The Doomsday Heist: Preparations are a series of Freemode Missions in GTA Online, given by Avon Hertz and Lester Crest and associated to the Facilities property.
This job has been added to the game as part of the 1.42 The Doomsday Heist update on December 12, 2017, and is available on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
This is a Solo or Co-Op mode that can be played by 1 to 4 players.
To start The Doomsday Heist, the player must complete a series of Freemode preparation missions. Each Act can be started by completing one of the preparation missions below, which will unlock the corresponding setup job and then the Heist Finale.
For more details about the three acts of The Doomsday Heist, see:
- The Doomsday Heist - Act 1: The Data Breaches
- The Doomsday Heist - Act 2: The Bogdan Problem
- The Doomsday Heist - Act 3: The Doomsday Scenario
Doomsday Heist Preparations Index
The Doomsday Heist Preparations: Act 1
Act 1: Paramedic Equipment
Steal an ambulance containing paramedic equipment.
Target: Ambulance
Act 1: Deluxos
Fight your way through a security team to access the garage where the Deluxos are stored.
Location: Los Santos
Target: Deluxos
Objectives:
- Go to Location.
- Take out the guards to find the key.
- Collect the key.
- Wait for Player's Name to open the garage.
- Enter the garage.
- Steal the Deluxos.
- Exit the garage.
- Respray the Deluxo at LS Customs.
- Respray the Deluxo then exit LS Customs.
- Deliver the Deluxos to the Facility.
- (if not all Deluxos have been stolen) Exit the Facility.
Act 1: Akula
Infiltrate the control tower at Fort Zancudo to download the location of the Akula helicopter.
Location: Fort Zancudo
Target: Akulas
The Doomsday Heist Preparations: Act 2
Act 2: Keycards
Steal a riot van that contains keycards to the hangars at Los Santos International Airport.
Target: Police Riot
Objectives:
- Go to Location.
- Steal the Riot.
- Lose the cops.
- (if driving the Riot) Deliver the Riot to the Facility.
- (if not driving the Riot) Help deliver the Riot to the Facility.
Act 2: ULP Intel
Take out Agent ULP's kidnappers and recover information on where he's being held.
Location: Los Santos
Target: Duffel Bag
Objectives:
- Take out the dealers.
- Enter the apartment.
- Take out the dealers.
- Steal the duffel bag.
- Exit the apartment.
- Deliver the duffel bag to the Facility.
Act 2: Riot Control Van
Start a riot and wait for private security to respond with a Riot Control Van.
Location: Los Santos
Target: RCV
Act 2: Strombergs
Find and steal trucks that are carrying some wrecked Strombergs.
Target: Flatbed or Wastelander carrying the Strombergs
Objectives:
- Find the truck(s) carrying the Strombergs.
- Steal the Strombergs.
- Deliver the Strombergs to the Facility.
- Help deliver the Strombergs to the Facility.
Act 2: Torpedo ECU
Assault a barge off the coast and steal the torpedo electronic control units from arms dealers.
Location: Pacific Ocean
Target: Torpedo ECUs
Objectives:
- Go to Location.
- Steal the torpedo ECUs.
- Deliver the torpedo ECUs to the Facility.
The Doomsday Heist Preparations: Act 3
Act 3: Marked Cash
Steal a duffel bag of marked bills from a dead drop being watched by the FIB.
Location: Los Santos
Target: Duffel bag
Objectives:
- Go to Location.
- Collect the duffel bag.
- Lose the Cops.
- Deliver the duffel bag to the Facility.
Act 3: Recon
Go to the Pacific Allied Shipyard and take photographs of the area ahead of the deal.
Location: Pacific Allied Shipyard
Target: The Deal
Objectives:
- Go to the Pacific Allied Shipyard.
- Use your camera to take a photo of the marked area.
- Send the photo to Lester.
- Leave the area.
Act 3: Chernobog
Steal a Chernobog ballistic missile launcher from Merryweather Security.
Location: Los Santos
Target: Chernobog
Act 3: Flight Path
Eliminate an arms dealer to recover information on the Barrage ATV being flown into Los Santos.
Location: Los Santos
Target: Briefcase
Objectives:
- Go to Location.
- Wait for the target to leave the area.
- Follow the target to a quiet spot.
- Knock out the target.
- Take out the target.
- Steal the briefcase.
- Lose the Cops.
- Deliver the briefcase to the Facility.
Act 3: Test Site Intel
Retrieve the test site location of the Khanjali tank from the house of one of Avon's employees.
Location: Los Santos
Target: Laptop
Objectives:
- Go to Location.
- Take out the guards.
- Enter the house.
- Find the lockbox.
- Open the lockbox.
- Exit the house.
- Deliver the laptop to the Facility.
- Help deliver the laptop to the Facility.
Act 3: Onboard Computer
Shoot down a prototype Hydra and recover the enemy's broadcast signal from the crash site.
Target: Frequency module
Objectives:
- Damage the jet.
- Follow the jet to the crash site.
- Recover the module from the cockpit.
- Deliver the module to the Facility.
- Help deliver the module to the Facility.
The Doomsday Heist: Preparations: Job Info
- Job Type Freemode Missions
- Mission Giver
Avon Hertz, 
Lester Crest - Associated Property Facilities
- Multiplayer Type Solo, Co-Op
- N. of Teams 1 Team (Co-Op)
- N. of Players 1 - 4 players
Akula
Ambulance
Buzzard Attack Chopper
Chernobog
Deluxo
Flatbed
Frogger
Hydra
Mesa
Police Riot
RCV
Rhino Tank
Seashark
Stromberg
Wastelander
Nightstick
Railgun
Tear GasThe Doomsday Heist: Preparations: Release Info
- Game Edition
GTA Online - DLC / Title Update 1.42 The Doomsday Heist
- Release Date December 12, 2017
- Platforms PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One