Rockstar has released the Beach Bum pack and title update 1.06 for Grand Theft Auto Online today for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Some new vehicles have been introduced as part of the update including the BF Bifta dune buggy; the rugged Canis Kalahari off-road truck, the Bravado Paradise beach camper van, and the classic Speeder speedboat are now available.
All four vehicles can also be accessed in Story Mode and are available at no in-game cost. To access them in GTA Online, just visit the southernsanandreassuperautos.com in-game website or docktease.com for the Speeder if you're looking to take part in some aquatic activities.
SNS Pistol & Broken Bottle – a pair of close range weapons have also been added to both Story Mode and Online at no extra cost.
Beach Bums add new casual canvas hats, tank tops, t-shirts, board shorts and bikinis in a wide range of styles and colours as well as new hairstyle and tattoo customization options.
30 new jobs have been added in Online which include new beach-themed Races, Deathmatches, Parachutes, Last Team Standings and Gang Attacks, plus the beachfront "Survival on Del Perro Pier" and more.
Title Update 1.06 meanwhile addresses a series of bugs and other issues affecting GTA Online:
- Fixed an issue where the game would delete your personal Vehicle if you have another player in it when you add a Tracker and Insurance.
- Fixed an issue where players could become stuck on the aerial view when entering GTA Online with cloud servers down and having just launched a mini-game.
- Fixed an issue where the mission 'Damaged Goods' would start even though it had previously been completed.
- Fixed an issue where under rare circumstances players couldn't claim back their personal vehicle in GTA Online.
- Fixed an issue where under rare circumstances players were able to get the Declasse Sheriff SUV into Los Santos Customs and respray it causing the menus to malfunction.
- Fixed an issue where in rare circumstances players would lose all personal vehicles after being idle kicked and unable to rejoin an online session.
- Fixed an issue where players could occasionally get stuck after killing a pedestrian with a golf ball.
- Corrected an exploit where players would retain their personal vehicle after selling it at Los Santos Customs mod shop by transitioning back and forth between Story Mode and Online.
- Corrected an exploit where players could keep repeatedly selling a Bati 801 to Los Santos Customs.
- Corrected an exploit where players were able to duplicate vehicles by accepting a Mission while leaving a high-end garage.
- Corrected an exploit where a player could start a Team Deathmatch with all players on the same team.
- Players are no longer able to delete their GTA Online character while the Rockstar cloud servers are unavailable.
Rockstar asks that players email [email protected] with suggestions on what they want to see included in future updates.