Grand Theft Auto 5’s online component, GTA Online, received its latest update, Lowriders, today for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
The update’s biggest addition comes in the form of Benny’s Original Motor Works, a car customization garage that specializes in lowriders. Players will be able to add hydraulics, new wheels and rims, horns, vanity plates, sound systems, and more. If these new car customizations weren’t enough, the Lowriders update also adds two new cars: the Decalsse Moonbeam van (two-handed weapons can be fired from the van’s back doors), and the Willard Faction.
New Contact Missions from Lamar have also been added in this update. Lamar wants to be the “ruler of Los Santos’ lowrider scene,” so it’s up to players to help him defeat rival gangs by whatever means necessary.
Two new weapons have also been added: the Machine Pistol and the machete melee weapon. Both can be acquired at Ammu-Nation. Additionally, new customizable finishes have been added to pre-existing weapons.
New Adversary modes (Keep the Pace, Offense Defense, and Relay) have also been added. Players can also buy a fourth property for their online character and to commemorate the release of the Lowriders update, players can take advantage of 25% off a new 10-car garage through Oct. 25.
The Rockstar Editor, GTA 5’s machinima-style video-creating suite, has received a new “Scene Creator” that allows users to create settings that can be saved for later use. Up to four scenes can be saved at a time.
If all of that wasn’t enough for this free update, Lowriders also packs everything listed below:
- New Clothing, Hair, Tattoos, and Accessories
- Personal Vehicle Remote: Players can now use the Player Interaction Menu to remotely open their trunk, doors or hood to show off their new rides. Players can also turn on the engine, lights, and the radio all while standing outside admiring their vehicle.
- Freemode Weapon Pickups: 200 separate weapon pickups are now scattered across Los Santos and Blaine County.
- Changes to Performance Mod Unlocks: Performance mods are now more accessible and unlock by rank, as well as via Race wins.
- Destroy Last Place: A new option has been added to Races, upping the stakes for those in the back of the pack. The host can set it to be effective each lap, every 15 seconds, every 30 seconds. or every 60 seconds–and the player in last will be blown up at the corresponding interval.
- Extra Weapons in the Creator: All previously released weapons that are not restricted by time-limited events will now be available for use in the Creator.
- Quick Ammo Restock Option: Refill ammo directly from the Player Interaction Menu. Quickly add rounds to any weapon, or max out ammo for that weapon type.
- Pearlescent Crew Color: New paint options for Crew Members in the Mod Shop.
- New Player Actions: Three new player actions will be available via the Player Interaction Menu: Chicken, Chin Brush and No Way.
- Updated PC Mouse Control Options: An option has been added to the Settings menu to allow players to swap between Roll/Pitch and Yaw/Pitch mouse flying control types.
The Lowriders update was first announced last week with a trailer that followed a few days later. The last update to GTA Online was its Freemode Eventsupdate. Both the Freemode Events update and the Lowriders update will not be made available for PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 as Rockstar has decided to focus their efforts on current-generation consoles and PC due to the technical limitations of last-gen consoles.
