Advanced Interrogation

The main editable configuration is located in config.lua. Localization can be changed in locales/en.lua, and the recorder badge can be replaced through branding/logo.png.

General Settings

Config.Debug = false
Config.Locale = "en"

Config.Framework = "auto" -- auto | qbx | qb | esx
Config.Inventory = "auto" -- auto | ox_inventory | qb-inventory
Config.Target = "auto" -- auto | ox_target | qb-target | sleepless | textui

Config.Debug enables additional console output and should normally stay disabled on a live server.

Branding

Config.Branding = {
  logo = "branding/logo.png",
}

Replace branding/logo.png with your own PNG to change the badge shown on the handheld recorder and cassette deck. Set logo = "" if you do not want custom branding.

Interaction Distance

Config.Interact = {
  distance = 1.2,
  zoneRadius = 0.28,
}

distance controls how close a player must stand to the equipment. zoneRadius controls the size of the target hotspot around the object.

Recording Settings

Config.Recording = {
  captureRadius = 12.0,
  listeningRadius = 12.0,
  radioFilter = false,
  noiseReduction = true,
  storage = "fivemanage",
}

Option	Description
`captureRadius`	Maximum distance from the recorder for a participant to be captured
`listeningRadius`	Maximum distance from the playback source for nearby listeners
`radioFilter`	`false`, `phone`, `room_mic`, or `hidden_wire`
`noiseReduction`	Reduces room hiss between spoken words
`storage`	`fivemanage` or `files`

FiveManage API Key

When storage = "fivemanage", add the key to server.cfg.

set rs_interrogation_fivemanage_api_key "your_key_here"

Battery System

Config.Battery = {
  enabled = true,
  idleDrainPerSecond = 0.004,
  recordDrainPerSecond = 0.075,
  playbackDrainPerSecond = 0.03,
  lowThreshold = 10,
}

The recorder uses the highest active drain rate instead of stacking several drain rates together. Turning the device off stops idle drain. Cassette stations do not use batteries.

Option	Description
`enabled`	Enables recorder battery drain
`idleDrainPerSecond`	Drain while the recorder is powered on but idle
`recordDrainPerSecond`	Drain while REC is active
`playbackDrainPerSecond`	Drain while audio is playing
`lowThreshold`	Battery percentage used for the low battery warning

Cassette Wipe System

Config.TapeDamage = {
  enabled = true,
  consumeItem = true,
  minigame = {
    speed = 0.7,
    zoneSize = 0.32,
  },
}

Using cassette_magnet on a recorded cassette starts the wipe interaction. A successful wipe removes the audio references while keeping normal cassette metadata such as duration, officer, and recording date.

consumeItem controls whether the magnet is consumed after a successful wipe. There is no police job requirement for this action.

Recorder Placement

Config.Placement = {
  gizmo = false,
}

Set gizmo = false to use the built in raycast placement preview. Set it to true to use object_gizmo.

Cassette Dubbing Cooldown

Config.Dubbing = {
  cooldown = {
    enabled = false,
    mode = "fixed",
    seconds = 15,
  },
}

Mode	Behavior
`fixed`	Uses the configured `seconds` value
`duration`	Uses the recording duration and falls back to `seconds` when needed

Job Access

Config.Jobs = {
  police = 0,
  sheriff = 0,
  lspd = 0,
  bcso = 0,
  sasp = 0,
}

The number is the minimum job grade. A value of 0 allows every rank in that job.

You can also use a simple list when every listed job should use grade 0.

Config.Jobs = {
"police",
"sheriff",
}

The job list controls recorder placement, pickup, storage access, and dubbing authorization.

Cassette Stations

Cassette stations are permanent world locations. They do not require a station item and cannot be picked up.

Config.Placements = {
  cassette_player = {
    vector4(450.47, -975.78, 29.69, 1.89),
  },
}

At a cassette station, players can record directly to a blank cassette, play tapes, and dub pending handheld recordings.

Set cassette_player = {} if you want to use only handheld and placeable recorders.

Evidence Storage Boxes

Storage boxes use a custom 30 slot cassette interface with no weight limit. Authorized jobs share the tapes stored in the same box.

Config.Placements = {
  storage = {
    vector4(439.73, -980.26, 30.80, 177.71),
  },
}

A storage box can override the global jobs list.

Config.Placements = {
storage = {
  {
    coords = vector4(439.73, -980.26, 30.80, 177.71),
    jobs = {
      police = 0,
      sheriff = 0,
    },
  },
},
}

Set storage = {} if you do not want evidence storage boxes.

Typical Setup Modes

Setup	Configuration
Handheld focused	Keep `cassette_player` empty and distribute `interrogation_recorder`
Station focused	Configure cassette stations and do not distribute handheld recorders
Full system	Use handheld recorders, cassette stations, and evidence storage boxes together