GTA Online: Wait, you can steal cars in this game?

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spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

BonerKid posted:

I've been working from home for almost a month now and I leave my game AFK like this to fill up nightclub while I work and have made bank. This works even better if you're still filling and selling your bunker and MC businesses because you can get 2 full resupplies for 90k.

To pay 90k for 2 full resupplies do this:

1. Buy supplies for all your businesses at 75k
2. Wait until resupplies are delivered
3. Wait until your businesses use up 1 tick of the supplies
4. Buy supplies for all your businesses at 15k
5. Before supplies deliver start a missing from the jobs menu, I like "Blow Up"
6. Go to your apartment and watch TV to prevent being booted for inactivity
7. Wait 2-3 hours or however long it takes your businesses to use all supplies
8. Finish job

Now you get your second full resupply delievered and you only paid 15k for it!

From a couple pages ago, but every time I try and let it idle while watching TV I still get kicked. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

# ¿ May 18, 2020 00:21

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 14:29

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Zero VGS posted:

Just got this game free on the Epic games store. My first day playing online and someone ran up and froze me in place then shot me with a laser gatling gun that fires piles of money, so now I have 3 million?

Lester is asking me to buy an arcade to do a heist. Does an arcade give income? I guess I wanna "invest" this money somehow to get an income. Also what's the cheapest way to get some kind of garage to store a bicycle + crotch rocket + smart car?

edit: Also is there any way to get a covid mask in game? I got that free underground bunker and the machine shop there had a respirator hanging off of a vice handle, so I know the asset exists lol.

Buy an apartment, like maybe the one downtown near the Union Depository, 250k, comes with a 10 car garage and a room to set up all the original heists.

# ¿ May 18, 2020 04:06

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

I kinda like a bunch of the bunker gunrunning missions, they usually give you interesting objectives and vehicles to play around with like once every couple hours as a break from some of the other more grindy poo poo (I've been leveling/teaching pubbies the best moneymaking newb tricks the last 5 days).

# ¿ May 18, 2020 05:24

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Zesty posted:

Guns
-Carbine Rifle: Not special carbine but that's not terrible either. Generic shooty shooty. Aim for the head. Replace with MKII when you can.
-AP Pistol: Go-to weapon when shooting from inside a vehicle or boat.
-Sniper Rifle: Not the Heavy. This is for stealth PVE content. Add a silencer.

I feel like the Combat PDW should be on this list somewhere as "babby's first headshot gun" irt how easy it is to get and how good it is for so early in the game.

# ¿ May 18, 2020 10:49

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

widespread posted:

I just go off of this. It's been linked before I know that.

I loved this, but does anyone have a full nightclub guide, as it's not even in the full scope of the doc?

# ¿ May 19, 2020 07:26

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Yeah from what I've read more than 6mil or so in cash-on-hand, esp for new players, gets flagged p hard.

E: I've probably snagged 4mil total from droppers, usually as a surprise (like I had a random person in a mission drop a mil on me while we were waiting for the last person in the mission to lose the cops, and a couple of them just bombard me outside the casino), but I really try not to seek them out.

EE:

You Am I posted:

In regards to the bunker and gun running, at the start is it worth putting all resources into production to build up some money so I can aim for bunker upgrades, or research and wait a bit longer before selling weapons?

Go for the gunrunning right now if you can get someone else in on it with you, ESPECIALLY if you can do the whole semi-solo-but-pubbie-lobby thing. The research isn't really worth it until you get a MOC or whatever IMO.

EEE: someone post the guide on getting that sweet-semi-solo action.

spookykid fucked around with this message at 06:58 on May 22, 2020

# ¿ May 22, 2020 06:48

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

so i'm an absolute idiot what's the go to for just doing missions and leveling up? join on whatever job list message pops from Gerald or whatever? Should it be looking for specific quick jobs or easy missions people are running over and over?

The Martin Madrazzo Dispatch missions are easy money, specifically Dispatch III and Dispatch VI, which when you have them down can be done in under 4 minutes. The real trick is losing the cops quickly, which if you go to the train tracks on the west side of the construction tower (easy to find since you can see it from all over the city), the cops VERY rarely enter. Dispatch IV and V are also relatively easy to do when you get the rhythm, they pay better, but are not quite the speed of III and VI.

# ¿ May 22, 2020 23:00

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

namlosh posted:

Blow up, III, I think? Would like a word with you. But it�s been a while, so I don�t know... maybe it�s not as quick as I remember

Yeah the problem is the Blow Up missions aren't in the "complete a mission, these are in your next five missions of choice" cycle, whereas the Dispatch 3, 5, and 6 missions you can play with a decent crew pretty much continuously right now (like you train a group of 3 others in the lvl 5-25 range and they will loyally follow you for hours just to get the same RP and money as you).

e: Oh, MP5, if you're the author of the good google docs guide, you might think of adding the Los-Santos-Slasher serial killer/navy-revolver 3rd RDR2 $250k quest to the easy-money section. I did it last night in about 45 min, and then took 2 others through it today in about 30 min apiece while we were waiting for Maude to drop her bounties. The only sticky spot was finding the last clue as it randomizes between 3-4 spots.

spookykid fucked around with this message at 13:01 on May 23, 2020

# ¿ May 23, 2020 12:36

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

That's showing things as up, but it was last updated nearly 12 hours ago. The servers were slammed like this last saturday afternoon too.

# ¿ May 23, 2020 22:38

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Is there anything more rewarding than taunting a hacker to leave via text chat and occasionally sniping them? If not I think I may have reached nirvana twice tonight and will never feel anything greater.

# ¿ May 28, 2020 10:21

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Cage posted:

He must've been really dumb for not putting on god mode and easily crashing your game.

yeah I was waiting for that but it never happened

# ¿ May 28, 2020 20:32

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Doing a Magic Schoolbus Field Trip tonight was one of the best times I've had in a grip, thanks y'all.

# ¿ Jul 4, 2020 11:49

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

El Padrino posted:

Stealing the pubbie's Insurgent and then using it to chase and murk 'im relentlessly was a v nice start to the proceedings

The insurgent not disappearing until he quit (and never kicked us out) was the frosting on that cake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKlSj59uy_0

spookykid fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Jul 6, 2020

# ¿ Jul 6, 2020 00:05

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmOw-jplSMk dat hank hill rear end track

# ¿ Jul 20, 2020 09:09

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Otacon posted:

the panto menace

please post screenshots/gifs/videos, tonight was amazing

E: getting the pubbies to engage with pantomonium was the best part

spookykid fucked around with this message at 10:25 on Jul 25, 2020

# ¿ Jul 25, 2020 10:21

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

You can also do the above-mentioned missions, go into "pier-pressure" at 9 AM-ish, or have an AFK buddy go into Binco Clothes, they go to the back and get in the booth to try something on, an then you drive into Binco with a motorcycle, then you just punch your buddy in the clothing booth until you max out.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2020 09:24

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Lowkey Shenanigans happening tonight and tomorrow starting at 9:30PM EST/6:30PM PST.

Join us if you're new, or if you haven't picked up the game in a bit, come back to talk to some goons and have some fun. No theme as of yet, but we'll see how the night goes.

# ¿ Sep 5, 2020 02:21

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Otacon posted:

Michelli GT

Thanks for turning me on to this little bit of magic last weekend, it's a great car.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2020 23:31

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Milo and POTUS posted:

I did not but I bought one specifically for it lol. The worry was that in the last few days I'd get multiple objectives where I'd have to have something expensive and get priced out. I just know I'm going to get the one where I need a terrorbyte or a nightclub lol. I'm 1 day, 3 objectives from completing it though and I've got 2 mil in the bank so I should be able to afford pretty much anything I need, knock on wood. I just spent nearly two hours switching lobbys waiting for a freemode challenge.

If you don't have something, the game wont pop a non-shared daily for that thing. IE if you don't have a meth lab or a nightclub capable of accruing meth, it wont give you a daily to sell meth. The exception to this rule is shared daily stuff like "do a doomsday prep".

# ¿ Oct 6, 2020 00:26

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

namlosh posted:

you get a sweet car that can�t be bought any other way I think?

As stated you get it from hosting the 7 Agatha Baker casino missions. And yes the Enus Paragon R (armored) is a very unique vehicle you can only get that way. You also receive the ability to unlock the "Security Intel" prep for the Casino Heist, which is pretty useful ("Completing this mission allows players to see all locations and cones of vision for all security cameras during the heist.").

# ¿ Oct 25, 2020 23:00

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Good enough time as any to repost this: "How not to Suck at GTA: Online" by forums own mp5

# ¿ Oct 29, 2020 02:14

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Look Sir Droids posted:

How long does it take to get credited with free money? I linked my Prime Games account and signed up for the newsletter this morning but so far nothing.

24-48 hours or so. The discounts for twitch/prime gaming stuff appear the next time the weeklies update.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2020 04:16

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

KoRMaK posted:

this game would be insufferable without the oppressor II

Glad you're liking it, it really is a meta-game-changer, and you picked a perfect week to get back in.

E: I posted this in the discord the other day, but anyone just getting started or people coming back for the first time in a while, don't hesitate to straight up direct @ me in the channel, I'll pause whatever yakuza game I'm currently playing to jump into GTA:O and help you out, whether it is with walking you through something or trying to get to a particular goal. I'm on between Noon AKST and 2AM AKST, roughly 4PM EST to 6AM EST.

spookykid fucked around with this message at 10:11 on Nov 30, 2020

# ¿ Nov 30, 2020 05:42

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Harder tires wear more slowly but give you mediocre grip and soft tires wear faster but give you outstanding grip.

Jump into the discord, quick questions like these can be answered in seconds rather than hours.

# ¿ Dec 5, 2020 09:25

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

E: see the discord for news

spookykid fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Jan 30, 2021

# ¿ Jan 25, 2021 06:17

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Discord is in the OP, but still for new folks that are just joining by "last post": https://discord.gg/e7DsJJt

# ¿ Jun 28, 2021 05:25

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

So we had an amazing night of shenanigans and bullshit. We're gonna do a reprise tonight, October 30th, with anyone that missed the festivities.

Get in here, kill pubbies, and have fun with all your favorite (and possibly hated) goons.

Stuff will kick off at roughly 9PM EST/6PM PST (sorry Greenwich and AUS goons, but have fun I guess?)

https://discord.gg/Pcfqapp8 C'mon into the discord if you want, just append your name in discord with your ingame handle as a courtesy.

spookykid fucked around with this message at 07:53 on Oct 30, 2021

# ¿ Oct 30, 2021 07:44

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Powershift new first page logo stat

# ¿ Nov 17, 2021 06:23

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Flare drops a 2-3 missile-unlock even if the missile is en-route (the two diffent tones). Chaff drops a 10-12 second disable of initial lock-on, but not of "missile hanging out aaaaaaand comin for ya"

# ¿ Dec 26, 2021 10:23

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Wowporn posted:

PC

I didn't realize how many cars are free if you scan through every option that's nice

if you'd like to join the goon org, drop a post with your social club name here:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3661105&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=99

If you'd like to join the discord, here's a 7 day exp link:

https://discord.gg/chcPNVwB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKfupO4ZzPs

# ¿ Jan 10, 2022 04:55

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

I believe the Nightshark can pull it, but yeah that still leaves the gunner exposed.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2022 04:42

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

Yeah that's modder bullshit, when it happens try to go to passive as fast as you can and just dance around the corpses lol

# ¿ Apr 30, 2022 09:14

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006

How it started:

Turmoilx posted:

seeing the stuff about hackers n what not.. i got a feeling its rare to actually happen i want to know if any goons are not caring and living free playin online like a real american

How it's going:

Turmoilx posted:

and upon logging back in it said rockstar corrected my RP so i thought whew nothing changed i see their server saved me, but no.. im no longer level 214 i am 8,000.. before this i hadn't seen a single cheater in the past 3 days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-GaXa8tSBE

# ¿ Jan 27, 2023 10:36