Check out some new screenshots from the WIP rescue callout: 

 

Hey PNW I have a couple of questions that has been wondering around me for a while:

• Will we have an option to not install any vehicle mods (such as the Coast Guard Boats and Helicopters) and map mods (such as the Coast Guard Base) but still use Coastal Callouts?
• Is it possible to "integrate" the helicopter control system into Better EMS so we can have A.I Air Ambulances dispatched and have paramedics rappel down (or land) and perform CPR on victims in the wilderness?
• Can we use the helicopter control system for other purposes instead of coastal operations? For example: Rappel myself and my SWAT teammates during callouts...
• Will there be a spotlight system integrated in the helicopter? I recommend that the spotlight control system can be controlled in 2 modes: Automatic mode and manual mode ----- Automatic mode - Similar to the "Spotlight plugin by alexguirre" where you designate a target and the spotlight will follow him; Manual mode - Can only be controlled through the helicopter camera system where the light will shine on the middle "X" point on the helicopter camera GUI.

 

2 hours ago, Reffie1997 said:

Hey PNW I have a couple of questions that has been wondering around me for a while:

• Will we have an option to not install any vehicle mods (such as the Coast Guard Boats and Helicopters) and map mods (such as the Coast Guard Base) but still use Coastal Callouts?
• Is it possible to "integrate" the helicopter control system into Better EMS so we can have A.I Air Ambulances dispatched and have paramedics rappel down (or land) and perform CPR on victims in the wilderness?
• Can we use the helicopter control system for other purposes instead of coastal operations? For example: Rappel myself and my SWAT teammates during callouts...
• Will there be a spotlight system integrated in the helicopter? I recommend that the spotlight control system can be controlled in 2 modes: Automatic mode and manual mode ----- Automatic mode - Similar to the "Spotlight plugin by alexguirre" where you designate a target and the spotlight will follow him; Manual mode - Can only be controlled through the helicopter camera system where the light will shine on the middle "X" point on the helicopter camera GUI.

 

Good questions! 

 

1. I'm still working on figuring that out. It will be necessary to install at least something, as there are add-on props that don't exist in the game that will be needed. It is meant to work with vehicles with specific capabilities. You don't necessarily need to use the ones included, but at the moment there's not many alternatives. Very few police boats, and not many helicopters with enough seats for a big rescue. Everything will be customizable though there will be a config file where you can set options for what vehicles to use for what. The map mods are definitely optional. I'm curious why you don't want to use any of these features though?
2. For the moment it'll be separate. You can call Better EMS if you want an ambulance/ground response, and if you want a helicopter you can call separately through Coastal Callouts. Eventually I may integrate them more closely. 
3. Sure, you can use it for whatever you want. Your imagination is the limit. However there currently isn't a good way to get other cops to rappel or use the hoist. Something I may add eventually, but probably not in the initial beta release. 
4. Currently I haven't added any spotlight features, as you can just install one of the existing spotlight mods. Also, right now all the shots you see with the heli camera are using the one built into Wilderness Callouts. I am planning on rewriting the heli cam system and customizing it for Coastal Callouts sometime before public release, and will consider adding a spotlight mode that works with the heli cam and the copilot AI. 

Time for a quick update! I have started alpha testing with a small group, and have been busy fixing all the many bugs they are finding, and making improvements based on their suggestions. The basic rescue callout is mostly complete now, but I am still working on adding more variations. I've fixed a ton of little bugs in pretty much every part of the mod, too. I've also been working hard on cleaning things up to make them more user-friendly: adding help messages to guide the user in using all the new features, fixing compatibility issues with other mods, etc. 

 

I do plan to have a beta test open to a wider audience sometime soonish, but need to work out a few more issues before I do so. Stay tuned for more information soon! (Please, don't PM me asking for early access - it's by invitation only right now. Details about eligibility for beta participation will be available soon.)

 

Thanks again everybody for your enthusiasm and support! I'm very excited to finally be reaching the point where this can be shared with a wider audience, and am as eager as you are to get it in everybody's hands!

13 minutes ago, PNWParksFan said:

Time for a quick update! I have started alpha testing with a small group, and have been busy fixing all the many bugs they are finding, and making improvements based on their suggestions. The basic rescue callout is mostly complete now, but I am still working on adding more variations. I've fixed a ton of little bugs in pretty much every part of the mod, too. I've also been working hard on cleaning things up to make them more user-friendly: adding help messages to guide the user in using all the new features, fixing compatibility issues with other mods, etc. 

 

I do plan to have a beta test open to a wider audience sometime soonish, but need to work out a few more issues before I do so. Stay tuned for more information soon! (Please, don't PM me asking for early access - it's by invitation only right now. Details about eligibility for beta participation will be available soon.)

 

Thanks again everybody for your enthusiasm and support! I'm very excited to finally be reaching the point where this can be shared with a wider audience, and am as eager as you are to get it in everybody's hands!

nice..... the hype is increasingggg!

1 hour ago, PNWParksFan said:

-snip- have been busy fixing all the many bugs they are finding -snip-

you know what they say

I hope you arent having to much of a problem :)

Ur gonna beat me in the race. I started after u but your project is more work than mine. Well i think u call this dedication! 

Edited January 15, 20179 yr by SuperNish35

Question for you... are you also making the vehicles are is someone doing that cause the vehicles are gorgeous 

3 hours ago, SuperNish35 said:

Question for you... are you also making the vehicles are is someone doing that cause the vehicles are gorgeous 

Various modelers have helped contribute vehicles. I've made some textures and model edits, but other people have done most of the work. Full credits for the modeling work will of course be prominently posted when the mod is released. 

On 1/13/2017 at 8:10 PM, PNWParksFan said:

Time for a quick update! I have started alpha testing with a small group, and have been busy fixing all the many bugs they are finding, and making improvements based on their suggestions. The basic rescue callout is mostly complete now, but I am still working on adding more variations. I've fixed a ton of little bugs in pretty much every part of the mod, too. I've also been working hard on cleaning things up to make them more user-friendly: adding help messages to guide the user in using all the new features, fixing compatibility issues with other mods, etc. 

 

I do plan to have a beta test open to a wider audience sometime soonish, but need to work out a few more issues before I do so. Stay tuned for more information soon! (Please, don't PM me asking for early access - it's by invitation only right now. Details about eligibility for beta participation will be available soon.)

 

Thanks again everybody for your enthusiasm and support! I'm very excited to finally be reaching the point where this can be shared with a wider audience, and am as eager as you are to get it in everybody's hands!

Mate your work from following this thread since day one I have to say is just fantastic you have achieved things I am sure no one else could of done and it is amazing my only request would be that if you could for us british guys incorporate the rnli into this ie the vehicles and lifeguards already out there for your land based calls etc and also the rnli lifeboats for the water based calls as an option not just the police boat? Loving all I am seeing from you can't wait to test this out in my own game! 

2 hours ago, patvmru said:

Mate your work from following this thread since day one I have to say is just fantastic you have achieved things I am sure no one else could of done and it is amazing my only request would be that if you could for us british guys incorporate the rnli into this ie the vehicles and lifeguards already out there for your land based calls etc and also the rnli lifeboats for the water based calls as an option not just the police boat? Loving all I am seeing from you can't wait to test this out in my own game! 

I'm American, and the game takes place in the US, so I'm designing the mod with a US emphasis, particularly focused on the US Coast Guard. That being said I intend to make all the configuration options available for modders from other countries to customize it! So a British modder (or group of modders) would definitely be able to create an British Coastal Pack with vehicles, peds, building textures, etc. Any established modders from the international community are welcome to PM me to discuss this in more detail. I definitely want to make this accessible to everyone, but I don't have the time or regional expertise to do that myself. 

Just a quick update on what's been going on! Yes, development is still ongoing. 

• Private beta testers have been doing a great job finding lots of bugs, which I've been working hard on fixing. Stability and user-friendliness has been significantly improved. 
• Created two new training callouts specifically to help new users of the mod figure out how all the advanced features work, in a fun and interactive way rather than reading a manual (I know yall never look at those readmes...)
  
  
  
  
   
• Lots of work on making the mod more user-configurable and user-friendly. 
• Currently working on adding a system so you can drop off rescued victims at hospitals or heli pads, where they will either be wheeled in by doctors or taken away in an ambulance. This is sort of similar to how you drop off arrested peds in LSPDFR. 
   
• Working on improving the variation and quality of the callouts. Can't give too many details here, as I don't want to spoil the fun, but you can look forward to very dynamic callouts, ranging from ridiculous and humorous ones, to very challenging and serious calls with lives on the line. 

Thanks for following these updates! And, keep an close eye on this page... there will be some exciting new information coming out soon about public beta testing!

Edited January 30, 20179 yr by PNWParksFan

This is so awesome. Thank you @PNWParksFan for your dedication to making this coastal callout a reality. I cannot wait. 

Time for some quick updates on the DLC pack! We are very fortunate that @SkylineGTRFreak is on holiday this week and has had some time to work on his models! 

• The MH-60 Jayhawk will now have full LODs
• New MH-65C Dolphin helicopter, with full LODs and now with retractable landing gear (thanks to @Delco24 for figuring that one out)
• The USCG 25' Defender Boat will also be getting full LODs and some other fixes
• Edits to some meta files which will result in coast guard helis spawning flying around the marina area and landing at the coast guard base

Also, if you haven't been following the Service Uniforms Project by Alex Ashfold, it will include both Coast Guard, Port Police, and Life Guard outfits for multiplayer peds (similar to EUP). Check out the preview gallery to see all the awesome uniforms that are under development with that! 

 

I have also started working on some new features, including a much-requested "drug smuggling" callout with several dynamic variations to how the callout can go, and I've started developing an AI search feature which will allow you to request backup from planes, helis, and boats to help you search for rescue victims.

 

I'm also very excited to finally say that the first Coastal Callouts teaser videos will be posted here later today. Two episodes will be posted today, with @Albo1125 highlighting some of the boat-based features of the mod in his episode, and @Darkmyre highlighting some of the helicopter-based features in his. As soon as those are ready to go live, I will also be posting information about how to join the Coastal Callouts beta. Stay tuned for more updates very soon!

 

EDIT: Here is a sneak peak at that beautiful new MH-65C by SkylineGTRFreak:

 

 

Edited February 9, 20179 yr by PNWParksFan

FUGGIN.SWEET.

Looking forward to this with much anticipation sir! Keep up the good work! 

Right now the only boat we have for the DLC are a regular GTA dinghy with lights added, and the 25' Defender boat which is a small boat for use in ports and close-in waters. So would you guys like to see a proper 47' Motor Lifeboat model in the game? This would be for rescue callouts in rough seas off-shore. 

 

 

 

We've found a model that would work well that Skyline can convert. Unfortunately the model isn't free, although it's pretty cheap for being a good model.  I just bought the MH-65C Dolphin model yesterday, but if anyone else wants to contribute by purchasing this model I'll compensate you with immediate beta access to Coastal Callouts. PM me for more info!

 

Those videos and accompanying announcements I mentioned are coming soon, just waiting on a certain somebody to finish recording theirs and get it all uploaded ;)

Edited February 8, 20179 yr by PNWParksFan

Announcing the Coastal Callouts Beta!

 

I am very pleased to finally announce that Coastal Callouts is now in semi-public beta. To kick off the occasion, we have two new LSPDFR episodes from some of my favorite youtubers and fellow LSPDFR developers, @Darkmyre and @Albo1125. Please check out these videos to get a small preview of some of the features of Coastal Callouts! Rest assured this is just the beginning, there are several other callouts already in progress that are available to testers but not quite ready for videos, and many other features and callouts which are in progress and didn't make it into these two episodes.

 

 

 

 

Development of the mod is still ongoing, and it's not ready for release. In particular, I have yet to start working on an installer for the DLC, and I have numerous important features of the mod that are still incomplete or need significant improvement. However, it is at a point where it is stable enough and easy enough to use that I feel comfortable inviting more people to participate in the beta process. To keep the size of the testing team manageable, I have decided to make the beta available to people who have provided assistance in the development process, and to Parks Benefactors - people who have donated to support my mods. If you helped in the creation of this mod in some way, you should have already received an invitation via PM, and if you have already donated you should have received information about the Parks Benefactor program. 

 

For those who have not yet joined, you can join the Parks Benefactor program at https://parksmods.com/donate/. Please take note that the lowest donation level, "parks supporter," does not include access to unreleased mods like Coastal Callouts, it only includes early access to updates to existing mods like Custom Backup and Better EMS. If you do chose to donate at the Parks Benefactor level or above, you will be granted beta access to all of my modifications, including Coastal Callouts and updates to all of my other plugins. Full details and terms & conditions are available on the web page above. Please make sure to accurately fill out your username on the donation form. After your donation is received, I will contact you via email or private message to invite you to the beta testing discord server, and get you set up to install and test the mod. 

 

In addition to joining the Parks Benefactor program, you can also get access to the Coastal Callouts beta through any of the following:

• Purchasing a 3D model that can be used with the Coastal Callouts DLC. Please PM me for information about what models are needed and which ones would be appropriate. Anybody who buys a model we need will get beta access, but you must confirm with me first to make sure somebody else hasn't already bought the model, and that it's suitable for conversion to GTA V.
• Make a donation of $50 or more to the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, or JDRF. Please put PNWParksFan as the person you are donating on behalf of if the form has a place to specify. Then, PM me a screenshot of your donation receipt email, ensuring that the donation date, your email address, and the donation being on behalf of me are shown.
• If you currently or previously served in the US Coast Guard, and have some experience previously playing LSPDFR (e.g. you know how to install mods and are comfortable with basic LSPDFR gameplay) please send me a PM to be considered for beta participation. 
• I will randomly choose one person who has liked this post by 11:59 PM US Pacific Time on Friday, February 10th to receive free beta access!

 

Thank you again to everybody who has helped this mod get to this point, and especially to everybody who has already joined the Parks Benefactor program. I am looking forward to getting feedback from this wider audience, and continuing to improve the mod until it's ready for general release!

Edited February 9, 20179 yr by PNWParksFan

This Mod is created  by and with artist :) I really like the things i'v seen the last 2 months just wow :) . What will GTA 5 without you?  I'm glad some members are making this game for more fun!

My rate? 11 of 10 :P

 

Keep up the good and great work!!!

And I can't wait to get report in for Duty :P :)

 

With kind regards,

 

Daywalker.

A few updates for you all this morning:

• Thank you to everybody who has joined the Parks Benefactor program! Everyone who has joined as of the time of this post should have received their beta access info by now. 
• Thank you to Jordan Devlin for generously purchasing the 47' Motor Life Boat model for us! SkylineGTRFreak is working on converting it to GTA, and it will be added to the Coastal Callouts DLC! The next model we're trying to get is a 45' Response Boat Medium. 
  
  
  
  
  
  This model is a bit more expensive than the previous one, so we're trying to split the cost between a few people. I've already gotten 2 people who are interested in chipping in, so we're about half way there. Please PM me if you'd like to help out - the offer still stands that if you contribute towards buying this model you'll get immediate beta access!
• I made quite a bit of progress adding new features to the mod yesterday, including Search Backup AI. If you watched Darkmyre's helicopter episode you'll know that it can be very challenging to find the rescue victims sometimes. Search Backup will make those calls a little bit easier and more interesting. The Search Backup menu will let you call in planes, helis, and boats to search the area you specify. The position of any subjects they locate will be reported to you over the radio and marked on the map. There are realistic limits on how many of each type of backup you can request, and you can dynamically change the search area and radius. 
  
  
   

That's all for this update! Don't forget to like the beta announcement post to be entered for a chance to win beta access, and stay tuned for more updates soon.

I like what you are doing next month I will purchase the middle one.  The department only pays once a month