🚓 Patch Notes – New Update is Here! 🚓

Hey everyone,

We've got a brand-new update for you! This patch brings numerous improvements, bug fixes, and optimizations to make your experience even smoother. Here are the key changes:

🏎️ Vehicles

• Vehicles no longer shine excessively bright in tunnels.
  
• Cars in parking lots now spawn correctly and no longer on top of each other.
  
• Fast traveling to "Hospital Apoloya" will no longer cause vehicles to clip into the ground.
  
  🤖 AI & Interactions
  
  
• NPCs will no longer block each other due to faulty interaction locations.
  
• Dialogue options with drivers are now always correctly initialized.
  
• The "Talk" action is no longer arbitrarily replaced by mission titles.
  
• Vending machines no longer break all interactions after dispensing an item.
  
  🎯 Missions & Story
  
  
• Fixed various mission-related issues, including:
  
• "Catching the Dragon": Bobby can no longer be arrested without providing evidence.
  
• "Ambush on the Delivery": Officer Tim is no longer "alive" after dying in a shootout.
  
• "Blown Cover": Proper camera focus in dialogues and correct mission marker for reporting.
  
• "It's Getting Personal": Alfred is no longer mistakenly mentioned in dialogues.
  
• "The Prisoners' Escort": Lucia now walks properly instead of crouching toward Jameson.
  
  🔫 Shooting & Combat
  
  
• Aiming now responds immediately without delay.
  
• The crosshair resets correctly after dying while crouching.
  
• Reloading now works even if the clip is full (without upgrades).
  
• Reinforcements no longer disappear suddenly during shootouts.
  
• Dead enemies stay dead – no more standing up after being defeated.
  
  🚦 Traffic Stops
  
  
• Added a return option to the "Tests" section in driver dialogues.
  
• Items in the trunk can now be picked up for investigation on the first button press.
  
• The pause menu can no longer be accidentally opened in observation mode.
  
  🎮 Optimizations & Performance
  
  
• Reduced NPC vehicle count to improve performance and prevent excessive traffic jams.
  
• Optimized player position check to ensure they are standing on solid ground.
  
• Reduced sky update frequency to improve performance.
  
• Stability improvements for restoring story progress from savegames.
  
  🖥️ UI & Quality of Life
  
  
• Improved map navigation: A selection wheel now appears when multiple icons are close together.
  
• Mission and HUD objectives now indicate whether they have failed.
  
• Fixed the "Keen Eye" icon scaling in the action menu.
  
• Accident sketch background now properly aligned.
  
• Virtual cursor now correctly sized on high-DPI displays.
  
  🎉 Thank you for your feedback and support! Enjoy the update, and as always, let us know if you encounter any further issues!
  
  Your dev team 🚔

The new Highway Police Simulator update is here and it brings many improvements!

From numerous gameplay bug fixes to optimized environments and new equipment like flashlights and tasers, there is a lot to discover.

There is also a 10% discount on Highway Police Simulator for one week from today.

Read the full changelog here:

• A Meeting with Terror:
  
  • Travis' car does not appear anymore in the spots the player needs to check.
• Aftermath:
  
  • Fixed a bug where Rush Angel did not spawn and could not be raced against.
    
  • Rush Angel race can only take place at night now.
    
  • Fixed a issue with loading into the mission re-triggering a dialogue.
• Ambush on the Delivery:
  
  • Fast traveling is no longer possible when having to drive to the rest stop under time pressure.
• At the End of it All:
  
  • Removed clone of the Chief from cutscene.
    
  • Added an additional cutscene.
    
  • Fixed a situation where Nataly will talk via radio while standing next to Marsh.
• Live Action Heist:
  
  • Dead guy is no longer moving.
    
  • Fixed a bug where an injured criminal would not be shown correctly during dialogue.
    
  • Fixed issue with being stuck with a gun when loading into the mission.
    
  • Fixed issue with blocked main progression when the main character dies and leaves the location afterwards.
• In Search for Clues:
  
  • Fixed an issue with writing reports no longer possible after repairing the vehicle.
• Smiley:
  
  • Towed car no longer has engine running and radio on.
    
  • Fixed a bug where Nataly would end up on the roof of the police station after dialogues.
• The Distraught Farmer:
  
  • Improved the explanations and directions the game provides.
• Up Above:
  
  • Fixed issue with mission not loading correctly from savegame.
• Your Everyday Race Track:
  
  • Nataly will no longer be stranded on the race track.
• The Game Begins:
  
  • The evidence image "Rug" now correctly shows a rug again instead of a door lock.
• Shootout Calls:
  
  • Aborting the mission will clear up enemies correctly now.
• Accidents:
  
  • Improvements were made to positioning of debris, evidence, etc.
    
  • Fixed a bug where the accident sketch would extend beyond the frame of the police PC.
    
  • NPCs will no longer be on the phone while talking to the player.
    
  • Increased variability of selected spawn points for procedural accident missions.
    
  • Improved item spawning in procedural accident missions, resulting in better distribution along the road.
• Tutorials:
  
  • Added a tutorial about the morality system.
• Fixed a bug where an NPC could not be arrested and police backup would not arrive.

• Consoles: Fixed an issue that could cause crashes when starting the application.
  
• PS5: Fixed a bug that caused area-of-responsibility restrictions to incorrectly assume the main character was outside the area.
  
• Fixed a bug where purchased upgrades would not get saved after closing the game.
  
• Fast Travel:
  
  • Going to Qaluuk Hospital no longer causes infinite loading screens or a damaged vehicle.
    
  • Fixed a cause for infinite loading screens when going to Apoloya Hospital.
• Optimization:
  
  • Improved loading of character portrait images, which no longer cause a lag now.
    
  • Reduced hitches when characters play back fixed animations.
    
  • Improved several animations.
    
  • Non-accepted radio calls will no longer cause a "mission failed" notification.
    
  • Reloading at Glasshouse no longer spawns player under the map.
• Savegames: Improved reliability of restoring checkpoints in missions.

• Added pedestrians.
  
• Added set dressing to a shootout location.
  
• Added trailers on some rest stops and parking lots.
  
• Adjusted some positions of donut vendors to better fitting locations.
  
• Challenge board is now lit up at night.
  
• Corrected advertisement signage at some gas stations.
  
• Fixed some display issues with direction signage.
  
• Evidence on the whiteboard in the station is now fixed by magnets.
  
• Fixed a flickering wall element in the basement of the police station.
  
• Fixed placement of some fire hydrants.
  
• Grass no longer grows on parking lots in Meris Hill.
  
• Guiderail posts will now cast shadows.
  
• Improved decoration of Meris Hill.
  
• Improved the transition from roads to the ground.
  
• Small vegetation like grass (meadows) and shrubs (desert) has been added on PS5 and Xbox Series X.
  
• Improved vegetation fidelity on PS5 and Xbox Series X to be on par with the PC experience.
  
• The driveway gate at the station is opening earlier now.
  
• Improved runtime cost of ambient soundscape.
  
• Fixed errors with textures for environmental assets like stones and haybales.
  
• Police PC:
  
  • Fixed overlapping buttons on toolbar.
    
  • People in database are no longer only born in September.
    
  • People no longer own prison buses.

• Roads: Fixed patches of missing road geometry
  
• Broken Down Vehicles:
  
  • Appear in correctly varying colors again.
    
  • A sick driver will now give the correct amount of points.
    
  • Cars now spawn correctly while driving with the motorcycle.
• Fire Truck: Fixed the positioning of brake discs.
  
• Motorcycle: Fixed shaking of camera while driving.
  
• Helicopter:
  
  • Tweaked speed.
    
  • Fixed a bug where helicopter missions could not be accepted/were accepted automatically.
• Traffic: Fixed a crash that could happen randomly, especially when using fast travel.
  
• Racing challenges: Fixed a bug where the camera would freeze after completing a racing challenge.
  
• Fixed a visual bug with the hood of NPC vehicles during engine inspections.
  
• Vehicles:
  
  • Added drivers.
    
  • Added more bluelight sequences to select from.
    
  • Grant Bulls in parking lots now have license plates.
    
  • Improved logic when trying to exit a car that has its doors blocked.
    
  • License plate lights are no longer permanently on.
    
  • License plates do not read "default" anymore.
    
  • Regular traffic now stops correctly for the player and the player vehicle.
    
  • The Apello Triumph pick-up truck has been added to the game and is now driving on the streets of Caminora.
    
  • Vehicle damage no longer prevents entering the vehicle.
    
  • Vehicles cannot shine brightly in tunnels anymore.
    
  • Vehicles will not get teleported off the highway anymore when driving close to guard rails.
    
  • Fixed a situation where the driver character could become invisible when rotating the camera at the right moment.
    
  • Fixed an issue which could lead the vehicle to suddenly stop moving if you drive really fast into a city.

• A flashlight has been added for the player and Nataly
  
• New sound for new animation of shotgun reload.
  
• Fixed a situation where the camera, while aiming and falling, would glitch into the main character.
  
• Shooting Challenges:
  
  • Two new challenges have been added, available at the training facility opposite the police station.
    
  • Stationary targets are no longer called enemies.
• Shootouts:
  
  • Dead enemies no longer try to shoot.
    
  • Added police reinforcements at the end of shootouts.
    
  • Reinforcements have individual names now.
    
  • Targets are counted visually in the mission description for shooting missions again.
• Taser:
  
  • Taser has been added as an additional equippable weapon, unlockable through the tech tree.
    
  • Added non-lethal "Takedown" popup hint when taking out an enemy.
• Weapons: Crosshair will now indicate whether the target is in weapon range.

• Characters do not flicker anymore during the arrest sequence in the police station basement.
  
• Characters are better positioned during dialogues.
  
• English & German lip synchronization works consistently now.
  
• Fixed the positioning of Rush Angels piercings.
  
• Improved performance of clothing materials.
  
• Fixed a visual bug where the eyes of the player and Nataly were visible too sharply through vehicles windshields.
  
• NPC AI:
  
  • Improved NPC behavior during dialogues.
    
  • NPCs can now open and close doors on their own.
    
  • NPCs do not get stuck in the DUI test animations anymore.
• Partner Nataly:
  
  • Nataly is aiming properly now.
    
  • She no longer jumps at the start of conversations.
    
  • She now gets back to her feet on her own after critical situations.
    
  • She now holds her gun correctly while shooting.
    
  • She will now be avoided by traffic.
    
  • Her hair no longer clips through the helicopter uniform helmet.

• Improved the wardrobe clothing menu by simplifying the menu options from 3 to only 2.
  
• Increased the options to pause or end dialogues with NPCs at any point.
  
• Fixed incorrect camera behavior when switching from first to third person perspective.
  
• Map:
  
  • Added legend to the map.
    
  • Changed behavior of map markers for missions.
    
  • Now easier to select markers which are near each other.
    
  • GPS navigation on the map is only shown until reaching the threshold of a search area.
    
  • Added overlay of morality status for areas on the large map
    
  • Fixed several usability issues with pathing in the maps
    
  • Now allows selecting which specific objective to follow for navigation.
    
  • Now shows objective information when hovering over a target.
• UI Improvements:
  
  • Added button for toggling morality overlay.
    
  • Improved character customization screen.
    
  • Improved radial menu usability.
    
  • Improved the usability of the garage menu by e.g. simplifying options, separating the tech tree from vehicles and reworking their inspection feature.
    
  • UI now properly switches state when delivering an arrested driver to the station.
    
  • When choosing response options in dialogues the list no longer moves around when playing with mouse.
    
  • Improved Minimap UI North Icon for rotating Minimap.
    
  • Fixed Garries name in dialogues, as it was shown incorrectly
    
  • Fixed a bug where the amount of collected donuts was not displayed correctly.
    
  • Fixed typo in notification when player tries to enter a helicopter in wrong clothes.