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Update 0.7.7F is Live on all branches! + New Map Details and Screenshots

New Map Details & Screenshots

If you are a member of our discord: https://discord.gg/xZvGDnX

You may have already heard we will be adding a new map to EmergeNYC. The map has already been completed and was provided by Unity as a complete asset. It is a much smaller, spread out, and rural based environment with a main interstate, small downtown area, and plenty of forest and farm land for a wide variety of different types of emergencies. Our goal with this map is to appeal to the audience who prefers small towns and rural areas over large urban landscapes like our current Manhattan map. Units on this new map will be completely fictional and different from our NYC based units currently.








There will be approximately 5 fire department vehicles including a Tanker, Quint, and brush truck. A small police force, and a fire department based ambulance. This new environment gives us the opportunity to experiment with new emergencies such as brush fires, missing people, and more. Our main goal with this new map is to provide a breath of fresh air to our players, especially those who are from areas like this. A reminder, as many may complain that we should be focused on more important things. As we mentioned earlier, this map was provided at no cost to us, generously by Unity. No hours have been put into creating it. We aim to have the first version of this new map playable by the end of the month with its new units.

As for 0.7.7F

We apologize for the delay on this patch. We decided to update to Unity 2019 from 2018 with the hope that we could utilize its new optimizations, however after updating we spent several days trying to fix new errors and issues that came with the update. Unfortunately, it would take a good amount of time to solve the issue and we wanted to keep patching the game, we reverted back to 2018 and now have update 0.7.7F live on all branches. Donut will continue solving issues that have arose with 2019, while I will continue to patch and fix issues in 2018 and provide updates and patches.

Update 0.7.7F is our second patch with the main focus on optimizing the game experience. In the last optimization patch we were able to significantly reduce loading times. With this patch, we have taken time to track down the majority of random lag spikes and their causes and address them. Our next optimization patch will solely focus on improving the overall frame rate of the game. Along with optimization we have been able to fix a good amount of bugs and make a few changes. A full change log can be viewed below.

Change Log for 0.7.7F

Revamped Settings Menu (Should now save your settings & offers more options)
Added Powercall Siren (Replaces EQ2B and PA300 Priority tone)
Added Parked Cars
Added Pedestrian System
Optimized and Readded Emergencies and Interiors
Optimized Fire hoses
Unique EMS Traits for each patient
Added GPU Instancing
Radial Menu now used to charge quick attack line to prevent water being cut off whenever pressing P
Fixed Multiversal Rotations and spraying
Fixed Old Ladder 74 Duplicate Ladder Piece
Fixed Private Dwelling on 135th St being half inside of another building
Fixed Ladder 74 Old Physics being too wide
Fixed TL68 can’t get off Turntable
Fixed PD Customization UI being open on start
Fixed Tower Ladders floating in the air until outriggers fully retracted
Removed Tooltips now that we have the guide book
Fixed Bus fires not having collisions
Fixed back wall of apartment not having colliders
Nerfed Top Floor Harlem Fire (Now only Top Floor will burn and not the whole building)
Fixed Floating Bus Fire
Removed broken Bus Fire Dispatch Audio
Nerfed Basement Fire (Now only Basement & 1st Floor will burn, not the whole building
Fixed Missing Bug Reports Link
Removed duct tape from all Spare trucks
Fixed Ladder 66 Spare flashing lights
Covered Fire Academy Holes where subway entrances used to be
Fixed NYPD physics issue with driving through central park and curbs
Fixed Nozzle Position
Fixed Missing Collisions of 125th St Building

EmergeNYC Free Demo Now Available + 10$ Price Drop

*STEAM WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE DEMO IF YOU ALREADY OWN THE GAME*

After tons of requests, we have decided to revisit the idea of a free demo for people interested in EmergeNYC. The free demo allows players to test a fire scenario in the Fire Academy and gives them access to 1 engine, 1 ladder, a police car, and an ambulance with very limited area to drive around. This gives people the option to test out the fire fighting mechanics, driving and siren mechanics, police customization, equipment, and the character controller in a limited and controlled environment at no cost. We do this in the hope that more people will have an idea of what they are purchasing before hand as well as seeing if the game will run on their PC.

The EmergeNYC Free Demo is available now on our Steam Store Page.

Full Early Access is now available for 25$ here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/461430/

Full Pre Alpha Early Access Includes:

20+ Fire Vehicles
15+ Customizable Police Vehicles (Customize Paint, Light bars, Additional Lighting, High rise bars, Message Boards etc)
10+ EMS Vehicles
Wide Variety of Sirens (Q-Siren, EQ2B, Powercall, PA4000, Smart Siren, Rumbler, Whelen, and More)
Full Fire Academy and NYC Maps with over 180+ Unique Emergencies and Scenarios
Multiplayer with up to 32 of your friends
All developed gameplay mechanics
Full Access to every update

Price Change:

We have decided to lower the price of EmergeNYC Early Access from 35$ to 25$ to more accurately reflect the price to the current state of the game.

0.7.7B Live on All Branches (Deck Guns Fixed and more)

0.7.7B is live on all branches, Ill be away in NC till Monday. Once I return patches will continue as normal. Donut will continue working on optimizations in the mean time.

0.7.7B
/Fixed all deck guns
/Fixed Hose pulling issue where lengths would continue to be pulled
/Fixed all first person buttons in trucks
/Fixed Outrigger Sounds being heard across Map
/Fixed Loading Fire academy text
/Finished Tutorial Info
/Fixed L75 minimap Icon
/Fixed missing Door radial menu Icons
/Fixed Squad 28 Missing Door
/Fixed E78 Bouncing on manholes and potholes
/Fixed Squad 28 Return Hydrant Tool
/Fixed missing Pickup EMS Bag Icon
English Documentation can be found here : https://docdro.id/HGg2zuK

0.7.7A Live on All Branches, Fixes Loading Issues and Locking up after Loading

*NOTICE 0.7.7 UPDATES WILL BE MOSTLY OPTIMIZATION AND BUG FIXING*

0.7.7A Is live on all branches and includes a quick temporary fix to fix the locking up issue after loading. We had to remove the entire underground subway system as well as several other environments and emergencies until we can fix the issue. You wont really notice any difference in the game except much quicker loading times and better performance. Thanks for all your patience as we continue to optimize and improve the game.

0.7.7A

Solved an issue where game would lock up immediately after loading
Temporarily Removed several interiors, emergencies and more to prevent crashing
Fixed some strange materials on NYPD Officer
Finalizing Loading Screen
Fixed PD Customization Menu being on when loading

0.7.7 is live and is our first major update in terms of optimization. There are two things we need to address with optimization and that's loading times, and FPS. This update has virtually solved all loading time issues. Our next step is refining fixing loading, this includes eliminating lag spikes when spawning a unit or character. Next is optimizing performance wise. Since Last update, loading times were past 20 minutes. As of 0.7.7 load times range from 40 seconds to 4 minutes. Let us know how long it takes for you to load in! Also included in this patch are several fixes to bugs. Change log below:

0.7.7

/Extremely improved Loading Times
/Add new tutorial system and documentation
/New Loading Screens
/Fixed Blurry EMS Handbook Text
/Fixed Building 3 exploding on start causing Lag
/Fixed EMS Bag Pickup Missing Icon
/42nd St First Floor Fire Ticket Mistake
/E63rd St Manhole not lined up
/Division 4 License Plate & RTS Icon

Extreme Loading Times Bug, We are actively fixing this issue

Since 7.6G or so, a weird issue has been causing loading times to increase with every patch. Rest assured we are putting 100% focus into figuring out why these loading times are so high.