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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - JULY 2024 Welcome to the July edition of the ECLIPSE Roleplay monthly newsletter! Our goal with this newsletter is to give players a better look into our current focuses, recent changes, and a sneak-peek into upcoming developments. UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS From time to time, we like to throw in some of our future plans for the server. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the cool stuff being worked on. Clothing Update The long-awaited clothing update is ready to go THIS WEEK!!! You can expect a full overhaul of the existing clothing system. This will come with a fully revamped clothing store UI, properly available undershirts, correct names and icons for clothing in your inventory, and more! Here’s a couple of pictures as an appetizer. Leveling System Leveling your character is coming to ECRP. In its current state, we plan to have an exponential leveling curve that unlocks new rewards, tools, and ways to do certain jobs. For example, leveling up your fishing could allow you to access new types of fishing rods, fishing in the ocean from a boat, different areas to fish, and the ability to catch larger, more valuable fish. The screenshot below should give you a general idea of the plans. Keep in mind that none of the content in this screenshot is finalized and is still a work in progress. Group Jobs Another feature currently in development is a rework of multiple freelance jobs to allow friends to do the work together. Currently, includes the courier job and garbage collection, but more are in the works. For jobs like the garbage collector, this means you could have some of your boys hanging off the back to sling the trash while you drive around. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS If you’re a member of our Discord server, you may notice that the focus of this month has been big pushes towards spicing up criminal roleplay with unique items to coincide with the launch of FM 2.0. If you want to get a full look at everything in detail, join the aforementioned Discord server and check out the development channel! Criminal Updates Added radio jammer item. When placed, the radio jammer item jams all radios, phones, backups, and panic alarms. Law enforcement TAC radio is also affected by this. Added GPS Encryption Zero Day item. When in use, the user will be able to see law enforcement, medical services, etc., blips on their GPS for 3 minutes. Added Radio Encryption Zero Day item. When in use, the user will be able to connect to encrypted radio frequencies, including law enforcement radios, for 3 minutes. Added GPS jammer item. When placed, the GPS jammer removes certain blips for law enforcement such as other units, backup calls, and panic buttons. Added abrasive tool item. The abrasive tool can be used to file off the serial number from weapons. Added /takeHostage command. When holding a pistol, you may use /takeHostage on a player with their hands up to hold them in a headlock with a gun to their head. Stingers are now able to be imported by criminal factions. Stingers now use the WI menu and are placed outwards relative to the player’s current position. House robbery items may now be sold to an estate broker. Getting a robbery contract from an estate broker brings influence to the turf. Capturing a new turf will set its shipment power to 0. General Updates A new in-game menu has been added containing several frequently used functions such as /stats, /vr, /salary, and more. This menu can be accessed by pressing “U” and will display more or less options depending on the player’s current situation. All speed cameras have been disabled. Inactive characters’ houses with automatically go up for sale after 90+ days of inactivity. If the character’s account has an active VIP subscription, their houses will not be sold. Furniture item weight has been changed from 5 to 1. Radio binds can now be removed with /removeBindRadio followed by the bind number. Drinking consumable liquids is now faster. A small delay has been added after attempting to unlock a keypad. Legal Updates Bolt cutters, radios, and bobby pins have been added to /fl. Impound notifications will now specify which impound the call is coming from. ඞ /mdc is now accessible regardless of position with the use of a tablet. /panic now appears red in chat. /impound and /secureImpound will now impound the vehicle the player is currently in if a license plate is not provided. FACTION MANAGEMENT 2.0 Following years of feedback and multiple community meetings, FM 2.0 is finally here. As of the 13th of July, FM 2.0 has launched in full swing. With this launch comes a full rework of the old official faction system. There is a lot to talk about, so this will be a brief overview. You can review the full scope of these changes on this post or in the announcements channel of our Discord server. One of the biggest changes with FM 2.0 is the removal of the old Official Faction System. Moving forward, players will be able to gain F4 status without having to go through a several month process. With this addition, the faction tiers system has been revamped. Each tier will gain your faction unique privileges and perks like weapons, custom clothing, and properties. Check out the full tier list here. If you’re a civilian-type faction or wish to pursue one moving forward, that side of things has been moved underneath Legal Faction Management’s responsibility. In doing so, it will also be receiving a rework. Their current timeline for release is unknown, but we look forward to seeing what they bring to the table! Players who are encouraged to start their factions by this update and those with existing factions may also participate in a competition lasting until July 31st. This competition will be judged on the thread’s ability to display originality and hard work using the newly created guidelines. The three best faction threads will be rewarded with an unconditional tier promotion. IC INSIDER Los Santos Customs Saturday, July 27th at 8PM UTC, Los Santos Customs will be running the Lovin’ LSC event. Come on down and participate in a raffle for the chance to win a brand new Envisage! Closing Thank you for reading this month's newsletter. We've been working hard on making ECLIPSE Roleplay more enjoyable and fun to play at, and we are not stopping! This month is going to be feature-packed and we are excited for the community's feedback and reaction to it.

If this post garners enough support I'll put it up for discussion. I will say currently my main concern currently is those who need to log off soon and get caught off guard and forced into long-term roleplay like this.

This is already permitted should they have the proper reason to do so for that person. Is your suggestion to allow random people with no relation be taken hostage solely for bank robberies?

To add to this, this is with all helicopters and spamming on/off in these will spawn multiple props of the removed part for other players.

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2024 Welcome to the June edition of the ECLIPSE Roleplay monthly newsletter! Our goal with this newsletter is to give players a better look into our current focuses, recent changes, and a sneak-peek into upcoming developments. DEVELOPMENT If you’re a member of our Discord server, you may notice that the focus of this month has been a few quality of life changes alongside some EPIC new features. If you want to get a full look at everything in detail, join the aforementioned Discord server and check out the development channel! General Updates The chat has received a full overhaul; allowing full configuration for size, font, opacity, fade rate, and more! Head in-game to check out the full scope of changes. A functional cinema has been added on Vinewood Boulevard where players can queue up videos to watch together. Functional TVs have been added to certain TV furniture items so players can watch videos together in the comfort of their own property. An altimeter has been added to the player HUD when in an aircraft. Added /weazelPictureReport command for advertisements that will place a Weazel News notification above the minimap instead of in chat. Added desk nameplates for SADOC, PD, SD, and MD as spawnable objects. Added spawnable pride flags and optional mapping. Added new lights to the furniture store. Criminal Updates Added brand new graffiti script. Gangs can now gain or lose territory influence by tagging their turf with graffiti. Tagging rival gangs’ turfs with graffiti will cause them to lose influence. Tags can be removed by spraying over it with another tag or cleaning it with a microfiber cloth. Graffiti will decay over time. Gangs can use /viewTerritoryTags to check the tag statistics within their territory. Prison fine cap has been set to $75,000. New player/VIP reductions are calculated after reaching the fine cap. I.E. If you get 150k in fines, they are reduced to 75k before applying the reduction calculations. Numerous new turfs have been added around the map. All criminal territories are visible to players regardless of affiliation. This can be toggled with /showTerritories and /hideTerritories. Opacity can be changed with /setTerritoryOpacity [50-200]. Dealer NPCs have been moved from labs to different locations. Legal Updates Added a helicopter camera accessible to players in the copilot seat of faction helicopters. The helicam is capable of zooming, reading vehicle speed, and using a spotlight. The helicam is also capable of locking onto a vehicle on the ground, but will break lock if the line of sight is obstructed. Paleto Hospital has been added at the Bay Care Center; replacing the Paleto Fire Station. DOC faction has received access to the /pbelt, /trace, /ticket, /drugtest, and /breathanalyse commands for their parole division. Several government and law enforcement vehicle decals have been added for faction use. Several new blockade props have been added. Map Updates Thanks @Bala! Mission Row PD Updated the stairs in front of Mission Row. New images have been added inside. An additional helipad has been added to the roof. Removed various nameplates on desks. Paleto Sheriff’s Station Removed various nameplates on desks. Pawn Shop Removed buggy windows. Redesigned the interior. HeavyFlow Dealership Removed Underground logos from the building. Pillbox MD Parking area has been added for MD. A few issues with the MLO have been fixed. MD screens have been added at the front desk. Chairs at the front desk have been made solid. Bolingbroke Penitentiary Fixed collision issues in the medbay. Solidified the cart in the medbay. Removed container from outside of the yard to provide more bike space. Vinewood PD Removed various nameplates on desks. Vinewood Cinema Hallway collision issue has been fixed. Lore friendly posters have been added around the area. Los Santos Bank Updated the walk of fame stars with 9 new names. Removed Underground tags from the walls. Miscellaneous Gymnasium interior added next to LifeInvader bank. Added legion square ad. GRAFFITI OVERVIEW The new graffiti system allows players to spray text of their own choice onto any flat surface in the server. Players may use up to 10 characters and select from a choice of custom fonts, colors, and sizes. Check out some examples below! IC INSIDER Benny’s Original Motorworks A new mechanic faction has been added into the server, specializing in only the finest vehicles. Check out their trailer commercial below made by community member FNG Jersey. LifeInvader Pride Parade Happy pride month! To celebrate, the LifeInvader faction will be hosting a pride parade in-game on June 21st at 8PM UTC. Closing Thank You for reading this month's newsletter. We've been working hard on making ECLIPSE Roleplay more enjoyable and fun to play at, and we are not stopping! We have lots of things lined up for this month, and we are excited for community's feedback and reaction to it.

@Emulsify

The script used to set body positions for trunks was broken by a RAGE update. Once it's fixed, we intend to go back and add it to vehicles that are missing it. Archived.

Archived!

Command exists to disable the effects as listed above. Archived.

This is intended behavior due to the reasons listed by @DontSniffSugar.

I'll give you $50k and a hotdog from burgershot for all three.

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Second part would only be abusable utilizing the same method which would be easier done with the number history. Again, it's so unlikely and the range would be so large and far apart that you'd have to be scripting the observance at that point, but the risk exists. I like both ideas.

There is a potential problem with showing number history as no script can be truly random, though from what we've heard tracking said "random" pattern is next to impossible and would require more manpower and brainpower than the entirety of Team Strike. I like the idea, would have to see if Paulius thinks it could be abused in that way. (Obviously you can just manually track it, but that is far more difficult and tedious than this would make it.)

$5M Gordon Graves

$4.5M Gordon Graves

$4M Gordon Graves

Reducing the time it's active is nice, full support for that, but I can't agree with removing it entirely.

/selectlocalfurniture followed with /removefurniture

great idea, confirmation windows for something that has the potential to ruin hard work or cause great loss always get my support +1

+1 need an md flag as tinder for my fireplace

lovely idea, big +1

Post a screenshot of the ban screen please @Fernanda Estrada