How to Beat The Franklin & Lamar Missions in GTA Online

Players can team up to beat three Franklin and Lamar co-op missions in Grand Theft Auto Online. Before starting these missions, players will need to beat every quest in The Contract DLC’s main story. Once this is done, players will get a call from Franklin to go to the Record A Studios. The Franklin and Lamar missions will require two players to complete each of the three missions and can’t be done solo.

In order to start and complete the missions in The Contract DLC, players will need to purchase an Agency in GTA Online. There are four Agency buildings to choose from with a variety of upgrades and cosmetic options, but players only need the basic property to start doing missions. The cheapest Agency is $2,010,000 and can be bought from the Dynasty 8 website on the player’s phone. After purchasing an Agency, players can complete the main missions, then they’ll unlock the ability to play the “Short Trip” missions as Franklin and Lamar.

To play as Franklin and Lamar in GTA Online, players will need to visit Record A Studios and go in the back to the Smoke Room. Players will be given the option to smoke the Special Strain, and this allows them to play as either Franklin or Lamar. The host for the GTA Online session will always be Franklin, and the second player will always be Lamar, so players that want to experience both characters will need to switch between host and guest.

Completing Every Short Trip Mission in Grand Theft Auto Online

The missions for Franklin and Lamar in GTA Online involve multiple firefights with the Vagos, including a car chase with a .50 cal gun on the back of the getaway truck. Players will need to drive to the designated points at the beginning of each GTA Online mission and take out any hostiles in the area when they arrive at their destination. Completing the three Franklin and Lamar “Short Trip” missions will award players a total of $150,000. Players don’t need to worry about stocking up on supplies because they will need to use the guns and gear that Franklin and Lamar have available once each mission starts.

Short Trip – Seed Capital

When the first mission starts, players will get in the car and drive to Lamar’s warehouse. As Franklin and Lamar come up to the warehouse, Lamar notices a group of people that aren’t supposed to be there. Players will need to take out every Vagos in the area, then GTA Online‘s Chop will automatically attack the last one. Franklin, Lamar, and Chop will then go through the warehouse entrance on the east side of the building. There will be a few more enemies inside for players to kill.

Chop will stay behind when Franklin and Lamar exit. The pair will run after Lamar’s stolen truck and hop inside as part of a cutscene. Franklin and Lamar’s arguing gives away their position, and the driver calls for backup. When the cutscene ends, players will need to shoot at the Vagos that are chasing and firing at them. The truck will eventually stop, and players will have more hostiles to take out, including the driver who still has the keys to the truck.

After killing every Vagos in the area and collecting the keys from the driver, another cutscene will be triggered. As GTA Online‘s Franklin and Lamar approach the smoking truck, it explodes, then the mission concludes. Players can either continue the missions or return to playing as their regular characters. If players don’t continue right away, they can access the next mission by going back to the smoke room in the Record A Studios building and smoking the Special Strain again.

Short Trip – Fire It Up

The next mission starts with Lamar telling Franklin they need to get back at the Vagos for raiding his warehouse. Once the cutscene ends, players will have a 3.95-mile journey up to Sandy Shores in Blaine County. The easiest way to get there is to follow the path highlighted on the minimap, but players looking to speed things up can take some of the riskier shortcuts along the route.

When players arrive at Sandy Shores in GTA Online‘s Blaine County, they will need to take out more Vagos, then Franklin and Lamar will need to set a fire inside the warehouse. This can be done by pouring gasoline near the rows of plants, then backing up and shooting the trail of gasoline. Players can exit after setting the fire, kill the Vagos outside, then steal the pickup truck that has the .50 cal gun on the back of it. Vagos will chase Franklin and Lamar to the next warehouse, so one player will need to shoot while the other drives.

The second warehouse is the same as the first. Players need to kill the enemies surrounding it, go inside, fight more hostiles, then set fire to the plants. Instead of taking the truck again, players will need to get in the van that’s inside the warehouse to steal the Vagos’ supplies. Players will then need to make the 3.95-mile journey back to GTA Online‘s Los Santos and deliver the van to Franklin’s house while Vagos periodically come after them for most of the drive. Another cutscene will trigger, then players can move on to complete the final “Short Trip” mission.

Short Trip – OG Kush

The last mission in the “Short Trip” series starts with Lamar telling Franklin that he’s got a potential celebrity investor. The pair get in Lamar’s new delivery van, then players need to drive to the deal that’s taking place in Blaine County. GTA Online‘s Franklin will take a sniper position on the crane overlooking the deal which will be attacked by a large number of Vagos. They will come in a few waves, and Franklin will stay at the top of the crane until the firefight is over. The easiest way to split the targets is to have Franklin take out the ones further away in the road so Lamar can deal with the enemies immediately in front of him.

The final part of the “Short Trip” missions will be another driving and shooting event. Lamar will be the one driving for the last mission, so Franklin will need to focus on shooting. Players have to take out the Vagos chasing them, then drive Lamar’s smoking van to Tequi-la-la. At the end of the mission, players will see Lamar celebrating his brand and Franklin cinematically walking away from the scene to go home to his family. The “Short Trip – OG Kush” is the last mission with Franklin and Lamar, but players can replay these three missions at any time in GTA Online.

Grand Theft Auto Online is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

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