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This must be the picture in question (I can't remember any others) Big Picture Doesn't really look like them. I think it's just concept art, and possibly a reference to the mission where you go to those apartments for a drug deal and it's a set up.

Oh look, another German game - can't be translated and limiting their target audience. It's pretty fun. You get assigned a specific vehicle for your shift and you're in charge of making sure it has fuel and water/foam. Depending on the severity of the incident, more units are dispatched. Only you will be dispatched to small incidents (e.g bin fires). A few vehicles might be dispatched to a small aircraft fire, and the whole station can be dispatched for a large commercial plane fire/crash. I'm not a high enough rank to drive one of the big aircraft foam tenders edit: Some extras. 2nd edit: Sorry, it's called "Flughafen-Feuerwhr simulator" and is 20 Euros

My collectors edition finally arrived today Can't wait to play those side missions. edit: From a quick look at the map, I can see a police pursuit 1,2,3 and fire response 1,2

Probably not, no. The game does have a few issues.

It's a German game, sorry. But it uses xml files so changing it is easy enough. http://secure.simmarket.com/rettungswagen-simulator-2012.phtml You start off in the ambulance dispatch centre/cottage, (which you can walk around.) You'll receive a call to an incident, and head outside to see your partner in the required ambulance. You drive to the scene, park, get out, then find the victim. An overhead camera will show the medics tending to the victim and present you with a number of red crosses on the victim, each indicating an injury. Click on the cross and choose the correct procedure to carry out (you earn more points for making less mistakes).Once all injuries are dealt with, you see the medics load the patient into the back. You then have to drive to the hospital, where you see the patient being unloaded. After that, you drive back to the dispatch centre and head inside to the computer to write a report - the report ends the mission and gives a breakdown of where you scored points and lost points. I'll get more screens or a video showing the whole procedure.

Ambulance simulator 2012 Pretty cool so far, but haven't had much time to play it.

It was our village gala today, and they had a fire engine set up for viewing, which was awesome. (spoiler tagging for convenience) Police van escort Fire engine and equipment. Lifeboat approaching a capsized racing yacht

Apparently Ubisoft are using their DRM system for PC that means you always have to be online. I should've just ordered a console version. Demo is out on the PS3 aswell. That mission looks awesome. Ubisoft said that you can jump into other people and do missions to help them out. I'm pretty sure there's some for police officers as well.

feuerwehr simulator 2010. Check Amazon.de It was an ok game, but Astragon could've done better. The siren loop didn't work properly and iirc the vehicle shook when you drove.

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Crash Time III is £10 Crash Time IV is somewhere between 30 to 40 euros, once you include P&P, and bank charges for foreign currencies. (It's been released in English, but not in the UK or US yet.)

Crash Time III: Crash Time IV: Cities in Motion - Before they fixed the traffic problems Detonate

You can get Fire Department 1 & 3 from Gamesplanet download service. No one sells the second one though.

If you don't include the police van, then yeah. I stuck with the default names because I didn't think I was going to play it for very long. Gonna start a new game with those names though

Don't remember seeing a modifications button on the mainscreen (wasn't looking for one though) Could be a later update or something. There's a lot of mention of fire related things throughout the .xml file.

When you start a new game, you get the option to change their names.

That would be a big help. all i'm doing is using google translater then fixing up what it says I'll PM you regarding it. EDIT: I'm currently looking through commands.xml, and there's some interesting commands. "Call dog" "attach firehouse" "searchlight on" - looks like you might be able to play as different emergency personnel. Unless it's commands left in by accident after they cut the idea.

Yes. The game can be translated into another language. It's just like EM4, there's the Lang folder with a load of .xml files inside. I've just finished translating the tutorial and it works. How are you trying to pay for it? I usually use a debit visa card, however this time round a different screen appeared from a 3rd party company saying they carry out the transactions and my bank doesn't allow international transactions. I simply cancelled it and then tried again and the Santander secure payment screen appeared, allowing me to pay them.

Here's my first impressions of Die Polizei. Firstly, let me apologize for the quality of the screenshots. As stated in the readme, if you have an ATI radeon graphics card, then anything above the medium setting will result in a bright white screen and you won't be able to play the game (they weren't kidding either). To fix it, you have to install older drivers. I'm too lazy to do this, so everything is on medium settings. Well, as expected, the game is all in German. However, it is surprisingly easy to understand most of it and it becomes easy to play after a while. The introduction video starts off with the camera whizzing through gridlocked traffic, then suddenly two police cars go speeding by and head to the traffic accident that's causing gridlock. This opening just screams EM4 - the styling of vehicles/pedestrians, the music, the drama. I've been playing this for most of the day, and I've only just advanced to plain clothes and unlocked a new segment of the city. For my efforts, my two officers are now in street clothes and the marked police car is now an unmarked car. (EDIT I've played it a few more times and going between street and uniform seems to be totally random. I don't know if there's a reason or some option just after the loading screen). Apologies for the small screens - I ran it through Steam to make use of their new screen cap software, but I still think Fraps does a better job. From top left: auswahl: Shows the person you have selected. I've never had this open and don't even though what importance it has. Aufgaben: This is the duty you have to do for this shift. It can be anything, from finding a vulnerable old person to finding a car related to a crime scene. This has to be completed in your shift, but it's going to require you to actually work for it. The suspect vehicle or missing person won't be highlighted on your map. Notrufe: While you're busy trying to complete your main task, or simply patrolling around until your shift is over, you will get calls from dispatch about various incidents. These could be armed robberies, hooligans or car accidents. Clicking on the incident will show you where it is on the map. einsatzgebiet: Your map. This shows you were you can and can't patrol. It also shows where secondary objectives are. Bottom right box: This box tells you numerous things. It will tell you your score, the time of day, how long until your shift is over, pause and quit to main menu. Icons across the bottom: Talk about this in a second Bottom left box: Shows which character is currently selected. Clicking on the other avatar will switch you to the other officer. It also shows their health. So what are those icons across the bottom for? The icons across the bottom is your equipment. If you look close enough, you'll notice that some icons are grayed out. The reason for this is because 'specialize' in different equipment. The male officer can use: Gun, baton, handcuffs, radio, PDA The female officer can use: Pepper spray, handcuffs, radio, PDA, stop sign, speedcamera/camera. To be honest, the police woman is a bit more useful. How does the game play? The game plays... reasonably well. Character movement is not bad (as long as you don't go backwards or sideways)., but their running animation does look a bit daft. Using right mouse button, W and the shift key to run is the best way to move about. Your patrol vehicle handles well, however it reverses at a snail's pace. The RMB can also be used to look around while driving, but it also controls the steering if you turn it slightly which is proving to be the second biggest nuisance. (If I'm correct in thinking) In Germany, you have to carry some form of ID while out in public, and the police can ask for this at any given time, which is exactly what you do in this game. Your PDA allows you to check someones ID or a car licence plate and if that person/vehicle is wanted, it initiates a secondary task to apprehend the suspect. Quadriga have been very smart about how they do this. If you're checking a person's ID, then they have to be reasonably close to you, as represented in a ring (ring not visible since I just checked her, however she was actually wanted for carrying a lethal weapon). However, a vehicle is checked by it's licence plate, meaning that you can perform the checks from a far away distance (as not demonstrated in this picture): (Strangely enough, this guy was wanted as well, which lead to a foot chase). Sadly though, Quadriga shot themselves in the foot on this one. If you're scanning vehicles from a far away distance, and one happens to be wanted, then it initiates the objective to arrest them. Somehow, the suspect knows that you're after them and starts speeding/running away, which doesn't make sense. The suspect shouldn't react until you try to stop them. So what criminals do you bust? Anyone can be a criminal. Some a REALLY obvious - staggering along the road with booze in their hand, or no licence plate on their car. Everyone else isn't until you check their ID. Most are innocent, but the few that aren't, they will either run or fight. Running will result in a short chase - you are slightly faster than them so it's easy to catch up. Once you're in a proximity ring to them, you'll need to select handcuffs and RMB on them. Then use your radio to call for a van transport. If they fight, then you need to disable them. They will normally punch and kick you, but if they have a weapon, they will use it. The best way to disable a suspect is to use the pepper spray. The other alternative is the baton, but the chances are you will injure them and have to get an ambulance. If they have a gun, you can shoot back which gives you a few seconds to quickly cuff them. (the lethal weapon lady, hospitalized after a swift beating). If your suspect was driving a car, then the car needs to be towed. You can call for one using your radio. It's important to tow the vehicle as it gives you points. Another thing to watch out for is illegally parked vehicles. Simply use your PDA on one then call a tow truck - easy points. I'm going to add more, but I want to go to bed then play it some more tomorrow. quick breakdown. The good • Most people wanted an EM4 from this perspective. I think this makes a good building block for this. • The way you do missions is unique and an enjoyable way to play a shift (1 shift = 30 minutes) • It appears to be an accurate portrayal of police work (minus the paperwork) The bad • Path finding problems - pretty much the same as in EM4 • A.I is very dumb - your partner is always way too close and gets in the way • Re-hashed sounds from EM4 (depends if you liked the sounds or not I guess) A quick verdict: It IS fun, and it does have some really good points to it. I remember a number of people here expressed their desire to see an EM4 game/mod from the personnel viewpoint - and this does cover it. Because it's only police, there is more detail into it. However, Quadriga NEEDS to support this game. They need to release patches to fix the graphics issue and some of the bugs in game. Most importantly, they need to stop shunning an international market. Many people will be put off by the game only having German, and when it comes to technical stuff, German is not similar to English. Oh, one last thing: Modding. Quadriga has used their new .MODEL format. Unless somebody knows how to open it up, then you can't make new vehicles. However, the textures can be unlocked using the same method for EM4. I tried it out by changing the blue livery on the police van to green, and it works. I'll get better pictures later and write up the stuff I missed. Post any questions you've got and I'll try to answer them.

Just found out you can buy a digital download at simmarket. Gonna buy this and try it out. 15.7kB/s Hell yeah.

Amazon can ship it to you.

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The way you presented this makes you look like a bot. A free version of ArmA II has been released. There are a few things missing, such as the story and advanced options. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/free-version-of-arma-2-goes-live-2302122.html What a great game to be made free. I've still got to try online, hopefully there'll be plenty of servers.

How did that go?

Here be possible MW3 spoilers: As far as I know, Activision has not confirmed nor denied the huge leak of spoilers. However, the article containing the spoilers was written on the 13th of May. The reveal trailer was released 10 days afterwards, and pretty much everything is spot on. If IW don't make this a run and gun, and keep the story as good as the one I've seen, then I'll have to get this.