State of Development – How the next update is progressing

Fellow Officers,

We are currently hard at work on the next big update and so far, things are coming together quite smoothly as we continue to polish the new content and fix as many bugs as we can.

Today, we’re sharing a quick but comprehensive update about how development is progressing, what we have already finished working on, and some first footage right from our development builds! 👀

As we have previously announced, the next update is centered around enabling much greater customization for your patrol cars. We’ve created a modular system of attachments which can be interchanged and adjusted so that you can make your vehicle truly your own – and giving you way cooler customization options overall.

Let’s take a closer look!

[h3]New Cosmetic Options[/h3]


With the next update you will be able to choose from a variety of different free cosmetics for your patrol cars, all thanks to the new customization tab in the garage. These brand-new cosmetics include rims, spoilers, bullbars, lightbars, and stickers! 🚔

An additional set of cosmetics will be made available via a small paid DLC, with details to be announced soon.

BTW: The new lightbars aren’t just there for show, they have also been upgraded…

[h3]Red & Blue Lights[/h3]


They’re coming! For as long as we can think of, one of the most frequently requested additions has been the inclusion of red-and-blue lights for your ELS. You will now be able to select them as an optional color scheme – no worries, the old option is still there and ready to be chosen! 🚨

[h3]New free gadget: License Plate Scanner[/h3]

The Brighton Police Department wants its officers to always have the latest-and-greatest technology available to them, right at their fingertips. The brand-new license plate scanner can be equipped to every patrol car and will assist you greatly in your next shift! 🙏

This gadget automatically scans and collects all available information about the license plates and the respective cars if they are ahead of the player in a direct line of sight. Players will be able to check for potential registered violations and remarks, prompting a potential report and pull-over if proven to be necessary.

We’re still working on this gadget which is why we can’t show it to you quite yet – but we will share more information closer to the release with you!

[h3]Swap your Gadgets![/h3]


Almost every patrol car we released also comes with a unique gadget to improve your life as a patrol officer. However, in the past, these gadgets were only usable with the car they were originally designed for.

This now changes with the new update: Right from the garage, you will be able to attach every gadget to every patrol car! Wanna use the winch on a CPV? No problem. Interested in boosting the Panther Z with some launch control? Easy as that! 💪

Please note that you must own the gadget via the respective DLC to attach it to other cars.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

As always, we’re also highly focused on fixing as many bugs as possible while also providing a set of improvements. The team is currently tackling dozens and dozens of different bugs while our QA – in parallel – is already verifying claimed fixes.

Just one example: A bunch of players has reported that when starting a multiplayer session with a friend, they are not able to see any shifts across the shift selection screen. We have found the underlying problem and resolved it. We also resolved problems with disappearing evidence markers, floating NPCs during the Wanted callout, graphical glitches, and much more.

As we’re still checking which bugs are confirmed to be fixed, we can’t provide a full list yet. This will happen closer to release.

Our experienced group of community beta testers has also been given early access to the development build, and they are already providing a lot of feedback towards the final version. A huge shoutout to all of them!

[h3]Wrapping it all up: Some final words[/h3]


New cosmetics, red & blue lights, a new free gadget, swappable gadgets, lots of fixed bugs – we hope you’re excited for the update when it finally launches next month across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.

There are still a bunch of welcome surprises and additions for the update yet to be revealed, and we can’t wait to share more details with you very soon! 😊

Stay tuned for that!

Please keep reporting issues that you encounter, the more detailed and reproducible the problems are the easier they are for us to address. Keep telling us what you would like to see in the game - your feedback and engagement are highly appreciated. Thank you!

Your Police Simulator Team

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