oops, i didn’t understand his question, he ask if it’s possible to have an altimeter outside de camera view when you pilot the chopper!
you mean while in 1st or 3rd person i think?
both views would be nice 
This is the client file it adds an actual spotlight that moves with the camera!
-- FiveM Heli Cam by mraes
-- Version 1.3 2017-06-12
-- config
local clientside_light = true
local fov_max = 80.0
local fov_min = 10.0 -- max zoom level (smaller fov is more zoom)
local zoomspeed = 2.0 -- camera zoom speed
local speed_lr = 3.0 -- speed by which the camera pans left-right
local speed_ud = 3.0 -- speed by which the camera pans up-down
local toggle_helicam = 51 -- control id of the button by which to toggle the helicam mode. Default: INPUT_CONTEXT (E)
local toggle_vision = 25 -- control id to toggle vision mode. Default: INPUT_AIM (Right mouse btn)
local toggle_rappel = 154 -- control id to rappel out of the heli. Default: INPUT_DUCK (X)
local toggle_spotlight = 183 -- control id to toggle the front spotlight Default: INPUT_PhoneCameraGrid (G)
local toggle_lock_on = 22 -- control id to lock onto a vehicle with the camera. Default is INPUT_SPRINT (spacebar)
-- Script starts here
local helicam = false
local anglehorizontal = 90.0
local anngleVirtical = 0.0
local dir
local polmav_hash = GetHashKey("polmav")
local helicam = false
local brightness = 5.0
local fov = (fov_max+fov_min)*0.5
local vision_state = 0 -- 0 is normal, 1 is nightmode, 2 is thermal vision
Citizen.CreateThread(function()
while true do
Citizen.Wait(0)
if IsPlayerInPolmav() then
local lPed = GetPlayerPed(-1)
local heli = GetVehiclePedIsIn(lPed)
if IsHeliHighEnough(heli) then
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_helicam) then -- Toggle Helicam
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
helicam = true
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_rappel) then -- Initiate rappel
Citizen.Trace("try to rappel")
if GetPedInVehicleSeat(heli, 1) == lPed or GetPedInVehicleSeat(heli, 2) == lPed then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
TaskRappelFromHeli(GetPlayerPed(-1), 1)
else
SetNotificationTextEntry( "STRING" )
AddTextComponentString("~r~Can't rappel from this seat")
DrawNotification(false, false )
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "5_Second_Timer", "DLC_HEISTS_GENERAL_FRONTEND_SOUNDS", false)
end
end
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_spotlight) and GetPedInVehicleSeat(heli, -1) == lPed then
spotlight_state = not spotlight_state
TriggerServerEvent("heli:spotlight", spotlight_state)
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
end
end
if helicam then
SetTimecycleModifier("heliGunCam")
SetTimecycleModifierStrength(0.3)
local scaleform = RequestScaleformMovie("HELI_CAM")
while not HasScaleformMovieLoaded(scaleform) do
Citizen.Wait(0)
end
local lPed = GetPlayerPed(-1)
local heli = GetVehiclePedIsIn(lPed)
local cam = CreateCam("DEFAULT_SCRIPTED_FLY_CAMERA", true)
AttachCamToEntity(cam, heli, 0.0,0.0,-1.5, true)
SetCamRot(cam, 0.0,0.0,GetEntityHeading(heli))
SetCamFov(cam, fov)
RenderScriptCams(true, false, 0, 1, 0)
PushScaleformMovieFunction(scaleform, "SET_CAM_LOGO")
PushScaleformMovieFunctionParameterInt(1) -- 0 for nothing, 1 for LSPD logo
PopScaleformMovieFunctionVoid()
local locked_on_vehicle = nil
while helicam and not IsEntityDead(lPed) and (GetVehiclePedIsIn(lPed) == heli) and IsHeliHighEnough(heli) do
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_helicam) then -- Toggle Helicam
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
helicam = false
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_vision) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
ChangeVision()
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, 44) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
if clientside_light then
clientside_light = false
else
clientside_light = true
end
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, 246) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
if clientside_light then
brightness = lightUp(brightness)
end
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, 249) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
if clientside_light then
brightness = lightDown(brightness)
end
end
if locked_on_vehicle then
if DoesEntityExist(locked_on_vehicle) then
PointCamAtEntity(cam, locked_on_vehicle, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, true)
RenderVehicleInfo(locked_on_vehicle)
local coords = GetEntityCoords(heli)
local coords2 = GetEntityCoords(locked_on_vehicle)
local dists = GetDistanceBetweenCoords(coords.x, coords.y, coords.z, coords2.x, coords2.y, coords2.z, false)
if dist > 2000 then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
locked_on_vehicle = nil
local rot = GetCamRot(cam, 2) -- All this because I can't seem to get the camera unlocked from the entity
local fov = GetCamFov(cam)
local old cam = cam
DestroyCam(old_cam, false)
cam = CreateCam("DEFAULT_SCRIPTED_FLY_CAMERA", true)
AttachCamToEntity(cam, heli, 0.0,0.0,-1.5, true)
SetCamRot(cam, rot, 2)
SetCamFov(cam, fov)
RenderScriptCams(true, false, 0, 1, 0)
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_lock_on) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
locked_on_vehicle = nil
local rot = GetCamRot(cam, 2) -- All this because I can't seem to get the camera unlocked from the entity
local fov = GetCamFov(cam)
local old cam = cam
DestroyCam(old_cam, false)
cam = CreateCam("DEFAULT_SCRIPTED_FLY_CAMERA", true)
AttachCamToEntity(cam, heli, 0.0,0.0,-1.5, true)
SetCamRot(cam, rot, 2)
SetCamFov(cam, fov)
RenderScriptCams(true, false, 0, 1, 0)
end
else
locked_on_vehicle = nil -- Cam will auto unlock when entity doesn't exist anyway
end
else
local zoomvalue = (1.0/(fov_max-fov_min))*(fov-fov_min)
CheckInputRotation(cam, zoomvalue)
local vehicle_detected = GetVehicleInView(cam)
if DoesEntityExist(vehicle_detected) then
RenderVehicleInfo(vehicle_detected)
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_lock_on) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
locked_on_vehicle = vehicle_detected
end
end
end
HandleZoom(cam)
HideHUDThisFrame()
PushScaleformMovieFunction(scaleform, "SET_ALT_FOV_HEADING")
PushScaleformMovieFunctionParameterFloat(GetEntityCoords(heli).z)
PushScaleformMovieFunctionParameterFloat(zoomvalue)
PushScaleformMovieFunctionParameterFloat(GetCamRot(cam, 2).z)
PopScaleformMovieFunctionVoid()
DrawScaleformMovieFullscreen(scaleform, 255, 255, 255, 255)
if clientside_light then
local spotoffset = GetEntityCoords(heli)
local rotation = GetCamRot(cam, 2)
local forward_vector = RotAnglesToVec(rotation)
local camcoords = GetCamCoord(cam)
DrawSpotLightWithShadow(camcoords, forward_vector, 255, 255, 255, 600.0, 10.0, brightness, 10.0, 200.0, 20.0)
end
Citizen.Wait(0)
end
helicam = false
ClearTimecycleModifier()
fov = (fov_max+fov_min)*0.5 -- reset to starting zoom level
RenderScriptCams(false, false, 0, 1, 0) -- Return to gameplay camera
SetScaleformMovieAsNoLongerNeeded(scaleform) -- Cleanly release the scaleform
DestroyCam(cam, false)
SetNightvision(false)
SetSeethrough(false)
end
end
end)
function lightUp(brightness)
brightness = brightness+5.0
return brightness
end
function lightDown(brightness)
brightness = brightness-5.0
return brightness
end
RegisterNetEvent('heli:spotlight')
AddEventHandler('heli:spotlight', function(serverID, state)
local heli = GetVehiclePedIsIn(GetPlayerPed(GetPlayerFromServerId(serverID)), false)
SetVehicleSearchlight(heli, state, false)
Citizen.Trace("Set heli light state to "..tostring(state).." for serverID: "..serverID)
end)
function IsPlayerInPolmav()
local lPed = GetPlayerPed(-1)
local vehicle = GetVehiclePedIsIn(lPed)
return IsVehicleModel(vehicle, polmav_hash)
end
function normalizes( dir )
local len = dir:len()
dir.x = dir.x / len
dir.y = dir.y / len
return dir
end
function IsHeliHighEnough(heli)
return GetEntityHeightAboveGround(heli) > 1.5
end
function ChangeVision()
if vision_state == 0 then
SetNightvision(true)
vision_state = 1
elseif vision_state == 1 then
SetNightvision(false)
SetSeethrough(true)
vision_state = 2
else
SetSeethrough(false)
vision_state = 0
end
end
function HideHUDThisFrame()
HideHelpTextThisFrame()
HideHudAndRadarThisFrame()
HideHudComponentThisFrame(19) -- weapon wheel
HideHudComponentThisFrame(1) -- Wanted Stars
HideHudComponentThisFrame(2) -- Weapon icon
HideHudComponentThisFrame(3) -- Cash
HideHudComponentThisFrame(4) -- MP CASH
HideHudComponentThisFrame(13) -- Cash Change
HideHudComponentThisFrame(11) -- Floating Help Text
HideHudComponentThisFrame(12) -- more floating help text
HideHudComponentThisFrame(15) -- Subtitle Text
HideHudComponentThisFrame(18) -- Game Stream
end
function CheckInputRotation(cam, zoomvalue)
local rightAxisX = GetDisabledControlNormal(0, 220)
local rightAxisY = GetDisabledControlNormal(0, 221)
local rotation = GetCamRot(cam, 2)
if rightAxisX ~= 0.0 or rightAxisY ~= 0.0 then
new_z = rotation.z + rightAxisX*-1.0*(speed_ud)*(zoomvalue+0.1)
new_x = math.max(math.min(20.0, rotation.x + rightAxisY*-1.0*(speed_lr)*(zoomvalue+0.1)), -89.5) -- Clamping at top (cant see top of heli) and at bottom (doesn't glitch out in -90deg)
SetCamRot(cam, new_x, 0.0, new_z, 2)
end
end
function HandleZoom(cam)
if IsControlJustPressed(0,241) then -- Scrollup
fov = math.max(fov - zoomspeed, fov_min)
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0,242) then
fov = math.min(fov + zoomspeed, fov_max) -- ScrollDown
end
local current_fov = GetCamFov(cam)
if math.abs(fov-current_fov) < 0.1 then -- the difference is too small, just set the value directly to avoid unneeded updates to FOV of order 10^-5
fov = current_fov
end
SetCamFov(cam, current_fov + (fov - current_fov)*0.05) -- Smoothing of camera zoom
end
function GetVehicleInView(cam)
local coords = GetCamCoord(cam)
local forward_vector = RotAnglesToVec(GetCamRot(cam, 2))
--DrawLine(coords, coords+(forward_vector*100.0), 255,0,0,255) -- debug line to show LOS of cam
local rayhandle = CastRayPointToPoint(coords, coords+(forward_vector*200.0), 10, GetVehiclePedIsIn(GetPlayerPed(-1)), 0)
local _, _, _, _, entityHit = GetRaycastResult(rayhandle)
if entityHit>0 and IsEntityAVehicle(entityHit) then
return entityHit
else
return nil
end
end
function RenderVehicleInfo(vehicle)
local model = GetEntityModel(vehicle)
local vehname = GetLabelText(GetDisplayNameFromVehicleModel(model))
local licenseplate = GetVehicleNumberPlateText(vehicle)
SetTextFont(0)
SetTextProportional(1)
SetTextScale(0.0, 0.55)
SetTextColour(255, 255, 255, 255)
SetTextDropshadow(0, 0, 0, 0, 255)
SetTextEdge(1, 0, 0, 0, 255)
SetTextDropShadow()
SetTextOutline()
SetTextEntry("STRING")
AddTextComponentString("Model: "..vehname.."\nPlate: "..licenseplate)
DrawText(0.45, 0.9)
end
-- function HandleSpotlight(cam)
-- if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_spotlight) then
-- PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
-- spotlight_state = not spotlight_state
-- end
-- if spotlight_state then
-- local rotation = GetCamRot(cam, 2)
-- local forward_vector = RotAnglesToVec(rotation)
-- local camcoords = GetCamCoord(cam)
-- DrawSpotLight(camcoords, forward_vector, 255, 255, 255, 300.0, 10.0, 0.0, 2.0, 1.0)
-- end
-- end
function RotAnglesToVec(rot) -- input vector3
local z = math.rad(rot.z)
local x = math.rad(rot.x)
local num = math.abs(math.cos(x))
return vector3(-math.sin(z)*num, math.cos(z)*num, math.sin(x))
end
it has a lot of comments form testing but you can remove thoughs.
The developer of this script is a very amazing guy, and gave me permission to post the code here please thank him for this update!
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Client or server? looks very similar to client.
This looks like client code though
did i say server lol woops!
Not sure it’s working, i pressed space bar to track a vehicle and couldn’t get out of that camera mode, even jumping out of the heli and dying left me glitched to the camera view.
Sorry about that issue, my fault I copied the wrong file lol. this is heli_client.lua
It has spotlight that follows camera, and it stops the lock on vehicles after they get a decent distance away!
the button to turn on the spotlight is Q
you can press y to make it brighter or down arrow key to make it not as bright
i updated it with these controls just now because for some reasone the n key wasnt working, oh well, but it works now with down arrow and y!
-- FiveM Heli Cam by mraes
-- Version 1.3 2017-06-12
-- config
local clientside_light = false
local fov_max = 80.0
local fov_min = 10.0 -- max zoom level (smaller fov is more zoom)
local zoomspeed = 2.0 -- camera zoom speed
local speed_lr = 3.0 -- speed by which the camera pans left-right
local speed_ud = 3.0 -- speed by which the camera pans up-down
local toggle_helicam = 51 -- control id of the button by which to toggle the helicam mode. Default: INPUT_CONTEXT (E)
local toggle_vision = 25 -- control id to toggle vision mode. Default: INPUT_AIM (Right mouse btn)
local toggle_rappel = 154 -- control id to rappel out of the heli. Default: INPUT_DUCK (X)
local toggle_spotlight = 183 -- control id to toggle the front spotlight Default: INPUT_PhoneCameraGrid (G)
local toggle_lock_on = 22 -- control id to lock onto a vehicle with the camera. Default is INPUT_SPRINT (spacebar)
local brightness = 2
-- Script starts here
local helicam = false
local polmav_hash = GetHashKey("polmav")
local fov = (fov_max+fov_min)*0.5
local vision_state = 0 -- 0 is normal, 1 is nightmode, 2 is thermal vision
Citizen.CreateThread(function()
while true do
Citizen.Wait(0)
if IsPlayerInPolmav() then
local lPed = GetPlayerPed(-1)
local heli = GetVehiclePedIsIn(lPed)
if IsHeliHighEnough(heli) then
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_helicam) then -- Toggle Helicam
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
helicam = true
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_rappel) then -- Initiate rappel
Citizen.Trace("try to rappel")
if GetPedInVehicleSeat(heli, 1) == lPed or GetPedInVehicleSeat(heli, 2) == lPed then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
TaskRappelFromHeli(GetPlayerPed(-1), 1)
else
SetNotificationTextEntry( "STRING" )
AddTextComponentString("~r~Can't rappel from this seat")
DrawNotification(false, false )
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "5_Second_Timer", "DLC_HEISTS_GENERAL_FRONTEND_SOUNDS", false)
end
end
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_spotlight) and GetPedInVehicleSeat(heli, -1) == lPed then
spotlight_state = not spotlight_state
TriggerServerEvent("heli:spotlight", spotlight_state)
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
end
end
if helicam then
SetTimecycleModifier("heliGunCam")
SetTimecycleModifierStrength(0.3)
local scaleform = RequestScaleformMovie("HELI_CAM")
while not HasScaleformMovieLoaded(scaleform) do
Citizen.Wait(0)
end
local lPed = GetPlayerPed(-1)
local heli = GetVehiclePedIsIn(lPed)
local cam = CreateCam("DEFAULT_SCRIPTED_FLY_CAMERA", true)
AttachCamToEntity(cam, heli, 0.0,0.0,-1.5, true)
SetCamRot(cam, 0.0,0.0,GetEntityHeading(heli))
SetCamFov(cam, fov)
RenderScriptCams(true, false, 0, 1, 0)
PushScaleformMovieFunction(scaleform, "SET_CAM_LOGO")
PushScaleformMovieFunctionParameterInt(1) -- 0 for nothing, 1 for LSPD logo
PopScaleformMovieFunctionVoid()
local locked_on_vehicle = nil
while helicam and not IsEntityDead(lPed) and (GetVehiclePedIsIn(lPed) == heli) and IsHeliHighEnough(heli) do
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_helicam) then -- Toggle Helicam
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
helicam = false
brightness = 2
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_vision) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
ChangeVision()
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, 44) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
if clientside_light then
clientside_light = false
else
clientside_light = true
end
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, 246) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
if clientside_light then
lightUp()
end
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, 173) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
if clientside_light then
lightDown()
end
end
if locked_on_vehicle then
if DoesEntityExist(locked_on_vehicle) then
PointCamAtEntity(cam, locked_on_vehicle, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, true)
RenderVehicleInfo(locked_on_vehicle)
local coords1 = GetEntityCoords(heli)
local coords2 = GetEntityCoords(locked_on_vehicle)
local dists = GetDistanceBetweenCoords(coords1.x, coords1.y, coords1.z, coords2.x, coords2.y, coords2.z, false)
if dists > 2000 then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
locked_on_vehicle = nil
local rot = GetCamRot(cam, 2) -- All this because I can't seem to get the camera unlocked from the entity
local fov = GetCamFov(cam)
local old cam = cam
DestroyCam(old_cam, false)
cam = CreateCam("DEFAULT_SCRIPTED_FLY_CAMERA", true)
AttachCamToEntity(cam, heli, 0.0,0.0,-1.5, true)
SetCamRot(cam, rot, 2)
SetCamFov(cam, fov)
RenderScriptCams(true, false, 0, 1, 0)
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_lock_on) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
locked_on_vehicle = nil
local rot = GetCamRot(cam, 2) -- All this because I can't seem to get the camera unlocked from the entity
local fov = GetCamFov(cam)
local old cam = cam
DestroyCam(old_cam, false)
cam = CreateCam("DEFAULT_SCRIPTED_FLY_CAMERA", true)
AttachCamToEntity(cam, heli, 0.0,0.0,-1.5, true)
SetCamRot(cam, rot, 2)
SetCamFov(cam, fov)
RenderScriptCams(true, false, 0, 1, 0)
end
else
locked_on_vehicle = nil -- Cam will auto unlock when entity doesn't exist anyway
end
else
local zoomvalue = (1.0/(fov_max-fov_min))*(fov-fov_min)
CheckInputRotation(cam, zoomvalue)
local vehicle_detected = GetVehicleInView(cam)
if DoesEntityExist(vehicle_detected) then
RenderVehicleInfo(vehicle_detected)
if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_lock_on) then
PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
locked_on_vehicle = vehicle_detected
end
end
end
HandleZoom(cam)
HideHUDThisFrame()
PushScaleformMovieFunction(scaleform, "SET_ALT_FOV_HEADING")
PushScaleformMovieFunctionParameterFloat(GetEntityCoords(heli).z)
PushScaleformMovieFunctionParameterFloat(zoomvalue)
PushScaleformMovieFunctionParameterFloat(GetCamRot(cam, 2).z)
PopScaleformMovieFunctionVoid()
DrawScaleformMovieFullscreen(scaleform, 255, 255, 255, 255)
Citizen.Wait(0)
if clientside_light then
local spotoffset = GetEntityCoords(heli)
local rotation = GetCamRot(cam, 2)
local forward_vector = RotAnglesToVec(rotation)
local camcoords = GetCamCoord(cam)
DrawSpotLightWithShadow(camcoords, forward_vector, 255, 255, 255, 600.0, 10.0, brightness, 10.0, 200.0, 20.0)
end
end
helicam = false
ClearTimecycleModifier()
fov = (fov_max+fov_min)*0.5 -- reset to starting zoom level
RenderScriptCams(false, false, 0, 1, 0) -- Return to gameplay camera
SetScaleformMovieAsNoLongerNeeded(scaleform) -- Cleanly release the scaleform
DestroyCam(cam, false)
SetNightvision(false)
SetSeethrough(false)
end
end
end)
RegisterNetEvent('heli:spotlight')
AddEventHandler('heli:spotlight', function(serverID, state)
local heli = GetVehiclePedIsIn(GetPlayerPed(GetPlayerFromServerId(serverID)), false)
SetVehicleSearchlight(heli, state, false)
Citizen.Trace("Set heli light state to "..tostring(state).." for serverID: "..serverID)
end)
function lightUp()
brightness = brightness + 1.0
end
function lightDown()
brightness = brightness - 1.0
end
function IsPlayerInPolmav()
local lPed = GetPlayerPed(-1)
local vehicle = GetVehiclePedIsIn(lPed)
return IsVehicleModel(vehicle, polmav_hash)
end
function IsHeliHighEnough(heli)
return GetEntityHeightAboveGround(heli) > 1.5
end
function ChangeVision()
if vision_state == 0 then
SetNightvision(true)
vision_state = 1
elseif vision_state == 1 then
SetNightvision(false)
SetSeethrough(true)
vision_state = 2
else
SetSeethrough(false)
vision_state = 0
end
end
function HideHUDThisFrame()
HideHelpTextThisFrame()
HideHudAndRadarThisFrame()
HideHudComponentThisFrame(19) -- weapon wheel
HideHudComponentThisFrame(1) -- Wanted Stars
HideHudComponentThisFrame(2) -- Weapon icon
HideHudComponentThisFrame(3) -- Cash
HideHudComponentThisFrame(4) -- MP CASH
HideHudComponentThisFrame(13) -- Cash Change
HideHudComponentThisFrame(11) -- Floating Help Text
HideHudComponentThisFrame(12) -- more floating help text
HideHudComponentThisFrame(15) -- Subtitle Text
HideHudComponentThisFrame(18) -- Game Stream
end
function CheckInputRotation(cam, zoomvalue)
local rightAxisX = GetDisabledControlNormal(0, 220)
local rightAxisY = GetDisabledControlNormal(0, 221)
local rotation = GetCamRot(cam, 2)
if rightAxisX ~= 0.0 or rightAxisY ~= 0.0 then
new_z = rotation.z + rightAxisX*-1.0*(speed_ud)*(zoomvalue+0.1)
new_x = math.max(math.min(20.0, rotation.x + rightAxisY*-1.0*(speed_lr)*(zoomvalue+0.1)), -89.5) -- Clamping at top (cant see top of heli) and at bottom (doesn't glitch out in -90deg)
SetCamRot(cam, new_x, 0.0, new_z, 2)
end
end
function HandleZoom(cam)
if IsControlJustPressed(0,241) then -- Scrollup
fov = math.max(fov - zoomspeed, fov_min)
end
if IsControlJustPressed(0,242) then
fov = math.min(fov + zoomspeed, fov_max) -- ScrollDown
end
local current_fov = GetCamFov(cam)
if math.abs(fov-current_fov) < 0.1 then -- the difference is too small, just set the value directly to avoid unneeded updates to FOV of order 10^-5
fov = current_fov
end
SetCamFov(cam, current_fov + (fov - current_fov)*0.05) -- Smoothing of camera zoom
end
function GetVehicleInView(cam)
local coords = GetCamCoord(cam)
local forward_vector = RotAnglesToVec(GetCamRot(cam, 2))
--DrawLine(coords, coords+(forward_vector*100.0), 255,0,0,255) -- debug line to show LOS of cam
local rayhandle = CastRayPointToPoint(coords, coords+(forward_vector*200.0), 10, GetVehiclePedIsIn(GetPlayerPed(-1)), 0)
local _, _, _, _, entityHit = GetRaycastResult(rayhandle)
if entityHit>0 and IsEntityAVehicle(entityHit) then
return entityHit
else
return nil
end
end
function RenderVehicleInfo(vehicle)
local model = GetEntityModel(vehicle)
local vehname = GetLabelText(GetDisplayNameFromVehicleModel(model))
local licenseplate = GetVehicleNumberPlateText(vehicle)
SetTextFont(0)
SetTextProportional(1)
SetTextScale(0.0, 0.55)
SetTextColour(255, 255, 255, 255)
SetTextDropshadow(0, 0, 0, 0, 255)
SetTextEdge(1, 0, 0, 0, 255)
SetTextDropShadow()
SetTextOutline()
SetTextEntry("STRING")
AddTextComponentString("Model: "..vehname.."\nPlate: "..licenseplate)
DrawText(0.45, 0.9)
end
-- function HandleSpotlight(cam)
-- if IsControlJustPressed(0, toggle_spotlight) then
-- PlaySoundFrontend(-1, "SELECT", "HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET", false)
-- spotlight_state = not spotlight_state
-- end
-- if spotlight_state then
-- local rotation = GetCamRot(cam, 2)
-- local forward_vector = RotAnglesToVec(rotation)
-- local camcoords = GetCamCoord(cam)
-- DrawSpotLight(camcoords, forward_vector, 255, 255, 255, 300.0, 10.0, 0.0, 2.0, 1.0)
-- end
-- end
function RotAnglesToVec(rot) -- input vector3
local z = math.rad(rot.z)
local x = math.rad(rot.x)
local num = math.abs(math.cos(x))
return vector3(-math.sin(z)*num, math.cos(z)*num, math.sin(x))
end
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This is really cool! Thanks for the release!
That’s awesome man. well done
Thank you for all your hard work rjross2013 . And also mraes you both did good.
The only downside is your script doesn’t synchronize the spotlight to all players.
Just my 2 cents: synchronizing the light when free-aiming the camera would be prohibitively expensive in terms of synchronization. (Controller needs to send, say 60 events per second to server, server needs to dispatch 60 events per second to all clients). This is clearly not how CFX wants us to use server-client messaging.
Synchronizing spotlight when locked onto an entity (vehicle in this case) would be a lot more feasible.
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Well this kinda sucks… 
damn
I agree, but it still has its challenges. I have been testing different ways I could possibly sync the spotlight, and the only way that seams remotely efficient is if we have a citizen thread running on all clients that gets the heli closest to him and sets up his own clientside spotlight on the heli pointed to his vehicle when its locked on.
That is really the only way I see doing it without considerable strain on the client, and the server. I guess we could sync a variable that signals if vehicle lock is toggled and a variable with the pilots id, and if it is then run the code that determines the closest heli with a matching pilot then execute the citizen thread which would have to get the angles from somewhere, and without bogging down the client and server idk how to get thoughs variables updating properly.
We are limited with what we can perform with our current knowledge, but we are only 2 people. Anyone that has an idea to get it to sync please give us a shout!
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any update on if the spotlight lock is working yet?
Scroll up a few comments, rjross added it
Do we know how vehicle position is synced?
Can we use the same method GTA uses to sync the spotlight angle?