and he runs).

[Gaffa]

45 minutes ago, Pedinhuh said:

Apparently the Vapid Imperator doesn't have any flags? Surely drives like it doesn't have any.

Now that I've actually checked the files myself... I'm wondering if the GTA Community as a whole has confused itself. Or maybe I'm confusing myself... 
 

There's two things - 'handling flags' - known as 'strHandlingFlags' in the handling.meta file (which every vehicle in the game seems to have) and the new things which tend to butcher the driving experience, called 'advanced handling flags' - known as 'strAdvancedFlags' in the handling.meta. 

 

The vehicles from this update which DON'T have the 'advanced handling flags' are below:

• Brutus (all models)
• Cerberus (all models)
• Deathbike (all models)
• Scarab (all models)
• Schlagen

So when they say "the only vehicle without the flags is the Schlagen GT" they're wrong. (And yes, the Schlagen does have 'strHandlingFlags' like everything else). 

 

Don't take my word for it. I uploaded the mpchristmas2018 (Arena War) handling file here for anyone to check. 

[whywontyoulisten]

27 minutes ago, Gaffa said:

Now that I've actually checked the files myself... I'm wondering if the GTA Community as a whole has confused itself. Or maybe I'm confusing myself... 
 

There's two things - 'handling flags' - known as 'strHandlingFlags' in the handling.meta file (which every vehicle in the game seems to have) and the new things which tend to butcher the driving experience, called 'advanced handling flags' - known as 'strAdvancedFlags' in the handling.meta. 

 

The vehicles from this update which DON'T have the 'advanced handling flags' are below:

• Brutus (all models)
• Cerberus (all models)
• Deathbike (all models)
• Scarab (all models)
• Schlagen

So when they say "the only vehicle without the flags is the Schlagen GT" they're wrong. (And yes, the Schlagen does have 'strHandlingFlags' like everything else). 

 

Don't take my word for it. I uploaded the mpchristmas2018 (Arena War) handling file here for anyone to check. 

Yeah but some handling flags barely do anything, as discussed in another topic (f*ck knows which one though). ZR380 apparently has delayed gearshifts, but you wouldn't know it. Not every vehicle has jelly suspension and sh*t acceleration.

[Gaffa]

10 minutes ago, whywontyoulisten said:

Yeah but some handling flags barely do anything, as discussed in another topic (f*ck knows which one though). ZR380 apparently has delayed gearshifts, but you wouldn't know it. Not every vehicle has jelly suspension and sh*t acceleration.

Huh? None of the flags in this update affect acceleration? If anything, they make it faster (thinking Toros and Itali GTO). 

 

And a delayed gear change is welcomed as a tuner car - the previous complaint was that vehicles were shifting prematurely. 

 

EDIT - furthermore, the original bouncy suspension and sh*t acceleration were caused by the "strAdvancedFlags" line originally (from SSASS update) so why would Rockstar control the handling in a different way again, when that line is omitted for several vehicles?

Edited January 25, 2019 by Gaffa

[kcole4001]

5 hours ago, Gridl0k said:

To be fair I also say "lock it to level 1000"

This would be freakin' awesome!

Then you'd have a real reason to push on to 1000. Something to look forward to other than just numbers.

Sure, loads of modders would be 1000 all of a sudden if they're not already, but something worthwhile for us legit players to unlock should only be good for the game.

[Verstappen]

17 hours ago, Willy A. Jeep said:

There's also a bongo player that spawns in the same places as the guitarist (I've seen them at the end of Del Perro, on the boardwalk, at Legion Square, and in some subway stations), and they seem to use the same NPCs (I usually see an older black guy, but a white hippie-looking dude has also appeared). The living statue seems to appear near the Pier's shops and near the scrap metal sculpture along the boardwalk, though I think I have seen him elsewhere.

Love these little details like the buskers and human statue, glad they don't happen all the time though. Lvl 1000+ now and this week is the first time I've seen the Mariachi band in North Vinewood. 

 

This that hippie dude btw right?

 

[Aghakhi]

5 hours ago, Taterman said:

You can shoot the cars to advance to the next one? My wife has been using the UaA but shooting them with lead is probably quicker.

Use a minigun if you have it. You'll finish the cars in a matter of seconds specially if you manage to hit the interior, which is very easy if you're firing from above.

[Taterman]

Great tips guys.

[Mrs. Buzz]

2 hours ago, Cameron Star said:

How is he playing the guitar without a strap? Is it stuck to his chest?

The force is with him^^ - lol

*insert force meme here*

 

Edit: found one:

 

Edited January 25, 2019 by Mrs. Buzz

[kcole4001]

3 hours ago, Cameron Star said:

How is he playing the guitar without a strap? Is it stuck to his chest?

Velcro tm

[Gridl0k]

19 hours ago, Cameron Star said:

How is he playing the guitar without a strap? Is it stuck to his chest?

It's not just for pissing and f*cking, you know.

 

Edited January 26, 2019 by Gridl0k

[whywontyoulisten]

10 minutes ago, Gridl0k said:

It's not just for pissing and f*cking, you know.

Maybe he's got a strap on.

[Yellow Dog with Cone]

21 hours ago, Cameron Star said:

How is he playing the guitar without a strap? Is it stuck to his chest?

He must be a Guitar Hero/Rock Band character.

[We Are Ninja]

The warehouse workers you hire for your nightclub are actually all on the first floor of your warehouse.

[OCDee]

In semi automatic pistols, such as the Pistol MK2, Combat Pistol and the Heavy Pistol the slide won't go back if you reload with a suppressor attached.

This only happens if you have bullets left in the magazine.

If you have no bullets, it will go back.

 

Could be a bug, or a glitch though.

Edited January 27, 2019 by OCDee

[APB]

Probably has been posted before, but I didn't know until today that the window tints on Fusilade (and apparently on Dominator as well) black-out/remove the fog lights. 

 

[REXX]

1 minute ago, APB said:

Probably has been posted before, but I didn't know until today that the window tints on Fusilade (and apparently on Dominator as well) black-out/remove the fog lights. 

 

Same thing happens on the Tyrants brake lights and the T20's rear center fog light. Its actually quite annoying imo

[Pedinhuh]

20 minutes ago, REXX said:

Same thing happens on the Tyrants brake lights and the T20's rear center fog light. Its actually quite annoying imo 

Also on the Visione

[ilovefreebird]

I didn't know the stats screen showed how much money you've given other players. I'm a big fan of helping lower levels or anyone who needs money in general. Just saw that the amount I've given away is about $4.3 million! Nice!

[Taterman]

2 hours ago, ilovefreebird said:

I didn't know the stats screen showed how much money you've given other players. I'm a big fan of helping lower levels or anyone who needs money in general. Just saw that the amount I've given away is about $4.3 million! Nice! 

How do you give other players money?

[REXX]

34 minutes ago, Taterman said:

How do you give other players money?

Its the Share Cash from Job option.

 

I will say though, it is broken. I have given loads of cash away to friends and it says $0.

 

I have a feeling it got broke when Rockstar actually removed the option to give money to players, back in the Billionaire era.

[Geisterfaust]

On 1/26/2019 at 3:59 PM, Gridl0k said:

It's not just for pissing and f*cking, you know.

 

With your avatar combined it's more laughable than it should be.

[Gridl0k]

A tattoo of Nixon's face ffs, it's all gone a bit Disney.

[ilovefreebird]

28 minutes ago, REXX said:

Its the Share Cash from Job option.

 

I will say though, it is broken. I have given loads of cash away to friends and it says $0.

 

I have a feeling it got broke when Rockstar actually removed the option to give money to players, back in the Billionaire era.

There are two figures, one that says something like "given to others" and one that says "job money given to others" or something. My "given to others" is $0 too.

 

I regularly make other players about $200k or $300k, and much of that is money I've shared. I don't think my figure is skewed.

[Gaffa]

So the Blazer Aqua seems to suffer from Deluxo Syndrome. 

Once you activate it's secondary mode and return back to normal driving mode, it's performance goes to absolute sh*t. Quite noticeably, in the city beforehand with some kerbs, it was doing over 100mph, but the same stretch of road after dipping in the water and it was having trouble passing 90. 

 

Any idea if any other vehicles are affected (like the Stromberg)? I'll have to jump on and check that one. 

Edited January 27, 2019 by Gaffa

[Yellow Dog with Cone]

41 minutes ago, Gaffa said:

So the Blazer Aqua seems to suffer from Deluxo Syndrome. 

That explains why the Stunt Races with it are so painfully slow lol