Changelog

1.1.6

Fixed spam of NPC.GetAndValidateReferences NullReferenceExceptions when ambient extras staffed: no longer Instantiate live PoliceOfficers (broken under Il2Cpp/FishNet). Extra foot routes are staffed from the existing officer pool instead.

Fixed the ~15–20s post-load freeze: ambient foot-route cloning no longer runs all at once when the Harmony patch gate opens. Extras inject is deferred and spreads one route clone per frame.

Fixed the real mid-load CLR crash path: ambient patrol inject / street loadouts / shop inject can no longer run while Harmony is still applying patch classes. A patch gate stays closed until every class is bound and a settle delay finishes, then opens with Harmony patch gate open.
Staggered PRO Harmony after MoreGuns so both mods are not installing detours at the same time.
Kept batched one-class-per-frame apply; removed PrepareMethod warmup (it could force the same MonoMod CompileMethodHook fatal).

Version number lives in a single version.txt (MelonInfo, assembly, Nexus/Thunderstore zips).
build.bat deploys the IL2CPP DLL to Builds\Public\Mods and the Mono DLL to Builds\Alternate\Mods.
Separate Thunderstore IL2CPP / Mono packages via build.bat.

Fixed intermittent Fatal CLR 0x80131506 (MonoMod CompileMethodHook) when loading a save: Harmony is no longer applied during Main/save deserialize. Patches wait for Player_Local + settle time, then apply one class per frame (batched), staggered after MoreGuns.

Cloned / ambient street patrols can roll More Guns loadouts (AmbientMoreGuns, default on).
Pickpocketing shows the real loadout (not an M1911) and the matching mag / shotgun shells.
Fixed officers briefly holding two guns (e.g. sniper + shotgun / minigun swaps).
Police custom guns shoot again; tracers work with More Guns weapons.
Long-gun hold poses match the player (SMG uses the compact two-hand grip).

Fixed invisible cruisers, teleporting / instant hop-outs, cars stuck in the ground, and station-gate collisions.
Rifle / Special / similar waves spawn as cars again instead of wrongly converting to foot.
Reinforcements arrive more often on early waves without dumping tons of waves while you’re still fighting.
After you clear a wave, backup keeps coming instead of going quiet.
Reduced car stacking / cars driving through each other.
Fixed response cars despawning mid-chase (seated “invisible” officers were treated as dead and reclaimed).
Fixed IL2CPP crash from Mathf.Max(int[]) during response upgrades.
Distance-aware dispatch: foot OK near the station (~100m); farther / vehicle pursuits prefer cars.
Nearby ambient cops can join a chase locally — they no longer replace station response car waves.

Closer engagement ranges; cops hold ground when you push in instead of constantly backing off.
Arrest range defaults to vanilla 2.75m (still configurable).
New MelonPreferences section [PoliceResponseOverhaul_Tactics]: cuff range, hold-ground, ideal/min/max use ranges, shot intervals, local-alert radius/caps.

K9 dogs are hidden while seated in patrol cars (no head poking through the roof).
Cartel Final Response spawning restored.
Reduced hitching when killing cops / deploying waves.

Config / feature docs updated for tactics, ambient More Guns, and response behavior.