Overview

seeker_dual is a police radar built to work like the real STALKER DUAL DSR: dual antennas, three speed windows, a plate reader that can run plates through your CAD, and a physical unit on your dash. The included manual.pdf is the operator's manual for the real hardware; for the deep end of how the radar behaves, read that.

#Requirements

• ox_lib, started before the radar.
• An emergency-class vehicle (Config.allowedVehicleClasses).

#Getting started

1. Get in a police vehicle.
2. Press F5 for the remote.
3. Click PWR on the radar face to power on. The unit self-tests, then starts tracking.
4. Work the remote buttons as you would the real unit. See The remote.

You can drive with the remote open. Steering, throttle, brake and getting out all still work. Only the mouse is taken over: camera look, aiming and shooting, mouse steering, and the scroll wheel (it scales the display). Esc steps back one level at a time; P still opens the pause menu.

#Keys and commands

#What it remembers

Every operator setting saves the moment you change it and comes back on next power-up, across vehicle changes and reconnects.

• Saved: antenna and lane mode, MOV STA, SEN, PS, FAST LOCK, VOL, BLANK, brightness, Doppler mode, plate reader visibility, speed unit, and where you put everything on screen.
• Not saved: power (always comes up off and self-tests), speed and plate locks (cleared on power off), and XMIT (always comes up on, so the radar is never silently dead).

Settings in the config are first-run defaults only. Once a player has used the radar, their own saved settings win.

#Moving things around

With the remote open, drag the radar or plate reader to move it, scroll to scale, drag the corner handle to resize. Double-click the remote (anywhere that isn't a button) to move it; double-click again or press Esc to save. /seeker_settings → Reset Remote Position puts the remote back in the middle.

#The dash unit

A physical radar that mounts in the car, with a live screen showing the same readouts. It stays put when you get out and reads dark when the radar is off. You only see it in your own car (a GTA limitation).

Its position is saved per vehicle model, server-wide: one admin sets up a police3 and it's right for every police3.

1. Sit in the vehicle and run /seekerplace.
2. Nudge it into place: W A S D move, E / Q up and down, arrows and Z / X rotate, hold Shift for fine steps, mouse or V to look around.
3. Enter saves for this model; Backspace cancels.

Grant the permission:

add_ace group.admin seeker_dual.place allow

If the screen is dark at night, tune Config.radarProp.screenGlow (it adds a small light in front of the screen after dark). /seekerhide runs everything off the dash unit alone, with the on-screen display hidden.

#Exports

-- client
exports.seeker_dual:GetRadarState()            -- full state table
exports.seeker_dual:IsRadarActive()            -- powered and transmitting
exports.seeker_dual:IsRadarDisplayed()         -- radar is on screen
exports.seeker_dual:CanControlRadar()          -- in a valid vehicle

-- server
exports.seeker_dual:GetPlayerRadarState(source) -- { power, frontXmit, rearXmit }
exports.seeker_dual:IsPlayerRadarActive(source)
exports.seeker_dual:ClearAlprCache()            -- drop every cached plate lookup

#Troubleshooting

• The remote won't open. You need to be in an allowed vehicle class, and ox_lib has to start before the radar.
• No targets. XMIT must be on, and the right antenna selected for the direction you're looking.
• No Doppler audio. It's off by default; cycle it on with /toggledoppler. If it plays parked but stops when you drive, it's on Stationary Only.
• Power does nothing. The remote is closed, so the PWR area can't be clicked. Use /seeker_power or bind a key.
• The cursor is stuck after closing the remote. Another script may be holding the mouse. Restart the resource.
• The dash unit's screen is black. Check Config.radarProp.textureDict and textureName match the model.
• The layout keeps resetting. Press Esc to leave layout mode; that's what saves it.