Difficulties

There are three difficulties available in the game.

These affect:

• The rate by which the exposition / risk factors drop.
• The rate by which respect drops on neighbourhoods.
• The rate by which clients order drugs.
• The rate by which new clients contact you.
• The police have different perception settings and are more or less "aggressive" meaning the chance that they'll stop you.
• The quantity of police in proportion to your exposition.
• Probability of a DEA raid and DEA raid check interval.
• A few other minor things.

Casual mode has additional markers on the police that appear when you stop, don't move and listen to the radios.