Bug Fix Update Now Live + Update Roadmap Revealed!

Hello all,

We've just launched a bug fix update for Flashing Lights.

You can read the full patch notes below, but first, let's take a look at the new update roadmap!

March 2026

Bug fix update: This update will further polish and improve the game experience.

Spring 2026

AI fixes and improvements: We'll be focusing on fixing issues with AI backup, making for more reliable support.

Idle NPCs: Making the world feel that bit more alive and realistic, we'll be adding idle NPCs such as store clerks and drunk pedestrians.

New world props: We'll be adding new props and models to the open world, such as signs outside bars, adding an additional layer of detail to the world.

Summer 2026

Vehicle customisation: We know how important vehicle customisation is to the community, so we're excited to add options such as wheel types, antennas, pushbars and more!

Light stages: This is one that we've seen a lot of you asking for! Light stages will add further nuance to the emergency light customisation options.

Full Patch Notes

New

• Texture mod support for bomb squad vehicles

• Player vehicle horn now makes pedestrians run out the way

• Using free fly camera in multiplayer, the orb has now changed to a simple drone model

• Reintroduced northern lights in 'cloudy2' and 'snow' weather types

Fixes

• AI dog now searches for and finds explosives

• When performing a traffic stop on foot, you couldn't switch weapons

• Real owner name for stolen cars didn't show up in MDT database searches

• With suspects that had a gun drawn after a car chase, said gun didn't show up when frisking

• Spotlight rotation multiplayer sync

• Other player's K9 appearing above the ground in multiplayer

• Suspects continued shooting after multiplayer client player's K9 caused them to surrender

• K9 suspect chasing improved

• Missing health packs added at gas stations

• ID card and drivers license design updated

• Upon joining a game, weather and background sound effects now start playing after selecting a character

• Player respawn fixed after contact with water

• Hospital interior lights brightness adjusted

• Traffic cars eventually would spawn motionless (needs more testing, this would happen in longer game sessions)

• Armed robbery and shoplifting missions could spawn at incorrect locations

• Mission editor mission's custom name didn't save

• Graphics settings had 2x 'High' option for clouds

• Blurry mod textures when viewed at certain angles

• Terrain fix at Beach Town (64-5)

• Upon despawn player vehicle data (model, materials, textures) didn't unload from memory

• Using Settings > Controls more than once caused issues loading the menu again

• Vegetation fixes in interior at Port (17-56) and highway between Beach Town and Cod Town

• Some parked cars spawned duplicates in Suburbs

• BUCK Rescue DLC vehicle scenelights control panel fixed

• Player vehicle lights flickered when at City PD or Bank

• FD portable scenelight brightness adjusted

• Added missing highway lights at City Route 600 North and South

• All car license plates have been updated to support night time

• Adjusted streetlights at night time

• Grass render distance is now farther when set on high

• Gas stations lights adjusted

• Removed dust effect when driving on dirt roads

• When getting in a car while the engine was turned on, the driver-side door sound effect didn't play