SetWeaponTarget
This function sets the target of a custom weapon. There are 3 different targeting modes, which are explained below.
| Note: Custom weapons fire targets with no recoil (so they never miss a shot). If you want a custom weapon to take into account recoil, you will have to script it by firing at fixed coordinates. |
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- Note: Variable is read only.
- Method: weapon:setTarget(...)
- Variable: .target
- Counterpart: getWeaponTarget
Syntax (target an element)
Fires the weapon at a physical element.
bool setWeaponTarget ( weapon theWeapon, element theTarget [, int theComponent = 255 ] )
Required arguments
- theWeapon: The weapon to set the target of.
- theTarget: The element to shoot at. It can be a player, ped, vehicle or object.
Optional arguments
- theComponent: The component of the target to shoot at. This argument is only relevant when used in the following element types:
- Vehicles:
- 0: front left tire.
- 1: front right tire.
- 2: rear left tire.
- 3: rear right tire.
- 255: center of the car (position returned by getElementPosition).
- Peds (players not included; see getPedBonePosition to know where is located each bone):
- 1: BONE_PELVIS1 position.
- 2: BONE_PELVIS position.
- 3: BONE_SPINE1 position.
- 4: BONE_UPPERTORSO position.
- 5: BONE_NECK position.
- 6: BONE_HEAD2 position.
- 7: BONE_HEAD1 position.
- 8: BONE_HEAD position.
- 21: BONE_RIGHTUPPERTORSO position.
- 22: BONE_RIGHTSHOULDER position.
- 23: BONE_RIGHTELBOW position.
- 24: BONE_RIGHTWRIST position.
- 25: BONE_RIGHTHAND position.
- 26: BONE_RIGHTTHUMB position.
- 31: BONE_LEFTUPPERTORSO position.
- 32: BONE_LEFTSHOULDER position.
- 33: BONE_LEFTELBOW position.
- 34: BONE_LEFTWRIST position.
- 35: BONE_LEFTHAND position.
- 36: BONE_LEFTTHUMB position.
- 41: BONE_LEFTHIP position.
- 42: BONE_LEFTKNEE position.
- 43: BONE_LEFTANKLE position.
- 44: BONE_LEFTFOOT position.
- 51: BONE_RIGHTHIP position.
- 52: BONE_RIGHTKNEE position.
- 53: BONE_RIGHTANKLE position.
- 54: BONE_RIGHTFOOT position.
- 255: center of the ped (position returned by getElementPosition).
- Vehicles:
Returns
Returns true on success, false otherwise.
Syntax (target a position)
Fires the weapon at the specified position.
bool setWeaponTarget ( weapon theWeapon, float targetX, float targetY, float targetZ )
Required arguments
- theWeapon: The weapon to set the target of.
- targetX: The target X.
- targetY: The target Y.
- targetZ: The target Z.
Returns
Returns true on success, false otherwise.
Syntax (rotational target)
Sets the weapon back to rotation based targeting. It will fire to its front.
bool setWeaponTarget ( weapon theWeapon, nil )
Required arguments
- theWeapon: The weapon to clear the target of.
Returns
Returns true on success, false otherwise.
Example
This example creates a Uzi and a pedestrian in the center of the map when the resource which contains it starts and makes the weapon fire the new ped's head non-stop.
local function createWeaponFiringPedHead()
-- Create the weapon and set a flag of it
local weapon = createWeapon("uzi", 0, 0, 10)
setWeaponFlags(weapon, "instant_reload", true)
-- Set the weapon target to a ped and fire it forever
setWeaponTarget(weapon, createPed(8, 0, 0, 5), 8)
setWeaponState(weapon, "firing")
end
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, createWeaponFiringPedHead)
Requirements
| Minimum supported server | n/a |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | 1.3.0-9.04555 |
Note: Using this function requires the resource to have the above minimum version declared in the meta.xml <min_mta_version> section. e.g. <min_mta_version client="1.3.0-9.04555" />
