fistfite.dat

The fistfite.dat file is located in the .\data directory and contains information on melee attacks, including damage and animation, in GTA III and Vice City.

Format

The file is in plain text format so it can be opened with any text editor (like Notepad). Line comments are indicated by the character # (number sign) and empty lines are allowed. They can be placed anywhere in the file. Each entry takes up one line and follows a specific format detailed below. Data in each entry are separated by any whitespace like  (space) and  (horizontal tab). The file must contain the text ENDWEAPONDATA in order for the game to stop reading the file.

		Name	Type	Description
A		Move Name	string	Any names can be used here. This is only used for identification.
B		Start Fire Time	float
C		End Fire Time	float
D		Combo follow on time	float	Right after the first attack, the next attack will be the next move in the list within the group. Successive attacks (mashing attack button) will no longer follow the list until the attack is no longer successive. This was never used in the game by default.
E		Strike Radius	float	The effective distance to do damage. Can also affect victims behind you.
-	F	Extend Reach Multiplier	float
F	G	Hit Level	character	G - ground; feet, but can glitch the animation of the victim if the victim is standing. L - low; attack the stomach. M - mid; attack the face. H - high; unlike to its name, this will automatically select which hit level to use based on the animation. N - none; does no damage
G	H	Animation Name	string	The name of the animation to use from the ped.ifp file. Any animation should work and do damage as long as the animation is loaded and the animation can reach the victim. You can use default as the name to use default animations that are hardcoded into the game.
H	I	Damage	integer	The higher the damage, the more health the victim loses and, if the victim's health is low enough, the farther the victim flies into the air. The damage value for punching while running is defined in weapon.dat and the damage is calculated differently there.
I	J	Flags	integer

List of moves

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GTA III

Entry	Move	Description
0	Null
1	StdPunch
2	Idle
3	Shuffle_f
4	Knee
5	Headbutt
6	PunchJab
7	PunchHook
8	Kick
9	LongKick
10	RoundHouse
11	BodyBlow
12	GroundKick
13	HitFront
14	HitBack
15	HitRight
16	HitLeft
17	HitBody
18	HitChest
19	HitHead
20	HitBigStep
21	HitOnFloor
22	HitBehind
23	Idle2Norm

Vice City

Other

Entry	Move	Description
0	Null	null
1	StdPunch	standard punch
2	Idle	idle
3	Shuffle_f	shuffle (moving forwards to attack)

Frontal attack

These moves are used when you are standing still attacking a victim in front with the fist or small weapons that can melee in close range.

Entry	Move	Description
4	Knee	Attacks with the right knee
5	PunchHook	Attacks with the left fist
6	Jab	Attacks with the left fist
7	Punch	Attacks with the right fist
8	LongKick	Kicks high in the air with the right leg
9	RoundHouse	Swings the right leg around in the air

Directional attacks

These moves are used when the victim is not in front.

Entry	Move	Description
10	FwdLeft	front left kick attack
11	FwdRight	front right headbutt attack
12	BackKick	rear left kick attack
13	BackFlip
14	BackLeft	left elbow attack
15	BackRight	rear right kick attack
16	RightSweep	right elbow attack

Special attack

Entry	Move	Description
17	GroundKick	Kicks ground with right foot

Responses

These moves are responses from being attacked.

Entry	Move	Description
18	HitFront
19	HitBack
20	HitRight
21	HitLeft
22	HitBody
23	HitChest
24	HitHead
25	HitBigStep
26	HitOnFloor
27	HitBehind

Melee weapon attacks

These moves are used for sharp melee weapons.

Entry	Move	Description
28	Attack1	First swing of sharp melee weapon
29	Attack2	Second swing of sharp melee weapon
30	Attack3	Final swing of sharp melee weapon or screwdriver stabbing

Miscellaneous

Entry	Move	Description
31	Idle2Norm