Hi!
Thanks for all the feedback and support in the discussions.
Our small team is working hard on bringing you an Alpha build which will be available for free in 2-3 weeks. All you need to do is to sign up for it right here if you haven't already:
Since the last update enemies’ AI was completely redesigned to work with manual yelling. Why is this important?
First of all, it adds a new state for every enemy – state of uncertainty, when he sees player or Rick, but still hasn’t decided whether to attack or surrender. In this moment it's up to you what happens next. You can not only yell at a perp, but also shoot near him, aim at him along with your mate and even push him with your rifle if you are close enough. You'd better do everything to make him drop his weapon - otherwise a hostile might start shooting, and after that reflexes are the only thing to rely on.
This addition also finally gives us an opportunity to add stealth mechanics to our game. Yelling at criminals can alert others, so you might be interested in staying undetected for a more tactical approach - don’t let them get ready. For an easier control of your loudness we are going to add a special indicator.
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And finally, after all wishes to see Level Editor and Co-Op modes added to Police Stories, we thought very hard about how we can implement them - considering the fact that both those modes really complicate the development. I still can’t confirm anything 100%, but it looks like we may have to start a crowdfunding campaign at the same time as Alpha version releases, or right after it. Please leave some feedback in the comment section about your feelings towards this idea - it’s really important for us! Cheers!