ProLaser 4 LIDAR - HUD icon and text 1.1

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Hey folks! I am fairly new to the LSPDFR game and community, and one of my favourite (and most frustrating, sometimes!) parts of the game is all the mods/scripts/plug-ins/etc that you can add, to build the game into what you want it to be. I know I have benifited a lot from so many of the mods out there, figured it was about time for me to contribute back.......at least in some small way.

Over the past few weeks, I have been working with GIMP a bit - getting more comfortable with making my own changes to put into my game. One change I made was coming up with an actual ProLaser 4 LIDAR icon to put into the vanilla GTAV weapon wheel HUD - replacing the "Vintage Pistol" icon. This is meant to go along with Opus49's amazing Lidar gun script.

I created 3 variants to choose from - see the photos for what they look like on the in-game HUD. The first is a "realistic" coloured icon - basically a stock photo of a ProLaser 4, that I scaled down and then pasted into the hud.ytd file. Not completely happy with that one - looks great in GIMP and on the OpenIV file, but maybe the game itself can't render photo-quality well?? The second is "semi-realistic" - a side view of the PL4, made into grey-scale line drawing. The final option is a GTAV "cartoon" style - matching the style of the other vanilla icons. I am happy with how both of those turned out. Pick whichever one works best for you!

If you have followed the suggested install for the Lidar gun script, and are using it in the "Vintage Pistol" slot, then you can just drop into OpenIV the "weapons_dlc_bb" I have included for each variant (install path below). If you chose to replace a different weapon slot, I have also included the individual icon versions - but you are on your own for editing the file to where you need it to go!

My first upload, so go easy on me, lol. Any problems, please let me know. This is pretty basic stuff, I know......but it was a pain the arse to do! Honestly not sure if anyone else is even interested, but I figured if I could save someone else the effort, why not?

By the way, if anyone knows how to edit the actual text that comes up with the Weapon Wheel, please let me know! Would love to change "Vintage Pistol" to "LIDAR"......

*** INSTALLATION ***

Download this ZIP folder, and open with program of your choice - save where you can find it again easily.

1. Using OpenIV, and ensure "Edit Mode" is on - navigate to the following location --> mods / update / update.rpf / x64 / data / cdimages

2. Open up "scaleform_generic.rpf"

3. Once inside that .rpf, scroll down to the texture dictionary section and find "hud.ytd"

4. Double click "hud.ytd" to open it; scroll down to find "weapons_dlc_bb"

5. Right click on that, choose "replace", then find the "weapons_dlc_bb.dds" file from this download that you want to use

6. Pick the file you want by left clicking, then "open" - that will put you back into OpenIV, then click on "save".

7. Exit/close out of OpenIV

If you haven't seen it already, here is a link to the Lidar Gun script by Opus49 and BenH6021......

Edited March 10, 20224 yr by Medicmojo
name/tagline change to reflect new text change capability

What's New in Version 1.1

Released March 10, 20224 yr

Hello again! When I originally posted this mod last week, I ended it with a question - wondering if there was a way to change the text that appears in the Weapon Wheel HUD, and (if so) does anyone knew how to make it happen. Well, it turns that yes, there is........and yes, someone did!

Firstly - I have to give 100% credit to @BenH6021 for figuring this out, and passing it along to me a few days ago. I have absolutely no clue how he drilled down this pathway, but as you can see in the new screenshot I added (and the comment he posted a few days ago), it certainly works! Secondly - I also have to give credit and much thanks to both Ben and @opus49for graciously giving me the permission to include and share this information as part of my little icon change mod. Very cool of them to do so!

There are now 2 options to download - hope the names are clear. If you have already downloaded the LIDAR icons, I thought it would be great to just have the text change option available. If this is your first time seeing/considering this download, then choose the folder with both the icons and the text mod. There is a README file in both, with instructions to make the changes.

LIDAR Gun HUD - text replacement (**NOTE - file is specific to Vintage Pistol replacement)

Using OpenIV, ensure "Edit Mode" is on, then navigate to the following location:

-->> mods / update / update.rpf / x64 / patch / data / lang / american_rel.rpf

1. once there, double-click on "american_rel.rpf" to open it up.

2. DO NOT open the "global.gxt2" file inside (save a back-up if you want!), but keep that page of OpenIV open

3. Open the "LIDAR Gun text" folder in this download, then drag/drop the "global.oxt" text file into the open OpenIV page

4. OpenIV will do the rest for you - you might see a quick flash of the "Import Open Formats" dialogue box, but no other action needed.

5. Done! If you are curious, now open the global.gxt file. Vast majority of the file was there originally (not even sure where those text lines come in to the game!).
At the very end is the change that was made, instructing the game to now use the text "LIDAR Gun" instead of "Vintage Pistol" in the HUD.

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HUD icon and text change for the LIDAR gun

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STEVETHEGAMER

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March 1, 20224 yr

Thank you

DeputyApple17, opus49 and Medicmojo
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Medicmojo

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March 1, 20224 yr

3 hours ago, STEVETHEGAMER said:

Thank you

Thanks Steve!! Definitely a fan of your YouTube content!

manu450

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March 4, 20224 yr

Would be great if you could make a marksman pistol version. I am personally not using the vintage pistol when using the LiDAR gun.

Medicmojo

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March 4, 20224 yr

3 hours ago, manu450 said:

Would be great if you could make a marksman pistol version. I am personally not using the vintage pistol when using the LiDAR gun.

OK....well, that is why I included the individual icons for anyone to use as the needed. It should be realitvely easy to paste those overtop of whichever HUD weapon slot you are using for the LIDAR gun. Do you have any experience with editing the .ytd texture files out of OpenIV? Uniform items? Vehicle skins? I think you could probably even use the basic Paint program - might work better with Photoshop or GIMP or whatever.

If not, let me know......I could probably throw something together for you. Regarding using the "marksman pistol" though........didn't I read something somewhere about that one being a problem? Or, was that simply breaking the vehicle window everytime you drew that pistol - which Opus has worked around by having the roll down feature?

manu450

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March 6, 20224 yr (edited)

On 3/4/2022 at 2:45 PM, Medicmojo said:

OK....well, that is why I included the individual icons for anyone to use as the needed. It should be realitvely easy to paste those overtop of whichever HUD weapon slot you are using for the LIDAR gun. Do you have any experience with editing the .ytd texture files out of OpenIV? Uniform items? Vehicle skins? I think you could probably even use the basic Paint program - might work better with Photoshop or GIMP or whatever.

If not, let me know......I could probably throw something together for you. Regarding using the "marksman pistol" though........didn't I read something somewhere about that one being a problem? Or, was that simply breaking the vehicle window everytime you drew that pistol - which Opus has worked around by having the roll down feature?

I got it figure out. To answer your question, you have to download a mod from GTAV to use it. It’s call drive by with Marksman pistol. A simple file to install. With that, you can use the radar inside the car and still use the realistic weapon from STP. You should try it out. Here is the link if your interested. https://www.gta5-mods.com/weapons/driveby-marksman-pistol

Edited March 6, 20224 yr by manu450

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Medicmojo

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March 6, 20224 yr

1 hour ago, manu450 said:

I got it figure out. To answer your question, you have to download a mod from GTAV to use it. It’s call drive by with Marksman pistol. A simple file to install. With that, you can use the radar inside the car and still use the realistic weapon from STP. You should try it out. Here is the link if your interested. https://www.gta5-mods.com/weapons/driveby-marksman-pistol

Cool - glad you got the icon thing figured......hope it works well for you. Thanks for the "driveby marksman pistol" link - I will definitely be checking that out. Might be worth looking at, in order to not have to mess around with the realistic weapons setting in STP.

BenH6021

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March 6, 20224 yr (edited)

@Medicmojo Drop me a line when your around mate, I have figured out the weapon text

Edited March 6, 20224 yr by BenH6021

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Medicmojo

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March 7, 20224 yr

9 hours ago, BenH6021 said:

@Medicmojo Drop me a line when your around mate, I have figured out the weapon text

HOLY SMOKES!!! Yes, you certainly did......that is awesome! I will send you a msg.....

GrampzOfficer

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November 20, 20223 yr

А вот у меня почему то при нажатий Ф7 берется в руки радар и сразу исчезает любое впринципе оружие которое я выдаю с помощью Меню оно пропадает на стандартный пистолет как его убрать ???

Medicmojo

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November 21, 20223 yr

5 hours ago, GrampzOfficer said:

А вот у меня почему то при нажатий Ф7 берется в руки радар и сразу исчезает любое впринципе оружие которое я выдаю с помощью Меню оно пропадает на стандартный пистолет как его убрать ???

Ummmmm...... English, please?

Medicmojo

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November 21, 20223 yr

9 hours ago, GrampzOfficer said:

А вот у меня почему то при нажатий Ф7 берется в руки радар и сразу исчезает любое впринципе оружие которое я выдаю с помощью Меню оно пропадает на стандартный пистолет как его убрать ???

OK, so I used Google translate for your message, and my reply back. If I understand correctly, you are having an issue with using F7 and the menu key for the radar gun itself. I believe that would be a question to try asking the actual LIDAR mod developer (Opus49) for help with. My simple mod here was just a change for the icon and text that would show up in the Weapon Wheel in game.

Итак, я использовал Google переводчик для вашего сообщения и своего ответа. Если я правильно понимаю, у вас проблема с использованием F7 и клавиши меню для самого радара. Я полагаю, что это вопрос, который стоит попробовать обратиться за помощью к фактическому разработанному моду LIDAR (Opus49). Мой простой мод здесь был просто изменением значка и текста, которые будут отображаться в Колесе оружия в игре.

GrampzOfficer

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November 21, 20223 yr

10 hours ago, Medicmojo said:

Итак, я использовал Google переводчик для вашего сообщения и своего ответа. Если я правильно понимаю, у вас проблема с использованием F7 и клавиши меню для самого радара. Я полагаю, что это вопрос, с которым стоит обратиться за помощью к настоящему разработчику мода LIDAR (Opus49). Мой простой мод здесь был просто изменением значка и текста, которые будут отображаться в колесе оружия в игре.

Итак, я использовал Google переводчик для вашего сообщения и своего ответа. Если я правильно понимаю, у вас проблемы с использованием F7 и клавиш для самого себя радара. Я полагаю, что этот вопрос стоит использовать для использования к фактическому разработанному моду LIDAR (Opus49). Мой простой мод здесь был просто изменен значением и текстом, которые будут в Колесе оружия в игре.

thanks man Im got speak for admin plugin radar

Medicmojo
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GrampzOfficer

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November 21, 20223 yr

4 hours ago, GrampzOfficer said:

Спасибо, чувак, у меня есть слово для радара плагина администратора

В смлысле слово для администратора?

Medicmojo

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November 21, 20223 yr

1 hour ago, GrampzOfficer said:

В смлысле слово для администратора?

Developer, is maybe the better word you are looking for?

Разработчик, может быть, это лучшее слово, которое вы ищете?

Fiachra02

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June 24, 2025Jun 24 (edited)

Nice mod. I got the name change working and followed your exact instructions but the hud icon wont change? It still shows the vintage pistol...... Was wondering is there a fix or is everyone having this problem?

Edited June 24, 2025Jun 24 by Fiachra02

Medicmojo

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June 24, 2025Jun 24

Hey, wow.......I haven't looked at this in a long time now! Cool to see that people are still finding it, and putting it to use! Or, trying to.....at least - lol!

I certainly haven't heard any other issues - unless something might have changed through all the updates that have happened since I originally released it. Let me look into this and see what I can figure out for you.............I'll get back to you.

Medicmojo

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June 25, 2025Jun 25 (edited)

On 6/23/2025 at 8:00 PM, Fiachra02 said:

Nice mod. I got the name change working and followed your exact instructions but the hud icon wont change? It still shows the vintage pistol...... Was wondering is there a fix or is everyone having this problem?

I poked around with this a bit, and........I'm sorry - I don't know what the answer is. I don't really "play" the game very much at all - spend most of my time doing livery work, and only jump into game to check those results on the vehicle models. So, honestly - it has been so long (and updates, and reloads) since I put this to real use!

I do still have this image and the text change file installed in my game, however. If I go into game, and don't "force duty" - I can get the HUD icon and text to appear using my Weapon Wheel......AFTER adding the "Vintage Pistol" to my inventory via Simple Trainer. I don't have the actual LIDAR mod itself installed anymore, though - so the weapon in hand is still the Vintage Pistol model. I went on duty via "force duty" - and, was then unable to get the HUD icon/text to change. I started thinking..........do you use Stop The Ped? Because, in that mod's .ini file, there is a "Realistic Weapons" section. Has a default list of standard police option weapons/items, right? So, you can't use a heavy mg or the Holy Hellbringer when on regular patrol - even if you add those weapons via Trainer.

I tried making a couple adjustments to my STP .ini file - you can either yes/no using Realistic Weapons, or add exceptions to the list of what will be considered "realistic". But, I must still be missing something..........the HUD icon did not show up for me. I'm 98% certain I had it working "on duty" back when I first made and released this mod. But, again - I'm just not very fluent in all these files anymore!

Not sure what else I can offer. I hate to say it, and don't want to sound like "that guy" - but, as you can see, yours is the first comment about this in over 5800 downloads........maybe it is something on your end?

Edited June 25, 2025Jun 25 by Medicmojo

Narobic

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September 1, 2025Sep 1 (edited)

I made this version a while back. I primarily use the LidarGun with the marksman pistol but this texture can be resized to pretty much any gun. lmk if you like it! Feel free to use it

Edited September 2, 2025Sep 2 by Narobic

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Medicmojo

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September 1, 2025Sep 1

6 minutes ago, Narobic said:

I made this version a while back. I primarily use the LidarGun with the marksman pistol but this texture can be resized to pretty much any gun. lmk if you like it! Feel free to use it

Hey - that would be a good icon too! Thanks for sharing!

Narobic

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September 2, 2025Sep 2

4 hours ago, Medicmojo said:

Hey - that would be a good icon too! Thanks for sharing!

No problem! I'll delete it from the post here soon so I don't take downloads away from you. Just download it from here before I do

Medicmojo

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September 2, 2025Sep 2

11 hours ago, Narobic said:

No problem! I'll delete it from the post here soon so I don't take downloads away from you. Just download it from here before I do

OK, got it. I don't know that you have to delete it? Up to you. I'm just surprised someone is still finding this about 3.5 years later! Just noticed over 6100 downloads now.......lol, I wonder how many are really using it? lol

Narobic

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September 2, 2025Sep 2

1 hour ago, Medicmojo said:

OK, got it. I don't know that you have to delete it? Up to you. I'm just surprised someone is still finding this about 3.5 years later! Just noticed over 6100 downloads now.......lol, I wonder how many are really using it? lol

Well opus has you linked on the lidar gun page! So good work haha.

Medicmojo
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