Hello all,

Flashing Lights' July update is now live! This update brings the new Sedan vehicle to the game. We have also made improvements to the loading system for the new map, and have added support for Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovak! Read on for the full patch notes.

The new vehicle has been added to all 3 services with some additional blank liveries. Here's how the vehicle looks across the different roles:

Police:



EMS:


Fire:


Of course, we have a full interior as well for those of you who prefer the first person driving experience:



New
- Sedan car for all departments
- Languages added: Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovak
- New map ambient background sound

Fixes
- New map area loading sequence improvements to now load assets closest to the player first
- The player character tripping on curbs and stairs has been greatly reduced
- Vehicle wind sound lowered whilst driving
- Default amount of pedestrians temporarily reduced due to causing fps drops

We have more on the way for Flashing Lights! Next up is the September update, which will see the new and expanded map replace the original city. We'll also be adding callouts for all departments and updating/reworking multiple localisations.



In case you missed it, we've also teased a little bit about what we plan to add later on in 2021 and throughout 2022. Take a look at the Steam announcement.

Thanks for the continued support,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

A new update for Flashing Lights is out now! This update brings all EMS callouts over to the new map, plus a fire department callout and some new liveries for the ambulance. Read on for the full patch notes!

EMS callouts ported from the old map to the new one include motor vehicle collision, unconscious person, hit and run and gunshot wound callouts. We've also ported a fire department rescue callout to the new map: motor vehicle collision.




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New

- EMS calls ported from old map with adjustments:
3000: Motor Vehicle Collision (Can spawn at any intersection with random cars and/or driver trapped set up)
3001: Unconscious person (Spawns anywhere around the city)
3002: Hit and Run, Possible Bone Fracture (Spawn at any intersection)
3003: Gunshot wound (Spawns anywhere around the city)
- Fire Department rescue call ported from old map with adjustments:
3000: Motor Vehicle Collision (Can spawn at any intersection with random cars and 1 or 2 driver trapped set up)
- EMS can choose to spawn either at Fire Department or Hospital
- New liveries for default ambulance
- New med bag model

Fixes

- Mission spawn could skip loading data for client players
- EMS don't have to remove clothes to perform CPR anymore
- ECG/Defib leads, bandages and splints placement offset prevented to apply these tools for different screen resolutions
- Fixed an issue where leaving defibrillator attached while calling for transport could break the tool
- Fixed an issue where clicking on vehicle scene lights panel made the player step out the vehicle
- Can no longer activate MDT while scene lights panel is open
- Dispatch random times adjusted, can now send new callout between 8-30 seconds
- Role change didn't update CAD active mission card
- EMS map tag now at hospital
- EMS: delivering a patient by dropping them out of an ambulance with doors open could lock interaction with the stretcher
- Voice chat volume slider
- In vehicle MDT didn't update home screen when changing from/to police role
- Chat command /nm_[id] added to new map to request desired next mission. List of IDs can be found here.




There's lots more exciting content on the way for Flashing Lights soon! The next planned update, due towards the end of this month, will add a new vehicle, introduce support for Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian & Slovak, and deliver more bug fixes.

Read the 'What's Next for Flashing Lights' Steam announcement for more details on our big plans for the September update and beyond.

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

We hope you're excited about the next Flashing Lights update! We have some news for you today.

This update will bring all EMS callouts over to the new map, plus a fire department callout, and some new liveries for the ambulance. We know you are going to love it. However, we need your help!

We have made an unstable version of the new update available for testing, and we need loads of you to give it a try. With the missions having been ported to the new map, we need to make sure that the update goes through additional testing. So please jump into the Discord and head to the #announcements channel to find out more. We really appreciate your help!

The release will be dependent on what bugs you may find, but we are anticipating the full public release to be delayed until next week.




As we're asking you wait a bit longer for the public release, we wanted to give you a good look at the update itself.

EMS and Fire Department Callouts on the New Map



In this update we have ported all EMS callouts from the old map to the new map and made some adjustments. This includes motor vehicle collision, unconscious person, hit and run and gunshot wound callouts!

We've also ported a fire department rescue callout to the new map: motor vehicle collision.

We hope you'll enjoy playing these callouts on the new, optimised map.

New Ambulance Liveries

We know you love to be able to customise your Flashing Lights experience, so we have added two new liveries for the ambulance.




Please note: We recommend that you hold on until the public release of the update if you are expecting a more polished experience.

If you wish to play the early unstable version of the update right now, please head to the official Discord and check out the #announcements channel for details.


Today, Tuesday 29 June at 4pm BST/8am PDT, Nils Jakrins (600) and Tim Boss (RedPandaViking) from the Flashing Lights team will be going live on YouTube to answer your questions! We have a massive amount of questions already submitted on the Discord, so we will be answering some of those, and maybe also some questions from the YouTube stream chat if we get the time.

https://youtu.be/_7l8PzJas-w

https://store.steampowered.com/app/605740

We're really excited to get the update in your hands and to see you all at the Q & A livestream!

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

We hope you're continuing to enjoy Flashing Lights, whether it's with friends or alone, whether it's patrolling the city, treating patients or putting out fires! We're currently working hard on the June update, due towards the end of the month. If you haven't seen it already, take a look at our roadmap for the next few updates.



In September, we'll be adding callouts for all services to the new map - at this point, all functions from the original map will have been ported to the new one - and so we'll be removing the original map.

What we want to talk about today is some of the exciting new content that we have planned for late 2021 and throughout 2022.


Here's some of the new content planned for late 2021 and throughout 2022!

• New map area: Suburbs with interiors and callouts

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We're excited to announce that we're working on a brand new area for the new map: suburbs. This isn't just a nice change of scenery either. There will be new callouts designed for the suburbs - and yes... there will be some interiors!

Traffic stop update with vehicle search and drug tests

Rural towns with additional police, fire and EMS buildings

Fire system rework with spreading fires, hose system update, plus a fire engine

Police K9/Fire rescue dog

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We will also be focusing on bug fixes. While we are excited to add new content, we will also be working on bug fixes and improving the quality of the game.


On Tuesday 29 June at 4pm BST/8am PDT, Nils Jakrins (600) and Tim Boss (RedPandaViking) from the Flashing Lights team will be going live on YouTube to answer your questions! Get your questions in now via the #q-and-a channel on the official Flashing Lights Discord, and then tune in to the live stream here on YouTube to see if they answer your question!

We're open to anything, whether it's about which department we most like to play as, or whether it's about our favourite pizza topping!

Thank you once again for your patience while we've been working on the new map! We hope that you're as excited as we are about the next steps.

Thanks for taking this journey with us.
The Flashing Lights Team

Flashing Lights has been updated with a smaller hotfix to address the following issues

Fixes
- "Exit to Main Menu" could break AI and mission systems in newly created servers and singleplayer
- Updated vehicle interaction tag system for doors and seats to fix issues when players couldn't open doors or sit in their vehicles
- New SUV textures updated (rear lights, gas tank and other smaller adjustments)

Hello all,

Today's update brings the new SUV to the game, some of you may recognise the model of vehicle this is based on. We have also made improvements to the siren system and to the siren sounds.

The new vehicle has been added to all 3 services with some additional blank liveries.
Here is how the vehicle looks across Police, EMS and Fire roles.

Of course, we have a full interior as well for the vehicle for those who prefer the first person driving experience.


You can read the full list of changes a little further down

https://store.steampowered.com/app/605740


New
- SUV for all departments
- Reworked siren controls, use button 2 to turn ON and cycle through 3 slots, double-tap same button to turn them OFF
- Added direct input for siren slots, by default NumPad 1-3, can be used to turn OFF sirens as well
- Siren customization menu updated with new siren sounds
- Customizeable horn (H or Middle Mouse Button) for secondary siren that stops traffic temporarily
- Daytime running lights when engine is on added to both SUVs
- White livery option added to the old SUV

Fixes
- Default horn changed to Air horn
- Changed engine sounds for old SUV and charger type car
- CAD pending card Accept button should go inactive after one click to prevent spam-clicks
- Could not operate traffic advisor light when sirens were on
- Siren selection dropdown in customization UI didn't update to current siren

Thanks for the continued support,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,


We have updated and overhauled our roadmap for the coming months, and are excited to share it with you today!

As you will know, we ran into some issues with the previous update and released it a little later than expected. Because of this, we've had to reorganise the roadmap. Once again we thank you for your patience and support while we have been and continue to work on the new map, and we hope you enjoy today's roadmap reveal!



May

In May we'll be adding a new vehicle which will be playable for all departments! We're also overhauling the siren sound effects for both maps based on your feedback. In addition we are updating the siren system, making it easier to use.

June

In June we will be porting lots of the existing EMS and fire department callouts from the original map to the new map.

July

This update will be focused on bug fixes, but will also introduce Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian and Slovak support. Plus, another new vehicle - we'll let you guess which vehicle it is...

Please note that following this update we will be returning to bi-monthly updates.

September

In September the new and expanded map will replace the original map, multiple languages will be reworked and updated and there will be callouts for all three departments added to the new map.


There's plenty more to come too following the September update. In early June we will be sharing a little more with you for our plans for new content following the September update, so keep your eyes peeled for that!




We've also released a hotfix for the previous update which fixes a bunch of issues.

Fixes
- AI traffic could get stuck on intersections and not move when traffic lights were green
- AI traffic could steer into objects on the side of the road or turn around right after spawn
- AI traffic didn't react to sirens as they used to in old map
- AI traffic stopped and got stuck when the player beeped their horn
- Mission CAD could run into issues if used in first person
- CAD active cards didn't show joined player IDs
- Missions clear before arrival in multiplayer for client players when host did not accept the same call
- CAD active card still displayed player IDs after they had left the server, leading to never ending callouts
- Fixed an issue where calling EMS transport would not remove unconscious/deceased pedestrians/suspects for client players
- Fixed an issue with pedestrians/suspects teleporting from last position for multiplayer client players when using Grab
- Floating street lights adjusted in 9 locations
- Fixed an error when putting away fire hose
- Occlusion culling and NPC navigation re-baked due to street props position fixes

Hello all,

Firstly, we want to say thank you very much for your patience. We apologise for the delay on this update, and really do appreciate the support.

Today's update brings traffic and pedestrians to the new map. Traffic AI has been revamped for the new map. We've also added new destructible props (news, mail and fuse boxes) and new static street props (fences, street lights, lanterns, larger fuse boxes).



Also on the new map, we've improved physics for clients in multiplayer - for instance, if you join another's game you will now be able to make contact with other vehicles. Additionally we've done some optimisation work for the new map, which should reduce the feel of lag for some of you - this is making use of a new technique which predicts where players will go in multiplayer ahead of time in order to reduce the feel of lag.

Read on for the full patch notes!




https://store.steampowered.com/app/605740


New (updates in New Map only):
- Improved traffic spawning system
- Vehicle traffic added with new path and driving system
- NPC traffic pit maneuver and collision sync with client side players
- Pedestrians added
- Improved waypoint system for traffic and pedestrians
- Player vehicle multiplayer prediction for more accurate position and rotation
- Working traffic lights
- NPC traffic stop now has potential to become a chase
- Spike strips now work with new traffic
- Traffic stops on foot ported from old map
- If NPC traffic (not in chase) get hit by spike strips or fail to load waypoints now will stop and turn on hazard lights. Police player then can access them as traffic stop with Traffic Vest or activating it from police car
- Towing mechanics ported to new map (Tow traffic and parked cars)
- New destructible props (News, Mail and Fuse boxes, Trash bins)
- New static street props (Benches, Fences, Street lights, Lanterns, larger Fuse boxes)
- More street props and areas around the city
- New optimized traffic lights models
- MDT vehicle scan
- Request Tow (despawn) for NPC car

Fixes
- Cones obstacle adjustments to be better noticed by AI traffic
- Suspects going on top of police department doorways while grabbed
- Pedestrian/Suspect no longer teleport back to last position for multiplayer client players when using Grab
- Pedestrian walk animations sync fix on client side
- Player vehicle physics update
- Player vehicles now carve around obstacles sooner when they are stationary, pedestrians look for way around
- Floating parked cars adjusted
- Added colliders to low poly buildings, stops from driving through in case the map still loading
- Project rendering settings update (depending on hardware potential performance increase)

Thank you all again for your support!
The Flashing Lights team

Hello all,

Sadly we have had to move the March update back a little. We need a bit more time on the update, which will include pedestrians and revamped traffic AI for the new map, and now plan to release the update within the next few weeks.

However, we may be releasing early unstable versions of the update ahead of the public release - if you are interested in playing any potential early versions of the update, please join the Discord and keep an eye out for announcements there.

We understand that the delay is frustrating and disappointing for some of you, and it's never our intention to frustrate anybody. That said, we want to prioritise quality rather than pushing out the update prematurely.

We also have some new teaser screenshots to share, to help tide you over until the update!




Above you can see some brand new props which will be added to the new map in this update... and some can be knocked over when driving too (news, mail and fuse boxes). Also added will be more static street props (fences, street lights, lanterns and larger fuse boxes).

Thanks for the support,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

Thank you all for your continued support. Flashing Lights wouldn’t be where it is today without your help. Today we want to reveal what’s planned for the next five months! But first, we want to highlight and give you a heads up on a couple things.

From March onwards we are moving to bi-monthly updates. To make sure we bring you updates of the upmost quality, going forward we will be dedicating more time to each update, allowing us to bring the quality to a standard we believe you will appreciate.

In July the new and expanded map will be replacing the original map. We will be removing the original map in July, as the new map will then be on par in terms of functionality and content (while also of course being better optimised than the original).

March

• New map foundations complete; Featuring pedestrians & revamped traffic AI

This month’s update will deliver pedestrians and revamped traffic AI to the new map, marking the point where the new map is functionally complete.



May

• Callouts for EMS & Fire on new map
  
• New vehicle & overhauled siren sounds for both maps

In May we will be adding EMS and fire callouts to the new map. And for both the new and original map, we will be adding a much requested new vehicle, and overhauling the siren sound effects. This will also be the last update for the original map before it is removed in the July update.



July

• New Map Expansion; The new and expanded map will replace the original city.
  
• Callouts for all services to launch the new map.
  
• Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian and Slovak support
  
• Multiple existing languages reworked and updated

In July we will be completing the transition from the original map to the new and expanded one. We will also be adding callouts for all services to the new map, and introducing support for Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian and Slovak. At this point, the old map will be removed.



We look forward to these updates and what lies beyond, and we hope you do too.

See you at the end of the month for the March update!