Police Duties: More details about parking violations revealed!
[h3]Fellow officers,[/h3]
in our last blog post, we've already teased one of your central tasks in Police Simulator: Patrol Officers: The punishment of parking violations! Yes, not even Brighton City is safe from careless car owners. We did mention a few possible offenses but now it's finally time to go into more details.
Wanna see all of the stuff in action first, huh? No worries, take a look at our clip dedicated to this special task:
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And now... let's get into more detail about what you just saw - including some comments from our development team at aesir interactive!
[hr][/hr][h2]Wrong Alignment[/h2]
Right at the beginning of our clip, you can see this clearly punishable violation. The car is parked on the sidewalk which is therefore obviously misconduct. However, there are also other things you can look out for in terms of wrong position and alignment: Parking too far into the street is equally as bad and some people even decide to park their car in the completely wrong direction. Hand out a ticket, officers!
[hr][/hr][h2]Invalid License Plates[/h2]
License plates are like passports: Please ensure that they're still valid - otherwise, you might get into trouble. I remember having an expired ID card when entering a bar once... uh, that didn't go well. Anyway, by inspecting the license plate of a car, you can spot the expiration date. Check the current date to see if the owner has to renew their license. It's for their good as well, huh.
[hr][/hr][h2]Expired Parking Meters[/h2]
Speaking of expiration: You can't park indefinitely in Brighton City, that would only anger everyone else. This is not a garage, after all. You can easily check the nearby parking meters to note down an offense! You'll see a lot of parked cars in the streets but we generate two empty parking spots in succession from time to time to ensure that pulled-over cars find an appropriate spot. However, most of the time we keep everything as dynamic as possible:
„The density and the number of parked cars are dependent on a lot of factors. E.g. in which part of the city the road is, whether it’s a weekend or a weekday, the time of the day and whether or not it’s street cleaning time!“ - Jitesh, Lead Game Designer
[hr][/hr][h2]Blocking a Fire Hydrant[/h2]
Imagine a fire breaking out nearby and no one is able to extinguish it just because a careless driver parked their car in front of a fire hydrant. No need to debate, tow it away! By the way: This is one of a select amount of offenses warranting calling a towing truck.
[hr][/hr][h2]No Parking Zones[/h2]
Hey drivers, you're not the owners of the city - you can't just ignore all rules and signs. This also applies to clearly marked No Parking Zones. Some of them forbid you to park your car at all times, others just at certain times or days. Look closely to check if that's the case!
Our developers have a useful tip for you:
„You can more efficiently check for parking violations when you know the map in detail. For example, certain streets have street cleaning on certain days at a specific time range. If you know this and pay attention to the current day/time, you can specifically check for parking violations in these streets.“ - Thomy, Project Manager
[hr][/hr][h2]Special Parking Zones[/h2]
Brighton is everyone's city. That's why it chose to create special parking zones for handicapped people, easing their day-to-day life at all times. However, some people simply ignore these signs and therefore deserve their punishment. No tolerance, sorry. In addition, taxis also have dedicated parking zones in which others are not allowed to park. To see if an owner of a car has permission for it, check their license plates on which a marker should tell you everything!
[hr][/hr][h2]No Valid Parking Zones[/h2]
Do we even have to elaborate? If it's not a clearly marked parking zone... it's not a parking zone. Simple as that. And yet, some just don't want to follow the rules...
Fun fact: Initially, the "No Valid Parking Zones" were not planned at all.
„Our level designers decided to place vehicles on sidewalks for atmospheric reasons. But in playtests, people tried to ticket those vehicles for unrightful parking, which was not intended or implemented. Instead of removing those vehicles, we decided to keep them and implement the "No Valid Parking Zone" violation. In addition, we added parking spots on some sidewalks for more diversity.“ - Thomy, Project Manager
[hr][/hr][h2]Parking too close to a Crosswalk[/h2]
No, it's not good to park on a sidewalk. No, it's not okay to park too far into the street either. And no, it's absolutely not acceptable to park too close to a crosswalk. Nope, Nein, Nyet.
[hr][/hr][h2]Follow the Tooltips[/h2]
Yes, we know: The parking violations alone offer so much depth that it might be hard to keep track of everything. And sometimes, you might be unsure if punishment is actually the correct decision to make. To help you with that, we have included a number of tooltips guiding you throughout the process, telling you what categories to choose for each and every violation - of course, this is completely optional. With a press of a button, you can hide the tooltips as long as you don't need them. But with a bit of practice, we're sure you'll become a professional in time - we've chosen you to protect the city after all!
[h2]More to come[/h2]
We hope we were able to give you a few insights when it comes to parking violations in Police Simulator: Patrol Officers! In the coming weeks, we'll go into more detail with other tasks as well - please look forward to it! :)
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