Vmenu 3.5.0 Official

Transparency is key in community management. The new Advanced Logging Module writes every admin action (kick, ban, freeze, vehicle delete) to a dedicated JSON file with timestamps and Steam identifiers. This is invaluable for auditing disputes or identifying rogue staff members.

vmenu 3.5.0 is a focused update that improves usability, adds a few key features, and fixes several bugs to make menu configuration and runtime behavior more reliable and flexible.

Even a polished update has edge cases. Here are fixes for common problems:

Issue: "vMenu failed to start – Script exceeded memory limit." Fix: This is due to the new caching system. Increase the script heap size in your server.cfg: vmenu 3.5.0

set sv_scriptHeapLimit 200

Issue: Permissions from v3.4.x appear broken. Fix: As noted earlier, vMenu 3.5.0 deprecated old permissions like vMenu.Player.Warn. Use the new naming convention: vMenu.Player.WarnPlayer. Run the check_perms command in server console to see missing aces.

Issue: The menu doesn't open (default Insert key). Fix: The key detection system was refactored. Try rebinding with the command /vmenu bind in client console. Also, ensure no other resource is blocking key events.

Issue: High ping kick falsely triggering. Fix: vMenu 3.5.0 has a more sensible default ping kick (500ms). Adjust in menuConfig.json under "pingKickThreshold". Transparency is key in community management

With PCIe Gen 5 and NVMe 2.0 drives becoming standard, vmenu 3.5.0 adds native NVMe passthrough commands. You can now view temperature, smart data, and even secure erase specific NVMe namespaces directly from the menu, without booting into an OS.

For Arch Linux users:

sudo pacman -S vmenu

Debian/Ubuntu (via third-party PPA or manual .deb): Issue: Permissions from v3

wget https://repo.vmenu.org/deb/pool/main/v/vmenu-3.5.0.deb
sudo dpkg -i vmenu-3.5.0.deb

After installation, the binary is placed at /usr/share/efi/vmenu/vmenu.efi.

Before dissecting version 3.5.0, it is crucial to understand what vMenu is. Unlike a typical server menu that simply spawns cars or gives weapons, vMenu is a robust, permission-based administration tool. It allows server staff to dynamically manage players, vehicles, weather, time, permissions, and server states without needing to type complex console commands or restart the server.

It is built on the foundation of CitizenFX and uses Lua scripts to interact directly with FiveM’s core resources. Its primary advantages are stability, low overhead, and a highly granular permission system that integrates seamlessly with ESX, QBCore, and standalone frameworks.