Server Suggestion Mobile Phone Rehaul

[Fujimura]

Suggestion Title: Mobile Phone Rehaul
Suggestion Description: Basically I wanted to add the idea of having a massive phone rehaul, I mean the current phone we have is a little outdated with the features it holds. I think it would be a good idea to make a new ui for the phone and have a massive rehaul.

firstly, popup notifications for SMS, Tooter, Phone calls with a button to decline the phone call or answer it having notifications pop up at the top of your screen when you are using the phone would look a lot cleaner and allows players to quickly glance at incoming messages without digging through full menus.

Allow players to buy different phone cases, change wallpapers, select new and old ringtones, also having a Do Not Disturb feature where this would mute any type of phone calls/text messages. I would also recommend a silent feature where it mutes the ringtone (would be useful if you are warranted )

Speakerphone, Mute and Facetime Feature,

Add a toggle for phone calls to put them on speakerphone, allowing nearby players in proximity voice chat to hear the conversation, Also adding a facetime feature would be goofy while you are being chased or just rolling around the city doing your own thing.

Functional Payphones

Place usable public payphones around the map for a certain price people without a mobile phone (or those trying to make anonymous calls) can call numbers or reach 911 services.

Emergency Services App. -

Direct tracking for requested services (e.g., seeing an estimated arrival time for all services including roadcrew, medic, etc. Also would extremely mesh well with the dispatcher job)

Maybe add a notification for security (Car Alarms, House Alarms)

Having a profile setup in contacts which is preset to the players choosing using their own profile picture which is already approved through the signs and banners.

Lastly I'd like to recommend an easier option to forwarding numbers such as a "Airdrop" number to who's nearby.



All of this is just an idea more than anything I understand if some of these things would be a little far fetched. But I'm just trying to throw some new/old ideas out there. If anyone has anything to add it would be pretty cool to hear everyone else's idea.

Why should this be added?:
- Honestly we've had the same phone for a while now it would be useful to have a complete new phone with new features which would keep the server feeling more fresh.

What negatives could this have?:
- Dev time.

What problem would this suggestion solve?: N/A

 

[Qawferz]

This is a w suggestion ngl

 

[African]

I really like the idea of having different themed phone cases, I know you can configure your files to do that but having an official way to buy a phone case would be sick

 

[cosmo]

As much as I like this idea, this'll be very difficult to pull off, especially the speakerphone feature, GTA RP does it quite well,but that's a whole other graphics engine that I don't think GMOD can support. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see this in game someday

 

[Fujimura]

As much as I like this idea, this'll be very difficult to pull off, especially the speakerphone feature, GTA RP does it quite well,but that's a whole other graphics engine that I don't think GMOD can support. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see this in game someday

Understandable it wouldn't be easy and some ideas seem a little far fetched, but I think some of the ideas I've mentioned are possible.

I really like the idea of having different themed phone cases, I know you can configure your files to do that but having an official way to buy a phone case would be sick

It would be cool to see as a in-game feature!

This is a w suggestion ngl

Would love to see this ingame

 

[Dekkrior]

The phone cases is something I think would be another good premium store addition, and I think a little modernization would be a nice touch. I also think it would be nice to be able to pull someone's tooter profile picture to their contact somehow, or just add some way for you to add a player picture instead of just the presets to make it a bit easier at a glance.

 

[Illusion™]

I love all of these suggestions except for Facetime. I could see this having unintended gameplay mechanics that could cause problems, such as raiding while on Facetime so your friend can see what you're seeing. I don't think that should be added.

The rest of this is amazing. Phone cases sound like a great way to add more customization, a notification overhaul is much needed as going through your texts to see who texted you is very annoying. and a new way to share phone numbers would be very helpful and cool way to integrate IRL software into the game.

W suggestion

 

[Exnem]

I love all of these suggestions except for Facetime. I could see this having unintended gameplay mechanics that could cause problems, such as raiding while on Facetime so your friend can see what you're seeing. I don't think that should be added.

The rest of this is amazing. Phone cases sound like a great way to add more customization, a notification overhaul is much needed as going through your texts to see who texted you is very annoying. and a new way to share phone numbers would be very helpful and cool way to integrate IRL software into the game.

W suggestion

There is already a mechanic in place to prevent you from using the camera app in association with anything other than fists, keys or physgun. Pulling out a shovel, gun or any other melee item blacks out the camera to stop you from using it in combat to peek around corners, which is logic you could apply to the facetime feed. If you want to use the camera to peek around thin walls you can, but you'll have to give up your armed state to do so.

That said, facetiming someone in-game is likely not feasible due to render distance complications either way. You'd have to stream data of a person's surroundings to another person in another area at a constant rate if they aren't already seeing the same things, and that would add additional workload for the server to handle network wise as this would have to specifically replicate what's happening on the other end to render on your side.
You could do this and then limit the update rate severely but it'd probably be very scuffed.

The RT Camera system is an example of what happens when you leave the area whilst being streamed a feed of said area. Note that RT Cameras don't render things the same way vanilla cameras do. When you tune in to a vanilla camera, your full perspective is put into the camera, and you stop rendering your immediate surroundings where your character is.