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isScriptCameraTrackRunning

Client-side
NEON APINative script camera

Available in Neon, not standard MTA

Reports whether the native look-at track is still running.

Syntax

bool isScriptCameraTrackRunning(int token)

Arguments

tokenint

Current lease token.

Returns

true while running; false otherwise or for a stale lease.

Ownership and lifecycle

Only one resource can own the global script camera. Neon rejects stale callbacks and releases ownership on stop, restart, disconnect, or an authoritative server camera RPC.

Where this comes from

SOURCECLuaCameraDefs.cppClient/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaCameraDefs.cpp INTRODUCED / EXTENDED8cf6cc3cbRead the commit and why the change was made RELATED CATEGORY HARNESS native-script-camera-test Category-level coverage · test-resources/native-script-camera-test
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acquireScriptCamera Acquires the resource-exclusive GTA script camera and returns a generation token. releaseScriptCamera Restores captured gameplay camera state and optionally leaves a successful scene under its black fade. isScriptCameraLeaseActive Reports whether the calling resource still owns the specified camera generation.

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