Item Definition

Introduction

Item definition files are known by the extension .ide and are usually used to assign a model and texture file to a unique object ID, along with many parameters, depending on the section. These files are in human readable text format, and allow the # character to comment lines out.

Structure

The .ide files are split up into many sections. How many of them you use in your file is optional, they can even be empty. Each section starts with a section identifier and ends with the keyword "end", both in a single line.

Example:

objs
...
end

OBJS

Static Map Objects, used to define standard map objects.

GTA III, VC and SA format:

ID, ModelName, TextureName, ObjectCount, DrawDist, [DrawDist2, ...], Flags

ID

unique object ID (integer)

ModelName

name of the .dff model file, without extension (string)

TextureName

name of the .txd texture dictionary, without extension (string)

ObjectCount

ammount of sub objects, e.g. damaged parts, usually 1 (integer) - optional for SA, default 1

DrawDist

draw distance in units, one for each sub object (float)

Flags

object flags, defining special behavior, default 0 (integer)

Object Flags

Object Flags in SA are textformattet UInt32-Values (Like nearly all other Flags). To understand them better you have to calculate them to binary numbers. Then You will get the Bitsets of the Flags. 1 means Enabled, 0 disabled.

Heres a list of all Flags know till now:

0000000000000000000000000000001 = 1 - Wet Effect
0000000000000000000000000000010 = 2 - Time Object Night Flag
0000000000000000000000000000100 = 4 - ALPHA Transparency 1
0000000000000000000000000001000 = 8 - ALPHA Transparency 2 *
0000000000000000000000000010000 = 16 - Time Object Day Flag
0000000000000000000000000100000 = 32 - Interior-Objekt **
0000000000000000000000001000000 = 64 - Disable Shadow Mesh (?)
0000000000000000000000010000000 = 128 - Disables Collision Mesh (?)
0000000000000000000000100000000 = 256 - Disable Draw Distance (?)
0000000000000000000001000000000 = 512 - Breakable Glas **
0000000000000000000010000000000 = 1024 - Breakable Glas with crack **
0000000000000000000100000000000 = 2048 - Garagedoor ** 
0000000000000000001000000000000 = 4096 - 2-Clump-Object ** (Switches from Clump 2 to 1 after Collision)
0000000000000000010000000000000 = 8192 - Small Vegetation (?)
0000000000000000100000000000000 = 16384 - Standart Vegetation **  (Palms in Hotels, etc.) (?)
0000000000000001000000000000000 = 32768 - Generical Object Renderer (Seems to render often used
Objects faster) (?)
0000000000000010000000000000000 = 65536 - Explosive-Flag **
...
0000000000100000000000000000000 = 1048576 - Graffity Flag 
0000000001000000000000000000000 = 2097152 - Double-Layer Texture 
...
1000000000000000000000000000000 = 1073741824 - Unknown

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* If theres no Interior the Texture behind the object changes to black (=> IPL | Interior-value)
** Objects needs to be activatet using Object.dat
(?) Not 100 % known
... All Flags in a special intervall are unknown

TOBJ

Timed Map Objects, used to define map objects which are only visible during a special time of the day.

GTA III, VC and SA format:

ID, ModelName, TextureName, ObjectCount, DrawDist, [DrawDist2, ...], Flags, TimeOn, TimeOff

ID, ModelName, TextureName, ObjectCount, DrawDist, Flags

same as for the OBJS section

TimeOn

activation time in hours (integer)

TimeOff

deactivation time in hours (integer)

ANIM

Animated Map Objects, used to define objects whose sub objects are animated. Note: There must be animation frames for each sub object, also the collision model remains static - no solid animations.

GTA SA only:

ID, ModelName, TextureName, AnimName, DrawDist, Flags

ID, ModelName, TextureName, DrawDist, Flags

same as for the OBJS section

AnimName

name of the .ifp animation archive, without extension (string)

PEDS

GTA III and VC format:

ID, ModelName, TextureName, Threat, Behavior, AnimationType, ?, StartAnimation?, ?, ?

Threat

From ped.dat, sets a ped to attack and avoid certain peds

Behavior

From pedstats.dat, behavior for a ped

AnimationType

From ped.ifp, type of animation a ped use to walk

WEAP

GTA III and VC format:

ID, ModelName, TextureName, Animation, ?, DrawDistance, ?

Animation

From ped.ifp, animation used to wield and shoot the weapon

CARS

GTA III and VC format:

ID, ModelName, TextureName, Type, HandlingID, GXTEntry, PedDrivingAnimation, Class, Frequency, Level, 
SpecificType, WheelID, WheelSize

HandlingID

From handling.cfg

PedDrivingAnimation

From ped.ifp, type of animation to enter, exit, drive, and drive-by from a vehicle

WheelID

not available for type "boat"

WheelSize

not available for type "boat"

SA format coming soon.

HIER

SA Format only

This is (e.g.) used in default.ide in the 'data\'-folder Normal structure is like this:

 ID, model, texture, null, float (normaly 2000.00)

The meaning of these lines isn't known yet, but it seems to be a kind of bodyparts for the player.

TXDP

Parent Texture

SA format only:

ModelName, TextureName

Assigns texture to the model.

2DFX

Particle and Environment Effects

GTA III and VC only:

ID, X, Y, Z, R, G, B, U, Type, ...

ID

ID of the object it's assigned to (integer)

X, Y, Z

position of the effect, relative to the object (3 floats)

R, G, B

color of the effect, if available (3 integers, 0 - 255)

U

unknown color component, always 200 (integer)

Type

specifies the type of effect

Effect #0: Light

Coming soon.

Effect #1: ...

Coming soon.

PATH

Ped and Car Paths, defines paths relative to the objects. Only used in GTA III, quite complicated format and hardly usable without a editing program (such as Ked).

External Links

• GTAVC IDE Definitions - GTA Forums topic by ODIE, covering specific details of IDE files in GTAVC.
• GTA3/VC Map File Documentation and Troubleshooting - GTA Forums topic covering general features of IDE files in GTA3 and GTAVC.