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Character Creation
GTA Online characters are created in a three-part process determined by choosing a Heritage, allocating Lifestyle Hours and tweaking stylistic selections in a final Appearance menu.
The GTA Online 1.03 Patch
A known bug in GTA Online causes some characters to be seemingly deleted. This is likely due to server issues -- but even though your character is missing form your screen, it might still exist. If you go to the "Choose Character" option from the GTA Online menu and your character is not there, do not make another character. Instead, follow these directions.
An October 10 patch addressed some of the issues affecting character generation.
On October 11, 2013, Rockstar confirmed that previously lost GTA Online characters are beyond restoration.?Players who have created or will create characters in October will be compensated $500,000. ?[1]
Heritage
A GTA Online character's aspect is defined by genetic Heritage. The model of your character is built by selecting Grandparents and then choosing maternal vs paternal tendencies on a slider bar. Leaning the slider toward one side of the family changes your skin tone and features to more closely resemble genetic markers from that branch's progenitors.
Video: How Character Creation and Stats Work
John Marston, the lead character in Red Dead Redemption, also makes a guest appearance as a selectable "Special Dad" chosen by pressing Y or Triangle from the Heritage Menu.
Lifestyle
Stats are determined indirectly through choosing your character's allocation of Hours spent on daily activities. These allocations have direct Stat analogy relationships as listed bellow.
Lifestyle | Increases | Decreases | Max?Hours |
Asleep | Stamina, Strength, Stealth, Lung Capacity | -- | 12 |
With Friends & Family | Stamina, Strength | Shooting | 4 |
Playing Sports & Working Out | Stamina, Strength, Lung Capacity | Shooting, Driving | 8 |
Doing Legal Work | Stamina, Stealth, Flying | Driving | 10 |
Sitting on the Couch | Flying, Driving | Stamina, Strength, Lung Capacity | 8 |
Partying | Shooting, Stealth | Stamina, Strength, Flying, Lung Capacity | 8 |
Doing Illegal Work | Driving, Shooting | Lung Capacity | 10 |
A starting character has 24 Hours to distribute among twelve activities. A minimum of 4 hours must be spent on sleep.
These selections determine the Stats of your character, as well as affecting his or her physique. As you lower some times and raise others, you will notice that your stats adjust accordingly. For instance, doing a lot of legal work will boost up your flying skills.
Hourly selections also effect starting clothing. The activity with the highest stats will determine what style of clothes you get, removing and then adding stats will change the clothes in each style allowing you to choose which outfit you want.?
You may also change your gender from this menu.
Appearance
The final tab lets you customize a few appearance options. You can change your hair, age, hair, glasses, and hat.</div>