Every bullet and all the cash you carry, together with the weapons and vest you wear, add to your total weight. Your speed is determined by this weight and influences all your in-game actions. Less speed increases the chance of failure.
Exceeding your limit comes with heavy penalties: you can no longer buy ammo, travel takes longer, action success rates fall, your help in group activities such as heists becomes weaker, your odds of surviving murder attempts drop, your chances of killing someone decrease, and street muscle progress slows down. Each rank raises your weight allowance a little. Use the table below to keep an eye on the maximum weight you can carry before penalties set in.
| Rank | Max weight |
|---|---|
| 01. Nobody | 18.0 kg |
| 02. Street Rat | 20.0 kg |
| 03. Errand Runner | 22.0 kg |
| 04. Snatcher | 24.0 kg |
| 05. Scammer | 26.0 kg |
| 06. Swindler | 28.0 kg |
| 07. Associate | 30.0 kg |
| 08. Wiseguy | 32.0 kg |
| 09. Enforcer | 34.0 kg |
| 10. Hitman | 36.0 kg |
| 11. Street Boss | 38.0 kg |
| 12. Cavaliere | 40.0 kg |
| 13. Capodecina | 42.0 kg |
| 14. Underboss | 44.0 kg |
| 15. Godfather | 46.0 kg |
Buying and equipping the Canvas Bag raises your limit by another 10 kg no matter which rank you are. Speed bottoms out at 10% even if you go over the limit, but every extra kilogram chips away at your success chances.