Grand Theft Auto V

Remember the news helicopters that spawned along with the police helicopters in GTA San Andreas? With this version, you can get access to the live camera feed from the news chopper.

Installation:
Copy NewsHeli.dll and NewsHeli.ini to your /scripts directory

Requirements:
ScriptHookV
ScriptHookVDotNet 3
.NET Runtime 4.8
recommended: a helicopter with a news station livery, like this one, shown in the screenshot

Usage:
The news heli will spawn automatically when you have 3 or more stars wanted level.
Supports keyboard & gamepad. See readme for usage.

Planned features:
- ability to apply filters to camera feed
- gracefully transition from gameplay cam to camera feed
- community suggestions!

Source code - GitHub

Changelog:
1.2.0
- implemented gamepad controls. See usage section for details
- decreased pilot retasking rate to once per 5 seconds to prevent erratic flying
1.1.1
- added error checking after spawning heli & crew
- fixed a bug where the camera would not zoom after the heli is destroyed in rare cases
1.1
- heli pilot now flies away when dismissed
- implemented zoom in/out heli camera feed
- increased script tick rate to make it more responsive
1.0.1
- shifted the camera mounting position further forward
- heli now dismissed if player loses wanted level
1.0
- initial release

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