GTA 5 Updated to 1.09, Adds Heists Improvements

Grand Theft Auto 5 has an all new update that brings it up to version 1.09, and comes with a host of improvements to the game's Heists mode and numerous bug fixes.

Titled version 1.09 on the Xbox One and PS4 and 1.23 on the PS3 and Xbox 360, the patch is available for all versions of GTA 5 to improve general matchmaking in the game. 

UI options have also been expanded to provide Heists players with more control over their games, and the Planning Board now allows you to quickly join a Heist as a crew member. Heist lobbies now also allow the host to 'open' or 'close' their matchmaking session. It defaults to 'closed', so only invited players will be able to join the session unless toggled otherwise. Additionally, the 'Client invites' option has returned and is set to 'on' by default. When toggled 'on', players who joined the Heist can invite their friends. The host will be the only one able to invite others when the option is turned 'off'.

Here's everything the patch comes with:

• Fixed a minor animation issue when throwing grenades while aiming on the PS4
• Fixed an issue where the Bad Sport flag was not correctly being removed from certain players’ accounts
• Fixed an issue where vehicle frames were not visually displaying damage correctly when heavily damaged
• Fixed an issue where a black screen was appearing when PSN was down
• Fixed an issue where the “Looking for job” display was being removed after accessing the Internet from the in-game phone, even though matchmaking was still in progress
• Fixed an issue where the player could lose control of character after backing out of hacking the vault in one of the Heists
• Fixed a rare issue where the player could get stuck on a cutscene if launching a certain Heist while in Ron’s Survival introduction
• Fixed an issue where Criminal Mastermind progression was occasionally not tracking properly
• Fixed an issue where players could spawn multiple parachutes
• Fixed an issue with the time of day on one of the Heists
• Fixed a possible crash when a One on One Deathmatch was initiated around the same time as a Heist invite
• Fixed an issue where a Kraken could be replaced by a Dinghy after receiving a Title Update
• Fixed an issue where a previous fix for character appearance changes was not applied correctly if the player was wearing a mask
• Fixed a rare issue where players could get stuck on a black screen when trying to enter GTA Online
• Fixed an issue where the objective could display incorrectly after evidence was picked up in one of the missions
• Fixed a rare issue with lost player control after accepting a cross-session invite
• Fix for issue where some players were experiencing freezing when trying to use the in-game cell phone in Story Mode
• Fixed miscellaneous recent exploits
• Other minor fixes for GTA Online and Story Mode to improve general stability