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Not only do you get a more authentic copy, you get a choice of two colours! That's right - in my drive to keep this more lore-friendly, I remembered what the GTA: Liberty City Stories police cruiser looked like. And so with that information, I immediately went for a black-and-white version of my livery for those who maybe just want something a little less 1:1 to the real NYPD and something that calls back to mobile games of old. Sure, it's not 1:1 to the LCS version, but the original GTA IV LCPD cars are pretty much 1:1 to the real thing, fonts aside, right?

Ten years. Wow. Grand Theft Auto IV will always remain as a game close to my heart - it has been the game that I've played with mostly over the years, and more recently, it's the game that got me into modding.
 
Where was I ten years ago today? In school. I didn't even know GTA IV was coming out - all I could contend with were PS2 copies of the 3D-era GTAs bought from the now-closed bargain shops up the road. I can still remember the mustiness of one of them - oh, 2008, how I wish I could go back and live then. Hell, I'll take the recession, I'll take the post-flood fears, I'll live with it all.
 
Anyway, I was introduced to GTA IV somewhere around about 2009-2010 by a neighbour's son. My first experiences were sat up in that very blue room, the smell of teenage odours that I never understood abundant, and I used to play on the Xbox 360 - a console I never had then - all the time there, most of the time, it was IV that I played. I never really took it in and was amazed by it, but by god, did I have lots of fun with it. I remember pinging cops off of the Alderney smokestacks, replacing the Infernus stored in the parking spaces with a blue Turismo and a Police Cruiser (I remember he wasn't too pleased), engaging in massive shootouts with police, all the roleplaying that I loved to do - including driving around casually and making up scenarios in my head, talking to myself a lot - and of course, the pre-teen 'raging' I did whenever I was killed. Always blaming the shotgun, always blaming the shotgun.
 
Then came the 17th of September 2013. GTA V was on the horizon - I was fresh into secondary school, and after watching all of the trailers for it, I was sure as hell hyped up. On this old PC in Year 6 that my hated teacher let me use at the end of the day, I could type what I wanted, and that included a wishlist of sorts for when GTA V came out - including driving around the later-cut police cars, doing the Jewellery heist, and a lot of things that I can't remember now. By that point in time, I had gotten both TLaD and TBoGT as downloadables on Xbox, and I had gained two favourite cars - a black Emperor, and a black Rancher. On the morning of the 17th, I drove them to Francis International Airport. And I filmed it, too - although I'm not sure if I can access that video anymore.
 
And in 2014, I eventually got my grubby hands on the PC version of the game, and inspired by all of the YouTube videos from ages ago that I watched, I began to invest in mods. If I remember correctly, the first ever mod I put into the game, even going back to using SparkIV to install it (ah, the nostalgia, I can remember the outdated UI already), was Lt. Caine's LCPD Esperanto. I fell in love with it, even a book that I read in school - specifically, 'Tribes' by Cathy MacPhail - triggered thoughts of it. And now with the opportunity to actually use it, I fell in love, started downloading more and more, including the flood mod that I loved watching videos of... then I eventually went overboard and turned to the piracy/illegal/mod theft sites to satisfy my itch.
 
But once I eventually got a new gaming PC this time two years ago, my tastes had... matured. I had scrubbed clean anything pirated, due to the fact that the 'gaming' PC, which ran 32bit Windows 7 for God-knows-why, was having issues with the adware and junk that had come with those mods, and I started again with GTA IV, after breaking the serials for a newly-bought copy of GTA V when trying to mod it a little too eagerly, and tried, before taking a holiday, to make a British Liberty City with a mixture of Double Doppler and lore-friendly police car mods - namely, a Met/COLP pack which I tried to make into a 'Greater Liberty' livery (the beginnings of the GLP) - but then, after trying so hard to get it installed, ELS never worked. Then I moved onto a 1980s Greater Liberty theme, now suggesting the British colonised Liberty City in some war or something a few years back... then 1.0.8.0 came about, and everything broke when I tried to downgrade back.
 
This series of events is what has shaped me today - from early beginnings of pinging off cops to being a part of the esteemed VanillaWorks team. Never would my six year old self have thought this would happen to him. But regarding GTA IV... it has aged well, despite the gutting of Vladivostok FM, but everyone has to move on. In January 2018, I negotiated and finally got the Steam edition of GTA V, and I had to keep up all night just to make sure it was installing right. The next morning, I played around, and very carefully tried to install mods - and it worked. I set the 1992 wheels in motion, started work on GTA V mods, and... well, it's the tenth anniversary of GTA IV now, and now I'm working on my first police car for GTA V.
 
I want to get something straight - everyone has to move on. Essentially, most of the GTA IV projects that I am still working on, especially those that have lost their source models, are now cancelled. This includes a London bus pack using Lt. Caine's bus, future ambitions to restore Lt. Caine's police Merit back to public release via zMod edits, uniform stuff that I never figured out, and so much else. But I am never going to abandon the game, oh no. I'll still pick it up from time to time, but once again, following the mantra: everyone has to move on.
 
All I'll say, though, is that GTA IV was a game that defined me. It was a game that helped me understand the meanings and concepts of the world that young me lived in, even though I misunderstood half the things that were said and even though I skipped all the cutscenes. It was a game that, according to my mother, helped me learn about things - I'm not sure what younger me learned, that New York isn't the best of places? It was a game that set the wheels in motion for my modding career. And it, ten years on, is still a very good game to mess around with.
 
Grand Theft Auto IV - Released on the 29th of April 2008.

Finally, something to be an effective companion piece to the ThatOneHick LCPD Premier Classic. Okay, so maybe its not 1:1 by livery on the same thing, but... well, it fits alongside it much better. I think that with the headlight crash issue being fixed on Ekalb's Police Cruiser, this should not only be a more befitting alternative, but also stable alternative to the previous one I've had to put up with previously. Coming soon to an LCPDFR download near you!

Guess who finally remembered what they were supposed to be doing! Among various reworks that I'll be making includes the state police liveries I put out at the back end of 2018. These will be much more lore-friendly (well, fanon permitting), higher quality, and just generally better. First of all, the ASP liveries will be getting the new treatment, and will be merged into one greater livery pack upon release.
 
Special thanks to Nee__ (not sure if you have an LCPDFR account) for the logos and inspiration! I know its a bit more bland than last time, but it looks just a bit more true to the game.

Finally, something to be an effective companion piece to the ThatOneHick LCPD Premier Classic. Okay, so maybe its not 1:1 by livery on the same thing, but... well, it fits alongside it much better. I think that with the headlight crash issue being fixed on Ekalb's Police Cruiser, this should not only be a more befitting alternative, but also stable alternative to the previous one I've had to put up with previously. Coming soon to an LCPDFR download near you!

Guess who finally remembered what they were supposed to be doing! Among various reworks that I'll be making includes the state police liveries I put out at the back end of 2018. These will be much more lore-friendly (well, fanon permitting), higher quality, and just generally better. First of all, the ASP liveries will be getting the new treatment, and will be merged into one greater livery pack upon release.
 
Special thanks to Nee__ (not sure if you have an LCPDFR account) for the logos and inspiration! I know its a bit more bland than last time, but it looks just a bit more true to the game.

Sorry this is belated. I had no access to my computer, or even a minute's silence, as I was on my way home.
 
On the morning of 7th of July 2005, London was bombed where it hurt most - it's transport system. 52 people were killed, and many more were injured. It has been twelve years since that date, and I decided it would be best to commemorate that as best as I could.
 
Never forget 7/7. 52 died in 4 attacks. We won't give in!

Established days after 'borrowing' the Greater Liberty Royal Ambulance Service was recognised as royal by the Queen, upon the heroic deeds done in the treatment of civilian casualties following the opposition to the 'borrowing'. St John's Ambulance operate within the boundaries of the area, but declined to be photographed.
 
This is actually KevinDV's old model, he let me use this as a non-ELS vehicle upon special request. Then, he randomly disappeared. So he still has the files, even after the well-publicised hissy fit, but I wouldn't reccomend spamming his PMs to get the files. Hell, I don't even know if he condones me uploading this. Sorry if you don't.

Wow...the 24th of August 2016 felt like ages ago. We've had new Presidents, parliaments, and even a total solar eclipse since then.
 
On the 24th of August 2016, I was on my school holiday from the end of Year 10 to my last year of school - Year 11. A year on, today is my results day. And I can tell you now that I have excelled in all the subjects I wanted to.
 
But today's special for another reason, too - I released my first proper mods for GTA IV, the first of which was the Humberside Police Vincent (left), then after a viewing of Finding Dory, I released the Metropolitan Police Stanier (right), the start of a staple of the early months of my modding career. If you want to download them, here they are down below.
 
My main thanks must go to the creator of the UK Policing Template Pack, @Razor792. Without your pack, I wouldn't have been inspired to make liveries, and I wouldn't be where I am today.
Another thanks goes to @HomerS, an unofficial friend who I keep bumping into now and then. You were the first to comment on my mod, and someone great to talk to online.
Another thanks goes to 'based' @ThatOneHick. You make great mods, and best of all, you make great templates. If it's true that you are soon retiring, I wish you well.
Finally, thanks to the LCPDFR community for keeping me coming back. I know GTA IV modding has reached end-of-life, but I feel like I'm keeping it going. And you know what the magic of modding is? Good or bad, you're putting your name out there. And I will leave you on that.
 
Here's to another year!

A brazen luxury car thief, one of many being hunted down in an exotic theft ring, has been caught red-handed by the LSPD's special task force, and while also damaging the recently-imported British classic in the process, he lead the pursuit to Vespucci Beach. The car was later shoved into a median somewhere further away from the beach, and the thief apprehended.

Just when an intense pursuit landed in SAHP jurisdiction, a suspect wanted for robbing multiple 24/7s in Los Santos under the cover of a thunderstorm slipped and smashed into the wall of a house. Unfortunately, the suspect fled, and now it's up to the SAHP to connect the dots.
 
The two vehicles here were provided by 11john11 - I would like to thank him for all the work he is doing, as a fan of his work, he really does good lore stuff. I actually made the livery for the Merit Classic, would you believe it!

You passed the test like all the rest. Now you have the keys to a early-90s Declasse Yosemite, which has been converted to the 'Police Package' by the Declasse Special Vehicles Unit. Perfectly capable of driving over riot debris without ripping off the bodywork, unlike Merits and Premiers in service at the time, the Yosemite Police Package is perfect for those who want to lug around legally-questionable police equipment and chase out criminals off the beaten track - at the same time. Yeah, this is what you think of when you think of a County Sheriff's car.
 
Would you believe it, this is my first actual vehicle model, after all this time! A Los Santos Sheriffs Department will be made, and the pack will be released when the parts for it become available.

A man in Vespucci is armed with a sawn-off shotgun, and he wants answers. Answers to what exactly is what the LSPD negotiators are trying to figure out. And all the while, officers keep a beady eye on the dangerous individual, ready to open fire if he fires back at them. With no progress in negotiations for well over an hour, the situation is  at a deadlock.
 
(It's not perfect, but I gave Menyoo ped stuff a go. I hope to improve on it later down the line)

I see skies of blue and clouds of white,
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night,
And I think to myself what a wonderful world...
 
(Yosemite Classic is not mine, it is a WIP in 11john11's retro SAHP pack)

The president is a drunkard. The wall has fallen. And the Union has collapsed. The Russians got desperate after the Soviet Union collapsed, and with RUNEs that are barely capable of catching up to Western sports cars bought up by oligarchs and opportunistic Western businessmen, the Moscow police needed an upgrade, so they turned to their new-found friend - America. Flash forward ten years on, while the Russians may have caught up with cars, they still need to use an 'amerikanskiy' every now and then.
 
It's not 1992, yes, but I've just finished this off in over two or so hours. This will be put out in an international lore-friendly emergency pack, although I might release more vehicles like this myself. Stay tuned to 5-Mods.
 

In the early 90s, to break from the monotony of black-and-whites polluting San Andreas, the Los Santos Sheriff Department decided it was time for a change. Claiming it would save them a lot of money for buying new vehicles straight from the factory, the LSSD started painting all their cars white. Pictured here are two LSSD Yosemites at the time of the changeover... which didn't even last 25 years before they changed back again.

The LSPD in 1992 was well-hated by the African-American residents of Southern San Andreas, but none more hated by the gangs of that area - the Families and the Ballas. Reported corruption and brutality, regular drug raids, and a disproportionate amount of police patrols led to community activists labelling South LS a 'police state'. It was only a matter of time before the area blew it's top...

Now christened as the LSPD's 'Flying Squad', the Special Pursuit Unit are seen here in pursuit of an infamous pink Peyote owned by a famous Vinewood star. Unfortunately, this brazen car thief manage to high-tail it out of the county. He is still at large.

Literally one year on after I learn how to screenshot for GTA IV, I produce this bad boy. Made in four hours of (almost) solid work, this Humberside Police Kuruma, based on the Evo X formerly used by the Road Crime squad from 2008, is ready and raring for a proper police conversion.

So I'm still here.
 
New material for the upcoming GTA San Andreas Emergency Services pack. Stay tuned for more quality content that'll take two months to make.

Although lacking in a mapped grille, the Ranger is back, baby. Coming soon in the next SA pack update.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white,
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night,
And I think to myself what a wonderful world...
 
(Yosemite Classic is not mine, it is a WIP in 11john11's retro SAHP pack)

The president is a drunkard. The wall has fallen. And the Union has collapsed. The Russians got desperate after the Soviet Union collapsed, and with RUNEs that are barely capable of catching up to Western sports cars bought up by oligarchs and opportunistic Western businessmen, the Moscow police needed an upgrade, so they turned to their new-found friend - America. Flash forward ten years on, while the Russians may have caught up with cars, they still need to use an 'amerikanskiy' every now and then.
 
It's not 1992, yes, but I've just finished this off in over two or so hours. This will be put out in an international lore-friendly emergency pack, although I might release more vehicles like this myself. Stay tuned to 5-Mods.
 

In the early 90s, to break from the monotony of black-and-whites polluting San Andreas, the Los Santos Sheriff Department decided it was time for a change. Claiming it would save them a lot of money for buying new vehicles straight from the factory, the LSSD started painting all their cars white. Pictured here are two LSSD Yosemites at the time of the changeover... which didn't even last 25 years before they changed back again.

The LSPD in 1992 was well-hated by the African-American residents of Southern San Andreas, but none more hated by the gangs of that area - the Families and the Ballas. Reported corruption and brutality, regular drug raids, and a disproportionate amount of police patrols led to community activists labelling South LS a 'police state'. It was only a matter of time before the area blew it's top...