Pause Map

A lightweight script for FiveM that auto-displays a handheld map when players open the pause menu. It includes realistic animations, object handling, and player condition checks.

Preview

Installation

1. 📥 Download the Script

Clone or download this repository to your computer.

2. 📂 Add to Server Resources

Move the downloaded folder to the resources directory of your FiveM server.

3. 🛠️ Update server.cfg

• Open your server.cfg file, located in your server's main directory.
• Add ensure ved-pauseMap to ensure the script starts with your server.

Changelog

Version 1.0.0

[ Initial Release ]

• Automatic map handling on pause menu

• Safety checks for realistic usage

• Configurable behavior and keybinding

Features

• ✅ Auto-shows a map in the player’s hand when the pause menu opens.

• ✅ Realistic map-holding animation and object model.

• ✅ Auto-closes the map if the player:

  • Dies or ragdolls

  • Enters a vehicle

  • Switches to a weapon

• ✅ Optional key-based toggle.

• ✅ Fully configurable with clear settings and comments in config.lua.

• ✅ Clean logging system with log level filtering (INFO, WARN, ERROR).

Configurations

All settings are easily configurable in config.lua. No coding experience needed. The config includes:

• Toggle for debug logging and log level

• Control key to manually open/close map (optional)

• Behavior settings (e.g. close on death, weapon, fall, vehicle)

• Custom model and animation support

Explore the full config here: config.lua

Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and create a pull request for any improvements or features!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.