GTA V Online Heists: 9 Essential Tips You Need To Know

9. Use The New Flare Gun

A new weapon added alongside the new heists is the flare gun, and although it's very fun to fire it into the eyes of any passers-by, it has a very significant strategic use too - locating yourself on your friend's in-game screen. When you're in the middle of a city-wide car chase or firefight and are in desperate need of finding your friends - particularly if you're heisting at night - having made sure all of you previously purchased some flares from Ammu-Nation can save your skin in a big way. It goes without saying that the map of GTA V is gigantic, but if you establish some custom terms for where certain landmarks are (or just use north, south, east and west as general markers), telling your crew to look towards a certain point before firing the flare skywards is a perfect way to get everyone through the most intense parts of a mission.