GTA 5 Online Heists Patch 1.09 News, Features Revealed: More Improvements on Matchmaking Options and New Fixes
The end of March saw yet another update for Rockstar Games' open-world action game Grand Theft Auto V Online which includes more improvements on the heists mode as well as an array of bug fixes.
The update, called Patch 1.09 for current-gen consoles like Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and Patch 1.23 for Xbox 360/PS3, gives ease of access for players wanting to join a heist as a crew member.
A report from Gamespot meanwhile said that the studio is making further improvements to GTA Online's "auto-invite" feature, which makes the lobby waiting much faster unlike before.
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The publication, however, said that XB1 and PS4 gamers who applied the latest patch encounter problems on their graphics. More clarifications from Rockstar are to be expected soon.
The rest of the patch note was posted by Rockstar (via Gamespot):
New Features / Updates
Changes have been made to the matchmaking options and UI. This affects:
- Heist Planning Board
- Improvements to the "Auto-Invite" matchmaking option to help fill lobbies faster
- Improvements to matchmaking for Heists to fill lobbies faster
Miscellaneous Fixes
- 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
