GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries Update Changes Include Career Progress, Alternate Sprint Control, and More

Grand Theft Auto V Update 1.006.002

After revealing the update and its major story content, upgrades and improvements last week, Rockstar Games has now fully detailed the GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries update changes and they include new quality-of-life features.

Arriving with the launch of the update on June 13 are a new Career Progress feature that tracks players’ criminal exploits, a hold-to-sprint control option, the ability to claim all destroyed vehicles at once while filing a Mors Mutual Insurance claim, Payout adjustments for many Collectibles and Events, updates to the Rockstar Creator, and much more. Read on for the full list of new GTA Online quality-of-life features and improvements coming with the San Andreas Mercenaries update.

GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries Update Changes:

Vehicle Updates:

  • The ability to claim all destroyed vehicles at once when filing a Mors Mutual Insurance claim.
  • Mors Mutual will no longer charge for recovering Personal Vehicles destroyed during contact missions.
  • Custom description tags for garages to help quickly locate your favorite rides when calling the Mechanic.
  • The ability to select from individual floors when requesting vehicles from the Eclipse Blvd Garage.
  • Pressing D-Pad Right will engage Stealth Mode on the new F-160 Raiju Plane. Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) will move to L3/LS. Holding L3/LS when flying all VTOL aircraft will switch it into and out of VTOL mode.
  • The option to re-request an active Mobile Operations Center, Avenger, or Terrorbyte delivered closer to your location via the Interaction Menu.
  • Additional filters for Race types when browsing the Jobs Menu.
  • The Willard Eudora and Albany Classique Broadway will be eligible for Taxi Work when using Taxi Liveries.
  • Lesser-used vehicles will be removed from in-game websites to streamline the browsing experience. These vehicles will occasionally be made available via showrooms, The Lucky Wheel, and other places.

Gameplay Updates:

  • A new Register as a Boss option in the Interaction Menu, merging SecuroServ and Motorcycle Club.
  • A Buy All option when purchasing Body Armor at Ammu-Nation. Rank requirements for Body Armor are also being removed.
  • Body Armor will be restocked after Quick Restarting a mission, matching the same Body Armor levels as when first entering the lobby.
  • When equipping Body Armor via the Weapon Wheel, the type of Armor used will be relative to how much damage the player has taken.
  • When parachuting or in freefall, players will no longer receive phone calls from Tom Connors or English Dave.
  • Madrazo Dispatch Services no longer requires multiple players and can be taken on solo.
  • Alternative sprint control (hold to sprint) in the Settings Menu.
  • Players will be able to select a name for their Acid product (via the Interaction Menu) to receive a 5% sell bonus.
  • Rank requirements for Daily Objectives will be removed to allow more players to participate.

Balancing Updates:

  • Payouts on many Collectibles and Events — such as Buried Stashes and Treasure Chests — will be increased.
  • Rebalancing the weapons on the P-996 Lazer and Mammoth Hydra (Freemode only).
  • The Orbital Cannon can no longer be instantly reset or refunded to prevent players from being repeatedly targeted.

Career Progress:

Track your criminal activities with Career Progress — a new feature that displays your progression as you rise through the criminal ranks and establish your empire. This will be accessible on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S from the GTA Online Main Menu or the Pause Menu, making it easier for both fresh-faced and veteran players to see all their accomplishments at a glance.

Creator Updates:

A number of additions and updates are being made to the Rockstar Creator to continue fostering the kind of imaginative chaos that can only be experienced in Southern San Andreas. Some of these Creator updates include:

  • Dozens of new props are available in all Creators, including giant License Plate Walls, eCola cans, destructible fences, underwater mines, and more.
  • A Snow weather option for Deathmatches, Races, and Survivals. Plus, Halloween themed additions arriving later this year.
  • Option to toggle musical score on and off.
  • Deathmatches will now have options for Dynamic Teams — players can change teams when respawning and Health Drain — where players lose health over time. Plus, new radar blip options, the ability to lock time of day and weather options in the lobby, options to choose respawn time for item and weapon pickups, and much more.
  • Increased number of enemy spawn points in Survivals.
  • Fixture Removal will be available in the King of the Hill Creator.
  • The prop limit on PC will be increased to 300.

The GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries update will be available on June 13 on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. Stay tuned here at MP1st for the official patch notes and other information closer to the release of the update.

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