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Merryweather Heist

Learn how to get gold in the offshore variant of the Merryweather heist in GTA 5. Complete objectives like headshots and stealth attacks. Follow our tips to succeed.
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GTA 5: Getting Gold in The Merryweather Heist – Freight Variant

In this Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 5 video guide, we will be covering how to get gold in The Merryweather Heist – Freight Variant, the second heist in the game. Our objective is to kill 12 enemies with headshots, finish with an accuracy of 80 percent or more, kill 12 enemies with stealth attacks, get inside the ship without being detected, and find the container within 60 seconds.

As we can expect from this game, there are no shortages of new content and interesting things to do. Join us in our series to get through every mission in GTA 5 and collect gold in each one. We also have some bonus tips for getting through this mission on your first go, so stick around until the end of the video.

GTA 5 Walkthrough

To get gold in this mission, we highly recommend that you grab some body armor for Michael and max yourself out. It’s going to be challenging, but it’s worth it in the end. Ensure that you make as many headshots as possible and maintain the accuracy to meet the objectives.

Start the game by heading down the stairs of Trevor’s apartment and jump into the buffalo that was picked up at the port before. Wait for Franklin as he joins the team, and then drop him off at the vantage point near the port. Switch to Franklin and determine the location of the Merryweather shipping truck, and then proceed to follow the truck. Spot Michael, who is close to boarding the freighter, while Franklin takes out some guards. Once Michael is in, he should place the sticky bomb to begin the next action.

As you’re playing as Michael, keep an eye on the GPS to identify where the enemies are looking. It is essential to ensure that you have no line of sight when you drop someone. Once you’re certain that the coast is clear, pop the enemy.

Be patient and look for the right moment before taking out the enemies. Maintaining your accuracy and making headshots is essential to get through the mission successfully.

Once you’re ready, swap back to Franklin and wait for the enemy’s approach. Get them while they’re advancing, and then head for the chopper to take down the pilot. Take your time when you can and shoot your shots carefully to avoid hitting your own team.

Once the ship is listed, return to Michael and look for the marker, and quickly head for the sub. Stay in the trench and avoid the debris that may slow you down. Do not be distracted by the lights, but instead find the package from the ping.

When you’ve found the package, swap to Trevor and take the sub back to the safe space. Pass through the circle and try to keep a lookout for any other markers that may be useful. Opting to play this mission at night will make it more visible, making it easier to see the objectives underwater.

The Merryweather Heist Freight Variant and Gold Tips

To recap, here are the tips that you need to get through the first go in this mission and collect gold:

  • Take out as many enemies as you can with headshots to meet the objectives.
  • Be aware of the enemies’ field of vision to avoid detection.
  • Use your sniper rifle as the enemy’s automatics aren’t as good.
  • Maintain accuracy by shooting your shots with care.

This mission may be challenging, but it’s also a lot of fun. Getting gold in The Merryweather Heist Freight Variant in GTA 5 is a fantastic achievement, and it’s worth the time and effort. Watch our video guide to see how you can get gold in this mission.

hi in this video we’re going through how to get gold
in the freighter variant of the second gta 5 heist the merryweather heist where
will we come tonight and lester gets upset
hi and welcome back my name’s Dan and i’m an old grumpy gamer
grand theft auto is a truly massive game between gta 5 and the constant updates
from rockstar for gta online there’s no shortage of new content and interesting
things to do join me then in our continuing series
getting gold in every damn mission in gta 5
as we look at the offshore variant of the second grand theft auto heist
the merryweather heist and don’t forget to hang about until the end
so you can catch our bonus tips for getting through this first go before we
dive in if you’re new to the channel we do how-to guides
news and giveaways so consider subscribing and ringing the bell to stay
up to date getting gold in this mission is a lot of
fun but it might take a few guys if you’ve not maxed yourself
i also highly recommend grabbing some body armor for michael in case things go
sideways our objectives are pretty intense this
time round we need to kill 12 enemies with headshots finish
with an accuracy of 80 or more kill 12 enemies with stealth
attacks get inside the ship without being
detected and find the container within 60 seconds
right no time for faffing about let’s get straight into it
okay so we’re at trevor’s apartment we’re just going to skip the cutscene
head down the stairs and jump in to the buffalo that i picked up
at the port before
all right wait for franklin there we go and we’re going to drop him off at the
vantage point near the port so we just need to follow the gps to uh
to the point where we need to drop him
off
and as we come up on the drop-off point we just need to
look for the marker there we go so drop him off there
we automatically swap to franklin and franklin we’ll get to the
vantage point
all right so franklin’s ready to go
and we have spotted michael there he’s just about ready to board the
freighter as well
okay so franklin needs to drop at least 12 of these guys as quickly as possible
so good chance for a double kill there
all right we’re automatically swapped over to michael
planted sticky bomb to start with
we just need to keep an eye on the gps there
so we can see what enemies are looking where
i want to make sure that there’s no line of sight when we drop someone
as you can see the on the gps there’s another fella coming up around this
corner wait for him to get in a view and just
reel him
there we go back to franklin so he can start taking out some guards
again i think they might be on to us soon
it’s worth noting we can swap back to michael any time but we do need those
all important headshots
so
let’s see movement down there there we go
so michael’s in we’ve just skipped the cutscene where he’s planted the bomb and
i think someone’s discovered him so we just need to pop that fella
and here comes the cavalry so they’re definitely on to us now
the good thing is we have a much more accurate gun than they do
so it’s just a case of being patient and popping them when we can
the chances of us sustaining any meaningful damages
is pretty low i mean yeah we will get hit but nothing important
remember those head shots where you can and we need to keep that accuracy up as
well so try and avoid missing too many times
sounds like silly advice but taking that extra half a second
makes a huge difference in the end
let’s get these guys while they’re advancing
got him oh and the chopper of course so going for the pilot to start with
once we get that pilot out the chopper becomes pretty well useless and there he
goes
just do another quick scan to see if there’s any more drummers
excellent that’s michael
oh it’s nice of him to lean against the wall
okay
i think we’re through the the head shots there so we can now do some body shots
just to make sure that we keep that accuracy up it’s not quite as important
that said if there’s an opportunity take it
okay so swap back to michael into the drink
and then we can detonate so just open the phone and you’ll see the thing there
so that’s the photo going up
not bad for a few sticky bombs clearly michael knows his trade all
right so ship’s listed it’s into the drink and we
swap back to michael and the next thing we need to do is just
track down the marker so we’ll see there
don’t be distracted by the lights it’s just a case of
finding the package from the the ping which you can see on the radar there
and there it is
automatically swap to trevor so now that we’ve identified where that is we can
just take the sub over to it again just use
guidance on the the gps to to make it a bit easier stay in the trench where you
can and avoid debris which won’t necessarily damage
the sub but it will slow you down a bit all right just chuck the lights on to
make it a bit easier too all right nearly there just position
yourself over it and then descend onto it and then we should pick
it up
there we go okay do a quick u-turn and then start heading for the marker
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okay so we’re just rounding the head now and we can see the marker there
so we’re just heading straight for the circle and this is part of the reason i
like doing this one at night it makes it a lot easier to see the um
see the markers underwater straight for it and then as soon as we’re through it
franklin will pick us up on the crane
here we go so we’ll just skip that cutscene when we can
and that is gold
so thanks for watching to the end here are my top tips for getting through this
first go try to head shot as many kills as you
can so you can get both the accuracy and the kill count objectives done
keep an eye on the enemy field of vision to make avoiding detection easier
and remember the range of the guard’s automatics are not nearly as good as
your sniper rifle so take your time when you can
so what are your thoughts do you have any tips for other viewers or could this
have been done differently leave your comment down below
and check out the video on the left for the offshore variant of this mission
or the one on the right for some more old grumpy game of goodness
stay safe wash your hands and we’ll see you in the next video
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