TACRfan

oh yes it dose thank you very much that was what i was looking forward to the most is the new map 

merry Christmas 

merry Christmas to you to

Tons of German mods have new maps as well. Such as Winterberg, Bergstall.. But I think that this mod will be something different.

It would be great if the ANPR on one of the sheriff cars was really working. But it Would be difficult to script.

yea i know but if i was to name all of the mods that had custom maps the list would be quite long. the ANPR/ALPR system would be a really cool feature as i love role-playing with the units in the mods like setting up checkpoints and things

i dont mean to sound dum im  new at this lol 

so to get this strait

 

is there like a brand new map

or is it the default emergency 4 map with just changed buildings and stuff like that  

it is completely new there are a few mods like that:la mod, Montana mod, Manhattan mod, welfordshire. there are quite a few it is rare to see mods that have had previous releases use the same map as alot of mods create a new map to make the mod feel more like the country where its from. the wellfordshire mod map was hilly and had English style village feel where as the Manhattan mod has tall sky scrapers to feel like New york. I prefer these new maps as i think it adds to the feel and atmosphere in the game.

 

I hope that answers your question

Everyone should stop stressing over the release of this mod and go enjoy Xmas eve with family and friends. When you come back who knows it may be out. Its better than refreshing the page every 5 minutes!

well said

This is one of them. The one everyone is curious about. This is ALPHA version gameplay. Things have gotten better

awesome cant wait to play it

itchboy can you tell us what some of the new scripts are or are you keeping them a surprise?

Just a quick question is all of the police equipment there, cones, barriers, etc and do they have different textures and/or models like the harbour city mod had rotating beacons?

I realy should sleep but I am just to excited to play the mod lol

I have been learning how to do lighting in the editor and I was wanting to edit the lights in this mod, (for personal use) and I was wondering if I wanted to show people my work how would I record my gameplay show casing the lights, also if I was to post updates on my work would I post here or start a new topic in the mod development and concepts section

You could eat lunch AND MOD! OMG

Multitasking! That would be interesting to watch

Well, I'd like to give you ta VERY heart felt thank you for taking time out of YOUR life to allow myself and others to enjoy the great creation you and bama have made!

I agree with you on that, at the end of the day they don't have to do this for us but they are and we should all appreciate it

To all concerned:

I've made the personal decision to skip out on a family lunch today just so I can get the mod out to you guys.

I am running on Philippine Standard Time. Its around quarter to 12 noon here. For most of you Americans, its really late at night right now and for pretty much all of Europe, it is around dawn here so this is gonna be a Christmas gift to you all when the morning comes.

I am right now in the process of merging our two copies of the mod, his reworked units and my reworked working scripts. After this, I will test gameplay and squash as many bugs as I can find.

I really appreciate the amount of work you and bama are putting into this, but I personally don't have a problem with you delaying it to be with your family. Family come first, great work also

I might remove the poll soon because I think it has got enough votes but I will give it say a week and see the result then, just so people have chance to change there vote to the new "sometimes" option if they want to

am i going to be able to set up a checkpoint for eg: drink driving?

This is what I was wondering about too. I hope so, because suspicious device somehow doesn't fit there in my opinion

that's exactly the call out i was thinking about when i wrote that

is there going to be more rural style call outs rather than city ones

i have added a sometimes option in the poll

so you think it needs a sometimes option aswell?

I think it'd be good if there was some effort made to educate citizens and students on how to interact with law enforcement. It's really not common sense, I was just reading a comment the other day where a person thought you had a legal right to 'resist' (we're talking running, fighting back, so on. It wasn't a troll btw), and was asking about how much resistance you could legally use. Of course, they were very quickly corrected by the people of reddit, but it's very scary to think that there's that sort of misinformation out there.One of my earliest memories is back in preschool, when two firefighters came in to our class to teach a lesson. One was in a plain-clothes uniform, he taught us how to respond to a smoke alarm, how to check doors for fire on the other side, and to stay low to the ground in-case of smoke and toxic fumes. The other firefighter was in full suit and SCBA, and he taught us not to be afraid of firefighters in their equipment who might shout commands and grab us as they try to rescue us from a fire or some other danger. I've carried those lessons through my entire life, and I think it would be awesome if the police would do something similar (and if fire departments would do it more often!).It would be invaluable if they taught things like: How to act appropriately around law enforcement (follow commands, keep your hands out of your pockets, and so on), how to act during a traffic stop (roll down the window, hands on the steering wheel, don't get out), how to call 911 and report a crime (go somewhere safe before calling, give location immediately in-case the call is lost, describe yourself and others, etc.), and basic rights (you must identify yourself and give your ID if asked, you cannot leave unless you're given permission, you can say you don't want to answer questions or a specific question, etc.).

I agree with you, people need educating more about these sort of things

Judging on the poll it seems most people agree that the answer is no

I have been teaching myself how to make blue lights by editing the lights on this mod (for personal use) i would show you but i don't know how to record my game play, can someone help?

 

I have relit almost every unit in the game but i have improved my skills and am working on relighting all of them again, i am not basing the light patterns of real life equivalents because i am just trying to make lights that look cool rather than them be realistic.

 

also they are not perfect as i am not the best at it yet

just a thought, what about trying to make the rain in the game into snow, i don't know weather its possible as i am only just learning lighting but it would be cool

I agree that people automatically pick sides when they hear about these events. Assuming that the police are always in the wrong or vice versus. However i think these events are just being manipulated to push an agenda. In the ferguson case we dont know what really happened. But why would a police officer with no previous disciplinary action attack and kill a person for no reason? Now the other side will say why would Micheal Brown do that? We dont know but at this point im skeptical of both sides of the story.

 

Now for the Eric Garner case was he unarmed? Yes was he actively resisting the officers? Yes? Was he alot bigger than the officers? Yes So what we have here is someone who is resisting the officers and they have the right to use to force to restrain him. This was a move that was taught to them in the academy and they believed it was safe.  Im sure no officer there intended for Eric to be killed and the officer even came out to say that. So how could you possibly arrest someone for doing their job. The fact of the matter is if you dont want to get hurt or even killed dont resist or attempt to fight with the police. You may say that its in our nature to fight or flight but its common sense if you think the police are in the wrong than just let them do their job and you can take corrective actions later. But how is fighting or running from the cops every going to help your situation? Its only going to escalate it and there was really no need to here. If Eric would have  just given up this wouldn't have been a big deal but he made it a big deal. 

 

And to the "I cant breathe thing" i think officers hear that type of thing all the time so they probably didnt believe him or just thought he was using it as a ploy to escape. 

 

I think alot of people are just hung up on the unarmed thing. But just because someone is unarmed doesnt mean they are not a threat to you. Every police officer in the United states has a weapon on their person at all times so their live is always in danger. Police Officers are human and they do make mistakes but they dont have x ray vision or cant predict the future so they have to make split second decisions based on what they know.

 

I think holding Police Officers criminally responsible for these types of situations  in the line of duty would set a dangerous precedent and would really hinder what the Police would and could do.

I do agree with you on the threat part because people can be trained to kill with no weapons so I agree with you there

Yes you can purchase replica fire arms in the UK but you have to have a valid reason, like I own and restored the vehicle in my signature (one like that) and all though it is a fire engine because it's based on when they where on harrier deployment part of the kit was a sterling 9mm smg so I have a valid reason for owning it. You can also purchase tanks in this country but they have to be certified(same with guns) and come with a certificate of deactivation. But I can see where you are coming from about the police

America is an interesting place. Here, a citizen can legally own a tank, WW2-era cannons, powerful firearms and explosives, and strong body armor that deflect bullets (see North Hollywood shootout on wikipedia). And even if a particular item is illegal in your state, you can probably either pick it up in the next state or find a black market for it. And even if you seriously can't find it, then you can probably make it (see Marvin Heemeyer on wikipedia). It sounds crazy, but it's how the whole freedom thing works. Take freedom of religion for example: all religions must be allowed under any circumstances, because if even one is held above another or banned, then any religion is 'free-game' (anything could be banned, a state church could rise, etc.). Same with freedom of speech, either it's all allowed or none of it is allowed. Liberty and justice for all, that sort of thing.

 

It follows then, that if any criminal or potential criminal could get their hands on these sorts of equipment, that the police should already have military equipment available for use (see Hans Hansen at The Oregonian news). This is where we have a problem, because the average person isn't packing a weapon, but the police are always going to assume they are, and that means that if a civilian or criminal makes a bad move that alarms an officer, they could find themselves pinned to the ground or worse, shot and killed (see Officer Mark Rine and Rumain Brisbon at Fox News). The police aren't wrong to respond this way though, because police officers are often killed by criminals just on the virtue of them being police officers (see Officer Jeremy Henwood at NBC San Diego news). In-fact one thing you'll never see here in the US is police officers patrolling on foot, just because it would make them too easy of a target. Bike cops are also rare/non-existent, but that depends on where you live (though I certainly haven't spotted any in Seattle or the rest of Washington state in my two years of living here).

 

Something else that's interesting: Eric Garner isn't the first person to die because of a chokehold applied by law enforcement. In-fact, in most states, chokeholds are banned or restricted for use by law enforcement. This is because police would apply them, someone would die, and there would be protests against the use of chokeholds. But for some reason, in this case, instead of protesting the use of chokeholds for compliance, it's a race issue. It's confusing and suspicious, and there are even some rumors that there are 'agitators' among these protesters that, for their own gain, are actively trying to turn these sort of things into a race issue. Then again, maybe it's just a race issue because it happened so close to the whole Ferguson thing. Who can really say for sure?

 

tl;dr IMHO the police here are rightfully militarized and rightfully violent. There would still be protests if it was a "white guy".

i want to address this whole #cantbreath incident in america, as i am not from america i wanted to ask are the police there very militarized and/or violent, or is this just an over reaction to a particular incident. I also want to ask a question would these protests and clashes with police happened if it was a white guy in the incident and the Ferguson incident. 

 

I had to ask these questions here as it seems that this is one of the most down to earth forums on the internet so i would hopefully get a good answer.

 

IF I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY OFFENDED ANYONE BY POSTING THIS PLEASE MESSAGE ME AND I WILL ASK AN ADMIN TO REMOVE THE TOPIC. 

 

I do not condone violence on both sides of the argument.

Ok thanks to everyone for replying, I think I will wait for it to drop in price before purchasing

Hey, I am hearing mixed reviews about this game and I am wondering to buy it or not. Would it be better to wait until mods come out, or is it good to get now.

I have also heard that it does not run very well, I am not very good with computers but I know my PC has a GTX 660, 8gb ram, i5 processor and a terabyte of storage, would I be able to run this game.

If someone could help I would really appreciate it.

Thanks