ER:LC guide

ER:LC and Metro glossary

The words that come up when you run an ER:LC private server or play on one, with what they mean in the game and in Metro. Each term has its own link, so you can send someone straight to the one they asked about.

0–9

911 call: an in-game emergency call to a team.

A

Access: Metro's role permission system on the dashboard.

B

BOLO: "be on the lookout", a plate or player alert. In Metro a BOLO is a hotlist entry.

C

Callsign: a unit name a player sets in game, like "K9-1".

D

Debt limit: how far below zero a balance can go from fines, taxes and loan defaults (5,000 by default).

E

Enforcement level: how far vehicle checks go: off, log, warn or enforce.
ER:LC: Emergency Response: Liberty County, a Roblox roleplay game made by Police Roleplay Community (PRC). Players drive, work and play as police, sheriff, fire, DOT or civilians in Liberty County.

F

Fingerprint: a vehicle's name, colour and livery together. Used to spot the same car with a different plate.
FRP: fail roleplay. Behaviour that breaks a server's roleplay rules.

H

Heat: a 0 to 100 score that rises with crime and fines and falls over time.
Hotlist: a watch list of plates, fingerprints or players that cameras flag.

L

Ledger: the record of every money movement on a server. Each one has a number used by /admin refund.
LOA: leave of absence. A staff member's approved time away. In Metro, staff ask for one with /loa request and only approved leave excuses a quota.
Log channel: the staff channel where Metro records payouts, purchases, fines and alerts.

M

Manage Server: the Discord permission that marks server admins. Discord commands treat them like the owner, except for Billing. On the website, Discord's Administrator is what counts.
Mod call: an in-game request for a moderator.
Module: a feature area that can be turned on or off, such as Crime or Government.

N

Net worth: wallet balance plus the resale value of owned cars. Used for ranks by default.
NITRP: no intent to roleplay. Joining a roleplay server without roleplaying.
NLR: new life rule. After you die you forget what happened and may not take revenge on whoever killed you.
NPC fare: a made-up taxi passenger, so taxi works with no other players online.

P

Plate: a vehicle's licence plate as the game reports it.
Plus: Metro's paid plan, USD 4.99 per month per server.
POI: point of interest, a named place on the map used as a job stop.
Postal / postal code: the numbered map areas of Liberty County that ER:LC uses for addresses. Job stops come with a street, and a postal when one is near.
PRC: Police Roleplay Community, the Roblox group that makes ER:LC.
PRC API: the official ER:LC Private Server API. Metro uses it to read a server's players, vehicles and logs, and to send in-game messages.
Priors: past fines on a player's record.
Private server: an ER:LC server run by a community, usually with its own Discord server and staff.

R

RDM: random deathmatch. Killing a player without a roleplay reason.
Roblox id: the permanent number of a Roblox account. It does not change when the username changes.

S

Server-Key: the secret key from an ER:LC private server's settings that lets Metro read that server. Entered with /setup.
SSD: server shut-down. The end of a roleplay session.
SSU: server start-up. A roleplay session that staff open for players to join.
Staff / permission level: an in-game permission above Normal (helper, mod, admin, owner). Metro never fines or targets staff automatically.
Stud: Roblox's unit of distance. Metro measures job legs, radiuses and speeds in studs.

T

Team: the in-game team a player is on, such as Civilian, Police, Sheriff, Fire or DOT.
Template: a full set of economy settings that can be saved, applied and shared.
Treasury: the server government's money. Taxes, fines and fees go in; bounties, stipends and grants come out.
Trial (rules): a period, 24 hours by default, when a new camera rule only logs what it would do.

V

VDM: vehicle deathmatch. Ramming other players' vehicles on purpose with no intent to roleplay.
Verified / linked: a Discord account connected to a Roblox account through /verify.

W

Wanted stars: the in-game wanted level (0 to 5). An arrest is detected when stars drop to 0.
Webhook URL: the address an owner pastes into ER:LC so in-game ; chat commands reach Metro.

Z

Zone: an area drawn on the map (residence, business, restricted, public, territory).

Metro is the free ER:LC economy bot for Discord, with a free CAD wired to a player economy.

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