TCYC

TCYC (IPL section)

Short description:	Modifies time cycle
Supported games:
IPL Sections: 2DFX • AUZO • BLOK • CARS • CULL • ENEX • GRGE INST • JUMP • LINK • LODM • MLO+ • MULT • OCCL PATH • PICK • RTFX • SLOW • TCYC • VNOD • ZONE

TCYC is a section in the item placement file in San Andreas and GTA IV.

This section applies a weather ID and certain modifiers to a zone. The format of SA:

The second to last value is ignored by the game and can even be omitted between falloffDist and lodDistMult (default 1.0) The last three values are optional. If they're omitted, the default values are used.

tcyc
X1, Y1, Z1, X2, Y2, Z2, farClip, extraColor, extraColorIntensity, falloffDist, unused, lodDistMult
end

	Identifier	Type	Description
A, B, C, D, F, G	X1, Y1, Z1, X2, Y2, Z2	float[6]	The first six values define the box in which these modifications are used.
H	farClip	integer	This basically overrides the farclip from the current cycle.
I	extraColor	integer	Selects one of the timecycle's extra colors.
J	extraColorIntensity	float	an interpolation value between the specified extraColor and the current weather (0 means no extraColor).
K	falloffDist	float	is the size of the region around the box in which to interpolate between the box' and the outside weather (default 100.0).
L	[unused]	float
M	lodDistMult	float	A multiplier for the low LOD draw distance (default 1.0).

External link

•  Post on GTAForums – TCYC documentation by Link2012