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Overview[]

As you commit crimes, you'll generate heat. If the heat is at 5 stars for too long, the police will start an investigation. If you fail to stop the investigation, it's Game Over!

Stopping an investigation[]

There are several ways to stop an active investigation:

  • Call in a favour from a Deputy residence
    • Requires warm relations with the deputy
    • If deputy is already busy with a henchman, the option can't be used
    • Afterwards, the deputy - and any weapon they are offering - will become unavailable
  • Pay Deputy Kingsley to reduce heat
    • Job must complete before the investigation finishes
    • Use a Mastermind in a new sports car for fastest job completion
  • If Kingsley's boss tries selling resources, defeating him will reduce heat and stop the investigation
    • Occurs randomly when buying resources from Deputy Kingsley, so not a reliable solution
  • Lawyers will sometimes reduce the heat enough to abort the investigation
    • "Stalling Tactics" upgrade must be applied
    • Establish multiple lawyers and stop committing crimes for best results
  • Click the "Investigation" button for additional options (see below)

Last chance options[]

When an investigation ends, a menu will be displayed with a few 'last chance' options.

Note: You can show the menu during an investigation by clicking the "Investigation" button.

You can:

  • Bribe the investigators
    • This option is only available if you can afford it
    • Costs $500 the first time
    • The cost doubles for each subsequent use
    • A Lawyer with political connections will reduce the cost increase
    • Bonus: You might get warm relations with an independent protection racket!
  • Call in a favour from a friendly deputy
    • Chooses a random non-busy deputy that you have warm relations with
    • Deputy - and any weapon they were offing - will then become unavailable
  • Use another criminal as a scapegoat
    • Option is only available if there's a suitable building on the map, in order of preference:
      1. An independent business with warm/neutral relations
      2. An enemy gang business
      3. The enemy gang hideout
    • It doesn't matter whether the building has been discovered yet (sometimes there's also an invisible warehouse that doesn't appear even if you've discovered whole district)
    • Penalty: You might get cold relations with other buildings on the map
  • Destroy the evidence
    • This option can only be used once per map
    • Combat mission in a random police station
    • On rare occasions it happens in the train station
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