Police Simulator: Patrol Officers News

[h2]Changelog - Beta Update 6.0.1[/h2]

New Features

• Gestures: Added the ability to order NPVs to drive in reverse
  

Improvements

• Improved NPV lane switching logic: NPVs will not block traffic when they want to switch lanes
  
• Added more intuition feedback to assist players in placing road blockers
  

Balancing

• Increased the speed requirement between NPV and player car to 35 mph to register as an accident
  
• Increased the distance between player and accident site for despawning of vehicles
  
• Increased the distance between player and NPV for hand gestures: Now players can use hand gestures from a longer distance
  
• Another attempt at decreasing the frequency of wallet thefts (maybe it works out this time...)
  

Gameplay

• Fixed a bug where players could run around without closing the interaction wheel and could interact with other NPCs
  
• Fixed an issue where sometimes players got negative CP for justifiably asking NPC to evacuate the premises
  
• Fixed an issue where cones can not be placed in the same location twice
  
• Fixed an issue where placing cones too close to driving NPV breaks traffic
  
• Fixed picking up traffic cones grants incorrect amount
  

NPV Behavior

• Fixed NPVs brake abruptly after being pulled over without enough space to change lanes
  
• Fixed blipped NPVs stopping too quickly for a lane switch after intersections
  
• Fixed NPVs lane switching at a too steep angle
  
• Fixed an issue where sometimes NPV drive and clip into the player car
  
• Fixed an issue where sometimes NPV were spawning in player view
  
• Fixed an issue where traffic outside Historic downtown was not moving
  

NPC Behavior

• Fixed stationary NPC standing on benches when drunk
  
• Fixed an issue where sitting NPC are floating above the bench
  
• Fixed an issue where driving NPC are standing
  

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in multiplayer where sometimes there could be no NPC spawning
  
• Fixed an issue where in multiplayer client did not see the animation when placing road blockers
  
• Fixed an issue when two players tried to enter the car at the same time, the client observed some graphical issues
  
• Fixed an issue where client was not able to reuse road barrier after picking it up
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer where the client legs do not move while sprinting + aiming cone
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer where the client gets stuck when ending shift while having any tool equipped
  

UI

• Fixed an issue where map was showing the wrong district border
  

Graphics

• Fixed an issue where changing to first-person view bugs our player character's face (it was kinda scary ☹️)
  

Tutorials

• Fixed an issue where some tutorials were not showing up when using a controller
  

Crashes

• Fixed crash which happened sometimes due to NPV not being able to find a new route
  
• Fixed multiple crashes relating to traffic and traffic management
  
• Fixed a crash that happened sometimes when NPV wanted to switch lanes
  
• Fixed a crash when arriving at accident site
  
• Fixed a crash related to car siren
  

[h2]Make sure to participate in our PS:PO Mod Contest![/h2]

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[h3]Hello to our new recruits,[/h3]

The Steam Summer Sale is well underway and, of course, we're part of it as well!

For a limited time only, you can save 20% on Police Simulator: Patrol Officers and get access to the streets of Brighton at a discount.

This sale runs from June 23 until July 7.

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers is even more fun as a co-op experience! If you're still looking for a partner, now's the perfect time to gift the game to a friend. And considering the next big update is just around the corner... there's no better time!

Take a look at the store page for details!

And it's not just us! Other games from the astragon portfolio are also deeply discounted - with up to 90% off.

Check out our publisher page for details.

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

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Screenshot taken by Red Tiger
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[h3]Fellow officers,[/h3]

we hope you're in a good mood, celebrating the first anniversary of PS:PO! 🎉

Well, we ate some cake already and drank a few orange juices... but what we're missing is a perfect appearance. Who else than one of you could provide us with one?

That's why we're hosting our very first Mod Contest and are looking for awesome skins for either the patrol cars or the officers which highlight the anniversary of the game. Maybe some colorful clothes, epic insignias, party poppers on the cars...

Have a nice idea? Then start creating and upload your mod to the Steam Workshop!

Skullhunter has uploaded one already and it looks awesome!

You have time until July 3rd, 2022 at 23:59 CEST! Afterwards, we'll select our favorite who will receive an awesome fan package... 👀

Good luck everyone 👏

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[h3]Fellow officers,[/h3]

Yes, we can't believe it either... but it's been exactly one year since we released Police Simulator: Patrol Officers!

Happy Birthday to us all 🎉

We couldn't be more proud of what we have achieved together with you over the last twelve months. We launched 6 betas, added 10 new tools, introduced 49 new violations, launched the game in 13 new languages, put in over new 2200 lines of dialogue, ate more than 380 pizzas... and spent a lot of time reading through the hundreds of thousands of messages you sent us during this overly fulfilling year!

So... how do we celebrate?

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[h3]The cake isn't a lie[/h3]



Well, we already prepared some cakes in advance! Our officers are already eating them in the precincts which we also decorated for the right mood. Red Tiger took a screenshot of it in the currently running beta for The Traffic Management Update – so join the beta to see it yourself or wait for the stable release coming on July 12, 2022!

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[h3]A new update[/h3]
Oh yeah, as we just mentioned it: On July 12, The Traffic Management Update will release and with it introduce cones, barriers, commands and much more.

If you are interested in trying it out before it officially releases, join the official beta and give us your feedback:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/997010/view/3337742851867170921

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[h3]Special Mod Contest[/h3]
A perfect birthday requires a perfect outfit! We're hosting our very first Mod Contest and are looking for awesome skins for either the patrol cars or the officers which highlight the anniversary of the game. Have a nice idea? Then start creating and upload your mod to the Steam Workshop! We'll have more details to share about the contest next week but wanted to give you a shoutout in advance so that you get some more time to prepare!

However, we've already seen one made by Skullhunter and it looks beautiful...

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[h3]The PS:PO Community Awards[/h3]
Every month, our community grows bigger and bigger – and it is incredibly inspiring to see you all engaging, discussing, playing and simply sharing joy with each other. Some community members have proven to be absolute role models and awesome ambassadors which let to us creating special PS:PO Community Awards signed by the team and dedicated to those members. More details about that will be shared with these members soon!

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[h3]Giveaways?[/h3]
Yes, of course! Soon, we're giving away 5 Copies of PS:PO on our socials so make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

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[h3]A special Q&A on our Discord[/h3]
On June 30th, our community team will host a special Q&A on our official Discord server. To learn more about it, make sure to join it as we'll share more details there soon!

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[h3]Now is the best time to join the Brighton Police Department![/h3]
You haven't experienced PS:PO yet?! Now's the perfect time for that! With lots of updates still coming up, an active community consisting of hundreds of thousands of players, a motivated team working on the future of the game... what else is there to wait for?!

To help you get over the edge, we're participating in the Steam Summer Sale and are now giving away the game at a 20% discount! :)

And if you already own the game, maybe there's a friend with whom you would love to partner up for some co-op action!

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[h3]What about the future?[/h3]
It's glorious.

We are already working on plans for a bunch of new content updates but also haven't forgotten one of the most important aspects: Polishing what's already here. While we plan to expand the game to reach even more players (more about that at a later point), we can not wait to share more information about what's ahead for PS:PO in 2023.

That said... let's all get some cake and enjoy the sun on patrol through the sunny streets of Brighton!

Yours humbled,
The PS:PO Team

[h3]Fellow officers,[/h3]
The last few weeks have been incredibly exciting: With the start of the Beta for The Traffic Management Update, thousands have started to discover the new set of features, possibilities, and tools included.

While the feedback has definitely been positive, it became clear that a bunch of work is still necessary. We've collected a loooot of feedback (that spreadsheet is definitely a colossus...) and have already started our work on improving everything around the update. We think it is better to delay the update and take more time to improve it - and not push it out for the sake of pushing it out.

This is why we ultimately decided against releasing the stable build on June 28 and instead delay the entire Traffic Management Update to July 12, 2022.

In one of our last blog posts, we already mentioned a planned beta hotfix in which the currently missing reverse driving feature will be included. This beta hotfix will now be released on June 28.

So, in short:

• Beta Hotfix: June 28, 2022
  
• Stable Release: July 12, 2022
  

Yes, this is the very first time we are actively delaying an entire update. But we strongly believe it is for the better and hope to have your understanding.

If you haven't yet checked out The Traffic Management Update, you can just switch over to the beta branch. We will still collect feedback over the weeks to come and improve the game based on what you have to say.

With love,
Your Police Simulator Team

PS: The second episode of ON PATROL, centered around The Traffic Management Update, is out now! Make sure to tune in and learn more about how the development process works:

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