Changelog

View the changelog for the Sonoran Radio application and in-game resource.

2.18.0 - 05/08/2025

New

Simulated Background

• Added new functionality to add in simulated background noise for in-game sirens, boat engines, helicopter rotors, and gunshots.

Multi-Server

• Added support for multiple radio servers under one community.

LB Phone Integration

• Added integration with LB phone to call emergency services and hide the emergency call banner from the user's screen.

• Thank you to IC-Technologies for providing much of the LB Phone integration code!

Default Community Settings

• Added a new customization option for default user settings when joining a community.

Auto-Gain Control

• Set automatic microphone gain to be enabled by default.

Menu: Repair all Repeaters

• Added a new menu option to repair all radio towers and repeaters at once.

#28108 - Extended Frequency Options

• Removed frequency restrictions from radio channels in advanced mode.

Management Panel Lookups

• Added new internal tools for faster customer support.

Fixed

#28202 Connected Users List

• Fixed an issue with users transmitting on multiple channels not showing properly on the in-game user list.

#28418 - Enforce Radio Item

• Fixed an issue causing the enforce radio inventory item function to not work.

HF: Chatter Exclusions

• Fixed an issue with non-props not working properly as earpieces when configured.

Siren Volume Increase Pop

• Removed the volume increase/decrease sound effect when toggled via the in-game siren toggle.

#28572 - Desktop Copy

• Fixed a permission issue preventing the community ID/key copy function from working on desktop.

2.17.2 - 04/07/2025

Fixed

Audio Duplication and Static

• Fixed an issue causing some users to transmit doubled audio (echoing) and/or constant static when not using the vocoder.

#28123 - Local SFX

• Fixed an issue causing local custom mic click SFX to not work.

RocketNode Promotional Images

• Fixed an issue causing RocketNode promotional images to not load in the app versions of Sonoran Radio.

2.17.0 - 04/03/2025

New

Multi-Channel Transmit

• CTRL + Click on a channel to transmit on multiple at once.

Chatter: Volume Level from Source Player

• In-game chatter volume is based on the person's actual radio volume. Turning down your radio on a traffic stop will make it quieter for people around you.

Hotkeys: Per-Channel PTT

• Added customizable per-channel PTT buttons in the dispatcher panel, allowing users to quickly switch and talk in a specific channel with one key.

Hotkeys: Clear/Un-Set

• Right-click on a hotkey to clear it.

Radio Event: 911 Call Answered - Dispatcher Name

• Added the ability to see the 911 call's dispatcher name both in-game and programmatically with the resource API.

Tower Destruction Events

• Added in-game events on tower destruction to help log who damaged the repeaters.

Fixed

#27676: Mic Perm Reset

• If a user clicks deny on the in-game F8 mic permissions, it will reprompt them every time they try and use the radio.

Modern UI - Remove Scrollbar

• Hid the vertical scrollbar on the modern UI when in-game.

Channel TTS Cache Busting

• Fixed an issue causing the channel AI TTS audio to not clear cache when updated directly from the dispatch panel.

2.16.0 - 03/10/2025

New

Qbox & OX Inventory Support

• Added support for OX inventory in both QBCore and QBox

Display Name: CAD Sync

• Added a new CAD integration feature to automatically update your radio display name based on unit information

Display Name: Command

• Added an in-game command to set your radio display name

Display Name: Export

• Added a developer export to set your radio display name

Voice Effects: Import/Export

• Added a modal to import and export radio voice effect profiles

Radio Active Export

• Added a developer export to check if the radio is active (turned on)

Fixed

Config.lua Malformat - Throw Clear Error

• In the event of a malformed config.lua, the resource will throw a clear error message

Neaby Chatter: Buzz

• Fixed an issue causing a loud but short "buzz" sound when passing a nearby radio (chatter) at rapid speeds

HF: #27364 Panic Keybind

• Fixed an issue throwing an error when pressing the in-game panic keybind

Scan List Restore Post-Transmit

• Fixed an issue causing the scan list to not properly restore after a super short transmit (by yourself or others) in your primary channel

2.15.0 - 02/12/2025

New

ACE Permission Sync (Auto-Approve + Community Perms)

• Added an ACE permission sync option to automatically approve users and grant community permissions based on in-game ACE permissions.

In-Game Channel Changer - Group Handling

• Added a right-click option on the top channel change knob in-game to toggle between changing channels and channel groups.

Tone Board: Live TTS AI

• Added the ability to generate temporary AI powered text-to-speech tones directly from the tone board.

Scanned Channel Audio Indicator

• Added new UI elements on the in-game radio to indicate a transmission from a scanned channel, along with the user's name and channel.

#27054 Mute Scanned on Primary Transmission

• Added the setting option (enabled by default) to mute scanned channels when another user is talking on your primary channel.

#27143 Group Change Channel Persistence

• Using hotkeys to change your group from one to another now saves and restores your last used channel when going back to a previous group.

Volume Hotkey SFX

• Added customizable hotkey sound effects for the volume hotkeys.

Tunnels: Menu Expansion

• Added a toggle visibility button in the tunnel editor menu.

• Added the ability to select and remove a configured tunnel via menu.

Dispatch UI: Show Channel IDs

• Dispatch UI now has a toggle button to view channel IDs for in-game permissions.

Channel & Group Hotkey: In-Game Notify on No Options

• Added small in-game notices on channel and group change hotkeys if there is no other group or channel to page to, in order to reduce confusion.

Fixed

#27173 Hotkey Resize

• Fixed an issue causing desktop hotkeys to stop working if the screen was resized down to mobile UI mode and back.

2.14.0 - 01/30/2025

New

Panic: Radio & Dispatch Display

• Expanded radio panic functionality to reflect in the in-game and dispatch UI with a customizable sound.

Volume Hotkeys

• Added in-game and in-app hotkeys to quickly adjust the radio volume by a configurable amount.

Channel Hotkeys

• Added in-game and in-app hotkeys to quickly page through channels in your group.

Group Hotkeys

• Added in-game and in-app hotkeys to quickly page through channel groups.

Sirens On Volume Increase

• Added automatic, configurable volume adjustment when sirens are toggled on in-game.

In-Game Channel Transmit Command

• Added a new in-game command to toggle transmitting on a specific channel.

In-Game Scan List Command

• Added a new in-game command to toggle a scan list.

In-Game Scan Channel Command

• Added a new in-game command to toggle a channel scan.

In-Game Stream Deck Integration

• Documented Stream Deck integration with the new FiveM commands.

Frame Selection Persist

• In-game frame selection now persists/saves for the next time you join.

Emergency Call Export: Answered + Ended

• Added additional integration values for in-game emergency calls to determine when the call is answered by a dispatcher or ended by a dispatcher.

Emergency Call Resource Export: Name Parameter

• Added an additional parameter to customize the caller's name for in-game emergency calls.

Scan List: Drag-and-Drop Reorder

• Scan lists can now be reordered via drag-and-drop

Modern UI: Group Name Display

• The modern in-game radio style display now also lists the channel group.

Fixed

Speaker Menu: Live Updates + JSON Corrupted

• Fixed issues causing the in-game speaker location menu to not live update in the dispatch tone board and cause the JSON config to become malformed.

2.13.2 - 01/22/2025

Fixed

AI Tone TTS: Removed Character Limit

• Removed the 50 character limit for community integrated AI text-to-speech tones.

Transmission Logs: Vocoder Cutoff

• Fixed an issue causing transmission logs to be cutoff when using the vocoder effect due to other optimizations.

Transmission Logs: Download

• Fixed an issue causing downloaded transmission logs to be corrupt and not playable.

2.13.0 - 01/21/2025

New

In-Game Physical Scanners

• Added in-game physical scanner items for civilians to hear radio transmissions

Transmission Logs

• Added transmission logs in the dispatch panel with optional AI transcriptions

#26361 Transmit to In-Game Speakers

• Added the ability to locally record microphone audio to play over the tone board to radios and in-game speakers

AI: Tone Text to Speech

• Added the ability to generate AI text to speech tones

#26385 Stacked Tones

• Added the ability to "stack" and play multiple tones in a row

#26534 In-Game/Mobile Radio Scan Lists

• Added configurable scan lists to quickly swap between multiple scanned channel groups

#26414 Persist scanned channels

• Scanned channels now save locally to be restored when turning the radio back on

Vocoder Bitrates

• Added adjustable bitrates to the vocoder voice effect

Free Vocoder

• Made the new vocoder available to the free version of Sonoran Radio

In-Game Text Radio SONORAN Branding

• Added small branding to the text based display in-game when large enough (vehicle display)

Vocoder PTT Timing

• Overhauled and improved vocoder PTT handling to ensure local UIs update much faster without a long delay before and after the transmissions

Fixed

#26458 Connect: Permission Denied Mic General Error

• Added improved notice and handling in the browser version if microphone permissions are not granted

Hotkey: Prevent Left Mouse

• Blacklisted the left mouse button from being used as a hotkey

2.12.0 (Full Release) - 12/31/2024

New

Radio Chatter: Vehicle Detection

• Added vehicle detection to lower and muffle nearby radio chatter if the user enters a vehicle. Chatter volume resumes if the window is down/broken or the door opens.

Emergency Call: Nearby Chatter

• When a user is making an emergency call on the phone, nearby users can now faintly hear the dispatcher talking on the other side of the phone.

Voice Effect: Clipping

• Added a new "clipping" voice effect to cut audio in and out when the radio signal is poor. This effect is designed to pair particularly well with the vocoder.

Transfer Community

• Added an option in the administration panel to transfer community ownership to another user.

Emergency Call: SFX

• Added a community customizable incoming emergency call sound effect for dispatchers.

Fixed

Backend Error API Clearnup

• Cleaned up general backend errors from the API

In-Game Debug

• Removed leftover in-game debug prints

2.11.0 (Beta) - 12/19/2024

New

Text Style Display

• Added a new screen display style with a "text-based" UI for older radio styles

Settings UI: Tabs

• Overhauled the settings modal with tabs for each section

Hide Radio ESC User Config

• Added three radio display options for ESC behavior (stay on screen, hide, show only while transmitting)

Expired Community Removal

• Added automatic community deletion, if on the free version, after 30 days with a 21 day notice

Fixed

Emergency Call: Fix Hear Radio Chatter Nearby

• Fixed an issue where users could not hear nearby radio chatter while on a 911 call

Hide/Close Radio when QB Item Gone

• Fixed an issue where removing the QB/ESX radio item would not turn off and remove the radio from the user's screen

2.10.0 (Beta) - 12/03/2024

New

#25437 Radio In-Game Display

• The in-game radio will now persist on the user's screen, until they use /radio hide. Per-user customization will be released in a coming update.

#25917 - EUP Chatter

• Added support for drawable items (in addition to the existing prop support) for EUP chatter exclusion.

Permission Reactivity

• When connected to the radio, user permissions will now update in real time.

Customize 911 Command

• Added a new config emergencyCallCommand property to customize the /radio 911 to other numbers or words based on locality.

Configure Default Keybinds

• Added new configuration values to customize the default radio keybinds for new in-game users.

In-Game Unlink via Pending Screen

• Added an account un-link for the in-game pending community approval screen.

Community Cards - Leave Community

• Added a leave community button in the portal.

In-Game Audio Subprocess Info

• Added a short URL guide in the in-game volume slider to help users who may be having a hard time hearing people.

Homepage - Emergency Call Promo

• Added a promotional tab on the front page for the in-game emergency call feature.

Fixed

#25858 Radio Frames

• Fixed an issue causing some communities to have no frame options available in settings based on their config values.

HUD Disconnect

• Fixed an issue causing the HUD view to show as disconnected.

#25846 - Connected Users API

• Fixed an API 500 error when requesting the active users, but none are connected.

#25741 - Radio Inventory

• Fixed an issue where using enforceRadioItem would throw an error that the radio item is not in your inventory.

2.9.0 (Beta) - 11/07/2024

New

In-Game Emergency Calls

• Added a way for players in-game to place an emergency (911) call to dispatchers

Developer Export - Radio Signal

• Added an export to get a user's radio signal quality

Developer Export - Panic

• Added an export to listen for a radio panic press

#24896 Radio Item - Customize ID and Name

• Added customization options for the in-game radio item's ID and name

Auto-Join User on URL Load

• Users automatically join the community if they load a community's specific URL

Disable PTT SFX For Myself and/or Others

• Added a settings option to disable hearing mic-clicks for yourself and/or other users

Mute Scanned When Transmitting

• Added a settings option to mute scanned channels while transmitting

Debug Mode Toggle Command

• Added a toggle command for debug mode

Sonoran Account Avatar

• Added the user's Sonoran account avatar in the panel

Core Security Update

• Improved credential storage security

Browser Hotkey Notice - Not Global

• Added a notice in the settings page, if using the web version, that hotkeys are not "global" and the page must be in focus

Fixed

Apple Silicon Hotkey Fix

• Fixed an issue causing global desktop hotkeys to be unavailable on Apple silicon based computers

In-Game Channel Selector - Private Channels

• Fixed an issue allowing users without permissions to access a private channel if they used the channel selector in-game

Toggle repeater mapping spamming chat

• Removed debug logs on repeater toggle

#24958 QB Item Check Function

• Updated a depreciated QB item check method

HF: #25273 - PTT/Audio Flicker

• Fixed an issue causing vMenu Proxychat and Mumble Chat to flicker and stick with TalkSync enabled

HF: QB Metadata Tower Break

• Fixed an issue in QB Core mode causing tower signals to always be perfiect if the player had no metadata property.

HF: Member Tab

• Fixed an issue causing the members tab to not display if the user had a permission to kick, rename, or approve members but not the admin permission.

HF: Channel Permissions Owner Bypass

• Fixed an issue causing private channels to be hidden for the server owner.

HF: Move User 500

• Fixed an issue where moving your channel via context menu would throw a 500 error.

HF: Channel Add in Group via Dispatch

• Fixed an issue where adding a new channel via dispatch panel would put it in the first channel group, not the group that it was added from.

HF: TTS Replay On Reconnect

• Fixed an issue where connecting to a non-default channel, disconnecting by switching radio panel tabs, and re-connecting would start playing the TTS of the old channel name before correcting.

HF: AI TTS Generation on Create Channel

• Fixed an issue causing AI TTS generation to fail when creating a new channel.

2.8.0 (Beta) - 10/10/2024

New

CAD Integration

• Added sonrad integration to display Sonoran CAD call information on the in-game radio, along with panic functionality

Top-Down HUD Improvements

• Improved the top-down radio HUD to display the channel name, frequencies, and color changes when a user is transmitting

Talkover Override

• Added a new permission granting users the ability to double-press their PTT button to override the talkover protection and silence the other transmitter

CMS Sync - Talkover Override Permission

• Added the ability to manage talkover override permission via Sonoran CMS

Talkover Override Success Tone

• Added a new, community-customizable talkover override success sound effect

Homepage Revamp

• Completely revamped the homepage for feature highlights

UI Cleanup/Component Optimization

• General internal cleanup and optimizations, making way for new future UI possibilities

Community Kick - Disconnect from Radio

• When a player is kicked from the community (via Radio members tab or CMS) they will now be automatically disconnected from the radio, preventing them from transmitting any further

Home Button - Auto-Reconnect

• Pressing the home button on the in-game radio (to hard refresh) will now automatically re-connect the user

Optimized Signal Quality Reports

• Optimized in-game tower signal reporting to spam fewer updates across the websockets, only reporting when there is a significant enough change

Fixed

Permission Checks

• Fixed multiple backend permission checks preventing users without the Admin permission from accessing functionality

Key Input on Power Toggle

• Fixed an issue causing the in-game "press any key" popup to display every time you turned off/on the radio, instead of just once at the initial game join

#25095 - TTS Fast

• AI channel name TTS will now stop playing if you quickly switch to another channel before the audio has finished

Radio Frame - Persist Selection

• Fixed an issue where selecting a different radio frame in the settings would not save/persist after closing the radio

Mobile repeaters won't toggle on

• Fixed an issue causing the G button in vehicles configured to act as a mobile repeater to not work

Admin Panels - No Perm Redirect

• Added local permission checks to prevent users from loading UI panels by changing the browser URL, even though the backend properly prevented data manipulation

Unable to Leave Pending Community

• Fixed an unauthorized error from happening when trying to leave a community you were pending in.

New User - Unknown Display Name

• Fixed an issue where a user newly joining the community and connecting to the radio would display as "Unknown User" to people already connected

QB Reference Error

• Fixed an error causing the in-game resource to fail under certain QB Core modes

2.7.2 (Beta) - 09/27/2024

Fixed

Voice Degradation

• Fixed an issue causing some users to experience gradual voice degradation that was only fixed after refreshing/power toggling the radio

Digital Voice Effect

• Smoothed and reduced the initial digital voice filter effect

2.7.0 (Beta) - 09/25/2024

New

Voice Effect Customization

• Added the ability to create multiple custom voice effect filters and apply them per-channel.

Tone Board - Play to In-Game Speakers

• Added the ability configure in-game speakers and play radio tones to them.

Tunnel Signal Degrade

• Added the ability to configure in-game tunnels and other 3D areas that reduce radio signal quality.

AI Channel Text-To-Speech

• Added automatic AI generated channel name TTS that will play when connecting and switching channels.

Context Menu Name Change

• Added the ability to right-click on a connected user to quickly modify their display name.

Private Channel Permissions

• Added the ability to toggle channel visibility to private, requiring a user permission to connect.

CMS x Radio - Private Channel Permissions

• Added the ability to automatically manage private radio channel permissions via Sonoran CMS.

CMS x Radio - Name Sync

• Added the ability to automatically manage radio display names via Sonoran CMS.

Nearby Radio Chatter - Earpiece

• Added the ability to configure in-game earpiece EUP that will prevent people nearby from hearing your radio.

Game Resource Optimization

• Added multiple new in-game optimizations to improve resource performance.

Connected Users List - Save Position

• Added size and position persistence to the in-game connected users list.

Proxy URL - Retry

• Added retry logic and UI errors in the event that the in-game resource can not get the proxy URL.

Fixed

#24819 - Talkover on Scan

• Fixed an issue causing talkover protection to prevent someone listening to a channel with someone transmitting from transmitting in their own, clear channel.

Tone Configuration Fixes

• Fixed multiple issues with tone files and tone cosmetic customizations not being persisted or removed.

CAD Livemap Repeater Types

• Fixed an issue causing only the radio tower type repeaters to show on the CAD livemap.

2.6.2 (Beta) - 09/13/2024 (In-Game Only)

Fixed

In-Game Connected Users

• Fixed an issue with the connected users list causing some names to not change to green while the user was talking

2.6.1 (Beta) - 09/11/2024 (In-Game Only)

New

In-Game Connected Users

• When talking, user names will display as green

• Added proper CSS ellipsis to display names

• Added tooltip to user display names

• Alphabetically sorted display names

Fixed

Radio and Connected User Hide

• Fixed an issue causing the radio and connected user menu to not hide when pressing ESC if no hotkey was set

2.6.0 (Beta) - 09/11/2024

New

Hear Chatter In-Game

• Civilians can now hear live radio chatter when there is a nearby radio. This requires the pro version.

Top-Down HUD

• Added the top-down radio HUD UI in-game

Multi-Frame

• Added four radio frame options in-game to choose from, customizable by the community

In-Game Connected List

• Added an in-game connected users list

Cache Busting

• Added improved cache busting to ensure in-game radio updates are recieved faster by users

Mic Clicks - For Local Only

• Per-user custom mic clicks are now only heard by that user, instead of everyone on the radio

In-Game Talk Sync

• Talk in-game at the same time you talk in the radio

Fixed

Vehicle Radio Blue Screen

• Fixed an issue causing switching from the handheld to vehicle radio causing a blue radio screen for some users until turned off and back on

In-Game Talkover

• Fixed an issue allowing some users to talkover others while talkover protection was enabled

2.5.0 (Beta) - 08/16/2024

New

Sonoran CMS Integration

• Added the ability to manage your radio user's joining, permissions, and kicking via Sonoran CMS ranks and Discord roles.

Input/Output Device Selection

• Added the ability to customize and test the input and output sources via the settings menu.

Tone Board

• Added a customizable toneboard allowing dispatchers to play or repeat tones on specific channels and groups.

Server Customization UI

• Consolidated the server customization menu into organized tabs and improved the in-game install with a step-by-step tutorial.

Animation Download

• Added a tutorial step in the server customization menu to install the custom radio animations.

Fixed

New Join 403

• Hotfix: Fixed an issue causing newly joined members to get an error on the web and desktop versions.

2.4.0 (Alpha) - 08/05/2024

New

Channel Groups & Organization

• Added the ability to create channel groups and easily organize via drag-and-drop

Custom Talkover Tone

• Added the ability to customize a community-wide talkover error SFX

Signal Bars

• Added visual signal bars in-game to view your tower connectivity

SFX Volume

• Added the ability to customize the sound effect volume in the settings menu

Auto-Join on Link

• Users now automatically join the Sonoran Radio community after linking in-game

In-Game Enhanced Error Handling

• Improved errors and ensured the resource fails to start without a proper community ID and API key

Mobile UI improvements

• Added multiple improvements for mobile users, including a dedicated UI for the radio panel

Mobile PTT Button

• Added a push to talk button to the mobile version (web, apps coming soon) to utilize the rado on mobile devices

Fixed

Fix: Desktop Updater

• Fixed an issue causing the desktop application auto-updater from working

PTT In-Game & Radio

• Fixed an issue preventing scripts from making the player talk in-game at the same time as they're talking on the radio

#23608 - Server Members

• Fixed an issue limiting the number of users visible in the server members tab

#23542 - Tower Components

• Fixed an issue causing pieces of a radio tower to be left after removal

#23758 Discord and Apple Login Window

• Fixed an issue on the desktop app opening the radio in a second window after login via Discord or Apple

2.3.0 (Alpha) - 7/11/2024

New

Repeaters - UI Menu

• Added an in-game repeater menu to add, edit, and remove repeaters.

In-Game Volume

• Added the ability to adjust the system-wide volume in-game via the settings menu.

In-Game Per-User Volume

• Added the ability to right click on a user in-game to adjust their volume.

Panel - Customized Download

• Added a new download link in the radio panel that includes a pre-configured community ID and API key.

In-game Radio - Logout

• Added an option to logout and unlink your radio in-game via the settings menu.

Startup - Link IP

• Added an automatic API call to link your server's IP address to your community ID. This will be used for an upcoming integration.

API Key - Rotate

• Added the ability to rotate and refresh your API key if leaked.

Menu CMS Discovery

• Added the CMS community discovery spotlight to the portal's community selection menu.

Fixed

Talkover Protection In-Game

• Fixed an issue causing talkover protection in-game to fail.

Distortion Inconsistencies

• Fixed an issue causing in-game distortion due to tower signal to not work consistently.

In-Game Permission Re-Request

• Fixed an issue causing the user to be asked for microphone permissions on every join.

2.2.1 (Alpha) - 07/03/2024 (In-Game Only)

Fixed

Tower Distance

• Fixed an issue causing tower distortion levels to "freeze" in certain cases.

2.2.0 (Alpha) - 07/02/2024

New

In-Game Tower Signal

• Added variable audio distortion based on how close a user in-game is to a radio repeater model.

User Display Names

• Added the ability to customize user display names and two new permissions to set who can change their, and others', display name.

Link UI Refresh

• Improved the /link portal UI with automatic focusing, forward/back navigation, and submission.

In-Game Towers

• Added three radio repeater models for in-game signal strength.

In-Game Resize and Move

• Added the ability to resize and move the radio UI.

Custom Animation Support

• Added the ability to disable in-game animations while talking, for custom animation scripts.

Developer Exports - PTT

• Added developer exports when a user activates and deactivates their PTT hotkey.

Fixed

#23262 - Desktop Hotkey

• Fixed an issue with updating your keybind not setting until an application restart

2.1.1 (Alpha) - 06/21/2024

New

Desktop Application - Hotkey Setting

• Improved handling for detecting a wider array of hotkeys in the desktop application, including standard mouse buttons.

2.1.0 (Alpha) - 06/18/2024

New

Login Link

• New login for in-game resource/mobile

Community ID

• Use community IDs in URL instead of numeric IDs

Volume Control

• Added per-user volume controls

Talkover Protection

• Added toggleable talkover protection

Channel Change: Drag-and-drop

• Move users by dragging and dropping

Fixes

• Fixed connecting on another window redirecting to home (which would break the in-game resource)

2.0.1 (Alpha) - 06/18/2024

Fixes

Community ID

• Accept community ID in place of standalone ID

#22925 - ESC Error

• Fixed ESC with the radio open causing an error, preventing you from leaving the radio

2.0.0 (Alpha) - 06/06/2024

New

Initial Release