Making Peds Throw Molotovs

[damien111]

Im working on a riot event script and i cant figure out how to make peds throw tons of molotovs at random times..

[Spajk]

You could try wth setPedControlState.

setPedControlState ( ped, "fire", true) 
setTimer(setPedControlState, 1000, 1, ped, "fire", false) 

[myonlake]

You can use the math.random function within Lua to make them fire at a random interval. You should also consider switching the third argument on the setTimer to 0 so it will run indefinitely.

[damien111]

  
  
  
addEvent("startPedThrowing",true) 
addEventHandler("startPedThrowing",getRootElement(),function(ped) 
    setPedAnimation(ped, nil, nil)     
    setPedControlState ( ped, "fire", true) 
    setTimer(function() 
setPedControlState(ped,"fire",false) 
    end, 1000, 1) 
randomAnimation = math.random(1,5) 
  
            if(randomAnimation==1)then 
    setPedAnimation(ped,"RIOT","RIOT_ANGRY",-1,true,true,true,true) 
            elseif(randomAnimation==2)then 
    setPedAnimation(ped,"RIOT","RIOT_ANGRY_B",-1,true,true,true,true) 
            elseif(randomAnimation==3)then 
    setPedAnimation(ped,"RIOT","RIOT_shout",-1,true,true,true,true) 
            elseif(randomAnimation==4)then 
    setPedAnimation(ped,"RIOT","RIOT_CHANT",-1,true,true,true,true) 
            elseif(randomAnimation==5)then 
    setPedAnimation(ped,"RIOT","RIOT_challenge",-1,true,true,true,true) 
            end 
end) 
  

The peds already have animations going and this has no effect on it, and i cant figure out why

[IIYAMA]

Peds can't create (synced) projectiles.

[damien111]

Well its just for looks so it doesnt relaly matter to be honest, is there a way to do it with them not being synced

[IIYAMA]

Well its just for looks so it doesnt relaly matter to be honest, is there a way to do it with them not being synced

You see the animation but you don't see the projectile.

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/CreateProjectile

Try something like this or included the ped position.

createProjectile (ped,18) 

[damien111]

Hold on, now i amc reateing projectile client side and triggering a server side event to make a explosion.

  
addEvent("startPedThrowing",true) 
addEventHandler("startPedThrowing",getRootElement(),function(ped) 
setTimer(function() 
    x,y,z=getElementPosition(ped) 
    molly = createProjectile ( ped,18,x,y,z+1,1.2) 
    setTimer(function() 
        x,y,z=getElementPosition(molly) 
        triggerServerEvent("syncBoom",getRootElement(),x,y,z) 
    end,3000,1) 
end,math.random(1000,5000),0) 
end) 
  
  

I can not get the x,y,z positions of it

[IIYAMA]

Because the projectile is gone after it exploded, doesn't that make sense?

Keep an eye on this event:

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/OnClientExplosion

Also use local's for god sake.

[damien111]

I will start using locals i keep forgetting to and it keeps causing more and more problems lmao Thanks though!