Fellow Officers,
We're excited to announce the launch of our first Open Beta, now available on Steam!
This Open Beta is your opportunity to get early access to the upcoming patch, help us identify possible new bugs, and test potential new features before the final release.
How can I access the Open Beta?
Joining the Open Beta is quick and easy:
Open Steam and go to your Library
Right-click on Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Click Properties
Select the Betas tab
Choose "Open_Beta" from the dropdown list
Steam will now download a small update. Once complete, you’re in!
But wait, how do i get back?
Simply follow the same steps and Choose “None” and you should patch back!
How do I know it worked?
When you launch the game, you’ll see:
A ribbon in the top-right corner labeled Open Beta
A notice in the main menu informing you that crossplay is disabled
Please note: Multiplayer is still available, but only with other Steam users who are also in the Open Beta branch.
How do I report bugs and give feedback?
If you encounter any issues, please share them in the #police-beta-chat channel on Discord.
The more detailed your report, the better:
What happened?
What did you expect?
How did it happen?
Was it in singleplayer or multiplayer?
Screenshots or short videos are a huge help!
If the games crashes for example, we would also be happy to get your crashlog and/or savegame but we can help to figure this out!
And now Officers,
Now, let’s take a look at the full changelog for this first Open Beta version:
Changelog – Update 18.0 Open Beta 1
Added new freely floating camera mode
This feature is available via Settings > Game > Camera > Looking Direction
Added new illegal items and drug states
New Drugs, New Items and much more!
Added NPCs entering the tow truck when their car gets towed
As the Tow Truck is about to leave, the NPC should enter it and drive off!
Added option to skip conversations
By pressing [Space] you can skip the VO!
Adjusted light setup for police cars
Lights are now brighter and more visible, especially at day but also at night!
Bug Fixed most common incorrectly assigned CPs
Bug Fixed issue where district highlight loses focus when hovering
Bug Fixed glass refraction artifacts in the precinct
Bug Fixed blinkers activating while holding the key to change gadgets
Removed floating lamps in the city
Bug Fixed city billboards overlapping incorrectly
Bug Fixed cancel tow truck/arrest transport animations playing twice
Minor styling adjustment to avoid clipping in ID widget
Bug Fixed visual artifacts on damaged cars
Bug Fixed issue where unmarked gadgets were unavailable in the garage
Bug Fixed NPCs attempting to enter non-existent vehicles
Reduced slowdown effect caused by lane-specific speed limits
Bug Fixed issue where callout acceptance/decline didn’t work as the button assignment to switching gadgets was overlapping
Bug Fixed issue where players could change each other’s cosmetics and gadgets in the garage
Bug Fixed crash when client changes gadgets of the host’s vehicle
Bug Fixed visual artifacts around characters standing parallel to glass
Bug Fixed trunk animations not playing fully on some vehicles
Bug Fixed several crashes, especially involving ambulances on scene
Further minor Bug fixes and performance improvements that are not mentioned in here!
Thanks for testing – and keep the reports coming! 💙
Your Police Simulator Team