There are a number of special game events which happen during a round.
Mini Events
Mini events are short-lived daily occurrences in Gangster Nation. They happen at random, with each event happening 1-12 hours after the previous. Due to the nature of these events, you'll have to act quick to take advantage of them. When one of these events occurs, a post will be made in Global Chat and the Activity Feed.
- Drug surge (common): The demand for drugs rises in a random city, resulting in prices surging for a couple of minutes.
- Bullet Store restock (common): The Bullet Store in a random city receives an extra restock of bullets.
- Safe deposit (common): A large amount of money is deposited into a city's safe (Crack The Safe). The city chosen is always the city most recently cracked.
- Jackpot boost (rare): The Slot Machine jackpot in a random city is boosted with an additional $40,000,000.
You can enable the "Mini event alerts" setting (Settings -> Alerts) to receive an alert when a mini event occurs (Certified Gangster exclusive). You must be online within the past 5 minutes to receive this alert.
Weekend Events
These events happen every round on the schedule shown below. The schedule is subject to change at any time but you'll receive an alert a few days ahead of a weekend event.
Event types
Double XP
During a Double XP event all level points gained are doubled.
Bullet Rush
During a Bullet Rush event, the number of bullets stocked in each Bullet Store every hour is doubled. Additionally, the daily limit for the Bulk Bullets product in the Credit Store is doubled.
Looting Spree
During a Looting Spree event, the number of available Looting choices increases from 6 to 10.
There's a simultaneous contest to loot as many items as possible.
Motor Madness
During a Motor Madness event, the number of vehicles you see on Vehicle Theft increases from 6 to 10.
There's a simultaneous contest to steal as many vehicles as possible.
Crush Rush
During a Crush Rush event, all bullets earned from crushing vehicles will be doubled.
Schedule
| Event | Week | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double XP | Week 3 | Day 22 7pm | Day 24 11pm |
| Looting Spree | Week 4 | Day 29 7pm | Day 31 7pm |
| Bullet Rush | Week 5 | Day 36 7pm | Day 38 7pm |
| Motor Madness | Week 6 | Day 43 7pm | Day 46 7pm |
| Double XP | Week 7 | Day 50 7pm | Day 52 7pm |
| Looting Spree | Week 8 | Day 57 7pm | Day 59 7pm |
| Bullet Rush | Week 9 | Day 64 7pm | Day 66 7pm |
| Crush Rush | Week 10 | Day 71 7pm | Day 73 7pm |
| Double XP | Week 11 | Day 78 7pm | Day 81 7pm |
| Motor Madness | Week 12 | Day 85 7pm | Day 87 7pm |
Seasonal Events
Gangster Nation also has seasonal events throughout the year, you'll receive an alert ahead of the event. Here you'll find the current description of each event but this may change from year to year so be sure to check the guide again once the event is announced.
Valentine's Day
The Valentine's Day event runs on the 14th and 15th of February.
The following changes occur:
- The Love Bug car becomes available. It has a default Vehicle Theft chance of 100%.
- There's a contest with the aim to steal as many Love Bug vehicles as possible.
- There's a special mission: Double Trouble (tip: Butchie's ladies love shiny things)
- There's a special heist: Couple's Retreat (this heist is primarily to help you obtain items for the special mission, but does also earn you 30 level points per attempt)
Easter
The Easter event runs from the beginning of Good Friday until the end of Easter Monday.
The following changes occur:
- The Bunny Buggy car becomes available. It has a default Vehicle Theft chance of 50%.
- There's a contest with the aim to steal as many Bunny Buggy vehicles as possible.
- You can find Easter Eggs in Looting, which can be exchanged for perks in the Black Market.
Easter Eggs can still be exchanged in the Black Market after the event has finished, but you will lose them if you die.
Halloween
The Halloween event runs during the second half of October, the exact dates can vary.
Halloween Candy
The primary goal of the event is to earn candy which can be exchanged for perks in the Black Market.
You can earn candy through the following methods:
- Searching in Looting.
- Completing a special Trick or Treating heist. You'll need to find a Candy Bucket and Clown Mask, Scream Mask or Witch Mask to complete this heist, all of which can be found via Looting.
- Completing a special Mission. You'll need to Petrol Bomb properties to complete the mission.
All candy gained is stored in your Inventory. Candy is lost when you die.
Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key is a special perk which can be bought from the Black Market using your Halloween candy.
The Skeleton Key perk gives you 30 minutes of 100% success chance on Vehicle Theft. The perk takes immediate effect once activated it, so you can activate it once you see something you like on Vehicle Theft.
You can use the perk at any point during the same round and the key remains on your account through death if unused.
This perk is limited to one per person, however if a new round starts during the event, you'll be able to buy the perk again.
Death Wagon
A vehicle named 'Death Wagon' is available throughout the Halloween event, it has no special purpose.
Christmas
The Christmas event runs from the 1st of December (start of day) to the 25th of December (end of day).
When the event starts you can visit the Christmas screen (in the top section of the menu) where you'll be able to obtain a free gift in the Christmas Giveaway every day from the 1st until the 25th of December. Everyone receives the same gift every day although if you miss a daily gift you won't be able to obtain it again later. Any perks obtained in the giveaway are uninsured and non-transferable, so you should use them as soon as possible!
You will also find Santa's Sleigh 5000 in the game during this period, a special fast vehicle worth over $600k.