Attach Trailer in .MAP file? Solved

[[DooD]Heavyair]

i have looked at the MTA WIKI but cant find what im looking for

i want to spawn an attached truck and trailer with the .MAP file

i know how to set car spawn points but am unsure as to how to attach the trailer

can it be done and if it can could someone tell me how or link me to the right part of the WIKI if i have just missed it

any help appreciated thanx

Edited May 13, 2008 by Guest

[Ace_Gambit]

I don't think you can spawn an attached trailer because both elements are seperate vehicles. You will have to script the attaching part using something like this: http://development.mtasa.com/index.php? ... rToVehicle.

[[DooD]Heavyair]

Thanx for the reply

if i manage to figure something out i will try to post it here

Thanx again u r a STAR ACE_GAMBIT

EDIT : i am a bit confused by this

if i try to spawn the trailer with the map file it never appears ( even when spawned with no truck cab )

i can spawn the cab ( linerunner , roadtrain ) fine but there doesnt seem to be a way of creating the trailer until your in the game

i have tried writing a function to create cab and trailer then attach them like it says in the wiki but it just messes up the rest of my scripts and doesnt make a truck

im pretty sure im doing something wrong but i just dont know what so here is what ive written and if anybody notices any obvious mistakes could u tell me

THANX

function filltruckstop () 
      local cab1 = ( createVehicle, 514, -476, -489, 25 ) 
      local trailer1 = ( createVehicle, 584, -480, -482, 25 ) 
      attachTrailerToVehicle ( cab1, trailer1 ) 
end 

addEventHandler ( onResourceStart, root, filltruckstop ) 

i have also tried it as a console command but it doesnt do anything

EDIT : i have tried to spawn a trailer on its own in the .MAP file but that doesnt seem to work either

i thought if i could get the .MAP to spawn the cab and trailer i could then write a function to join them together but it seems the only way to create a trailer is within the game

does anyone know if im just being dumb or is this possibly a bug

i know im missing the rotation in the function above but i was trying to keep it short and easier to read

[Morelli]

       local cab1 = ( createVehicle, 514, -476, -489, 25 ) 
       local trailer1 = ( createVehicle, 584, -480, -482, 25 ) 

Replace the above with:

       local cab1 = createVehicle ( 514, -476, -489, 25 ) 
       local trailer1 =  createVehicle ( 584, -480, -482, 25 ) 

[Morelli]

       local cab1 = ( createVehicle, 514, -476, -489, 25 ) 
       local trailer1 = ( createVehicle, 584, -480, -482, 25 ) 

Replace the above with:

       local cab1 = createVehicle ( 514, -476, -489, 25 ) 
       local trailer1 =  createVehicle ( 584, -480, -482, 25 ) 

[[DooD]Heavyair]

thank u very much will try it now

no errors but no truck either VERY CONFUSING

[[DooD]Heavyair]

thank u very much will try it now

no errors but no truck either VERY CONFUSING

[50p]

onResourceStart should be a string, therefore:

addEventHandler( "onResourceStart", root, filltruckstop) 

Remember that this will be executed when any resource start! If you don't want to do that use this instead:

addEventHandler( "onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement( getThisResource() ), filltruckstop) 

[50p]

onResourceStart should be a string, therefore:

addEventHandler( "onResourceStart", root, filltruckstop)

Remember that this will be executed when any resource start! If you don't want to do that use this instead:

addEventHandler( "onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement( getThisResource() ), filltruckstop)

[[DooD]Heavyair]

have got it almost working

its very difficult to get them to spawn attached but i think its doable if you mess with rotaionZ

function truckstopload () 
         local cab1 = createVehicle ( 514, -594, -1081, 24, 0, 0, 150 )  
         local trailer1 = createVehicle ( 584, -588, -1072, 24, 0, 0, 150 ) 
         attachTrailerToVehicle ( trailer1, cab1 ) 
end 

addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement ( getThisResource() ), truckstopload ) 
  

thanx for all the help ACE_GAMIT : 50p : morelli

[[DooD]Heavyair]

have got it almost working

its very difficult to get them to spawn attached but i think its doable if you mess with rotaionZ

function truckstopload ()         local cab1 = createVehicle ( 514, -594, -1081, 24, 0, 0, 150 )          local trailer1 = createVehicle ( 584, -588, -1072, 24, 0, 0, 150 )         attachTrailerToVehicle ( trailer1, cab1 )end

addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement ( getThisResource() ), truckstopload ) 

thanx for all the help ACE_GAMIT : 50p : morelli