San Andreas Mercenariesthe new expansion of gta onlineis already available for free to anyone who has the base game (either in its version stand alone or accessing from the multiplayer of Grand Theft Auto V). This has been confirmed by Rockstar Games, which today published its Newswire detailing all the news of this update.
New Contact Missions and Free Roam Operations
This new expansion of gta online introduce us to Los Santos Angels, a new group of mercenaries led by Charlie Reed, a flying ace and expert in aircraft mechanics. This introduce six new contact missions as part of Project Shootdown, with which we will attempt to destabilize Merryweather’s operations. In these missions we will have to steal merchandise and new generation fighters, carry out rescues and face rival mercenaries.
There are also new ground missions to obtain and sell contraband, as well as three new Los Santos Angels operationsFree Roam missions in which we will have to parachute onto a Merryweather aircraft carrier to steal vehicles, carry out a covert operation in rival bases and infiltrate them to steal confidential information.
As part of the new expansion of gta online have been introduced new improvements for the Avengerwhich is the mobile operations center of this content, and for the hangars: the air vehicle we can get an operations terminal, weapon modifications, Mammoth Thrusters to take off with the help of rockets, missile lock inhibitor and the possibility of buying an Avenger without having facilities or hangar. The hangar improvements they include staff recruitment, Mk II weapons workshop, free snacks, new weapons and much more.
The update also includes a new weapon, the tactical submachine gun, and new clothes and hairstyles. There have also been improvements requested by the GTA Online community, such as the ability to race by simply holding the button down (instead of repeatedly pressing the button like before), garage tags, new features in the creator and much more.
New air and ground vehicles arrive at gta online
When it comes to vehicles, San Andreas Mercenaries not only includes the Mammoth Avenger with weapon upgrades and visual customization, but also the new Mammoth Raiju and Mammoth Streamer216 aircraft. There are also land vehicles: the Declasse Walton L35 and Vapid Ratel SUVs, the rock-solid Vapid Clique Wagon, the HSW-compliant Grotti Stinger powered by Imani and the HSW-compliant Imani Maibatshu MonstroCiti powered SUV.
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S players will have their own news in terms of vehicles, since the game has been released. Vinewood Car Club, a new garage available for free to GTA+ members offering a rotation of 10 vehicles that can be tested in Free Roam and purchased. GTA+ subscribers can get one vehicle for free in each event period and get the other nine at a discounted price.
Finally, they have also added new circuits for RC time trials and these four vehicles temporarily return: Weeny Issi Rally, Toundra Panthere, Karin Hotring Everon and Willard Eudora.
Under these lines you can see a gallery with new images of the expansion of gta online.