Overview

Quick Time Events (QTEs) are timed challenges that appear during certain activities like Robberies. When a QTE starts, you get a short countdown to prepare, then you must complete the challenge within 30 seconds. Each QTE type tests a different skill, reaction speed, memory, precision, or button mashing. Success moves the robbery forward, while failure ends it.

QTEs have a difficulty level from 1 to 10 that affects things like speed, number of required inputs, or size of target zones. Higher difficulty means a harder challenge.

General Tips

• Pay attention during the preparation countdown so you know what type of QTE is coming.
• Keep your hands on both the keyboard and mouse, different QTEs require different controls.
• Stay calm under pressure. You have 30 seconds, which is more time than it feels like.

QTE Types

1. Moving Bar

A bar appears on screen with a small marker that slides back and forth. A green zone is highlighted somewhere on the bar.

• Control: Press LMB (left mouse button) to stop the marker.
• Goal: Stop the marker inside the green zone.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty makes the green zone smaller and the marker faster.

2. Button Mash

A progress bar appears on screen that you need to fill up by mashing a key.

• Control: Mash Spacebar repeatedly.
• Goal: Fill the progress bar to 100% within the time limit.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty requires more presses to fill the bar (difficulty x 25 presses).

3. Code Breaker

A code flashes on screen briefly, then disappears. You need to type it back from memory.

• Control: Type the code into the dialog input box.
• Goal: Enter the exact code that was shown.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty increases the code length (4-6 characters) and reduces how long it is displayed.

4. Wire Cutting

Several colored wires are displayed on screen. A hint tells you which wire to cut based on its color, position, or which wire to avoid.

• Control: Click the correct wire with your mouse.
• Goal: Cut the right wire based on the hint provided.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty adds more wires and makes hints less direct.

5. Safe Lock

A circular dial appears with a rotating needle and a green dot marking the target position.

• Control: Press LMB (left mouse button) when the needle reaches the green dot.
• Goal: Stop the needle on or near the green dot.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty makes the needle rotate faster and the target zone smaller.

6. Balance Meter

A pointer sits on a meter and drifts in random directions. You need to keep it centered within the green zone for a set amount of time.

• Control: Press Spacebar to nudge the pointer left, press N to nudge it right.
• Goal: Keep the pointer inside the green zone until the timer fills up.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty makes the pointer drift faster, shrinks the green zone, and requires you to hold balance for longer.

7. Quick Reaction

A key prompt flashes on screen for a brief moment. You must press it before it disappears.

• Control: Press the displayed key before it vanishes.
• Goal: React in time and press the correct key.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty reduces how long the key is shown on screen.

8. Lockpick

A lockpick tool moves across a row of pins. Each pin is either green or red.

• Control: Press Y to push down a pin as the tool passes over it.
• Goal: Press Y on all green pins and skip all red pins.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty adds more pins and speeds up the tool movement.

9. Math

A series of arithmetic problems are displayed one at a time.

• Control: Type your answer into the dialog input box.
• Goal: Answer at least 60% of the problems correctly.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty increases the complexity of the math problems and the number of questions.

10. Random Button

A key is displayed on screen. After you press it, a new key immediately appears, and so on.

• Control: Press each displayed key as it appears.
• Goal: Press enough correct keys within the time limit.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty requires more correct key presses to complete.

11. Key Sequence

A sequence of keys is shown on screen all at once. You must press them in the exact order displayed.

• Control: Press the shown keys in order.
• Goal: Complete the full sequence without pressing a wrong key.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty increases the length of the sequence.

12. Response Time

A box appears on screen. After a random delay, it turns green.

• Control: Press Y as quickly as possible once the box turns green.
• Goal: Press Y within the reaction window after the box changes color.
• Difficulty effect: Higher difficulty gives you a shorter reaction window to press the key.

Summary