San Diego Roleplay Updates
Confirmed milestones · betaThe developers publish a change-log in the official Discord for every biweekly update. This timeline only lists milestones we can confirm: the Roblox API created and updated timestamps, plus facts verified on the official game page. Everything else is marked "inferred" and needs in-game testing.
V4855 — THE GANGS UPDATE (gangs, gang HQs, RV slushy business, 4 new vehicles)
Version 4855 publishes (official Discord #change-log, 2026-10-04 01:00) with the #game-announcements headline: "NEW UPDATE! THE GANGS UPDATE — Create a gang with up to 50 players, upgrade your gang HQ and fight rival gang members!" Gangs: create your own gang of up to 50 members with a name, description and your own emblem, complete quests together and earn rewards. Gang HQs: once your gang reaches Level 5, the Boss can buy a private bunker HQ for $5,000,000, entered from the Scrapyard, the Mountain Tunnel or the Boat Docks. Combat is enabled between rival gang members. New civilian income: the RV slushy business — purchase the business from the Junkyard, fit it with a lab and upgrades, and brew blue slushies from supplies you collect at the supermarket. Two new limited vehicles: the Taurino Sterrano and the Astor DX12 (note: the official teaser image labeled the second car "Mercel DX12" while the change-log names it Astor DX12 — the in-game change-log name is used here). Gang-exclusive vehicles: the Armoured Limousine and the Tayora Hylux Technical with a mounted machine gun. Other vehicles: the Rennex T9 Turbo S, and the UTV for Checkpoint Authority and STRIKE. Also in this update: personal garages (Small Garage or Tower Garage to display your cars), Daily Tasks (3 tasks a day from the Home menu for cash, gold and XP — finish all 3 for a $75,000 + 10 gold bonus), a new shooting range at the gun store (Easy/Medium/Hard, 30 seconds of pop-up targets with accuracy tracking), a car radio feature, car wrap customisations, a team selection main menu (toggleable in settings), a private servers overhaul (searchable Server Management categories, new friendly fire / team limit / weather settings, per-role permissions, up to 10 NPC border officers, fly / freecam / invisibility / invincibility / temporary vehicle tools, and a prop placer with over 135 props and autosaving layout slots), manual gear shifting, a mobile steering wheel option, floating damage numbers (toggleable), cargo heist ladder throwing from the driver's seat, and a reworked changelog menu — plus fixes to avatar fitting, flak jackets, headlights, border NPC stuttering, boat rams, K9 door pathing and more.
V4856 — Gangs patch wave: Gang Starter Bundle, safe zones, balance pass
Version 4856 ships the same day (official Discord #change-log, 2026-10-04 08:59): a 499 R$ Gang Starter Bundle is added that unlocks the Gang HQ and takes the gang straight to Level 5, a Leave Gang button comes to the gang panel, gang levelling is rebalanced, and Gang Bosses can now summon members to their server (you can also see which gang members are online in other servers and join them; gang members show as green dots on the map with a bigger dot for the Boss). The RV can no longer be traded, the Tayora Hylux Technical gets speed and acceleration buffs, motorbikes can no longer perform pit manoeuvres, and armoured vehicles now protect seated passengers from most explosion damage until the vehicle is smoking or its bulletproof windows are shot out (explosions now damage vehicle windows, and tasers no longer hit through bulletproof glass or armoured vehicles). New safe zones at the Civilian spawn and the El Capo mansion compound: nobody inside can deal or take damage. Passengers can now hear the driver's radio, the Vanguard Rampart gains 4 rear bench seats, the "watch an ad for a free repair" autoshop option is removed, and fixes cover the customisation menu color picker, accessories sizing on team outfits, minimap issues, the beach house basement and more.
Limited vehicle drop — Koenix Jeska (3,000 copies) + Mammoth Gladius, 3x Checkpoint salary
A surprise small update drops a new limited supercar (official Discord #game-announcements, 2026-09-27): the Koenix Jeska, limited to only 3,000 copies. A second new vehicle, the Mammoth Gladius, releases alongside it with no stated limit. Checkpoint Authority salary is tripled until Tuesday as part of the drop, and the update ships a bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements.
V4854 — THE CARGO SHIP HEIST (limited vehicles, city overhaul, GANGS teased)
Version 4854 publishes (official Discord #change-log, 2026-09-20 01:17) with the #game-announcements headline: "NEW UPDATE! THE CARGO SHIP HEIST — Grab a rope ladder from the smuggler docks and begin your career as a pirate." A cargo ship now passes San Diego periodically; board it from the smuggler docks via the rope ladder. Three new limited vehicles: the Savanti Tempesta (only 1,500 copies can be claimed), the Ladov Klassik (available for 2 weeks) and the Volt FX — the game's first state-team limited vehicle (2 weeks). Two new team vehicles: the army Kokeril X-1 with a mounted .50 cal turret and the state Fugatti Divino. The Auvio R3S and Dager Durance R/T get remodeled models. Law enforcement gains the Sledgehammer for SWAT, STRIKE and ARMY — it instantly smashes bulletproof windows — plus flak jackets. Three new in-game phones arrive in tiers: blueBerry (Tier 1), SAMSAME (Tier 2) and iEgo (Tier 3). The city gets an overhaul with a new city hall, the army and checkpoint authorities move into new bases, the ocean areas are improved, and the player list is reworked with a new profile menu and top-100 leaderboard chat tags. Same-day hotfix wave (02:41): "Servers have been updated for a bunch of fixes", plus code CARGOSHIP for $50k. A "highly anticipated GANGS update" is announced for two weeks out.
Teased — the GANGS update arrives in 2 weeks
With the V4854 release the developers tease the "highly anticipated GANGS update", announcing it will release in 2 weeks time (official Discord #game-announcements, 2026-09-20). No mechanics were announced yet — treat early gang-system rumors as unverified.
2x Cash Event — team paychecks and major robberies
A limited 2x Cash Event is live (official Discord #game-announcements, September 10): all team paychecks across the state are doubled, and the Bank and Jewelry Store robberies pay double. The announcement sets the end time at September 15, 2026, 01:00 CST. This is a temporary event, not a permanent economy rebalance.
Game restored for all ages — renamed to San Diego Roleplay + Back code
The rebrand goes live (official Discord #game-announcements, 2026-09-06): after days of work with Roblox the sensitive-issue descriptor is removed and the game is restored for most regions and age groups under its new name, San Diego Roleplay (formerly San Diego Border Roleplay). Some team and location names and checkpoint-area art were adjusted; progress, vehicles, gamepasses and the core loop are untouched. The roadmap picks back up from here. To celebrate the return, the code Back redeems $25,000 in-game cash for three days only.
Rebrand plan announced — new name to lift the 16+ rating
The official Discord #game-announcements posts an update on the 16+ situation (2026-09-04): the team has aligned on a path forward that will make the game accessible to all ages and regions again. What changes: the game name, some team and location names, and some environment art around the checkpoint — that is the extent of it. Player progress, vehicles, gamepasses and the core loop are untouched. The changes are already built and in final validation at posting time; the moment it goes live will be announced in the same channel.
Temporary Roblox takedown & restore — 16+ rating clarification + vehicle-for-vehicle trading
The game is temporarily taken down on September 2 while the developers work directly with Roblox to determine the cause (official Discord #game-announcements, 18:32 UTC+8); the cause is identified at 19:43 and the game is back at 19:46 ("San Diego is back!"). A follow-up clarifies that the 16+ age rating shown on the game page was applied by Roblox, not by the developers, and that they are still confirming with Roblox. Late-night follow-ups add that the rating exists because Roblox considers the game majorly based on "sensitive issues"; the developers are exploring ways with Roblox to change the game so it is no longer classed as sensitive, and are optimistic the 16+ rating can be removed without too much impact. Shortly before the outage a small update ships (19:50, #change-log): vehicles can now be listed in return for another vehicle instead of only Gold; fixes to the team lockers (avatar customisation); law enforcement team salaries substantially buffed; motorbike physics improvements; and a new UI scale setting.
V4853+ — Vehicle Trading (The Underground), Gold, Weather
The vehicle trading hub "The Underground" opens beneath the multi-story car park in the city, with a new Gold currency used only for vehicle trading (buyable with Robux or earned in bank heists). Players can now sell non-limited vehicles, recolor wheels, collect vehicles and manage apartments from a new menu. A new limited vehicle, the Mercel C63 AMX DTM, goes on sale. The update also adds a weather system (rain, cloudy, clear), a full-map CCTV network law enforcement views on their tablet (criminals can shoot cameras down), a K9 rework (dogs swim, are nameable, and the Coast Guard gets a K9 spawner), a reworked minimap with navigation, a .50 Cal machine gun on dinghies, a US Army laptop tool with satellite view and C-130 ammo resupply, and higher city gun prices. Launch-day codes: VEHICLETRADING25 for $20k (ended August 30) and the 30-minute compensation code UPDATEBONUS ($200k). The developers promised another special reward code with the next update.
Teaser — fast army vehicle coming soon
The official Discord posts a screenshot of a new very fast army vehicle, noting it will NOT ship with this update — it is coming soon in a later release.
V4852 — BOAT SMUGGLING + Coast Guard
Boat smuggling routes, the new Coast Guard team, a full bank revamp with higher heist payouts, El Capo spawning in a private mansion with all smuggle items and laundry inside, new smuggle items (Fake Artwork, El Diablo), a money printer dealer in the tunnel, floating cars that explode in water, an oxygen meter while swimming, three new vehicles (Transline Metro 40, Veylan MP12, Beamer G16R), an emotes menu and vehicle sharing settings.
2X Bank Heist weekend wrap + 100M visits
The 2X bank heist payout event ran Aug 8-11; on Aug 13 the game passed 100 million visits with a giveaway celebration.
2000 accounts wiped for exploits
The developer wiped 2,000 accounts confirmed to be using auto-farming scripts, removing over $1 billion from the economy. Scripts lead to resets and eventually permanent bans.
V4850 — Motorbikes
Four motorbikes (Ducetti Streetfighter V4, Hondo CR250X, Pulse X1, Hardley-Davidsen Patrol Glide), a new gun store in the city with the P2000 and Benelli M4, a vehicle showroom, drift tire fixes and RPG / rubber shotgun nerfs.
V4801 — Beach Houses
Beach houses with buildable basement gardens, a revamped apartment building, the Lupara double-barrel shotgun, the Valenza Strada 70 bundle, the Bracken Trailmaster 150 ($12,500) and Buxton Grandmaster 57 ($100,000), plus a rule that selling smuggled goods only adds a wanted level when authorities are nearby.
V4800 — Auto Shop + FBI Revamp
Vehicle customization at the city auto shop, the Portable Garage gamepass, FBI undercover work (nametag hiding, civilian cars, Radio Tracker tool), a 20% fuel consumption cut and the limited Dager Defiant Classic.
V4700 — SWAT & BORTAC teams
Two new premium teams with exclusive tools: flashbangs, smoke grenades, the battering ram, spike strips, the rubber shotgun and four new guns. Premium teams earn ~30% higher salaries; SWAT/BORTAC also unlock free at 80,000 XP in Police/Border Patrol. Cash bail ($1,000 per wanted star), jail time raised to 30 seconds per star, and seven new vehicles.
V4669 — Jewelry Store & ATMs
The jewelry store robbery, ATMs for player-to-player money transfers, five new civilian cars, the PP Bizon, shooting from passenger seats, and confiscated printers no longer appearing on scanners.
V4663 — Uzi & balance pass
The Uzi for civilians, AK-47 fire rate lowered to 500 RPM with the price raised to $7,000, death cash drop capped at $5,000, RPG blast radius +40%, K9 fixes and a mobile holster button.
V4659 — Servers menu & dynamic economy
A new servers menu with Pro/Elite, voice-chat-only and custom servers. Civilian income now scales with the number of law enforcement officers in the server (max bonus at 20 officers). Truck scans can auto-grant entry; RPG-7 damage raised to 120.
V4652 — Trucking job & border revamp
A trucking delivery job from the depot NPC, a dedicated truck lane with cargo scanning at the border, the Chevran Vetta C8 and Mammoth Trailrunner, smuggle sell values +50%, and confiscated Robux printers returned after 24 hours.