Vitta Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) Short description: Allowing players to enter first-person mode to capture the footage of event(s) from a specific distance. Commands to add: The obvious one would be /drone to deploy the item, /dc or /dcapture can save a screenshot. Once in first-person mode, you can F4 to quit similar to /mdc and /cad. Items to add: None, if not an item resembling Drone. You can purchase one from stores such as Davis Mega Mall and simply role-play it. How would your suggestion improve the server? In a packed server like GTA:W where you can come across events/scenes daily, we can put a Drone in use where it's necessary. In FD, we are planning to introduce Drones for our Search and Rescue operations, in which it would serve a similar purpose for other agencies such as Sheriff's ESD or Police pursuits in case of no available AIR units. Media Outlets may utilize it to take a footage of certain events and etcetera. Additional information: If possible and approved, remove name-tags and limit its' area of operation to avoid MG. Edited October 6, 2020 by Vitta 1 Link to comment
Ms KarMagick 🖤 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I've been wanting this for ages. The resources for it are already in the game too. (https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Drones) With some tweaking (disabling self destruct and tazers), these could make a fantastic addition for just about everybody; Hobbyists, LSPD, LSFD, tech savy criminals, etc. Link to comment
Vash Baldeus Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 39 minutes ago, KarMagick said: I've been wanting this for ages. The resources for it are already in the game too. (https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Drones) With some tweaking (disabling self destruct and tazers), these could make a fantastic addition for just about everybody; Hobbyists, LSPD, LSFD, tech savy criminals, etc. Would also be a useful tool for Photographers. Link to comment
Cobra Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Couldn't agree more with this. I believe it's very doable as well, as it's merely a camera that moves on the X, Y, Z axis. With the ingame drone item, that could be attached to the centre of where the camera is moving for others to see it, I am not sure how possible that is in Rage of course. Link to comment
Sixth Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Disagree. Can see this being abused by illegal role-players to constantly spy on each other, don't like. Link to comment
Ms KarMagick 🖤 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sixth said: Disagree. Can see this being abused by illegal role-players to constantly spy on each other, don't like. Which is why you limit them to a very short range ~ Link to comment
Vitta Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Sixth said: Disagree. Can see this being abused by illegal role-players to constantly spy on each other, don't like. One of the two main reasons why I've stated it to be used for short-range only: Minimize metagaming and constant abuse with removal of name-tags (e.g. F7) and limited range of operation. Substitute to an AIR unit without defeating its purpose and priority. Edited October 7, 2020 by Vitta Link to comment
Cantafford Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 On 10/7/2020 at 2:50 AM, Sixth said: Disagree. Can see this being abused by illegal role-players to constantly spy on each other, don't like. True that would be stulid street gangs using drones on a regular basis to do that sort of thing. But there could be strict rules about it for example they could only be used in a realistic situation: - a photographer at a big event could use it - a law enforcement agency could use it to gather intel from a distance when they suspect something Law enforcement's drones should be high end - more range and battery. Etc. And an admin should give you the go ahead to use it first. I really think it could work if properly implemented and regulated. Link to comment
Developer St3fan[NL] Posted October 10, 2020 Developer Share Posted October 10, 2020 Im not even sure ragemp has this possibility Link to comment
Ms KarMagick 🖤 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 6 hours ago, St3fan[NL] said: Im not even sure ragemp has this possibility If there's a possibility for a freecam without making the player's character model disappear, it's certainly possible, assuming an object can be tied to the freecam's position, or just a tad behind it so it doesn't block the drone camera persepctive. From there just gotta have a way to calculate the range between the freecam position and the character using it, giving a warning that the drone is about to go out of range. Adding onto the suggestion: Once/if it does go out of range, drone safely lands back to the floor, and can be picked up with Y, and redeployed with /useitem. A lot of hobbyist drones nowadays are controlled with smartphones/tablets, so anybody stealing a hobbyist's drone could redeploy it and keep it as their own, simplying the scripts needed for this by a lot. PD drones would be controlled via more secure methods naturally, and cannot be used without being in PD, just like the vehicles from the faction. Link to comment
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