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:

Gameplay & Missions

• 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.
  

Performance & Stability

• 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.

Environment & World

• 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.
  
  

Vehicles & Traffic

• 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.
  
  

Tools, Weapons & Combat

• 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 & AI

• 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.
  
  

UI & Controls

• 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.