Greatly increase the police helicopter's megaphone range / [Helicopter Megaphone] prefix when using from a helicopter

[g1201]

Detailed Description

This suggestion is pretty simple; in the real world, the LAPD police helicopters have megaphones that the pilots can use to communicate with people on the ground in an area that a ground police unit may not have access to. In the game currently, using /m (/megaphone) can only work if the helicopter is about 300 feet above the ground. The minimum requirement per the SAAA is 500 feet, and most pilots in game fly at 600-1000 feet. Adjusting the megaphone range to be much greater would allow for more roleplay opportunities for pilots to interact with people on the ground.

 

Another way that this could be implemented is in a different change to the current /m (/megaphone) command when used in a helicopter so that it would appear as "PLAYER [Helicopter Megaphone] says" so that it can be known that it is a helicopter speaking to them, through a very loud PA system. Some videos of the PA system operation in real life are here: 

 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8emTCVX/

 

It is very commonly used in the real world, and I believe that implementing the idea will allow much more roleplay regarding the police's air units in the server.

 

Relevant Commands/Items

/m (/megaphone) - extend range when used in a helicopter by the pilot/copilot; when used in a helicopter, add [Helicopter Megaphone] in the text instead of just [Megaphone]

 

How will it benefit the server?

Implementing this will allow the air units of the server to roleplay with people on the ground, whether when speaking to people in extremely rugged terrain, on the ocean, or in situations where a ground unit cannot speak to a person or group of people on a scene.

Edited July 5, 2023 by g1201

[Coach]

+1 Would also encourage pilots to fly lower giving players a more fair chance of hearing/seeing them. As long as it’s not overused I think it’s be a good addition

[415 Man]

Yes please.

 

+1

[F34]

+1, could be useful for pilots with relaying information to those on the ground. 

[DimitriS]

+1

[Jacooob]

Absolutely, this would be great for hostage situations/searches/high-speed chases and such. +1

[kristofer]

this would be cool

[orca112]

Such an addition would surely come in handy. I don't know how the /m command is set up, but should it not be possible to add a longer range to specific vehicles, an alternate command (e.g. /helicoptermegaphone / /hm) should not be too hard to add either.

[Aqua.]

This would be a good addition. +1

[808Masterus]

@g1201 I like this, forwarded to LFM - I'll come back there with the results of the discussion soon™.