Context / Radial Menu (NUI)

Description

A radial / context menu built on NUI. The player holds a key (Left Alt) to open a ring of configurable wedges; clicking one fires an action, playing an animation locally or forwarding a named event for other resources to handle, and releasing the key closes the menu and returns control. It is the interaction backbone for emotes, vehicle actions, and job menus.

Prompt Template

You are writing a FiveM CLIENT script: a radial/context menu via NUI. No…

Expected Output

The reference Lua lives at content/expected-outputs/ui/04-radial-menu.lua. It…

Known Failure Modes

• Stuck NUI focus, every SetNuiFocus(true,true) needs a matching (false,false) on close, or the player is frozen.
• Forgotten cb(), an NUI callback that never calls cb hangs the JS fetch. Always invoke it.
• No key bind, RegisterCommand alone gives no key; pair it with RegisterKeyMapping and a +/- command for hold-to-open.
• Unloaded anim dict, TaskPlayAnim before RequestAnimDict + a HasAnimDictLoaded wait loop plays nothing.

Integration Notes

• Place in client/client.lua; add a client_script, ui_page, and files {} in fxmanifest.lua.
• No framework dependency; the radial:action event lets other resources hook in.
• Test: hold Left Alt to open the ring, click a wedge, release to close, and confirm your mouse is returned to the game.

Profit Potential

$150-$2000/mo on Tebex (expected ~$500), mid-to-upper of the $50-389 band (Tebex, median ~$11.85K/mo); a reusable radial menu is high-leverage infrastructure many resources build on.

Trend Signal

→ stable, HUD/UI utilities are always-needed but commoditized.

Sales Angle

Position as the interaction backbone for emotes, vehicle actions, and job menus that other scripts hook via the radial:action event. Recommend $89 on Tebex.

Difficulty & Ship Time

intermediate · ships in 4-6h.