Fellow officers,

The release of The Nightshift with Friends Update sparked a new wave of interest and excitement inside the community. In the last two weeks, we loved every second of seeing you roaming around Brighton as a duo.

Of course, the next update - The Operation Anti-Drug Update - is not far off and we can't wait to ship it to you soon! Just to tease you even more, we want to share a few details with you regarding the next beta, all content, and our next steps!

So, when will the beta start?

Right now we're aiming for the release of the beta for The Operation Anti-Drug Update on October 12th. Yes, this might sound a lot later than some of you probably anticipated - as this also means that the full release will most likely happen a bit later as well. We're currently aiming for November 2nd but will keep you up-to-date should anything change in the meantime :)

Just FYI: This update will be a lot bigger compared to those in the past, so please prepare for increased download size. In addition, we want you to know that the localization for most of the new content in this update is only done in text and voice-overs are currently missing.

What will be in the update?

Oh man, it's a lot.

A new district



A third district will enrich the city of Brighton even further: Welcome to Brickston, the oldest district in the entire city - consisting of the neighborhoods of Sharnwick, Nelson Hill, Brianna, Wilcox, and Bannock. The iconic red brick houses are still considered a unique sight to see as history truly comes alive in this district. The street scene is characterized by a large number of narrow one-way streets while also housing the Brighton Hospital.

Greater, better, faster



In addition, we're introducing the Panther Z, a new car waiting for you in the parking lot. Choose your vehicle and go on car patrol, officer. While we're talking about mobility: We've expanded the player character animation system, making it more robust, dynamic, and responsive. Player movements should feel better now. Welcome to what we call Advanced Locomotion!

New violations



Oh, we're also adding some new violations to the game. First, some nasty people are putting graffiti all over the map. Poor houses. Second, some careless drivers started to block bus stops. Third, drug dealers are now present in the area and must be caught.

Bugfixing



But our main priority with this update is bugfixing, bugfixing, bugfixing. We are trying to work on as many bugs as we can of which you reported a bunch of. Thank you so much for that! I can already promise you that the patch notes will probably be as large as the entire Wikipedia…

Your wishes, our duty



Your voices have been heard: Suspects will now be handcuffed from the back. Last but not least, we're adding more alleys to allow better traversing on both car and foot patrol! Yes, we have a first teaser for that ready - take a look at the image below!

What's next?

After the release of The Operation Anti-Drug Update, we'll start working on The Keys-To-The-City Update! With it, we'll bring the highly anticipated free roam, new violations, and some QOL changes.

We'll share some more details in the future as some of them are still subject to change!

Just saying: Use your voice and cast your vote for all features you want to see in the future! Join our official Trello!

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