Latest revision as of 15:16, 6 May 2026

Settings

CIT Settings is the main server specific settings menu in CIT. Players use it to change HUD options, graphics, audio, gameplay helpers, alerts, binds, radar behavior, group related display settings, and many other CIT specific features.

To open it, use:

/settings

Fast settings to know

Setting or area	Use	Notes
Open settings	`/settings`	Use the search box to search by setting name or category name.
Binds tab	`/sbinds`	Opens the Binds tab directly.
Drug Info Display	`/settings`	Drug effects can show as images or text.
Allow Friend Requests	`/settings`	Use it to disable receiving friend requests.
Go Criminal By Shooting	`/settings`	Default is `No`.
Custom weapon sounds minimized	`/settings`	Custom weapon sounds can be disabled while MTA is minimized.
Team Chat	`/settings`	Hidden Team Chat still works from `J`. Disabled Team Chat does not send messages.
SMS and friends	`/settings`	Controls SMS alerts and friend login or logout notifications.

Main settings areas

The CIT settings menu includes categories for things like:

HUD
Binds
FPS
Shader Graphics
Sounds and Music
Radar and Mini Map
Group, Alliance, and Squad
Spawning and Heist
CITPhone
Miscellaneous
LV settings
Custom Titles
Seasons
Drug display
Combat helpers
Respawn settings

How to open and use CIT settings

To open the settings menu, use:

/settings

To open the Binds tab directly, use:

/sbinds

You can use the search box to find a setting by:

setting name
category name

If you search for a category, the results can show the whole category and the settings inside it.

CIT Settings vs MTA settings

CIT has its own settings menu, but standard MTA settings are still available through:

ESC > Settings

Use ESC > Settings for standard MTA client options like:

Multiplayer
Binds
Controls
Interface
Web Browser
Advanced

Use /settings for server specific CIT features and gameplay options.

Binds and key settings

The Binds tab in /settings is used for CIT script binds.

It includes grouped sections such as:

Weapon Binds
Respawn Binds
Function Keys
Vehicle Binds
General Binds
Interaction Binds
Job / Activity Binds

Each row shows:

the bind name
the current key in the Value column

You can double click a bind to set a new key.

Bind editing details:

double click with LMB to set Key 1
double click with RMB to set Key 2
the menu shows Key 2 when an alternative key is set
if the primary and secondary bind are the same, they fall back to Key 1

Sprint cannot be bound to the same key as aim or fire. Using that bind disables your controls.

The CIT binds menu also supports:

secondary key binds

Notify me of New Players helps groups find genuinely new players for the recruiting reward. If the message says accounts on this PC: 1, the reward is available for that player.

If you accidentally unbind an important CIT script key, reconnecting resets your binds to default. You can also fix binds manually in:

ESC > Settings > Binds

Standard movement and base MTA controls should still be changed in:

ESC > Settings > Binds

HUD settings

The HUD tab controls the CIT custom HUD and interface display.

Setting	What it does	Notes / options
HUD Opacity	Changes HUD transparency.	Range: 80 to 255
HUD Edge Margin	Moves the HUD away from the top right corner.	Range: 0 to 100
Show Weapon Icons	Shows weapon icons in the HUD.	If disabled, only ammo text is shown
Show Health And Armor Numbers	Shows health and armor numbers.	If disabled, bars are shown without numbers
HUD Time Display	Controls the HUD time line.	Both, Real Time, Game Time, Off
Show Selected Weapon Only	Shows only the weapon currently held.	Hides the full weapon list
Time Spent Online Counter	Shows current session time.	Top right
Daily reward time counter	Shows daily reward uptime counter.	Visible on login
Show Attacker Info	Shows who last damaged you.	Works with `/showattacks`
Target Arrow Above Head	Shows a triangle above the player or ped you are aiming at.	Arrow color changes with target health
Enable Info Adverts	Shows random help messages.
No Rectangle For Top Messages	Removes the black background behind top messages.
Disable Top Messages	Moves top of screen messages to chatbox.	Top messages do not appear while using `/cinemamode`
Disable Arabic	Hides Arabic super adverts in chatbox.
Show Occupation On Screen	Shows your current job on screen.
Show Occupation Wage Bonus	Shows your current civilian job wage bonus.
Distance Measurement	Changes distance or unit display.	Meters or Miles
Automatic GPS	Controls automatic job GPS behavior.	On, Off, Completely Off
Show 3D Blips	Shows direction and distance blips on screen.
Battlepass Challenges Progress Tracker	Toggles the `/challenges` tracker.
Enable Compass	Shows a compass.
Compass Position	Changes where the compass appears.	Top, Bottom, Right
Compass Color	Changes compass RGB color.	Default: 255 255 255
X Command Panel	Controls the bottom center GUI when pressing `X`.
X Top Left Icons	Controls the top left icons shown by `X`.
Wanted Level Icon	Changes the wanted symbol above players' heads.

Graphics, FPS, and performance settings

These settings affect how the game looks and performs.

Setting	What it does	Notes / options
Altitude Warning Sound	Plays a warning when flying low.
See Target Ping	Shows ping when aiming at a player.
LSD Thickness	Changes LSD line thickness.	Range: 1 to 10
HUD Update Rate	Changes HUD refresh speed.	Range: 100 to 1000 ms
Minimum FPS / Maximum FPS	Changes FPS limits in CIT.	Range: 10 to 144; use `FPS_LIMIT=0` for no cap
Sound Performance	Lets you disable selected sounds when FPS is low.
FXAA Shader	Lightweight anti aliasing setting.	Off, Low, Normal, High (Sharp)
Vivid Shader	Makes the game look more colorful.	Can be edited through vivid settings
Ambient Occlusion Shader	`Ambient Occlusion Shader` adds light screen space contact shadowing in corners and creases. It is a visual approximation, so keep it `Off` if you prefer maximum FPS. Choose from `Off`, `Subtile`, `Balanced`, or `Strong`. The default is `Off`.
Enable Speed Blur	Toggles speed blur.	Default off
Enable Clouds	Toggles clouds.	Default off
Enable Heat Haze	Toggles heat haze.	Default off
Enable Rain	Toggles rain.	Default off
Set Far Clip Distance	Changes view distance.	Range: 150 to 6000; default 860
Enable Random Foliage	Toggles random grass, bushes, and small trees.	Disabled by default because it can add desync
Blue Sky or Real Night	Changes the sky style.	Default, Blue Sky, Real Night
Good Textures	Shader Graphics option.	Uses an FPS threshold before it appears
Water Shader	Water shader option.	Has 3 options; only one can be used at a time
Bloom Shader	Adds glow.
Car Reflection Shader	Reflection shader for cars.	Uses an FPS threshold before it appears
Road Shine Shader	Makes roads shiny.
Detail Shader	Detail shader option.	Uses an FPS threshold before it appears
Alternate Sky Shader	Uses a random or chosen sky dome.	Examples include skydome1 to skydome7 and spacedome1
Contrast Shader	Changes contrast.	May appear too bright
Adaptive Color Grading	Changes color grading through the day.	Off, Subtle, Balanced, Strong
Better Shadows Shader	Adds shadow depth.	Off, Subtle, Balanced, Strong

Audio and music settings

These settings are in Sounds/Music/Audio and control sound, streamed music, and related audio behavior.

Setting	What it does	Notes / options
Disable Music Speakers	Mutes event speakers.
CITy Zone Music	Controls CITy zone music streams.
Custom Car Music	Controls other players' car music streams.
Custom Apartment Music	Controls apartment music streams.
Custom House Music	Controls house music streams.
Area Sounds	Controls ambient map sounds.
Mission Sounds	Controls custom job and mission sounds.
Mission Accomplished Sound	Changes the mission completion sound.	Can be tested with `/miscom`
Disable Wind Sound	Disables outside wind after entering an interior each login.	Also seems to disable jetpack sounds
Disable Explosion Sound	Disables explosion sounds.
Disable Muzzle Flash and Blood	Hides muzzle flash and blood effects.
Enable Novels Music	Toggles novel music.

LV settings

The LV section contains settings tied to Las Venturas combat and turfing systems.

Setting	What it does
LV Top killer + Group	Shows or hides today's top killer and top group in LV.
Drop LV Grenade	Controls whether grenades can be dropped while running in LV.
Show LV Turf Owner When Zoomed In	Shows turf owners on the F11 map when zoomed in around LV.
Ignore Certain Weapon Pickups	Controls the LV death drop weapon pickup filter.
RPG Cooldown Progress Bar	Shows RPG cooldown progress.

Group, Alliance, and Squad settings

These settings control notifications, pings, and display behavior for groups, alliances, and squads.

Setting	What it does
Group Ping System	Controls whether group pings are shown.
Disable Group Tag Colors	Hides custom group and donator tag colors.
Group Login Messages	Shows or hides group login notifications.
Squad Login Messages	Shows or hides squad login notifications.
Alliance Login Messages	Shows or hides alliance login notifications.
Invite Messages	Shows or hides group, squad, or alliance invite notices.
Todays Top Group Change	Shows or hides the message when a group takes the daily lead.
Enable Group/Alliance Member Names in F11	Controls whether group or alliance member names appear on F11.
Classic Group, Squad, Alliance Blips	Changes blip appearance to the classic style.

Healing, armor, and side restrictions

Setting	What it does	Options / notes
Healing / Armor Sale Restrictions	Controls who you can heal or sell armor to.	All, No Law, No Criminal, No Law + Group + Alliance, No Criminal + Group + Alliance, Group + Alliance only

CITPhone settings

Some CITPhone appearance and function settings are handled through /settings.

These include:

wallpaper
carrier name
Quick Apps
phone password
SMS sound

You can also change your phone appearance by rearranging icons on the phone itself and using the lamp icon for dark theme.

Respawn and spawning settings

Setting	What it does	Notes / options
Ignored Custom Respawns	Hides custom respawns from groups or CITy zones.	Add group names or zone IDs separated by spaces
Auto Respawn List	Sets respawn locations in order.	Separate entries with commas; the first available location is used
Event Alerts	Controls general event alert messages.
Criminal Event Notifications	Controls criminal event messages.	Includes starting soon warnings
Duel Tournament Messages	Controls duel tournament messages.
Event Tips	Controls event tip messages.
DJ Shouts	Controls DJ shout messages.
Hit Target Messages	Controls hit target messages.
Bounty Target Messages	Controls bounty target messages.
Hijack Messages	Controls hijack mission messages.
Armed Robbery Messages	Controls armed robbery messages.
Battle Royale Messages	Controls Battle Royale messages.
Notify When a New Hour Starts	Controls the hourly new hour notification.
Police and criminal side missions	Controls where side mission messages appear.
Police and criminal side missions starting key	Changes the start key for side missions.	Default key: K

Heist settings

Setting	What it does
Heist Map Radio	Controls background radio or audio streams in some heist maps.
Heist Streaming Color	Changes the color of the M streaming waves in heist maps.
Heist Streaming Movement	Changes the movement of the M streaming waves in heist maps.
Heist Streaming Background Transparency	Changes the background transparency of the M streaming waves in heist maps.

Radar and minimap settings

These settings control the minimap and radar presentation.

Setting	What it does	Notes / options
Radar Image	Controls which radar image file your minimap uses.	Supports custom images in mods/deathmatch/resources/CITradar/images/
Radar Plane Instruments	Controls whether plane instruments appear on the radar or minimap.
Minimap Zoom	Changes default minimap zoom.
Minimap Zoom Out When Fast	Controls automatic minimap zoom out at higher speed.
Player Blip Distance	Controls how far player blips can be shown on the minimap.
Minimap Blips Size	Controls the size of minimap blips.
Job Vehicle Spawn Visible Distance	Controls how far job vehicle spawn markers stay visible.

Miscellaneous settings

Setting	What it does	Notes / options
Disable Kill Messages	Hides nearby kill feed except your own kills and deaths.
Disable Kill Assist Messages	Hides assist messages except your own.
Kill Message Scale	Changes kill message text size.	Range: 0.1 to 10
CB/PC Ping Teammates	Controls Criminal Boss and Police Chief pings.
Display Armed Robbery Borders	Draws border lines around armed robberies.
Tap Sprint to Toggle Sprinting	Lets you tap sprint instead of holding it.
Criminal Event / Riot Top Damage/Killers	Controls whether top damage and top killer stats are shown during or after criminal events and riots.	Includes a "Yes when outside LV" option
Switch to Fists When Sprinting	Swaps to fists when sprinting with a weapon that does not allow sprinting.	Includes reload bug protection note for Rocket Launcher, Country Rifle, Sniper Rifle, and Shotgun
Receive Player Screen Shots	Controls whether players can send you screenshots.
Lock Game Time	Locks in game time.	0 to 23; 12 is daytime, 0 is night, outside range returns to normal time
Automatically Pay Jail Fine	Automatically pays your jail fine.
Auto Jail Fine Max Payment	Sets the maximum fine auto pay can pay.
Automatic Food Craft	Automatically crafts food when your food reaches 0.
Apartment Damage By Anyone	Lets anyone damage you inside an apartment if enabled.
Show on Live Map	Controls whether you appear on the live map on the CIT website.
Double click F7 for auto buy	Buys all units of an item when double clicked in F7.
Disable ped's moving head	Stops ped head turning.
Allow 18+ Animations	Controls adult animations.
Extra features	Miscellaneous category also includes time sync, ping display, auto jail fine, and UAV controls.

Vehicle and racing related settings

Setting	What it does	Notes / options
Racing Drive Type	Lets you choose the drive type for racing.	AWD, FWD, or RWD
Race Rating Requirement	Skips races you rated lower than or equal to a set number.	Range: 0 to 4

Custom visuals and appearance settings

Setting	What it does
Set Custom Jetpack Mod	Lets you choose a custom jetpack model.
Custom Player Skins	Controls custom player textures.
Custom Vehicle Skins	Controls custom vehicle textures.
Custom Clothing	Controls custom clothing visibility.
Player Hats	Controls /viphats visibility.
Player Equipment	Controls /equip visibility.
Your Equipment	Related equipment visibility option.
Equipment HUD Icon	Related equipment HUD visibility option.

Drug, combat, and mission helper settings

Setting	What it does
Show Attacker Info	Shows who last damaged you.
Enable Weapon Binds	Enables CIT weapon binds.
Automatically shoot and aim	Controls automatic shooting and aiming behavior.
Stop Drugs When Idle	Stops wasting drugs while idle.
Drug display option	Changes whether drugs are shown as an icon or text timer.

Music Player settings

The CIT Music Player itself is a separate system, but some settings and related features connect to /settings.

The built in music system supports:

direct .mp3 links
playlists
playback speed
vehicle music
music effects

The player can be opened with:

/mplayer

or from CITPhone.

Extra settings notes

The /settings GUI uses the full height of the screen.
Some options are visual only.
Some settings affect only CIT systems and do not change standard MTA client behavior.
Some visual and shader settings may use FPS thresholds before appearing or taking effect.

Extra settings details

The mini map zooms inside interiors so player blips are clearer.
SMS settings for group, squad, alliance, AFK bell, reply access after SMS is disabled, and full SMS disable.
Team Chat still works from J when hidden from chatbox, but disabled Team Chat in /settings stops messages.
Disable Arabic and Disable Chinese affect whether super adverts appear in chatbox.
Go Criminal By Shooting is No by default.
Minimized game FPS is set to 36 and scripts stop rendering to reduce CPU usage.
My J Color under chat colors in /settings.
/settings can disable custom skins, custom vehicle skins, and custom clothes to improve FPS.
Default Minimap Blips Size is 30.
Country Chat Color in /settings changes the start color of country chat messages.
Custom spawn points are sorted alphabetically with MPCC trucks at the bottom.
MPCC custom spawns from ignored players are hidden.
Open Color Picker in /settings helps pick RGB colors.
Enable engine automatic ignition is No by default.
X Command Panel setting it controls the bottom command panel shown when pressing X.
X Top Left Icons setting it controls the top left icon shortcut menu shown when pressing X.
Stop Drugs When Idle lets players choose how many seconds before idle drug retaking stops.
The setting enables or disables it inside planes.
FPS sound settings lookup listing Disable Ped Sounds When FPS Below, Disable Idle Engine Hum When FPS Below, Disable Gun Shots When FPS Below, Disable Foot Steps When FPS Below, and Disable All Sounds When FPS Below.
No + No Squad Staff Chat is an option under Enable Squad Chat.
Alliance Chat Color and Squad Alliance Chat Color are in /settings.
Choose Alliance Nametag accepts an RGB color code.
CSGO, Silenced, and GTA default are listed in their own lookup.
Custom weapon sounds can be disabled while MTA is minimized.
There is no separate Squad Blip Names setting and squad blips can show squad members and names on F11.
Custom weapon sound options CSGO, Silenced, and GTA default, plus disabling while MTA is minimized.
Minimum FPS behavior, include disabling effects and lowering view distance when FPS drops below the setting.
Allow Friend Requests setting to disable receiving friend requests.
Drug Info Display setting for showing drug effects as images or text.

Plane display settings

Artificial Horizon enables or disables the artificial horizon inside planes.

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