Hello all,

We're excited to announce that Flashing Lights' May content update is now live! This month's update focuses on the fire department, with the fire station having now been built, as well as a new tanker truck and water hose system having been implemented!



Next month will mark Flashing Lights' 1st birthday - it's been an incredible first year, and we thank you all for making it the continued success it is today. We can't wait to launch more content updates, enhancements and surprises.



Next up, in the June update, will be a number of brand new EMS callouts. Read on for today's full patch notes, as there are a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes which have now arrived too.




New

• Hose system enhanced - you now need to connect trucks with a supply hose and then use the water hose from the truck to fight fires
  
• Fire tanker water storage system added. Refill the tanker by connecting supply hose to hydrant. Tanker water usage depends on how many players are spraying water.
  
• Fire department building introduced with work in progress interior
  
• Functional garage doors added at fire station
  
• Firepole added to the fire department building, which is fully slide-able
  
• You now cannot move vehicle if hoses are connected
  
• Parked vehicles system optimised
  
• Parked vehicles now sync correctly in multiplayer
  
• Added icon for multiplayer host player name tag in player list (Accessible via Tab)
  
• Visual improvements for police station
  
• EMS and Fire Department spawn point minor visual improvements
  
• Added role menu spot at EMS spawn point
  
• Fire truck #1 hose connection slots changed
  
• Fire truck #1 water supply added, less than tanker
  
• Chainsaw now available in Fire Department cars
  
• Happy birthday to Flashing Lights

Fixes

• Lights adjustments for tanker truck
  
• Every role change previously spawned another batch of surrounding props (fences, poles etc.) leading to performance drain
  
• Changing camera view, weapons and crouch inputs are now disabled when chat is open
  
• Person with Gun mission map tag now despawns after finishing the callout
  
• Double map tags for Person with Gun calls fixed
  
• Driver trapped callouts for Fire dept. had spreaders icon blocking left arm inspection. This has been fixed.
  
• Cones obstacle radius increased for traffic to detect them sooner
  
• Speed sign (20 MPH) had spawning issues leading to random cars or signs spawning instead, which has now been fixed
  
• Mugging mission map marker for multiplayer clients fixed
  
• Man with Gun mission renamed to Person with Gun
  
• Tanker truck right side mirror was blocked in first person mode - this has been rectified
  
• Fire truck #1 lights adjustments
  
• Fire truck #1 texture adjustments
  
• Fire truck #1 trunk tag moved backwards
  
• Fire vehicles now spawn in the fire department garage. If all slots are taken up, they will spawn outside.
  
• Firefighter player character now spawns inside department
  
• Message text changed when vehicles spawn

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team



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Hello all,

To tide you over until the May Flashing Lights update, please enjoy this little teaser of the tanker truck water storage system, allowing you to put out fires even when there's no fire hydrant around!



May will see the debut of this firefighting update, with June focusing on brand new EMS content, such as callouts. Check out the Early Access roadmap below.



Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

I am excited to announce Flashing Lights' Q2 2019 roadmap!



We're excited to bring you all the much requested fire and EMS enhancements and additions in May and June. Thank you very much for all of your support so far, and we continue to listen closely to what you all want to see next!

Thanks,
The Flashing lights Team

Hello all,

I'm excited to reveal that Flashing Lights' Gun Update is now available for everybody. We appreciate your patience, and we would love to hear what you all think of this new update!

New to the police department are weapons and a number of new and updated callouts. As well as the new handgun and shotgun, developer Nils Jakrins has also added a variety of building interiors for you to explore in the game’s open world. The entirety of Flashing Lights, including today’s new content, is available in either single player or up to ten player multiplayer.




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- Shotguns and handguns have been added for the police department
- Armed robbery callout for police added (ID 1014)
- Possible armed suspects added to some existing callouts
- Basic interior for gas stations and diner cafes introduced
- Weapon wheel menu added, mapped to the Q key by default (Can still use regular number keys 1; 3; 4; 5)
- Shotgun accessible from police vehicle trunk
- Ability to call EMS for NPCs who have died added
- Can now press the Z button to switch shoulders while on foot
- NPCs now receive damage when being hit by a car
- Player character and NPCs take damage depending on body part hit
- Player and NPC health bars added
- Player healing spots added at Hospital, Police and Fire departments, as well as gas stations around the open world
- Player character now ragdolls and respawns after health reaches zero
- Negative reputation points for shooting or running over unarmed NPCs
- Pedestrians and suspects may put their hands up when player aims at them
- Crosshair added when aiming weapons
- Lights added to the diner, gas stations and hospital
- You can now search Incapacitated suspects
- Screen dim effect added when player receives damage
- Weapon shot muzzle flash effect added
- Bullet impace sound effect added (currently universal for all surfaces)
- Shotgun now has a temporary reload animation
- Person with a gun callout added for police (ID 1015)
- Experimental command /m-cancel added for multiplayer clients to end calls




- Minor SUVs physics centre of mass adjustments
- Fire SUV no longer spawns with lights on
- Minor front flashing lights adjustments for SUVs
- Alcohol check BAC value capped to 0.2
- Fixed an issue with the reload sound effect playing twice
- Potential fix introduced for vehicle doors stuck closed (please report if you still encounter the issue)
- Temporarily removed weapon selection menu at PD until more variety of weapons are added
- NPC bone structure reset after respawn
- Disabled reload while typing "r" in chat
- Interaction menus now cancel if NPC or player goes into ragdoll mode
- Ambulance truck stretcher spawn positions altered
- Traffic stop on foot process is now faster
- Adjustments for parked cars in some locations
- Incapacitated suspects can no longer keep shooting
- NPC ambulances now appear for both clients and hosts on multiplayer
- Player list now correctly shows when pressing Tab
- Armed robbery locations correctly show for all players on multiplayer
- Gas station windows can no longer be walked through
- Vehicle wheel colliders have been adjusted to reduce bouncing on cars
- Vehicle door tag issue potentially fixed - please report if it still happens
- Shotgun holding adjustments for aim pose
- Shotgun recoil adjusted
- Adjusted camera distance while aiming
- Bullet trail adjustments made
- Suspects no longer spawn on gas station roof
- You can no longer reload weapons when fully loaded



Watch out for news coming soon on what's next for Flashing Lights!

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

We are excited to announce a new update to the Flashing Lights patch test branch. We are working hard on making the Guns Update the best it can be, listening to player feedback and reports coming in from the community.

This latest update to the Patch Test branch fixes a few issues reported by the community and seeks to make suspect and pedestrian reactions to weapons a little more realistic.

Pedestrians or suspects will now sometimes put their hands up when a weapon is pointed at them. They will then comply with any additional instructions given.

We have also added crosshairs to help with aiming, and put additional lighting in and around the diners, gas stations, and the hospital.

Please find below a full list of changes


- Pedestrians and suspects may put their hands up when player aims at them
- Crosshair when aiming weapons
- Lights added to the dinner, gas stations and hospital


- Incapacitated suspects can no longer keep shooting
- NPC ambulances now appear for both clients and hosts on multiplayer
- Player list correctly shows when pressing Tab
- Armed robbery locations correctly show for all players on multiplayer
- Gas station windows can no longer be walked through
- Vehicle wheel colliders have been adjusted to reduce bouncing on cars

We would like to thank the community for their continued support of flashing lights and for all the feedback we have received

Thanks
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

I am excited to announce that Flashing Lights' Guns Update is now live on the Public Patch Test Branch! This bring shotguns and handguns to Flashing Lights, as well as a brand new armed robbery callout for the police department. Also introduced is basic interiors for gas stations and diner cafes.

To access the new Public Patch Test Branch, and play the new update, please do the following:

- Load up Steam and head to your library
- Right click on Flashing Lights and then select "Properties"
- Head to the Beta tab and in the drop down select "public_patch_test" (no password needed)
- This will then download the new update for you



We're looking for feedback before the update goes to live everybody, so we'd appreciate you all sharing your thoughts on the update!


- Shotguns and handguns have been added for the police department
- Armed robbery callout for police added (ID 1014)
- Possible armed suspects added to some existing callouts
- Basic interior for gas stations and diner cafes introduced
- Weapon wheel menu, button Q by default (Can still use regular number keys 1; 3; 4; 5)
- Shotgun accessible from police vehicle trunk
- Ability to call EMS for NPCs who have died added
- Can now press the Z button to switch shoulders while on foot
- NPCs now receive damage when being hit by a car
- Player character and NPCs take damage depending on body part hit
- Player and NPC health bars
- Player healing spots at Hospital, Police and Fire departments, gas station around the map
- Player character now ragdolls and respawns after health reaches zero
- Negative reputation points for shooting or running over unarmed NPCs




- Minor SUVs physics centre of mass adjustments
- Fire SUV no longer spawns with lights on
- Minor front flashing lights adjustments for SUVs
- Alcohol check BAC value capped to 0.2
- Reload sound played twice
- Potential fix introduced for vehicle doors stuck closed (please report if you still encounter the issue)
- Temporarily removed weapon selection menu at PD until more variety of weapons are added
- NPC bone structure reset after respawn
- Disabled reload while typing "r" in chat
- Interaction menus now cancel if NPC or player goes in ragdoll mode
- Ambulance truck stretcher spawn positions altered
- Traffic stop on foot process is now faster
- Adjustments for parked cars in some locations


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Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

I am excited to announce that Flashing Lights' February update is now live!



This update adds brand new vehicles for all departments. You're now able to select your vehicle by approaching and interacting with the spinning vehicle icon once you load into the world with your department of choice.


- Marked and unmarked SUV now available for police
- SUVs for fire department and EMS
- New fire truck (based on a tanker truck)
- EMS truck


- Original EMS ambulance texture updated
- Added side lights for unmarked police car
- Adjustments for player spawn locations











Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello everyone,
We have made a small update which fixes a handful of issues which were introduced with the latest update.

Please see the fixed issues below.


- Adjustments made to collision physics on vehicles
- Fixed an issue where player tags would be duplicated in multiplayer
- Fire truck horn and secondary siren fixed
- Police and EMS fire extinguisher capacity now 45, firefighters extinguisher now 100
- NPC cars no longer drive off without the driver present
- Mission tag no longer stuck on map after character reset from contact with water
- Minor adjustments made to new vehicles
- New translations added
- Vehicle selection menu rotate with mouse invert
- NPC car brake lights now switch off correctly after contact with spike strips

We would like to thank the community again for their continued support for this product throughout early access

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

I am delighted to announce that Flashing Lights' January update is now available! As previously announced, today's update focuses on new vehicle options, introducing two new police cars, a new EMS car and a new fire department car, all drive-able.



But it's not just about the new vehicles - the existing fire engine and ambulance both have been enhanced with better interiors. This will be particularly exciting news for those of you who like to drive (or catch a ride) in 1st person.





On top of this, there are also a couple of new hats for your character to wear, as well as multiple quality of life improvements from the ability to customise multiplayer session names.



As previously revealed, the February update will bring SUVs for all departments, as well as a new fire truck and EMS vehicle! For the March content update, Nils is hard at work on implementing weapons as well as new callouts for the police!




New

- Vehicle selection menu
- 2 new police cars
- 1 new fire chief car
- First responder car for EMS
- EMS Vehicle visual and interior update
- Fire truck interior update
- Campaign hat for police
- Chief helmet for Fire department
- You can now set traffic and parked car density prior to game session launch (chat commands /car /ped disabled)
- You can now customize multiplayer session names
- Multiplayer server list shows new settings (traffic, parked cars)
- Player tags with ID numbers now appear on the full map in multiplayer
- Optimized prop spawning near player to improve performance
- Tree render distance added in Graphics Settings
- Mirror lights now appear on current police car
- Trunk lights added for all department cars
- Adjusted equipment limitations depending of vehicle choice
- EMS NPC assistance added to skip patient transportation, useful when driving First Responder car without the stretcher
- Police and EMS have lower capacity fire extinguishers
- Full map updated with sectors

Fixes

- Cars which have been tracked using a speed radar now has despawn distance increased
- Fixed an issue where you sometimes could not get back into your own car
- Multiplayer menu no longer jumps back to main menu, when the game session list updates
- Adjusted parked cars optimization
- Fixed a type in the EMS transport patient message
- Vegetation system has been optimised
- Floating buildings have been adjusted
- Reorganized all map objects in zones for further optimization
- Fix an issue related to pressing exit vehicle and turn off engine at the same time
- Temporary disabled vehicle hood opening feature
- Added a default vehicle spawn when first starting or joining a game
- fixed an issue where leaving multiplayer showed a blank grey screen
- fixed an issue relating to the tab menu for multiplayer
- fixed an issue with the Fire Chief car horn
- EMS first responder and Fire Chief car lights are no longer all red
- Police vehicle lighting adjustments
- New vehicle texture adjustments
- changed some static fire truck model adjustments to some missions
- Re-baked navigation for NPCs going through fences/walls
- fixes to text indicating vehicle spawn
- Jump function no longer disabled
- NPC traffic/peds amounts corrected after host change

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

We hope that you had a wonderful holidays and a happy new year! Now that 2019 is fully underway, we are excited to announce what we're working on for Flashing Lights!



Take a look at the Q1 2019 roadmap below!



As you can see, there is plenty of new and exciting content to come soon! But on top of this, we will also be working on bug fixes and optimisation behind the scenes!

Watch out for more news on the January update soon!



Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team