Grand Theft Auto V Legacy News

GTA Online players were riding invisible hoverbikes, but no more

GTA Online players do not care for the Oppressor MK 2. If you've been out of the loop, the hoverbike allows players to fly around and fire rockets that can lock on to vehicles. Grand Theft Auto V's online mode is known for the assortment of mayhem that goes on, but the hoverbike still manages to rise above all that due to how annoying it is. You can imagine players' despair, then, when others stumbled across a glitch to make them invisible.

It looks like the glitch has been patched, but the way it worked was fairly straightforward. First, you had to make sure you had an arcade filled with cars. Then, you spawned into a game, booted up the Rockstar Creator, and then forced an error message. If you did this, you could do some fiddling about to make your Oppressor MK II invisible. You'd be stuck in place for a bit, but you could use your booster to break free and fly around.

Only the hoverbike was granted invisibility, and people could still see you, but it all made for rather bizarre viewing. Thankfully, though, it seems that Rockstar has been swift to patch it. Rockstar fly-on-the-wall Tez2 reports that a background update was pushed live to hotfix the issue. We've reached out for comment, and will report if we hear back.

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Here's GTA 5's Grove Street recreated in Cities: Skylines

There isn't usually a whole lot of crossover between Paradox's strategy and simulation games and huge open-world crime games like Grand Theft Auto 5. You can run an intergalactic criminal corporate murder empire in Stellaris, sure. Also, we get the feeling Trevor Philips would probably get a kick out of ruling a medieval empire like a totalitarian regime in Crusader Kings 3. Nonetheless, Reddit user SpikyMonsters has smushed the two worlds together, and ended up with a nifty recreation of GTA 5's Grove Street in Cities: Skylines.

SpikyMonsters's custom construction should be familiar to GTA V fans, but also those that have been with the series of open-world games since PlayStation classic Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Grove Street served as the heart of the Grove Street Families' gang operations, and it's also where protagonist CJ Johnson grew up. Plus, it's possibly where Big Smoke originally dreamed up that legendary order. So, a lot of history.

Last Thursday saw GTA V's birthday, which marks seven years since the landmark open-world game's release date.

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GTA Online's weekly update brings back double rewards for bunker missions

GTA Online's weekly update is nearly upon us, and so people have been digging into it to see what's coming our way (thanks, Tez2). Surprisingly, it looks like double rewards and experience are back for bunker-focused missions despite us getting those somewhat recently. Regardless, it's a good way to make cash, so I'm not complaining.

Cash and experience have also been doubled for Mobile Operations Center (MOC) missions. Both of these were introduced when the Gunrunning update went live June 13, 2017. Good news if you're a fan of that update, then. You'll also find a similar boost in rewards for Survival game modes.

Elsewhere, you'll get the Warstock Cap just for logging in this week, and there are time trials for Observatory and Vespucci Canals. The GTA 5 podium car also swapped around this week, as it usually does, and is now the Declasse DR1. You can also catch a 50% discount on the Torero, Swinger, Savestra, and more. As this update is all about Bunkers and MOCs, there are also discounts on buying those.

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GTA Online's weekly update includes double rewards for the Air Freight missions

It's that time of the week again, folks, which means the bonuses and deals in GTA Online's weekly update have been dug up. The information comes from reliable Rockstar tipster Tez2, who rounds these up every week.

This time around you are getting double experience and cash from the Air Freight missions. If you don't know what missions those are, they're a series of Smuggler's Run missions that were introduced in the GTA Online update of the same name. The task hasn't proved to be the best source of racking up experience and cash, so hopefully the double reward will make it worthwhile. There are also triple rewards for the Overtime Rumble and King of the Kill PVP modes, so you may want to think about doing those if you're looking to rack up some funds and experience.

There are heaps of discounts on GTA Online cars, too. To name a few, the Torero, Swinger, and Savestra are half off, and the Deluxo and Zhaba are 25% off. The GTA 5 podium car has also been swapped about this week and is now the Itali GTB.

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GTA Online's casino diamonds are back, with high probability

Diamonds have returned as a reward for the GTA Online casino heist in the latest update. If you're planning a run on the casino's vault in the open-world game, you've got a high chance of maximum pay-out for the foreseeable future.

The update comes via dataminer Tez2, who runs through everything that's coming in the latest patch. Generally when you rob the casino, you'll find a cash reward of up to $2.1 million, which is hardly chump change, but when diamonds are in play, you can make considerably more. The extra valuable stones are periodically taken out and re-inserted, to help mitigate folks getting too rich or trying for the gambling hub too often. As of now, you can start planning your next heist, and odds are good you'll be rewarded for your exploits in the crime game.

Some other additions include the Coquette D10 as the podium vehicle, 40% off all bunkers and renovations, and a number of cars, including Stirling GT, Rapid GT Classic, Infernus Classic and Swinger are a lovely half-off. The highlight, going by replies at least, is the flourescent Lemon Sports track pants and top, which will guarantee you stand-out in any crowd. Might be best to leave that one in the wardrobe if you're thinking of trying any high-risk crimes.

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