Should I take the time to design/start development on a new MDT/MDC for GTA V / LSPDFR? or Not?
If you have suggestions on what if should include let me know here.  I will make an announcement here on Monday, October 26th, 2015, give the poll sometime. If I get enough interest and decide to take on the project, no yelling and/or complaining that it is taking forever. I am not getting paid and I am doing this to help enhance/expanded your role-playing experience, remember that.
 

I have received a handful of votes here and a number of private messages on the existing MDT site.  I am most likely going to start development of the new CAD, but I am looking for community input.

The current version is a single player roleplaying environment that has automated dispatching (random callout, not in game).... The user also has the ability to launch the MDT chat to talk with other users but cannot be attached or view the users active calls. Keep the Single-player roleplaying with automated dispatching as it is now....?

BUT.....

I came across a few community members who expressed their interest in a format similar to the original (not old) version of the MDT created by Braveheart. Where it was a MDT/MDC for ANY online user and it even had somewhat of a court structure associated with it as well.  Do we have enough users interested in being a part of the court system?

AND...

What are the roles that the community members like to take on? Such as dispatcher or police officer? Maybe something else? Although this would not be a CLAN "multiplayer" setup, it would have multiple users able to view and respond to a call, however, this would require that a dispatcher be staffed on the MDT at all times to attach and clear responding units.

OR....

There are so many other MDT/MDC sites out there that no one could careless what I do and whatever is created is created and that is that....I can do that as well and let whoever wants to use it use it and be done with it.

I appreciate everyone's time in advance and your comments.  Feel free if you wish to share more privately to send me a message, take care.

 

12/30/2015 UPDATE - FIRST OFF...
happy new year to everyone and hope the holidays are going well....  at this time here are the updates I have for the community.

THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BEGIN EARLY JANUARY, unfortunately my work schedule and recent real world events have slowed the pace of development for the next installment of my MDT so I have no solid date for a release, beta, or anything like that. Secondly, I will not release my source code for the system but I will build custom systems for clans.  The multiplayer/clan interface WILL BE A MAJOR feature in the LSPDFR system.  Unlike the GTA IV MDT we have turned down that development for the time being to make way fr LSPDFR but we will get that launched hopefully by the summer of this new year.

For now that is all I have for you, if you are in the LEO community be safe and remember every shift is a good shift no matter what as long as you make it home to your family and friends. Stay sharp and keep your eyes open!  Be safe!

Development has been moving along just like the New Year and the winter weather!  I am going to be asking for some help from the community to a little insight to the role-playing on the side of EMS/FD.  The new system may contain some cross over but I would like to have some feedback into CALLTYPES, REPORTS THAT ARE COMPLETED etc. If you feel like you can assist or would want to. Then please feel free to respond to the thread or send me a private message either here or on the LCPDFR-HQ site.

Thanks again and hope you all have had a GREAT start to the NEW YEAR!

It has been awhile and I apologize for the lack of updates, life has been filled with surprises and new obstacles.  First off, I finally got the vehicle database completed 100% (types, classes, vehicle info),  working on building the street index and more of the database options.  From there I will generate all the wonderful citizens of Los Santos.  I wanted to know what some of our current users would like to see in the next release of the MDT/MDC?  how would it make it more like a community?  We have the chat and the streaming feed but how else can we improve?

There is also a possibility that we will be launching a windows based desktop application, clans can setup and have their different roles and play from their desktops rather than their web browser.  It is a thought but the site and desktop application would be streamlined and work along side each other. 

Feel free to post what type of incident types you might want to see added or removed from the existing MDT. I am open for suggestions and will be taking some beta testers in the future for the next system.  Don't worry if you have tested the original LCPDFRHQ you will be invited to join the LSFRHQ testing as well.

Edited June 8, 20169 yr by Flashback

On 6/8/2016 at 5:36 PM, Flashback said:

It has been awhile and I apologize for the lack of updates, life has been filled with surprises and new obstacles.  First off, I finally got the vehicle database completed 100% (types, classes, vehicle info),  working on building the street index and more of the database options.  From there I will generate all the wonderful citizens of Los Santos.  I wanted to know what some of our current users would like to see in the next release of the MDT/MDC?  how would it make it more like a community?  We have the chat and the streaming feed but how else can we improve?

There is also a possibility that we will be launching a windows based desktop application, clans can setup and have their different roles and play from their desktops rather than their web browser.  It is a thought but the site and desktop application would be streamlined and work along side each other. 

Feel free to post what type of incident types you might want to see added or removed from the existing MDT. I am open for suggestions and will be taking some beta testers in the future for the next system.  Don't worry if you have tested the original LCPDFRHQ you will be invited to join the LSFRHQ testing as well.

 

Really looking forward to this, any update? Any tester apps? I remember the beautiful days with LCPDFRHQ. 

On 10/4/2016 at 1:37 PM, Err0r034 said:

Really looking forward to this, any update? Any tester apps? I remember the beautiful days with LCPDFRHQ. 

Please don't bump old topics. Locking to prevent further bumps. 

 

Thread unlocked by request of OP. 

Thanks Original Light!

 

Err0r034 and anyone else following the topic, I really do apologize that I have not posted updates or released the newest MDT/MDC site.  Unfortunately, real life has been extremely busy and I have not been able to devote the time to the community/site as I wish I could.  The site does work and will be out soon. I am hoping to get it down prior to the end of the year or early 2017.  Although, it can be sooner just really depends on work and other involvements I have outside of programming.  I will reach out and get some testers as soon as possible and you guys should be happy with the little things I changed and did different with this version.

 

Thanks again for the support and hopefully see you guys soon!

I really wish I did not even put a date into the last post and ashamed to see that the last time I posted about the topic was October 2016.  Here we are in June 2018 and still not released is the LSPDFR cad community.  As mentioned above the agenda of real-life and unforeseen circumstances have taken its toll over the last year and a half.  HOWEVER, I am still looking to develop and release the next version as soon as I deem it complete.

 

I recently read a post from the LCPDFR staff regarding the development of LSPDFR 0.4 and they could not have said it better.  Taking a step back, a deep breath, and taking some time to think about the direction was exactly where I was at with this project.  I believe (based on user feedback) I have already provided the role-playing community with some realistic and interactive tools to transform their experiences.  At this point in time, I feel as if I found a new direction to travel to further provide a high-end immersive product for the role-playing communities.  The next step in this project will be universal, scalable, and customizable.  It will have the support of multiple users (clan-based/role-play community) a feature that I had promised since 2014 (sadly so it has taken some time), a powerful yet affordable alternative option for role-playing communities to not only utilize in playing the game but also in management of their respective groups (clans/communities/departments), further expand single player interface that will allow more interaction between solo users to still feel and interact with the overall role-play community, and finally it will have a cross-platform link between all emergency service/first responder units police, fire, and ems.

 

Thank you all again for continued support, I have recently decided to post a response to this topic after I received a notification that there was a post on the previous MDT/MDC post in the LCPDFR page for GTA IV.  Stay safe and thanks again!!

Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve for LSPDFR.  I think it's going to be epic!!  Thanks Flashback!

Currently, still in development I have not gave up, been working on a new system to allow multiple communities and a new way to support GTA IV, GTA V, and future games as well as other games related to policing.  These are some of the screens from the new system.  No timeline on release but this community/cad system will no longer auto dispatch.  It will be community and user driven.  You can be a dispatcher, a responder, and a few other cool new features... take a look...

would def be a cool addition for RP. I like the idea of the auto dispatch, not really sure how it would all work. Would be cool if it had the actual mdt alert tones and everything..

Hey Flashback, are you still working on it. (Dont want to push you, just being interested 😄)

thanks