EmergeNYC
0.9.5L is live on testing branch (Lots of bug fixes)
0.9.5L
Fixed issues with cameras interacting with vehicle triggers causing it to zoom in super close
Fixed putting stretcher with patient into ambulance in Montgomery County causing the ambulance to fly into the air
Fixed AI ladder placement not working properly after last patch
Fixed radial menu options not showing on patient after dropping them
Fixed not being able to look around in first person while driving a vehicle if you don’t press 1
Fixed terrain clipping through road in Montgomery County
Fixed misplaced icon for EMS call in Diner in Montgomery County
Fixed nozzle being pointed at a weird angle when taking control of an AI nozzle man
Removed laundromat calls in Montgomery County for building that is no longer there
Fixed backboard and stokes basket not leaving your hands after placing the patient on the backboard
Fixed Patient floating in air after putting them on a backboard
Fixed hydrants in the road on Montgomery County
Fixed trees inside of buildings in Montgomery County
Fixed a street corner where 111 and Rescue 2 would get stuck
0.9.5K Hotfix live on staging branch (Bug Fixes)
Fixed Montgomery County firefighter being pushed around by invisible collisions when spawned
Fixed some items not leaving your hand when returning them to the trucks
Fixed some calls breaking the emergency system not letting you clear the call
Fixed radial menu options for the patients not showing after carrying them or putting them on stretcher
0.9.5J is live on Staging Branch (More bug fixes & Improvements)
0.9.5J
Fixed the return portable ladder button causing the AI to return it then pickup another ladder
Added option to toggle pump status with AI (Hover mouse near pump panel with an AI selected and right click)
Fixed Engine 227 member spawn points so they don't trap you in the rear of the firehouse if you take over one of them
Fixed being able to rectangular select your character if you take control of an AI
Fixed the ladder climb cursor icon still showing after giving the climb command
When AI grabs an item from the truck now it wont disable the object
Fixed pressing Shift + P pausing the game (Some people would be sprinting and press P to turn on a hydrant and it would “freeze” their game)
Fixed taking over police AI causing the ai to die on spawn
Fixed AI Firefighters being able to push around the ladder trucks while the outriggers are going down
Fixed Montgomery County Sheriff first person driving camera position
Fixed some instances of units not auto responding
Fixed truck abruptly stomping when driving a unit that is assigned to auto respond
Fixed some invisible triggers blocking the mouse raycast to select vehicles with the mouse click
Re added the tower ladder spray button
Fixed Ladders not turning properly after using their outriggers
0.9.5I live on testing branch (More bug fixes)
Optimized and readded option to left click ai characters to select them
Fixed selecting characters breaking randomly or after restarting from main menu
Fixed AI pushing player and getting too close when told to follow the player
Fixed AI walking in place behind trucks when spawning
0.9.5H live on Staging Branch! (Bug fixes)
Fixed not being able to use the control settings in Manhattan, Montgomery County, and the Fire Academy
Fixed AI not pumping water on many of the engines
Fixed doors on the Medic in MC materials being different
Fixed Manhattan minimap being upside down when enlarged
Fixed the Division 4 mesh missing
Fixed water material breaking sometimes when spraying water with the hose
Fixed Subway environment not loading when entering the area
0.9.5F is Live on the testing branch! (More fixes & Improvements)
You can now select characters and vehicles easier by putting the mouse over them and left clicking them instead of the drag select method
Fixed stretcher pick up not working on the dredge ambulance using AI
Fixed reviving downed firefighters with AI not working
Added a carry icon that shows if an AI member is carrying a victim on the top status bar
Fixed Squad 28 Spare character spawn points in Manhattan
Fixed quick attack line spray fire not working
Fixed Rescue 2 crashing into the bus on the bicycle under the bus call
Removed spray tower ladder button
Fixed Spray Nearest fire button showing up on vehicles
Fixed the chief car in Montgomery County shaders looking weird
Fixed FF options showing up on EMT AI
0.9.5E is live on the Testing Branch (Bug Fixes & Improvements)
Did some changes to selection script to hopefully fix the selection square breaking (Needs testing, haven't been able to recreate)
Fixed Battalion 37 not turning out correctly when responding with AI
Fixed 2 Story garage on Herkimer street interior not loading and breaking MDT Call clearing
Fixed strange lighting and shading in Montgomery County
Fixed Montgomery County Ambulance strange shading
Fixed Montgomery County Rescue Engine strange shading
Fixed Montgomery County firefighter head disappearing if you zoom in too much
Squad 252 2nd piece now does not spawn with AI and can drive using manual AI parking placement
Fixed Ladder 112 Outriggers not working properly when using automatic ladder placement
Fixed Ladder 44 not extending and retracting properly
Fixed ticket of Apartment fire behind 227 saying 252HT instead of a 3rd engine and 2nd ladder
Green selection rectangle will now not show when using radial menu or spraying water
Fixed Spray option showing up when having more than one person selected (Should only show up when having a nozzle man who can spray water selected)
AI can only put out fire if they have a valid water source and nozzle/can/extinguisher
Fixed open up option showing up when having more than one person selected (Should only show up when a single member with halligan, axe, or hook/pike equipped)
Fixed primary search being more than once causing firefighters to be stuck in the carrying animation when reaching the patient
Temporarily removed lay in AI button if using AI members
Fixed change into station gear button tooltip not working
Fixed Key selection for paramedic/EMTs not working
Removed drop stretcher AI action that wasnt working as its not needed
0.9.0D Staging Branch Patch Notes
Fixed immediate death when taking over paramedic AI
Fixed 1 story commercial on bergen street missing its roof and interior
Fixed Dredge ambulance AI commands not working
Placed parking spots for auto response on hazmat calls
Fixed some other auto response calls that were not working
Fixed dropping off patient at hospital making paramedic enter ambulance without returning stretcher to ambulance first
EmergeNYC AI Update 0.9.5 released to Testing Branch!
The AI update 0.9.5 has been released on the staging branch. To access the staging branch head to steam, go to library, right click on EmergeNYC and then select properties. Go down to Beta's and select the drop down menu and click on staging branch. The update will release to the default steam branch at the end of the week as I continue to iron out remaining bugs.
Speed tutorial series on how to play the AI Update:
https://youtu.be/xUgmd3VTyU4
https://youtu.be/IqoLh8zigxA
https://youtu.be/Sy3HDxkT3ao
https://youtu.be/Xg4drM1E9oQ
https://youtu.be/jvyWcgz6NF0
EmergeNYC Update 0.9.5 Change Log
A new way to play
This update completely changes how the game can be played and adds tons of Real Time Strategy style AI mechanics to the game. (ONLY IN BROOKLYN FOR TESTING)
AI Firefighters & Paramedics that can be controlled and given tasks from the RTS Camera or while in control of a firefighter.
Units in Brooklyn will automatically respond to emergencies if they are spawned and assigned on the ticket.
AI Firefighters can be disabled to play the game without them
New revamped Montgomery County city area
Added Model 28 Siren to Ladder 123
And more
Improvements:
New graphics, lighting and post processing overhaul
Improvements to AI Vehicle driving (Shouldn’t overshoot turns anymore and should stay on the road when driving to a call)
Made hose couplings not so slippery to slide around the ground
Mouse cursor will now stay on game monitor if using more than one monitor
Returned Squad 28 to inside firehouse
Returned Rescue 9 to its firehouse
And more
Optimizations (ms is milliseconds saved on the CPU per frame):
Massive memory usage reduction on Brooklyn & Manhattan maps (Less than 16GBs used with full resolution textures)
Shorter loading times
Split scenes and environments into sections that are only loaded when the player or camera is in that area to save memory usage and performance as well as loading times as before all scenes were loaded when the map is initially loaded
Optimised Airhorn script .24ms
Optimised Fire threshold script .4ms
Optimised tool target ex script
Optimised Car controller script
Optimised Mount Points script
Optimised AI Canvas script .3ms
Optimised hose controller attach script .17ms
Optimised non convex mesh collider script .14ms
Optimised siren control script .2ms
Optimised rotate from inputaxis script .3ms
Optimised Disk Asset Load script .37ms
Optimised AI Actions Stop Spray function
Optimised hoses a little bit by adding LODs
Removed exhaust hoses temporarily (large lag contributor)
Optimised object checker 1.85ms
Optimised car door on click script .42ms
Optimised Event system .5ms
Optimised Actorbucket trigger .76ms
Optimised Ai Trigger Actions
Optimised RCCWheel colliders .6ms
Optimised hoseline deploy .15ms
Optimised Siren Control .21ms
Optimised flasher update script .51ms
Optimised Item pickup script .38ms
Reduced smoothness of hoses mesh to save performance
Optimised RCC Trigger on stay
Optimised nav mesh carving
Optimised on update dispatcher .8 ms
And much more
Bug Fixes:
Fixed game locking up when dropping a carried patient
Fixed issue with street props (parked cars, trees, lights etc.) despawning and spawning in when switching camera targets
Fixed an issue with the camera being under the map or other weird issues when switching back to RTS Camera and pressing V sometimes
Fixed character dying randomly while driving a vehicle in Montgomery County sometimes
Fixed minimap in Manhattan being upside down
Fixed minimap in Manhattan saying Brooklyn instead of Manhattan
Fixed not being able to exit the church in Brooklyn due to an invisible door collider
Stretcher will reset if clearing a call while a patient is in the ambulance
Fixed not being able to open, kick or force some doors
And many more
EmergeNYC - AI Update Introduction - A New Way to Play
The long awaited AI Update introduces a Real Time Strategy gameplay similar to the Emergency Series to EmergeNYC. This video shows the basics of how to operate with the new features and gameplay mechanics. This update will release to the public testing branch in the next week or two depending on any unexpected issues that may arise. Closed testing is going well and many bugs are being caught and fixed quickly to polish up the new experience for the public.