Blip Info System (Client)

RP.Blips provides GTA's mission-creator-style info panel that appears when hovering over a blip on the pause-map. It mirrors the scaleform functions used by Rockstar for mission blips.

Setup workflow

-- 1. Create a blip as normal
local blip = AddBlipForCoord(100.0, 200.0, 30.0)
SetBlipSprite(blip, 1)
SetBlipColour(blip, 5)
SetBlipAsShortRange(blip, true)
 
-- 2. Configure its info panel
RP.Blips.SetBlipInfoTitle(blip, "Sprint Race", false)
RP.Blips.SetBlipInfoEconomy(blip, "500 XP", "$1,000")
RP.Blips.SetBlipInfoImage(blip, "mphud", "mph_blip_race_sprint")
 
RP.Blips.SetBlipInfo(blip, {})  -- clears previous entries then:
RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoText(blip, "Distance", "2.4 km")
RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoText(blip, "Best lap",  "1:23.456")
RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoIcon(blip, "Difficulty", "Easy", 84, 69, true)
 
-- 3. Optionally draw a multi-point GPS route
RP.Blips.SetBlipPath(blip, {
    vector3(100, 200, 30),
    vector3(150, 250, 31),
})

Function reference

Title & header

`RP.Blips.SetBlipInfoTitle(blip, title, rockstarVerified?)`

Sets the main title shown at the top of the info panel.

RP.Blips.SetBlipInfoTitle(blip, "Sprint Race", false)

`RP.Blips.SetBlipInfoImage(blip, dict, tex)`

Sets the thumbnail image (texture dictionary + texture name).

`RP.Blips.SetBlipInfoEconomy(blip, rp, money)`

Sets the RP / money reward strings shown below the title.

Info rows

`RP.Blips.SetBlipInfo(blip, info)`

Replaces all existing info rows with a pre-built table. Each entry is {type, leftText, rightText, ...}.

`RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoText(blip, leftText, rightText?)`

Appends a key/value text row. Omit rightText for a full-width label.

RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoText(blip, "Laps", "3")
RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoText(blip, "~y~Tip: use shortcuts!")

`RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoName(blip, leftText, rightText?)`

Appends a name-style row (style 3).

`RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoHeader(blip, leftText, rightText?)`

Appends a header-style row (style 4).

`RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoIcon(blip, leftText, rightText, iconId, iconColor, checked?)`

Appends a row with a check-box icon.

RP.Blips.AddBlipInfoIcon(blip, "Requirement", "Rank 5+", 84, 69, playerMeetsRequirement)

GPS path

`RP.Blips.SetBlipPath(blip, path)`

Stores a table of vector3 waypoints. When the player hovers the blip, a multi-point GPS route is drawn on the map.

RP.Blips.SetBlipPath(blip, {
    vector3(100, 200, 30),
    vector3(200, 300, 35),
    vector3(350, 400, 40),
})

Pass an empty string or nil to clear the route.

`RP.Blips.ensureBlipInfo(blip)`

Initialises and returns the info data table for a blip, creating defaults if it doesn't exist yet. All Set* and Add* functions call this internally.

How it works

rp-base:main.lua runs a permanent loop on the client that:

Watches IsHoveringOverMissionCreatorBlip() on the pause map.
When hovering, reads RP.Blips.BLIP_INFO_DATA[blip] and pushes all stored data into the scaleform movie using SET_COLUMN_TITLE, SET_DATA_SLOT, etc.
Shows or hides the panel and manages the GPS multi-route automatically.

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