BLR Dispatch Update 0.9.7 (Patreon)
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BLR Dispatch v0.9.7 Update - August 24th, 2026 Is Now Available ➡️ HERE
If you are updating - Please download and reinstall full mod as it has several new audio files. Your Configs and API keys are safe and will not be overwritten with new update. Please Read Info below about new update. Head over to our Discord if you need support as I can't troubleshoot in Patron Comments: https://discord.gg/cxVZwSCNew Features
Air Unit Customization (regular air support) Change the helicopter model, livery, uniforms, and per-county spawn-in. Addons work.
FYI: Air SWAT is coming in a near-future update, with some extra goodies and commands!
In-Car Radio Animation While seated in a car and holding PTT, your officer grabs the shoulder mic, which looks great combined with exiting the car while still holding PTT. On-foot radio animation is unchanged.
Microphone Picker New [Audio] section in BlueLine_Realism.ini to help with mic input issues.
Female Backup on Policing Redefined Requesting a female unit now plays the BLR female backup audio. (STP/UB was already correct.)
Unit Settings Folders Cleaner file layout, old files are migrated, not deleted.
Air Held Overhaul Air Held is no longer a separate Status, it now auto-fires alongside Pursuit Engaged and Panic Response without changing your Status. You can still ask dispatch to hold the air anytime (you'll hear the start audio + 30s midair tone). If there's no radio communication for up to 10 real-time minutes while the air is on hold, dispatch will check in. Clear it anytime by saying "Lift the Air."
Note: BlueLine Scanner will get a matching update soon.
Improvements
XML livery numbers now match Ultimate Backup / Policing Redefined (livery="1" = first paint, etc.)
Shipped Air Unit XML uses pax="0" / pax_chance="100" (pilot only, add a passenger if you want)
Callout Response Routing: once you're on scene (GPS pin gone), new backup/EMS/fire come to you instead of the original call pin. En route, they still route to the call. Pursuits still drop a waypoint so units follow the suspect. (If a PR/UB unit is first on scene and the suspect flees, that unit may not engage. This is a PR/UB behavior that BLR Dispatch unfortunately can't control.)
Pursuit Audio: new lines added for authenticity, saying "I'm in pursuit" or "I have a vehicle taking off" may trigger new dispatch audio, including a request for your D.O.T. (Direction of Travel)
Policing Redefined now plays proper audio when requesting a Supervisor (STP/UB already did)
Fixes
Crime Report now fires automatically on pursuit/suspect-fleeing callouts (red minimap triggers without mashing N)
Fixed FPS lag after releasing PTT on dispatch commands (Code 2/3, EMS, Air, etc.)
"Can I get / could I get / can I have" now treated the same as "I need" for transport/unit requests
PTT clicks no longer get recorded into the WAV sent to Groq, which was causing speech recognition to be garbled and dispatch not understanding you.