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There has been a delay…



Fellow Officers,

As many of you have noticed, there has been a delay in updates for Police Simulator: Patrol Officers.

We recently showcased the next update, the Crime Scene Update, at gamescom in Cologne and were looking forward to releasing it to you as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we had to delay the update. We understand that you have been eagerly awaiting new content and improvements, and we share your disappointment in not meeting the originally expected timeline.

Our development team has been working tirelessly to bring you a high-quality update that enhances your gameplay experience and addresses various issues reported by the community. However, unforeseen challenges have arisen during the development process, leading to the delay. 🥺

While we cannot provide an exact release date at this moment, please rest assured that we are actively working to complete and test the update as efficiently as possible. We will keep you updated on our progress and hope to be able to provide a release date soon! 🙏

In the meantime, here’s a little sneak peek of the Crime Scene Update... 👀 We are actively working towards the release!



We really appreciate your patience, continued support and dedication in providing us with your bug reports, suggestions and content ideas so that together we can create the best Police Simulator out there.

THANK YOU for being a part of the Police Simulator community! 💙 We look forward to sharing more details about the upcoming update soon!

Your Police Simulator Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/997010/Police_Simulator_Patrol_Officers/

The new Crime Scene Update is coming to gamescom!



[h3]Fellow officers,[/h3]
as the sun rises with the Cologne Cathedral, so do thousands of players when Police Simulator: Patrol Officers arrives in the city. Once again, we're happy to take part at gamescom, the world's biggest gaming convention from August 23 to August 27!

At the astragon booth in Hall 6, B-060, you will be able to get your hands on the game and discover the brand-new Crime Scene Update for the very first time as a world premiere!

The update, which will be released in September, will allow you to secure crime scenes, mark evidence, investigate the crime scene by interviewing witnesses and use new tools like markers and tapes to complete your tasks.

In addition to getting your hands on the update, you will be able to take some pictures with Donny the Donut, receive exclusive goodies and chat with the team about your favorite police simulator game. Select content creators will also be streaming the update directly from our booth to players around the world.

We can't wait to be back to Cologne - see you there! 👋

Now available: The Garage Update



[h3]Fellow officers,[/h3]
Today, we’re happy to finally release The Garage Update, now available to all players of Police Simulator: Patrol Officers!

If you missed our last announcement post, here’s a recap of what to expect in this update:

[h2]The Garage 🏢[/h2]


The police garage expands all precincts of the Brighton PD and serves as the main hub for each car patrol shift.

[h3]Parking Lot Management 🅿️[/h3]


Manage the precinct’s parking lot: Four parking spots are available at each precinct, and you can adjust every single one of them. You have a favorite patrol car and want it to be the default patrol car of the PD? Just fill up all spots with the same model! You prefer to have some variety? Select different ones. The choice is yours.

[h3]Tool Management 🧰[/h3]


Each patrol car has a specific capacity for carrying tools and that amount varies from model to model. Now you can freely decide which ones you want to bring along. Fill your trunk up however you want and assign the tools of your choice to the respective slots. You can even select the same tool in all slots.

[h3]Repair your Patrol Cars 🛠️[/h3]


You had an accident? In the past, your patrol car was either slightly or even completely wrecked in the aftermath. That sucks! :(

But now, you can repair them in the middle of the shift and don't need to wait for the next one. You can either repair them quickly with the press of a button when standing in front of the garage, or do it inside.

[h2]Car Balancing ⚖️[/h2]

We completely overhauled all the patrol vehicles and improved controls across the board. Please let us know what you think!

Experience the new update in our release trailer:

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[h2]Introducing: The Compact Police Vehicle 🚔[/h2]


Also releasing today is the Compact Police Vehicle (CPV), an incredibly cool new patrol car available as a separate and fully optional DLC! By purchasing it, you support the further development of Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, and we're incredibly grateful for it! :)

Should you own the CPV, you gain access to it from your very first shift, even on foot patrols! This Compact Police Vehicle is authorized for driving in parks and along narrow streets, allowing you to move throughout Brighton quickly while ensuring law and order are always respected. Due to its adorable size, it also serves as an excellent photo opportunity for the city's tourism industry!

The Compact Police Vehicle is available at a small price of just 2,99€ / $2,99 USD or the equivalent in your region:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199030/Police_Simulator_Patrol_Officers_Compact_Police_Vehicle_DLC/

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Enough talking, now it’s time for you to get back on patrol in the streets of Brighton! Thank you for all your support and we hope you enjoy the new update 🫶 In the meantime, we’ll continue working on Update 11, The Crime Scene Investigation Update… 🕵

Your Police Simulator Team

[h2]Here are the official patch notes for Update 10.0.0[/h2]

New Features
  • Added a garage that is available at every precinct
  • Added option to repair your patrol cars near and inside the garage
  • Added option to customize the trunk of a patrol car within the garage
  • Added option to customize the parking lot of the precincts within the garage
  • Introducing the new Compact Police Vehicle (CPV), now available as an optional DLC
Car Balancing
  • Overhauled physics of all patrol cars to improve steering, braking, controls, and more
Crash Fixes
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when walking around in the holding cells with an arrestee
  • Fixed a crash that occurred after loading a save game
  • Fixed a crash that occurred after attempting to stop an NPV at a traffic stop
Bug Fixes Gameplay
  • Fixed getting unjustified CP loss for searching fled NPC cars
  • Corrected detainment reason for suspicious driving behavior
Multiplayer
  • Fixed a connection loss that happened when entering a patrol car
Patrol Car / Traffic Car
  • Fixed some issues connected to license plates and mirrors
  • Fixed a bug that occurred when driving between two NPVs, causing them to either despawn or visually change
  • Adjusted NPVs to switch the lane before a traffic stop to ensure no traffic jams happen in front of them
  • Adjusted some NPVs models as weird graphical issues happened when they were far away
Game World
  • Widened the prison doors so it’s no longer possible to get stuck in them anymore (thanks, ItsKapselPL)
  • Fixed that the Bannock precinct has too many parking spots
  • Slightly moved a parking spot at Callahan
  • Fixed an odd-looking black box in the Chester precinct
  • Fixed a bug causing world borders to behave weirdly
Controls
  • Fixed an issue causing the left stick to not have any effect anymore after changing a keybinding or reverting the keybinding changes
UI
  • Removed car mirror resolution settings entry
  • Fixed an issue that caused the 'Give back ID' option to stay on screen with no purpose
  • Fixed an issue that caused the insurance ID to get stuck on screen


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The Garage Update is coming on July 18, 2023!



[h3]Fellow officers,[/h3]
check your calendars and mark the date in red and bold: The Garage Update is coming on July 18, 2023 to Police Simulator: Patrol Officers on all platforms!

This update is all about the patrol cars: We received a lot of feedback in recent years concerning the handling of patrol cars, both in terms of driving behavior and how to manage them. Let's dive right into the details!

[h2]The Garage[/h2]


The precincts of the Brighton PD are expanding: A garage can now be found at each precinct in the city and obviously they're not just cosmetic! Instead, they serve as the main hub to make each car patrol shift a little bit more comfy.

Once you approach a garage, you can enter them with the simple click of a button. Here the real fun begins.

[h3]Parking Lot Management[/h3]


Previously, you only had access to a single patrol car of each model stationed at the parking lot right in front of the precinct. Now, you have full control over which and how many patrol cars you want to have there!

Four parking spots are available at each precinct and you can adjust every single one of them. You have a favorite patrol car and want it to be the default patrol car of the PD? Just fill up all spots with the same model! You prefer to have some variety? Select different ones. You only want to have one patrol car parked there? Just keep the other spots empty. The choice is yours.

[h3]Tool Management[/h3]


Each patrol car has a specific capacity for carrying tools and that amount varies from model to model. Now you can freely decide which ones you want to bring along.

Take just one with you. Fill your trunk up however you want and assign the tools of your choice to the respective slots. You can even select the same tool in all slots.

Not to forget: You can customize each car in a different way! Whether you want to fill up one with traffic cones and others with road flares... it's up to you.

[h3]Repair your Patrol Cars[/h3]


You had an accident? In the past, your patrol car was either slightly or even completely wrecked in the aftermath. That sucks! :(

But now, you can repair them in the middle of the shift and don't need to wait for the next one. You can either repair them quickly with the press of a button when standing in front of the garage, or do it inside.

Bring your patrol cars back to life!

[h2]Car Balancing[/h2]

Yes, we know. In the past, driving a car hasn't been the most pleasant experience. While we did ship some improvements to their handling in the past, we now completely overhauled all the patrol vehicles and improved controls across the board. They definitely don't feel like you're on ice skates anymore!

[h2]Introducing: The Compact Police Vehicle[/h2]


We're pleased to announce the Compact Police Vehicle (CPV), an incredibly cool new patrol car available as a separate and fully optional DLC! By purchasing it, you support the further development of Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, and we're incredibly grateful for it! :)

Should you own the CPV, you gain access to it from your very first shift, even on foot patrols! This Compact Police Vehicle is authorized for driving in parks and along narrow streets, allowing you to move throughout Brighton quickly while ensuring law and order are always respected. Due to its adorable size, it also serves as an excellent photo opportunity for the city's tourism industry!

The Compact Police Vehicle will release on July 18, 2023 alongside the update at a small price of just 2,99€ / $2,99 USD or the equivalent in your region.

[h2]Sneak Peek for Update 11.0.0[/h2]

We‘ve also begun work on The Crime Scene Update (version number 11.0.0), which is scheduled for release in late Q3 this year – introducing advanced crime scene investigation, equipment for securing crime scenes, and much more. More details about that will follow very soon!

[h2]We're on sale![/h2]

Celebrate the Steam Summer Sale with us and join the Brighton PD at a discount – if you haven't done so already. Maybe you know someone who would like to become your coop partner as well... 👀

Check out the store page for details:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/997010

[h2]Stay tuned for more news![/h2]

Of course, we'll ship a lot more improvements, bug fixes and adjustments with The Garage Update. We'll publish the full patch notes for the update on July 18, 2023.

The first streamers and content creators will receive full access to the update in the coming days and will be able to showcase the new features prior to release while the update is still in submission for a public release on all platforms. This way, you can already take a look at the content!

Thank you all for your support and we hope you're excited for the full update once it launches on July 18. Even more is coming.

Your Police Simulator Team

Steam Summer Sale: Save up to 25% on all things Police Simulator!



The annual Steam Summer Sale is here and of course we also prepared some exclusive offers for you! If the sun isn't hot enough for you, make sure to grab yourself some blazing hot discounts of up to 25% on all things Police Simulator! 🔥

The Steam Summer Sale ends on July 13 at 7:00 PM CEST.

For a limited time only, you can save 25% on Police Simulator: Patrol Officers and join the streets of Brighton at a discount. The UTV Patrol Car DLC is also on sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/997010

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2009550

Other games from the fantastic astragon lineup are also part of the sale! Check out these fantastic offers:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28636/astragon_Bestseller_Simulation_Bundle/

Check out the Summer Sale page for more details and a full overview!

See you soon on your next shift,
Your Police Simulator Team