The new Agents of Sabotage update has been released in Grand Theft Auto Online and it delivers a slew of content for fans to dive into. The main chunk of content in the update comes in the form of jobs given to you by a former FIB agent named Jodi. This happens after you purchase the Darnell Bros Garment Factory and speak with Pavel.
The jobs you can complete range from stealing vehicles to multi-step crimes that involve killing military agents and selling off their goods. There are four jobs you can complete right out of the gate in Agents of Sabotage, and the first priority file you have access to is called The Brute Force File. In this job, you have to steal a Scarab vehicle located underneath Fort Zancudo for a buyer. However, you can’t just go to Zancudo and break in, as you need to complete some additional steps before the real job takes place.
Check out the guide below for a full walkthrough of how to complete The Brute Force File in GTA Online.
Accepting The Brute Force File
First off, you need to begin The Brute Force File job. This is done by accessing the computer setup on the first floor of the garment factory, where Jodi is located. Here, sit down at the computer and log in after registering as a CEO. You’ll then be able to select from four jobs, one of which is The Brute Force File.
Once you select it, Jodi will go into the job details, and you can begin completing tasks from there.
Steal Private Military Armor
The first task to complete in The Brute Force File is stealing some Private Military Armor from Merriweather, the private army. Merriweather’s base is located a few miles north of the garment factory, so head to the waypoint on your map until you reach the front gates of the compound.
From here, you have a couple of choices on what to do. You can stealthily take out the guards in front of the garage or go in guns blazing and kill them. However, without armor equipped, the Merriweather guards will take you out rather quickly.
Once the guards have been dispatched, go to the yellow cone in front of the garage and open it. You’ll immediately be ambushed by several guards inside the garage, so find cover as soon as possible. Kill all the guards and then open the trunks of trucks inside the garage. You’re looking for the military armor, and it’s random if you pick the right truck. My military armor was located in a truck on the right side of the garage, as seen in the screenshot above.
When you find the right truck, drive the truck out of the garage and make your way back to the garment factory. Merriweather trucks will be on your tail the whole way, so either outrun them or dispatch the vehicles. Either way, once back at the factory, park the truck in the yellow cone and then head inside to accept the next task.
Acquire Infiltration Equipment
Your next task is to gather Infiltration Equipment to break into Fort Zancudo with. This is accomplished by going to a military base and stealing a military vehicle, making you look more legitimate when going to Zancudo.
Accept the job and then head out to your waypoint, which is located a few miles away from the garment factory. As you arrive at the military base, your first task is to take out the NCO, who has a military access keycard on them. You’ll also have to take out a few other guards, but it’s nothing too daunting.
Once you gather the keycard from the NCO’s body, use it to enter the nearby garage. Similar to the last job, you’ll be ambushed again by several guards. Eliminate them all, including the ones at the far back of the room, and then choose any military vehicle to steal. We stole the Mesa, which is a slow Jeep-like vehicle, but any one you want will do.
With the vehicle chosen, drive it out of the garage to the marked location on your map. This is three miles away, and military vehicles will chase you for the first mile or so. Once you lose them, you’re home free. Drop the vehicle off at a safe spot near the garment factory and return to headquarters to start your next mission.
Obtain the Override Key
Your final job before entering Fort Zancudo is to pick up an Override Key from a contact inside the Music Locker at Diamond Club Resort & Casino. Accept the job from Jodi and go to your new waypoint to meet the contact.
Don’t go inside the main Diamond Club entrance, but instead, go around back to the music icon on your map. This is the Music Locker, and you can find the contact somewhere inside. Jodi sends you an image of what the contact looks like, but you can find him standing to the left of the DJ at the back of the club. Interact with him to obtain the Override Key and then exit the club to await a call from Jodi.
Head back to the garment factory to start the final mission of The Brute Force File.
Enter Fort Zancudo
Back at the garment factory, accept the last job from The Brute Force File. You will now head to Fort Zancudo to steal the Scarab. Grab your military vehicle from the safe spot and head to the fort.
Once you arrive at the main gate, you’ll be let inside with no issues. In the fort, park at the hangar and then head over to the guard to show him your pass. After you’re through to the garage, enter the elevator to start the real fun.
Find the Loading Bay
Once you’re out of the elevator, you’ll arrive in an underground bunker that’s very dark and filled with guards. Your job here is to not be seen by any guard. Fortunately, all you have to do is avoid their cones that are on the mini-map. The guards won’t spot you if you stay out of the blue cone.
Navigate your way through the different areas, staying out of the guards’ line of sight, and keep going forward until you reach a hallway. Here, you’ll have to tail a guard and then go off to a side hallway to wait for the guard to turn around the way you just came. Once he does, you can move forward to the loading bay.
However, the loading bay is heavily guarded. There’s a guard right by the entrance and another beside him. You’ll also find a juggernaut at the back of the room. I chose to brute force my way in, which is a choice you can’t reverse, but you can also sneak your way past the guards.
In any case, once you’re in the loading bay, go to the far left of the room to access the security panel.
Hacking the Security Panel
At the security panel, enter the word “C O R P S” to hack your way through the garage door, leading you further into the loading bay. It’s here where you’ll find the Scarab, ready to enter.
Hop in the Scarab and interact with it again to use the Override Key, allowing you to drive it.
Driving the Scarab to the Buyer
Inside the Scarab, drive forward to access a hollowed-out tunnel in the bunker. You’ll eventually make your way outside, where some Zancudo vehicles will try and stop you. However, if they get close, use the Kinetic Pulse ability of the Scarab to knock them back.
Drive three miles to the Scarab’s buyer, hand the vehicle off to them, and your job is done. You’ll earn a base of $316,000 for the delivery of the Scarab plus additional money for the following:
- Reaching the base in five minutes
- Entering an area undetected
- Destroy five vehicles with the Scarab