R* making use of once redundant properties

[White Shark]

We had the long redundant Arena opened up for Arena Wars and turned into a functional building.  Now we're due to have the 6-year long closed Casino finally opened.  To a lesser extent, Smugglers Run opened up some of the redundant hangers.

 

I'm trying to think of other buildings in the game which are currently blocked off, sealed off or non functional, that one day may be put to use, but can't think of what else there is. 

 

Thoughts on other possibilities?  And I don't mean things like Bunkers or Facilities, as they were added to the game.  The actual structures didn't exist beforehand.  I'm referring to buildings which are visible now, yet unusable.  

[Nyamber]

Police Stations and FIB/IAA buildings are some I can think of.

 

One station has an interior, and so does the FIB building. But they could easily reuse them, and create more in the currently unused buildings for some kind of crooked cops update.

Edited July 6, 2019 by Natsuki

[eejyool]

28 minutes ago, Natsuki said:

Police Stations and FIB/IAA buildings are some I can think of.

 

One station has an interior, and so does the FIB building. But they could easily reuse them, and create more in the currently unused buildings for some kind of crooked cops update.

The police stations are very small and suited just for missions like Business Battles or the Dispatch Services, while I don't think the FIB building would be usable since theoretically the interior that has been programmed was blown up by the main characters during Story Mode, so there's that.

[Nyamber]

1 minute ago, LodwigRedemption said:

The police stations are very small and suited just for missions like Business Battles or the Dispatch Services, while I don't think the FIB building would be usable since theoretically the interior that has been programmed was blown up by the main characters during Story Mode, so there's that.

The current ones are, but there are some that still aren't used at all that they could shove an interior into. Like the station in Vinewood. And we all know they don't give a sh*t about the interior and exterior matching.

 

Plus, the mission row station has a bunch of locked doors on the stairs. They could hide our offices behind there.

 

For the FIB building: 

 

It's a skyscraper. Just add our accessible area on a different floor. If they even still care about continuity. 

[LarcenousUrsine]

That one shabby-ass nightclub-to-be Rocco wanted to build in SP (refer to Mr. Richards mission). It's even got a helipad, so it's already a few notches higher in my list than any other building I can think of.

 

Could be used for some business or a paywall-workshop for some fan-favorite sh*t. The building has a garage door nearby - you can have two entrances into the building - one near the helipad and one through the garage door.

 

With the right amount of ass-pulling creativity, this abandoned place could be turned into just about anything.

 

 

[Rumblebud]

Those unused, ambient Cluckin' Bell and Burger Shot restaurants.

 

I need my number nines. 

 

 

[LL Cool L]

Burger shots and a few more food spots......

 

mile high club completion....

 

The banks....

 

any single player interiors...like warehouses, hospital etc....

[kjahcleveland]

1 hour ago, CanadianMuscle said:

Those unused, ambient Cluckin' Bell and Burger Shot restaurants.

 

I need my number nines. 

 

 

Right its so annoying that we are supposed to be multi millionaires in LA but can only dine on snacks and Sodas.... there should should be all sorts of functional eating establishments in the game.

[LL Cool L]

I wish interiors online were treated like in GTA 4 where as all the enterable ones from single player were just open for all in freemode....

 

you could go into the apartments...shops, that comedy bar....the museum...the hotel.....

 

imagine we could go into Michaels house in online and franklins mansion, the jewellery store etc

[Nyamber]

14 minutes ago, LL Cool L said:

I wish interiors online were treated like in GTA 4 where as all the enterable ones from single player were just open for all in freemode....

 

you could go into the apartments...shops, that comedy bar....the museum...the hotel.....

 

imagine we could go into Michaels house in online and franklins mansion, the jewellery store etc

Hopefully in GTA 6 they'll stop with the arbitrary restrictions on stuff like that.

 

RDRO is a little better on that aspect. From the very small bit I played before giving up on it, I noticed a bunch of the story buildings were open in freemode.

 

Not all, but some at least.

[ilovefreebird]

1 hour ago, Natsuki said:

Police Stations and FIB/IAA buildings are some I can think of.

 

One station has an interior, and so does the FIB building. But they could easily reuse them, and create more in the currently unused buildings for some kind of crooked cops update.

 

Ooh! That could be cool. Imagine if they finally implemented cops vs. robbers. You could head to the station, grab the perp's file and some officers for backup, and speed off in an FIB Buffalo to take out the bad guys.

[Mmcd]

I wouldnt be surprised if the update after this upcoming DLC did that even more. Im hoping we can buy Benny's and expand it for our IE business. Ill take that recycling.

Edited July 7, 2019 by Mmcd

[White Shark]

10 minutes ago, ilovefreebird said:

 

Ooh! That could be cool. Imagine if they finally implemented cops vs. robbers. You could head to the station, grab the perp's file and some officers for backup, and speed off in an FIB Buffalo to take out the bad guys.

Anti terrorist division.  You get access to your own floor and have to foil NPC terrorists.  Meanwhile, other players can side with the terrorists, resulting into some epic free roam urban warfare, whilst missions also allow PvE gameplay.

[kcole4001]

There's the tower in Zancudo that you can actually access, it could be used for a mission, preferably some kind of stealth job to steal flight plan details or something to hijack a shipment.

The interior's already in game.

59 minutes ago, LL Cool L said:

Burger shots and a few more food spots......

 

mile high club completion....

 

The banks....

 

any single player interiors...like warehouses, hospital etc....

...yes! The hospital!

Go in stealthy to steal some good pharmaceuticals or equipment.

Edited July 6, 2019 by kcole4001
spelling

[Yellow Dog with Cone]

*obligatory mention of Bahamas Mamas and Tequi-La-La*

 

Maybe add things like the Lost MC bar open to the public too or something, this game is full with interiors yet they're barely used

[kjahcleveland]

Hokies or whatever its called.... (The diner from The Fast and the Furious) North of Zancudo. It already has a nice little biker presence.

[ilovefreebird]

21 minutes ago, kjahcleveland said:

Hokies or whatever its called.... (The diner from The Fast and the Furious) North of Zancudo. It already has a nice little biker presence.

I actually bought that two-car garage years ago just to spawn there. It's a neat spot.

[kjahcleveland]

1 hour ago, ilovefreebird said:

I actually bought that two-car garage years ago just to spawn there. It's a neat spot.

It was always a good place to spawn in the days of jumping into fort zancudo for a jet, and yeah a cool spot in general. 

[Sanches]

The map is evolving after many years. That is sort of thing i wanted to see.

[AllNighter1]

Rockford Plaza mall would be great for adding variety to the in game stores. 

Open up more of the LSIA airport, the various hospitals would be neat. 

 

I’m sure there’s a few more, but I can’t recall more at the moment. 

[agent_asshole]

11 hours ago, LodwigRedemption said:

I don't think the FIB building would be usable since theoretically the interior that has been programmed was blown up by the main characters during Story Mode, so there's that.

sadly, R* cares less and less about canonical circumstances like these...

they could say that the building has been remodeled after the attack

i think that the mile high club should be finished one day, but i don't really know what to put inside. finance and felony would have been fitting, but back then, gtao dlc were less intrusive regarding the map.
 

[whywontyoulisten]

There's a clean version of the 2-car apartment used once in storymode that'd I'd love to have as a purchasable property. Why Rockstar felt they had to sh*t on new players with that dingy dump I don't know.

[IsekaiExpress]

14 hours ago, CanadianMuscle said:

Those unused, ambient Cluckin' Bell and Burger Shot restaurants.

 

I need my number nines. 

 

 

Gus Fring also says hello.

Apart from this, i can see the haulage companies getting some attention as purchasable businesses.

Edited July 7, 2019 by Polynoid

[kcole4001]

It's not a redundant property by any means, but more Client jobs would be very, very welcome.

A purchasable update to the TByte to revamp the touch screen and add new missions would be fine, I'd gladly pay a few million more for more variety and added functionality like seeing our supply and stock status in the bunker, being able to buy business supplies from the truck, etc.

Edited July 7, 2019 by kcole4001
spelling

[xXManATeeXx]

1 hour ago, Polynoid said:

Gus Fring also says hello.

Apart from this, i can see the haulage companies getting some attention as purchasable businesses.

Bring back the trucking side missions from San Andreas alongside it. Icing on the cake would be to add a "Smokey and the Bandit" mission. 

[Mmcd]

4 hours ago, kcole4001 said:

It's not a redundant property by any means, but more Client jobs would be very, very welcome.

A purchasable update to the TByte to revamp the touch screen and add new missions would be fine, I'd gladly pay a few million more for more variety and added functionality like seeing our supply and stock status in the bunker, being able to buy business supplies from the truck, etc.

Thats a heckuva good idea... So we both know they wont do it!

[RaigeGames]

I think the airport would be a cool interior. Whether it's used for something like an assasination mission or taking control of Air Traffic Control 

[Yellow Dog with Cone]

10 minutes ago, RaigeGames said:

I think the airport would be a cool interior. Whether it's used for something like an assasination mission or taking control of Air Traffic Control 

[SqualidCoyote]

I'd love to see a concert at The Vinewood Bowl. Are the Three Masturbating Monkeys still performing? Those guys were great.

[size_m]

the prison would be another place whih could be used.