SetVehicleHandling

This function is used to change the handling data of a vehicle.

Syntax

bool setVehicleHandling ( element theVehicle, string property, var value )

Required Arguments

theVehicle: The vehicle you wish to set the handling of.
property: The property you wish to set the handling of the vehicle to.

http://web.archive.org/web/20140223160252/http://projectcerbera.com/gta/sa/tutorials/handling

Property	Value	Minimum value	Maximum value	Notes
mass	Float	1.0	100000.0
turnMass	Float	0.0	1000000.0
dragCoeff	Float	-200.0	200.0
centerOfMass	Table = { [1]=posX, [2]=posY, [3]=posZ } (floats)	-10.0	10.0	Get returns a table, set needs a table.
percentSubmerged	Integer	1	99999
tractionMultiplier	Float	-100000.0	100000.0
tractionLoss	Float	0.0	100.0
tractionBias	Float	0.0	1.0
numberOfGears	Integer	1	5
maxVelocity	Float	0.1	200000.0
engineAcceleration	Float	0.0	100000.0
engineInertia	Float	-1000.0	1000.0	Inertia of 0 can cause a LSOD. (Unable to divide by zero)
driveType	String	N/A	N/A	Use 'rwd', 'fwd' or 'awd'.
engineType	String	N/A	N/A	Use 'petrol', 'diesel' or 'electric'.
brakeDeceleration	Float	0.1	100000.0
brakeBias	Float	0.0	1.0
ABS	Boolean	true	false	Has no effect.
steeringLock	Float	0.0	360.0
suspensionForceLevel	Float	0.0	100.0
suspensionDamping	Float	0.0	100.0
suspensionHighSpeedDamping	Float	0.0	600.0
suspensionUpperLimit	Float	-50.0	50.0	Can't be equal to suspensionLowerLimit.
suspensionLowerLimit	Float	-50.0	50.0	Can't be equal to suspensionUpperLimit.
suspensionFrontRearBias	Float	0.0	1.0	Hardcoded maximum is 3.0, but values above 1.0 have no effect.
suspensionAntiDiveMultiplier	Float	0.0	30.0
seatOffsetDistance	Float	-20.0	20.0
collisionDamageMultiplier	Float	0.0	10.0
monetary	Integer	0	230195200	Get works, set is disabled.
modelFlags	Hexadecimal/Decimal	N/A	N/A	Property uses a decimal value, generated by a hexadecimal value. Either use 0x12345678 or tonumber ( "0x12345678" ). See projectcerbera for possible values.
handlingFlags	Hexadecimal/Decimal	N/A	N/A	Property uses a decimal value, generated by a hexadecimal value. Either use 0x12345678 or tonumber ( "0x12345678" ). See projectcerbera for possible values.
headLight	String	N/A	N/A	Get works, set is disabled. Available values: 'long', 'small', 'big', 'tall'.
tailLight	String	N/A	N/A	Get works, set is disabled. Available values: 'long', 'small', 'big', 'tall'.
animGroup	Integer	??	??	Get works, set is disabled due to people not knowing this property was vehicle-based and caused crashes.

value: The value of the property you wish to set the handling of the vehicle to.

Returns

Returns true if the handling was set successfully, false otherwise. See below a list of valid propertys and their required values:

Notes

for functionality reasons suspension modification is disabled on monster trucks, trains and boats.

Example

function massChange ( me, command, mass )
    mass = tonumber ( mass ) -- Convert mass to a number
    local veh = getPedOccupiedVehicle ( me ) -- Get the player's vehicle
    
    if mass and veh then  -- If valid mass and in a vehicle
        local success = setVehicleHandling ( veh, "mass", mass ) -- Set the vehicle's mass, and check if successful
        
        if success then -- If successful
            outputChatBox ( "Your vehicle's mass has been changed to: "..mass.." kg", me, 0, 255, 0 ) -- Notify the player of success
        else -- Too bad failure is still an option
            outputChatBox ( "Setting mass failed. It's probably above or below allowed limits", me, 255, 0, 0 ) -- Notify the player of failure, and give a possible reason
        end
    elseif not veh then -- If not in a vehicle
        outputChatBox ( "You're not in a vehicle", me, 255, 0, 0 ) -- Tell the player; He / she obviously doesn't know
    elseif not mass then -- If not a valid mass
        outputChatBox ( "Syntax: /changemass [mass]", me, 255, 0, 0 ) -- Tell the player the proper syntax
    end
end
addCommandHandler ( "changemass", massChange )

See other vehicle functions

BEFORE VERSION 1.5.6 :

getVehicleTurnVelocity

BEFORE VERSION 1.5.6 :

setVehicleTurnVelocity

ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22771:

spawnVehicleFlyingComponent