CCTV cameras - Redutzu Docs

CCTV cameras are props placed around the map. Officers watch their live feeds from the Cameras page, record footage, and identify people and vehicles. Cameras can be shot, hacked, and repaired.

Live CCTV feed open in the MDT — Watching a live camera feed

Before you start

Officers need these permissions:

Permission	Allows
`cameras.view`	See the camera list.
`cameras.create`	Place new cameras.
`cameras.connect`	Watch live feeds.
`cameras.toggle`	Turn cameras on and off.
`cameras.delete`	Remove cameras.

Previews and recordings are uploaded, so set up media uploads first.

Create a camera

Open the form

Open the MDT, go to Cameras, and click Create camera.

Name it and pick a model

Give the camera a name officers will recognize, such as Mission Row lobby. Then pick a model. The model decides what the feed can do: turn, zoom, or use night vision.

Choose the departments

Under Department access, choose which departments can see the camera, or leave it open to all.

Open the camera creator

Click Open camera creator. The MDT closes and takes you in game.

Place, adjust, aim, and review

Go through the four steps of the creator below, then press Enter to save.

Create the camera

Back in the form, click Create camera. The prop spawns for every player, and officers can connect to it right away.

Create camera form with name, model, and department access — The Create camera form

The camera creator

The creator places the camera in four steps. The keys for the current step are always on screen. Press H for the guided tour. Green checks are fine, amber is worth a look, and red has to be fixed before you can save.

Place

You fly a free camera while your character stays put. Point the crosshair at a wall, ceiling, or floor. The camera sticks to it, flush and upright.

Key	Action
Scroll	Turn the camera before placing
Left click	Place it (outline is green)

You can only place a camera within your placing range, shown as an outline in game.

Camera creator Place step, aiming at a wall

Adjust

Look at the camera from outside and fine-tune where it sits.

Key	Action
Hold right mouse	Look around the camera
Arrow keys	Slide it along its surface
Page Up / Page Down	Move it out from or into the surface
F	Sit it flush on the surface and out of walls
R	Straighten it
Q / E	Turn it, on ceilings and floors
G	Open the gizmo for free movement
Ctrl / Shift	Move slower / faster

Camera creator Adjust step, viewing the camera from outside

View range

You see through the lens exactly like the feed. Set where the camera rests and how far operators can turn and zoom it.

Key	Action
Q / E	Previous / next setting
Mouse	Change the setting
X	Play the whole range
R	Reset the setting
Tab	Switch between lens and outside view

The settings are the default view, pan left and right, tilt up and down, and zoom in and out.

Camera creator View range step, seen through the lens

Review

Test the feed exactly as operators will. Move the mouse and scroll to try the range.

Key	Action
Backspace	Go back to change something
Enter	Save, and take the first preview
Esc	Cancel

Press Z to undo and Y to redo in any step. New cameras of the same model start from your last camera’s view range, which saves time when you place a row of them.

Manage every camera

Admins can see and edit every placed camera, whatever its departments. Run /mdtadmin and open CCTV manager.

CCTV manager listing every camera, with search and filters — The CCTV manager in the admin panel

Find: search by name, street, model, or number, and filter by online, offline, destroyed, or missing.
Teleport to a camera, or Move in game to open it in the creator. Admins can move a camera up to AdminMaxDistance from where it is.
Turn off, Turn on, Repair, or Respawn a camera whose prop was removed.
Export and Import camera layouts to copy them between servers, such as from a test server to production.

Deleting a camera removes it from the world and the MDT. Its recordings stay in the gallery.

Placing range

config/config.lua

Config.Cameras.Creator = {
    MaxDistance = 25.0,       -- how far officers can place from their character
    AdminMaxDistance = 150.0, -- how far admins can move a camera in the CCTV manager
    CapturePreview = true,    -- take the first preview through the lens when saving
}

You can also change these in /mdtadmin, under Cameras.

Camera models

Each prop model sets what its feed can do. The built-in models cover every GTA CCTV prop. To use a custom prop, add its model name:

config/config.lua

Config.Cameras.Models = {
    ['my_custom_cam'] = {
        lensOffset = 0.2,   -- push the view forward so the housing isn't in frame
        moveable = true,    -- the feed can turn
        pitchMin = -60.0,   -- lowest tilt
        pitchMax = 10.0,    -- highest tilt
        yawLimit = 90.0,    -- degrees each side, false = 360
        zoom = true,
        fovMin = 15.0,      -- most zoomed in
        fovMax = 70.0,      -- most zoomed out
        nightvision = true
    },
}

Tune models in /mdtadmin under Cameras, then Models. Tune in game places the prop in front of you and shows the feed live as you change each value.

Camera model settings in the admin panel with Tune in game open — Tuning a camera model in game

Damage, hacking, and repairs

Feature	What happens	Setting
Damage	Shooting a camera breaks it, and it goes offline.	`Config.Cameras.Destroyable`
Hacking	Players run `/hackcam` near a camera to take it offline.	`Config.Cameras.Hack`
Repairs	Officers repair broken cameras with the `cctv_repairkit` item or `/repaircam`.	`Config.Cameras.Repair`

All of these can be changed live in /mdtadmin, under Cameras. The damage presets go from Fragile (2 hits) to Indestructible.

To repair with the item, add cctv_repairkit to your inventory like the other items, or set Repair.Method to 'command'.

​Before you start

​Create a camera

​The camera creator

​Manage every camera

​Placing range

​Camera models

​Damage, hacking, and repairs

Before you start

Create a camera

The camera creator

Manage every camera

Placing range

Camera models

Damage, hacking, and repairs