GTA Online Beach Bum DLC going live next week

There are interesting things happening in the world of GTA Online these days. Last week, players who had suffered through the growing pains from the early days of Online’s launch were gifted with $500k in cash to help smooth over any lost progress. The options to spend that cash are kinda limited until you gain some levels but I feel like the smart investment would be to hold onto that cash for when the stock market comes online.

But Rockstar is going to be giving players a handful of new toys to spend that money on when the Beach Bum DLC update goes live on Nov. 19. All the content for this pack is free of charge and will be added along with title update 1.06. The Beach Bum pack includes two new weapons, four vehicles, five new missions and a whole host of beach-inspired clothing options.

The prospect of new, beach-themed vehicles caught my eye the most. Not that there isn’t a wealth of cars to steal and buy in GTA Online, but it’s always fun to play with new toys. The new vehicles are the BF Bifta dune buggy, Canis Kalahari off-road truck, the Bravado Paradise beach camper van and the classic Speeder speedboat. I’ll definitely look forward to trying out the new dune buggy and the off-road truck could be pretty fun as well, especially up in the Sandy Shores area. Vehicles can be purchased through the usual means and will be available in the Story mode as well.

When Rockstar announced that the Beach Bum pack would contain new missions, I was hoping they would be the kind of missions offered through the many Online NPC characters. Instead, we’re getting two new races – a bike race around Vespucci beach and an off-road race through the wetlands of the Zancudo river – a parachute mission over Vespucci, a survival mission on Del Perro Pier and a team deathmatch in the northern town of Paleto Bay. It’s nice that Rockstar is adding content for its various modes, but I’ll be much happier when heists become available and I can set up jobs with my crew members.

The remainder of the Beach Bum DLC features a new pistol, the compact SNS Pistol and a dangerous new melee weapon, the Broken Bottle. These weapons will be free at any Ammu-Nation and will be available in Story mode too. There isn’t any specific details about the new clothing, but, considering the theme of the pack, you can expect lots of bright colors, sandals, shorts, tank tops and other beach wear.

Rockstar also promises more content upcoming for GTA Online, including the Content Creator, cooperative heists, GTA’s take on Capture The Flag and even teased Story mode updates as well. Make sure to check back here to find out about any new updates about future GTA Online content.

Check out Rockstar’s official Beach Bum DLC info page here. The image above is also from Rockstar.