PATH (IDE Section)

PATH (IDE section)

Supported games:	GTA III, GTA VC
Brief description:	Used to define paths for traffic
IDE Sections: 2DFX • AMAT • ANIM • CARS • HIER • HAND • MLO • OBJS PATH • PEDS • TANM • TOBJ • TREE • TXDP • WEAP

PATH is a section in the item definition file. It is used to define paths for traffic. Path nodes in GTA III are attached to existing objects in a similar manner to 2DFX. In Vice City, the format of this section is equivalent to its IPL counterpart but this section is unstable and can crash the game unexpectedly.

Format

path
GroupType, Id, ModelName
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
	NodeType, NextNode, IsCrossRoad, X, Y, Z, unknown, LeftLanes, RightLanes
end

	Identifier	Type	Description
Group
A	GroupType	string	ped = pedestrian traffic car = road traffic
B	Id	integer	associated to existing object ID defined in OBJS or TOBJ section
C	ModelName	string	associated to existing object model name defined in OBJS or TOBJ section
Node
A	NodeType	integer	0 = Null 1 = External 2 = Internal
B	NextNode	integer	-1 = Do not link to any other node in this group 0 to 11 = Link to this node number in this group
C	IsCrossRoad	integer	Boolean determining if there is a cross road in the imaginary line joined by two nodes
D,E,F	X, Y, Z	float[3]	X, Y, and Z coordinates relative to the center of the object * 16
G	unknown	float	Always 160
H	LeftLanes	integer	Number of lanes left of the node (ignored for ped path nodes)
I	RightLanes	integer	Number of lanes right of the node (ignored for ped path nodes)

See also

• PATH, a similar section in the item placement file for Vice City