What is Melonly CAD?
Melonly CAD is a computer-aided dispatch system for ER:LC roleplay communities. Your departments share one workspace for units, calls, records, radio, civilians, licences and court work.
Everyone on your server uses the same CAD, but each person only sees the panels their department ranks allow. A police officer opens the Police panel, a dispatcher opens Dispatch and civilians manage their characters from the Civilian panel.
The CAD is included with every Melonly Departments plan. To get started, an admin enables it and links it to your departments. See Getting Started.
Panels
| Panel | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Police | Run names and plates, traffic stops, police records, BOLOs, warrants and licence suspensions. |
| Fire | Fire units and apparatus, calls and fire records. |
| EMS | EMS units and rigs, calls and medical records. |
| DOT | DOT units, calls and DOT records. |
| Dispatch | Create and assign calls, manage every unit, send tones and signals and take 911 voice calls. |
| Civilian | Create characters, register vehicles, apply for licences, pay fines and call 911. |
| DMV | Issue and manage licences, registrations and DMV records for any civilian. |
| Law | Approve warrants, run court cases and file law records. |
Police, Fire, EMS, DOT and Dispatch each need a department of the matching Department Type. Civilian, Law and DMV just need at least one department. A server can have up to 12 service panels, for example a separate Police and Sheriff panel.
Your server can rename panels and some terms, such as 911, 10-Codes, Penal Code, DMV and the currency symbol. These docs use the default names.
🧭 Quick Navigation
Start Here
Getting Started
Enable the CAD and set it up for your server.
Joining the CAD
Open a panel, join with a code and clock in.
Permissions
Who can open each panel and what each permission unlocks.
Interface
The top bar, CAD menu, windows, map and desktop app.
Layouts
Split panes, custom views, presets and favourites.
Preferences
Audio, keybinds, radio settings and notification sounds.
Using the CAD
Units
Create units, change your status and use panic.
Calls
Get, join and work calls from any service panel.
Records
Search, create and manage records and reports.
Radio
Join channels, transmit and use radio tools.
Panel Guides
Law Enforcement
Searches, traffic stops, warrants, BOLOs and suspensions.
Fire
Fire units, apparatus, calls and records.
EMS
EMS units, rigs, calls and medical records.
DOT
DOT units, vehicles, calls and records.
Dispatch
Take calls, assign units and run the radio console.
Civilian
Characters, licences, vehicles and calling 911.
DMV
Licences, registrations and DMV records.
Law
Warrants, court cases and law records.
Admin Guides
Config
General settings, Falcon cameras, webhooks and audit logs.
Customization
Panels, agencies, 10-codes, statuses, tones and regional terms.
Members
Units, connected users, join codes and blocked users.
Records & Reports
Record templates, search indices and purging.
Law
Acts, speeding, surcharges and suspensions.
Radio
Radio channels and channel groups.
Dispatch AI
An AI dispatcher that listens and responds on the radio.
Video Overview
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