[EM4] Los Angeles Mod bugs, issues and problems

[Guest mrpolice1996]

Cheers for your replys guys, and yeah i found out how to make them all get in the fire engines its sooo easier now!

Another thing.. i think there should be life guards for the game and highway patrol

any emergency service's lovers? wanna check out my photostream www.flickr.com/photos/policemad sorry if im not aloud to do this..

all emergency services from London ^^^ I love the way the police arrest the baddies straight away its soo realistic now! thanks!

OK

There are 2 highway patrols aren't there?

And there is a lifeguard in a sub-mod - but this might be EM3 - not sure.

[Guest dkruse]

Cheers for your replys guys, and yeah i found out how to make them all get in the fire engines its sooo easier now!

Another thing.. i think there should be life guards for the game and highway patrol

any emergency service's lovers? wanna check out my photostream www.flickr.com/photos/policemad sorry if im not aloud to do this..

all emergency services from London ^^^ I love the way the police arrest the baddies straight away its soo realistic now! thanks!

There are highway patrol (CHP, even though they look like the other LAPD/LASD units, which is one problem with California) and "life guards" (Coast Guard Jayhawk).

[randomperson139]

Cheers for your replys guys, and yeah i found out how to make them all get in the fire engines its sooo easier now!

Another thing.. i think there should be life guards for the game and highway patrol

There is a CHP (Highway Patrol) Ford Crown Victoria and a CHP Dodge Charger in the game. There is a lifeguard submod for EM4. Look in the submods section.

[Guest gfav]

 hi, i just wan´t to say that this map is much better than the game ones. but there is a problem with the traffic, it just way too much. i´ve seen the major problems in the ave where the pd is. the cars won´t go out off the map...

great job. keep it up

[Guest mrpolice1996]

 hi, i just wan´t to say that this map is much better than the game ones. but there is a problem with the traffic, it just way too much. i´ve seen the major problems in the ave where the pd is. the cars won´t go out off the map...

If you look through the topic there have been a lot of traffic issues

Do you have patch 2?

[Guest gfav]

yes, i know but in one game i got a bottleneck in one of the main avenues.

yes i do have the patch 2

[randomperson139]

yes, i know but in one game i got a bottleneck in one of the main avenues.

yes i do have the patch 2

Can you show us where you get the traffic jam?

[Xplorer4x4]

Since this is the 'bug' forum, I thought I should add this...

Since Win7 is coming out tomorrow, I will let everyone know I've been running the full version win7 X64 (LEGALLY provided through my university) for a couple months now and I'm glad to say I've had minimal problems with 911: FR or the LA mod (and what little I had was solved by updating the vid card drivers). I will note that you'll have to enable it for admin like vista and enable it to run in Win2000 mode

OFF TOP - Win7 is pretty good. I'd recommend it over vista any day.

back to topic....

Hope this eases anyones worries about compatibility!

The only problem I had running it on Win7 was I had to manually edit the screen resolution in the config file. Didnt have to make it compatible with Win2K or anything.

Another thing.. i think there should be life guards for the game and highway patrol

Theres a lifeguard sub mod but it never made it out of beta sadly.

Highway Patrol has both a CV and Charger already in the game.

[EM4life]

I just mentioned that like 2-3 days back.

Well since no one answered you and I just recently exepienced it for the first time, I thought maybe someone would listen, but no one did...

[Guest gfav]

Can you show us where you get the traffic jam?

yes, i really don´t think that it is necessary to upload a screenshot, in the la bridge.

i´ve also noticed that pedestrians some times get in the middle of the street blocking the traffic

[Guest Harpoon731]

I send out the LASD Van to put up these people that just stop in the road. reduce the traffic on the map to ease up on the jam on the bridge. I reduced the traffic by about 1/4 and haven't had any issues. Also DO NOT redirect the traffic, I just park a cruiser and have the officers stand in the road blocking traffic. (no redirect or or stoppping)

i´ve also noticed that pedestrians some times get in the middle of the street blocking the traffic

[swatlord]

The only problem I had running it on Win7 was I had to manually edit the screen resolution in the config file. Didnt have to make it compatible with Win2K or anything.

Hmmm... I haven't had a resolution problem... Care to elaborate on what happened?

[LACityFFengineCo287]

I defiantly have the traffic problem on the bridge.

Off topic: right when I was typing this, DirecTV called, and it sounded just like my dad, so, I asked if it was my dad messing around. The guy didn't do anything except keep trying to sell me the sports package XDXDXD ok, back to topic.

So just stop re-directing until it gets fixed.

Traffic on the L.A bridge stops when you re-direct traffic, causing a huge problem that can lead to 1/2 of the map being cut off, meaning, if you have an emergency, that persons dead. Or gets away. Or the fire gets extremely out of control.

[Guest GB619]

I have not experienced traffic stopping on the bridge,and causing a traffic jam,but i did notice that the bridge seems to be slightly higher than the road it connects too,not sure if this is causing a problem,im not at home so cant post screen to show what i meen,also,since not redirecting traffic i have had no traffic jams at all,all you get is a lot of traffic queuing which takes a while to clear,but it does eventually,which is what usually happens when there has been an accident anywhere,traffic chaos.

[randomperson139]

I think the traffic jams only happen when you redirect traffic. It can't be redirected again.

[Commander Rasseru]

This is some thing I been wondering for ages. That is one of my game play issues...

Why the "Jaws of Life" not on any other LAFD units? You always have to call the CoFD Equipment truck.

I find it odd that the LAFD not having some kind of equipment truck or carry the jaws on one of the engines?

Other than that... The "Oil Rig Fire" mission is too hard to get a 100% with Ver. 1.9

I think back in Ver. 1.5 it was easier some how... One problem is getting to tech guy on the Rid. Because no tech copter.

Their has to be some kind of engineer that can be deploy by copter. Not sure LAFD has a engineer that trained as a Fireman too.

But I know Military such as the Coast Guard and Army. Would have a trained engineer to handle things like Dams and Oil Rigs.

[randomperson139]

This is some thing I been wondering for ages. That is one of my game play issues...

Why the "Jaws of Life" not on any other LAFD units? You always have to call the CoFD Equipment truck.

I find it odd that the LAFD not having some kind of equipment truck or carry the jaws on one of the engines?

Realism. Apparently in LA the engines don't carry them.

[Newfoundking]

The engines do not carry them, Ladder trucks, USAR Trucks, and rescue trucks carry them

[Guest Dave]

This is some thing I been wondering for ages. That is one of my game play issues...

Why the "Jaws of Life" not on any other LAFD units? You always have to call the CoFD Equipment truck.

I find it odd that the LAFD not having some kind of equipment truck or carry the jaws on one of the engines?

Here in Southern California engines only carry cutters and spreaders (Jaws of life) if they don't have a truck in there district. LAFD will usually respond a Ladder truck or a USAR team for any type of TC (traffic collision) because they have all the tools needed for an extrication. They can always be canceled if not needed. Although the game only uses the Jaws, in real life we use tools such as cribbing and airbags to lift cars if needed. These tools are usually kept on these units. This leaves room on the engines so that there compartments aren't cluttered. My department only has engines and one heavy rescue so we keep the Jaws on each engiene so that we aren't waiting for our one rescue to show up. If it is a more advanced rescue, we can start until the rescue shows up with additional tools.

So this is done in the game to make it realistic

Other than that... The "Oil Rig Fire" mission is too hard to get a 100% with Ver. 1.9

I think back in Ver. 1.5 it was easier some how... One problem is getting to tech guy on the Rid. Because no tech copter.

Their has to be some kind of engineer that can be deploy by copter. Not sure LAFD has a engineer that trained as a Fireman too.

But I know Military such as the Coast Guard and Army. Would have a trained engineer to handle things like Dams and Oil Rigs.

I'm almost positive that the coast guard chopper has a tech in it. you just have to let him out. the guy in it can act as a tech

[Maddoghalo]

Ok there are Traffic Jams, and it gets really annoying when you try to redirect a car, but it wont move. Just stays there. This happens every now and then and it might be a bug.

I know its not a multiplayer bug, because I tried the L.A map in freeplay and eventually when theres a jam and you try to redirect a certain car it wont turn around just stays there. Nothings blocking it, its just being stubborn. Uaually to fix it I have to move my cop car, let 3 cars pas, then the cars will start to redirect.

Any fixes for this?

[Xplorer4x4]

http://forum.emergency-planet.com/index.php?showtopic=8164

Sorry to tell you but its old news.

[Guest madforce]

Ok there are Traffic Jams, and it gets really annoying when you try to redirect a car, but it wont move. Just stays there. This happens every now and then and it might be a bug.

I know its not a multiplayer bug, because I tried the L.A map in freeplay and eventually when theres a jam and you try to redirect a certain car it wont turn around just stays there. Nothings blocking it, its just being stubborn. Uaually to fix it I have to move my cop car, let 3 cars pas, then the cars will start to redirect.

Any fixes for this?

Yeah there a few known issues in that thread that have been discussed regarding traffic.

#1 Traffic that has been redirected can not be redirected a second time.

#2 Some of the paths will send a redirected car back on the wrong side of the road, and cause a traffic jam due to making a left turn from the right lane. You then have to redirect the traffic that wasn't previously redirected to clear the way for the cars that are making the improper turn that no longer respond to redirect commands.

Common answer is to not redirect, but I use it pretty liberally during an incident and keep a close eye on the two intersections where problems may arise. I previously had the issues corrected by adjusting the path's in the editor that changed those routes so they wouldn't be back in that left turn/right lane situation when redirected and by adding a few additional stop lights (pay close attention to timing). I since overwrote my edited map and just haven't gotten back around to adjusting the paths.

Speaking of paths, there are a few vehicles that tend to be more susceptible to hanging I find best removed from the paths as well, the metro bus(has gotten hung a couple times) and the large box trucks, twinkle truck seem to have some issues at times so I dropped those from the paths.

The only other traffic issue is the jams created by units on patrol, and thats easily solved by manually using the standby or adding additional parking spaces for units at the station or various spots on the map.

Anyhow, they are known, and have been noted, those are just a few suggestions.

Removing the too large vehicles, adjusting a few paths, and adding a new light or two corrected any redirect issues I had previous. The only issue that wasn't able to be resolved were units on patrol causing jams, but that's easily bypassed by just not letting units freely patrol very often with additional standby spots..

[LACityFFengineCo287]

This is some thing I been wondering for ages. That is one of my game play issues...

Why the "Jaws of Life" not on any other LAFD units? You always have to call the CoFD Equipment truck.

I find it odd that the LAFD not having some kind of equipment truck or carry the jaws on one of the engines?

Other than that... The "Oil Rig Fire" mission is too hard to get a 100% with Ver. 1.9

I think back in Ver. 1.5 it was easier some how... One problem is getting to tech guy on the Rid. Because no tech copter.

Their has to be some kind of engineer that can be deploy by copter. Not sure LAFD has a engineer that trained as a Fireman too.

But I know Military such as the Coast Guard and Army. Would have a trained engineer to handle things like Dams and Oil Rigs.

We don't carry them on the BLS because it's made as a solid firefighting engine, with basic supplies on board. ALS, US&R, and ladders carry them, because their more used for rescue/life saving. Also, not on smaller units, because of the hydraulic lines.

The engines do not carry them, Ladder trucks, USAR Trucks, and rescue trucks carry them

And ALS.

Here in Southern California engines only carry cutters and spreaders (Jaws of life) if they don't have a truck in there district. LAFD will usually respond a Ladder truck or a USAR team for any type of TC (traffic collision) because they have all the tools needed for an extrication. They can always be canceled if not needed. Although the game only uses the Jaws, in real life we use tools such as cribbing and airbags to lift cars if needed. These tools are usually kept on these units. This leaves room on the engines so that there compartments aren't cluttered. My department only has engines and one heavy rescue so we keep the Jaws on each engiene so that we aren't waiting for our one rescue to show up. If it is a more advanced rescue, we can start until the rescue shows up with additional tools.

So this is done in the game to make it realistic

I'm almost positive that the coast guard chopper has a tech in it. you just have to let him out. the guy in it can act as a tech

You got here before I did XD in city, it's carried on ALS due to the fact that a ladder is harder to get through heavier traffic, and to park close enough. US&R's are stationed around seldomly, so, unless a US&R is close, or it's life threatening, other vehicles must be equipped to do the job. Time is an enemy in injury.

You are 100% correct sir!

That's especially an issue on the 10, Rescue can't always get to the freeway as fast, so, we have our paramedic license, so we can 1. pop doors, cut roofs 2. Start immediate resuscitation. Big city=more usage of equipment, but 1 thing that I don't think is completely portrayed, even though it's a game is, all LAFD firefighters must be Paramedics. Even if you have an EMT cert, they put you in Paramedic school, because otherwise, your not in the LAFD. No FF/EMT's, all FF/Paramedics. Just not with bags on all of us XD

[Xplorer4x4]

When you get time you should point out these paths to Hoppah, or screen shots for those of us who do custom edits.

[Xplorer4x4]

Hmmm... I haven't had a resolution problem... Care to elaborate on what happened?

I had black bars running down the sides of the screen no matter what resolution i used.

Off topic: right when I was typing this, DirecTV called, and it sounded just like my dad, so, I asked if it was my dad messing around. The guy didn't do anything except keep trying to sell me the sports package XDXDXD ok, back to topic.

I used to be one of those guys. It sucks but the money is really good. Made Minimum wadge but for every sell you make you get $15 up front commission and another $5 once the installer activates there service. One sale a day and your bringing home almost $400 a week for talking on the phone all day. Actually talked to a FF from Cali one time and we were talking about Em4 and the La mod LMAO!

And ALS.

Since when, mikesphotos hasnt been around for a bit but last he said they werent carried on the ALS rigs(i think).