We encounter this situation sometimes-

ALPR hits on vehicle, you pull over the vehicle, and then the driver has no warrant for arrest. 

When it happens I usually just tow the vehicle and let the driver go- I feel awkward after that.

So the driver of the car is not the owner, but we can expect that the driver is acquaintance of the vehicle's owner.

So I suggest this feature: Player can ask some questions about the vehicle owner's information(residence or name, current location) to the driver. 

Then Player goes to the location, Spot the owner, Check name, And then arrest the owner. (Random events happen at this point: resisting arrest or huge shootout with the owner's group)

 

Edited July 5, 201411 yr by SKP

I feel like this could be hard to script

Like Ziva said, that would be quite hard to script. GTA IV has a lot of limitations, and isn't as random as GTA is. Everything is the same, it's not as open as V. Scripting GTA IV so that it would have matching names and warrants for an ALPR script would be like trying to throw yourself in front of a GTA IV ambulance and live. It's quite frankly just not possible.

 

I mean, it is possible, but insanely tough.

Why do people want so much realism? it just kills it, a 30 minute traffic stop in a video game? really? that would kill the experience, what should be implemented is a script that allows AI ambulances to be COMPLETELY disabled.

I agree with the second part of your post, hahaha!

 what should be implemented is a script that allows AI ambulances to be COMPLETELY disabled.

What you just said is the most genius statement, ever. Like, ever.

Like Ziva said, that would be quite hard to script. GTA IV has a lot of limitations, and isn't as random as GTA is. Everything is the same, it's not as open as V. Scripting GTA IV so that it would have matching names and warrants for an ALPR script would be like trying to throw yourself in front of a GTA IV ambulance and live. It's quite frankly just not possible.

 

I mean, it is possible, but insanely tough.

 

I don't know much about the scripting at all- but I know it's very hard and the scripters are working hard for users.

Any kind of scripting for new features will be very tough. I hope just one menu to be added in investigation menu like "Ask for owner's location" and then it gives you random spot like how it works in callout.  I don't want this to be very accurate.

I feel like we could atleast get the location of the vehicle owner's house and go from there. 

 

Edited July 6, 201411 yr by OfficerShaski

It's just not that easy, and certainly not a priority.

"It's just not that easy, and certainly not a priority.

 

"Certainly not a priority" :P

Are you implying that minor suggestions are not even worth to be posted on here?

"Certainly not a priority" :P

Are you implying that minor suggestions are not even worth to be posted on here?

No, it's just that they want things to improve on before adding new things...especially not-very-needed things.

No, it's just that they want things to improve on before adding new things...especially not-very-needed things.

 

 And that soon means that many suggestions on here are worthless before *the improvement*.

Edited July 6, 201411 yr by SKP