Latest revision as of 23:56, 17 August 2023

This is the optimized path for completing the Meth run.

Introduction

Another illegal run on the island of Altis is crystal meth. Crystal meth is also one of the easiest illegal items to run when you are first becoming financially stable enough to be able to afford armaments and large enough vehicles that will increase your profits.

Starting The Run

Before starting this run, it is strongly recommended to check the price of blue crystal meth for optimal profits and to follow the list below to make sure you have all the required equipment.

A pickaxe (Purchased at gas stations/markets) Required for collecting lithium
Food & Water
Bergen Backpack for space
A vehicle to store the Ingredients/Meth
Crystal Meth processing license ($55,000 at the processor)
The three ingredients needed for crystal meth are Ephedra, Lithium, and Phosphorus (one of each to make one piece of meth)

Gathering Ephedra

Located northwest of DP 6.
Fill your vehicle and optionally your backpack using left windows key in the ephedra field area.

Gathering Lithium

Located east of the northern airfield.
Fill your vehicle and optionally your backpack using left windows key in the lithium mine area.

Gathering Phosphorus

Located northwest of the northern airfield
Fill your vehicle and optionally your backpack using left windows key in the phosphorus field area.

Processing Meth

After you have a third of each ingredient head south of DP 4 to the crystal meth lab to turn your goods into blue crystal meth.
To process, scroll wheel on the NPC inside of the house, you can either process from the vehicle or from your backpack and must remain within 25m of the NPC.
Before pressing Process, it will give you the time required to process. Canceling processing will process items up to the progress you obtained.

Selling

After finishing processing take your vehicle to any Drug Dealer. The closest to the crystal meth lab is north of Kavala.
Scroll wheel on the drug dealer to sell your blue crystal meth on your person, you will need to manually remove the drugs from the vehicle to sell.
When finished selling go to any ATM the closest being at the gas station down the road to store the money via scroll wheel or left windows key on the ATM.

Payout

The average payout for a meth run using a box truck and a bergen backpack (70 meth) is $872,620 for blue crystal meth.
If your gang is in control of the cartel it will allow you to hold onto 15% more of the profits, which is otherwise paid as gang tax to the controlling gang.

Run Time

Using a tier 4 box truck, the run took 45 minutes.

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+[[File:EphedraFieldnew.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|The Ephedra Field.]]
-[[File:lithiumminef.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Lithium Mine.]]
+[[File:Lithmine.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|The Lithium Mine.]]
-[[File:redphosf.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Phosphorous Fields.]]
+[[File:PhosphorusFieldnew.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|The Phosphorous Fields.]]
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 =Selling=
-After you are done processing, it is best to leave the processor as quickly as possible and begin your way towards the Kavala drug dealer located on the northern side of the city. Once you are within a reasonable distance, try to scope the area out from a distance to ensure nobody is camping the dealer or already using it to sell drugs before you arrive. To interact with the drug dealer, simply use the scroll wheel, double click the number of drugs you have in your inventory to select all of the Blue Crystal Meth in your inventory, and click sell. Deposit your money in a nearby ATM before moving on.
+*After finishing processing take your vehicle to any Drug Dealer. The closest to the crystal meth lab is north of Kavala.
+*Scroll wheel on the drug dealer to sell your blue crystal meth on your person, you will need to manually remove the drugs from the vehicle to sell.
+*When finished selling go to any ATM the closest being at the gas station down the road to store the money via scroll wheel or left windows key on the ATM.
 =Payout=
-The average payout for a meth run using a box truck and a bergen backpack (70 meth) is $872,620 for blue crystal meth. If your gang is in control of the cartel it will allow you to hold onto 15% more of the profits, which is otherwise paid as gang tax to the controlling gang.
+*The average payout for a meth run using a box truck and a bergen backpack (70 meth) is $872,620 for blue crystal meth.
+*If your gang is in control of the cartel it will allow you to hold onto 15% more of the profits, which is otherwise paid as gang tax to the controlling gang.
 =Run Time=
-Using a tier 4 box truck, the run took 45 minutes.
+*Using a tier 4 box truck, the run took 45 minutes.