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GTASanAndreas12345: /* Vice City */

2024-04-11T20:02:07Z

‎Vice City

GTASanAndreas12345: /* GTA III */ Clarification on what type actually means.

2024-04-11T20:01:20Z

‎GTA III: Clarification on what type actually means.

Prographer at 09:51, 14 October 2020

2020-10-14T09:51:50Z

Prographer at 09:27, 14 October 2020

2020-10-14T09:27:54Z

The hero: Added missing info about steering angle for bikes

2017-10-02T12:26:04Z

Added missing info about steering angle for bikes

Spaceeinstein at 03:44, 2 April 2017

2017-04-02T03:44:40Z

Spaceeinstein: rewrite vehicle classes

2017-04-02T03:07:08Z

rewrite vehicle classes

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Spaceeinstein at 11:26, 10 November 2016

2016-11-10T11:26:05Z

Spaceeinstein at 18:18, 12 December 2015

2015-12-12T18:18:02Z

Spaceeinstein at 18:47, 5 December 2015

2015-12-05T18:47:46Z

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@@ Line 159: / Line 159: @@
 |C ||TxdName ||string ||Name of the <code>.txd</code> [[texture dictionary]] without extension.
 |-
-|D ||Type ||string ||Type of vehicle, which includes ''car'', ''boat'', ''train'', ''heli'', ''plane'', and ''bike''. Flyable helicopters are of type ''car''. The ''train'' type is never used in the game but is documented here for sake of completion.
+|D ||Type ||string ||Type of vehicle, which includes ''car'', ''boat'', ''train'', ''heli'' (NPC helicopter), ''plane'' (NPC plane), and ''bike''. The ''train'' type is never used in the game but is documented here for sake of completion.
 |-
 |E ||HandlingId ||string ||Name corresponding to its handling data in the <code>handling.cfg</code> file.

@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 |C ||TxdName ||string ||Name of the <code>.txd</code> [[texture dictionary]] without extension.
 |-
-|D ||Type ||string ||Type of vehicle, which includes ''car'', ''boat'', ''train'', ''heli'', ''plane'', and ''bike''.<br>This data is related to hardcoded functions and must not be changed or else it might crash the game. The ''bike'' type is never used in the game but is documented here for sake of completion.
+|D ||Type ||string ||Type of vehicle, which includes ''car'', ''boat'', ''train'', ''heli'' (NPC helicopter), ''plane'' (NPC plane), and ''bike''.<br>This data determines the class used to instantiate the vehicle and changing it may crash the game. The ''bike'' type is partially defined in the game code but cannot be used.
 |-
 |E ||HandlingId ||string ||Name corresponding to its handling data in the <code>[[handling.cfg]]</code> file.

@@ Line 297: / Line 297: @@
 !Description
 |-
-|Id||Unique model ID
+|Id||integer||Unique model ID
 |-
-|ModelName||Name of the <code>.dff</code> ''model file'' without extension.
+|ModelName||string||Name of the <code>.dff</code> ''model file'' without extension.
 |-
-|TxdName||Name of the <code>.txd</code> ''texture dictionary'' without extension.
+|TxdName||string||Name of the <code>.txd</code> ''texture dictionary'' without extension.
 |-
-|Type||Type of vehicle, which includes ''trailer'', ''bmx'', ''bike'', ''train'', ''boat'', ''plane'', ''heli'', ''quad'', ''mtruck'' and ''car''
+|Type||string||Type of vehicle, which includes ''trailer'', ''bmx'', ''bike'', ''train'', ''boat'', ''plane'', ''heli'', ''quad'', ''mtruck'' and ''car''
 |-
-|HandlingID||Name corresponding to its handling data in the ''handling.cfg'' file.
+|HandlingID||string||Name corresponding to its handling data in the ''handling.cfg'' file.
 |-
-|GameName||Name corresponding to its [[GXT]] key, case sensitive and must be seven characters or less.<br>Invalid name will not show up in the game.
+|GameName||string||Name corresponding to its [[GXT]] key, case sensitive and must be seven characters or less.<br>Invalid name will not show up in the game.
 |-
-|Anims||Appropriate character animation
+|Anims||string||Appropriate character animation
 |-
-|Class||Class of the vehicle.
+|Class||string||Class of the vehicle.
 * normal
 * poorfamily
@@ Line 326: / Line 326: @@
 * ignore
 |-
-|Frequency||Frequency of the vehicle spawning randomly on the streets.
+|Frequency||integer||Frequency of the vehicle spawning randomly on the streets.
 |-
-|Flags||Unknown integer.
+|Flags||integer||Unknown integer.
 |-
-|Comprules||Component rules, alters how vehicle models' "extras" behave, [[#Comprules_3|see below]] for list
+|Comprules||hex||Component rules, alters how vehicle models' "extras" behave, [[#Comprules_3|see below]] for list
 |-
-|WheelID||Wheel index, needs to be -1 for vehicles to use wheel model defined in the vehicle's model (wheels.dff is no longer used)
+|WheelID||integer||Wheel index, needs to be -1 for vehicles to use wheel model defined in the vehicle's model (wheels.dff is no longer used)
 |-
-|WheelScale_Front||Scale of front wheels and collision models for types ''car'', ''trailer'', ''quad'', ''mtruck'', ''bmx'' and ''bike''
+|WheelScale_Front||float||Scale of front wheels and collision models for types ''car'', ''trailer'', ''quad'', ''mtruck'', ''bmx'' and ''bike''
 |-
-|WheelScale_Rear||Scale of rear wheels and collision models for types ''car'', ''trailer'', ''quad'', ''mtruck'', ''bmx'' and ''bike''
+|WheelScale_Rear||float||Scale of rear wheels and collision models for types ''car'', ''trailer'', ''quad'', ''mtruck'', ''bmx'' and ''bike''
 |-
-|Wheel Upgrade Class||The wheel set this vehicle relates to, the ids are equivalent to the ones defined in [[carmods.dat]]
+|Wheel Upgrade Class||integer||The wheel set this vehicle relates to, the ids are equivalent to the ones defined in [[carmods.dat]]
 |}

@@ Line 288: / Line 288: @@
 # type car
 Id, ModelName, TxdName, Type, HandlingID, GameName, Anims, Class, Frequency, Flags, Comprules, WheelID, WheelScale_Front, WheelScale_Rear, Unknown_value
 end
 }}

@@ Line 143: / Line 143: @@
 Id, ModelName, TxdName, Type, HandlingId, GameName, Anims, Class, Frq, Lvl, Comprules, LODModel
 # type bike
-Id, ModelName, TxdName, Type, HandlingId, GameName, Anims, Class, Frq, Lvl, Comprules, unknown, WheelScale
+Id, ModelName, TxdName, Type, HandlingId, GameName, Anims, Class, Frq, Lvl, Comprules, SteeringAngle, WheelScale
 end
 }}
@@ Line 193: / Line 193: @@
 * ''heli'': unused
 * ''plane'': LODModel
-* ''bike'': unknown
+* ''bike'': Steering angle
 ||integer ||
 * Model index of wheel model.
@@ Line 200: / Line 200: @@
 * -
 * Model index of [[LOD]] model &ndash; can be any valid [[OBJS|object]].
-* unknown
+* Steering angle (in degrees)
 |-
 |M ||{{a|l}} |

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 == Format ==
-Between GTA III and San Andreas, the class of a vehicle helps determine where it should spawn, with the help of [[hardcoded]] features and the [[script]]. The ''ignore'' class is special for its ability to prevent vehicles assigned to that class from spawning as a regular NPC vehicle in traffic.
+Between GTA III and San Andreas, the class of a vehicle helps determine where it should spawn, with the help of [[hardcoded]] features and the [[script]]. The ''ignore'' class is special for its ability to prevent vehicles assigned to that class from spawning as a regular NPC vehicle in traffic. Peds can be assigned to drive classes of vehicle in the [[PEDS]] section of the IDE file.
 === GTA III ===
@@ Line 44: / Line 44: @@
 |E ||HandlingId ||string ||Name corresponding to its handling data in the <code>[[handling.cfg]]</code> file.
 |-
-|F ||GameName ||string ||Name corresponding to its [[GXT]] key, case sensitive and must be seven characters or less!<br>Vehicles with an invalid name will show up as ''MODEL missing'' when entered
+|F ||GameName ||string ||Name corresponding to its [[GXT]] key, case sensitive and must be seven characters or less!<br>Vehicles with an invalid name will show up as ''MODELNAME missing'' when entered
 |-
 |G ||Class ||string ||Class of the vehicle.
@@ Line 470: / Line 470: @@
 * bangerexhaustfx
 |}
 == See also ==
 * [[PEDS]]
 * [[CARS (IPL Section)]]
-* [[Vehicle ID List]]
+* [[List of vehicles (III)]]
 == External link ==

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 === GTA III ===
 This section is mainly used in the <code>{{Dir|3}}\data\default.ide</code> file. Each type of vehicle has its own format.
-<pre<includeonly></includeonly> style="overflow-x: auto;">
+{{Pre|
 cars
 # type car
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 Id, ModelName, TxdName, Type, HandlingId, GameName, Class, Frq, Lvl, Comprules, LODModel
 end
-</pre>
+}}
 {| class="wikitable center-col-1 center-col-2" width="100%"
@@ Line 123: / Line 123: @@
 By default all cars are defined inside the <code>{{Dir|vc}}\data\default.ide</code> file. From GTA III, type ''train'' becomes unused but ''bike'' is used.
-<pre<includeonly></includeonly> style="overflow-x: auto;">
+{{Pre|
 cars
 # type car
@@ Line 136: / Line 136: @@
 Id, ModelName, TxdName, Type, HandlingId, GameName, Anims, Class, Frq, Lvl, Comprules, unknown, WheelScale
 end
-</pre>
+}}
 {| class="wikitable center-col-1 center-col-2" width="100%"
@@ Line 262: / Line 262: @@
 By default all cars are defined inside the <code>{{Dir|sa}}\data\vehicles.ide</code> file.
-<pre<includeonly></includeonly> style="overflow-x: auto;">
+{{Pre|
 cars
 # type car
 Id, ModelName, TxdName, Type, HandlingID, GameName, Anims, Class, Frequency, Flags, Comprules, WheelID, WheelScale_Front, WheelScale_Rear, Unknown_value
 end
-</pre>
+}}
 {| class="wikitable center-col-1" width="100%"
@@ Line 486: / Line 486: @@
 {{N|4|SA|VC|3}}

@@ Line 102: / Line 102: @@
 {| class="wikitable"
 !ID
-|align="center"|160
+|{{a|c}}|160
-|align="center"|161
+|{{a|c}}|161
-|align="center"|162
+|{{a|c}}|162
-|align="center"|163
+|{{a|c}}|163
-|align="center"|164
+|{{a|c}}|164
-|align="center"|165
+|{{a|c}}|165
-|align="center"|166
+|{{a|c}}|166
 |-
 !Image
@@ Line 121: / Line 121: @@
 === Vice City ===
-By default all cars are defined inside the <code>{{Dir|vc}}\data\default.ide</code> file. From GTA III, only type ''train'' is removed.
+By default all cars are defined inside the <code>{{Dir|vc}}\data\default.ide</code> file. From GTA III, type ''train'' becomes unused but ''bike'' is used.
 {| class="wikitable center-col-1 center-col-2" width="100%"
@@ Line 135: / Line 150: @@
 | C || TxdName || string || Name of the <code>.txd</code> [[texture dictionary]] without extension.
 |-
-| D || Type || string || Type of vehicle, which includes ''car'', ''boat'', ''train'', ''heli'', ''plane'', and ''bike''. Flyable helicopters are of type ''car''.
+| D || Type || string || Type of vehicle, which includes ''car'', ''boat'', ''train'', ''heli'', ''plane'', and ''bike''. Flyable helicopters are of type ''car''. The ''train'' type is never used in the game but is documented here for sake of completion.
 |-
 | E || HandlingId || string || Name corresponding to its handling data in the <code>handling.cfg</code> file.
@@ Line 207: / Line 222: @@
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! colspan="2" | ID
-|align="center"|237
+|{{a|c}}|237
-|align="center"|238
+|{{a|c}}|238
-|align="center"|239
+|{{a|c}}|239
-|align="center"|250
+|{{a|c}}|250
-|align="center"|251
+|{{a|c}}|251
-|align="center"|252
+|{{a|c}}|252
-|align="center"|253
+|{{a|c}}|253
-|align="center"|254
+|{{a|c}}|254
-|align="center"|255
+|{{a|c}}|255
-|align="center"|256
+|{{a|c}}|256
 |-
 ! rowspan="2" | Image
@@ Line 247: / Line 262: @@
 By default all cars are defined inside the <code>{{Dir|sa}}\data\vehicles.ide</code> file.
+<pre<includeonly></includeonly> style="overflow-x: auto;">
-''Car''
+cars
- ID, ModelName, TxdName, Type, HandlingID, GameName, Anims, Class, Frequency, Flags, Comprules, WheelID, WheelScale_Front, WheelScale_Rear, Unknown_value
+# type car
 {| class="wikitable center-col-1" width="100%"
@@ Line 255: / Line 273: @@
 !Description
 |-
-|ID||Unique model ID
+|Id||Unique model ID
 |-
 |ModelName||Name of the <code>.dff</code> ''model file'' without extension.