redalex / helicam

An advanced aerial support camera for FiveM servers, aiming to create a realistic FLIR camera systems within the limitation of Grand Theft Auto 5.

HeliCam

HeliCam is an advanced aerial support camera for FiveM servers. It aims to create a realistic FLIR camera system within the limitations of Grand Theft Auto 5. This is a heavily modified fork of the original script by mraes.

Features

• Speed estimator. Calculates the speed of a target based on time since it was at a known position.
• Crosshair position. Shows the road (and crossroad) of the current crosshair position.
• Ped locking. Lock on peds to balance out limitations.
• Custom markers. Set custom marks on the map while using the camera for whatever you need. This also get sent to everyone in the vehicle.
• Camera position. On-screen UI to show the camera's position relative to the aircraft's heading.
• Street overlay. Shows street names that are near the crosshair position.
• Better FLIR. Reduces the clarity of the thermal camera for a more realistic FLIR camera.
• Controller support. Xbox 360 and PS4 controller support for all camera operations.
• All the base features of mraes' script, including rappel.

Controls

• E - toggle the helicam view
• G - set a marker at the current crosshair position (limit 10)
• H - remove most recent marker
• Space - lock on the current entity (vehicle or ped)
• V - toggle street overlay
• Scroll Up - zoom camera in
• Scroll Down - zoom camera out
• RMB - change camera mode
• Q - reset camera position
• TAB - toggle speed calculations
• F - toggle spotlight

Commands

• /heli reset - Triggers leaving the camera, if you are in it.
• /heli help - Displays the help text.
• /heli clear - Clears all markers, and the speed marker/calculation.

Config

• FovMax - the widest the camera can go
• FovMin - the tightest the camera can go
• ZoomSpeed - how much the camera zooms in each time
• SpeedLR - how fast the camera will move left and right
• SpeedUD - how fast the camera will move up and down
• TextY - the upper limit of text to be drawn in the box at the bottom of the camera
• MaxDist - the maximum distance a lock can be acquired/held
• AllowCamera - whether or not to allow entering/using the camera
• AllowMarkers - whether or not to allow the setting of custom markers while using the camera
• AllowPedLocking - whether or not to allow locking onto peds
• AllowRappel - whether or not to allow rappelling from the rear seats
• AllowSpeedCalculations - whether or not to allow estimated speed calculations
• AllowSpotlights - whether or not to allow the use of the spotlight from the helicopter
• UseRealisticFLIR - whether or not to use a more realistic FLIR/thermal camera
• AircraftHashes - List of custom aircraft models to support
• HelicopterHashes - List of custom helicopter models to support

PR's Welcome