Create ghost_hider.lua

[gamemodes]/[race]/[addons]/race_ghost/ghost_hider.lua

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+-- ghost_hider.lua (Client-Side)
+
+-- Global variables
+local ghostHide = false -- Flag to track whether the ghost is hidden
+local g_Root = getRootElement()
+
+-- Function to toggle the ghost visibility
+function toggleGhostVisibility()
+    if not playback then
+        outputChatBox("#ff6666[GHOST HIDE] #ffffffNo ghost racer is active!", 255, 255, 255, true)
+        return
+    end
+
+    ghostHide = not ghostHide
+    local targetDimension = ghostHide and 2 or 0
+
+    -- Hide/show the ghost's ped, vehicle, and blip
+    if isElement(playback.ped) then
+        setElementDimension(playback.ped, targetDimension)
+    end
+    if isElement(playback.vehicle) then
+        setElementDimension(playback.vehicle, targetDimension)
+    end
+    local blip = getBlipAttachedTo(playback.ped)
+    if blip then
+        setElementDimension(blip, targetDimension)
+    end
+
+    -- Hide/show the nametag by removing/adding the draw handler
+    if ghostHide then
+        -- Remove the nametag drawing handler
+        if playback.drawGhostNametag_HANDLER then
+            removeEventHandler("onClientRender", g_Root, playback.drawGhostNametag_HANDLER)
+            playback.drawGhostNametag_HANDLER = nil
+            outputDebugString("Removed ghost nametag handler")
+        end
+    else
+        -- Re-add the nametag drawing handler
+        if not playback.drawGhostNametag_HANDLER then
+            playback.drawGhostNametag_HANDLER = function() playback:drawGhostNametag(playback.nametagInfo) end
+            addEventHandler("onClientRender", g_Root, playback.drawGhostNametag_HANDLER)
+            outputDebugString("Added ghost nametag handler")
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- Output a message to the player
+    local message = ghostHide and "hidden" or "visible"
+    outputChatBox("#ff6666[GHOST HIDE] #ffffffGhost racer is now " .. message, 255, 255, 255, true)
+end
+
+-- Bind the F3 key to toggle ghost visibility (F2 is already used by carhide)
+bindKey("F3", "down", toggleGhostVisibility)
+
+-- Function to get the blip attached to an element (copied from File 3)
+function getBlipAttachedTo(elem)
+    local elements = getAttachedElements(elem)
+    for _, element in ipairs(elements) do
+        if getElementType(element) == "blip" then
+            return element
+        end
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+-- Ensure the ghost is shown when a new map starts
+addEvent("onClientMapStarting", true)
+addEventHandler("onClientMapStarting", g_Root, function()
+    if ghostHide then
+        toggleGhostVisibility() -- Reset to visible when a new map starts
+    end
+end)
+
+-- Ensure the ghost is shown when the resource starts
+addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", getResourceRootElement(), function()
+    ghostHide = false
+end)