Code 3 Callouts 1.2.1

I didn't have much time to play so I have been able to check only one hit and run but that's really a nice improvement, great work! I like the fact that you are now allowed to drive outside of the search area without cancelling the callout (that was kinda an issue when you wanted to make a U-turn especially on a freeway without going against the flow). I love the dispatch's updates, it sounds great. And overall it looked more like a real search instead of hoping you were lucky to be on the right road

Thanks for the feedback. I've already changed up the hit and run search pattern, haha. I quickly realized that it would get FAR too big.

It will be much better in the next update. 

The impaired driver is...impaired, so they will be driving like an idiot. It may have appeared that they took off on you, but it wouldn't initiate a pursuit unless you roll up with the siren on. The whole point is to pull them over to speak to them. 

To respond based off a review; Ah, I admit a slight confusion as when you approach it says something about pressing "Y" at the drivers window to talk to them, but for me when I do a standard LSPDFR traffic stop the key combos are different, so I thought it was implying you could at some point just stop them before they drive off (which they -always- do for me, which leads me to having to initiate an LSPDFR traffic stop) :P

Shall try the new version here in a few, it'll be nice to not have half a city to search for hit and runs, lol.

I sometimes don't get the "Press E to interact with the suspect" hint when standing near a suspect. 

Code 3 Callouts 0.3, LSPDFR 2b and Ragehook 0.22

Incredible mod nontheless.

Edited August 18, 201510 yr by soss533

Quoting yourself FTW.

So I have been able to play some more since then and I had a few hit and runs, I can confirm my first feeling: very well done! The improvements really make this scenario enjoyable (not like the other ones are not, though I hope you will expand on the assault scenario to get more variations - btw I don't know how the spawn location works but it seems not to be so random since I had the same back alleys a few times during assault callouts, great choice for these locations!)

Edit: I was wondering... Since we can customize our unit, is it possible to have the "1-ADAM-12" during the loading to reflect our choice? Not really a request, just thought that would be cool.

Edited August 19, 201510 yr by DLM3

Glad to hear that it's more enjoyable for you!

The location spawning basically picks a random location within a certain radius of the player. But to avoid spawning calls on high speed roads (and having peds get hit by vehicles), it tries to find a "Ped Safe" location first, which is really supposed to find the nearest sidewalk. But that function of GTA V doesn't always work, or it may have limited places it can select.

That's why you may see repeated locations, or if it fails to find a "Ped Safe" spot, it will spawn on the road instead. That was what inspired the CTRL + T mechanism, so the peds can follow you to the sidewalk (which GTA apparently couldn't find?) or another safe area so the peds are not blocking traffic or potentially getting struck by a vehicle.

The 1-ADAM-12 thing is an easter egg, for those that are old enough to remember the show "ADAM-12". The intro/theme of the show always started with the dispatcher saying "1-ADAM-12, 1-ADAM-12, a 211 in progress. 1-ADAM-12, handle Code 3". Some have found it repetitive, which is why I included the option to disable this. @FinKone and @LukeD both requested that, haha. When you're a developer, you're constantly unloading and reloading LSPDFR, so every single time they did it..."1-ADAM-12, we've got a 211, respond Code 3". 

AND...

There will be an update coming soon, most likely next week, barring any major issues.

It will include a new callout, as well as a couple of new features.

I can't commit to a day, but it could come as early as Monday or Tuesday.

All depends on how much free time I'll have, and how well testing goes. 

Edited August 21, 201510 yr by Stealth22

Well random has been nice to me in that case. I had the assaults happen a few times in one of the back alleys in the residential area where you drop the bikes for the Pacific Standard heist in Online, a kind of yard between apartments and stairs, it was a great scenery for this situation. Same deal when it happens in back alleys in Rancho. I am a kind of night crawler during my patrols so that also makes it for a great ambiance.

I was wondering why you were calling the 1-ADAM-12 an easter egg, I guess it's not only about age but also nationality From what I gather from wikipedia it was never broadcasted here... Thanks for the headsup! And I'll check back for this update

Edited August 22, 201510 yr by DLM3

Just a heads up there is a new release of RagePluginHook 

RAGE Plugin Hook - Open Alpha - 0.24.734.5079

Don't know what impact this may or may not have on plugins and callouts.

There should be no impact at all. 

sounds good.. I just wanted to let the modders know in case it is an issue and they get flooded by support requests. a few days a go they released a version 23 and then today a version 24 so people probably on different versions now.. I don't see a reason to upgrade to v24 yet.. RageHook forums is being flooded with technical issues atm.. I may hold off updating it for a few days.

For those following the forum thread, I had come down with a fever last week, hence why I had no time to work on this. For those who sent me messages saying get well soon, thanks. I am feeling better now, just been catching up with stuff I missed at work.

I did get a chance to do some testing on the latest version, and things are not quite where I had hoped. I also wanted to make a couple more small changes, since there are bug fixes to take care of. The release of RPH v0.24 also impacts development a little, as I need to bring my development tools in line with .NET Framework 4.6.

It's coming soon, but it won't be for at least two weeks.

Edited August 27, 201510 yr by Stealth22

The Assault callout should probably be named battery, assault is creating the apprehension of physical contact while battery is actually making that contact.

Assault vs battery

Assault vs Battery (from Cornell)

Well, in Canada (to my knowledge at least), its just referred to as Assault, which was the main reason why I called it that.

But your link talks about Assault just being an 'attempt' to injure versus battery being that contact was actually made. In the context of this callout, there are instances where the call was fabricated by the victim. So it could be either, really, haha.

Yeah it does depend widely on jurisdiction, I see your point

VERSION 0.4.0 HAS BEEN RELEASED!

• Code 3 Callouts now requires RPH v0.24
  • I realize that there are people experiencing difficulties with the most recent update of RPH. However, v0.24 contains various fixes and optimizations that affect Code 3 Callouts. This plugin has only been tested with RPH v0.24. It may work with v0.22, but this configuration is not officially supported or recommended.
• This update includes an updated version (v1.3.0) of the Stealth.Common DLL. Older versions of this DLL will not work.
  • THAT MEANS INSTALL IT AGAIN.
• Dispatch Audio
  • If the user ignores a callout from Dispatch, an AI unit will accept the call over the radio (for immersion and realism)
• Unknown Trouble
  • When a victim shouts for help, she will stop running away after police intervention.
• NEW CALLOUT - POLICE IMPERSONATOR!
  • A citizen was signalled to pull over by someone identifying themselves as a police officer. The only problem is, this person was not actually a police officer. Due to the seriousness of these types of situations, Dispatch designates these calls as requiring a Code 3 response. Speak to the victim, and find out what happened. Then search the area for the suspect...quietly. Don't spook them! One more thing...approach with caution, Officer. This person may not appreciate being pulled over by the real police...
• NEW FEATURE - AMBIENT EVENTS!
  • Not every situation is spoon-fed to you by Dispatch. You need to think on your feet, and be ready to react to anything that may happen right in front of you!
    • Normally, this would include traffic violations, but Albo1125 has that well-covered with his Traffic Policer mod. (And he did a great job with it, too!!)
    • There are two possible ambient events that may occur:
      • Fight in Progress - You come across two people in a fistfight. We can't have that happening. But be careful, one or both may turn on you...
      • Mugging - Someone is being held at gunpoint, and being robbed. They see a police car, and yell for help. But the suspect is not going to like that...so what are you still reading this for?! Get moving!! (This event is more rare than the Fight in Progress)
    • More ambient events will be added in future releases
    • You can customize the frequency of ambient events in the .ini file, or disable them entirely
    • Peds involved in an ambient event will be blipped on your mini map. The blips can be disabled in the .ini file, for realism
  • NOTE: Ambient events will not be triggered whenever the player is occupied with a callout or a traffic stop

Glad to have you on the Ambient Event train now as well 

Awesome update!

Has anyone tested on whether this works on Ragehook 0.22?

@Stealth22 The updated is working great so far but for the Police Impersonation callout the vehicle itself has no lights or anything resembling a police vehicle so if possible could the plain stanier be switched to the Unmarked Cruiser? 

Edited September 9, 201510 yr by CaptainSugarFree

Unfortunately, I don't know of a way to add police parts/extras to a civilian vehicle via script. I didn't want to give the suspect an actual police vehicle, because when you run the plates, it would come back as being registered to the City of Los Santos, and once people start installing more modded vehicles, it would have all of the "real" police equipment on it.

I know it sucks, but we just sort of have to roleplay that the suspect bought some lights off eBay or something and fitted them to his vehicle illegally.

Another great job Stealth22.. Thanks for all your hard work. 

I just spawned in a undercover vehicle and i ran the the plate it and had a regular name and then i tested a marked vehicle and it came up as City Of Los Santos. So if you made it an undercover would it come up differently since i spawned it? 

Well nevermind ): I tested it a few more times and i guess i just got lucky the first time. Is there a way for you to write the plate? 

Edited September 9, 201510 yr by CaptainSugarFree

This is something that I never imagined would come up. But it has, to some extent, so I'd like to address it.

I received a private message from @Albo1125 earlier. It contained the following excerpt:

I'm getting a LOT of messages saying you 'stole my ambient events'

Albo1125, of course, does not at all feel like I stole the idea of ambient events from him. In fact, in my changelog above, I made a reference to his traffic events, and how he did such a great job on them.

To be honest, I was surprised that people in this community have been saying things like that. Ambient events have been around since LCPDFR; just like callouts, they are not 'copyrighted' by any individual. If I had created a set of ambient events that were completely identical to Albo1125's, sure, that wouldn't be ethical at all.

But we both thought of the idea at the same time; he was just quicker to implement it. This update has been in development for a few weeks now, and because it involves so many changes, it required a lot of testing. So if I create a separate set of unrelated ambient events that have nothing to do with traffic enforcement, and I'm slower to develop them, does that make me a thief?

My apologies if I am offside with this post, but to be blunt, those sorts of baseless arguments are completely uncalled for.

I don't wish for there to be any further discussion on this, as I'd like to keep this comments section focused on support issues, and well...comments regarding Code 3 Callouts. If anyone has any comments or questions regarding what I have just talked about, please keep it out of the public domain, and feel free to send me a private message.

I just wanted to set the record straight, if there is anyone out there who has any doubts, that's all. Again, I was hesitant about addressing this, but felt I should at least say something about it.

Thanks, everyone. I appreciate the support and kind words that everyone has offered, and I hope to continue developing quality scripts for LSPDFR. 

Now, back to your regularly scheduled comments...

At this time, no, unfortunately not. It has been requested by myself and other developers for a future version of the LSPDFR API. If and when it is ever implemented, I can take another look at this.

How can I ask suspect's or witness's ID?

If pressing 'Y' they only say same answers

Instruction has nothing about asking there IDs. I can only ask something when I pull over the car.

Am I need to press another key? or I need other plugins? I'm using CalloutsV, SimpleCallouts, Code 3 Callouts, and Vehicle Search plugins.

I think that once you've asked questions you hold who ever you want to arrest at gunpointl or you can press ctrl+y to end the callout.

You can check ID's the same way that you always do, by holding E. That's a native function of LSPDFR. 

the plugin will not load if i load it in the console it says ERROR: could not load plugin from C:\program files\rockstar games\grand theft auto v\plugins\code 3 callouts.dll (code3 callouts, version=0.4.0.0, vulture=neutral, plublickkeytoken=null) does not have the required plugin attrib parameter name: assembypath