Plan a Harbor East session
Pick one main stage. Twenty minutes. Then switch before the lobby gets bored.
Copy a template into chat before you press Play. Harbor East fills fast at 25 players; an unplanned join becomes a car meetup by default. Use this with how to play and the jobs tier list.
Template A — Hospital night (S-tier scene)
- Announce: “Hospital open, need 1 driver + 2 patients.”
- Staff ambulance (hospital guide).
- Run three pickups: plaza, Style Central, Tool Shop.
- Discharge on the yacht for a screenshot.
- End at minute 20. Do not hold the van hostage.
Roles: emergency.
Template B — Civilian lookbook
- Meet at Style Central crosswalk.
- One car (teal or orange SUV energy).
- Walk to a locked house — Villa Serenity if you are on cash.
- Outfit change, stairs shot, leave.
- Optional yacht closer.
Roles: civilian. Houses: houses tier list.
Template C — Hood, then hospital
- Tool Shop fence, consent in chat.
- Short scene (not a 40-minute war).
- Call EMS so Update 4 content gets used.
- Civilians stay at plaza unless they opt in.
Roles: criminal.
Template D — Solo cash hour
- Daily claim.
- Job lane from jobs.
- Count toward 80,000 for Villa Serenity.
- Skip mansion shopping.
- Check codes once, then close the tab.
Player math
| Party size | Best template |
|---|---|
| 1 | D |
| 2–4 | B or A |
| 5–10 | A or C |
| 11–25 | A with extra civilians, not extra criminals |
If more than eight people want crime, split: some stay at Style Central so the city still looks like the icon art.
Failures we see every night
The plan dies when one person brings a script fly, one person starts crime in the mall, and one person AFKs on the yacht. You cannot run Template A through that. Kick the flyer (or leave), move crime to Tool Shop or cancel it, and ping the AFKer once. If they stay AFK, they are scenery, not staff.
Another failure: ten people all want to drive the ambulance. Assign the van in the first chat line. Everyone else is patient or reception. Update 4 is not a car meet.
A third failure: you plan 20 minutes and stay 90 because the mansion is pretty. That is allowed — switch to Template B explicitly so newcomers who joined for hospital are not left in an empty wing.
After the session
Lock houses. Return the ambulance. Do not leave VIP supercars blocking the plaza. Run the daily checklist if you skipped a claim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common Harbor East questions.
What if randoms ignore the plan?
Keep your party on the template. 25-player servers always have noise. Your group can still finish a hospital loop.
Can I run two main stages at once?
Not well. Pick hospital or hood. Civilian can exist in the background.
How long is a session?
Plan 20 minutes. Average playtime in the wild is even shorter.
What if we only have two people?
Use Template B (civilian lookbook) or a two-person hospital loop. Do not start Tool Shop crime with a party of two unless you both want it.
Should I post the plan in public chat?
Yes, one line is enough. Randoms on a 25-player server will follow a posted hospital faster than they will follow silence.
What if we fill all 25 slots?
Keep one main stage. Extra people become civilians at Style Central, not extra ambulance drivers.
Can I mix yacht and hospital in one template?
Use hospital first, yacht as the discharge screenshot. Do not run them as two equal mains or the ambulance will sit empty.