EmergeNYC 2021 Update Public Testing Branch now Open!
The long awaited 2021 update for EmergeNYC is live now on the public staging branch! See instructions below how to switch to the staging branch!
https://gyazo.com/01d5db05bf2a6c8b94a2c8ef26f8fcc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xFhVF65qKo
This is a TESTING branch meaning you will still find bugs, lag spikes, and possible crashes. The game is also still in pre-alpha early access. We are working around the clock and the game will be patched daily with fixes for bugs and other issues reported by the community to continue to improve the playability, stability, and performance. Things will start moving very quickly from this point on and we are super excited to finally have everyone try out the largest update to the game yet. 2 significant patches are already live in the first 6 hours since release. Change logs for those can be found all the way below.
A series of new tutorial videos will be going up tomorrow to introduce some of the new mechanics to players.
Please report bugs, crashes, and other feedback on our discord where we are always active and in touch with our community and if you want or need immediate help: https://discord.gg/5mhbgJh
https://youtu.be/F01rOpNZZ9E
Major Additions
New Wildfire Vehicles, Aircraft, Characters, Equipment and Emergencies Added to Montgomery County
New Destructible Buildings that procedurally and dynamically fall apart or can be destroyed by the player
New Charring and Burning Shaders on Walls, Ceilings, pillars and above windows etc
Completely redone Water Stream Effects including puddles that build up on the ground and walls and dynamic splashing
All vehicle handlings and sounds completely rebuilt from the ground up to be able to handle the steepest roads in Montgomery County
New Engine Company 85 and Firehouse Added to Manhattan
A new Interactive Tutorial in the Fire Academy
Working Mirrors, Backup cameras, animated gauges in Fire Trucks
New AI System for vehicles allows you to have AI Drive, setup all hoses automatically, setup the ladder, spray the deck gun, and many more other options. (Still a WIP)
Over 40 new Emergencies across all maps
Added Live Radio that you will hear near vehicles and will be tuned into a different frequency depending on which map you are playing on (volume adjustable in settings menu)
Added Coughing, yelling and screaming sounds to advise you when you are taking damage from smoke and or fire (Putting on your mask or distancing yourself from the fire will stop this)
Added a Thermal Imaging Camera to see fire, windows, doorways, and victims through dense smoke
Added the Shovel tool which allows you to dig lines and remove flammable brush from the ground
Completely new interiors for all Hospitals, Montgomery County Fire Stations, and Brooklyn & Montgomery County Police Stations
New Emergency Lighting Effects
New Post processing graphics and lighting
Major Changes
Nozzles drop with hose when pressing E
Nozzles are deployed with hose from the hose bed
Completely Redone Fire System and Spread
New Fire, Smoke, Steam, Embers, Heatblur, & Ashes Effects also affected by random wind directions and speeds
All Fire Emergencies are now random meaning they will start in different places and at different intensities each play through or may be a false alarm
Completely redone all vehicle handlings
Completely redone all vehicle sounds (Sirens, Horns, Engine Sounds, Doors, and Compartments)
All Montgomery County Vehicles redone and given new Liveries & Unique Details
Massive Rework and Optimizations on Hose System (You can now left click and drag any part of the hose) to flake it out
Hoses now have weight, drag, and tension affecting the players movement if the hose is charged
EMS Mechanics and Systems reworked & improved and made more user friendly
Completely redone K12 and Chainsaw Sounds
Added a new over the shoulder camera when holding the Right mouse button in Third Person Camera
Added the ability to pick up items off the ground with hotkeys displayed on the toolbar
Revamped the cutting mechanics with the K12 and Chainsaw on Roofs and Gates to be able to trace cuts and poke them out with a pike or a hook
New Vehicles
Montgomery County
Cal-Fire UH-1H Inspired Firefighting helicopter
LA County Firehawk Inspired Firefighting helicopter
Skycrane Firefighting Helicopter
Cal Fire OV-10 Bronco Inspired Firefighting Plane
Fire Retardant Plane
Super Scooper
Hotshot Buggy
New Engine 1
New Ladder 1
New Engine 2
New Tanker
Brooklyn
New Battalion 37
Engine 283
Engine 236
Engine 332
Engine 310
Ladder 175
Ladder 112
Tower Ladder 44
Squad 1
Manhattan
Readded Squad 28 new rig
New 2020 Engine 78
New 2020 Tower Ladder 57
New Engine Company 85
New 2020 Battalion 5
EMS
New and Updated Fortis Ambulance
NYPD
New Dredge Crawler PD Car
New Ford Fusion style Unmarked police car replacing the Tahoe
Small Additions
Added a Stamina meter to your player which is depleted by running, jumping and using tools and can be replenished by drinking from the cooler on the fire trucks using the radial menu
Added a (Shift + R) option when in the drivers seat of any vehicle to respawn it back to its spawn point and reset all of its compartments, and tools
Added a camera option to drive the back of the tiller by hitting 7 when in first person view while in the truck. Mirrors were added as well as an animated steering wheel
Added World Trade Center memorial spotlights
Readded the Old World Trade Center
Fires now burnout over a long period of time if not put out
Added the ability to spray from a hose line directly connected to a hydrant
Added the ability to lay in
Spraying glass with a high pressure stream of water will break the glass
Added a radial menu option when holding a nozzle attached to a hose line to charge or shut down the line, this allows you to move around more freely when the line is shut down and recharge it when you're in position
Added the ability to vault into or out of any window
Added Standpipes to all buildings that needed them that didnt have them
Multiplayer Additions
Ability to see which players are loaded and which are still loading by holding the (Tab) key after loading into the game and seeing the hourglass or checkmark next to each player’s name
All animations are now synced including use of all tools
Players can all spawn there rigs at the same time once all are loaded in, no need to spawn 1 by 1
and much more!
Bug Fixes
Fixed not being able to stretch anymore hose after returning to the main menu and loading up a map again
Fixed an issue where the radial menu would double click on its own sometimes
Improved the stability of the Tiller
Fixed Hazmat tent bouncing your character
Fixed relay lines not being able to be connected to Standpipes
Fixed the Hose pack carry animation
Nozzle are deployed with the hose when connecting a hose pack to a standpipe
Fixed all deck guns and Tower Ladders and the streams are redone and longer than before to allow you to reach fires further away
Added slanted colliders to many stairs across all maps to make climbing stairs smoother and easier
Fixed 227’s Firehouse TV
Removed the delay when entering a truck to being able to turn on/off the engine
Fixed Shelter roof pieces being skewed in Brooklyn\
Pressing F2 while in a bucket or deck gun will now remove your control from them when your character is deleted
Fixed smoke from window call in Manhattan where flower pot was inside the mesh
Fixed Montgomery County Garage and Shed Fire not being extinguishable
Fixed missing, duplicate or misplaced mini map beacons on some emergency calls
Fixed MDT Tickets that were incorrect
All youtube videos can play on TVs now
MUCH MUCH MORE.
Multiplayer Bug Fixes
Fixed Game Freezing if multiple players spawn in vehicles at once
MUCH MUCH MORE.
Hotfix 0.9.0B
Fixed Engine 2 Hosebed not having hotkeys to pull hose
Fixed USFS Engine not being able to pull supply line or quick attack line
Fixed Tanker Pump UI and Hose Pulling Controls still being enabled when entering and exiting truck causing hose to sometimes spawn in hand from far away
Fixed Terrain layers glitching and clipping into eachother noticeably in Montgomery County
Fixed Lake Water drafting connections being floating above the water
Disabled volumetric clouds by default in MC to avoid all black screen GPU glitch on some GPUs
Removed irrelevant visual settings in Settings menu
Added notes for not using full res textures if you have less than 32GBs of RAM for risk of crashing by running out of memory
Added notes for keeping in game volume above 50% to avoid weird siren sounds (use windows volume mixer to adjust volume)
Smoothed out the windy road outside of Brush truck station to not be so sharp and rugged
Fixed not being able to jump in Subway stations in Manhattan
Fixed Engine 234 Patch
Fixed Engine 222 Patch
Removed option to spawn NYPD and FDNY Boats
Hotfix 0.9.0A
Added UI Tooltips for how to fly Helicopters and Planes while in them in MC
Fixed Tanker Flipping while driving
Fixed grabbing some hoses from across the map in MC
Fixed Fire Retardent plane not working when dropping retardent
Reimplemented back up man mechanics (Needs to be tested)
Added burning shaders to Brooklyn Private Dwellings with Garage
Added Pump icon to pump section in tutorial
Fixed Engine 234 Spare UI being on by default
All doors are now unlocked and properly say unlocked until forcible entry is reimplemented
Made relay lines a little bigger
Fixed Restaurant Collapsing into ground in Manhattan
Fixed Glass with decals in Laundromat having collisions
Fixed Engine 32 Locking up while driving
Fixed Engine 32 Spare handling
Removed Line renderer when dragging hoses
Fixed Garage door buttons being activated remotely
Fixed positioning of Shovel tool on MC Firefighters
Fixed Shovel tool Icon and name on radial menu
Fixed headlights being unsynced when engine is on or off sometimes
Fixed grabbing portable ladder when trying to stretch hoses off Engine 2
Changed glass material in MC PD station to bypass occlusion culling graphics glitch
Fixed Engine 85 deckgun
Added drop and holster ui in tutorial
Added more tutorial info in Fire Academy
Fixed dying when exiting vehicle sometimes
Fixed camera getting deparented from character when exiting vehicle sometimes
Added lights to all airplanes
Fixed Engine 2 handling to not get stuck on hills
Fixed Live Radio volume being too quiet
Fixed Super Scooper not refilling in Lake
Added option to disable burning shaders
Fixed 234 spare locking up while driving
Brush truck can now drive while connected to relay line or quick attack
https://gyazo.com/01d5db05bf2a6c8b94a2c8ef26f8fcc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xFhVF65qKo
This is a TESTING branch meaning you will still find bugs, lag spikes, and possible crashes. The game is also still in pre-alpha early access. We are working around the clock and the game will be patched daily with fixes for bugs and other issues reported by the community to continue to improve the playability, stability, and performance. Things will start moving very quickly from this point on and we are super excited to finally have everyone try out the largest update to the game yet. 2 significant patches are already live in the first 6 hours since release. Change logs for those can be found all the way below.
A series of new tutorial videos will be going up tomorrow to introduce some of the new mechanics to players.
Please report bugs, crashes, and other feedback on our discord where we are always active and in touch with our community and if you want or need immediate help: https://discord.gg/5mhbgJh
https://youtu.be/F01rOpNZZ9E
Major Additions
New Wildfire Vehicles, Aircraft, Characters, Equipment and Emergencies Added to Montgomery County
New Destructible Buildings that procedurally and dynamically fall apart or can be destroyed by the player
New Charring and Burning Shaders on Walls, Ceilings, pillars and above windows etc
Completely redone Water Stream Effects including puddles that build up on the ground and walls and dynamic splashing
All vehicle handlings and sounds completely rebuilt from the ground up to be able to handle the steepest roads in Montgomery County
New Engine Company 85 and Firehouse Added to Manhattan
A new Interactive Tutorial in the Fire Academy
Working Mirrors, Backup cameras, animated gauges in Fire Trucks
New AI System for vehicles allows you to have AI Drive, setup all hoses automatically, setup the ladder, spray the deck gun, and many more other options. (Still a WIP)
Over 40 new Emergencies across all maps
Added Live Radio that you will hear near vehicles and will be tuned into a different frequency depending on which map you are playing on (volume adjustable in settings menu)
Added Coughing, yelling and screaming sounds to advise you when you are taking damage from smoke and or fire (Putting on your mask or distancing yourself from the fire will stop this)
Added a Thermal Imaging Camera to see fire, windows, doorways, and victims through dense smoke
Added the Shovel tool which allows you to dig lines and remove flammable brush from the ground
Completely new interiors for all Hospitals, Montgomery County Fire Stations, and Brooklyn & Montgomery County Police Stations
New Emergency Lighting Effects
New Post processing graphics and lighting
Major Changes
Nozzles drop with hose when pressing E
Nozzles are deployed with hose from the hose bed
Completely Redone Fire System and Spread
New Fire, Smoke, Steam, Embers, Heatblur, & Ashes Effects also affected by random wind directions and speeds
All Fire Emergencies are now random meaning they will start in different places and at different intensities each play through or may be a false alarm
Completely redone all vehicle handlings
Completely redone all vehicle sounds (Sirens, Horns, Engine Sounds, Doors, and Compartments)
All Montgomery County Vehicles redone and given new Liveries & Unique Details
Massive Rework and Optimizations on Hose System (You can now left click and drag any part of the hose) to flake it out
Hoses now have weight, drag, and tension affecting the players movement if the hose is charged
EMS Mechanics and Systems reworked & improved and made more user friendly
Completely redone K12 and Chainsaw Sounds
Added a new over the shoulder camera when holding the Right mouse button in Third Person Camera
Added the ability to pick up items off the ground with hotkeys displayed on the toolbar
Revamped the cutting mechanics with the K12 and Chainsaw on Roofs and Gates to be able to trace cuts and poke them out with a pike or a hook
New Vehicles
Montgomery County
Cal-Fire UH-1H Inspired Firefighting helicopter
LA County Firehawk Inspired Firefighting helicopter
Skycrane Firefighting Helicopter
Cal Fire OV-10 Bronco Inspired Firefighting Plane
Fire Retardant Plane
Super Scooper
Hotshot Buggy
New Engine 1
New Ladder 1
New Engine 2
New Tanker
Brooklyn
New Battalion 37
Engine 283
Engine 236
Engine 332
Engine 310
Ladder 175
Ladder 112
Tower Ladder 44
Squad 1
Manhattan
Readded Squad 28 new rig
New 2020 Engine 78
New 2020 Tower Ladder 57
New Engine Company 85
New 2020 Battalion 5
EMS
New and Updated Fortis Ambulance
NYPD
New Dredge Crawler PD Car
New Ford Fusion style Unmarked police car replacing the Tahoe
Small Additions
Added a Stamina meter to your player which is depleted by running, jumping and using tools and can be replenished by drinking from the cooler on the fire trucks using the radial menu
Added a (Shift + R) option when in the drivers seat of any vehicle to respawn it back to its spawn point and reset all of its compartments, and tools
Added a camera option to drive the back of the tiller by hitting 7 when in first person view while in the truck. Mirrors were added as well as an animated steering wheel
Added World Trade Center memorial spotlights
Readded the Old World Trade Center
Fires now burnout over a long period of time if not put out
Added the ability to spray from a hose line directly connected to a hydrant
Added the ability to lay in
Spraying glass with a high pressure stream of water will break the glass
Added a radial menu option when holding a nozzle attached to a hose line to charge or shut down the line, this allows you to move around more freely when the line is shut down and recharge it when you're in position
Added the ability to vault into or out of any window
Added Standpipes to all buildings that needed them that didnt have them
Multiplayer Additions
Ability to see which players are loaded and which are still loading by holding the (Tab) key after loading into the game and seeing the hourglass or checkmark next to each player’s name
All animations are now synced including use of all tools
Players can all spawn there rigs at the same time once all are loaded in, no need to spawn 1 by 1
and much more!
Bug Fixes
Fixed not being able to stretch anymore hose after returning to the main menu and loading up a map again
Fixed an issue where the radial menu would double click on its own sometimes
Improved the stability of the Tiller
Fixed Hazmat tent bouncing your character
Fixed relay lines not being able to be connected to Standpipes
Fixed the Hose pack carry animation
Nozzle are deployed with the hose when connecting a hose pack to a standpipe
Fixed all deck guns and Tower Ladders and the streams are redone and longer than before to allow you to reach fires further away
Added slanted colliders to many stairs across all maps to make climbing stairs smoother and easier
Fixed 227’s Firehouse TV
Removed the delay when entering a truck to being able to turn on/off the engine
Fixed Shelter roof pieces being skewed in Brooklyn\
Pressing F2 while in a bucket or deck gun will now remove your control from them when your character is deleted
Fixed smoke from window call in Manhattan where flower pot was inside the mesh
Fixed Montgomery County Garage and Shed Fire not being extinguishable
Fixed missing, duplicate or misplaced mini map beacons on some emergency calls
Fixed MDT Tickets that were incorrect
All youtube videos can play on TVs now
MUCH MUCH MORE.
Multiplayer Bug Fixes
Fixed Game Freezing if multiple players spawn in vehicles at once
MUCH MUCH MORE.
Hotfix 0.9.0B
Fixed Engine 2 Hosebed not having hotkeys to pull hose
Fixed USFS Engine not being able to pull supply line or quick attack line
Fixed Tanker Pump UI and Hose Pulling Controls still being enabled when entering and exiting truck causing hose to sometimes spawn in hand from far away
Fixed Terrain layers glitching and clipping into eachother noticeably in Montgomery County
Fixed Lake Water drafting connections being floating above the water
Disabled volumetric clouds by default in MC to avoid all black screen GPU glitch on some GPUs
Removed irrelevant visual settings in Settings menu
Added notes for not using full res textures if you have less than 32GBs of RAM for risk of crashing by running out of memory
Added notes for keeping in game volume above 50% to avoid weird siren sounds (use windows volume mixer to adjust volume)
Smoothed out the windy road outside of Brush truck station to not be so sharp and rugged
Fixed not being able to jump in Subway stations in Manhattan
Fixed Engine 234 Patch
Fixed Engine 222 Patch
Removed option to spawn NYPD and FDNY Boats
Hotfix 0.9.0A
Added UI Tooltips for how to fly Helicopters and Planes while in them in MC
Fixed Tanker Flipping while driving
Fixed grabbing some hoses from across the map in MC
Fixed Fire Retardent plane not working when dropping retardent
Reimplemented back up man mechanics (Needs to be tested)
Added burning shaders to Brooklyn Private Dwellings with Garage
Added Pump icon to pump section in tutorial
Fixed Engine 234 Spare UI being on by default
All doors are now unlocked and properly say unlocked until forcible entry is reimplemented
Made relay lines a little bigger
Fixed Restaurant Collapsing into ground in Manhattan
Fixed Glass with decals in Laundromat having collisions
Fixed Engine 32 Locking up while driving
Fixed Engine 32 Spare handling
Removed Line renderer when dragging hoses
Fixed Garage door buttons being activated remotely
Fixed positioning of Shovel tool on MC Firefighters
Fixed Shovel tool Icon and name on radial menu
Fixed headlights being unsynced when engine is on or off sometimes
Fixed grabbing portable ladder when trying to stretch hoses off Engine 2
Changed glass material in MC PD station to bypass occlusion culling graphics glitch
Fixed Engine 85 deckgun
Added drop and holster ui in tutorial
Added more tutorial info in Fire Academy
Fixed dying when exiting vehicle sometimes
Fixed camera getting deparented from character when exiting vehicle sometimes
Added lights to all airplanes
Fixed Engine 2 handling to not get stuck on hills
Fixed Live Radio volume being too quiet
Fixed Super Scooper not refilling in Lake
Added option to disable burning shaders
Fixed 234 spare locking up while driving
Brush truck can now drive while connected to relay line or quick attack