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Overview:

- Estimated achievement difficulty:4/10

- Offline: 0/9 [0:gsicon:]

- Online: 9/9 [250:gsicon:]

- Approximate amount of time to 250:gsicon:: 25+ Hours

- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: N/A

- Missable achievements: None

- Does difficulty affect achievements: No

- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None

- Extra equipment needed: N/A

 

 

Introduction

 

Welcome back to Los Santos, you crazy hooligans. In GTA V’s latest Heist Update, five brand new cooperative missions have been added to the online portion of the game alongside new vehicles, weapons, gameplay mechanics and more. Set out to be a completely exhilarating cooperative experience, the new missions allow players to pull off a tense multi-part heists, raids, and robberies. In order to pull of these heists, you will need to be at least a Level 12 and own a high-end apartment before Lester calls you about the first heist. This update brings with it a total of nine new achievements, some of which will see players completing all the individual heists, as well as performing other team-based tasks throughout the various missions. Depending on your current amount of money, this update will take anywhere from twenty-five or more hours to complete.

 

Online Heists

 

The five heists included in this update include “The Fleeca Job,” “The Prison Break,” “The Humane Labs Raid,” “Series A Funding,” and “The Pacific Standard Job.” There are three achievements related to completing these heists, specifically Parole Day completing “The Prison Break,” Dead Presidents for completing both “The Fleeca Job” and “The Pacific Standard Job,” and In the Name of Science for completing “The Humane Labs Raid” and “Series A Funding.” Each of these heists consists of multiple Setup missions as well as a Finale and competing your first Setup mission will unlock Be Prepared.

 

As a heist leader (lobby host), you will need to invest your money in a Setup mission and also split the final cut of a Finale evenly across four players for Shot Called and Four Way. Take note players will also have to complete a Finale without taking damage in order to obtain Can’t Touch This, however this is easily achievement during “The Fleeca Job” Finale without much effort.

 

As for the last two achievements, Live a Little requires players to spend $8 million on the new vehicles included in the Heist Update, though there is a workout for this achievement which only requires players to have $3.4 million in the bank. Lastly, Mastermind will unlock once 25 platinum medals have been obtained. These medals are rewarded to players post-mission based on their kills, accuracy, headshots, and general contribution towards completing the main objective of a mission.

 

Mop Up

 

There isn’t necessarily a “mop up” for these achievements, but take note that players can always grind out their platinum medals on “The Fleeca Job” with another player in order to finish up Mastermind. Also, if your short on cash and still need to reach that $3.4 million for Live a Little, it’s wise to replay the heists as many times as necessary with loyal partners. If the party agrees to it, the player who is in need of the most money can be given 100% of the Finale cut in order to make rapid progress towards that monetary goal.

 

Conclusion

 

All in all, the Heist Update brings five enjoyable cooperative missions to GTA Online with nine unique achievements. Rockstar’s online servers may be a little messy at times, but once you’re in a mission with a group of players, be it a Heist Setup or Heist Finale, the fun to be had is priceless. It may take up to twenty-five hours or more to obtain all nine achievements, coupled with some mindless grinding for platinum medals and money, but it’s sure to be a pleasant experience in exploring the new content and replaying the epic heists.

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GTA Online: Invest your hard earned cash to set up a Heist.

 

In order to obtain this achievement, you must be the heist leader (host) during a Heist Setup mission.

 

Once you complete the initial tutorial heist, “The Fleeca Job,” you will receive a call from Lester at some point, which leads you to the next heist: “The Prison Break.” When you are ready to start the first Setup mission of “The Prison Break,” go ahead and enter your apartment’s planning room, paying $40,000 to initialize the mission (the mission is indicated by a green “H” icon). The achievement will unlock immediately once the cost has been covered and the following cutscene starts to play.

 

http://www.xboxachievements.com/images/achievements/1580/56.jpg Four Way 10:gsicon:

GTA Online: As Heist Leader set the Finale cut as 25% across all players.

 

In order to obtain this achievement, you must be the heist leader (host) during a Heist Finale mission.

 

The earliest this can be achieved is during the second heist, “The Prison Break.” After your team of four has completed all four of the Setup missions, host a lobby for the Finale and invite your party. Once the party is ready, the leader will be required to assign roles for all four players and distribute the cut for the final payout. At this point, set the cut to an equal 25% across all four players and the achievement will unlock after the Finale has been completed.

 

http://www.xboxachievements.com/images/achievements/1580/57.jpg Live a Little 50:gsicon:

GTA Online: Spend a total of $8,000,000 purchasing vehicles included as part of The Heists Update.

 

Through the Heist Update, several vehicles have been added to the game, including armored sedans, fighter jets, and even prison buses. Take note that for this achievement, players must spend a minimum of $8 million on the vehicles included in this update, not their upgrades/modifications.

 

Generally, most of the new vehicles are rather expensive, so players with a small pool of money will need to complete various jobs and heists in order to amass $8 million. Also, please take note that the vehicles are not all available right away. Instead, you will need to complete the heists in order to unlock them one by one. Below, there is a complete checklist of all the new vehicles included in the update with the website you can find them on through your in-game phone. Pick and choose whichever vehicles you’d like to own and the achievement should be yours in no time.

 

Elitas Travel

  • Velum 5-Seater - $995,000

Legendary Motorsport

  • Casco - $680,000
  • Lectro - $750,000

Warstock Cache and Carry

  • Insurgent Pick-Up - $1,350,000
  • Insurgent - $675,000
  • Hydra - $3,000,000
  • Valkyrie - $2,850,000
  • Technical - $950,000
  • Mule - $32,000
  • Savage - $1,950,000
  • Mesa - $87,000
  • Prison Bus - $550,000

Dock Tease

  • Dingy -$125,000

Southern San Andreas Super Autos

  • Vapid Guardian - $375,000
  • Dinka Enduro - $48,000
  • Declasse Gang Burrito - $65,000
  • Karin Kuruma - $95,000
  • Karin Kuruma (Armored) - $525,000
  • Canis Seminole - $30,000
  • Bravado Rumpo - $13,000
  • Ocelot Jackal - $60,000
  • Ubermacht Oracle XS - $82,000
  • Benefactor Schafter - $65,000
  • Cheval Surge - $38,000
  • Bravado Gresley - $29,000
  • Dundreary Landstalker - $58,000
  • Principe Nemesis - $12,000

If amassing $8 million seems a little daunting, there is a workaround for this achievement that only requires players to have at a bare minimum, $3.4 million.

 

To begin, complete the tutorial heist entitled, “The Fleeca Job,” as it will unlock the Karin Kuruma (Armored) for purchase. Now buy the car off the auto website for $525,000 and wait for the in-game text message that indicates the vehicle has been delivered to your garage. Go to your apartment, get inside the Kuruma, and exit the garage. Now head to the nearest Los Santos Customs and you will be able to sell the vehicle for $315,000 provided you did not damage the car on your way to the mod shop. This essentially translates to a minimal net loss of only $210,000.

 

From here, you will automatically exit Los Santos Customs. Open up your in-game phone and purchase another Kuruma, wait for it to be delivered to your garage, then repeat the process detailed above. You will want to continue cycling through this method exactly 16 times in order to obtain the achievement. For the math involved, 16 purchases of the Kuruma, which costs $525,000, equals $8,400,000. As to why this method only requires a minimum of $3.4 million; 16 purchases multiplied by the net loss of $210,000 equals $3,360,000.

 

Despite your preferred method in working towards this, once you have successfully purchased a total of $8 million worth of Heist Update vehicles, this achievement will finally unlock.

 

http://www.xboxachievements.com/images/achievements/1580/58.jpg Can't Touch This 30:gsicon:

GTA Online: Complete a Heist Finale without taking any damage.

 

This achievement can be obtained without much effort during the finale of the tutorial heist, “The Fleeca Job.”

 

During the aforementioned heist finale, both the driller and the driver can earn the achievement by quickly getting into the getaway vehicle (an armored Kuruma) after the drilling segment has concluded. While driving towards the objective, both players should duck their heads inside the vehicle by holding (though this is not totally necessary) in order to ensure extra caution from any incoming fire.

 

Once the driver has reached the open highway and positions the vehicle underneath the Cargobob, the aircraft will grab the Kuruma and the heist will conclude. At this time, both players should unlock the achievement right away provided they did not take health damage during the duration of the finale.

 

http://www.xboxachievements.com/images/achievements/1580/59.jpg Mastermind 50:gsicon:

GTA Online: Earn 25 platinum medals across Heist Setups and Finales.

 

In the Heist Update, platinum medals are rewarded to players who perform the best during a Heist Setup mission or Heist Finale. What constitutes performing above and beyond your crewmates are the number of kills and headshots one achieves, as well as accuracy and general contributions towards completing the main objective of the mission. After completing a Heist Setup mission or Heist Finale, you will be presented with the post-mission screen, which shows the players in the party and which tier medal they obtained: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.

 

Generally, the easiest way to obtain this achievement is to partner up with a single other player and continuously replay Lester’s first heist, “The Fleeca Job,” which is the only two-player heist available. In order to replay this heist, pull up your in-game phone and give Lester a call. A drop down menu on the upper left side of your screen will appear, so go ahead and select the option "Replay Heist > The Fleeca Job." Now wait a few seconds and Lester will call you back, informing you that the heist is now available to start (indicated by a green "H" icon in your apartment's planning room).

 

During the first Setup mission here, the player going for the platinum medal should be the driver during the duration of the mission. As for the second Setup mission, the player going for the platinum medal should clear out most, if not all of the enemies around the Kuruma on the top level of the Del Perro parking garage, then proceed to drive the Kuruma to Lester’s warehouse. Lastly, during the Heist Finale, the player going for the platinum medal should be assigned the “Driver” role.

 

Following the method described above, one player can net three platinum medals in a matter of 20-25 minutes over the course of the three aforementioned missions. As mentioned, you can continue to replay this heist multiple times, so grinding out the achievement on “The Fleeca Job” is by far the quickest way to obtain 25 platinum medals. Just take note that there is a 90-120 IRL cool down to replay this heist, which can prove to be a burden. To bypass this cool down period, please refer to THIS POST.

 

If for whatever reason you lose track of your progress for this achievement, you can check how many platinum medals you currently have by following these steps: PAUSE > STATS > AWARDS > HEISTS > DECORATED AWARD. This award tracks how many platinum medals you have achieved. Thanks to Colonel Gray for this tip!

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GTA Online: Complete a Heist Setup.

 

Each of the five heists available in the Heist Update include multiple “Heist Setup” missions that need to be completed prior to playing the “Heist Finale” mission. After being called by Lester, a green “H” icon inside your apartment on the world map will represent each of these Setup missions. The first Setup mission available is for the tutorial heist entitled, “The Fleeca Job.”

 

The first of two Heist Setup missions available here involve the crew traveling to Fleeca Bank on the western highway, scoping out the security system, and then collecting a contact and some supplies from Lester’s warehouse before returning to the apartment. Once this Setup mission has been successfully completed, the achievement will unlock without issue.

 

http://www.xboxachievements.com/images/achievements/1580/52.jpg In the Name of Science 30:gsicon:

GTA Online: Complete The Humane Labs Raid and Series A Funding as Heist Leader or Crew.

 

Set as a four-player heist, The Humane Labs Raid will become available at Rank 12 and is the third heist available to play. There are five Setup Missions and one Finale Mission involved here, as seen below:

  • Key Codes
    • All four players will need to head towards the parking lot on Elgin Avenue in Downtown Los Santos and get into their designated positions before meeting the contact. Once she arrives, FIB members ambush the scene and completely lock off the area. Once the lot has been secured to some extent, one player must collect the left-behind key codes and return to the heist leader's apartment.

    [*]Insurgents

    • All four players must travel to the Davis Quartz Quarry and ambush the Merryweather Guards stationed near the two Insurgent vehicles. Once gathered, the trucks must be taken out of the quarry and stored in the boatyard hut north of Alamo Sea. Once the Merryweather units have been lost (or eliminated), simply take the trucks to the boat yard.

    [*]EMP

    • All four players must drive to the coast near the Elysian Fields Freeway where a Dinghy will be waiting on the beach coast. The crew will be required to get into the boat, travel southeast towards the Aircraft Carrier, and fight their way through the ship's interior in order to reach the upper deck. On the upper deck, one player will collect the Hydra whilst the other three players will have to collect one of the five P-996 Lazers on board. Escort the Hydra to the Sandy Shore Airfield by destroying all the hostile jets in the air zone. Once the Hyrda is stored in the hangar, the mission will be complete.

    [*]Valkyrie

    • All four players must travel to the Los Santos Naval Port at the Port of LS, where a heavily armed helicopter is being stored for military use. The crew must drive to the entrance and fight their way to the rear of the port where the helipad is located. Once the helicopter is collected, six enemy helicopters will begin to intercept and shoot down the Valkyrie, so take them out quickly. Once the threat is eliminated, the pilot should land on the the small road outside the designated boatyard.

    [*]Deliver EMP

    • All four players will be required to collect the Insurgent that is stored north of the Alamo Sea and drive the vehicle to the Humane Labs and Research entrance, being careful not to destroy the EMP or Insurgent. When the crew has arrived, begin to stealthily take out the guards and scientist within the facility, then drive the Insurgent to its designated location. Here, a player must hack a keypad to gain entry to the designated garage. Once stored, flee the facility and the mission will be complete.

    [*]Heist Finale

    • In this finale, the crew will be split into two teams: Ground Team (2) and Air Team (2). Here, the Ground Team will parachute into the Humane Labs facility and retrieve the objective while Air Team holds off security outside the facility before picking up Ground Team at the evac location.

Also, set as a four-player heist, Series A Funding will become available at Rank 12, but is the fourth heist available to play. There are five Setup Missions and one Finale Mission involved here, as seen below:

  • Series A - Coke
    • The crew will be split into two groups of two. Group A will be tasked with driving to the beach and using the designated boat there to reach a larger vessel out at sea. Group B on the other hand will be tasked with driving to the Vespucci Heliport and using the designated helicopter to reach the same vessel out at sea. Once both teams reach the ship, proceed to collect all nine bags of cocaine, then escape the police patrols via the jet skis before returning to Trevor's warehouse.

    [*]Series A - Trash Truck

    • The crew will initially be split into two groups of two, but all four players will need to travel to the designated Trashmaster together. Once the garbage truck has been collected, "The Operators" will need to drive the vehicle to the four drug stashes while "The Collectors" get off and collect the various trash bags. Once all the trash bags have been collected, return to Tevor's warehouse with the Trashmaster.

    [*]Series A - Bikers

    • All four players will need to travel to Trevor's trailer and take the nearby Dingy offshore across the Alamo Sea to the Lost's encampment. Once you arrive at the camp, stealthily take out all the bikers, locate the two black vans, and then deliver them to Trevor's warehouse.

    [*]Series A - Weed

    • The crew will be split into three teams: Ground Team (2), West Lookout (1), and East Lookout (1). All four players will need to travel to the abandoned saw mill in Blaine County and get into their designated positions. Once everyone is ready, ambush the gang at the saw mill, steal the two Bensons and the Technical, and deliver all three vehicles to Trevor's warehouse.

    [*]Series A - Steal Meth

    • All four players will need to travel to the O'Neil Brother's farm in Blaine County and take out the meth dealers around the house and farm. Once the enemies have been eliminated, take one of the nearby trucks and attach the tanker, then deliver the tanker to Chef's location in Sandy Shores.

    [*]Heist Finale

    • In this finale, the crew will be split into two teams: South Lookout (2), North Lookout (2). Here, the crew is tasked with defending Trevor's drugs inside the warehouse from several waves of enemies and then escorting two vans to the designated area just outside San Andreas County.

The achievement related to completing these two heists will unlock upon successfully completing the two heist finales as the either heist leader or a player that is affiliated with a Rockstar Social Club Crew. Take note that you do not actually need a fellow crew member in the heist with you. So long as you are affiliated with a legitimate crew, you’ll be fine.

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GTA Online: Complete The Fleeca Job and The Pacific Standard Job as Heist Leader or Crew.

 

Set as a two-player heist, The Fleeca Job will become available at Rank 12 and acts as the tutorial heist. There are two Setup Missions and one Finale Mission involved here, as seen below:

  • Scope Out
    • The crew will travel to Fleeca Bank on the Western Highway and observe the security of the building. You will then have to collect Paige and some extra equipment from Lester’s factory before returning to the apartment and planning the heist.

    [*]Kuruma

    • The entire crew will travel together to a parking garage in Del Perro and hijack an armored Kuruma on the top floor. Once the vehicle is seized, return it to Lester’s warehouse.

    [*]Heist Finale

    • In this finale, the crew will be traveling to Fleeca Bank and taking it down from the inside. Here, one player will act as crowd control and keep the hostages at bay while the second player drills into the safety deposit box and steals the cash. Once the money has been stolen, both players will flee via the Kuruma.

Furthermore, set as a four-player heist, The Pacific Standard Job is also available at Rank 12 but is the fifth heist that players will receive from Lester. There are five Setup Missions and one Finale Mission involved here, as seen below:

  • Vans
    • The crew will be split into two groups of two, however all four players should get inside one four-door vehicle. Both navigators should be using the Trackify app on the in-game phone to hunt down the four vans (represented by red blips on the app) and communicate their locations to the driver. When you pull up near a van, make sure to snap a photo of its license plate without alerting the van's driver. Once all four vans have been photographed, drive to the newly marked vehicle on the map, hijack it (all four players need to be inside the new van) and deliver it to Lester's factory.

    [*]Signal

    • The entire crew will travel together to the meeting point near the shoreline in North Chumash. Once there, take the jet skis out to the designated island and clear out the area of hostiles before grabbing Avi Schwartzman inside the shack. Once Avi is in your possession and you transfer over to the police boat, drive forward towards Cassidy Creek and continue down the entire body of water through Raton Canyon. At some point, near the Alamo Sea, you'll need to land ashore and transfer Avi over to a land-based vehicle. Proceed to lose your wanted and then head towards the drop-off point in Grapeseed to complete the mission.

    [*]Hack

    • The crew will be split into two teams, though all four player will need to travel together to Lester's warehouse in order to collect the van. Once everyone is inside the van, travel to the rival gang's location in Downtown Vinewood. Take out all the enemies in the alley there, then transfer the hacking equipment from the rival gang's van into Lester's van. Once that is done, the decoy team will hop inside the rival gang's van, drive to the designated alley on Aguja Street in Vespucci, and blow up the van. All while this is happening, the transporter will be delivering the white van to Paige's location at Lester's factory.

    [*]Convoy

    • The entire crew will travel together to the ambush point on Calafia Bridge near Raton Canyon. Set up positioning on the bridge, ambush the convoy, then hijack the truck. The entire team will now need to slowly make their way up North Calafia Way, eliminating all the Merryweather backup before delivering the truck to the drop-off location in Grapeseed.

    [*]Bikes

    • The entire crew will travel together to the Lost MC Clubhouse in East Los Santos and ambush the enemies within the area. Once the clubhouse grounds have been cleared out, each player will need to take one of the tricked out Lectros and deliver them to designated alleyway in West Vinewood.

    [*]Heist Finale

    • In this finale, the crew will be split into three teams: Crowd Control (2), Demolition (1), and Hacker (1). The entire team will need to head to the Pacific Standard Bank and take out the guards in the lobby. Here, the crew is tasked with holding up The Pacific Standard Bank and then using the nearby stored Lectors to escape the five star wanted level.

The achievement related to completing these two heists will unlock upon successfully completing the two heist finales as the either heist leader or a player that is affiliated with a Rockstar Social Club Crew. Take note that you do not actually need a fellow crew member in the heist with you. So long as you are affiliated with a legitimate crew, you’ll be fine.

 

http://www.xboxachievements.com/images/achievements/1580/54.jpg Parole Day 30:gsicon:

GTA Online: Complete The Prison Break as Heist Leader or Crew.

 

Set as a four-player heist, The Prison Break will become available at Rank 12 and is the second heist available to play. There are four Setup Missions and one Finale Mission involved here, as seen below:

  • Plane
    • All four players will need to reach McKenzie Field and clear the area of Vagos. Once the field is secured, the pilot will need to take the Velum and bring it to Los Santos International. The mission will end once the plane is secured at the airport.

    [*]Prison Bus

    • All four players will need to track down and hijack the prison bus, which is moving from Bolingbroke Penitentiary to Paleto Bay. Once the bus has been hijacked, all four players must lose their wanted level and then deliver the bus to the scrapyard outside Sandy Shores.

    [*]Prison Break – Station

    • The crew will be split into two groups of two. Group A will be tasked with finding a police cruiser, which is best done by killing innocent bystanders and then stealing a cruiser once it arrives at the scene. Once this occurs, make sure to lost your wanted level and then head to the Mission Row Police Station. After retrieving the schedule there, bring the police cruiser to the underpass behind Lester’s warehouse and torch the vehicle with the provided jerry cans. Now drop the schedule off at the designated location and wait for Group B to finish their objective. All while Group A is working on their objective, Group B will be driving to the port of Los Santos and stealing Rashkovy’s Casco from a container ship and delivering it to the designated drop-off point in Blaine County.

    [*]Prison Break – Wet Work

    • The crew will be split into two groups of two. Group A will head to Richman Glen and assassinate Dima Popov. During this time, Group B will be heading to city hall and assassinating two lawyers, Gavin van der Loop and Josh Sherman, and stealing their dropped documents. These two lawyers will show up in a black Schafter, so keep your eyes peeled. Once both groups have assassinated their targets and lost their wanted level, the mission is complete.

    [*]Heist Finale

    • In this finale, the crew will be split into three teams: Ground Team (2), Demolition (1), and Pilot (1). Here, the crew is tasked with breaking Maxim Rashkovsky out of Bolingbroke Penitentiary.

The achievement related to completing this heist will unlock upon successfully completing the heist finale as the either heist leader or a player that is affiliated with a Rockstar Social Club Crew. Take note that you do not actually need a fellow crew member in the heist with you. So long as you are affiliated with a legitimate crew, you’ll be fine.

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Congratulations!

 

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