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Been a while, huh?
 
You know, when we first started making LSPDFR, the whole process was pretty much one big roller-coaster that didn't have any brakes:  there were the obvious highs when we'd finally add in something cool, but the low points were pretty hard as well - the amount of work that went into simply researching how things worked really took its toll as well.  And, of course, while this was all going on there just simply wasn't any stopping, we were a couple of (somewhat) real people who essentially lived in Los Santos for just about all of 2015, spending month after month pushing forward and trying to come up with things that everyone here would like to see.
 
So, of course, the grind and the pace of everything simply just wasn't sustainable and after 0.3, it's no secret that while the numbers and everything for our site are still on the up, month after month, things did slow down quite substantially for the actual mod itself.  But, we can tell you, this wasn't all bad news - it's afforded us the opportunity to take a step back and really look at the mod and figure out where we want to go next with it.  While our approach before was all about cramming as much new stuff as we could into a couple of months of development, we've now been able to look back at many of the original ideas and concepts that we had for LSPDFR and build on them.  Of course, with that being said, there's still a lot of new stuff crammed into 0.4!
 

 
With 0.4, we've taken the time to fix a couple of those "how the hell didn't they add this yet" moments :)
 
Aside from the cool little additions like this, though, the major theme of 0.4 is Character.  Ever since seeing the character system for GTA Online, it was always our goal to implement something similar in LSPDFR.  There's just something that much more personal and immersive about playing a game with your own character, and the possibilities that it offers are staggering too.  And yes, while mods like EUP are fantastic (and awesomely compatible with 0.4!), they still feel somewhat separate or distant.  With 0.4, this separation is gone.
 

 

 
No, these shots aren't taken from GTA Online.  This is our own, fully-featured, LSPDFR Character Creator.
 
Of course, we'll talk more about the new Character features in LSPDFR 0.4 later.  The Character Creator menu shown above is obviously only one part of what's new in this regard, although hopefully it emphasizes the effort that we've gone to.  Thanks to some of the new additions like this, much of 0.4 actually looks and feels like an entirely new mod altogether.
 

 
Officer Ronson and his clones obviously couldn't make it to the flashlight party. 
 
Stay tuned!  We'll be sharing more about 0.4 soon.

I am disappointed in him reversing his campaign promises.
 
The wall turned into "fencing" in some areas.
 
The Clinton's are now "good people" and he doesn't want to prosecute her.
 
But I do have to defend his cabinet picks. He's not choosing politicians, he's choosing successful businessmen that know how to make money - so they can make money for our country and make our economy thrive again. At least that's how I perceive it. Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe a year from now, I'll laugh at this post. 

We can't make judgments too soon, he's not even in office yet. However, I will say this. He's not even sworn in yet, and he's already done more than Obama has in 8 years for the middle class (golf, golf, horrible universal healthcare plan, golf).

My dad was an HVAC technician, specifically for an oil company. He made a great salary. My Dad voted for Obama, thinking he would be a good president. One year later, in 2009, my Dad got laid off from the company due to slowing business (government incentives for installing natural gas heating instead of oil). My Dad now makes roughly half the salary of what he used to at another job, and our taxes have increased 45%. My Dad voted for Trump this year (as did I, and my Mom). We're not racist, hillbilly, Budweiser drinking Southern people that the media seems to label all Trump voters. My Dad voted for Obama in 2008, my Mom is a college educated white-collar office worker, and I go to college with the aspirations of becoming a police officer. We voted for Trump because we didn't want another 4 years of a Democratic, Obama-like Administration running our Country. For me, it was choosing the lesser of two evils. 
 
Even if Donald Trump gets impeached, at least we will still have a unified Republican government. Obviously, what we've been doing for the last 8 years isn't working. We need a new direction, and I honestly believe that's the Republican direction. Cutting taxes across the board for companies and every person, so jobs don't move out of the U.S... and that increased employment rate will generate more revenue for the government. And people will have more spending money with tax cuts, allowing them to buy more and support businesses. Whereas Democrats love raising taxes, and it does the opposite effect. Reagan lowered taxes back in the 1980's, and he increased government revenue by 65% if my memory serves me correct.
 
My final point. I believe Hollywood celebrities, or anyone that isn't Middle Class or below, to try and criticize those of us who voted for Trump is disgraceful. They don't understand what we're going through, how our jobs have been taken away, salaries cut, scraping by week by week. They have fancy limos, gourmet dinners, and never have to worry about not being able to pay outrageous tax fees and bills that are increasing month by month, and year by year.
 
I also believe this country is too divided. Everyone is either far left, or far right. What ever happened to being reasonable, or in other words, being a moderate/Independent? 

That's my rant. 

Trump won because his supporters are tired of being called "deplorables," "misogynists," "bigots," "racists," etc. Also he isn't a career criminal, and he's gonna #MakeAmericaGreatAgain.
 
I find it hilarious how the liberals are crying about him winning yet they were the same ones to attack him for not saying he'd accept the outcome of the election. 
 
There is a fucking reason the world laughs at us. The millennial generation is a fucking joke. 

Not to mention that a good portion of our politicians are bought out puppets. That's the beauty of having Donald Trump as our President. He isn't bought because he has enough of his own money. He doesn't answer to anyone, which is why he's able to go up on stage and say whatever he wants. Imagine if Obama or Hillary or Bernie went up and said some of the same things Trump said. They'd disappear from political view quick.  

After the Democrats destroyed this country even further for eight years, I'm glad a Republican President (as well as a Republican-majority House, Senate, and Congress) is finally a reality. Obama is a good man (and has amazing charisma), but as a President, I don't think he did the best job. That's just my opinion. 

Donald Trump is a very smart man, and I've always admired him. He's said some bad stuff about woman, and he's rough around the edges, but I think he may turn out to be a breath of fresh air. The same old status quo obviously isn't working, we need a different direction. We need a fresh perspective, someone who's an outsider to politics.
 
 
 
 

Lincoln had little political experience, and with the little he had, he went to become one of the greatest presidents of his time.

I completely agree with the right to protest and every other point you bring up. The only thing I don't agree with is changing the electoral college system. If the method of electing a president were to be changed to popular vote, the only place candidates would campaign would be California and New York. The electoral college gives Americans from all over the country a say in politics, and I don't think it should be abolished. 

Yeah, but the majority can still be wrong, just because you are in a minority, doesn't mean your opinion means any less then that of the majority. 

Well, the US technically isn't a democracy, it's a Republic, we vote for representatives to vote for us, therefore we are a republic.

After nearly 3000 of you downloaded April FoolsRadio (and, dare I say, got caught out ) it's finally time for you to sit back and enjoy some additional smartness added to your game  Enjoy guys!
 
 
 
 
Police SmartRadio
Police SmartRadio is the successor to Police Radio, originally by @FinKone. After he 'retired' from the script modding scene, I was appointed to maintain the source code and I have released a number of updates to Police Radio since this happened.
However, after seeing Police Radio's code become more and more obsolete, and with further developments within the script modification scene, I took it upon myself to start with the whole Police Radio concept from scratch. Hence, Police SmartRadio was born - and after weeks of me developing it from scratch, testing it and mentioning it on my Youtube channel, I figured now is the time to make a public announcement on it.
 
Police SmartRadio vs Radio?
What can you expect from this Police SmartRadio? Ultimately, I have focused on providing optimal user customisation while designing the SmartRadio's core. Think of stuff like adding your own (functional) buttons, creating and finetuning your UIs to a T and tweaking all settings and behaviour to your liking. Additionally, all the major logic has been rewritten from scratch as well, with a focus on modernisation and ease & pleasure of use. As an example of this, Plate Checks now fully tie into all available API databases, meaning you will experience more consistency. You're also able to run the same vehicle twice, and the data is presented to you in a far more pleasurable fashion than before. All other core parts of SmartRadio  enjoy similarly significant improvements.
 
Police SmartRadio's Features
Most features from the 'old' Police Radio will be included in Police SmartRadio's initial release. As hinted at just now, there will also be a number of all-new features for you to enjoy. An overview of features planned for the initial release will follow shortly - although you should watch my videos to see for yourself.
I am also happy to announce flickering is virtually non-existent in Police SmartRadio.
 
"Release Date Pls"
I hope to release Police SmartRadio as soon as some external plugins have been made up to date for it, which will happen imminently. Its current state, which is not the final release, is currently available to all participants of the Loyalty Rewards Programme. This ensures the public release is as smooth as possible as potential bugs are found out, and people who support me by donating get rewarded. Ultimately, the release date will mostly depend on the amount of time I can spend on developing SmartRadio - you can help me here by donating, allowing me more time to focus on development and less on worrying about my student finances. Donating can also grant you access to the Loyalty Rewards Programme, meaning you get earlier access as a bonus as well as supporting me and expediting the release.
Update: currently waiting for some other plugins (BetterEMS, CustomBackup, new RPH, my other plugins etc.) to get their updates released. This is not something I have control over for the most part. The full release will wait until that satisfactorily happens to ensure proper functionality. Apologies for the delay.
 
"Can't wait, Moar Info!"
I'll be updating this topic as I go along. For the latest updates you should check out my Youtube channel, where I regularly ask for your feedback so I can implement it and showcase Work In Progress parts of the modification. The most recent video where I used Police SmartRadio can be found here:
 
 
 
 
Further videos:
 
Ta-ta for now and until next time! Please feel free to post questions and suggestions as a comment here or on my relevant YouTube videos. 

Dear community,
'Tis the day! 'Tis the hour and the minute, the 10th of October 2016, 22:39 CEST. Everyone over in my Discord server is going crazy and I quite frankly cannot quite grasp what on earth has just gone on. I've just hit a total of one million total downloads here on lcpdfr.com!

To mark this, if I may say so myself, special occasion, I would absolutely love give a short overview of my time here, but moreover to say many, some overdue, words of thanks.
I'd like to start with some graphics. @ItsFozzy has very kindly thrown together an amazing infographic at just about the shortest possible notice.
You can click here to enlarge if necessary.

You can click here to enlarge if necessary.
Next up, I'd like to give my limitless, special thanks to the following community members, in no particular order:
@Sam, @LMS and @MulleDK19 for their continued dedication to both RAGEPluginHook and the First Response series, without which, I definitely wouldn't be writing this right now! @FinKone. Back in July 2015, you as a coder were a massive inspiration to me which ultimately turned out to be one of the deciding factors to start creating script modifications. Since that time, I am very glad to be able to say we have become good friends. Stay safe out there, and I hope we can eventually continue that coding collaboration!  @Stealth22, @alexguirre, @LukeD, @PNWParksFan, @Darkmyre, @Fiskey111, @khorio, @PieRGud, @AlconH and @LtFlash. All of you are amazing modders, and are a pure pleasure to work alongside. Together, we keep the script modification development environment healthy and pleasant, and our collaborative plugins really bring the absolute best out of the police experience in GTA. I can only say that I hope we all stay in it for a long time to come! Thank you to every other scripter who has uploaded script modifications to further enhance police roleplay. Again, there are far too many of you to list right now, but your work definitely doesn't go unnoticed by me! @Zachary Houseknecht, @STEVETHEGAMER, @FirstThirtyMinutes, @Jeff Favignano. Your support has been absolutely overwhelming over the past 15 months - and the fact you have videos out with suspects changing clothes when calling for transport from all the way back in August 2015 only goes to show this further! Thank you for consistently using my modifications in your content, all the kind words and the dedicated support! Thank you to all the other YouTube content creators who support my work and use it in their content. Unfortunately, there are far too many of you to list you all, but I watch all your brilliant content regularly! @55charlie. Your works of art are absolutely compelling and they give a whole new feel to my modifications' download pages. To get an impression of his amazing work, check out the screenshots on the Assorted Callouts download page. Merci beaucoup! @ScottehBoyy, @Gazarhya, @GeekAwesomized, @festivalmatt, @Double Doppler, @Razor792, @ItsFozzy, InTheJungle and AdamPlays. As members of the IGradeGaming crew, you've all done a lot for me behind the scenes and we've had, and continue to have a great time roleplaying British police online in FiveReborn! @Cyan. Special mention to you for managing the site's infrastructure, providing all the useful site APIs and ensuring the site's bandwidth is plenty to make the 1 million download count possible. The coroners weren't lying when they made that certain statement about me! The moderation team. Thank you all for keeping the comment and review sections of all my modifications as clean as you do. Much appreciated! The content team. @Harper, thank you for writing all those lovely reports about my work!  All participants of my Loyalty Rewards Programme. Without you, all of this wouldn't even be close to being possible. Thank you all so much for your continued support and the fun times! Special thanks to @Kilyin for reasons known to us  Thank you to everybody who has continuously offered support in my comments sections! @Kal74, @Quakex64, @Kilyin and all the others, thank you so much for easing my inbox and helping people out! Everybody who has given me loving feedback and reviews, those who have submitted those essential RAGEPluginHook.log files to squash the bugs and those who have continued to make useful suggestions for features to add. And lastly, everybody I haven't mentioned yet! Without you and your support, that one million count would certainly not be there! Finally, I'd like to inform all of you that didn't see this on my YouTube channel yet that my next project is currently a complete rewrite of the good old classic Police Radio! I hope to add some awesome new features in the process and I will keep everyone updated as this project progresses in due course.
That'll be all from me today! Props to you if you've made it this far into this post, and until the 2 million mark! 
-Albo