Gunrunning
Crew jobThe Merchant, an unlicensed gunsmith, knows where Merryweather moves its weapons. Steal the truck, deliver it to his warehouse, and every intact crate becomes a free gun in your stock.
The plan#
- Call the MerchantContracts app on your phone, reputation level 4. He sends you the depot and the drop-off warehouse. Your crewmates online are in on it, even those who join the crew on the way.
- Hit the depotThe truck and its mercenaries only show up once you get close. 4 mercenaries, one more per crewmate there, 7 at most. They open fire once you're within 40 m, or at the first shot on them or the truck.
- Hold on40 s after the shooting starts, an SUV of reinforcements shows up: 3 more mercenaries. If the truck is already gone, it chases it.
- Take the wheelWhoever drives gets ★★★, and the truck pops up on the whole server's map.
- DeliverTo the Merchant's warehouse, at least 1.5 km from the depot. Truck stopped in front of him: delivered. The Merchant keeps the truck.
The more of you at the depot, the more crates: one extra per crewmate there when the truck shows up. On delivery, they're dealt out in turn between the driver and his crewmates within 120 m. Each of them also gets +150 reputation.
The truck is on everyone's map, and whoever delivers it takes the cargo. Even if they jacked it from you at a red light. Once the truck is stolen, you can't back out: deliver it or lose it.
What can go wrong#
- Every hit breaks some merchandise in the back. The driver is told each time a crate is lost.
- Truck on fire: the whole cargo goes with it.
- Too slow: after 20 min, Merryweather gets its truck back.
- The bounty: the driver who delivers gets a bounty on his head, 25% of the crates' value, at least $1,000.
If the leader disconnects, a crewmate takes over the cargo.
Your stock at the Merchant's#
Each crate is a gun stored under your name. You take it back for free, ammo included, at any of his 4 warehouses, without the level the gun store asks for. A way to rearm after dying without spending a dime. His warehouses show on your map from your first delivery.
Take a gun backfree
- Walk up to the Merchant, E to open your stock.
- The gun goes to a free slot or into your bag (inventory). Bag full: it stays in stock.
- A gun you already own: taking it again gives you its ammo.
He won't serve anyone with stars. Lose the cops first.
The more cargo you bring him, the better the crates get:
| Deliveries | What comes out of the crates |
|---|---|
| From the first one | Small arms |
| 3 | Military-grade |
| 8 | Heavy hardware |
A new tier doesn't replace the others: crates draw from every tier you've unlocked.
| Gun taken | Free ammo |
|---|---|
| Pistol | 60 |
| SMG | 150 |
| Shotgun | 32 |
| Assault rifle | 150 |
| Machine gun | 200 |
| Sniper rifle | 20 |
The stock holds 5 copies of the same gun and 40 guns in total. Past that, he buys the gun off you at 25% of the store price, in cash.
Merryweather only calls the cops . Every hit the truck takes breaks some merchandise: at worst, , and . Heavy hardware crates . The mercenaries : don't bother searching them.