Fellow officers,
yes, it's happening – as announced last time, after more than a year, we're actually leaving Early Access. What a ride it has been... Just take a look at all the updates we've released thus far! Without your feedback and incredible engagement, we would never have been able to follow our vision of creating the best possible Police Simulator out there.
I'd go as far as saying: You made it all possible.
In the latest blog post, we only mentioned that we *are* leaving Early Access. Well, now we have a date for you as well: November 10th, 2022.
(Some of you spotted the leaks in the last few weeks, but psht, that never happened, all fake of course.)
I missed it, why are you leaving Early Access?
We mentioned it in the initial announcement but no worries, I think it's important to get into detail:
We've been developing the game for some time now with frequent updates that have brought both content we planned and features the community wanted into the game. And there has been a lot. We are now at a development stage, where we are feeling confident to give players a well-rounded full gameplay experience not only on PC but (yes, on November 10th as well!) also on consoles. Just to clarify: Despite that, we are very much aware of lots of quirks we still need to tackle.
What comes after Early Access?
You probably have some questions regarding a revised roadmap and similar things. Unfortunately, we won't be able to give you an update at this very moment as we're still working on the details and everything is just not... ready. However, some of the stuff you have wished for is still definitely coming! This includes *banger features* like:
- A brand-new powerful vehicle: The Urban Terrain Vehicle which will be FREE to all players joining us in Early Access! From release the additional patrol vehicle will be available as DLC at a price of 2.99 Euro/2.49 GBP/2.99 USD. It's a thank you gift <3
- An additional alternative to stop fleeing suspects: By aiming or using a stun gun or by aiming the police gun, fleeing suspects can be made to stop. With one of the free updates, stopping by physical force will also be possible.
- Hand out multiple tickets: When Brighton residents commit offenses, virtual enforcement officers can ask them to pay a fine or warn them. A free update will bring the possibility to charge all amounts cumulatively into the game.
- Even more co-op fun: When patrol officers go on patrol together in co-op mode, the communication between them must work perfectly. A free update will implement helpful command shortcuts into the game with which they can communicate even better and in a more targeted manner. Only through perfect teamwork will they be able to keep law and order in Brighton.
Psht... this is what your new car looks like...👀
What else is there to say?
So, so, so, so, so much. But it's hard to put it all into words.
We'll be at gamescom starting... tomorrow! And stay there for the rest of the week. We can't wait to see you, for the very first time, in person. Come to booth B-040 in Hall 7 and say hi, we're there for a chat!
No worries, we plan to host a digital AMA as well. More details soon.
Yours dearly,
The entire Police Simulator Team