Hack and Dash

Giver
Lester Crest
Location
Lester's phone call or the Pause Menu job list; the team spawns in Vinewood at night

The FIB keeps two prototype vehicles in a lockup on Clinton Avenue, and Lester wants both. You hack the terminal to open the garage, steal the FIB Buffalo and the FIB Granger one at a time, and deliver them to his warehouse.

Before you start

Expect a three-star wanted level the moment the hack begins, so bring body armor and a weapon you can fire from a car.

With a team, one player hacks while the others cover the compound from the street.

Plan an escape route before you start, because police cars respond from several directions at once.

Objectives

  1. Go to the compound.
  2. Hack the terminal.
  3. Steal the vehicles.
  4. Lose the Cops.
  5. Deliver the vehicle to Lester’s warehouse.

Hack and Dash walkthrough

Reach the compound and hack the terminal

Drive to the compound on Clinton Avenue in West Vinewood, and leave your car near the fence. Walk to the terminal by the garage wall and start the hack. The hacking game shows a desktop with programs to run in order, ending with a password puzzle where you stop each column on the highlighted letter. The police are alerted as soon as you begin, so have your team watch the street while you work.

Parking a dark sedan outside the compound at night
Standing at the garage wall beside the terminal
The hacking screen connected to the host

Steal the first vehicle

When the hack succeeds, the objective changes to steal the vehicles. The garage opens and you can take either the FIB Buffalo or the FIB Granger. Take one and drive away immediately, because the police arrive from the main roads and the wanted level is already at three stars. Stay on the side streets in Vinewood, turn off your lights if it helps and keep moving until the stars begin to fall.

Pulling out of a side street with the stolen car
Turning at a junction with police nearby
Driving down a Vinewood street under neon signs

Deliver it and lose the heat

You must lose the cops before you can deliver the vehicle to Lester’s warehouse. Cut through alleys and under the overpasses, then head east toward Murrieta Heights when the stars drop. Drive smoothly, because a damaged vehicle that is destroyed fails the job. When you reach the warehouse, drive inside to drop it off.

Driving the stolen car under a pink and orange sky
Following the road beneath an elevated freeway
Rolling toward the warehouse with the objective showing

Go back for the second vehicle

The job continues with a second vehicle, so return to the compound and steal the one still waiting. Approach on foot if the police are still around, and climb over the wall if the gate is covered. Take the yellow Granger or the other car and repeat the escape. Lose the cops again, then drive to the warehouse to finish.

Driving a yellow FIB vehicle down a Vinewood street
Climbing over a wall near the compound
Weaving around a corner to shake the police
Driving up to the warehouse entrance

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • a FIB vehicle is destroyed
  • the team runs out of lives

After the mission

The Mission Passed card shows your cash, RP and Job Points. Lester has more jobs waiting on the phone.

The Mission Passed card with Job Points