General Pro Tips:
·******** Dying costs 5% of your bank (maxing at 5k) so try to avoid getting in fights with random players. This includes dying in any jobs. Not sure about death match, need confirmation.
·******** Passive mode is not invincibility. You're still vulnerable to being shot from a car and being run over.
·******** When robbing a store, you can kill the store keeper and take the money out of the register but you will make less.
·******** Typically the farther the store from Los Santos, the more it pays out. That's where most of the bigger stores are.
·******** You can sell cars to any auto-shop once every in-game day (around 48 minutes) which usually goes for 4-9k.
·******** Luxery Sedans and high end SUVs are the highest paying car when selling cars to the auto-shop.
·******** You can withdraw/deposit cash safely from your phone.
·******** All your progress online before the brown sync icon appears will be lost on turning off your console, selectingLeave GTA Online*will save your progress.
·******** The*Radio Mirror Park*radio station is the best station.
·******** You can also shut down your console if you lost a great sum of money and haven't synced yet to restore your previous save.
·******** When you find a good farming mission, repeat as much as possible. Most good farming missions you cannot choose to join and usually end up joining by random.
·******** You run faster with no weapons out I think?
·******** Gerald's missions seem to pay the highest. Would like to know if anyone has found any higher paying missions.
·******** I found a crowbar on the death-match mission on the boat and got to keep it afterwards. It's awesome.
·******** If you're not finding good matches on*Quick Job*try swapping sessions by pressing*Find New Session.
·******** Buying Armor before a session is usually worth it. It's cheaper then the 2k death penalty.
·******** Blue moving objective points that aren't auto GPS tracked will appear under*Quick GPS.
·******** If a player in your passenger sets a GPS route on the map, it will also appear on your map.
·******** Simeon's missions are time consuming and not worth the payout compared to Gerald's missions.
·******** Use*Find New Session*to quickly warp back to your garage/apartment.
·******** If you get a phone call from an AI, your characters lips will move, it's pretty funny.
·******** When buying an apartment/garage, you will sell your already owned property and get about half the value back to contribute to the purchase.
·******** Only the host needs to be the required level to start a mission. Anyone can play with anyone regardless of level requirements.
·******** Press RT to vote for replay mission after everyone has liked even if the option is not shown.
·******** Mashing jump up hills is faster then running.
·******** Sports/Super cars must be bought through the ultimate motors website to keep in your garage, sell or modify.
·******** Don't quit golf/tennis/shooting range etc. because you are losing. You still get rp (experience) for losing and for being a good sport you will get monetary rewards. Plus you still get points towards your skills. Races can be done solo. They can give 500-1000 rp each time alone which can be a great experience booster. Keep in mind though that it costs 100 each time.
·******** Players drop 100 every time they die, in addition to any funds they are carrying.
·******** You have to start a solo/private game from the pause menu.
·******** Blowing up other players owned vehicles deems you a bad sport, so be careful on your drive-by stick-bomb sprees.
·******** On the other hand, shooting the all the tires out of a players personal vehicle is totally okay.
·******** Heritage can influence character height in Character Creation.
·******** How you set your time spent in character creation can affect how you look, though apparently some of these can be removed when you get an apartment.
·******** Stores can be re-robbed immediately if you swap sessions.
·******** Driving a car into an auto-shop gets rid of your wanted level, if you're not currently spotted by the police.
·******** Your garage/apartment is also a easy way to hide from police if you enter when you're not spotted.
·******** Cops will sometimes chase you if the car you are driving is stolen.
·******** All clothing stores have the same options for different items.
·******** To unlock car upgrades you need to run races with that class of car and level up.
·******** Holding back allows you to split up money that you get from robberies.
·******** Wearing a mask while wanted and then removing it drops your wanted level by 1 star, more depending on the mask.
·******** In races, holding Y/Triangle to spawn back to the last checkpoint also repairs your car.
·******** Pressing down the the d-pad enlarges the mini-map to give a good view of nearby players.
·******** Putting a car in your garage makes it your personal vehicle, repairs it, and gives it a free tracker.
·******** Singing while in the shower in your apartment gives you RP. Leave music playing into your mic overnight to exploit this.
·******** It seems rolling (X while zooming-in) will cause the AI to always miss you, need confirmation.
Good Money Farming Missions:
[Violent Duct*~ 2-3 Minutes ~ 9k Payout ~ Gerald Mission]
·******** Fastest money making method right now.
·******** Run on easy for the fastest run.
·******** Don't immediately gun at the start, instead sneak in from the left entrance and you can do a sweep in like 20 seconds.
·******** Recommended 3-4 person party. Host must be level 15+.
·******** Remember to quick Restart (RT after everyone has liked). Continue after 3-4 rounds so everyone can restock on ammo.
·******** Nice, now keep yo mouth shut about me, ya hear.
[Meth'd up*~ 3-4 Minutes ~ 5k Payout ~ Gerald Mission]
·******** Recommended 3-4 person party. Host must be level 7+.
·******** Drive/run straight to the RV and drive straight to the drop off. Driving off road to the objective will make your life a lot easier by avoiding most of the enemies.
[A Titan of a Job*~ 6-9 Minutes ~ 10k Payout ~ Trevor Mission]
·******** Recommended 4-6 person party. Host must be level 24+.
·******** Run on easy for the fastest run.
·******** Have your team attack the hanger from both sides as you make your wait in, move the truck that's in-front of the aircraft and take off. Enjoy your smooth flight back and don't crash.
[Down the Drain*~ 1-2 Minutes ~ 3-3.5k Payout ~ Race]
·******** Can easily be ran solo.
[American Cycle*~ 1-2 Minutes ~ 6k Payout ~ Race]
·******** Good way to train your stamina stat too.