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Casino Heist Hard Mode

4/5/2022

You can get the Cayo Perico heist's hard mode if you set up the heist within 48 minutes (real-time) of Pavel sending you a message to start the heist again. LATEST GTA NEWS CLIPS If you wait for more than 48 minutes, the heist difficulty will switch to normal. The value of the primary target is increased by 10% in Hard Mode. Unlike previous heists difficulty cannot be changed in pre-game lobbies so, each finale difficulty is set to normal by default and by completing it, you're not allowed to hit the casino the same way as it gets locked. The completed approach before your last one, now has a skull icon on it indicating the difficulty is switched to Hard. The Diamond Casino Heist is the biggest ever to hit GTA Online, and requires drawing up meticulous setup plans to walk away with the maximum payout. Here’s a run-down of the setup board for the. Side note, in case you didn't know, you can play the heist on hard mode by paying to set up a heist very soon after finishing the previous heist. This appears to put a 1.1X multiplier on the. If you choose to do it, then the 'hard' mode actually pays out even more. Approach: Again, any preferred but for this guide, I'll be going with the Aggressive approach. With a certain entry point in the Aggressive approach, you can take a path directly to the Vault security area and with a decent enough crew, you can do this heist very easily.

Casino Heist Hard Mode

Heist setup board

Casino Scoping

Start by identifying the access points and the important elements of the Casino.
During your scope, you'll take pictures for Lester.
Tip: On your first mission, Lester will let you know when all important access points / items have been spotted and stop the count.

Access Points to the Diamond Casino

  • Main Door – located the front of the Casino
  • Side Doors – take pictures each door keypad, there’s one on the back and one on the left side
  • Roof Terrace – four keypads, one just before the pool (on the left side), one behind the bar (down the stairs), two around the back.
  • Security Tunnel – garage door located in the tunnel under the racetrack at the back of the Casino
  • Roof – two keypads on doors on each side of the helipad
  • Sewer Tunnel – near the river past the racetrack, across the street from the casino, you'll find the entrance to the sewer tunnel. Get inside and you'll find a gate on your right.

Main points of interest

  • Security Guard – standing next to the elevator by the front desk
  • Keypad – on the casino floor, next to restricted access doors
  • 1st Security Camera – on the ceiling of the main casino rooms
  • 2nd Security Camera – on the roof and roof terrace
  • Valet – outside by the Casino front door
  • Vault Blueprints – (required VIP membership) on the desk in the management office, accessible by going through the Inside Track room, and into a door down the side hallway.

Yung Ancestor

You can also unlock the Big Con approach via Yung Ancestor by going to the Diamond Terrace, a cutscene will trigger and he will contact you afterward. This is also how you will unlock the reduced rate on the Grotti Furia which is his personal vehicle that he will offer you to use as an escape vehicle.

Vault Contents

Vault Contents points of interest

To find these you need to move between the different camera views in the time allotted.

  • Carpeted room – POI pops as soon as you switch to this view
  • Metal Detectors – In grey room
  • Security Office door – doors in the room with the grey stripe running down the middle
  • Staff elevator – In the purple diamond casino room, pan to the two elevators on the right
  • Blue door – In the corridor with the elevator and blue door, pan to the door on the left

Vault loots

Vault contentRarity / ProbabilityMaximum Potential Payout(Hard mode) Maximum Potential PayoutColect time
CashVery common$2,115,000$2,326,50038 seconds
ArtworkSomewhat common$2,350,000$2,585,00020 seconds
GoldRare$2,585,000$2,843,50025 seconds
DiamondsVery rare / event driven$3,290,000$3,619,50038 seconds

Approach selection

After discovering the contents of the vault, you will be able to choose one of three approaches to the heist: Silent & Sneaky, The Big Con, or Aggressive.

The Silent & Sneaky approach will allow you to enter the casino and get rid of the guards with complete discretion, as long as you stay on and don't make yourself heard by the other guards.
The Big Con approach will use disguises that allow you to break into the Casino, but not all guards will be fooled.
The Aggressive approach will be the most violent, equipped with heavy weapons you will kill the guards without states of heart to arrive at the vault.

The approaches have three possible statuses:

  • Without post-it: Heist is available on normal difficulty
  • Post-it padlock: The heist is unavailable because you have just completed this approach
  • Skull Post-it: The heist is available in hard (possible after completing the heist approach, then another approach to remove the Skull Post-it), this approach provides higher gains due to its difficulty.
Tips !

Once the three approaches are completed, you will be able to unlock the ability to phone Lester and cancel the heist to change the contents of the vault, you will lose the $ 25,000 in initial costs by canceling the heist.

Extras to practice

  • Casino Model – $130,000 – highlights access points
  • Door Security – $425,000 – practice hacking doors
  • Vault Door – $900,000 – practice cracking vault

Heist prep board

Support crew

Gunmen

GunmanSkillsCutProvided Unmarked Weapons
Silent & SneakyThe Big ConAggressive
Chester McCoy Expert10%Pump Shotgun Mk II (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
SMG Mk II
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Pump Shotgun Mk II
SMG Mk II
Pipe Bombs
Pipe Wrench
Carbine Rifle Mk II (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Bullpup Rifle Mk II
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Assault Rifle Mk II
SMG Mk II
Pipe Bombs
Pipe Wrench
Gustavo MotaExpert9%Carbine Rifle (Silenced)
Heavy Pistol (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Carbine Rifle
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Carbine Rifle
SMG
Proximity Mines
Machete
Assault Shotgun (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Assault Shotgun
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Assault Shotgun
SMG
Proximity Mines
Machete
Patrick McReary Good8%Combat PDW
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Sawed-Off Shotgun
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Heavy Shotgun
SMG
Sticky Bombs
Crowbar
Assault Rifle (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Compact Rifle
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Combat MG
SMG
Sticky Bombs
Crowbar
Charlie Reed Good7%Assault SMG (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Machine Pistol
Ceramic Pistol
Swichblade
Assault SMG
SMG
Grenades
Hammer
Bullpup Shotgun (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Sweeper Shotgun
Ceramic Pistol
Swichblade
Pump Shotgun
SMG
Grenades
Hammer
Karl AbolajiPoor5%Micro SMG (Silenced)
Vintage Pistol (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Micro SMG
Ceramic Pistol
Swichblade
Sawed-Off Shotgun
SMG
Molotov Cocktails
Knuckledusters
Machine Pistol (Silenced)
Combat Pistol (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Double Barrel Shotgun
Ceramic Pistol
Swichblade
Heavy Revolver
SMG
Molotov Cocktails
Knuckledusters

To unlock Packie you must participate in a random event available in free mode. It triggers in a session with at least 2 players in total.You will hear police sirens and a blue dot will appear on the map, this is a police van that will have to be stolen to unlock Packie :

Drivers

DriverSkillsCutProvided Getaway VehiclesDeparture Vehicle
Chester McCoy Expert10%RUNE Zhaba
Maxwell Vagrant
Nagasaki Outlaw
Karin Everon
Canis Kamacho
Eddie TohExpert9%Karin Sultan Classic
Bravado Gauntlet Classic
Vapid Ellie
Lampadati Komoda
Karin Kuruma
Taliana MartinezGood7%Vapid Retinue Mk II
Declasse Drift Yosemite
Dinka Sugoi
Ocelot Jugular
Karin Sultan
Zach Nelson Good6%Maibatsu Manchez
Nagasaki Stryder
Shitzu Defiler
Principe Lectro
Bravado Youga Classic
Karim DenzPoor5%Weeny Issi Classic
Maxwell Asbo
Dinka Blista Kanjo
Übermacht Sentinel Classic
Declasse Rancher XL

Location of the departure vehicles :

Hackers

HackerSkillsCutProvided Time
UnexposedExposed
Avi Schwartzman Expert10%3 minutes, 30 seconds2 minutes, 26 seconds
Paige Harris Expert9%3 minutes, 25 seconds2 minutes, 23 seconds
Christian FeltzGood7%2 minutes, 59 seconds2 minutes, 5 seconds
Yohan Blair Good5%2 minutes, 52 seconds2 minutes, 1 second
Rickie LukensPoor5%2 minutes, 26 seconds1 minute, 42 seconds

To unlock Avi Schwartzman it will be necessary to destroy the 50 communication jammers which are distributed on the map :

Final board

On the final prep board you can choose the entry point, exit point, your buyer, clean vehicle and gunman decoy.

Entrance

Silent & Sneacky approach : we recommend you to choose the Staff lobby entrance

Aggressive approach : we recommend you to choose the Sewers entrance

The Big Con approach : we recommend you to choose the security tunnel (Grupe Sechs disguise)

Exit

Allways select the Staff lobby exit, or eventualy the Waste disposal exit.

Buyer

Your choice but we recommend you choose a HIGH LEVEL buyer for maximum profit.

Diamond Casino Heist Hard Mode

Clean Vehicle

Not necessary

Gunman Decoy

Not necessary, but you can eventually use it for the Aggressive approach.

Hard

Hacking and vault content help

Finger prints

Practice !

Practice and test your skills here.

Vault

It is important to be organized because the time that is not wasted is extra time to take loot!

Cash, gold and diamonds loot locations

Artwork loot locations

It is possible to collect all the 6 artworks being 2 players with Paige (9%), or even with Christian (7%) if you have a good level.

You can try all the possibilities with our heist calculator

Tips and tricks

  • Enter through the arcade room garage to get to the heist preparation room more quickly.
  • If you don't like the content of the vault and if you have completed all the 3 approaches, you can call Lester and cancel the heist to change the content of the vault. You will lose the $25,000 initial fees by canceling the heist.
  • It is possible to tune the getaway vehicles once the recovery mission is completed. Enter the vehicle in the basement of the arcade room to tune it.
  • During the heist you can also grab some extra cash from the secret vault, which is on the ground floor right next to the elevator. The switch to open up the secret vault door is in the CCTV room next to the elevator. You can expect somewhere between $20,000 to $100,000 to be in there.
    You can grab this vault content twice during the Silent & Sneaky approach, once on your way to the main vault and once on your way back up to the exit.
Vault ContentsApproach selectionExtras to practiceHeist prep boardFinal boardHacking and vault content helpTips and tricks

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Vault content

How can I cancel the heist and change the vault content ?

Once the three approaches are completed, you will be able to unlock the ability to call Lester and cancel the heist (you will lose the $ 25,000 in initial costs). After cancelling the heist you'll be able to restart the mission to scope the vault content.

The gold and the artwork.

Casino heist gold hard mode payout

You only need two players to collect all the artwork (using Paige or Avi as your hacker). Each item takes only 20 seconds to be collected.

Diamond casino heist hard mode

You need 25 seconds to clear each cart containing gold. To collect all the gold carts you'll need at least 3 players. Using only 2 players will allow you to collect 7 out of the 8 carts.

During the heist you can also grab some extra cash from the secret vault, which is on the ground floor right next to the elevator.

The switch to open up the secret vault door is in the CCTV room next to the elevator.

You can expect somewhere between $20,000 to $100,000 to be in there. It will vary from heist to heist though.

The Gruppe Sechs gear. You will get direct access to the vault.

Increased security, and doors harder to hack

The amount to loot will also be increased.

Here are the optionnal prep missions we recommend you do:

  • Exit disguise mission for the Big Con and Agressive approaches.
  • Get security pass level 2
  • If you do the Aggressive or Silent & Sneaky approach, always do the Duggan shipments mission.
  • The patrol routes for Silent & Sneaky
  • The power drills for the deposit boxes. only if you are more than 2 players

What is the difference between the Level 1 and Level 2 security pass?

Level 1 cards are actually useless compared to level 2 cards.With a level 1 card, you'll need to hack each door that has a keypad.

Level 2 cards allow you to enter through all the doors without the need to hack them, you just need to swipe the card. It makes your heist much easier especially if you are doing the Silent & Sneaky approach.

To unlock this prep mission you need to take a picture of the security tunnel of the Casino. It is right beside the racetrack.

How can I get the Sewer Tunnel as the entrance option?

During the Casino scoping mission you'll find the Sewer gate in the Sewer Tunnel. It is right across the street from the casino.

Do I need to buy the penthouse to carry out the Diamond Casino Heist?

Casino Heist Artwork Payout

No, you do not need the penthouse to carry out the Casino Heist, however some points of interest require you to have a VIP membership in order to access them, such as the Vault Blueprint in Agatha Baker's office.