How to define the GANG members VEHICLES?

jrchaves

Hi folks,

Hope you are doing well.

I would like that all my BALLAS GANG members use the MONSTER car ... I´ve noticed that they usually SPAWN one of this cars:

ASTEROPE
VIRGO
TAMPA
EMPEROR
EMPEROR2
EMPEROR3
BLADE
BUCCANEER
TECHNICAL
rumpo
voodoo
voodoo2
stalion

Anyone know how I can set to only spawn a MONSTER car for GANG?

Best regards,

Joel

a63nt-5m1th

@jrchaves
Not too up on gang cars & such, but here's a place to start:

First off, I'm not sure if you'll be able to restrict the use of the monster completely to the Ballas.
Looks to me like all gangs get a certain amount of their (driving around) vehicles from the same place.
Namely the 'CARS_GANG' section in 'vehiclemodelsets.meta':

...\mods\update\update.rpf\common\data\ai\vehiclemodelsets.meta

Example:

    <Item type="CAmbientModelSet">
      <Name>CARS_GANG</Name>
      <Models>
        <Item>
          <Name>buccaneer</Name>
          <Variations type="NULL" />
          <Probability value="1.000000" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <Name>BUFFALO</Name>
          <Variations type="NULL" />
          <Probability value="1.000000" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <Name>MANANA</Name>
          <Variations type="NULL" />
          <Probability value="1.000000" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <Name>TORNADO</Name>
          <Variations type="NULL" />
          <Probability value="1.000000" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <Name>tornado2</Name>
          <Variations type="NULL" />
          <Probability value="1.000000" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <Name>tornado3</Name>
          <Variations type="NULL" />
          <Probability value="1.000000" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <Name>VOODOO2</Name>
          <Variations type="NULL" />
          <Probability value="1.000000" />
        </Item>
      </Models>
    </Item>

Changing those vehicle names to 'monster' will probably result in all gangs using the monster to some degree.
There is however a 'LOWRIDERS_MODDED_BALLAS' section in there too. Editing those to a single 'monster' like this:

    <Item type="CAmbientModelSet">
      <Name>LOWRIDERS_MODDED_BALLAS</Name>
      <Models>
        <Item>
          <Name>monster</Name>
          <Variations type="CAmbientVehicleModelVariations">
            <BodyColour1 value="145" />
            <BodyColour2 value="105" />
            <BodyColour3 value="105" />
            <BodyColour4 value="156" />
            <WindowTint value="1" />
            <ColourCombination value="-1" />
            <Livery value="-1" />
            <ModKit value="0" />
            <Mods />
            <Extra1>CantUse</Extra1>
            <Extra2>CantUse</Extra2>
            <Extra3>CantUse</Extra3>
            <Extra4>CantUse</Extra4>
            <Extra5>CantUse</Extra5>
            <Extra6>CantUse</Extra6>
            <Extra7>CantUse</Extra7>
            <Extra8>CantUse</Extra8>
            <Extra9>CantUse</Extra9>
            <Extra10>CantUse</Extra10>
          </Variations>
          <Probability value="1.000000" />
        </Item>
      </Models>
    </Item>

would mean only the Ballas would get it, but it would only replace the ballas lowriders driving around, not all of the Ballas gang cars.
Here is a 'vehiclemodelsets.meta' that replaces the 'CARS_GANG' & 'LOWRIDERS_MODDED_BALLAS' section vehicles mentioned with the Monster. There may be more needed to cover every gang spawn, but see what you get from that anyway

jrchaves

Oh man!! Thank you so much for the very detailed instructions!
It worked beautifully!