Police Chase Simulator

Devlog

• Polish (v0.0.34)
  October 07, 2023 by GameSalutes

  This release includes improved visual effects and sounds and minor performance fixes. Barricade smashes include dust particles from the point of concrete break as well as a new sound effect. Smashing... Continue reading

  
• Maintenance Release (v0.0.33)
  September 06, 2023 by GameSalutes

  This release includes bug fixes and performance improvements Turn off vehicle deformation on quality settings lower than "High" Reduce errant smoke trails from tire skids Further reduce memory leaked... Continue reading
• Optimizing AI in v0.0.32
  August 17, 2023 by GameSalutes

  In my last release I optimized the traffic AI to shave off about 1ms of game thread time on my dev machine. From the stat counters I added in my AI services and spline classes, it was clear that the t... Continue reading
• Bug Fixes and Optimizations (v0.0.32)
  August 17, 2023 by GameSalutes

  In this release, AI bug fixes and performance optimizations were completed. Optimized vehicle deformation memory usage. Improved reliability of vehicle explosions showing in player field of view. Avoi... Continue reading
• Crash Damage Modeling! (v0.0.31)
  July 26, 2023 by GameSalutes#release

  This update includes basic damage modeling on vehicles, bug fixes, and performance enhancements Added damage modeling on player and traffic vehicles courtesy of the Insta Deform Component from Unreal... Continue reading
• Bug Fixes and Engine Upgrade (v0.0.30)
  July 15, 2023 by GameSalutes#release

  This update includes bug fixes, refinements to the previous road blocks release, and an Unreal Engine upgrade from 5.1 to 5.2. Fixed traffic vehicles often flying into curbs and buildings when attempt... Continue reading
• Deep Dive on the Road Blocks Feature
  July 09, 2023 by GameSalutes#technical

  This is a technical deep dive of the recently released v0.0.29 road blocks feature . v0.0.30 which will be a bug fix and minor enhancement to the road block feature is due out later this month. Inspir... Continue reading

  
• Destructible Road Blocks! (v0.0.29)
  June 24, 2023 by GameSalutes#release

  This update includes a new gameplay mechanic where police will try to stop you with concrete barricades on the road as the chase escalates. These barricades are destructible but you take damage when a... Continue reading
• Update with destructible police barricades coming soon!
  May 31, 2023 by GameSalutes

  Took a two week break from the project to participate in the GameDev.TV 2023 Game Jam . This was a lot of fun, and you can see my submission for that Krumbles the Cookie But now back on development of... Continue reading
• Police will find you! (v0.0.28)
  May 03, 2023 by GameSalutes#release

  This update includes more improvements to the Police AI. Police now split up to cover more ground when searching for you after you initially evade them. Hiding out near the goal is no longer as effect... Continue reading
• 2023 Q2 Roadmap
  April 15, 2023 by GameSalutes#roadmap

  For this next milestone, the focus will be on adding some more police mechanics, experimenting with damage modeling, rounding out the current game mode, and starting to improve the player on-boarding... Continue reading
• Knockback explosions and fixes (0.0.27)
  April 13, 2023 by GameSalutes#release

  This update includes a cool knock-back effect on vehicles from explosions and propels objects around in world near it. Difficulty was re-balanced for police presence and additional fixes to police and... Continue reading
• Debugging Tips for Unreal Engine
  April 05, 2023 by GameSalutes#technical

  Debugging Tips for Unreal Summary There are a variety of methods that can be taken to aid in debugging an Unreal project. Unlike other traditional systems, games are realtime systems and this presents... Continue reading
• Version 0.0.26 Released!
  March 20, 2023 by GameSalutes

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  This update includes a massive update to the police following AI! The police are much harder to shake now when chasing and navigate MUCH better on the road. Maybe the game is too hard now? Give it a t... Continue reading
• Massive Police AI Update coming soon!
  March 12, 2023 by GameSalutes

  Just wanted to post an update that a new build will be coming soon with updates to the Police AI! Hard at work improving police chase behavior for a March update. Updates include: Improved turn naviga... Continue reading
• Version 0.0.25 Released!
  February 12, 2023 by GameSalutes

  This update continues to focus on the AI of the game. This time we shift focus back to the traffic NPCs. Summary Traffic are more aware of vehicles around them and adjust speed accordingly Fixed traff... Continue reading
• Version 0.0.24 Released
  January 20, 2023 by GameSalutes

  This update continues to focus on the vehicle AI. In this release I focused on the police AI. The police AI is at the core of the game. To simulate the thrill of the chase, we need to have police AI t... Continue reading
• Version 0.0.23 Released!
  January 06, 2023 by GameSalutes

  New version of the game released. This update focuses on sound effects adding menu hover, confirm, and cancel sounds to the main menu, options menu, and pause menu. It also adds a sound effect when co... Continue reading