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trackScriptCamera

Client-side
NEON APINative script camera

Available in Neon, not standard MTA

Starts GTA's native look-at target vector track.

Syntax

bool trackScriptCamera(int token, Vector3 from, Vector3 to, int durationMs [, bool ease = true])

Arguments

tokenint

Current lease token.

fromVector3

Initial target.

toVector3

Final target.

durationMsint

Positive duration in milliseconds.

easebooloptional · default true

Use eased tracking.

Returns

true when the target track started; 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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Read the system guide →
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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