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setScriptCameraPersist

Client-side
NEON APINative script camera

Available in Neon, not standard MTA

Selects whether completed position and target tracks retain their endpoints.

Syntax

bool setScriptCameraPersist(int token, bool position, bool target)

Arguments

tokenint

Current lease token.

positionbool

Persist completed position track.

targetbool

Persist completed target track.

Returns

true for the current owner and generation; false otherwise.

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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