Cops & Crooks (also known as Cops 'n' Crooks[3] , CNC or Arcade 1[1]) was a content update cut from Grand Theft Auto Online, scheduled for release in summer 2020[2].
Description
Cops and Crooks was a major content update including arcade-style cops versus crooks game modes, a variety of new police and civilian vehicles, and weapons. The update was never officially revealed or released by Rockstar Games; however, remnants of the DLC have been found or recycled in subsequent updates, including the Los Santos Summer Special, Chop Shop and Bottom Dollar Bounties[4] updates. Significant amounts of data relating to the update were later found as part of GTA V's September 2022 leaks.[ref?]
The update appears to have been developed as a continuation of the preceding Diamond Casino Heist update, given much of the data related to this update is positioned immediately after content pertaining to mpheist3 (internal name for The Diamond Casino Heist), and the internal name for Cops and Crooks was, at some point during its development, mparc1. The name "arc" appears to be associated to Arcades[1], which were initially introduced in the aforementioned heist update.
History
Rumors of a cut Cops and Crooks themed game mode began recirculating again in July 2022, almost a decade after Cops and Crooks was previously discovered to be a fundamental concept of GTA Online's initial release. A Bloomberg article revealed[vague] that Rockstar Games had "quietly shelved a mode of play it had planned to release [for GTA Online]".[5] It was speculated that the update was cancelled due to the death of George Floyd which happened in the same year.
Content
Gameplay
- Unused audio files indicate that originally, Brendan Darcy would call the player with a reminder to buy a Galaxy Super Yacht if they did not own one[6]. In the official release, an e-mail is sent to the player instead.
Vehicles
At least 14 vehicles were scheduled to be released in the update. Model names for vehicles were found in a tunables file found in the leaks.
| Internal name | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
surfer3[7]
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A new variant of the Surfer. | Model name used for the later released Surfer Custom. |
zoku[8]
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Unknown vehicle. | Probably a Japanese car. The name "Zoku" comes from the word "暴走族, Bou-sou-zoku", which means punk biker or street racer in Japanese. |
polbati[9]
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A police variant of the Bati 801. | |
polbuffalo[10]
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A police variant of the Buffalo or Buffalo STX. | A Buffalo STX police car appears in the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, similar to the Gauntlet Interceptor. |
polgauntlet[11]
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A police variant of the Gauntlet Hellfire. | Model name used for the later released Gauntlet Interceptor. |
polgranger[12]
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A police variant of the Granger 3600LX. | |
police5[13]
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Unknown police vehicle. | Model name also used for the cut Police Fugitive and later released Stanier LE Cruiser. |
police6[14]
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Unknown police vehicle. | |
policeb2[15]
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A new variant of the Police Bike. | |
policet2[16]
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A new variant of the Police Transporter. | The later released Bail Enforcement Burrito uses model name policet3, indicating that it was also a variant of the Police Transporter.
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polpanto[17]
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A police variant of the Panto. | |
polcaracara[18]
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A police variant of the Caracara or Caracara 4x4. | Model name used for the later released Caracara Pursuit. |
polriata[19]
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A police variant of the Riata. | |
polgreenwood[20]
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A police variant of the Greenwood. | Model name used for the later released Greenwood Cruiser. |
Modification Options
- Five additional bed modifications for the Yosemite Rancher are unused[21].
- An unused roof scoop modification for the Club can be found in the game files[22].
- The Peyote Custom has unused "Painted Front Bumper" and "Painted Rear Bumper" customization options[23].
Weapons
References
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