A-Star Theft News

• Improved some freeplay heists
  
• Fixed crash when left-clicking on a civilian when no guards are present
  
• Fixed debug text showing when it should not be shown
  
• Fixed an issue where the player took damage when vehicles ran over NPCs
  
  
• Removed Prologue from the demo
  
• Added information about where to find interactive objects in the safe house
  
• Added button prompts at mouse position
  
• Added textual feedback for some actions
  
• Switched buttons for tying and pickpocketing civilians
  
• Fixed a safe in Small Bank not showing a button prompt
  
• Fixed debug text showing when it should not be shown
  
  
• Added instructions for intimidating civilians from afar
  
• Added option to skip end credits
  
• Improved stealing: Timer will not reset when switching target when near full
  
• Fixed player taking damage when a fire alarm police car runs over civilians
  
• Fixed some doors showing an icon for opening them, but the doors cannot be opened
  
• Fixed tutorials showing wrong prompt for tying civilians
  
  
• Added Pillage City Bank mission
  
• Fixed civilians not dropping money or keycards if killed by toxic gas
  
• Changed music track for Military Base
  
• Changed music track for Cocaine Collection
  

For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: [email protected]

This update adds a brand-new game mode. Create your own character and choose your playstyle!
Freeplay starts with six heists, with plenty more to come in the future.

[h3]Freeplay Maps[/h3]

• Apartments
  
• Jewelry Store
  
• Downtown Bank
  
• Gang Lab Raid
  
• Museum of the Artifact
  
• Bank of San Dinero
  

[h3]New Equipment[/h3]

• Liquid Nitrogen
  
• Thermite
  
• Noise Emitter
  
• Toxic Gas
  

[h3]New Security[/h3]

• Alarmed Windows
  
• Noise Detector
  
• Heat Detector
  
• Security Bars
  
• Toxic Gas
  

[h3]Other improvements[/h3]

• Added a new music track
  
• Added metal detectors in Electronics Store
  
• Added new security to some existing missions
  
• Added an item wheel for using equipment
  
• Improved military jet sprite
  
• Improved military turret sprite
  
• Increased grenade damage and range
  
• Redesigned the heist completion screen
  
• Clarified police aggression meter in Overview Mode
  
• Changed how to place C4, now placed from the Item Wheel
  
• Tweaked door switch connection line graphics
  
• Tweaked Overview Mode icons
  
• Tweaked punching feature
  
• Tweaked Apartments pathfinding
  
• Tweaked Socialize Inc pathfinding
  
• Tweaked Assassination pathfinding
  
• Tweaked gun store design
  
• Fixed an issue where heist results wound not show up if not in fullscreen
  
• Fixed a detection issue with safes
  
• Fixed a dialog where names were accidentally switched
  
• Fixed pausing the game when exiting Heist Replay using the escape key
  
• Fixed lighting offset issue
  
• Fixed a throwable animation issue
  
• Fixed a civilian related crash
  
• Removed an unfitting NPC death sound
  
• Removed Herobrine
  

• Improved Prologue decoration
  
• Improved Airport decoration
  
• Reduced road texture seams
  
• Improved parking lot textures
  
• Changed the Police Alert Reason for when guards lose the player
  
• Fixed placing a marker while controlling NPCs in Overview Mode
  
• Fixed an improper tutorial
  
• Tweaked Electronic Door button sprite
  

I also want to announce that a new Freeplay Mode has been in development since the game's launch.
This update will bring more heists, equipment and customization, and will be out before the end of 2020!

For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: [email protected]

• Improved enemy AI
  
• Improved metal detectors
  
• Changed Power Killers to use 1 credit instead of 2
  
• Removed collision box for radiators
  
• Fixed another Equipment Store crash
  
• Fixed invisible turret bug
  

For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: [email protected]

• Fixed a bug preventing players from starting a new game
  
• Fixed being able to pick up a keycard while already carrying one
  
• Fixed civilians not reacting when caught stealing a keycard
  
• Fixed several police car positions
  
• Fixed a crash in the Equipment Store
  
• Fixed crashes when starting two late-game missions
  
• Optimized grass tiles
  
• Improved drying rack bounding box
  

For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: [email protected]