EngineReplaceModel notes
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Replacing models in the original GTA map
There are two ways to replace models in the original GTA map:
Method 1: Move camera away during replace process
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Clientlocal modelId = 12853 setCameraMatrix( 10000, 0, 0 ) -- Move camera far away col = engineLoadCOL( "garage.col" ) txd = engineLoadTXD( "garage.txd" ) dff = engineLoadDFF( "garage.dff", 0 ) engineReplaceCOL( col, modelId ) engineImportTXD( txd, modelId ) engineReplaceModel( dff, modelId ) setTimer( function() setCameraTarget( localPlayer ) -- Move camera back after a delay end, 50, 1 )
Method 2: Create custom object and hide original
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Clientlocal modelId = 12853 local x,y,z = 661, -561, 17 obj = createObject( modelId, x,y,z ) removeWorldModel( modelId, 100, x,y,z ) -- Hide original col = engineLoadCOL( "garage.col" ) txd = engineLoadTXD( "garage.txd" ) dff = engineLoadDFF( "garage.dff", 0 ) engineReplaceCOL( col, modelId ) engineImportTXD( txd, modelId ) engineReplaceModel( dff, modelId )
Additonal code if model has LOD:
(To determine the LOD model ID, use the editor resource, or refer to this this table)
If the model has a LOD version, that will need to be hidden:
local modelIdLOD = 13245 removeWorldModel ( modelIdLOD, 100, x,y,z ) -- Hide LOD
Optionally create a MTA LOD replacement so there is no hole in the map from a distance:
-- This step is optional objLOD = createObject( modelIdLOD, x,y,z, 0, 0, 0, true ) setLowLODElement(obj, objLOD)
And for extra points, add a custom dff for the MTA LOD replacement:
-- This step is optional txdLOD = engineLoadTXD( "garageLOD.txd" ) dffLOD = engineLoadDFF( "garageLOD.dff", 0 ) engineImportTXD( txdLOD, modelIdLOD ) engineReplaceModel( dffLOD, modelIdLOD )