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Saturday March 9, 2024 at 4pm EST.
Bring thoughts, concerns, and ideas.
This will be in discord in the community meeting channel. 

I would like to announce a few things. First things first, I would like to apologize for being too disconnected from the community. I could make a list of reasons as to why this was the case, but those would just be excuses. The only person to blame for the current situation is me. I will be around weekly at a minimum going forward to assist the admin team.
 
To help remove some of the weight from the Senior Admins(SAs) plate, Community Managers(CMs) will be added to the team. Their only duty will be to ensure the pulse and health of the community is at the forefront. The SAs will continue to run the admin team. They are separate roles but of equal rank. This will help each role focus on what matters most, the health of the community. That being said, welcome our Community Managers:
@Ronald
@DarkKnight
Thank you for your patience, time, and contributions.
     -Rogue

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Added:
Nikolai’s Compound:

Ivan and Hugo’s brother Nikolai has moved into the Altis Oil Rig to compile the illegal gold that they have gained from the illegal brokering of sanctioned Russian crude.  He has brought with him elite weapon makers who make parts for high powered weapons and ammo.  7 cops are required to rob this.
Civ-Side Event:
Rebels can breach Nikolai’s Compound to obtain Elite Weapon Semiconductors and stolen gold bars.
Nikolai has paid corrupt APD officers to defend his compound, until the outer walls have been breached, they will be able to spawn in his HQ to defend the tokens.
Use a raspberry-pi computer to breach the outer wall and vault, once the outer wall is open the APD must have to fly into the compound.
Upon breaching the vault numerous gold bars and weapon semiconductors will spawn in for the rebels to steal.
Cop-Side Event:
Corruption pays, once the APD has secured the compound from the rebel terrorists they will have an opportunity to breach Nikolai’s vault and access his prisoner, the APD prestige dealer.
Once the vault opens the APD will have three minutes to buy a prestige token which they can sell at any HQ to activate their prestige tiers.
During this event the rebels will have the availability to secure the vault for Nikolai and be paid for their efforts.
APD Prestige Tiers:
Buy the tiers inside the vault, sell at any HQ to activate.
Tier 1 Buffs- $1,000,000
Red gull 2% Cheaper Spike strips 2% cheaper Defib 2% cheaper All weapons and Equipment 2% cheaper Land Vehicles 2% Cheaper Air Vehicles 2% cheaper If no red gull spawn with 5 red gull APD Jet skis/SDVS CMR-76 (UC Cpl+) Tier 2 Buffs-$1,750,000
Red gull 4% cheaper Spikes 4% cheaper Defib 4% cheaper All weapons and Equipment 4% cheaper Land vehicles 3% cheaper Air vehicles 3% cheaper If no blood bag spawn with 3 blood bags Promet MR CPL +UC Lt+ Sawed Offs APD Taru Benches Cpl+ Tier 3 Buffs-$2,500,000
Red gull 6% cheaper Spikes 6% cheaper Vehicle Ammo 6% cheaper Defib 6% cheaper All weapons and Equipment 6% cheaper Land vehicles 4% cheaper Air vehicles 4% cheaper Armored vehicles are 8% cheaper If no spikes spawn with 2 spikes LT+ UC Rpks Stash House Event:

Athira Stash House
With the influx of drugs on the island the Drug Cartel has begun to store some of its illegal drugs at the Athira Stash House, place a diamond tip drill on the garage and you will be able to breach the vault and access the illegal loot inside.30-min cooldown
Civ v. Civ event, payoff is based on number of people online, and in Athira
10-minute timer to breach the vault
Does not count towards federal events
Tobacco:
A new Tobacco field has been planted on the island of Makyrnisi in the middle of Pyrgos Bay.  Go there and gather illegal tobacco leaves for use in crafting cigarettes and cigars.
Gather Tobacco at Tobacco field
Dry the tobacco at the Tobacco Factory
Plane pine planks into paper at the lumber mill
Roll Dried Tobacco and Paper into Cigarettes at the Tobacco Factory
Or gather cocaine and process Dried Tobacco, Unprocessed Cocaine, and Paper into Cigars at the Purification Factory
Sell Cigars at African Warlord, and sell Cigarettes at Drug Dealer
Elite Weapon Crafting:
You can now craft certain high-powered rifles at the black-market production, you need to have the appropriate civilian prestige tier to use the weapons.  Zafir usage on S1 is now dependent upon having Tier 2 unlocked.  If you try and access a Zafir in your house it will drop it on the ground and you will not be able to put it back inside your house.
Zafirs: 125,000, 2 Elite Weapon Semiconductors, 1 Ryzen 5950X and 1 ASUS Dark Hero Mobo
RPG-42: 125,000, 2 Elite Weapon Semiconductors, 1 Ryzen 5950X and 1 Asus Dark Hero Mobo
Spar-16S: 25,000, 2 Elite Weapon Semiconductors, 1 Ryzen 5950X and 1 Asus Dark Hero Mobo
Raspberry-Pi Computer: 1 Ryzen 5950X, 1 Asus Dark Hero Mobo, and 64GB DDR4 Ram
Ammo:
Zaf Boxes: 15,000, 10 Process Uranium, 5 Rubber
RPG-42 Rds: 45000,2 Counterfeit Rolex Watches, 10 Uranium Processed, 5 Rubber
 
Changed/Tweaked:
Improved availability of CPU Cases Changed how # of cops is called at the National HQ Change how SWAT is called for Nat HQ New staff titles Further developed admin event capabilities The oil rig is now re-designed. PC Parts are now easier to get, and illegal. Fixed:
Medic offroad service pricing Virtual crafting bugs A couple culverts blocking the way to sheds. Missing walls at Nat HQ Furniture icons not working. Being able to use Suicide vests while in prison  
Hotfix #1:
Fixed timers on Stash House and Nikolai's Compound National HQ vault being able to be disabled APD being corrupt with the tokens Couple other vars around the event Tripled the # of goldbars spawned in at Nikolai Temporarily removing Spar-16s and RPG-42 crafting (Bipods are spawning in, and RPG auto bans you) These will be re-added don't worry.**You can still buy the RPG-42 at rebel  
Hotfix #2:
Updated StashHouse payments and frequency Added tobacco items to exchange  New weapons able to be put in houses a bunch of back-end fixes 

Our beloved contributor @Fitz has made a patch of his own
 
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Added:
APD National HQ Robbery

With the influx of terrorism on the island the APD Chief of Police has authorized the construction of a new national APD HQ to coordinate operations from.  Unfortunately, due to the lack of labor, the APD is forced to utilize an unfinished building, there is valuable intelligence inside, but the APD does not have clearance to operate from the compound yet.
The compound located Southeast of Kavala is sprawling, however the main offices are protected by an electric fence and AA system.
Requires 8 officers online to start, 11 officers online to access Prestige Vault. Several items are required to breach the compound, each set of security is disabled in a different way. Each step takes 5 minutes to complete, except for the Prestige Vault which takes 7.5 minutes.  You do not need to open the vault in-order to complete the event  Once the rebels have accessed the garage compound via the backdoor of Building 2, a flatbed will spawn in the garage outside full of APD intelligence. Ivan loves some APD intelligence, sell the hard drives at Ivan’s Gas Mart for a nice profit. Items needed for each step (See PC Parts below, not consumed during use) Gate (Ryzen 5950X) Building 1 (RTX 3090 Ti) B1 Roof (3000W PSU) Building 2 (ASUS Dark Hero Mobo) Garage Compound/Backdoor (64GB DDR 4 Ram) **Where the loot spawns Prestige Vault (Gaming Asylum Console) **No $$$ in here Prestige System
There is now an optional prestige system on the island, where very wealthy citizens can invest their hard-earned cash into unlocking additional buffs, weapons, and skills.  Each tier costs $3,000,000 to unlock. You prestige by unlocking the Prestige Vault during an APD National HQ robbery.  Once inside the vault there is an NPC which will allow you to buy a prestige token. This is an un-droppable item.  You then sell the token to the Intel Dealer at Ivans Gas Mart, which will activate a hidden achievement and should notify you that you have achieved “Prestige Tier X” Tiers and buffs are stackable, more tiers/buffs for current tiers will be added in the future. Many of these weapons are being deployed on S2 to test for viability before we explore adding them to S1. Tier 1 Rewards:
CMR-76 Rifle S1/S2 (Civ & Cop CPL+ UC) Katiba GL (Smokes) S1/S2 MX GL (Smokes) S1/S2 TRG GL (Smokes) S1/S2 Fish sell for 9% more Raw timber sells for 2% more Marijuana sells for 2% more Heroin sells for 2% more Tier 2 Rewards:
Zafir S2 (For now, Zafir access on S1 will change to this format in the near future) RPG-42 S1 Spar-16s S2 (for now) Four-5 S1/S2 Cocaine sells for 2% more Uranium sells for 2% more Oysters sell for 4% more Tier 3 Rewards:
M320 LRR S2 Mar-10 S2 Lynx S2 Diamonds sell for 2% more Excavation Items sell for 2% more Purification items sell for 2% more Tier 4 Rewards:
SPMG S2 Navid S2 All previous items get a 5% sale increase Honey
A beekeeper has moved into a free plot of land where the Mental Asylum used to reside north of Kavala.  He has opened his business to all who wish to gather his pollinator friends.
Buy a Queen bee from the Bee Keeper at the Apiary With the Queen in your net, run around the Apiary and worker bees will flock to protect the Queen. If you stop running, they will sting you, and you will have to run out of the Apiary to distract them. Bring the Worker Bees to the Organic Processor by Lakka, where another Bee Keeper will use trade you your bees for Honeycomb.  Honeycomb can be sold to the market. You can process honeycomb, barley, and water, into Mead at the Spirit Distillery, mead can be sold at Wong’s You can process mead into Aged Mead at the Purification Factory, aged mead is sold at Wong’s. Furniture Crafting
You can now bring wood planks and hides to the Carpenter Shop, and make furniture units.  The carpenter can help you make legal furniture.  However, times are tough, if you do not give him exact ingredients, he will keep the excess wood to use in his shop. An evil carpenter has moved into the Black-Market compound, he merged with the Jewelry Fabricator, to found an Illicit Fabricator, dedicated to turning illicit goods into new forms. New Recipes: Picnic Table- 2 Pine planks, 2 Olive Planks (Made at Carpenter) Dinner Chair- 2 Olive Planks 2 Hardwood Planks (Made at Carpenter) Sofa- 2 Hard Wood 2 Dried Wool (Made at Carpenter) Villains Chair -2 Olive planks, 2 Dried Goat Wool (Made at Illicit Fabricator) Cruella’s Bed- 2 Hardwood Planks, 2 Dried Shepard Skin (Made at Illegal Fabricator) Gathering trucks
Lumber Truck (Tempest Ammo) Gathers trees with crazy speeds Gardening Truck (Offroad Services) Gathers Bushes (Barley/Corn/Rye) Hides
·         Hides are made by drying the meats from the Hunting Grounds at the Organic Processor, wools can be sold at the market, Shepard Skin is sold at Wong’s.
PC Parts
PC parts have been reintroduced, these items will be used to hack the APD National HQ, more uses may be introduced in the future.  You craft a console at the Illicit Fabricator at Black Market Productions
Locations:
Mining -PC Cooler Metal Detecting -PC Case Excavation -RAM Federal Reserve -GPU Bank Robbery -Motherboard Gasmart -SSD & PSU Mental Asylum- CPU Console -Crafted at Illicit Fabricator Non-Content Additions:
Markers for houses with shared keys APD LT+ have shotguns whilst UC Additional admin event functionality APD Ghost hawks can be reloaded by COP Wiki Billboard added to circulation Changed/Tweaked:
Ivan and Hugo have upgraded their security Gasmart rewards is tied to # of cops online Antiquities Forges have red zones Craft-able jewels are now counterfeit and can be stored in houses Jewelry fabricator is now illicit fabricator Fixed:
Bug regarding house exploits Bug regarding excavation exploits Bug regarding prison exploits Gasmart SWAT Notification is now accurate Removed:
A bajillion unused icons and items Christmas time  

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
 
Going forward, we are implementing new activity requirements for our APD staff. This is meant to put a balance towards more in-game presence while retaining our current staff amounts.

We will be standardizing additional playtime at 3 hours per one activity instead of the incremental increase as before. Meaning an LT with 5 interviews must do 28 hours, or a SGT with no RA's must do 32 hours etc.

Lieutenant - 
25 hour requirement 6 Interviews 6 other activities Sergeant - (No change)
25 hour requirement 2 Ride Alongs 6 other activities  
Any questions please reach out to a Captain.

personally I love the new rule

Added:
Asylum Casino You can find the casino at the Ghost Hotel. A safezone, but cops can still down you for now. Blackjack (with friends) Play in real time with up to four friends. Your decisions impact other players Below are exact game details for those interested Roulette A Roll style game, also multiplayer. Red and Black payout: 2x Green payout: 10x Halloween Event Jack-o'-lanterns will spawn across the city of Athira during the event. Pick them up for item and money rewards. New Cartel Flags that move based on their percentage Gang Skin subcribers can have their own custom flag. Lethal Predator Honor perk (BH Only) - 15,000 prestige, Access to Lethal Spar-16/MX rounds Rambo title for completing "Rambo" lifetime quest AFD Qilin and skin for Advanced EMT+. Changed/Tweaked:
New Asylum Plus skins as mentioned earlier. Made by Kelly  
New Welcome Screen background by Kelly.  Max Governor Tax 15% -> 10% Fixed some bugs to where gov tax was being paid but not sent to gov account.  In 2023 the average gov made 3.2mil per term (Week).  Vehicle Upgrades Horns $5,000 - $10,000 -> $5,000 Alarms $5,000 -> $2,500 Storage 40 $5,000 -> $2,500 70 $7,500 -> $5,000 100 $10,000 (Unchanged) Tracker $10,000 -> $7,500 Doors $35,000 -> $20,000 Hardened Locks Basic Locks $10,000 -> $3,500 Medium Locks $20,000 -> $8,500 Advanced Locks $30,000 -> $20,000 Replenishing Nitrous 1x $10,000 -> $6,500 2x $25,000 -> $13,500 3x $40,000 -> $27,500 Ifrit Garage Fee (Civ) $3,000 -> $2,500 Medic Pay (per 5min) Base $500 -> $750 Talent 1 $1000 -> $1250 Talent 2 $1500 -> $1700 Max BH Honor Specialties 15 -> 16 Reggie Weed/Stems  Reverted back to old names (Marijuana/Cannabis) Possession of Reggie weed/stems charge also renamed to match Charge Prices Landing within city limits $250 -> $2000 Discharge within city limits $500 -> $2000 Disobeying an order from an officer $500 -> $1000 Fixed:
Possible fix for parachuting sling loaded vehicles teleporting away in the ocean. Paul Bunyan quest description missing what kind of wood. Jewelry active Federal Event check. 0 magnitude earthquake. Removed:
Removed Whiskey, make a compensation request if you had a good amount of whiskey. I retrieved a list of all players having whiskey in their house (+-60) Removed BoomBox. Domination
BW mags $200,000 ->$100,000 Blood money $300,000 -> $130,000 Hotfix #1
Protected the Casino tables from terrorist attacks. Blackjack giving cards to someone who didn't put in a bet. Hotfix #2
Roulette displaying a wrong color order for some people. Adjusted casino banning. Changed Blackjack maximum bet to 50.000 Only natural blackjack pays out 3 to 2. Hotfix #3
Blackjack cash UI not updating after double down. Increased spray cooldown to 5 minutes. Medic qilin emergency lights.  

Effective Immediately
Casino Policy
The Casino will be off limits for on-duty APD officers. However, officers are allowed to go to Casino with legitimate reason, such as: 
Active Visual Pursuit
Rescue a kidnapped officer
Once officers arrive at the casino they may only retrieve the suspects involved. They may not restrain anyone else at the casino, you may only apprehend the suspects involved in the active visual pursuit and the suspects involved in the kidnapping.  
Changed charges
Possession of Reggie Weed -> Possession of Cannabis/Marijuana Disobeying an officer - $500 -> $1000 (Still warn, ticket and jail for 3rd offense.) These charges are now must charge if observed due to increased ticket price
Discharge within city limits - $500 -> $2000 Landing within city limits - $500 ->$2000

Please welcome our newest Senior Admin @Innate.  Please give him time to get used to his role.  Otherwise, feel free to message him non-stop.
Many of you may already know, but there has been some recent drama in Asylum in the last few days.  A fellow admin had chose to take advantage of his powers and abilities to make bad decisions.  This is not what the Asylum Staff represents, and we encourage any one who witnesses any kind of behavior as such to come forward to the Staff Team/Owner if you see anything odd going on.  Our job is to maintain the server and it's integrity.  Many of us have been around for a long time and some of us have been around since the beginning, including myself (Boomer).  We want everyone to continue having a fun time, and to trust the staff team with any questions you may have going forward.
p.s.
In the spirit of Halloween - We are opening moderator applications again!  If you think you have what it takes to be a member of our staff team then feel free to apply.  Keep an eye out in the coming days for the moderator application section to open again.
Best of luck!
 

New APD Training Team/System
Overview
Over the last month Training command and the Captains have been working closely to create a new system that would better help the server and be more beneficial for APD officers. Out of this change we were looking to help fix a few different problems that we have been faced with.
 
It has come to our attention that when trainings take place it negatively affects the main server. We recently made a change to not allow any weekend trainings, now this has helped, but we have been wanting to create a better solution. With this we have decided that it will be best to completely get rid of the separate Training Server and have everything happen on the main server. Now for this to happen there will be some major changes that will occur that I will go more in depth in below.
 
Field Training Officer (FTO)
Field Training Officers otherwise known as FTOs will be the new replacement for Training Officers (TOs) & Mock Certified Officers with a few changes. FTOs will help train officers by conducting Field Training Exercises (FTX) will explain more on that below and also will be conducting Mock Ride Alongs. FTOs can be anyone from the rank of Constable to Lieutenant. All though anyone in these ranks can be FTOs things will work a little different depending on your rank. As such I will break down requirements and abilities below.
FTO Application Requirements: 
Must be 17+ years of age Must have no active points within the APD Be the Rank of Constable+ FTO Entry Process:
Apply through this Link Once accepted by Training Command you will be required to take the FTO Entry test (Old Mock Cert test) If you pass you will be moved to a in game section will you will be required to conduct a FTX with a member of the Training Command. In this FTX you will not have a document to work off of, you will have to take your personal experience and train the member of Command as if they were a new officer. This can be on almost any topic of your choosing from federal events to HQ lockdowns. If you pass this phase you will become a FTO. Note: If you are a ACTIVE Mock Certified Officer point 2 does not apply to you. 
Current TOs will automatically be given FTO but will need to come speak with training command to be familiarized on the new processes.
Any SGT+ who is wanting to become a FTO must still apply through the link but they will not be required to take the FTO entry test. Also activity requirements for SGT+ FTOs will work completely different (Explained below).
 
FTO Activity Requirements:
Constable/Corporal FTOs - You will be required to complete one FTO activity each month. This includes either a Mock ride along or a FTX. This is subject to change at anytime depending on the amount of activities possible. Even though officers are only required one activity the officers who go up and beyond will be looked at closer for promotions in the APD.  
SGT+ FTOs - SGT+ FTOs will only be able to conduct FTX and not be allowed to do Mock Ride alongs. SGT+ will not have a monthly requirement to meet but if you have not completed a FTX in the last 2 months you are subject to retraining on the process by Training Command. A benefit for SGT+ completing a FTX will be that you will be able to count it as one of your monthly APD staff activities. Any SGT+ that has not completed a FTX in the last 4 months will be removed.
 
FTO Incentives:
Corporal/Constable - We are currently in the process of getting perks for FTOs but they are currently awaiting approval/development. 
SGT+ - As listed above SGT+ FTOs will have the ability to count a FTX as one of there monthly APD Staff activity Requirements. Other then this SGT+ perks will be limited to there not being a monthly requirement. 
 
Field Training Exercises (FTX)
A FTX is gonna be very similar to the current training just modified to help fit into the main server. FTXs will be used to help train officers on different task and situations the APD runs into. This will include things like Federal Events, HQ Lockdowns, Pursuits and many more. A FTX will be hosted in game by a FTO an can include anywhere from just one officer and the FTO or up to all officers on duty. An average FTX should last roughly anywhere from 15-20 minutes. In these the FTO will use the document they are provided to help give the officer(s) information on the current training, they will also show the officer in game. These new ways of training will be more focused on information and showing officers in game on the main server how it will work and this will hopefully help with how beneficial the trainings are since people will not have a requirement to attend these (More on this will be posted by Captains at a later time).  FTX will also be handled the same as mock ride alongs in the sense that if a federal events pops off you must stop where you are and attend the federal events. Afterwards you may pick up where you left off. 
Mock Cert/Mock Ride Alongs
There wont be much changing with theses so I will keep it short and sweet. As I stated above the Mock Cert Program will be abolished as FTO will take its place. The requirements for someone to obtain the ability to do mock ride alongs is still the same to ensure we keep the same quality of officers. Mock Ride alongs will work the exact same as before but will obviously just be done by a FTO instead of a Mock Certified Officer. A benefit for cadets now is if they pass a mock ride along a day will be reduced off of there cadet week.
SWAT
Im sure that some of you may be wondering what the future looks like for SWAT since they wont be using the training server. I will only really touch on one thing and I will leave the rest for the SWAT Team to explain. SWAT TOs are now known as SWAT Command, they will also be moving to the main server with there processes. If they have not already made a post by the time this goes up they will make one soon explaining it all.

FTO Application
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FTO Application Requirements
- Must be 17+ years of age
- No Active Points
- Be the rank of Constable+
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FTO Application Process
Apply through this Link (Google Forum) Once accepted by Training Command you will be required to take the FTO Entry test (Old Mock Cert test) If you pass you will be moved to a in game section will you will be required to conduct a FTX with a member of the Training Command. In this FTX you will not have a document to work off of, you will have to take your personal experience and train the member of Command as if they were a new officer. This can be on almost any topic of your choosing from federal events to HQ lockdowns. If you pass this phase you will become a FTO. Note: If you are a ACTIVE Mock Certified Officer point 2 does not apply to you. 
Current TOs will automatically be given FTO but will need to come speak with training command to be familiarized on the new processes.
Any SGT+ who is wanting to become a FTO must still apply through the link but they will not be required to take the FTO entry test. Also activity requirements for SGT+ FTOs will work completely different (Explained below).
Training Command will contact you through private messages on the forums or through discord. Please keep a eye out for a response.
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FTO Activity Requirements
Constable/Corporal FTOs - You will be required to complete one FTO activity each month. This includes either a Mock ride along or a FTX. This is subject to change at anytime depending on the amount of activities possible. Even though officers are only required one activity the officers who go up and beyond will be looked at closer for promotions in the APD.  
SGT+ FTOs - SGT+ FTOs will only be able to conduct FTX and not be allowed to do Mock Ride alongs. SGT+ will not have a monthly requirement to meet but if you have not completed a FTX in the last 2 months you are subject to retraining on the process by Training Command. A benefit for SGT+ completing a FTX will be that you will be able to count it as one of your monthly APD staff activities. Any SGT+ that has not completed a FTX in the last 4 months will be removed.
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FTO Incentives
Corporal/Constable - Rewards are based off of attendance and will be calculated as follows: Prestige: 2500 base, 500 per person with a max reward of 5,000. Money: $20,000 base, $8,000 per person with a max reward of $60,000.
SGT+ - As listed above SGT+ FTOs will have the ability to count a FTX as one of there monthly APD Staff activity Requirements. Other then this SGT+ perks will be limited to there not being a monthly requirement. Payouts are still available same as above.

Everyone please welcome @HunterB into the rank of senior admin
 
and congratulations to our newest support team member
@william
 
Thank you
- Asylum Staff

Appreciate your feedback but you are heavily over-estimating the amount of money cops made off these charges. if you assume EVERY SINGLE charge for these were sent to jail with 30% bonus from profiteer (Which I can tell you a vast majority were issued either. reduced tickets, Pardons,  charges dropped (and in some cases player removed for corruption). Or sent and didn't have profiteer, 

For the last year total-
Money Laundering (1526) - $7,630,000
Weapons Trafficking - (1318) $1,318,000
Possession of Gold bars (664) - $9,960,000
Total with Profiteer3 $24,580,400

So AT MOST 2mil/month avg or 66k~ a day. -Again you are not even close to this given Reduced tickets/pardons/BH sniping the bounty/Dropped charges

I can tell you we are giving out way more than that in police additional pay each and every single day now.
Captains alone (4 guys) play on average 20 hours a month
So 500(Pay) x 12 (Cheques an hour) x 20 (Hours a month) x 4 (Captains)x 12 months = 5,760,000/yr

Not to mention to compensate the lower downs losing out on a bit of that money. (That money is often "Earned" by higher ups as they are the ones taking risk/pulling armor to even have those charges applied in the first place). Is compensated by the increased payout on illegal items, Profiteer changes. And the fact profiteer stacks with these buffs to seize prices. Also your STILL charging them with possession of XYZ (Notes/Gold/Remains) which went up in price + stacks with profiteer again.

Cops. Make. More. Money.

++Simplified guidebook is just better for everyone
++Civs spend less time in jail
 

Effective Immediately
The Following Charges are NO LONGER STACKABLE
Weapon Trafficking - Now a $5,000 charge
This charge is applied when an Individual is in possession of 3 or more weapons that exceed the limit of Personal Use.
Possession of Federal Reserve Gold (Gold Bars) - Now a $15,000 charge
This charge is applied when an individual is in possession of gold bars
Money Laundering- Now a $10,000 charge
This charge is applied when an individual is in the possession of Banded Bank Notes
Policy regarding event vehicles
Any legal server spawned vehicle will have the following policy in place.
Shipping, Evidence, Mental, Jewelry vehicles are all standardized to
1 minute all clear to seize, or 3 minute APD control to drive to the nearest HQ.
Any Illegal server spawned vehicle will have the following policy in place.
Example - Jewelry/Shipping Minigun Quillin -
1 minute all clear to seize, or 3 minute APD control for an LT+ to drive to the nearest HQ.
APD VEHICLE Update 
The Marid has been replaced with the Marshal. The Marshal will follow all previous policy of the Marid.
CPL+  can Utilize the APD Rhib Boat which can be Purchased at Boat Shop (This falls under standard vehicle use policy)

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Most of the Devs have been quite busy as of late. Lots of things have happened in the background such as migrating everything to a new server. Our infrastructure has greatly improved. You may notice some unlisted changes as we continue to tweak them (Ping kicks).
Mostly a QOL/Server maintenance Patch this month. 
Added:
Bright Night Select night brightness via settings slider! Sheds Broken down sheds on the map have been repaired to full working order. (36 Total) We will be slowly introducing these new sheds via Give-Away (Join our discord), Asylum forum auction and random market seeding This is being done this way to ensure equal opportunity for shed ownership and as to not crash the shed market.  Owning sheds is now limited to 2 sheds. If you currently own more than 2 sheds you have until the 1st of November 2023 to sell sheds until you reach the 2 shed cap, after this date we will sell them for you until you reach the 2 shed cap. CCTV Security Camera's 50+ Camera's have been placed around the map and are accessible by scroll wheeling on any screen with the camera icon. Activatable by all factions Provide live feed in stunning 240p (or less) Note: PIP must be enabled in your client settings, Arma only allows a maximum of 6 PIP screens at anytime. @goyneyfor icon Ranked Based Pay (APD)
The APD is a profitable faction, but it's the higher-ups who primarily carry the risk and bear the heaviest costs. These adjustments are aimed at helping to balance out those expenses. We're also taking this opportunity to get rid of most of the stackable charges. In the past, being caught with gold bars or banded notes almost always meant serving time in prison. These changes give you the choice to either pay the charges or find ways to realistically RP the charges down to a payable leve. APD has undergone a financial restructure APD SGT/LT of the month cash reward removed (See APD policy update) No longer stackable charges (See APD policy update) Money Laundering $5,000 -> $10,000 Weapons Trafficking $1,000 -> $5,000  Possession of Reserve Gold $15,000 (unchanged) APD pay (per 5 min) Cadet  $500 -> $350 Constable $500  ->  $500 Corporal $500 -> $650 SGT $500 -> $800 LT/Captain $500 -> $1000 New Mobile HQ Layout - Thanks to @Hubschrauber for the help Mobile HQ Cost $40,000 -> $25,000 Default mobile HQ now has vehicle spawn. Prestige Upgrades as follow Default/Unlock Mobile HQ 40,000 -> 15,000 Prestige Lvl1: Adds Air Garage 75,000 -> 30,000 Prestige Lvl2: Adds Gates/Guard Shacks + Enhances walls with barbed wire. 45,000 -> 30,000 Prestige Lvl3: Adds two towers. 25,000 Prestige Are you an APD officer about to make a post? Keep reading!
Pick up animation New animation for picking up virtual items while prone. (You stay prone instead of exposing yourself) Painkillers Painkillers remove the fatigue after you have been revived Painkilllers DO NOT remove any revive cooldowns Health regen 1% of dmg healed every 5s -> 12s Illegal marker around Drug dealer/Wong's (30m) (See Rule update) CMR + Ammo can now be found in airdrops. Cadets now only count as half (0.5) when calculating officers required for federal event to start. Caesar BTT (Racing) is now available in the air shop Added Rhib to APD (Cpl+) AK-12U Arid/Lush
Changed:
Seize Prices
Hey you made it! Gold Bars $3,000 -> $5,000 Patient Remains $5,000 -> $8,000 Hope Jewel $3,000 -> $5,000 Unprocessed Cocaine $150 -> $175 Crank $450 -> $500 Raw Dog Meat $250 -> $400 Cooked Dog Meat $250 -> $500 Ephedra Plant $100 -> $150 LSD Pill $150 -> $175 Purified LSD Sheet $150 -> $450 Golden Wax $300 -> $500 Meth $400 -> $550 PCP Powder $150 -> $175 PCP Pill $200 -> $300 PCP Sheet $150 -> $450 Homebrew moonshine $100 -> $200 White Lightning $100 -> $550 Profiteer (APD talent line)
Keep Going! No Profiteer talents Money/prestige earned on arrest (Percentage of bounty) 65% -> 75% Profiteer 1 Now applies to seized vehicles (Ifrit/50cal ect.) 10% bonus Money/prestige earned on arrest (Percentage of bounty) 75% -> 80% 10% Bonus on seized illegal items (Unchanged) Profiteer 2 Now applies to seized vehicles (Ifrit/50cal ect.) 20% bonus Money/prestige earned on arrest (Percentage of bounty) 85% -> 90% 20% Bonus on seized illegal items (Unchanged) Profiteer 3 Now applies to seized vehicles (Ifrit/50cal ect.) 30% bonus 30% Bonus on seized illegal items (Unchanged) Cop to Civ Ratio logic Cleaned up to be easier to understand. TLDR: 7 cops allowed at anytime. After 25civs log in cops need to maintain 3.5:1 Ratio or better.  Graph visualizing the change Ammo Prices  Car-98 100Rnd mags $750 -> $1750 Spar-16 150Rnd mags $750 -> $1750 Refill Price on above $300 -> $500 Vehicle Mods Shield and Scope for the Offroad Armed (50 cal) is now a vehicle modification. I/V Global Elite (Cop cpl+) (Blood-bag while prone) 80,000 -> 65,000 Prestige Gang Boat will now target APD Helicopters Max House listing $4,999,999 -> $9,999,999 Reduced Gang Fortress house spawn prevention for active participants from 5000m -> 2000m Holding Cage to HW Patrol AFD can attend jury duty All DP Missions give 30% more pay. Governor candidate 30 day check. Custom Hexes/On screen kill notifications enabled by default  Existing players keep their existing settings (Apparently that's not obvious?)  Marid Swapped for Marshall Fixed:
APD Officers using banded notes instead of seizing them Mobile HQ being placed too close to Jewelry  Give Ticket bug using interaction menu. Civs now actually pay after a medic repairs their home.  Gathering while being downed. No longer stuck in jail if bounty is negative value. Putting Crank/Moonshine lab underwater or pushing it into zones. Put in vehicle action on aircraft carrier. Moved Mental Asylum bomb as to not block gate. Always being able to unflip vehicle from interaction menu. AFD Quests Removed:
Some unused code Some map objects who wouldn't behave  Some unused Map folders DOMINATION:
Removed weapon smokes from the shop. Removed AK-12/AK-12U Hotfix #1
Mobile HQ Gates not opening  Gang boat Air-defense not shooting down cops Firefighters not being able to pull out the firetruck (Too many firetrucks out already) Some sheds who think they should be for sale but are owned Fixed some titles (Lower case The/Of) @Ruffian Hotfix #2
Fixed RHIB cost Fixed login bonus grenade not being given. Fixed create gang not enough money message. Fixed vehicle mod skin change for cops. Fixed opening wanted menu on respawn screen. Fixed CMR mags not being able to be stored. Fixed titles & colors. Gang Skin system fixes. Hotfix #3
Added the new balaclavas (7),  bandannas (11) and caps (2) for Asylum Plus

Currently the development team is looking for some additional help. We are looking specifically for SQF Developers.
SQF Developers
Primary focus: Implementing new content & features Adding QoL improvements Bug fixes  
Position Requirements
General
Must be at least 18 years old at time of applying. Must be in a good standing, known, active within the community. Must have work examples or proof of knowledge for the position you are applying for. Must have the ability to understand the impact of new features on the entire server before adding them. Must not be completely brain-dead and have the ability to comprehend given tasks and ask semi-intelligent questions if help is required with your task. If I can find the answer on Google in 5 seconds... it's a stupid question Ability to use TeamSpeak as primary method of communication and Discord as a secondary. Ability to self improve based off of constructive criticism. SQF Developer
Adequate knowledge of: SQF Eden Editor GUI Altis Life framework At least some knowledge of version control systems such as git. Thick skin.  
Apply Here -> Select Dev/Design Application

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
We will now grant ACTIVE seated captains the authority to take unconventional measures when dealing with heinous individuals/groups who consistently violate/disrupt the community. Captains will be allowed to exercise discretion/alternative methods outside of the guidebook to address misconduct ensuring a more effective/immediate response.
This is meant to encourage Captains to create an environment where lower-ranking officers can actively participate in an enjoyable experience. 
Captains will still be bound to the guidebook on these sections with zero leniency. 
Marid/Ghosthawk House Raiding Cartel Raiding Professionalism  
Captains actions can be subject to review via SAs for severe cases of misconduct and will be handled on a case by case basis.

Please welcome @Djmon to the rank of Captain! Please give him a little time to adjust to his new position.

 
 

The Event Team is looking to see if there is any interest in Gang Skins.
The number of gangs allowed to have skins will be LIMITED.
There will be a selection process decided upon by the SAs to pick what gangs get the slots.
 
Details:
-Vehicle Skins
-Clothing Skins (Uniform/Backpack)
-Initial purchase price for design and implementation
-Cheaper reoccurring monthly fee
-Monthly fee must be paid to keep slot and if unpaid the slot would open up to selection for a new gang
 
Let us know what you think below.

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You guys have been asking so I had to provide 🙂

I don't think enough checkpoints are manned to justify a separate channel for it

Added:
**Intentional Harboring of a cheater in your group or gang will not be tolerated and you will also be banned when caught if the evidence finds you guilty**
Any gang/group caught inviting/grouping/harboring/playing with a cheater will be banned.
This means anyone in the gang/group with a cheater will be banned per below.
You MUST be mindful of who you allow to play with your gang/group.
All Senior Admin's approval (100%) will be required to make an exception/unbanning from this rule.
 
The Gang/Group Member Ban (GMB) length will be as follows for each member if member is to be found guilty:
Initial Ban: 30 days
Second Ban: 60 days
Final Ban: 180 days (Every ban beyond this will be subject to review and increased)
These bans are applicable to the entire gang/group but stack individually for each member.
 
Information DIRECTLY leading to the ban of a cheater will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000,000 and up to $5,000,000 (Pending SA approval and discretion)