IDs, Cops, Cars & Properties, Stats, Music and a new way to CHAT!

[~Legend~]

Hi Argonath RPG,
I came up with these ideas when I was exploring Vice City, I thought these ideas would really make a change to our gameplay and enjoyment. So without further ado, here they are:

IDs :mail: - Well, as you know, if you want to suspect/report/send money etc. to someone, instead of using the script then player name, you can do script plus their game tag number on F5. Well, I just thought for quick reference, when on quick chat as you normally see their name on left followed by the message, why not also put their ID number next to their name, a few spaces away, maybe in a different colour? I thought this would be good, as we wouldn't need to check F5 everytime.

Cops - In RP, when you are playing as a cop you can arrest/jail a suspect by taking them to VCPD HQ and by using !jail. I thought it would be cooler if you can arrest them by handcuffing. So, in RP, the cop could close in on him and when the criminal is close enough, he could use say !arrest / !handcuff and then you should be able to chuck (try to be nice  ) them in the back of your vehicle, and drop them off in a cosy cell - a job well done! I thought this would add to the RPG experience! Also, when you !jail someone inside a cell, wouldn't it be more effective if the jail door/shutter actually slides shut instead of staying open. Makes it more realistic. This may be too hard to animate, but it's worth a go!   :alert"

Cars & Properties :trip: - Everyone wants there own wheels and a mansion somewhere in the sun. But, once your dreams come true, there's still something missing, they don't feel very "personal". I thought it would be AWESOME if the current owner's name was written on the gates or on the main door of their property, just to add that finishing touch. Cars: it could be written (medium font) on the windscreen or side (not forgetting bikes!) . I know we can check the owner of a certain property or vehicle ingame, but this just makes it more "individual". Also (I am aware similar work is being done about this already), I thought we could hype up the "Paint N' Spray" a bit more. Wouldn't it be cool to customize your car? 

Stats :rules: - I just thought it would be worthwhile to keep our "stats" section on the website up to date. You seem to be able to view all the other stats from other Argonath servers, so the VC stats would be brill! - Like a "Hall Of Fame" Plus, it would be good if we could update the VC links on the website. There also seems to be a problem, the lag on VC:MP server kills! Even when you scroll slightly fast through character selecton, it freezes. And of course, without warning it happens ingame (the bug seems to affect Argonath more severly for some reason, even though most pings etc. are quite low.) The game engine seems to run very slowly sometimes, it also shuts down if you are really unlucky.

Music :rockstar: - We all love to rock out every now and again. I was wondering if it was possible to have your own music playlist in VC (to create one). It can get a bit dull listening to a recorded VC radiostation. It would be cool if we could put in a Argonath RPG Radiostation, with cool music and maybe even a quick updated radio broadcast of the latest Argonath news, what's going on in the RPG side of things, behind the scenes of Argonath's latest updates, group adverts etc.

Chat  :flame: - The coolest way of chatting while in a RPG is by using "/me" of course. When you are having long RP talks with other players, it can get frustrating to use "/me" everytime (although you can use shortcut keys to repeat previously said messages.) It would be simpler if you could select a type of chat, for example - "Normal Chat / Roleplay Chat "/me" / Teamspeak" - and continue using that specified chat until you wish to change it. So, without using scripts to use a specified type of chat each time you can choose once and continue only using that mode of chat until you wish to change the mode you are in. This could make replying to other players much quicker.

Finally, that brings to the end of my "lecture" if you wish to call it that. I am sorry for typing so much, but I hope I didn't put you to sleep! Feel no hesitation to celebrate that I have finished, if you want, haha!  :hurray: . I am hoping that isn't necessary! I know that some of the features mentioned above would be difficult to make happen, due to GTA VC's game engine and other systems that keep it running. I have had some experience in programming, scripting and website works and I know how hard and tiring they can be sometimes. I must thank Argonath RPG's team for creating their work, because it is clear to see how much effort they have put in and their effort has gone a long, long way! The ideas mentioned above are MUCH easier said than done! If I can help in any way, I would be more than happy; at least I can give something back that way! A final note of thankyou to everyone.
 
                                                                                                            Yours Sincerely,
                                                                                                               ~Legend~

 

[JayL]

ID's idea is pretty good, so is the cops idea, but I rather using part of name than ID.

Cars & Properties, not needed in my opinion, there's already the !infocar and you get the information when you enter any car, and in a property, you don't see someone's name written at the door IRL... You need to search. There, a !place. Same goes for cars... You need to search in the documents... There, a !infocar.

Stats - I don't support it, sorry.

Skin Freezing - Not possible to fix by script, it's a VC:MP issue, hopefully that's fixed in 0.4.

Music - Get a .mp3 audio file and put it on the mp3 folder somewhere in your GTA:VC directory, and yeah, someone could record an Argonath radio and put it for download.

Chat - Do you mean a sort of !chatmode command? I support if so.

[Salmonella]

well since we allready got Argonath Government Radio... We could make some mp3 file which is conecting with the internet to recive everything from that Argonath Government radio site. You will only get music when a DJ is on ofcourse, but still..

[Klaus]

Somehow I don't think that's possible..
Just open up the radio window before you go in game, then you can listen to it while playing
Thats what I do

[~Legend~]

Yea, Jay - about cars and properties, I thought it would seem like more unique and personal if we had the owner's name etched onto the  gate/ door of property or the side of a car. It would be cool!
The stats, I meant for on the AR site, all ther other stats for the other AR servers can be seen other than ours. Most of the other servers' links are mostly updated and we are slightly behind. And the Chat, not quite, more like a
!me / !roleplay command, so instead of typing /me everytime to use RP, you can permanently choose the option to only talk in the /me mode until you wish to change to another mode like the normal chat or teamspeak (eg. the cop radio).  This saves you from typing the /me command each time before the message.

Also, I thought it would be a good idea if in the jail at VCPD HQ, the jail door/shutter actually closes when you jail someone. i think this is too hard to animate for the server, but it's worth a go. i will add it to the initial topic post.

[Klaus]

Also, I thought it would be a good idea if in the jail at VCPD HQ, the jail door/shutter actually closes when you jail someone. i think this is too hard to animate for the server, but it's worth a go. i will add it to the initial topic post.

Again, I don't think its possible Legend

[~Legend~]

Yea I didn't think it would be. I thought it was worth pointing it out.
I didn't expect it to be done, but if I can help in any way....

[Rusty]

Some good ideas you mentioned, though mos tof them are already implemented.   

[~Legend~]

Yes, I am aware that a new version is coming out so, we could just add some of these ideas as updates if needed.