President Shadow

Most of the delay has been from me (as you can probably tell from the lack of new articles on the front page).  That should be changing this week since I'm pretty well settled now and will start having more free time.

This morning I was working on this part for our newest stage -- stakeout.  The images from this "camera" are actually saved in the case file and you'll be able to check them out in the computer to see them!
 
But I promise, it's coming "soon"!

Plates have been mapped. Starting T201. Thanks to @Slendis for making the skin<333333333333333333

Freedom/Liberty FPIUs are done. Once T201 is finished I'll release a mini pack.

It's been a little while since I posted an update here, so here's a quick summary of what's going on with Coastal Callouts development: 
 
I finally implemented a custom Grab feature, which allows the player to grab any human ped (even dead, injured, and cop peds). This has allowed for quite a few new related features, including different grab animations when carrying a ped in the water or carrying a dead or injured ped, and auto-grabbing peds when you reel in the life ring.  Related to the grab feature is the new dual hoist capability, which lets the player grab a ped while using the hoist. This is really helpful for rescues in dangerous scenarios where you may not want to or be able to get off the hoist safely, such as cliff rescues.  Dead peds can now be placed in the rescue stretcher, meaning it's now possible to recover any peds you find who are deceased.  I've created a new callout called "capsized boater", which features various recreational boaters who have fallen out of their watercraft and are in distress. This includes kayaks, canoes, jet skis, and even surfers on surf boards! Over 200 different spawn points for the new callout, taking advantage of some really cool parts of the map which don't get seen much. Did you know there's a giant underwater cave on the east coast of the map?  Work continues on several vehicles, including some enhancements to the existing boats and aircraft, and development of a new 87' Marine Protector Class Patrol Boat and a miniaturized dinghy to go along with it.  So I know a lot of folks are of course interested to know what my plans are in terms of an eventual release date. Believe me, as soon as I know when it'll be ready to release, I'll tell you guys! Getting the grab update finished was a huge step towards that goal. The next major tasks to complete before I feel comfortable with a public release are as follows:
Update the training callout to guide the user through the important new features which I've added since I created the training callout.  Improve the help messages and guidance to the user in the other callouts. Make key callout information easier to understand.  Create a custom installer. As anyone in the beta program can tell you, installing Coastal Callouts is very complicated - it involves setting up a custom DLC, modifying other game files, installing quite a few plugin and config files, etc. To minimize support requests and maximize user satisfaction, I will be making a custom installer to guide the user through the process. I am also working with various modders who are creating non-US Coastal packs, and will need to figure out some way to facilitate installing those customized packs.  Add a couple more callouts and some detail to the existing ones. There's actually quite a few callouts now in the pack, but there's a couple more I'd like to add before release. Of course, after the initial public release, I'll continue to develop new features and add more callouts over time.  Thanks to everybody for following this project, and extra thanks to everyone who has donated to support the development. As always, I'm still hard at work and look forward to sharing the mod with everyone when it's ready!
 

 

 

 

 

2013-16 impala skirts made by @Twurtleee and @NY Delta

Update 10/22/2017
 
NYPD:
No update
2008 Unmarked NYPD CVPI HWY
2008 Marked NYPD CVPI HWY (In progress)
 
PAPD:
Moved the inspection sticker inside
Added two new livery variants, one with chevrons, and one with a school safety sticker
 
NYSD:
Added CVPI
 

Yeah, the Freedom FPIU is Troop T and the Liberty FPIU is Troop F

Skin made by @Slendis
 
(Whelen Freedom/Whelen Liberty)

Those Cars Look So Good! Being Form New York I'm Just Bugging Out.

(Update)
2008 NYPD Unmarked CVPI 
2006 PAPD CVPI
 
Screenshots by @NY Delta
 

Modeled a Federal Signal NYPD/PAPD High-Riser

Some updates to the NYM parts, Federal Signal SmartSiren Platinum Series (NYPD), Federal Signal SmartSiren Vision (NYPD), Federal Signal MessageBoard Controller (NYPD), ezpass (New York State - NYSP, etc.), ezpass (New York City - PAPD, NYPD, MTAPD, etc.)
 
SmartSiren Controller originally by  @OfficerUnderwood , edited into the Vision/Platinum by t0y
MessageBoard Controller buttons and base originally by @OfficerUnderwood, heavily edited and textured by t0y
ezpasses by @NY Delta textures by t0y
 
Will be used in the upcoming NYPD, NYSP, and PAPD vehicles, updates on those coming soon :)
 

Started NYSP. First vehicle is the NYSP 2016 FPIU w/ Freedom (edited into a NYSP Freedom by @t0y). The plates are currently not mapped, they will be.

I am from New York so I'm so excited for this! If you need a tester, someone to take pics in-game, or even some pics of cars & trucks irl, please let me know!

Edited this Freedom into a NYSP freedom, for @FRGamer not 100% finished yet, have to test everything in game, set up patterns, and make sure everything is accurate but this is it so far :) Please feel free to tell me if I did something wrong. Original Freedom by Carper/KevinDV
 


 
 

Update: 10/9/2017
2006 CVPI Port Authority Police Department by t0y



 
Model by @t0y
Base by @OfficerUnderwood
Badge by @Slendis
Livery by @t0y
Rims, Hubcaps by @Fartknockr
Spotlight by @NY Delta
ezpass by @Scar
SL by @Walters
 
 

new impala door buttons and switches ppv spec and 2013 spec  3d Modeling by @Turtle. Help from Matt

Since there seems to be a fair amount of interest I will now be looking for people to help me test the plugin to find bugs, thank you all! I will reply to messages for those interested. Please try not to flood my inbox though lol.

This looks amazing! SOmething I would definitely use.

I'm almost positive this was requested before or someone was working on one, not sure which.
 
Either way, I second this request.  I'd love to take bad guys to jail in a soccer mom minivan. :D  Hell, we could even add "my backseat passenger is an idiot" bumper stickers for extra humiliation.  Or just "my backseat passenger is an honor student!"
 

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just an idea, for future products, make more cars like this that you wouldn't think to be police cars as unmarked. (Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chevy Equinox, Dodge Durango, etc.) 

I always wanted a Jeep ELS! Let me know if you need a beta tester!

Had a great time with @Albo1125 today doing the first-ever non-US Coastal Callouts stream! Thanks to Mark for helping out with some of these textures. 
 
 
 
In other news, quite a bit of development progress lately, although a lot of it internal code and configuration stuff which isn't so sexy to share here. There have been a few shiny things too though! 
The vehicle and ped spawning menus have been improved, and now more customizable than ever! You can set which peds and vehicles to spawn, give them names, etc. They can be spawned from the main mod menu, without needing to mess with any trainers or anything like that. Of course I still recommend EUP for the best ped experience, but if you choose not to use EUP for some reason, this is an alternative. Or you can even add EUP outfits to the Coastal ped spawning menu.  Startup performance has been improved quite a bit with some internal code changes.  I'm working on a new callout for suspicious boat activity near restricted area.  A huge map update for the Coast Guard Air Station at LSIA. Added heli pads, lights, prop details, and more. Check out some screens below: