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THE LAW ARRIVES
Two patrol cars now work the city full time. They drive like ordinary traffic until their lights come on — then they run reds, overtake, cut across open ground and ram you. They spot you by line of sight, so a building between you is real cover, and losing them takes distance plus a few seconds of not being seen.
New fare type: the Robber. Big delivery bonus, no tip clock, and the police want him. He also refuses to leave the cab while a siren is behind you.
LEVEL UP
Money earned is experience earned. Every level stops the world and hands you three cards — free, take one. Levels never raise the difficulty; that's what the curses are for. New XP bar on the HUD.
NEW RELICS
Nitro Shield — boosting raises a shield; anything taken head-on costs half
Death Wish — driving into oncoming traffic refills the nitro tank
Taxi Clone — a second taxi works the city and pays you half of every fare
Midas Touch — golden fares come up twice as often, and two can be out at once
Stopwatch — bigger tips, and longer to earn them
Patience I–IV — a chain of four cards that buys a whole second satisfaction pool
TIPS, AND UNHAPPY PASSENGERS
Every ride now starts a delivery clock, measured along the actual roads rather than across the map. Beat it and the passenger tips on top of the fare. Miss it and they turn grumpy for the rest of the ride — and a grumpy passenger keeps costing you satisfaction until you drop them off. New tip gauge next to the wallet.
GOLDEN FARES
Rarely, a waiting passenger comes up made of gold. Double fare, double tip, double score. One at a time in the city.
NEW PASSENGERS
Punk — thinks the crash is the best part of the ride. Every impact banks score while they're aboard.
Passengers can now be scared off if you actually drive over them. Coming close fast doesn't count — you have to hit them, and they run for real pavement rather than into traffic.
GARAGE
Drive in before your first fare and pick your shift: start at daybreak or at nightfall
The garage now has a lit sign you can find from the street
Buying garage levels improves the odds on every shelf stocked afterwards, and pays off immediately on repairs
QUALITY OF LIFE
Abandon Run from the pause menu, with a confirmation
Zoomed-out minimap for a better view of the route