The Precinct News

[h3]You spoke, we listened.[/h3]

Abandoned vehicles can now be cleared from the streets, allowing traffic to flow freely once again. Summon a Tow Truck, and the obstruction will be dealt with immediately. Offending vehicles can be sent to the city impound, the salvage yard, or - if tied to criminal activity- the Forensic Unit for analysis.

Watch the trailer here 👇
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Tow Truck Shift Assignment

But that’s not all. We’ve added a new shift assignment, ‘Tow Detail’. Pull on the gloves and coveralls, and our new Traffic Dispatch operator will assign tow objectives around the city. A slower change of pace, ideal for when you need a break from high-octane activities!

Salvage Yard Machinery

The new salvage yard location features heavy-duty industrial machinery:

1. A magnetic crane for lifting scrapped vehicles
   
2. A vehicle compactor for turning them into cubes of metal
   

Warning: This machinery is dangerous and should be used with extreme caution to avoid risk of injury to operators or to the public.

The ACPD Tow Truck can, of course, be outfitted with the six liveries released in our last update.

New Lightbars

Further, we are proud to introduce a suite of exciting new lightbar configurations to explore and personalise your vehicle - or all vehicles with. Mix and match with liveries to find your favorite combinations.

Unmarked Patrol Vehicles

Also by popular demand, players can now utilise an Unmarked Patrol Vehicle. This (and plain clothes outfits) will allow officers to remain undetected for longer. These vehicles use concealed lights on the dashboard, rear deck, and grille.

New Clothing Customizations

To support Tow Truck roleplay, players now have two new clothing options to choose between:

• Reflective Vest
  
• Coveralls
  

Kelly has also been provided a snazzy plain clothes outfit, which will be automatically assigned when the player chooses this option. No more blown cover!




New Music Track

Finally, this update also introduces a new music track by Gavin Harrison, ‘Wrecker Blues’, now included in the digital soundtrack.

Here’s a list of other bug fixes and adjustments going into this update.

• Fixed that NPCs didn’t walk away from water when they finished using the ladder to get out of it
  
• Fix for potential infinite swim
  
• Improved the responsiveness of the gates next to the precinct
  
• Fixed controller glyphs when using DualShock and DualSense controllers on PC
  
• Numerous fixes for NPC, dispatch and partner barks
  
• Fixes for user-reported stability issues
  
• Fix specific cases of crime spawners to avoid spawning in objects
  
• Fixed some instances of partner clipping in vehicles
  
• Minor adjustments to off-road GPS pathing
  
• Fixed cases where the partner failed to scale some fences in Linden
  
• Fixed Kelly reacting to gunshots outside the crime
  
• Fixed completing one of the objectives prematurely in Act 3 under certain conditions
  
• Riot police now use M-16 rifles
  
• Fix for XP penalties when the suspect escapes during a helicopter shift
  
• Fixes for police officers returning to their patrol cars during helicopter patrols
  
• Minor adjustments to how NPCs drive during chases
  
• Improved how non-criminals drive in reverse
  
• Fixed the potentially empty radial menu at the beginning of the game
  
• Minor adjustments to vehicle theft crimes spawn distance
  
• 38. Revolver now uses a long barrel rather than a snubnose
  
• Adjustments to when the vehicle collision crimes trigger
  
• Non-criminal gang members will no longer alert criminals unless in a rival gang
  
• Fixed stamina not recovering in water
  
• Fixed issue with minimap centring on the crime location instead of fleeing suspects
  
• Fixed chase music triggering when a suspect gets out of a car and surrenders
  
• Fixed authorisation not showing on littering suspects
  
• The breathalyser can’t be used in the tutorial robbery anymore
  
• Reduced the number of gang vehicles roaming the streets
  
• Fixed the issue with interaction prompts not being visible after restarting a callout whilst vaulting
  
• Bug fixes for roadblocks and spike strips
  
• Fixed Kelly walking into the vehicle door
  
• Fixed music stopping abruptly
  
• Minor fixes and enhancements for customisation screens
  
• Fixed Kelly running from the player to distant crimes
  
• Passengers leave the car when involved in a car accident
  
• Fixed VO subtitles not disappearing when the shift complete screen comes up
  
• Fixed pulled over vehicles never returning to roaming after the player abandoned the callout
  
• Fixed cars spawning mid-air when restarting at specific points during certain missions
  
• Made the second graffiti suspect unkillable in the tutorial
  
• Fixed the wrong objective being displayed in the UI during the first Graffiti tutorial
  
• Fixed Jump Complete panel lingering on screen when the Shift Complete Screen came up
  
• Fixed support tokens not being accrued or lost when the target criminal is hiding in a dumpster, or when the criminal is fleeing in a car, and the player is on foot
  
• Fixed the helicopter NPC flying into the ground if there are no suspects
  

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We’re excited to announce that The Precinct is one of only a handful of games that have been selected to feature in Tiny Teams, hosted by The Yogscast. To celebrate, The Precinct will be 20% off for the entire event, which ends on Thursday August 14th.



Tiny Teams is a festival all about celebrating games made by solo developers and micro-studios, from already popular indie hits, to hidden gems and what could be the next "big thing". The festival takes place each summer, with 2025 being its sixth year!

Watch the stream live on The Yogscast Twitch Channel

[h3]So, why does The Precinct qualify for the event?[/h3]

The Precinct is being developed by Fallen Tree Games, a micro-studio made up of just five developers! Much like the ACPD, this team have really pulled together their resources and worked around the clock to develop a police sim with an action sandbox flair.

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Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.

[h3]Want to keep up-to-date with the latest police reports?

Then don’t forget to wishlist The Precinct, join our Discord server, and follow us on social media at @theprecinctgame 🚨[/h3]

[h3]We’ve heard that some of you Rookies want to represent the ACPD on your streets.[/h3]

We’ve teamed up with Makeship, a crowdfunding platform, to bring our Rookie Pin Pack to life! The pack comes with an ACPD Badge and our iconic ACPD Cruiser.



You’ll only have 21 days to put in your pre-order for this limited edition pin pack and after that it’s gone FOREVER, so make sure to put in your pre-order as soon as possible!
For these enamel pins to be created, we’ll need to reach a minimum number of 200 pre-orders, so check out the link here to place your pre-order and help us make our campaign a success.

Please note that these are pre-orders so, once the campaign is finished, it may take between 2-4 months before the pin packs are manufactured and dispatched.

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[h3]Want to keep up-to-date with the latest police reports?

Then don’t forget to wishlist The Precinct, join our Discord server, and follow us on social media at @theprecinctgame 🚨[/h3]

[h3]Crime and bugs, we're cleaning up the streets of Averno City.[/h3][p][/p][p]The latest patch will mean that The Precinct is now updated to Build 1.8.19028[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

• [p]Fixed more instances of user-reported crashes[/p]

• [p]Support tokens are now added on accepting aggravated burglary, hit and runs and carjackings[/p]
• [p]Fixed support tokens being cleared when a vehicle escape starts during an aggravated burglary[/p]
• [p]Fixed one escape vehicle sometimes driving slowly during an aggravated burglary[/p]
• [p]Fixed cases when callout couldn’t be cancelled during the vehicle chase phase of an aggravated burglary[/p]
• [p]Fixed siren light reflections on water[/p]
• [p]The siren tutorial only comes up when the player is in a vehicle now[/p]
• [p]Improved Kelly navigation in the precinct and during callouts[/p]
• [p]Fixed Kelly not entering the vehicle in some cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed placeholder text displayed sometimes during stop-and-frisk callout[/p]
• [p]Fixed the ammo icon showing on submerged vehicles[/p]
• [p]Fixed cases of NPCs exiting cars on top of vehicles[/p]
• [p]Fixed possible camera jitter when escorting a suspect[/p]
• [p]Fixed an inappropriate breathalyzer XP penalty[/p]
• [p]Fixed some cases of suspects going invisible[/p]
• [p]Fixed being able to open the radial menu on some UI screens[/p]
• [p]Fixed radial menu not closing if the suspect was killed when using it[/p]
• [p]Fixed some cases which made interactions with the car’s trunk impossible[/p]
• [p]Fixed support tokens not being accrued or lost when the target criminal is hiding in a dumpster, or when the criminal is fleeing in a car, and the player is on foot[/p]
• [p]Civilian vehicles pull over for roadblocks/spike strips more often now[/p]
• [p]Suspects can be placed in a patrol vehicle when they are restrained but not arrested[/p]
• [p]Fixed solo variants of callout accepted barks not playing properly[/p]
• [p]Fix for dispatch not announcing numberplate check results in solo mode[/p]
• [p]Fix for Kelly not moving after the player had used the vehicle customization menu[/p]
• [p]Fixed mouse cursor teleporting to the centre of the screen when rotating vehicles in the vehicle customization menu[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with license plate detail being lost on Cruiser's new liveries[/p]
• [p]Fix for game/difficulty menus not saving when the “Reset to defaults” button was pressed[/p]
• [p]Fixed pause screen back selecting the wrong option[/p]
• [p]Fix for special characters in Brazilian Portuguese displayed in a different font[/p]

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us by providing their feedback and bug reports!

If you do encounter any other bugs or would like to give feedback on your experience of The Precinct so far, we’d love to hear from you either in our Steam Forum or on Discord.

[h3]The crime rate may be rising, but the prices sure are dropping![/h3]

Cruise into the Averno City streets and enjoy The Precinct at a criminally good 20% off as part of the Summer Sale!



You are Officer Nick Cordell Jr. As a rookie beat cop fresh out of the Academy, you’re on the front line of defence for Averno’s citizens. Dive into a world of thrilling car chases, sandbox crimes, and a healthy dose of 1980s noir as you protect the populace and solve the mystery of your father’s murder in the line of duty.

A love letter to classic cop movies, The Precinct combines police sim with action sandbox spectacle. Patrol the streets and respond to callouts to fight criminals petty and powerful. Choose your own tactics in thrilling chases and shootouts. Feel the shifting power struggles of Averno's gangs in a living city full of sandbox crimes, from parking infractions to bank heists, street racing to drug deals.

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[h3]Not sure if you’re ready for the streets?

Then check out our brand new customisation feature trailer below 👇[/h3]
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