Arcades

Arcades are a business venture introduced to Grand Theft Auto Online in The Diamond Casino Heist update.

Description
Arcades are introduced to the protagonist after meeting Lester Crest at Mirror Park.

"OK. Found something perfect. There are sum old arcades on Maze Bank Foreclosures that'd be perfect for the Casino job. If ur in I am 2!"

- Lester's followup text

"I'm getting antsy. U wanna do this Casino job or not?! If you do get yourself on Maze Bank Foreclosures and purchase an Arcade property!!"

- Lester's second text

The player can purchase any one of six locations from Maze Bank Foreclosures.

Upon purchase, the player will receive a free T-shirt with the logo of whatever arcade was bought.

Locations



 * Property is free for players who linked their Social Club account to their Twitch Prime account.

Customization

 * * Set by default on the initial purchase. Only charges when switching back during the renovation.

Setup
As with other businesses, the player must first conduct Setup work to start up this business. Setups contribute to the advancement of the business, as the site was largely abandoned and, therefore, not ready to operate at full capacity.

Setup: Equipment
The player needs to collect equipment to be used at the Arcade. Initially, the player is tasked with going to a semi-random location, such as the GoPostal Building, Post OP Depository or The Secure Unit. Once they arrive, it turns out the personnel have been killed, with no sight of the required equipment. Eventually, Lester starts locating the equipment and once he finds it, the player has to collect it by finding a Flatbed, killing the driver and driving the truck back to the business. Enemies will start to appear, attempting to take the player out, so one has to be careful.

Features
After collecting the equipment, players are able to access the Arcade, but it is not completely ready, so they need to complete the Setup: Casino Scoping mission. With said mission done, the Arcade becomes fully operational. If the player decides to switch arcades at any time afterwards, any purchased arcade cabinets and chosen layouts will still carry over to the new location, this also includes any optional heist tools and storage. (Only the personal living quarters will have to be repurchased.)

Main Floor
The entrance is a large room where all the arcade machines are located. On the left side of the entrance, there is a large TV screen displaying the name of the Arcade on it when not used. On the right side, there is a bar where players can drink, buy snacks, and a jukebox to play music. This jukebox can play a selection of in-game radio stations, but with the ads and DJ intermissions removed. Changing the station costs $1 and can only be changed by the Arcade owner.


 * List of stations available :
 * "Classic Rock" - Los Santos Rock Radio
 * "Modern Rock" - Vinewood Boulevard Radio
 * "Hip Hop" - West Coast Classics
 * "Punk" - Channel X
 * "Pop" - Non-Stop-Pop FM
 * "Dance" - Soulwax FM
 * "EDM" - Los Santos Underground Radio
 * "Mirror Park" - Radio Mirror Park
 * "WWFM" - WorldWide FM
 * "Media Player" - Media Player (added with Los Santos Tuners)

Next to the bar, there is the manager's office; this is where the owner manages the business. A Pixel Emporium laptop is provided to purchase arcade machines. There is also a safe in the office that stores the player's daily Arcade income, which is dependent on the number of arcade games has inside the arcade. Maximum income is $5,000 per in-game day, and the maximum capacity of the safe is $100,000 ($50,000 prior to The Contract update) before it has to be emptied in order for it to accumulate more.

Basement
The basement is where the rest of the features are located. It is accessed through the manager's office and serves as the starting point of the business before it is set up.

There is also a Pixel Emporium laptop provided for the initial purchases of the arcade machines, the Master Control Terminal, and the Drone Station. It is located at the center of the basement.

The Master Control Terminal is located on the left side from the entrance, used for management of all other businesses (Special Cargo, Vehicle Cargo, Motorcycle Club businesses, Supplies, Air Freight Cargo, and Nightclub businesses). Players can check the supplies' level for all applicable fronts, plus popularity for the nightclub.

The Drone Station is available right behind the desktop with the aforementioned laptop, where players can make use of drones intended for observation of the building. They work in the same manner as those from the Terrorbyte, but they have a seemingly infinite range.

The player can purchase certain extras to help prepare for The Diamond Casino Heist, as follows: The Vault Door can be made available to purchase if the player takes an image of the Vault blueprints in Agatha Baker's Office.

A heist planning section is located in front of the desktop, which is where all The Diamond Casino Heist missions take place. Players may trigger the setups as freemode challenges, similar to resupply missions or Preparations.

On the right side, there are four slots for the getaway vehicles, which the arcade owner can retrieve in the preparations, and can be further upgraded with the following:


 * Vehicles have a respray option, which only allows the removal of liveries and the change of the main color, with a small range of 25 colors, for $100.

Upon choosing optional support crew for the heist, these individuals will be thereafter found milling about in the basement. A Weapon Workshop station will also be added to one of the bays once a gunman is chosen.

A garage is located on the left side of the main room, where all personal vehicles are stored. A control panel with the blue corona can be seen in the middle, where the position of each vehicle can be managed, in a similar way to other garages. If not purchased, however, brick walls block the access points of the same.

Official Screenshots

 * 2019

Animated Logos of the Arcades
After the player purchases an arcade, its logo will be displayed on the TV screen inside.

Graphics

 * Murals

Trivia

 * The girl featured in the mural art of O Edgy and Adult Content is derived from one of the pictures that can be seen inside the Vanilla Unicorn.
 * The Japanese katakana in the LS Nights neon art (スタート/sutāto) literally translates to "Start".
 * The neon art can also be seen inside the player's Auto Shop if the "Super Chibi" style is applied.
 * The Japanese in the Wireframed murals translate as follows:
 * レベルUP (reberu appu) = Level Up
 * ポテト (poteto) = Potato
 * ゲームオーバー (gēmu ōbā) = Game Over
 * ボーナスステージ (bōnasusutēji) = Bonus Stage
 * 準備完了? (junbi kanryō?) = Ready? (lit. Preparations complete?)
 * Like most purchasable properties, where their interiors are scattered through the map and hidden underground, the Arcade interior is located near the NOOSE Headquarters.
 * This is reinforced by the money safe icon while in the office room. If one pauses the game and checks the main map, the same money icon will be there.
 * The bathroom is labelled "WC" (water closet) as in the UK, not North America.