The briefing
Published 13 December 2022. This archival report describes the announcement and offers of that period; temporary rewards do not remain active indefinitely.
Title Update 1.64 arrived on December 13, 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The Freakshop became the hub for First Dose missions, weapon modification and the mobile Acid Lab. The six-mission introduction establishes Dax, Luchadora, Labrat and Mutt before later Drug Wars content expands their story.
The notes distinguish launch-day additions from subsequent releases, including the Eclipse Boulevard garage and later vehicles or activities. Platform download sizes also differed: the listed figures were about 13 GB on Xbox Series, 5.3 GB on PS5 and 3.4 GB on the older consoles and PC. A patch’s download size describes that release, rather than its final installed size or today’s required storage.
GTA Online LS Drug Wars Update Patch Notes Los Santos Drug Wars: New Missions & The Freakshop GTA Los Santos Drug Wars: Acid Lab Business & New Garage GTA December Update 2022 DLC: New Vehicles GTA December Update 2022 DLC: New Weapons GTA Los Santos Drug Wars: New Jobs / Missions GTA Los Santos Drug Wars: New Characters GTA December Update 2022: Experience Improvements GTA Online: New Fast Travel Service (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S) GTA December Update 2022: Festive Surprise GTA Online Title Update 1.64: Full Patch Notes GTA Online: LS Drug Wars Update Screenshots GTA Online: LS Drug Wars Update Artworks GTA Online: LS Drug Wars Update Videos Los Santos Drug Wars: New Missions & The Freakshop Dax, and his group of hard-partying nonconformists, the Fooliganz, are looking to establish their position by setting up shop in Blaine County. Embark on the trip of a lifetime and join the troupe at a new base of operations - The Freakshop - and take on The Lost MC and other adversaries to dominate the illicit drug trade. Get started by answering a call from Ron Jakowski and meeting up with the Fooliganz above Liquor Ace in Sandy Shores. Six new " First Dose " story-driven missions have been added, which can be completed solo or with up to 4 players. These comprise the opening chapter of an expansive two-part story , with more missions to be released in the next months. A new social space, called " The Freakshop ", has been added, allowing players to launch new "First Dose" Story Missions, store and modify their new Acid Lab Business , purchase and modify Mk II weapons, as well as other social activities Five new Fooligan Jobs are available through the new phone contact “ Dax ” after completing "First Dose - Welcome to the Troupe" The Fooliganz Troupe includes leader Dax , metalhead wrestler Luchadora , chemist Labrat , and the returning "Nervous" Ron Jakowski . GTA Los Santos Drug Wars: Acid Lab Business & New Garage
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| The Acid Lab can also be given a custom name |
Acid Lab (The Freakshop) $750,000 Eclipse Blvd Garage (50-car) $2,740,000 GTA December Update 2022 DLC: New Vehicles A total of 16 new vehicles have been added as part of the 'Los Santos Drug Wars DLC', with 8 introduced at launch, and 8 released in the subsequent months. Plus, the existing Taxi was made available for purchase. Released on Day of Update Annis 300R Sports - $1,245,000 IMANI TECH MTL Brickade 6x6 (Acid Lab) Service - $1,450,000 Overflod Entity MT Super - $2,355,000 HSW UPGRADE Zirconium Journey II Vans - $790,000 Maibatsu Manchez Scout C (Delivery Bike) Motorcycles, Off-Road - BF Surfer Custom Vans - $590,000 Declasse Tulip M-100 Muscle - $894,800 Released in subsequent weeks Declasse Tahoma Coupe Muscle - $950,000 Released on: December 16, 2022 Western Powersurge Motorcycles - $1,605,000 Released on: December 29, 2022 Weeny Issi Rally SUVs - $1,835,000 HSW UPGRADE Released on: January 26, 2023 Classique Broadway Muscle - $925,000 Released on: February 9, 2023 Toundra Panthere Sports - $1,205,000 Released on: February 16, 2023 Karin Hotring Everon Sports - $947,000 Released on: March 9, 2023 Willard Eudora Muscle - $1,250,000 Released on: March 16, 2023 Ocelot Virtue Super - $2,980,000 IMANI TECH Released on: March 16, 2023 Karin Boor Off-Road - $1,280,000 Released on: April 13, 2023 Existing Vehicles Added to GTA Online Vapid Taxi Service - $650,000 The retro-styled Declasse Tahoma Coupe (pictured below) was made available to all players for free from December 16 to December 18 as part of The Heists Challenge Reward. The Broadway comes with an exclusive Classique Taxi livery GTA December Update 2022 DLC: New Weapons The Los Santos Drug Wars update will also add new weapons to GTA Online in the upcoming weeks. These include the festive Candy Cane , the new WM29 Pistol , and the addition of the Railgun which was previously exclusive to single-player. New liveries will be added for existing weapons, including: Baseball Bat Knife Pistol Mk II Micro SMG Pump Shotgun GTA Los Santos Drug Wars: New Jobs / Missions Acid Product Missions Job Type: Freemode Missions Players: 1-4 Fooligan Jobs Job Type: Freemode Missions Players: 1-4 Stash Houses Job Type: Freemode Missions Players: 1-8 Taxi Work Job Type: Freemode Missions, Odd Jobs Players: 1 The First Dose Job Type: Contact Missions Players: 1-4 The Last Dose Job Type: Contact Missions Players: 1-4 GTA Los Santos Drug Wars: New Characters New Characters introduced to GTA Online as part of the December 2022 Update "Los Santos Drug Wars": Dax Labrat Luchadora Mutt GTA December Update 2022: Experience Improvements Building off the adjustments made with the previous Criminal Enterprises Update based on player feedback, this December’s GTA Online update also adds a wide range of experience improvements - including visual, economy, and creator updates. This is the list of the confirmed gameplay improvements added to GTA Online in December 2022 as part of the 'Los Santos Drug Wars' update: General Improvements
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| Contacts can now be hidden from the phone through a new "Phone Contact Favorites" option in the Interaction Menu => Inventory |
| The Benefactor Terrorbyte can be used to launch Business Sell Missions in all Session types, including Invite-only Sessions. |
| The "Hide All" option in each Map Blip Options category has been reintroduced |
Vehicle Updates
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| New vehicle purchases now arrive in your Garage faster than before. |
| The Ardent and Nightshark can now be used in Races (weapons are disabled in Races, except for GTA Races ) |
| Bicycles have been added to the list of vehicles that can be requested from your Personal Garage when calling the Mechanic. |
| Players on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S can access Hao’s Special Works without needing to complete Hao’s introductory race. |
| Fixed an issue that allowed players to modify bicycles inside the Avenger |
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