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Another project: @Greenaid: Thanks! I'll see what I can do.

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It's a Whelen Alpha/Beta, there's a few available in the download section.

Quick Charger model update: I noticed that the base model is scattered in missing polygons, flipped polygons and incorrect normals. I'm primarily working on the doors for now. I tried several approaches to the problem, however the best solution is to assign all polygons with the default material, then check polygons around the trim and edges of the door, then reassigning materials once that's done. It's a painstaking process, however it's looking very promising so far, I'm using this opportunity to remap the doors and panel gaps so they blend in with the natural colour of the car. The second problem concerns the mesh, or lack thereof, specifically regarding door seams: I haven't modified the mesh yet so that's what it looks like right now. It's not pretty, the first image shows what the top of the door looks like, even inexperienced modding eyes can see that there's something wrong. In short, the two sides should be connected, in plain English: the door seams are transparent in-game. And it's not only present on the rear passenger doors, it's the same with the front doors and even on some parts of the interior. There's only one way to remedy this, I have to manually connect the two by extruding one side and weld the vertexes together. I have decided to go over the model from back to front and check everything. So far I'm planning on changing the rear lights, particularly regarding the glass housing, the 3d model's glass is transparent whereas the real world Charger has red glass: I'm also going to remap several parts which will hopefully remove two to five textures from the texture archive. it's not a necessity, however it will lessen the performance impact the model will result in. Polygon count: Everything I have mentioned should also be applicable on other models that are based on Dhruv's unlocked Charger HEMI, I'll advise anyone who is using that model or any deriatives of it to check their model for these errors.

You're not cutting illegal drug trade though, you're changing what is classified as illegal narcotics trade. There's a very fine real-world example of that logic right here in Denmark as prostitution is legal, that sounds all well and good because it's two adults in a consensual business transaction. Well, unfortunately not because there's a reason why Denmark is classified as one of the top destinations for trafficking. A good portion of street walkers are trafficked women without work permits. The police is powerless against these women. Sure, they can arrest the trafficked women for having no work visa which may get them deported, their families will be beaten or she might get beaten or killed herself if she's caught. The same can be said about drink driving, you will reduce the number of drink driving arrests and accidents caused by drink driving if you raise the legal limit. You didn't "combat" drink driving, you changed what drink driving is. The same will happen to narcotics users, especially those that aren't using the internet to talk about how great drugs is for them. The people that can't help themselves out of drugs will no longer have a way to get help if nobody is responsible for helping them. My stance on drug enforcement is the same as suicide laws. Suicide aren't against the law because it's "bad", it's illegal because someone has to be responsible for getting suicidal people help. The police don't respond to suicidal people so they can arrest them and take them to jail. That same goes for drugs, those that are severely affected by narcotics can't get help on their own, they can't go to the doctor or talk to a friend about it so society is responsible for helping them, putting a substance user in court shouldn't result in prison, it should result in the person getting the help he or she needs. The police is here to protect, help and stand up for these people, the police isn't only here to put handcuffs on people. Regarding drug distribution, the people that produce and distribute narcotics are some of the absolute worst scum out there. Their income comes from ruining people, from abusing and using people to their advantage and I truly hope they die a slow and painful death. The real victims of drug use can't speak. They aren't attending 420 days, they aren't talking about drugs on the internet because they can't, they aren't using because it's fun, they are using because the drugs is in control of them. The real victims can't stand up for themselves. Sure, cannabis is not the "worst" substance when we talk about how it affects you or how severely addictive it can be because it's different from person to person. I know that weed is one of the go-to drugs for people that want to escape their daemons for the night or all day for some. I don't care about people who use drugs for "fun", pay the ticket and get on with your life, it's illegal because someone else needs it to be, not because they need to go to jail, but because they need help.

The mounting brackets makes sense, there's a couple of companies that uses the exterior components from whelen and code 3 with their own inboard electronics. The mounting brackets makes sense, there's a couple of companies that uses the exterior components from whelen and code 3 with their own inboard electronics.

I don't think it's a Code3 RX2700: It looks more like a Rontan Steamlux:

Legalising narcotics is not the "right" way forward, you're not reducing crime, you're reclassifying crime. However, I do think that the US is dealing with the issue incorrectly, particularly the "war on drugs" which is being fought as a battle against a known foe, an example is world war 2. The war on drugs is fought based on fear and punishment which is a sure-fire way of isolating those that are affected by narcotics and ultimately contributing negatively to the problem it's trying to solve. Another thing that's worth mentioning is that the US justice system works to punish people that committed crime, it is not intended to rehabilitate or reform convicted criminals, the justice system in general works against convicted criminals. Convicted criminals are stigmatised and alienated from society. You're "branded" if you have served time and a rapist or child molestation conviction is as good as a death sentence. Someone mentioned that drugs has caused "enough LEO deaths", I'd argue that the entire justice system is the cause of a lot of law enforcement deaths, especially considering how worrying easy it is to get a firearm, even if you are convicted of a crime. The US justice system alienates convicts, they put them in a position where they are not a part of society, they're outlaws, they do not have a job, they don't speak with their families (if they have any). They have nothing to lose. Who, in their shoes, wouldn't get desperate for freedom: Imagine being a convicted criminal, you have a bag of cannabis on you and a firearm when a cop pulls you over on a deserted back road. You don't see a cop as someone who protects the innocent, someone who stands up for what is wrong. You see them as a soldier for society, the same society that sent you though "hell", that police officer is the embodiment of evil to you. You're facing 25 to life in 5 minutes. You have nothing to lose, you're either going to prison for life or going six feet under, what do you do? You can either calmly deal with the cop or you can draw your gun, open the door, get out, pull the trigger three times, get back in and drive away? Clear your mind for a moment, forget the life you have and put yourself in that position. Back to narcotics: Yes, weed IS bad and yes, alcohol is bad too, I regard alcohol and cannabis as equally "bad", regardless of what the law might say about it. However, I do believe that there's something very worrying that are completely overlooked: I firmly believe that the various substances are used in excess by people that are trying to escape something, they're traumatised. They are not using to "have a good time" but to get away from the pain they're in. These people ultimately need help and the drugs is only a part of it, alienating them is the last thing they need or deserve. Why does it concern the law? The law, the police and the justice system is often the only way for these people to get help, shunning them and punishing them is so horrifyingly wrong. The justice system is here to protect these people, not harm them. So yes, drugs should remain illegal but the way they're dealt with should change, it's not the biggest crime in the world for those that use drugs because it's "fun". Those people should get a ticket which could help pay for the treatment that a lot of people desperately need and deserve, consider it a stupid tax. Anything else is a waste of time and human life.

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Yes, you'll have to edit "emerglights_emise" to change the strobe colour and "emerglightse" to change the lens colour.

That's a Whelen Edge 9000M strobe lightbar, there's quite a few of those available.

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She needs to re-evaluate her priorities if being called bossy is the biggest problem she has to deal with.

Star SVP Laser perahps?

NATO or the EU has hardly worked well with Russia after the Cold war. Thule base and the missile shield by Bush is two fine examples of the generous treatment Russia has been given by NATO, the organization formed to "fight" the USSR if the cold war turned hot. However, saying that we're facing a new Cold war or a major military crisis is very unlikely as the situation is complicated. It's likely Russias way of showing that they should be taken seriously by NATO and that the rest of Eastern Europe shouldn't be so quick to jump on the EU bandwangon, not forgetting that Russia supplies the EU with a lot of natural gas and fossil fuels.

US forces observe a rural village following a brief exchange of gunfire with the taleban. Pardon the graphical glitches, that's the price you pay for hosting the server on your PC!

They reused the engine block from the "old" Crown Vic (pre '98 models). The actual car received a few updates and actually grew a few inches when they introduced a new chassis in '03. As Darkangel said, it was designed in the nineties and used tech from the nineties throughout its life and the first sign of real competition on the market came in '05 with the Charger followed by Chevy that had both the new Impala AND the Tahoe, the previous generation Impala never caught on with police. Competing products always benefit the customer which is evident today. A fleet manager had the choice between a Crown Vic and the old Chevy Impala FWD 3.6 V6 which wasn't exactly known for its massive boot. Now you can choose between Fords Police Interceptor Sedan and Utility, Chrevrolet's Caprice and Tahoe as well as Dodge's Charger and Durango. The new cars are as fast (if not faster), better for the environment, they're kinder on fuel, they can carry more equipment and they're safer. However they're also relatively new so there's going to be some reliability issues that weren't present during development (something every new car has). Everything else doesn't necessarily concern the car itself, some police forces will have lower maintenance costs with the new cars and some will have higher maintenance costs, it could be the weather, the area (road conditions and environment) and all the different police equipment the cars are fitted with (ANPR, radios, MDC, pushbar, lights, etc). I don't really see a reason to close the thread as long as everyone acts civil towards each other. Ultimately were discussing opinions, people will have contradicting experiences and facts (see above) with the different cars.