Rise of the Families - Improvements & Fixes Update

This patch introduces numerous gameplay improvements, balance adjustments, quality-of-life changes, and bug fixes for the Rise of the Families update.

TPS Mode and Combat

• Added the ability to loot dead characters while playing in TPS Mode.

• Added box-carrying mechanics to TPS Mode.

• Boxes can now be placed inside vehicles or on pallets and picked up again later.

• Improved TPS melee combat animations and actions.

• Added a Stamina Bar to the melee combat system.

• Right Click is now used to block.

• Left Click performs a normal attack.

• Holding Left Click performs a heavy attack.

• Fixed an issue causing tooltips to display incorrectly in TPS Mode.

• Added View Distance and Character Field of View settings for TPS Mode.

• Players experiencing performance issues can lower the View Distance setting to improve performance.

• Fixed an issue that caused the camera to automatically switch from TPS Mode to RTS Mode after a territory takeover battle.

• You can now interact with Doorman jobs, Hot Dog jobs, and Walter Dark while playing in TPS Mode.

Office Missions

• Increased the number of possible spawn locations for Office Missions.

• Increased the variety of NPCs used in Office Missions.

• The amount of Prestige earned is now displayed after completing an Office Mission.

• During Loan Sharking missions, you will now collect the money from the character who originally gave you the mission.

• Fixed issues affecting character death animations during Office Missions.

• Made various improvements and fixes to the Office interface.

• Fixed an issue where attack notifications would not move the camera to the relevant location while the Office interface was open.

• Added an option to stop visitors from entering the Office.

• Added a new Feature Vault unlock for the Office that enables the UI option to automatically accept incoming Office missions.

Prestige System

• Extorting a business now rewards +5 Prestige.

• Captured territories now generate daily Prestige based on their level:

  • Level 1 Territory: +10 Prestige

  • Level 2 Territory: +20 Prestige

  • Level 3 Territory: +30 Prestige

• Completing missions received from families now rewards +5 Prestige.

• Successful interrogations now reward +5 Prestige.

Families, Spying, and Territory Wars

• Added a notification when entering a war with another family.

• Rival families can now recruit new members after some time has passed following the death of one of their members.

• Added a chance for Spy missions to fail.

• All territories controlled by an enemy family must now be captured before you can send a Spy to locate that family’s Boss.

• Enemy Family Capos and their guards are now stronger.

• Fixed an issue where the Family interface would not immediately update after killing an enemy family member.

• Fixed an issue where enemy family members would no longer have guards after escaping and being located again with a Spy.

• Fixed issues affecting family member death animations.

• Fixed an issue where enemies could try to attack your characters inside interiors such as homes and offices.

Combat, Weapons, and Enemies

• Increased weapon durability.

• Added a chance for defeated enemies to drop their weapons.

• Fixed an issue where non-hostile enemies could push your own characters.

• Fixed issues involving characters pushing each other or rotating unexpectedly at interaction points.

• Reduced the strength of enemy attacks against Drug Selling Points.

• You can now repair all of your weapons with a single button in the repair section of the Weapon Shop.

• Weapon repair prices now receive a discount based on your Trade skill level.

Warehouse

• Doubled the storage capacity for Water and Pesticide in Warehouses.

• Fixed an issue where the Cartel delivery vehicle could fail to arrive.

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from saving during Cartel deliveries.

World Interactions and Controls

• Added faster movement on the map by holding Shift while the map is open with M.

• Added map rotation using the E and Q keys.

• Fixed an issue where radios inside warehouses, homes, hotels, and offices could change stations while zooming in or out.

• You can now click radios to change the station or turn them off.

• The Main Menu and ESC Menu now randomly play tracks from our own soundtrack.

• Fixed an issue where getting out of bed could cause problems when controlling another character.

• Fixed an issue that could occur when leaving the Car Dealership without buying a car and then clicking on a vehicle on the upper floor.

Economy and Jobs

• Reduced the spawn rate of the Lamborghini-style sports car.

• Increased Taxi income by 1.5x.

• Increased the item drop rate during Taxi jobs.

• Reduced the volume of several sound effects during the Doorman job.

Character Customization

• Added new hairstyles.

• Added new accessories.

• Added new beard and mustache options.

• All family members can now be customized at the Clothing Store.

Hospital and Character Selection

• You can now access the Hospital interface with all of your characters.

• Fixed an issue where no character would be automatically selected after loading a save or starting a new game.

Interface, Notifications, and General Fixes

• Fixed an issue where notifications could display incorrect icons.

• Updated the game-saving indicator.

• Improved and reorganized several user interface elements.

• Fixed several widescreen UI issues.

• Adjusted the scenario selection screen after pressing Start New Game in the Main Menu to better support wide resolutions.

Closing Notes

More improvements and new features are on the way.

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