Currently there are 24 versions. Im not sure about the others but the US and UK games will now be branching off and becoming more realistic for their own region. The games were and to some extent are similar however as time goes on they will become further apart.
Sorry, let me try and help
Vehicle wise they are pretty similar
Rescue Pump = Rescue Engine
CARP = Quint
WRL = Type 1
Aerial appliance = Platform Truck
L4P = Type 2
BASU = Mobile Air
Fire Officer = Battalion Chief
RSU = Heavy Rescue
ICCU = MCV
Water carrier and Hazmat are pretty easy to work out.
Co Responder Vehicle: New to the UK game, this is a fire operated RRV.
IRV = Patrol Car
DSU = K9
ARV = SWAT SUV
Joint Response Unit: New to the UK game, this is a combination between a IRV and an ambulance RRV.
Police Helicopter: same as US
Ambulance = ALS Ambulance
RRV = Flycar
OTL = EMS Chief
JRU: See Police section above.
HEMS: Same as US
They are all the vehicles, however although I have said equals, some don’t really due to the different ways they work in the UK, that’s just their game equivalent.
One of the biggest changes in the UK game over the US is the mission requirements. A lot less missions require aerials and if they do it will only require 1 maybe 2 (some missions are an exception). The other is fire officers, unlike a battalion chief who often is a command unit on scene, a fire officers vehicle is primarily only used to transport high level officers to the scene of an incident. This is why it’s not uncommon to see 6+ of these vehicles at large incidents.
For medics, one of the different systems we have is the implementation of critical care and a HEMS requirement. Missions with seriously injured patients may require a critical care trained medic or HEMS.
In terms of development focus, we want to try and complete the medical side and not have a repeat of Sebastian leaving the medical side half done in the US because he was bored of working on medical stuff. This will mean the inclusion of Hazardous Area Response Teams and several new types of vehicle to allow the player to build as close to realistic as we can in the game but so it’s easy enough for those with no knowledge of the emergency services to understand.
We also have some exciting ideas for fire and police as well.
No UK doesn’t have any of those expansions. Airport we want to do it differently and SWR seems to have got lost somewhere haha. I don’t want to see any version get left behind and the leader will always be the German game
Display MoreRescue Pump = Rescue Engine
CARP = Quint
WRL = Type 1
Aerial appliance = Platform Truck
L4P = Type 2
BASU = Mobile Air
Fire Officer = Battalion Chief
RSU = Heavy Rescue
ICCU = MCV
Water carrier and Hazmat are pretty easy to work out.
Co Responder Vehicle: New to the UK game, this is a fire operated RRV.
IRV = Patrol Car
DSU = K9
ARV = SWAT SUV
Joint Response Unit: New to the UK game, this is a combination between a IRV and an ambulance RRV.
Police Helicopter: same as US
Ambulance = ALS Ambulance
RRV = Flycar
OTL = EMS Chief
JRU: See Police section above.
HEMS: Same as US
Great, thanks for the list. I'll finally be able to understand the UK discussion side of things... 
No UK doesn’t have any of those expansions. Airport we want to do it differently and SWR seems to have got lost somewhere haha. I don’t want to see any version get left behind and the leader will always be the German game
I'm actually ambivalent to the existence of the German game, and as someone who Is bilingual, I'd be interested to see the link to the game / forums...
If you go onto the desktop version and scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see a load of flags, each flag represents a version of the game. On the app you can select them from a drop down menu near the top
One of the biggest changes in the UK game over the US is the mission requirements. A lot less missions require aerials and if they do it will only require 1 maybe 2 (some missions are an exception). The other is fire officers, unlike a battalion chief who often is a command unit on scene, a fire officers vehicle is primarily only used to transport high level officers to the scene of an incident. This is why it’s not uncommon to see 6+ of these vehicles at large incidents.
For medics, one of the different systems we have is the implementation of critical care and a HEMS requirement. Missions with seriously injured patients may require a critical care trained medic or HEMS.
Are these changes in UK version of the game more of the dev team correcting oversights in the US game, or do they stem more from the differences in the UK and US medical response system?
Are these changes in UK version of the game more of the dev team correcting oversights in the US game, or do they stem more from the differences in the UK and US medical response system?
These are requests we have specifically put in both to differ ourselves from the US development and because it's the system that we use in the UK. We're trying to separate the two games to have individual styles and make them unique.
One of the biggest changes in the UK game over the US is the mission requirements. A lot less missions require aerials and if they do it will only require 1 maybe 2 (some missions are an exception).
For medics, one of the different systems we have is the implementation of critical care and a HEMS requirement. Missions with seriously injured patients may require a critical care trained medic or HEMS.
In terms of development focus, we want to try and complete the medical side and not have a repeat of Sebastian leaving the medical side half done in the US because he was bored of working on medical stuff.
Ok. Now I see... US version has no use for HEMS helicopters at all via missions. Offcourse, if you wan't to alarm HEMS to any medical mission, that's fine and possible. I have been played another countrys version of game, and there is regurarly use and need for HEMS at missions. Hopefully it comes to US version also.
Another mystichal thing. Why police helicopters won't have possible to put patrol route...? Example many highway patrols has helicopters, and those observe traffic from air. So patrol route for Police helicopters?
Ok. Now I see... US version has no use for HEMS helicopters at all via missions. Offcourse, if you wan't to alarm HEMS to any medical mission, that's fine and possible. I have been played another countrys version of game, and there is regurarly use and need for HEMS at missions. Hopefully it comes to US version also.
Another mystichal thing. Why police helicopters won't have possible to put patrol route...? Example many highway patrols has helicopters, and those observe traffic from air. So patrol route for Police helicopters?
The thing about HEMS in America is that is is very different to the UK.
The HEMS in the US are usually (Not all) for profit or at least cover opperating costs. So the system of them being called is very differnt to the UK. Over here we deploy our HEMS units either in the rapid response cars or via the heli to calls where there is a high change of traumatic/serious injury based on the call such as road traffic collisions where there might be a change a patient has life threatening injuries or when a resource on the ground such as a paramedic/doctor requests the attendance of then HEMS unit due to the patients injuries deteriorating or being life threatening.
The only other thing I can think of off the top of my head that HEMS might be deployed to is remote calls such as falling off rock faces where it might be easier and safer to airlift than taking them back down to a road ambulance. There are also the cases above that mean htat an injury might be serious but the nearest major hospital could be a couple of hours by road so a helicopter is sent to provide the best chances of survival.
Hems in the US is flawed due to them being for profit compared to charity run in the UK, this video (not mine) is a great informative video on why air ambulances are not in the interest of the patients most of the time unlike the UK.
Display MoreThe thing about HEMS in America is that is is very different to the UK.
The HEMS in the US are usually (Not all) for profit or at least cover opperating costs. So the system of them being called is very differnt to the UK. Over here we deploy our HEMS units either in the rapid response cars or via the heli to calls where there is a high change of traumatic/serious injury based on the call such as road traffic collisions where there might be a change a patient has life threatening injuries or when a resource on the ground such as a paramedic/doctor requests the attendance of then HEMS unit due to the patients injuries deteriorating or being life threatening.
The only other thing I can think of off the top of my head that HEMS might be deployed to is remote calls such as falling off rock faces where it might be easier and safer to airlift than taking them back down to a road ambulance. There are also the cases above that mean htat an injury might be serious but the nearest major hospital could be a couple of hours by road so a helicopter is sent to provide the best chances of survival.
Hems in the US is flawed due to them being for profit compared to charity run in the UK, this video (not mine) is a great informative video on why air ambulances are not in the interest of the patients most of the time unlike the UK.
Just watched the video, the US air ambulance system is failing the US.
Due to the significant differences while the US UK games are similar the way they play is completely different and that is the path we wanted to take when working on the UK version.
It would be very easy for me to say that the US health system is flawed compared to the UK system that both myself and many members on this forum take advantage off.
There are benefits to socialised medicine but there are downsides. But in MY OPINION this for profit system in the US needs to be drastically reduced as people are often at their most vulnerable while in hospital.
A quote that has stuck in my head that cancer is a life sentence in the US for most. It's either you die from not being able to pay for the care and treatment or you have a life of debt.
A great video by a US news company while compares the US and UK healthcare systems.
(Not my video again)
Can we keep this on the topic of comparing the US/UK game please now and not bring the politics of health care systems into it.
Can we keep this on the topic of comparing the US/UK game please now and not bring the politics of health care systems into it.
Sure it was only brought up as it helps to explain why the UK version's units are very similar to the US but operate ina very different way irl and how the team has represented this ingame.
Can we keep this on the topic of comparing the US/UK game please now and not bring the politics of health care systems into it.
Politics of health care? What lol. He brought up a valid statement to a RELATED thread.
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