PDEP Major Update Devlog


Major Update To PDEP

Here is a list of things included in the update as well as many more.  As always since it is an alpha version of the game, it will be completely free for download.

  • A New part to the map
  • New Improved AI
    • AI Backup officers will now walk around securing the area, and fire back at suspects
    • EMS will now tend to people that are down
    • Suspects will now track the players location and fire back
    • The ambient traffic system now updated to work with the whole map instead of just central Emirs Port
  • New and Improved Graphics
    • Realistic Realtime Ray Tracing
    • Metallic Textures for all metal items (Fire Escapes on buildings, dumpsters, guns, cars everything metal will now look like it)
    • Improved Headlights for vehicles
    • Nicer functioning weapon lights
    • Lights reflect off of everything metal
    • New improved Code 3 Lighting
  • Callouts
    • 2 new callouts have been added to the game.
    • Both require a Code 3 response
    • Old calls have been updated for better performance and feel.
    • AI Backup officers and EMS now work with old callouts.
  • UI (User Interface)
    • The UI has been updated to feature a more effective user interface.
    • Addition of a HUD (Heads Up Display)
    • New Features on the Settings Menu
    • More buttons on the Police Radio
    • Now a backup menu instead of just pressing B
    • Added Callout Forcing to the police radio (A button that will force a callout to come through)
    • Added record checking to the police radio (Button that opens a menu to runs license plates and names)
  • Gameplay
    • Newer more responsive controls
    • Now the player has to hold down RMB to aim instead of just clicking it
    • Dense traffic makes for the feel of a very large city
    • Code 3 Driving is now very fun and immersive
    • Vehicles Respond to Police LIghts and Sirens
    • The Player now has health, and can die
  • Backup
    • The player now has an interactable backup menu
    • The player can choose what type of backup they wish to request
    • The New option of a Code 3 Local patrol Unit, a Code 2 Local patrol Unit, Code 3 EMS, and a Code 3 SWAT Team\
    • Backup will fire back at suspects that are shooting
    • Backup will secure the area
    • EMS will help injured people.
  • Patch Notes
    • Added Patch Notes to the Start Menu so that the player can see what is new.
  • Traffic Stops
    • Added the ability to pull over cars
    • Run plates and names
    • full traffic stop interaction
    • The Possibility of the suspect to "Misbehave"
    • The suspect may resist causing a vehicle pursuit
    • The ability to have a Code 5 Stop (Felony Stop) on vehicles
  • Audio
    • In addition to many other things audio has been greatly improved.
    • There is now a dense city ambience
    • The ambience now adds the sense of a very densely populated Metropolitan area or more accurately the Megacity of Emirs Port
    • Realistic reverb
      • We have added different reverb zones for different sounds at different parts of the city based on density
    • Louder Sirens
      • When a backup unit is responding code 3, the siren is louder and more realistic sounding
      • Improved Rumbler Siren for the player
  • Siren Functionality
    • Ambient cars driving through the city will react to the players lights and sirens
    • They may pull off the road
    • They may stop dead in their tracks
    • They may do nothing at all  AI is dumb and unpredictable

Files

In Game Agencies PDF 36 kB
Nov 09, 2021
PDEP Just Another Day On The Job 211 MB
Nov 11, 2021

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