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{{quote|''{{smallcaps|WARNING: The scope of this game is narrower than that of real life. We have attempted to include [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|foul language, graphic violence, politics, religion, sexual references, adult situations, narcotics, prostitution, bodily functions and bad pickup lines]] , but Bay 12 Games recognizes that there might be omissions which will make some players uncomfortable. In light of these facts, use your discretion when making decisions about downloading LCS.}}''<ref>Although, considering just how outright 'horrible' those pickup lines and their responses are...</ref>}}
''[[Liberal Crime Squad]]'' is a freeware game made by Tarn Adams, maker of ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]''. Tarn ceased development of ''[[Liberal Crime Squad]]'' in 2004, but in mid-2007 the Liberal Cause was taken up once again by Jonathan S. Fox, a forum regular at Bay 12 Games.
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As the name implies, LCS is a game about committing crimes in the name of the Liberal Cause (we need a slogan!), in the interests of making the world a freer and more tolerant place. Along the way, your noble cause will be opposed by many, including the police, extreme conservatives, and the nefarious Conservative Crime Squad (we also need a slogan!), who just want everyone to be safe and happy... [[Strawman Political|under the iron fist of a fascist government]]!
You and your liberal squadmates 'win' when your state's laws and regulations are rated L+ (Elite liberal) and the Government is Elite Liberal as well, and lose if the conservatives persuade those politicians to see things their way, and create a fascist police state (C+) where [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] is god. Don't let that happen!
There are a number of ways to persuade the people in power to see things liberally. First of all, you can free sweatshop workers and [[Destruction Equals Off Switch|destroy the machinery]] to cut into the conservatives' budget. You can also make T-shirts for fun and profit, and also to spread your liberal word far and wide. You can also kidnap and [[Brainwashed|brainwash]] numerous people, causing them to become '[[Deep-Cover Agent|sleepers]]' within their respective jobs, fighting for the liberal cause from the inside. You can of course also steal cars and cash to get around and to lubricate interactions with others, as these will become important parts of furthering the liberal cause as you progress.
The last 'official' release [http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded], and the latest open-source version can be found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/ SourceForge] the wiki [https://web.archive.org/web/20180811190337/http://lcs.wikidot.com/
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* [[AKA-47]]: Averted - it's a freeware game, there are no worries about gun manufacturers suing.
* [[All Crimes Are Equal]]: Death Squad Officers summarily execute any criminals they catch.
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** Sleeper agents. They act during their day jobs. Completely safe (since they are not part of the active LCS, they do not commit crimes), can shift public opinion depending on their profession, can smuggle items or money to one's safehouses (and, at 100% efficiency, they are never caught). Gain 1% or 2% efficiency at the end of each month. Plus some little extras (Cops can warn the LCS from imminent police raids, lawyers can defend liberals in a trial, and so on).
** Spray paint. It can win you the game for a mere 20$. Since crimes on site cap at 10, going somewhere, spraying 10 tags, going out, rinse, repeat, is an incredibly boring way to play the game, but is a surefire and almost foolproof way to win to victory.
** Shotguns. Common, inexpensive, easy to use, powerful, relatively simple to conceal (can be hidden under a trenchcoat), and the only firearms that are ''always'' legal no matter how liberal the gun control laws are, they're also single-shot-only, have virtually no critical hit chance, have poor armor penetration, and overall have substantially less [[Cool Gun|'cool' factor]] than assault rifles or
* [[Bottomless Magazines]]: Averted.
* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: When an LCS squad wanted for murder counts in the thousands decides to do a rampage at the AM radio station, armed with M-16 and equipped with army body armor, they are [[Zerg Rush|met with waves of angry mobs with]] [[Torches and Pitchforks]].
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* [[Human Shield]]: Every hostage taken during a raid automatically becomes one. [[Shoot the Hostage|Not that this stops you from getting shot at]].
** Corpses of fallen comrades being carried back to the safe house will end up stopping a lot of bullets meant for the carrier, in a more macabre version of this trope.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: While melee weapons aren't particularly spectacular at first, an experienced, skilled Liberal can [[Clean Cut|slice a tank in half with a sword]].
* [[Infinite Supplies]]: As long as you stay in the homeless shelter, your needs will be provided for. Anywhere else, and you will need to pay for rent and groceries. This is balanced out by the homeless shelter being impossible to upgrade, and effectively impossible to defend if raided.
* [[Instant Death Bullet]]: Gruesomely averted. Tales abound of players and their allies receiving near-fatal heart wounds which can be patched up on the scene by an LCS member with a decent first-aid skill... only for the character to later bleed out from the hole left in their heart by the bullet. (The coding reason for this is that the game tracks internal wounds, and since wounds to internal organs can't be treated by field medicine, it continues to hemorrhage, dealing damage until the character dies.)
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** Additionally, getting gun law to L+ (maximum liberalism) doesn't ban guns outright, it just prohibits them from being carried or sold in public places.
*** Which, ironically, is perhaps the one thing in this game that some [[Real Life]] liberals think ''still'' isn't enough.
* [[More Friends, More Benefits]]: Seduction is an excellent way to recruit for the LCS.
** One of the most effective ways to survive the game is to simply sleep with the ''entire justice system'' - boosting your seduction stat and hooking up with enough lawyers and judges virtually guarantees getting off lightly, even on charges of high treason and mass murder.
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Some conservatives are member of the Conservative Crime Squad, and good with the guns they carry. And at C+ gun control laws, any random conservative can carry a 9 mm or .45 semi auto.
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[[Category:Roguelike]]
[[Category:Freeware Games]]
▲[[Category:Liberal Crime Squad]]
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