Vicky Fox

Hello Leo, I'm affriad you may want to hold off the Mods for a while.

Very recently Emergency 5 version 2.0.1 has come out along with Emergency 2016 which is the same game but rebranded with new extra content, due to the Emergency 5 Patch which has come out, it is fair to say that it may be a while before any Emergency 5 Mods will be functional again untill the Modders update their content to the new 2.0.1 version.

Version 2.0.1 is a forced update (Unless purchased via CD/DVD) and as such most EM5 games and Mods will be affected.

Please be patient as the Modders may not be avaible straight away, I'd advice you stay updated and keep an eye on the forum for any development with the respected Mods.

You got to remember that with a game patch, the core settings are automaticly changed and reset for optimisation by the developers, Mods are custom built arround the game before the patch and as such wont work.

This does not mean the mods are redundant, the Modders will have to go back to their scripts and rearrange a few codes and may need to reapply a few objects back into their respected places but they can be updated to work with EM2016, but it may be a while and of course it is coming up to the end of the year so be patient with the Modders.

it actually all makes a lot of sense to me but it shows also that not only was i correct in my analysis but it also seems that the developers did rush the game and messed up a lot of basic issues and are humiliated by it!

First of to Emergency5 players: you can get 5 new campain missions, new freeplay scenarios and a Mass Intencive Care unit... yes it is a bit steep in price but it is discounted greatly for a limited time as much as they can but im sure working on new in game content and still trying to remove the bugs is costing the company in time, financial and human resorces.

Second, if you own EM5 but dont want new in game content then the EM2016 improved AI with enhanced pathfinding has been added as a patch to the game as it kinda was necessary.

Now the 2 burning questions on everyone's mind:  "Why has Emergency 5 been removed?" and "Why is it called Emergency 2016 now?"

The long answer is: because it is well know that Emergency 20XX spin off series has been a bit of a let down and disappointment for the Emergency games brand, to see the players, clients and fans turn arround and say Emergency 5 did not live up to the hype and was failing on basic gameplay mechanics was a complete embaressment and i'm sure the staff agreed, especially when you bare in mind this was part of the Original Emergency series.

It is better to down play something than to over hype something just to be shot down and make brand and company's repuation worse than it already was, so transferring the game's identity from Original Emergency series to the Emergency 20XX series is meant to downgrade the status of the game and in doing so preserving the Original Emergency series brand and it's reputation where as the Emergency 20XX reputation is not quite as good and so wont be as damaged.

The short and simple answer is: It may be a shallow move in attempt to preserve any reputation the game and devs have but it is also a safe move as Emergency 5's tragic flop remains nothing more than a memory and a few external reviews as affectively the game is rebranded and starting a fresh start....

...again...!

Interesting, looks like they have the "chase" function from the LA mod. Note the officer on the right drawing is sidearm.

 

A question for those who have played Em5. Do the people really duck and cover when shooting weapons? The SWAT team on the side taking cover looks nice, but I think this could just be another render shot especially due to the skidmarks given off by the player units.

 

If my memory serves me right then Swat Marksman do crouch to take long distances shots in EM5

 

Interesting here also that they took a Rosenbauer Panther and made it into a Mass Casualty Unit, instead of an Aiport Crash Tender.

 

OK NOW THEY HAVE MY ATTENTION: the one question is since there is a Panther, will there be a AARF Crash Panther?

...also those road barriers, i don't think i remember those in EM5, Hmmm maybe it is just my memory!

 

Assassin's Creed Plague Doctor?

 

Assassin's Creed I highly think not however is that the Cologne Cathedral under construction in the background?

If so then Emergency 2016 sure has a big expectations to wow with it's Bonus Mission(s).

 

Work at the cathedral was started in 1248 and around 1300 the South-West tower construction was stated and 1322 the cathedral was Consecrated.

1348 was the start of one of the world's worst Pandemic and was a serious threat to humanity. I'm sure how you can see how this Dark image is starting to fake to Black in my eyes now but of course this is speculation.

 

Time period evidence wise: burning Bon fire, cathedral under construction, wooden torches light up streets, cobblestone road and building with wood to reinforce structures, a man pushing a cart with hay, clothing is not of 20th century and there is next to no metal and The cherries on the cake: a collapsed man in the bottom left corner clearly gravely ill and a Plague Doctor.

 

There is only 1 time period this image could be based on but it could be any where in Europe but being an "Emergency" branded game then it must still be in Germany.

None of the fire appliances have rescue cutting gear, even the USAR vehicles for me...

Come on guys, return to station is not the highest priority on his list at the moment.

I applaud him for taking his time, modding is something that takes time and requires patience because there are a lot of potential for errors and glitches.

Keep an eye out for things that are ACTUALLY need to be addressed with seriousness, vehicles and personnel disappearing or game crashes upon doing certain commands.

I'm sure that Scotty has a list and a good idea what features he wants to add and what is not in the mod yet.

You should be able to add a police officer to the helicopter as default via vehicles unit.xml, this can be found in mod/units/vehicles/met police/ I think.

Hope that helps.

Ahhh, right-o!

forgot about that, thanks for the assistance

I got a question...

In the older versions of the mod, India 99 has space for 1 officer inside but you can't add any police officer as "Potential Crew" into the helicopter before calling it out and I would have to guess that it was intended that no police officer was put on board automaticly but but was the fact no officers being abled to be added as potential crew intended and will that change because having to call in India 99 and have it land in a rush before having to put a police officer inside manually was a bit of a pet peeve of mine.

Such amazing details on the models!

it all looks fantastic and i'll definately try it some time.

My only regret is there is no St. Johns or Red Cross but this mod looks aboslutely stunning none the less!

oh wow, I really hope this work out for you!

obviously 1 step at a time though.

It was a failure form the start:

First off there was the Emergency 2000s series spin off games which had no modification capabilities which was a BAD mistake!

3 to 4 years later Emergency 5 came out which was filled with bugs and glitches as well as the numerous occasions of game crashing, sadly Emergency 4 was more player friendly, easier on the computer and although EM5 had better graphics, it doesn't make up for the losses and is just not worth the time.

Also a real bit of disappointment was the fact that the game is centred around Germany which they are showing off their pride possibly a bit too much and looking egocentric and although the game is made for most regions of the world, simple fact is that the culture and some themes just don't apply well.

The saddest part of EM5's flop is the probably the fact that the game was worked on and rushed because lots of loyal fans were disappointed with Emergency 2012,13 and 14 and felt that they needed to act quick as they were running late for a deadline too.

I wish they showed more international interest other than including Obama in a mission, actually took time in vast range of bugs, glitches and game crashes as well as look up what the difference is between a Patch and DLC.

I love the mod but please fix the police car siren and white and red flash glare radius, it just blinds out the map.

The rest of the mod is fantastic but i am reluctant to send out a police car over a police van.

Had a similar issue in the same mission where my recovery helicopter would just freeze when it tried to winch up stranded civilians on rooftops that are standing.