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  1. I'm enjoying LSPDFR 0.4 so far. Grabbing peds works wonders and I love the fact I can even take them up ladders, though something looks a little strange I actually happen to think this feature is all the more fun.
  2. I'm not sure I see the connection . Though I see you joined this site on July 8, 2017... the day before Courtney Love's 53rd birthday. If you take the age Curt Cobain was when he died (27) and add the current age of his daughter, Frances Bean Cobain (26) what does it come to? 53. Just you think about that, while you're waiting for 0.4 to release.
  3. Excellent. I'll add this to my crackpot conspiracy theory board
  4. If the release is expedited by one day per every cat life saved, then we only have to save 14 cats' lives and the release would have to be tomorrow. Save 16 cats and the 0.4 release is already one day late
  5. If we go around saving cats (presumably stuck up trees; this is LSPDFR after all ), does that bring the 0.4 release one day closer for every cat life saved?
  6. Given that 0.4 has not yet been released, I don't quite see why there's a fuss about the latest GTA V update and LSPDFR. I'm sure LSPDFR 0.4, when it is released this month, will be equipped to run the then-latest GTA V and RPH. ScriptHook will almost certainly be updated too, at some point. If you're trying mods now and your game has updated, that's a different matter. But I, for one, am happy with a clean and up to date GTA V until 0.4 releases
  7. ScriptHookV is a separate script loader and not something previously part of LSPDFR. There are quite a few LSPDFR community mods that use it, however. I suspect when 0.4 launches we'll be using only stock LSPDFR for a little while anyway, while developers begin to update their plugins. This should provide some time for other things (like ScriptHookV) to be updated. Don't forget there is a planned LSPDFR 0.4.1 as well, which would introduce an extended API and possible bug fixes. Time heals all wounds.
  8. Big flashing neon sign in the header? Public service announcement? On the news and radio? A fireworks event, perhaps? You have me curious
  9. Why not try and just clean your existing installation? 1) Run the LSPDFR uninstaller. 2) Delete any Rage and LSPDFR files and directories. 3) Compare your GTAV directory to a fresh install (you can Google this for screenshots of what a clean install looks like) and delete any non-default files or directories. 4) Run GTAVLauncher with the -verify flag, or for the Steam version run the verify game files option from Steam. This will verify your GTAV game files, and download and replace any modified ones with their originals. This is actually pretty straightforward to do, and is a breeze compared to the hassle of downloading and reinstalling the whole game again.
  10. Only 50 minutes remaining... until all the posts start coming in saying "It's February. Where's 0.4?" I suspect it won't be quite so soon as today/tomorrow, but I'd also love to be wrong.
  11. Good point. That gives Sam an additional 3 hours and 27 minutes to perfect the release! Then again, it could be released at 23:59 on 28th February and that would also count.
  12. Is there any way to specify vehicle cleanliness? Backup vehicles turn up with varying degrees of dirt. It would be nice if vehicles turning up in La Mesa were more likely to be dirty, while cars responding in Vinewood more likely to be sparkling clean.
  13. We had better hope not, because then it would never be released. It's impossible to contain people's curiosity. People will continue to ask, whether or not it's curteous to the developers and regardless of whether other users can actually answer the question. I imagine the repeated visits are increasing the site's advertising revenue anyway, so there is an upside.
  14. That would depend upon people's expectations, but people's expectations can be more carefully managed by providing more generic release information. I think there's a difference between a target release date (for when the devs are hoping to be able to release it) and an actual release date. I wouldn't have thought it would be too difficult to give some rough indication of when version 0.3 is aimed to be released by, e.g. "hoping to release by early November", or even "hoping to release some time before Christmas", or "hoping to release some time between late October and mid November". An indication is just that, it's not a guarantee or even a promise. Confirmation that 0.3 is aimed to be released before the start of 2016 would be more information than anyone currently has. If the devs thought it might take until next August to get everything working perfectly in 0.3, then I'd still prefer that they take their time. But if that were the prognosis, I'd also prefer to know. I can handle the truth without breaking out in to tears. This "it'll be released when it's released" trope suggests that people's curiosity is somehow irrational or unreasonable. It isn't.
  15. I noticed earlier today, when downloading a file, that ReCaptcha was in the old style (v1). Any reason for the switch? I much prefer v2, both as a user and a developer.
  16. I don't run any anti-virus software in Windows (beyond Microsoft's inbuild Windows Defender), Mac or Linux, and have yet to experience any issues. Mostly because I'm careful about the executables I download; run automated NAS backups of important files (sensitive files I don't keep locally); use a password manager; and use 2FA wherever I can. But by far the best advice is never to run an executable you don't trust. If you have any doubt, don't run it. If you still want to run it, try executing it in a VM or with a program like Sandboxie. You can then see what that executable actually does. If it's been bundled or packed (i.e. with other executables that spread across your filesystem and then execute) or if it does more than it says it will do, then this will become apparent. Sandboxie is available free and tools like the Buster Analyzer addon can provide some information about what that file really does (file changes and registry changes), before you decide to run it for real. Bear in mind that even this is not fulproof, as some packed executables can detect Sandboxie and cease to run. A VM is the safest option, although Sandboxie can be very helpful. Virustotal is a useful indicator, but even if a file hits 0/50, that does not make it safe. Hackers often use sites like VirusTotal (in fact, especially VirusTotal) as a benchmark for their infected files. Almost any script kiddie can run an infected file through a packer and brings its detection rate into the low figures. Add a few junk bytes and a little hex offset editing later, you'll have what they call a 'FUD' (fully undetectable) executable. With some less well-known packers it's possible to take a file that scores 50/50 on VirusTotal, and three clicks (or 10 seconds) later the hacker has a packed file that hits 0/50, ready for them to spread across the internet. 1) Don't use predictable passwords. Ideally use a password manager like LastPass, 1Password, KeePass, etc., and ensure it's set up with Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). A password manager ensures you're not typing passwords in all the time (vulnerable to keyloggers) and even if a hacker grabs your master-password, without access to your phone (2FA) they're not going to be able to make any use of it. The master password should be a random mixed-case alphanumeric string with special characters. Do not use the master password for anything else. 2) Use 2FA wherever possible (Authy is good). Steam Guard provides a form of 2FA, as do many websites nowadays. It's especially important for things like your email account, as if a hacker can access your email, they can reset passwords to the various online accounts you use. 3) Use SSL (https://) on all websites that support it. The HTTPS Everywhere Addon is available for most major browsers. This is especially important for a laptop using public WiFi (to prevent cookie stealing). 4) Removing Adobe Flash is also a good move, although it's still (inexplicably) required for certain websites (BBC iPlayer, for example). Browser addons like NoScript can at least allow you to disable flash as a default, so that you can then allow only trusted websites to run it. 5) Backup important files regularly 6) Again, do not run executables of unknown origin. If you really cannot resist the urge, check it out on VirusTotal, run it through Sandboxie and look for any suspicious file creation, and/or run it in a VM. If in doubt, don't run it for real. Happy or otherwise, you have been the victim of a crime. I doubt it will amount to much, though. ActionFraud are, in my experience, generally reassuring, though sadly rarely effective in cases of this kind. With the rise of web extortion and ransomware, alongside the transnational nature of many of these crimes, they have a lot to deal with. Still, they tend to pursue those who are easier to catch and it sounds as though your perpetrator is not too sophisticated. The file was apparently easily detected and out of all the potential means of online payment (digital currencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc), the idiot chose PayPal to receive a payment?! Probably a kid trying out a RAT. With any luck they'll catch the little blighter and give him a stern talking to.
  17. I can't answer for others, but I'm running LSPDFR + quite a few mods, without any issues, under RPH 0.26.
  18. Looks excellent! On the subject of arrests, is there any plan to implement a means of marking peds as wanted like in LCPDFR?
  19. You are, and it's not currently possible. The ability to mark peds as wanted isn't yet available, but LSPDFR is still in its infancy. I suspect this feature may come in LSPDFR 0.3, which promises improvements to arrests and interaction with suspects.
  20. I'd be interested to find out how the jail drop-off will work in terms of removing arrestees from the car, while continuing to support the current drop-off method (whereby they are collected from the car) for the Downtown Station. It would be nice if the player could manually remove arrested peds from their car at any station and escort them to the jail point (or other places, e.g. the courthouse). This would allow for greater long-term features in LSPDFR mods for other stations, the court, Bolingbroke, etc. But the current collection system is convenient as well. Maybe the nicest way would be to park at a jail point and either (1) sound the vehicle horn to trigger the current collection system, or (2) simply exit the vehicle as normal, which would (only because you're at the jail point) reverse the process where the arrestee is placed in the car (i.e. the player gets out, opens the back door and the arrestee gets out and follows the player). For the Downtown station, it might be nice to have two drop-off points (one round the front and the one round the back (the back door could teleport the player and ped(s) inside). Still, I suspect something like this (if not something more ingenious) is in the works. I'll definitely be interested to see how it pans out. Keep the excellent work coming!
  21. Very nice indeed. Is there a target release date for 0.3?
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