Grand Theft Minecart

This week's patch was among our bigger updates. We manage to push out several things including a map update, updating crowbar crates, and several other general fixes!

[Mindiana]
During last nights maintenance, the GTM Team pushed a major map update that added well over 100 premium houses to both GTM Minesantos and Sanktburg. This major update was in an effort to meet the expanding housing demands of our players on both GTMs.

Note: These houses are added to the map but are not completely set up. They are planned to be set up by the end of the week.

Spoiler: The warps that were effected include...

- Mindiana
- MindianaHills
- MountVerdis (New Warp!)

[Crowbar Crates]
One of our target goals going into the New Year was to revisit Crowbar Crate drops and make them more rewarding for players. Some of the staff members spent a lot of time reviewing the current drops for each crate. This update we have reworked every single crowbar crate reward payout and encourage players to browse the new rewards!

We would like to remind players that voting for the server rewards you with 2 crowbars per vote!

The five-star Crowbar Crate has decreased in price from 1,000 crowbars to 500 crowbars.

[General Changes]

Spoiler: List Changes

- Adds the ability for staff to change the repair price of vehicles, and...

Dear Vice players,

I have some very unfortunate news for you. We will be removing ViceMC from the network. I know that I have promised a new season over and over again, but people have made me realize that I am causing damage to the network by allowing it to continue. The playerbase, however loyal, is too small to sustain its development. I must attribute all available resources to GTM.

Why can't you just keep Vice open?
With no development resources being attributed to this server, bugs will remain unfixed. This will not only damage the gameplay on Vice, but it will also be harmful to the GTM Network as a whole.
Fixing these bugs will cost too much, and we'd rather focus on GTM.

Why did you lie to us for so long?
I'm sorry for not making this decision earlier, but I did not lie to you. I really wanted to release a Vice S3 and get the bugs fixed, but GTM remained my first priority. With our development team being reduced to 1 person, it was not viable to fix these bugs. Internal discussions with the dev & staff team made me realize I had to make this decision. I'm sorry if it feels like I was stringing you along.

When will you close ViceMC?
I will leave it open for a couple more days so you can say goodbye to it.

Will we be compensated for our purchases?
Anyone that made ViceMC purchases since October 1, 2018 are eligible for a giftcard for the value of their purchases, that they can spend on GTM. Create a ticket in the Purchases department to receive your credit.

Again, my sincerest apologies. I hope you will continue to play on the GTM Network.

Prez

Hello GTM. On November 9th, 2018, we announced a build competition with total prizes adding up to over $30 dollars in store credit plus more.

https://grandtheftmc.net/threads/gtm-building-competition.8365/

We received several submissions which we vigorously reviewed and graded. And now, it is time to announce our winners!

This week's patch will be our last patch before the holidays, and everyone on the Grand Theft Minecart staff team would like to wish everyone from around the world Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!

We would also like to remind our players of the 10% sale currently active on our store!

The Christmas Event will continue until January 1st, 2019 until 11:59pm EST, which is GMT-5. Afterwards, the event will no longer spawn in random Santa Drop parties and the items will be removed from the GTM Store at http://store.grandtheftmc.net

Every day that a player logs into GTM and plays on the server, they will receive a FREE CANDY CANE to help them get started with their holiday rewards. This will help players understand the purpose of Candy Canes. These can be redeemed on each GTM server.


We have added a small message that accompanies a Santa Drop party to help players use the red boss bar on their screen to locate the drop party.