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Los Santos Summer Special is a content update for Grand Theft Auto Online, released on August 11th, 2020.
Description
“
Los Santos, the city that has it all, gets an extra dose of summer fun in the latest update to GTA Online, bringing with it a host of new activities for magnates, gearheads, and everyone in between.
”
— Rockstar Newswire.
Content
Jobs
- Yacht Missions
The update introduces a series of six new A Superyacht Life co-op missions, initiated on the Galaxy Super Yacht, introduced by a phone call from Brendan Darcy if the player already owns a Super Yacht, otherwise onscreen prompts will inform the player that they need to purchase one from DockTease to be able to initiate the new jobs:
- A Superyacht Life - Overboard
- A Superyacht Life - Salvage
- A Superyacht Life - All Hands
- A Superyacht Life - Icebreaker
- A Superyacht Life - Bon Voyage
- A Superyacht Life - D-Day
- Business Battles
Business Battles from the After Hours update also receive an expansion with two high-value battles added:
- Aircraft Carrier Assault
- Factory Raid
- Adversary Modes
There is a new "Diamond Adversary Series" with existing Adversary Modes taking place on The Diamond Casino & Resort premises.
- Entourage
- Every Bullet Counts
- Hardest Target
- Juggernaut
- Kill Quota
- Resurrection
- Slasher
- Trading Places
- Open Wheel Races
9 new Open Wheel Races utilizing the two new Open Wheel vehicles added in this update, and the Open Wheel Race Creator for players to design their own Open Wheel race tracks.
- Open Wheel - Abridged
- Open Wheel - Dam
- Open Wheel - Headwind
- Open Wheel - It's a Sign
- Open Wheel - Keeping Track
- Open Wheel - Life's a Beach
- Open Wheel - Morningwood Glory
- Open Wheel - Road to Ruin
- Open Wheel - Top of the Town
Collectibles
Solomon Richards is introduced into GTA Online for the first time, claiming his studio has been robbed, requiring the player to recover 10 Movie Props stolen from his office.
Other
- Two new Arcade Games have been added to Pixel Emporium:
- A new Drug Vehicle "ambient" random event has been added.
- 15 new sets of Off-Road Wheels have been added and can be purchased at any modification garage.
- 30 new sets of new class of Street Wheels have been added and can be purchased at any modification garage.
Character Customization
- Over 320 clothing items, as well as 24 new masks, have been added.
Vehicles
This update includes 15 vehicles, all of which are immediately accessible to the players on the appropriate websites, including 6 Benny's Original Motor Works upgrades to existing vehicle stock:
Two of the Benny's vehicles, the Manana and Peyote, provide the first opportunity to purchase the stock vehicles legitimately, and the description of the Peyote on the Benny's site makes clear reference to the fact that it could previously only be obtained by stealing one off the street. There are now only eight vehicles in GTA Online that are allowed to be stolen and stored that cannot be purchased legitimately: Baller (1st gen), Blista, Dubsta, Duneloader, Emperor, Mesa (stock), Phoenix and Speedo.
Quality of Life Updates
See the full update notes for more information.
- Players now have an increased cap on how many standard properties they can own. This has been raised to eight.
- When a player enters The Diamond Casino & Resort, they are now told how long they have remaining before they can spin the Lucky Wheel again.
- A ‘Return Personal Vehicle to Storage’ option has been added to the Interaction Menu allowing players to return their personal vehicle whenever they choose.
- Snacks can now be purchased from Wendy in the Arcade property.
- New spawn locations have been added to the Pegasus Lifestyle Management system to increase the chances of the requested vehicle spawning successfully.
- Updates have been made to the frequency that players receive the help text “The Terrorbyte is parked nearby.”
- Updates have been made to the frequency that players receive the calls from LJT about their Businesses.
- These "calls" are now received via SMS, not phone call interruptions.
- The vehicles in Simeon’s Export Requests have been updated to increase the reward for successful delivery.
- Sourced vehicles can now only be resprayed, but the respray is free, increasing profit.
- Several updates have been made to Open Wheel Races:
- Pits:
- White screen effects now appear when healing
- New particle effects now appear when healed
- Players are now always Passive when in the pits
- Players can now change tire type mid-Race while stationary when in the pits
- Pits map blip and checkpoints have been updated
- Vehicle Damage:
- New UI has been added that indicates when players have broken their front/rear wings and main vehicle body.
- Red screen effects now appear when losing a part of vehicle or if a tire bursts.
- Camera Shake effect has been added for when losing part of vehicle.
- All tire types now wear down faster and Hard and Medium tires now have noticeably less grip.
- Anti-Grief:
- If players do not collect a checkpoint within 12 seconds or if the player is given a wrong way shard, they will be made passive/ghosted until collecting another checkpoint. This only applies to Rockstar Created Open Wheel Races.
- Vehicles:
- The two new Open Wheel vehicles can be used in all Rockstar Created Open Wheel Races.
- Music:
- Ambient music is now off by default in Rockstar Created Open Wheel Races. Players can choose this to be on in UGC Open Wheel Races.
- UI:
- Bar displays for ‘Vehicle Health’ and ‘Lowest Tire Grip’ have been replaced with a new UI display showing the current health/wear of all vehicle parts.
- A new Start Countdown has been added.
- Pits:
- Players can no longer rapidly tap accelerate and always get the boost at the start of the Race. Players must now only accelerate once “Go” is shown to get the boost. For Open Wheel Races, you need to only accelerate after the countdown lights are removed.
Undocumented changes
Not mentioned in official patch notes:
- Vehicles
- The chrome variants of the original offroad rims which were originally only available in Grand Theft Auto Online are now available for purchase in story mode.
- The Caracara 4x4's engine sound has been changed. The sound now resembles that of a Vapid Guardian.
- Changes have been made to the way vehicle sirens behave:
- The "yelp" (wail on the Police Bike) tone now only actives when quickly pressing down the horn button while the sirens are active.
- The airhorn can no longer be triggered while the sirens are active, previously only possible when quickly switching the sirens off and back on.
- The "phaser" tone will active while holding down the horn button while the sirens are active.
- Player-driven vehicles' sirens no longer echo in enclosed spaces such as around buildings or within tunnels.
- Only the primary, secondary, warning and accompanied air-horn tone (the latter of which only applies to the Police Cruisers, Unmarked Cruiser, FIB Buffalo and Granger, Sheriff Cruiser and Sheriff SUV) are affected by this change.
- GTA Online
- Freemode Challenges - minimum player limit has been reduced from 5 to 3.
- Pause Menu > Online > Find New Session now returns players to the same session in most instances. Players need to return to Story Mode to refresh their online public lobby. [citation/verification needed]
- Misc
- The San Andreas Park Ranger models were both updated with a new patch.
- 6 new background images have been added to the Grand Theft Auto V loading screen.
- 3 new background images have been added to the Grand Theft Auto V & Online landing page.
Discounts & Bonuses
- The Lucky Wheel prize was changed from the Dinka Sugoi to the Emperor ETR1.
- Double GTA$ and RP rewards in the "A Superyacht Life" strand of missions.
- Double GTA$ and RP in Open Wheel Races.
- Double GTA$ and RP rewards in the "Diamond Adversary Series".
- 30% discounts on selected vehicle upgrades:
- Benny's vehicle upgrades
- Discounts on selected properties:
- Galaxy Super Yachts - 30% off
- Yachts upgrades & modifications - 30% off
- Arcades - 30% off
- Arcade upgrades & modifications - 30% off
- Master Control Terminal - 30% off
- Drone Station - 30% off
- Large Garages - 40% off
- Exclusive bonuses and discounts for Twitch Prime members:
- Free Vespucci Canals Nightclub
- Grotti X80 Proto - 70% off
- Bravado Gauntlet Hellfire - 80% off
- A further 10% discount on all other discounts
- Premium Race, Time Trial, and RC Time Trial schedule:
- Premium Race - Boots on the Ground (locked to Motorcycle)
- Time Trial - LSIA II
- RC Time Trial - Cemetery
Main article: Galaxy Superyacht Week
- The Lucky Wheel prize was changed from the Emperor ETR1 to the Pfister 811.
- Players who logged in during the event were awarded the TW@ Logo Tee.
- Double GTA$ and RP rewards in the "A Superyacht Life" strand of missions.
- Double GTA$ and RP in Transform Races.
- Triple GTA$ and RP rewards in the Trap Door Adversary Mode.
- Discounts on selected vehicles:
- Annis Savestra - 50% off
- Benefactor Stirling GT - 50% off
- Declasse Mamba - 50% off
- Dewbauchee Rapid GT Classic - 50% off
- Karin 190z - 50% off
- Lampadati Viseris - 50% off
- Ocelot Swinger - 50% off
- Pegassi Infernus Classic - 50% off
- Pegassi Torero - 50% off
- Truffade Z-Type - 50% off
- All boats - 30% off:
- Nagasaki Buzzard – 30% off
- Buckingham Akula - 30% off
- Buckingham Swift - 30% off
- Buckingham Swift Deluxe - 30% off
- Buckingham Volatus - 30% off
- Buckingham SuperVolito - 30% off
- Buckingham SuperVolito Carbon - 30% off
- Imponte Ruiner 2000 - 30% off
- HVY APC - 30% off
- Principe Deveste Eight - 30% off
- Discounts on selected properties and upgrades:
- All Yachts - 30% off
- All Yacht customizations - 30% off
- Exclusive Bonuses and Discounts for Prime Gaming members:
- Grotti X80 Proto – 70% off
- Bravado Gauntlet Hellfire – 80% off
- Rebate on the Pixel Pete's Arcade property
- Players could receive the Vespucci Canals Nightclub location for free.
- Players who logged in during the week could receive GTA$200k.
- Premium Race, Time Trial, and RC Time Trial schedule:
- Premium Race - Downtown Underground (locked to Super)
- Time Trial - Pillbox Hill
- RC Time Trial - La Fuente Blanca
Main article: San Andreas Prix Week
- The Lucky Wheel prize was changed from the Pfister 811 to the Progen PR4.
- Players who logged in during the week received The Vapers Den Tee.
- Players who completed any VIP or MC Work received the Green Dot Tech Mask after the event week concluded.
- Triple GTA$ and RP in Open Wheel Races.
- Double GTA$ and RP for VIP Work and MC Work/MC Challenges.
- Discounts on selected vehicles:
- Annis Savestra - 50% off
- Benefactor Stirling GT - 50% off
- Declasse Drift Tampa – 40% off
- Declasse Drift Yosemite – 40% off
- Declasse Hotring Sabre – 40% off
- Declasse Mamba - 50% off
- Dewbauchee Rapid GT Classic - 50% off
- Karin 190z - 50% off
- Lampadati Viseris - 50% off
- Ocelot R88 – 35% off
- Ocelot Swinger - 50% off
- Pegassi Infernus Classic - 50% off
- Pegassi Torero - 50% off
- Truffade Z-Type - 50% off
- Discounts on selected properties and upgrades:
- All Clubhouses - 40% off
- All Biker Businesses - 40% off
- All Offices - 40% off
- All Office Customizations - 30% off
- Exclusive Bonuses and Discounts for Prime Gaming members:
- Mammoth Avenger – 70% off
- Avenger’s Weapon and Weaponized Vehicle Workshops - 75% off
- Rebate on the Pixel Pete's Arcade property
- Players could receive the Vespucci Canals Nightclub location for free.
- Players who logged in during the week could receive GTA$200k.
- Mammoth Avenger – 70% off
- Premium Race, Time Trial, and RC Time Trial schedule:
- Premium Race - Eight Figure Bonus (locked to Sport Classics)
- Time Trial - Elysian Island II
- RC Time Trial - Little Seoul Park
Main article: GTA Online Bonuses (September 2020 Part 1)
- The Lucky Wheel prize was changed from the Progen PR4 to the Maibatsu Penumbra FF.
- Double GTA$ and RP in the Diamond Series Adversary Modes.
- Double GTA$ and RP for Special Cargo Sales.
- Double GTA$ and RP for Gerald's Last Play Missions.
- Discounts on selected vehicles:
- Annis Savestra - 50% off
- Benefactor Stirling GT - 50% off
- Declasse Mamba - 50% off
- Dewbauchee Rapid GT Classic - 50% off
- Grotti Furia – 30% off
- Grotti Itali GTO – 30% off
- Karin 190z - 50% off
- Karin Kuruma (Armored) – 40% off
- Lampadati Viseris - 50% off
- Mammoth Thruster - 40% off
- Ocelot Swinger - 50% off
- Överflöd Entity XXR – 30% off
- Pegassi Infernus Classic - 50% off
- Pegassi Torero - 50% off
- TM-02 Khanjali - 30% off
- Truffade Z-Type - 50% off
- Discounts on selected properties and upgrades:
- Master Penthouse and Penthouse customizations - 30% off
- Discounts on selected clothing:
- All Casino Store-Exclusive clothing - 50% off
- Casino champagne - FREE
- Exclusive Bonuses and Discounts for Prime Gaming members:
- Mammoth Avenger – 70% off
- Avenger’s Weapon and Weaponized Vehicle Workshops - 75% off
- Players could receive the Vespucci Canals Nightclub location for free.
- Players who logged in during the week could receive GTA$200k.
- Mammoth Avenger – 70% off
- Premium Race, Time Trial, and RC Time Trial schedule:
- Premium Race - Congestion Charge (locked to Super)
- Time Trial - Lake Vinewood Estate
- RC Time Trial - Davis Quartz
Main article: GTA Online Bonuses (September 2020 Part 2)
- The Lucky Wheel prize was changed from the Maibatsu Penumbra FF to the Invetero Coquette D10.
- Players who logged in during the week received the Lemon Sports Tracksuit Pants and Top for free.
- Diamonds return as possible Casino Vault contents for The Diamond Casino Heist.
- Double GTA$ and RP rewards in the Land Grab Adversary Mode.
- Double GTA$ and RP for Business Battles.
- Discounts on selected vehicles:
- Annis Savestra - 50% off
- Benefactor Stirling GT - 50% off
- Bravado Youga Classic 4x4 - 25% off
- Declasse Mamba - 50% off
- Declasse Weaponized Tampa - 40% off
- Dundreary Landstalker XL - 25% off
- Dewbauchee Rapid GT Classic - 50% off
- Karin 190z - 50% off
- Lampadati Viseris - 50% off
- Ocelot Ardent - 40% off
- Ocelot Swinger - 50% off
- Pegassi Infernus Classic - 50% off
- Pegassi Torero - 50% off
- Pegassi Zentorno - 30% off
- Truffade Z-Type - 50% off
- Discounts on selected properties and upgrades:
- All Bunkers - 40% off
- All Bunker modifications and upgrades - 30% off
- Exclusive Bonuses and Discounts for Prime Gaming members:
- Premium Race, Time Trial, and RC Time Trial schedule:
- Premium Race - Down the Drain (locked to Muscle)
- Time Trial - El Burro Heights
- RC Time Trial - Vespucci Beach
Main article: GTA Online Bonuses (September 2020 Part 3)
- The Lucky Wheel prize was changed from the Invetero Coquette D10 to the Progen Itali GTB.
- Players who had completed the Movie Props collectible hunt by September 23rd would receive a GTA$250k bonus.
- Triple GTA$ and RP rewards in the Overtime Rumble Adversary Mode.
- Triple GTA$ and RP rewards in King of the Hill.
- Double GTA$ and RP for Air Cargo Sell Missions.
- Discounts on selected vehicles:
- Albany Manana Custom – 25% off
- Annis Savestra - 50% off
- Benefactor Stirling GT - 50% off
- Bravado Gauntlet Classic Custom – 25% off
- Declasse Mamba - 50% off
- Dewbauchee Rapid GT Classic - 50% off
- Imponte Deluxo – 30% off
- Karin 190z - 50% off
- Lampadati Viseris - 50% off
- Ocelot Swinger - 50% off
- Pegassi Infernus Classic - 50% off
- Pegassi Torero - 50% off
- RUNE Zhaba – 30% off
- Truffade Z-Type - 50% off
- LF-22 Starling – 40% off
- Mammoth Tula – 40% off
- Discounts on selected properties and upgrades:
- All Hangars - 40% off
- All Hangar modifications and upgrades - 30% off
- Exclusive Bonuses and Discounts for Prime Gaming members:
- Premium Race, Time Trial, and RC Time Trial schedule:
- Premium Race - Senora Freeway (locked to Super)
- Time Trial - Del Perro Pier
- RC Time Trial - Construction Site II
Gallery
Official Screenshots
Pre-release
Adversary mode in the casino.
A joyrider riding a Seashark (super yacht "SPx" variant) in A Superyacht Life - Overboard mission.
Galaxy Super Yacht.
Newswire releases
Tigon.
Pink Dot Tech Mask.
A Superyacht Life co-op missions.
Additional Open Wheel Races.
Additional Business Battles.
Diamond Adversary Modes Series.
Tw@ Logo Tee.
Green Dot Tech Mask.
Vapers Den Tee.
- 15 new vehicles
Penumbra FF.
Club.
Landstalker XL.
Seminole Frontier.
Peyote Custom.
Gauntlet Classic Custom.
Beater Dukes.
Yosemite Rancher.
Glendale Custom.
Youga Classic 4x4.
Manana Custom.
Coquette D10.
Tigon.
DR1.
BR8.
Artwork.
Content
Solomon Richards' introduction.
Videos
GTA Online Los Santos Summer Special
GTA Online - All Los Santos Summer Special Update Content
Trivia
- The song used in the trailer for the update is Photograph by Def Leppard, which can be heard on Los Santos Rock Radio.