GTA V Title Update 1.69 Brings Massive New Features and Bug Fixes

Ali Haider June 25, 2024

The 1.69 title update for GTA V brings substantial enhancements and additions to Grand Theft Auto Online, improving the gameplay experience across all major platforms.

The notable addition with GTA V update 1.69 is the “Bottom Dollar Bounties,” which introduces a new Bail Enforcement business property. This allows players to partake in bounty hunting, capturing or neutralizing targets for monetary rewards. The Bail Enforcement Office showcases daily Most Wanted targets and hourly standard targets, with captured bounties processed over time. Players have the option to hire agents to expedite processing and generate additional income. The property also presents customization options, a transporter van, and new awards and challenges for players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Furthermore, GTA V update 1.69 introduces new Dispatch Work for players who own Law Enforcement personal vehicles, accessible through Vincent in Freemode. Additionally, nine new vehicles have been added, including sports cars and law enforcement vehicles, with select models featuring special upgrades. The economy has been refined with enhanced payout rates for various missions and activities, while over 350 new pieces of clothing and accessories have been included for male and female characters. Experience improvements comprise extended timers for solo Sell Missions, increased armor values for specific vehicles, and restocked snack inventories for missions. This update also addresses various quality-of-life changes and fixes to enhance stability, matchmaking, and gameplay, ensuring a more seamless and captivating experience for players.

The full patch notes for GTA V update 1.69 can be seen below, courtesy of Rockstar Games.

GTA V Title Update 1.69 Patch Notes

The Bottom Dollar Bounties update adds a new Bail Enforcement business property, new Dispatch Work in Freemode, new Vehicles, and a range of Creator additions as well as overall experience improvements.

Bail Enforcement Office

Purchasing this business provides new ways for players to earn money through bounty hunting
Bail Enforcement Office owners can hunt down new bounty targets, securing them alive to be processed or eliminated and delivered to the Los Santos County Coroner Office
Each day a Most Wanted target will be identified with a large bounty on their head. Three other standard targets will become available every hour.
Secured bounty targets are processed over time in the Bail Enforcement Office’s holding cell. Upon completion, cash will be added to the player’s wallet.
Bail Enforcement Office owners can purchase Agents that can be sent out to complete their own work, adding cash to the owner’s safe upon completion
Agents will also reduce the amount of time taken to process secured bounty targets
The Bail Enforcement Office can be customized with a range of styles and includes a bounty transporter van, which can be upgraded with Armor Plating and used in Freemode
This property comes with new Awards as well as Career Progress Challenges on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles

Dispatch Work

Players that own a Law Enforcement personal vehicle can access a new range of Freemode Dispatch Work provided by Vincent
While driving an owned Law Enforcement personal vehicle in Freemode, players can request Dispatch Work from Vincent directly or wait until Vincent contacts them
Players can find applicable Law Enforcement Vehicles on Warstock Cache & Carry
Dispatch Work cannot be accessed when part of an Organization or Motorcycle Club

Vehicles

Nine new vehicles have been added:
- Enus Paragon S (Sports) – With Imani Tech
- Bollokan Envisage (Sports) – With Imani Tech
- Übermacht Niobe (Sports) – With HSW Upgrade (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only)
- Annis Euros X32 (Coupe) – With HSW Upgrade (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only)
- Invetero Coquette D1 (Sports Classic)
- Declasse Yosemite 1500 (Off-Road)
- Declasse Impaler SZ Cruiser (Emergency) – Law Enforcement Vehicle
- Bravado Dorado Cruiser (Emergency) – Law Enforcement Vehicle
- Bravado Greenwood Cruiser (Emergency) – Law Enforcement Vehicle
Three existing vehicles are also receiving custom Drift Tuning upgrades, these can be applied to personal vehicles inside the LS Car Meet:
- Vulcar Nebula Turbo (Sports Classic)
- This vehicle is again available for sale on the Southern San Andreas Super Autos website
- Übermacht Cypher (Sports)
- Übermacht Sentinel Widebody (Sports)

Economy Updates

Base GTA$ payout rates for the following content have been increased:
- A Superyacht Life (Contact Missions)
- Lamar’s Lowriders (Contact Missions)
- Operation Paper Trail (Contact Missions)
- Casino Story (Contact Missions)
- Gerald’s Last Play (Contact Missions)
- Madrazo Dispatch Services (Contact Missions)
- Premium Deluxe Repo Work (Contact Missions)
- Project Overthrow (Contact Missions)
- Open Wheel Races (Races)
- Taxi Work (Freemode)

Cosmetics

150+ pieces of male clothing and accessories have been added to clothing stores
200+ pieces of female clothing and accessories have been added to clothing stores

Experience Improvements

Several business Sell Missions have had their timers increased by 50% when launched solo:
- All Biker businesses
- Bunker business
The armor values of the Sparrow and RM-10 Bombushka have been increased by 50%
Players’ snack inventories are now fully restocked upon launching Contact missions and Heists from lobbies
The button prompts upon failing a mission have been updated
Drag Races can now be played over a series of rounds
Multiple texts and emails sent to players have been spaced out over longer periods of time or removed
Players can now move an owned Avenger between their Hangar and Facility storage via the Interaction Menu
The minimum player count required to launch the Assault on Cayo Perico mode has been increased from 4 to 8 players
An advanced options menu has been added to the Race Lobby Menu, containing many of the least used race options
The Music Locker Strobes section of the Interaction Menu has been moved to the Pause Menu
The Nightclub and Office Garage menus have been divided into separate sub menus when requesting vehicles from the Mechanic
The rank requirement for purchasing properties has been removed
A new starting grid option has been added when playing races in a series, sorting players based on their positions in the previous race
A link to the Community Guidelines has been added to the Welcome screen and other select alert screens
Custom Arena War vehicle names are now only visible to the local player

GTA+ Updates

The Vinewood Club App
- GTA+ Members have access to a new phone app, which grants a range of features:
  - Claiming the earnings from owned business safes remotely
  - Purchasing ammo without paying a convenience charge
  - Requesting and purchasing Car Club vehicles has been moved to this app
The Vinewood Club Garage Vehicle Workshop
- A Vehicle Workshop has been added to the Vinewood Club Garage, allowing players to modify their stored vehicles at an exclusive 10% discount

Creator Updates

Several updates have been added to the Creator as part of this update
- Drag and Drift Race Creators
  - Players with an LS Car Meet membership can now create their own Drag and Drift races inside the Creator
- General
  - Ambient weather options are now implemented when players take a photo for their created mode
  - The RUNE Zhaba is now available as an Off-Road vehicle option in the Creator
- Race Creator
  - Additional units have been added to the Race Creator, these are placed scenarios that can consist of people and vehicles
    - People:
      - Race crowds of 1–5 people, previously only larger crowds were available
      - A photographer taking photos of the race
    - Vehicles:
      - Lowrider vehicle using hydraulics
      - A car doing a donut
      - A car doing a burnout
    - The existing race crowd units can now stand in a range of different poses
    - Race crowds can now be triggered to cheer and wave when a player gets close
    - When testing a Race, players can choose which checkpoint to start testing from
    - Flaming barrel props can now have their color changed
    - Players can now preview different audio tracks while in the Race Creator
- Prop Additions
  - Additional small stunt track props have been added
  - Additional track smoothing props have been added
  - Road paddle props have been added

Fixes

The Bottom Dollar Bounties update brings a range of fixes to various issues
- Game Stability and Performance
  - Fixed multiple crashes and issues affecting stability that occurred in GTAV
- Matchmaking and Networking
  - Fixed multiple issues that affected network stability in GTA Online
- Content
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in destroyed Signal Jammer collectibles being tracked incorrectly
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players not unlocking the Skull Santa finish for the Special Carbine upon winning five games of Entourage (Festive Remix)
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players not being able to start Lowriders missions after completing them on a different character
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players not being unable to drop cargo during Special Cargo Sell Missions
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players not being able to progress after completing VIP Contract prep mission – Data Recovery
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to progress through Casino Work – Best Laid Plans shortly after launching
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in unowned vehicles appearing in the personal vehicle space of Salvage Yards
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players having access to their owned weapons when playing Short Trips – Seed Capital
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in enemy blips not appearing during The McTony Robbery – Sonar Equipment mission
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to launch Tow Truck Service missions
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to progress when playing A Superyacht Life – Icebreaker
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in planes falling to the floor during Air Race countdowns
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in other players’ Kosatkas interfering with the Cargo Ship during The Cargo Ship Robbery
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players getting stuck in an air vent during The Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid – Concealed Weapons
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to swap inventories during The Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid – Concealed Weapons
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players respawning outside of the factory during The Cluckin’ Bell Raid – Scene of the Crime
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to progress through The Cayo Perico Heist Finale when the leader has died
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players transforming into a land vehicle during a flying section of Transform Races
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players coming to an immediate stop upon passing a checkpoint during Transform Races
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in the race countdown not starting during Transform Races
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to access the Interaction Menu during The Pacific Standard