This update focuses on release polish, provider stability, better callout matching, cleaner manual backup behavior, and more reliable staged response flow.

Added / Improved

• Updated Callout Response documentation with a fully refreshed full-release ReadMe.

• Added .NET Framework 4.8.1 compatibility direction for improved compatibility with updated provider mods.

• Improved provider startup selection.

  • Fixed cases where Callout Response could fall back to Native LSPDFR on startup even when Policing Redefined or Ultimate Backup was selected.

  • Preferred provider detection is now more forgiving and should apply more reliably after loading.

• Added configurable Local/State Patrol mix.

  • General patrol responses can use a configurable State Patrol percentage.

  • Pursuit responses can use a separate State Patrol percentage.

  • Default behavior remains balanced for general patrol and more state-heavy for pursuits.

• Improved manual backup request behavior.

  • Local Patrol and State Patrol are separated more clearly.

  • The manual request type selector now dispatches directly when pressing Enter.

  • Removed the extra dispatch row to make the menu faster to use.

• Improved pursuit backup targeting.

  • Pursuit backup can prefer the active pursuit suspect/vehicle location instead of defaulting to the player or original callout area.

• Improved ResponseProfiles.xml matching.

  • Profile matching is now more forgiving.

  • Profiles can use broader/vague wording instead of requiring exact 1:1 callout names.

  • Matching supports broader token-style matching for callouts such as wanted suspects, fires, dead bodies, pursuits, and similar simple callout names.

• Improved scene resolution fallback.

  • Manual backup should no longer fail with “scene not resolved yet” just because a callout does not expose a clean location.

  • If the callout location cannot be resolved, Callout Response can fall back to the player/current scene area.

• Improved staged response acceptance behavior.

  • Automatic backup and staging prompts now wait until the player has actually accepted the callout.

  • Offered-but-not-accepted callouts should no longer trigger staged response prompts.

• Improved Global Mimic Lights and AI Siren Cycle behavior.

  • Global responder behavior now targets valid backup/pursuit responder units instead of random ambient emergency vehicles.

  • Backup units should still use lights/sirens properly when appropriate.

  • Ambient police/emergency vehicles should no longer randomly activate just because the player is responding Code 3.

• Continued polish for Prompt Release and Safety Release behavior.

• Continued polish for staged response blips, prompt persistence, and service-unit release flow.

Fixes

• Fixed provider selection being forced to Native on startup in some setups.

• Fixed manual backup failing when the scene location was not resolved.

• Fixed automatic backup/staging getting stuck when the callout location was unavailable.

• Fixed profile matching being too strict for simple or vague callout names.

• Fixed staged prompts appearing before the player accepted the callout.

• Fixed manual backup menu requiring an extra dispatch row.

• Fixed global light/siren sync affecting ambient emergency vehicles.

• Fixed backup units not properly receiving light/siren behavior after backup-only filtering.

• Fixed several release-facing documentation and wording issues.

Configuration Notes

• Callout Response now expects .NET Framework 4.8.1.

• Callout Response is intended to support up to 24 configured/requested backup units.

• Values above 24 are unsupported and may cause loading or menu issues.

• Prompt Release is best for players who want manual control over staged units.

• Safety Release is best for players who want a more automatic flow while keeping service units safer.

• State/Local Patrol mix can be adjusted through configuration.

• Mimic Lights and AI Siren Cycle can be enabled or disabled through configuration.