CreatePickup

This function creates a pickup element, which is placed in the GTA world and can be picked up to retrieve a health, armour or a weapon.

Syntax

pickup createPickup ( float x, float y, float z, int theType, int amount/weapon/model, [ int respawnTime = 30000, int ammo = 50 ] )         

Required Arguments

• x: A floating point number representing the X coordinate on the map.
• y: A floating point number representing the Y coordinate on the map.
• z: A floating point number representing the Z coordinate on the map.
• theType: This is an integer representing the type of pickup, representing the following types:
  • 0: Health Pickup
  • 1: Armour Pickup
  • 2: Weapon Pickup
  • 3: Custom Pickup
• amount: This is an integer representing the amount of Health points or Armour points a pickup has.

OR

• weapon: If the type is a Weapon pickup, then it represents the weapon ID of the weapon pickup the 'ammo' field must be entered if the type is Weapon Pickup.

OR

• model: If the pickup is a custom model, this is the model id to use. Many non-pickup models can be used, though some may cause crashes. The following is a list of models designed to be used as pickups.
  • 370: Jetpack
  • 1240: Health (heart)
  • 1242: Armour
  • 1272: House (blue)
  • 1273: House (green)
  • 1274: Money (dollar symbol)
  • 1277: Save (floppy disk)

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

• respawnTime: How long before the pickup respawns in milliseconds
• ammo: An integer representing the amount of ammo a pickup contains. This is only valid when the pickup type is a Weapon Pickup, and must be entered.

Returns

Returns pickup element if the pickup was created succesfully, otherwise returns false.

Example

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Server

This example creates a pickup after a player dies so that he drops his weapon.

function createDeathPickup ( totalammo, killer, killerweapon, bodypart ) --when a player dies
    x, y, z = getElementPosition ( source ) --get the position of the person who died and define it as x, y and z
    currentweapon = getPlayerWeapon ( source ) --get the current weapon of the dead person
    createPickup ( x, y, z, 2, currentweapon, 10000, totalammo )
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerWasted", getRootElement(), createDeathPickup ) --add an event handler for onPlayerWasted

See Also

GTASA IDs (vehicles, weapons, weathers, characters, colors): http://info.vces.net/ (Special thanks to Brophy and Ratt for making these lists)

• createPickup
• getPickupAmmo
• getPickupAmount
• getPickupType
• setPickupType
• getPickupWeapon