[CODE SNIPPET] Force First Person on Drive By

aymannajim · May 8, 2022, 10:50pm

I’ve been looking for a script or a way to force First Person on players when they are doing a drive-by as the driver but couldn’t find anything.
So I spent the last hour trying different methods and functions and I finally got it to work.

As I believe there is no publicly released script that can achieve this purpose, I wanted to share my code with the community

I also made it so when the player stops doing the drive-by it’ll switch him back to the view cam that he had before.

So, for this to work, put this code on the client side

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---------  Forced First Person On Driveby  -----------
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local recentViewMode = 0
local changedViewMode = false

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(10)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, -1) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

WhitfieldChicken · May 9, 2022, 9:05am

there now way u can make it to where the hang out the window and do drive bys like in GTA SA

aymannajim · May 9, 2022, 3:03pm

I don’t think that’s possible with GTA natives but maybe someone can create a custom animation that should make that possible

hollywoodiownu · May 10, 2022, 1:56am

Can you make it so all players in cars are able to shoot?

Twisle · May 10, 2022, 8:11am

Here is a way so all people will go first-person while shooting!

all credits to @aymannajim

------------------------------------------------------
---------  Forced First Person On Driveby  -----------
------------------------------------------------------
local recentViewMode = 0
local changedViewMode = false

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(1)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, -1) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(1)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, 0) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(1)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, 1) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(1)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, 2) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

Twisle · May 10, 2022, 8:13am

all people should be able to shoot from the car

aymannajim · May 10, 2022, 11:18am

That’s very bad performance-wise.
All those threads for something that can be easily checked within the initial thread.
If you want to force First Person on anyone doing a drive by ( not only the driver ), you can do this:

------------------------------------------------------
---------  Forced First Person On Driveby  -----------
------------------------------------------------------
local recentViewMode = 0
local changedViewMode = false

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(10)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			if IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

aymannajim · May 10, 2022, 11:20am

What do you mean by “all players in cars should be able to shoot” ?
If they can’t shoot from inside the vehicle, you should enable:

SetPlayerCanDoDriveBy(PlayerId(), true)

Twisle · May 10, 2022, 7:11pm

yeah it was really late when I wrote that and I just threw it together real quick but yeah your way is better

Zack_Chin · May 12, 2022, 3:28am

where the client location?

aymannajim · May 12, 2022, 11:08am

put it in any client script

Kazz · May 26, 2022, 8:59pm

Twisle:

------------------------------------------------------
---------  Forced First Person On Driveby  -----------
------------------------------------------------------
local recentViewMode = 0
local changedViewMode = false

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(1)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, -1) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(1)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, 0) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(1)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, 1) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(1)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			local veh = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
			if GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh, 2) == ped and IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

Just to let you know mate yours doesn’t work for me it doesn’t force first person, only one working was the one Twisle dropped above

Twisle · May 27, 2022, 6:08am

Use this Its better performance

------------------------------------------------------
---------  Forced First Person On Driveby  -----------
------------------------------------------------------
local recentViewMode = 0
local changedViewMode = false

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Citizen.Wait(10)
		local ped = PlayerPedId()

		if IsPedInAnyVehicle(ped) then
			if IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				if GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode() ~= 4 then
					recentViewMode = GetFollowVehicleCamViewMode()
					local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
					SetCamViewModeForContext(context, 4)
					changedViewMode = true
				end
			end
			if changedViewMode and not IsPedDoingDriveby(ped) then
				local context = GetCamActiveViewModeContext()
				SetCamViewModeForContext(context, recentViewMode)
				changedViewMode = false
			end
		end

	end

end)

aymannajim · May 27, 2022, 2:33pm

I see that you misunderstood what my code does.
My initial script only works for the driver.
The second code here does it for all the passengers of that vehicle:

Kazz · May 28, 2022, 6:19pm

got ya! that is the one i tried and it didnt work bud.