I really loved this. And just to let you know step by step what we have in mind actually. The game at first will be Singleplayer. Depending the success of it, will be able for multiplayer. It depends the kickstarter success. The game will be fully moddable with a intuitive editor (or we will try it). The game will have different stations. The map will start on a small area (rural area) and you will be able to expand and get new stations from rural area to the city. That means, much bigger maps (at least 5 times bigger than Emergency series). For low end PC's we will try to optimice it a lot using LODs and lower graphic details (low textures, lightings, etc). The game will be more focused in micromanaging the units and variation of the situations. For example: You can attend a small riot who ends in a big battle. You will be able to control de crowd cutting streets, redirecting in real time the traffic (cut the street and send them to another street, not just 'turn around'). We also will add a 'manage time' for syncronize all your units and, after clicking that, the units will do the orders at the same time. Random events will include police chases, hostage rescue in a large scales (not like Emergency where you send a unit with flashbang and arrest them) it will be more complex with negotiations, time limits for reach the demands, etc. Also a shoplifting for example, can end on a hostage rescue or a police car chase. The traffic will be able to be redirected in any way with a waypoint system (or similar. Where you can cut the AI traffic and send them anywhere you want, with limitations of course). For EMS there will be two types of ambulance. Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support. They can attend different kind of emergencies and requires more or less equipment. For example on what you said, you will not do anything with a BLS on a heart attack, becuase they will not be able to attend due lack of equipment. Also the medics will not go into another vehicle, they will go directly into the ambulance. (But there will be medical vehicles available too). For firefighters, there will be different emergencies, is hard to determine differences with Emergency, but we will vary on the vehicles specially with more basic units for accidents for example and advanced for large fires and forest fires. (Offroad trucks). If you have any suggestion refering firefighters will be welcome. In general aspects. The way to control the units will be different. Each unit will have a numeration, police cars will be P-01, P-02, etc for example, and you can send them to patrol using waypoints (you assign the route they do). Also for emergencies, you can send the closest unit to the location or send a specific unit there directly. We will also create a upgrade system of units. For example, buying more advanced equipment giving some bonuses. (for example better gas masks for firefighters will end on better resistance to smoke more time. Another upgrade will be water walls for firetrucks (if they are to close to a large fire, they will not decrease the health and activate the water shield protecting them). Another aspect is the game will be a bit more realistic, water pumps will have limited water for example. Police will have a limited amount of traffic cones or other stuff on the car. If you want to cut large road ways with cones for example you will need a cargo truck (tech department).
