GTA Online: Race Creator GTA Online guide, tips

Last update: 19 August 2020

The first step to create a race is to choose one of three variations

• Land Race
• Sea Race
• Air Race

Race details

• Title - 25 characters max
• Description - 250 characters max
• Photo - this will appear while launching the creation as well as on Rockstar Games Social Club website
• Maximum Players- 2-16
• Race Type - Standard, Rally, GTA
• Route Type - Laps, Point-to-point
• Number of Laps - for laps route type you need to set the number of laps from 2 to 99
• Starting Grid Size - depending on vehicle class set the Starting Grid to small, medium or large
• Available Vehicles - here set which vehicle classes will be available to choose from during the race
• Default Class - set which vehicle class will appear as default
• Default Vehicle - set which vehicle will appear as default (can be switched in the Lobby before the game starts)
• Time of Day - Current, Morning, Noon, Night
• Weather - Current, Clear, Rainy
• Traffic - choose whether civil cars may move around the race route or not
• Wanted Level - choose whether or not the police can pursuit players who broke the law
• Background Music - Action or Pursuit
• Lobby Radio - set the radio station that is playing in the Lobby

Placement

• Place Trigger - mark the location on the map where players will gather to join the game
• Lobby Camera - must be placed close to the Starting Point. The area you select will be visible for everyone in the Lobby
• Checkpoints - set checkpoints which stand for the race route
• Weapons - in GTA mode, place weapons on the race route
• Props - enrich the route with such elements as ramps, dumpsters, barriers etc.
• Stunt Jumps - you can allow Stunt Jumps on the race route
• Toggle Radar - switch the zoom level of the Radar
• Delete Options - delete selected elements or clear the entire map

Radio - choose a radio station you want to listen to during the creation process

When the creation is ready you need to test it. Click on test option. A race will start.

After you have finished the test you can make some final changes. If everything is working as planned, you have now two options.

Save - you can invite other players to your game, but your creation will not be available in Rockstar Games Social Club.

Publish - your game goes to the website and others can check it out. The best creations get "Rockstar verified".

After you publish a game, you can edit the creation at any moment. To do this, choose Load Content in creator menu.