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Changing the FiveM pause menu title and colours

The short answer

Call AddTextEntry('FE_THDR_GTAO', 'Your Server') on the client to replace the pause menu header text; GTA colour codes like ~p~ and ~s~ work inside it. ReplaceHudColourWithRgba(116, r, g, b, 255) recolours HUD_COLOUR_FREEMODE, the accent the pause menu uses. Put both in a small client script and pair them with a matching Discord rich presence.

When players press Escape they see the pause menu header — by default a GTA title. Replacing it with your server name and matching the accent colour to your brand takes a few lines of client code and is one of the cheapest in-game branding wins.

Changing the FiveM pause menu title and colours — illustrated with a FiveM-compatible minimap render

#Replacing the title

client.lua
CreateThread(function()
    AddTextEntry('FE_THDR_GTAO', '~p~Night City RP~s~ | discord.gg/example')
end)

AddTextEntry(entryKey, entryText) is a Cfx native that adds or overrides a text label for this client. The pause menu header reads its text from the FE_THDR_GTAO label, so overriding it changes the title. Colour codes are the same as in server names: ~r~, ~b~, ~g~, ~y~, ~p~, ~o~, ~w~ and ~s~ to reset.

#Recolouring the accent

lua
CreateThread(function()
    ReplaceHudColourWithRgba(116, 124, 92, 255, 255)
end)
IndexNameDefault
116HUD_COLOUR_FREEMODEBlue accent used by the pause menu
117HUD_COLOUR_PAUSE_BGSemi-transparent black background

From the official HUD colours reference on docs.fivem.net.

Other interface elements also use HUD_COLOUR_FREEMODE, so preview the result across menus before shipping it.

#A tiny branding resource

fxmanifest.lua
fx_version 'cerulean'
game 'gta5'

client_script 'client.lua'
  1. Create a resource folder, for example server-branding, with fxmanifest.lua and client.lua.
  2. Put the title and colour code above in client.lua.
  3. Add ensure server-branding to server.cfg.
  4. Restart and press Escape in game to check.

#Match your Discord presence

Use the same name and logo in Discord rich presence (SetDiscordAppId, SetDiscordRichPresenceAsset, SetDiscordRichPresenceAction) so players’ profiles advertise the server consistently — see Discord rich presence. The artwork for it is one of the formats in a graphics pack.

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Questions

How do I change the FiveM pause menu title?
On the client: AddTextEntry('FE_THDR_GTAO', 'Your Server') in a client script.
Can I use colours in the pause menu title?
Yes, with GTA colour codes such as ~p~ and ~s~.
How do I change the pause menu colour?
ReplaceHudColourWithRgba(116, r, g, b, 255) recolours HUD_COLOUR_FREEMODE, the pause menu accent.
Does this need a server-side script?
No, both natives run on the client.

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