Blip

An example of a blip with a marker on a car using opcode 0186 in Vice City.

A blip is a marker or an icon on the game's radar. It is generally represented by a colored square, which can be replaced with a sprite instead using certain opcodes. Since Vice City, square blips can change into a triangle pointing up or down depending on the elevation of the blip in relation to the player. Some blips placed in the world can mark its location in the world with a colored cylinder (called "sphere"). Some blips placed on an entity (character, vehicle, object, pickup, etc.) can mark its assignment to it with a colored arrow floating above it.

Mission script

0161		adds a blip with properties to a car
0162		adds a blip with properties to a character
0163		adds a blip with properties to an object
0164		removes the blip
0165		change the color of the blip
0166		dims the blip
0167		adds a blip with properties to a coordinates point
0168		change the scale of the blip
0186		adds a blip to a car
0187		adds a blip to a character
0188		adds a blip to an object
0189		adds a blip with a sphere to a contact point
018A		adds a blip to a coordinates point
018B		change the display of the blip
02A4		adds a sprite blip to a car
02A5		adds a sprite blip to a character
02A6		adds a sprite blip to an object
02A7		adds a sprite blip with a sphere to a contact point
02A8		adds a sprite blip to a coordinates point
03DB		adds a blip with properties to a pickup
03DC		adds a blip to a pickup
03DD		adds a sprite blip to a pickup
04CE		adds a short range sprite blip to a coordinates point
0570		adds a short range sprite blip to a contact point

During missions, blips for contact points created using 0189, 02A7, and 0570 will disappear from the map until the mission ends.

List of sprites

All textures are located in the hud.txd file.

GTA III

ID	Sprite	Texture	Notes
0	-	-	Small blue square, unused
1		radar_asuka	Asuka Kasen
2		radar_bomb	8-Ball's bomb shop
3		radar_cat	Catalina
4		radar_centre	Larger version of the player position icon, unused
5		radar_copcar	Cop car, unused
6		radar_don	Donald Love
7		radar_eight	8-Ball
8		radar_el	El Burro (Diablo)
9		radar_ice	D-Ice (Hood)
10		radar_joey	Joey Leone
11		radar_kenji	Kenji Kasen
12		radar_liz	King Courtney (Yardie)
13		radar_luigi	Luigi
14		radar_north	North, unused
15		radar_ray	Ray Machowski
16		radar_sal	Salvatore Leone
17		radar_save	Safehouse
18		radar_spray	Pay 'n' Spray
19		radar_tony	Toni Cipriani
20		radar_weapon	Ammu-Nation

Vice City

ID	Sprite	Texture	GXT	Legend	Notes
0	-	-	LG_35	Destination	Small pink square, unused
1		radar_centre	-	-	Larger version of the player position icon, crashes game if viewed in pause menu map, unused
2		arrow	LG_01	Player position	Tiny version of the player position's pink arrow, unused
3		radar_north	-	-	North, crashes game if viewed in pause menu map, unused
4		radar_avery	LG_02	Avery Carrington
5		radar_biker	LG_03	Biker Contact	Big Mitch Baker, unused
6		radar_cortez	LG_04	Colonel Cortez
7		radar_diaz	LG_05	Ricardo Diaz
8		radar_kent	LG_06	Kent Paul
9		radar_lawyer	LG_07	Lawyer	Ken Rosenberg
10		radar_phil	LG_08	Phil Cassidy
11		bikers	LG_03	Biker Contact	Big Mitch Baker
12		boatyard	LG_09	Boatyard
13		club	LG_10	Malibu Club
14		cubans	LG_11	Cubans	Umberto Robina
15		filmstudio	LG_12	Film Studio	Steve Scott
16		gun	LG_13	Ammu-Nation
17		haitians	LG_14	Haitians	Auntie Poulet
18		hardware	LG_15	Hardware Store
19		radar_save	LG_16	Safe House
20		radar_strip	LG_37	Strip Club	Pole Position
21		icecream	LG_17	Ice Cream	Cherry Poppers
22		kcabs	LG_18	Kaufman Cabs	Taxi firm
23		lovefist	LG_19	Love Fist
24		printworks	LG_20	Print Works
25	-	-	-	-	no sprite
26		SunYard	LG_36	Sun Yard	Sunshine Autos
27		spray	LG_22	Pay 'n' Spray
28		tshirt	LG_23	Clothes Shop
29		tommy	LG_24	Tommy's Mansion
30		phone	LG_25	Telephone	Assassination
31		RWildstyle	LG_26	Wildstyle Radio Station	unused
32		RFlash	LG_27	Flash FM Radio Station	unused
33		RKchat	LG_28	KChat Radio Station	unused
34		RFever	LG_29	Fever 105 Radio Station	unused
35		RVRock	LG_30	VROck Radio Station Radio Station	sic, unused
36		RVCPR	LG_31	VCPR Radio Station	unused
37		REspantoso	LG_32	Espantoso Radio Station	unused
38		REmotion	LG_33	Emotion 98.3 Radio Station	unused
39		RWave	LG_34	Wave 103 Radio Station	unused

San Andreas

ID	Sprite	Texture	GXT	Legend	Notes
0
1
2
3
4		radar_north
5		radar_airYard	LG_02	Air yard
6		radar_ammugun	LG_03	Ammu-Nation
7		radar_barbers	LG_04	Barbers
8		radar_BIGSMOKE	LG_05	Big Smoke
9		radar_boatyard	LG_06	Boat Yard
10		radar_burgerShot	LG_07	Burger Shot
11		radar_bulldozer	LG_66	Quarry
12		radar_CATALINAPINK	LG_09	Catalina
13		radar_CESARVIAPANDO	LG_10	Cesar
14		radar_chicken	LG_11	Cluckin Bell
15		radar_CJ	LG_12	CJ
16		radar_CRASH1	LG_13	Crash
17		radar_diner	LG_67	Diner
18		radar_emmetGun	LG_15	Emmet
19		radar_enemyAttack	LG_16	Enemy Attack
20		radar_fire	LG_17	Fire
21		radar_girlfriend	LG_18	Girlfriend
22		radar_hostpital	LG_19	Hospital
23		radar_LocoSyndicate	LG_20	Loco
24		radar_MADDOG	LG_21	Maddog
25		radar_mafiaCasino	LG_22	Mafia
26		radar_MCSTRAP	LG_23	MC Strap
27		radar_modGarage	LG_24	Mod Garage
28		radar_OGLOC	LG_25	OG Loc
29		radar_pizza	LG_26	Well Stacked Pizza Co
30		radar_police	LG_27	Police
31		radar_propertyG	LG_28	Property for sale
32		radar_propertyR	LG_29	Property not for sale
33		radar_race	LG_30	Race
34		radar_RYDER	LG_31	Ryder
35		radar_saveGame	LG_32	Safe House
36		radar_school	LG_33	School
37		radar_qmark	LG_63	Mystery
38		radar_SWEET	LG_35	Sweet
39		radar_tattoo	LG_36	Tattoo
40		radar_THETRUTH	LG_37	The Truth
41		radar_waypoint	LG_64	Player target
42		radar_TorenoRanch	LG_39	Torenos Ranch
43		radar_triads	LG_40	Triads
44		radar_triadsCasino	LG_41	Triads Casino
45		radar_tshirt	LG_42	Clothes Shop
46		radar_WOOZIE	LG_43	Woozie
47		radar_ZERO	LG_44	Zero
48		radar_dateDisco	LG_45	Disco Date
49		radar_dateDrink	LG_46	Drinking Date
50		radar_dateFood	LG_47	Restaurant
51		radar_truck	LG_48	Trucking
52		radar_cash	LG_51	Robbery
53		radar_Flag	LG_52	Race Tournament
54		radar_gym	LG_53	Gym
55		radar_impound	LG_57	Car impound
56		radar_light
57		radar_runway	LG_65	Nearest air strip
58		radar_gangB	LG_58	Varrios Los Aztecas
59		radar_gangP	LG_59	Ballas
60		radar_gangY	LG_60	Los Santos Vagos
61		radar_gangN	LG_61	San Fierro Rifa
62		radar_gangG	LG_62	Families
63		radar_spray	LG_34	Pay n Spray