It will only snow in future should similar events happen unless a formal decision has been made about the weather that overrides this one. As of right now, snow is only happening because it snowed heavily in the greater LA area. This will be considered a trial run for snow and will likely be done by the time the weekend is over. Vehicles should struggle when going up hills, especially if the vehicle is not 4WD/AWD In addition to dressing appropriately, players are expected to react to the snow around them This is as heavy as the snow will get, and will only occur for a small amount of time. The rules around moderate snow are stricter.Īdmins will enforce a speed limit of 70 MPH Įven more caution is expected when driving in the snow, especially in vehicles without four wheel drive Every year, without fail, Rockstar activates the Festive Surprise in Grand Theft Auto Online.When the Festive Surprise is running, the city is covered in a blanket of snow, the citizens don winter coats and festively ugly sweaters, and a swath of Christmas crimes become available to players. Moderate snow reduces visibility and brings wind with it.

Players are expected to drive cautiously and not skip through intersections or drift around every corner Ĭharacters should be dressed appropriately for the snow weather There will be a speed limit of 90 MPH enforced by admins Light snow requires players to abide by the following rules: Snow is actively falling but it is not causing much of a problem. Players will be able to see the level of snow by simply typing /snow. The amount of snow falling will be clarified by admins using a new /snowlevel command. Snowball fights and Christmas outfits are easy content for casual GTA Online players to jump into and feel the holiday spirit.

The amount of snow on the ground will be adjusted with the weather command admins have access to. GTA 5 Online Snow Update: All the goodies in the year's Festive Surprise. We'll be splitting the snow rules into light snow and moderate snow. The snow is also bringing some snow rules along with it. Now after the update I have an average of 40 fps, with lag spikes every few minutes.

This is in line with the decision made last year about the server's weather. Before the update for the snow, the game ran fine at an average of 80 fps. Due to the exceptionally rare occasion that there is snow in LA County, we have made the decision to have it snow in our own Los Santos County.

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