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1.2.8 Hotfix 1

Update 1.2.8 Hotfix 1
  • Improved comfort for different monitor aspect ratios
  • Fixed a spelling error in the settings menu


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EXTRICATION: Set Loose in this new Professional Heist!

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Update 1.2.8


Finally time for another update! It's been a while, mainly due to University priorities, but I have bigger plans for this game yet.

If you encounter any issues with this update, contact me and I will resolve them after I get home from christmas celebrations!

  • Added Extrication heist
  • Added dodge rolling mechanic (still needs improvements)
  • Added lower case letters to the primary font
  • Added wheels to police cars
  • Added ability to untie hostages
  • Improved some story dialog
  • Improved some story events
  • Improved some equipment description and help menu formatting
  • Changed the Intimidated Civilian symbol
  • Changed Toxic Gas equipment to cost 2 credits
  • Fixed several issues in Protection, including a crash
  • Fixed a crash occurring when placing toxic gas on certain missions
  • Fixed several spelling errors
  • Fixed wrong color in the interaction timer for planting explosives
  • Fixed a police car driving through walls in Jewelry Store
  • Fixed Justice Fox getting stuck in his car when visiting
  • Fixed military turrets not attacking tanks
  • Fixed guards spawning inside of the game view when spotted by a camera
  • Fixed music not syncing with the intro animation
  • Fixed police cars clipping through walls at low framerates
  • Fixed clothing not changing properly after equipping a bullet-proof vest or guard outfit
  • Fixed improper references to Logan Huntborn in Freeplay dialog
  • The game now uses x64 Windows Runtime
  • Miscellaneous Improvements


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

KIMPES STUDIO: Put some unreleased music into the world!

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Update 1.2.7


  • Added Kimpes Studio heist
  • Added vision cones for NPCs
  • Added objectives to Conspiracy
  • Added name tags to companions
  • Added new dialog lines
  • Added more particle effects
  • Added heist music tracks to the main menu, to play after the intro song
  • Remasted an older music track - Featured in the new heist!
  • Civilians can now crawl away from the player during gunfire
  • Changed loot highlights to show outside of Overview Mode
  • Improved movement to automatically move a few pixels to prevent annoying collisions
  • Improved how police spawn rate is affected by police aggression
  • Improved tutorial quality for the first visit to the safe house
  • Improved safe cracking mini game aesthetics
  • Improved explosion visual effects
  • Subtly tweaked the main menu logo
  • Fixed an issue where SWAT and police officers would not shoot the player
  • Fixed the User Interface staying invisible when exiting a mini game using a mouse click
  • Fixed an exploit with using cameras to lure guards
  • Fixed an issue where civilians would sometimes instantly call the police when frightened by crew members
  • Fixed circuit box not disabling power when destroyed by C4
  • Fixed Museum of the Artifact police vehicle clipping into another
  • Fixed UI objectives showing above mini games
  • Fixed a minor oversight with restricted area in Freeplay Apartments


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

Key Rebinding for keyboard and gamepad!

Update 1.2.6


You can finally find key rebinding in the Settings menu, and there are four new achievements to be had!

  • Added key rebinding
  • Added world-space visual grain
  • Added indicator for when player has insufficient credits to equip an item
  • Added indicator for intimidated civilians
  • Added achievement: Hidden Dough
  • Added achievement: Quickest Way In
  • Added achievement: Hands Off The Crowd
  • Added achievement: I See Only Red
  • Improved large explosion sound
  • Fixed extreme frame drops for some players when in the equipment store
  • Fixed toxic gas emitting when power is disabled


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

SUNRISE TRAIL: A fancy new heist!

Update 1.2.5


Freeplay missions have now doubled since launch. 12 heists are available, and twice more are planned!

  • Added Sunrise Trail mission
  • Added a new music track
  • Added new decoration
  • Added achievement: Hidden Dough
  • Safes can now be opened using C4
  • Improved some text detail in the help menu
  • Improved SWAT Turret and tweaked difficulty
  • Improved gas mask functionality
  • Improved various parts of Gang Lab Raid
  • Changed Final Raid music to the newly added music track
  • Changed fire to only deal damage to, but never kill the player
  • Fixed a crash introduced in the Help and Statistics update
  • Fixed heist completion screen moving in slow motion a mission is completed with low health
  • Fixed pausing the game when attempting to exit a mini game using the Escape key
  • Fixed gang members punching the player while held at gunpoint
  • Fixed a discrepancy between Power Killer icon visibility distance and actual interaction distance
  • Fixed a wrong button prompt in the tutorial


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