Flashing Lights News

Hello all,

Today we're announcing a revised roadmap for Flashing Lights! Our game has always been deeply influenced by community feedback, and that hasn't changed.

We've heard you loud and clear: we need to focus on bug fixes and optimisation. Our plan for this month has changed to accommodate this: Steam achievements will still arrive this month, but the rest of our time will be focused on multiplayer bug fixes and optimisation. The September, November and January updates remain unchanged.



July
Steam achievements
Multiplayer bug fixes
Optimisation

September
Mission editor

November
K9 for police and rescue

January 2024
NPC backup for singleplayer

Please note that we've made the decision to remove from the roadmap the day/night cycle and weather, plus reputation points unlock system, which were previously announced for July. However, we're still committed to adding them at some point in the future!

And to be crystal clear, all of the content listed on the roadmap will be released as free updates.

We can't wait to get these fixes and improvements out to you all!

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

- Using "Move to stretcher" option in med bag with car having no stretcher could break the interaction with patient leaving mission unable to finish
- Pickup truck brake light hovering for civilian role
- Pickup truck interior updated for civilian role
- Pickup truck bed cap door now opens
- Pickup truck tale gate open animation

We're excited to announce that the Pickup Truck Triple Pack DLC is now available for purchase!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449260

Expand your police, fire and EMS garages with the Flashing Lights Pickup Truck Triple Pack!

Included in the Pickup Truck Triple Pack:

• Police Pickup Truck
  - Sheriff livery
  - Black and white livery
  - White livery
  - Unmarked black livery
  
• EMS Pickup Truck
  
• Fire Pickup Truck

Plus, venture into the sandbox mode in-game to access a bonus vehicle: the civilian pickup truck!





While we're delighted to launch this new vehicle pack, we remain focused on free updates for Flashing Lights including bug fixes, optimisation and game improvements.

We have just pushed an update to the public branch which includes multiple bug fixes and introduces cloud save support. Thanks to all of you who jumped onto the unstable branch to test the patch previously!

New
- Moved stats and vehicle saves out of Registry files
- Steam Cloud save support for stats and vehicle setups (Stats.save1)
- Added Mod.io texture modding support for the Pickup Truck DLC for police, fire, EMS and civilian role

Fixes
- NPC vehicle traffic multiplayer position de-sync
- NPC vehicle traffic spawn could get stuck and fail to spawn new cars
- MDT "Scan vehicle in front" got stuck when scanning parked cars
- "Disable All Mods" function fixed to delete mods save file (Mods.save0)
- Client player cars could spawn with angled front wheels making them desync when steering animations is applied
- Adjusted traffic advisor for SUV "FEX"
- Portable ladder adjustment's mode input loop fixed

*Save system migration may wipe previously used vehicles setups and assigned mods!

For any of you who tested the unstable version of this update (Build 150623-3) and wish to revert to your old save (vehicle configs/patterns) and trigger the automatic save file copy to the new file location, please follow these steps:
- Exit game
- Delete the new save file which was generated when playing previous Unstable branch
- Copy this in Windows Explorer address field
%AppData%\..\LocalLow\NilsJakrins\FlashingLights
- Select and delete save file "Stats.save1" (Warning: it will also delete any progress made since last Unstable)
- Run the game as normal for auto-save transfer to happen and new file will be generated in save location



There's lots more to come for Flashing Lights! Alongside lots of bug fixes, optimisation and game improvements, we're also working on some exciting new features.

Hello all,

Thank you so much for all of your support since our v1.0 launch! There is still a long road ahead with plenty of content still to come. Today we’re excited to tell you what we’re up to, which includes…

Pickup Truck Triple Pack DLC launching on 22 June ($2.99/£2.99)

Cloud saves and bug fix update now available on the unstable branch

Updated roadmap announced

[h2]DLC – Pickup Truck Triple Pack [/h2]

We are excited to announce that we’re releasing our first DLC for Flashing Lights on 22 June. This will feature pickup trucks for Police, Fire and EMS along with a selection of liveries. Plus, venture into the sandbox mode in-game to access a bonus vehicle: the civilian pickup truck. You’ll be able to pick up the DLC for $2.99/£2.99.

Make sure to check out the DLC and add it to your Steam wishlist:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449260/

[h2]Cloud Saves And Bug Fix Update – Now Available on the unstable branch! [/h2]

We are implementing Steam Cloud Save features, allowing your vehicle setups and rep points to be transferred easily between devices. If you play on multiple PCs or devices this should be useful for you!

We also have a bunch of bug fixes for you as well, which will continue to be a main focus going forward.

You can access this update now via the unstable branch - See the full patch notes at the end of this announcement

To access the unstable branch you can do the following:

- Load up Steam and head to your library

- Right click on Flashing Lights and then select "Properties"

- Head to the Beta tab and in the drop down select "unstable_test_branch" (no password needed)

- This will then download the new update for you

[h2]Updated Roadmap [/h2]

You’re also probably wondering what is still to come for Flashing Lights.

Over the coming months we have some big updates coming alongside our work on bug fixes and optimisation.

[h3]JULY [/h3]
July sees the release of Steam Achievements, the day/night cycle and the reputation unlock system which will add a more satisfying sense of progression to the game.

[h3]SEPTEMBER [/h3]

We are working on a previously unannounced update for September which features a mission editor, allowing players to create and share their own missions through Mod.io.

[h3]NOVEMBER [/h3]

November will see the completion of the K9 update, adding a faithful companion to help on rescue missions and hunting down suspects.

[h3]JANUARY 2024 [/h3]

NPC Backup will be introduced to help in single-player, to aid you in callouts and bring more life to Flashing Lights.



[h3]Patch notes - Unstable Branch[/h3]

New
- Moved stats and vehicle saves out of Registry files
- Steam Cloud save support for stats and vehicle setups (Stats.save1)

Fixes
- NPC vehicle traffic multiplayer position de-sync
- NPC vehicle traffic spawn could get stuck and fail to spawn new cars
- MDT "Scan vehicle in front" got stuck when scanning parked cars
- "Disable All Mods" function fixed to delete mods save file (Mods.save0)
- Client player cars could spawn with angled front wheels making them desync when steering animations is applied
- Adjusted traffic advisor for SUV "FEX"
- Portable ladder adjustment's mode input loop fixed

*Save system migration may wipe previously used vehicles setups and assigned mods!

Thanks,

The Flashing Lights Team

Fixes

• Multiplayer kick/ban/unban functions could affect wrong players
  
• Multiplayer chat fade fix, could get stuck on screen
  
• Sometimes couldn't interact with NPC after asking them to get out of car in traffic stops
  
• Button prompts (F8) missing Tow controls
  
• In mission "Motor Vehicle Collision" [id: 3000] could interact with patient without opening the door with Spreaders
  

Fixes for mission "Officer Needs Assistance" [id: 1010]

• NPC police car driver texture fix
  
• Removed MDT scan result for NPC police car
  
• Removed ability to perform traffic stop on the NPC police car
  
• No longer can tow the NPC police car