6.6.1
Aging barrels are now required for aging alcohol, as was intended.
Adding storage containers to houses should no longer cause them to "stack" on each other if you have an aging barrel.
The police are no longer interested in buying your vehicle ammo.
Added a new menu option at the distillery to see alcohol recipes.
Adjusted sale prices of whiskey to match original plans.
Added two new talents for bounty hunters to improve tracking radius.
Animal hunting/tracking talents have been adjusted to be more powerful, while also making base-level tracking available to all without a talent.
Increased base price of processed cocaine and heroin.
Completely rebuilt the hunting and skinning system. Now uses real animal AI and there are more animals to find.
Cooked animal meat is now more valuable.
Holstering your weapon will no longer add an action menu option to unholster, and instead will simply use the toggle button.
Long stone houses which would previously only accept 1 crate/barrel can now properly accept 3.
Speeding cameras will no longer break contrast settings.
The government of Altis will now pay for the healing of all prisoner's broken limbs and such.
Civilians will no longer get that annoying popup window when first connecting to the servers.
Aging barrels received a massive max weight increase. They'll now hold 201, up from 200.
Time progression for day/night cycle sped up a lot (3x).
Not a terrible idea.
But instead, how about the person doesn't show up on the wanted list, but if you search the keys of the vehicle it would say that he has x amount in speeding tickets.
Haha why am I not suprised you like the road cones Laban
About the checkpoint, the reason they are at their current state is so they won't be too fortified and OP either for rebels or cops, so I like it, but I also like the current checkpoints condition.
In an effort to improve the opinion of the APD that a lot of civs have I thought I would make a post on ways, in my opinion, to improve the relationship between the police force and the civilians. Nothing I say in this post is law, nothing is "calling anybody out", and I am not saying these things are the only ways to interact with civilians. Feel free to add anything to this, either things you do or your thoughts on the post. Ideas will be broken up into the key subject in bold and an explanation beneath it. For those of you that just want to get to the point you can skip the next paragraph.
To explain what I mean by the opinion of the APD I will break it down. Civilians often feel the APD is just there to issue tickets and that we do not really care about them or their well-being. The job of a police officer is not just to catch criminals but also to help the population. The police force is a main piece of the server that will in a large part determine how popular it is. If all we were here to do is issue tickets then the developers would have just made ticket amounts come directly out of the persons account or send them to jail if they could not pay it. The police force is here to battle the gangs, protect the civilians from the gangs and each other, provide balance on the server to keep it from turning into chaos, and to allow the people of the island to feel a certain degree of safety and even importance. The reason I say importance is because without the civilians Asylum would be no more. I feel the importance is an issue we need to step up our game on. With that being said, on with the post.
Respond to 911 calls.
Civilians send 911 calls for a reason, they expect a response. Always try to respond to a 911 call with a text telling them if you can or can not respond. Often times if all officers are busy I will send the person a text telling them we are not able to respond at the moment due to this reason but we will try to respond as soon as we can. If it takes very long I will even send them another message telling them we have not forgotten their call. If you notice another officer is near the call alert the officer to it, tell them the call that just came in is near them and see if they can respond to it and then notify the civilian.
If a civilian is stuck somewhere and messages the police for a ride always try to help them out, even if it means pulling a helicopter.
Engage in RP with civs in your area.
Often times if I get out of my car in a city when I am not in a pursuit I will immediately ask the surround civs how their day is going, this will always lead to more conversation. Avoiding conversation with civs makes them feel like you don't care about them. If you are talking to someone and you need to leave for something tell them you would stay and chat but your assistance is needed elsewhere. Another great way I have found to gain some respect from civilians is to ask them if they think the APD is doing a good job, how the force could improve, and if they feel safe. I tell them their opinions will not be held against them in any way and it is shocking how many people will actually be serious about it and tell me what they think.
Always give civilians a chance to explain their actions.
It is tempting to be strict with someone when they have done something against you but try not to. If someone is being rude try to rp with them why they are in such a bad mood and that you are just trying to do your job and keep the island safe. If they are violent with officers ask them why. It is almost always possible to get someone that is being uncooperative to turn their attitude around. *Here is another post I made with a tip to do that
Remember someones ticket should be reduced just for not making you chase them. If you ask someone to stop or siren and they do then go easy on them. I am not saying do not try to rp, always try to rp.
Even if someone has a 300k bounty always allow them the chance to explain their actions. I know a lot of gang members don't bother trying to rp because in the past they have rped a story for 20 mins just to have their 200k ticket dropped to 100k which they still wont pay. If you really think their story is not going anywhere try to avoid letting them waste a bunch of their time but do it in a respectful way. But otherwise give them a chance to explain themselves.
Do not restrain a civilian as soon as you start talking to them.
I have heard a lot of civilians complain that as soon as an officer walks up to them and says sir you are wanted the officer restrains them. If the person is being cooperative and did not try to run from you there is no reason to restrain them until you need to issue them a ticket or search them (I normally do not search unless i caught them breaking a law). If I need to restrain someone to do something when they are being cooperative I always warn them first that I need to do so for this reason.
If someone is turning themself in and combat breaks out for an unrelated reason unrestrain them somewhere safe. This way if all officers die the person is not stranded there handcuffed. Remember a person in handcuffs is unable to use their phone. You can always meet up with them after the combat has been resolved.
Do not hold grudges against gangs.
Gangs are a necessary part of the game. As a police officer you signed up for combat and to deal with general trollery. If a gang starts seeming hostile with cops it is probably a sign they do not feel they are being treated fairly. Always try to explain to people the reason why they are restrained, being issued a ticket, or receiving any other sort of punishment.
Always try to get people processed as soon as you can.
Nobody likes to just be standing around waiting to be ticketed or sent to jail. The longer a person waits the more aggravated they will be. If somebody does have to wait a while explain to them why. Remember they are playing this game for enjoyment so their time has to be somewhat valuable to you.
Try to explain the severity of their crimes in an RP way.
This is a topic to have fun with. If you catch someone robbing a gas station ask them why are they taking money from this family owned business. If they are speeding ask them if they realize they are endangering the lives of not only themselves but also the plant life, wildlife and other residents of the island. If they murdered someone ask if they ever considered the persons family and that now you will have to notify the victims wife that her husband won't be coming home. The possibilities are endless.
Make people think that their time is valuable to you.
Do not keep someone in a situation they do not enjoy for any longer than you can help. Try not to keep people waiting any longer than you can help. If somebody has been kept waiting for an extended period of time don't be afraid to take some money off their ticket for their patience.
If I ever make a mistake I try to compensate the person for it. Just the other night I accidentally took a player's drivers license so I paid for it and gave him extra for his time to have to go get another. In some cases the persons time to replace something can be more valuable than the items lost.
These are just some things I do. I am not saying everyone has to do it, I am just making people aware. A good experience today plants the seed for a good experience tomorrow. Remember the civilians can make our job fun and they can also make it miserable. I believe a good standing with the civilians will make the game more enjoyable for everybody. And I really believe the reason the APD was put in this game was to keep the game enjoyable for everyone (to a point). So this is the end of my long post. I hope some people get some inspiration out of it and I hope it in some way helps the servers. Thank you anyone who took the time to read this. Feel free to leave other tips you might have or questions in the comments.
And some Corporals, SGTs, LTs... BOOOOOM. Seriously though, i feel like career cops sometimes forget what it is like as a civ, something so simple as restraining a civ right on contact can be a turn off. Live on the EGDEEE.
This is a solid post right here sir! +1 APPROVED BY SNEAKY.
I also run the 6300 from AMD. Worst choice I could of made for a PC i planned on playing ARMA on mainly. Live and learn I guess. You get what you pay for and the i7 is the best you can get for any game out there.
To add on that, ACO Sights do not save on cop at all, you lose them 100%.
Bugs I noticed(will update):
if a vehicle saves through a restart and then impounded by a cop, most of the times it will be gone out of your garage.
Super annoying one: speeding ruins the contrast update, it is not fixed and still very annoying.
Possession of illegal firearm ticket got messed up and now charges more then it is supposed to, currently 3500$.
When getting revived some times the game is thinking you are restrained and you are unable to abort.
Enhancement:
As was suggested, add a confirmation menu for parole.
@Zelthius by the way, you are able to Pre-order it off Bohemia's website if you want to, its quite expensive... https://store.bistudio.com/products/arma3-apex
Hey Guys, I have noticed Anders's old Key binding guide is gone, might as well re-post it.
The following is a list of the existing Use Action Keys that could make playing the game much easier for you.
Use Action 1 - Open Player Menu.
Use Action 2 - Pickup Nearby items.
Use Action 3 - Open Virtual Inventory.
Use Action 5 - Lieutenants Secret feature(Extra car lights)
Use Action 6 - Siren Type(Officers)
Use Action 7 - Siren Mode(Officers)
Use Action 8 - Speed Radar(Officers)
Use Action 9 - Use spike strips.
Use Action 10 - Earbuds(Volume change between 20% - 100%, does not effect Voices that much).
Use Action 11 - Consume Red Gulls.
How to reach the Use Action key bindings menu:
Configure > Controls > SHOW: Custom Controls(Scroll down).
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