New GTA Online Patch Drops To Make Changes Ahead Of April Content

Rockstar Games have released a new background patch for GTA Online. This is small one but incidentally teases upcoming content.

This background update comes just a week after the company released an actual downloadable patch for the two PC versions of the game. The patch notes Rockstar put out for that update were extremely vague saying only “General fixes for stability and security”.

For those unaware, background updates fix issues without need to download an update. It is all handled server side. The next time you play GTA Online, the below changes will have been made. Rockstar have put out over half a dozen updates since the launch of the A Safehouse in the Hills update showing the company are being proactive.

Patch Notes

The recent background update details from Tuesday March 24th come from the ever reliable community insider Tex2. He shared patch notes of the background update on Twitter. Below are all of the known changes:

• Fixes an issue that resulted in players being unable to drive vehicles that actors exit in player-created missions.
• Voting is skipped for Hunting Pack (Get Lamar) Adversary Mode.
• Patches ‘Apartment Trade In’ glitch on PC.

According to the insider, the vote skip change was made to four Adversary Mode maps. Three of them being existing Hunting Pack (Get Lamar) ones plus a new, fourth one, which he expects to launch during the 4/20 event. A Stoner Survival has been datamined and should drop in the coming weeks. Learn more about the mode and its unlockable rewards here.

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