[mataanjin]

i'll explain about adding a new car in GTA IV

files you need from IV:

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carcol.dat cargrp.dat default.dat gta.dat images.txt

others file:

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a new car file(wft + wtd) openIV

in this tutorial i'll be using test.wft & test.wtd as new car file and it replace turismo.
if your new vehicle didn't have handling or carcol, you can use the one it replace, but rename the name to your car name(test)
all words that's bold can be change to any name you like(don't use space)
while editing always follow the format of the file( space, CAPITAL LETTERS, and everything) don't make a blank new line or
delete a new line(it'll crash sometime).
don't change a vehicle that's in your parking(saved car) or you will get smpa60 error.
to add more than 24 vehicle you need patch 1.0.0.4(max 28).

1. edit default.dat, gta.dat and images.txt
default.dat -> add "HANDLING common:/data/newhandling.dat"

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# # Object types # IDE common:/data/default.ide IDE common:/data/vehicles.ide IDE common:/data/peds.ide ANIMGRP common:/data/animgrp.dat HANDLING common:/data/handling.dat VEHICLEEXTRAS common:/data/VehicleExtras.dat PLAYER platform:/models/cdimages/playerped.rpf PEDGRP common:/data/pedgrp.dat CARGRP common:/data/cargrp.dat RADIO common:/data/radiohud.dat RADIOLOGOS independent:/textures/radio_hud.itd WEAPONINFO common:/data/weaponinfo.xml THROWNWEAPONINFO common:/data/thrownweaponinfo.xml PEDPERSONALITY common:/data/pedpersonality.dat MELEEANIMS common:/data/meleeanims.dat ACTIONTABLE common:/data/action_table.csv EXPLOSIONFX common:/data/effects/explosionFx.dat VEHOFF common:/data/vehOff.csv FMENUFILE common:/data/frontend_menus.xml LBDATAFILE common:/data/leaderboards_data.xml LBICONSFILE independent:/textures/Leaderboards.itd HANDLING common:/data/newhandling.dat HTML http:

gta.dat -> add "IDE common:/data/newveh.ide","IDE common:/data/newveh1.ide" and so forth as needed.

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# # Load IDEs first, then the models and after that the IPLs # #IMG ASSETS.IMG IMGLIST common:/data/images.txt # #  Water # WATER common:/DATA/WATER.DAT common:/DATA/WATERLOW.DAT . . . . . # #  Lod Cullers # IPL platform:/DATA/MAPS/GENERIC/lodcull_j.IPL IPL platform:/DATA/MAPS/GENERIC/lodcull_m.IPL IPL platform:/DATA/MAPS/GENERIC/lodcull_e.IPL IDE common:/data/newveh.ide IDE common:/data/newveh1.ide

images.txt -> add "platformimg:/models/cdimages/newveh 1"

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# NOTE: The names and paths in this file are CASESENSITIVE on PS3 so don't f*ck 'em up. #this has been ordered to reflect the order on the disk commonimg:/data/cdimages/navgen_script commonimg:/data/cdimages/script_network 1 platformimg:/anim/cutsprops  1 platformimg:/anim/cuts   1 platformimg:/data/maps/interiors/Int_Props/props_ss 1 platformimg:/data/maps/interiors/Int_Props/props_ab 1 platformimg:/data/maps/interiors/Int_Props/props_km 1 platformimg:/data/maps/interiors/Int_Props/props_mp 1 platformimg:/data/maps/interiors/Int_Props/props_ld 1 . . . . platformimg:/data/maps/east/queens_w2 0 platformimg:/data/maps/east/queens_w 0 platformimg:/data/maps/east/queens_e 0 platformimg:/data/maps/east/bronx_e 0 platformimg:/data/maps/east/bronx_e2 0 platformimg:/data/maps/east/bronx_w 0 platformimg:/data/maps/east/bronx_w2 0 platformimg:/models/cdimages/newveh 1 #map xref #map instance

2. create a new img file using open iv, name it newveh.img
3. add new car files(wtd & wft) to newveh.img(if car name have been used in vehicles.img, you need to rename your new car)
4. edit carcol.dat -> add a new line, either in car3 section or car4 section.

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washington, 0,0,12, 4,4,12, 6,6,12, 10,10,12, 21,21,12, 23,23,12, 25,25,12, 33,33,35, 37,37,32, 49,49,63, 52,52,56, 54,54,55, 65,65,63, 67,67,118, 70,70,65, 98,98,90, 16,16,76, 9,9,91, 15,15,93, 19,19,93, 13,13,80, yankee,  15,112,1, 26,78,1, test,  0,0,1, 35,35,127, 1,1,3, 17,17,34, 21,21,21, 31,31,33, 38,38,30, 52,52,50, 69,69,63, 72,72,63, 81,81,63, 89,89,89, 95,95,90,

5. create newhandling.dat and newveh.ide.
newhandling.dat(if you make mistakes when you spawn it, it looks correct but when you touch it, it fall to the ground)

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TEST 1500.0 7.0 85 0.0 -0.06 -0.18 0.0 5 0.34 1.0 225.0 0.34 0.65 0.7 35.0 1.50 1.50 13.5 0.12 0.48 2.0 1.3 1.3 0.12 -0.13 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.3 3.4 7 0.0 110000 440010 1 1

newveh.ide(if you make mistakes your game will crash on loading[error SMPA60])

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cars test, test, car, TEST, COMET, VEH@LOW, NULL, 1,  999, 0.2621, 0.2621, 0, 5, 1.0, 0, noboot+sports end txdp vehshare_truck, vehshare end

6. edit cargrp.dat(so ped will use new vehicle)-> add test after each turismo

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oracle, fortune, uranus, vigero, primo, admiral, df8, fxt, feroci, e109, pinnacle, habanero, sentinel, schafter, rebla, supergt,  pcj, perennial, landstalker, faggio, comet, test, coquette, bus,   # POPCYCLE_GROUP_MIDTOWN

7. place in common\data
carcol.dat
cargrp.dat
default.dat
gta.dat
images.txt
newveh.ide
newhandling.dat
8. place in pc\models\cdimages
newveh.img

i'm not good at explain i guess. if you didn't understand just ask here
and maybe someone can explain more better

known bugs:
depend on how many vehicle you add, there is a bug(minigame, carwash and maybe other place are screwed)(fixed)

if you find any bug just post it, so i can update this tut.(maybe someone can solve it)

basic edited and added file
http://www.mediafire.com/?5jz2qnymylo

credit: good_NTS(open iv), espedito(bug fix),

for EFLC, thakns to deagle21
http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtop...st&p=1059894747

translated to france by berunours
http://www.gtaforums.fr/index.php?showtopic=10326

translated to Italy by Fabio206
http://forum.gta-expert.it/topic/15838-doc...on-sostituirli/

translated to Germany by Mr.Bolleck
http://gta-worldmods.t-n-network.de/forum/...?threadid=10841

sorry for my english

[ikt]

Niiice. I'll try this, but... how do i spawn a added heli? I don't think peds will fly it so you can steal it

[mataanjin]

QUOTE (ikt @ Aug 7 2009, 05:57)

Niiice. I'll try this, but... how do i spawn a added heli? I don't think peds will fly it so you can steal it

just open consol and type spawn vehicle_name

[Black-hawk]

QUOTE (mataanjin @ Aug 6 2009, 23:31)

QUOTE (ikt @ Aug 7 2009, 05:57) Niiice. I'll try this, but... how do i spawn a added heli? I don't think peds will fly it so you can steal it just open consol and type spawn vehicle_name

IV has a console?

[KingBulleT 8747]

QUOTE (Black-hawk @ Aug 7 2009, 06:38)

QUOTE (mataanjin @ Aug 6 2009, 23:31) QUOTE (ikt @ Aug 7 2009, 05:57) Niiice. I'll try this, but... how do i spawn a added heli? I don't think peds will fly it so you can steal it just open consol and type spawn vehicle_name IV has a console?

No the net. Scripthook has one.

[Andrew]

This is a tutorial so it belongs in the tutorial forum.

[mataanjin]

QUOTE (Gangsta Killa @ Aug 7 2009, 06:58)

This is a tutorial so it belongs in the tutorial forum.

i have try to post there, but it didn't shown up.

feel free to move this thread

[Dvt-MedShot]

But do do you get the vehicle adding glitches in the game such as you can't play bowling, map glitches in Hove Beach and etc. (same glitches that the TLAD Bikes mod created)?

[chasez]

Do we really need to extract all vehicles.img file? Can't we just add cars in OpenIV and edit the dat and ide files? have you tried that?

[mataanjin]

^^
you don't need to. but my open iv gets error if i just edit vehicles.img directly.

QUOTE (Dvt-MedShot @ Aug 7 2009, 09:15)

But do do you get the vehicle adding glitches in the game such as you can't play bowling, map glitches in Hove Beach and etc. (same glitches that the TLAD Bikes mod created)?

yeah, you can't play bowling
didn't know why.
but i dont see glitches. maybe it drop performance becouse you add more vehicle and a hi-res one.

[mataanjin]

i found out where the error came from.
it's from vehicle.ide and the way gta treat ide files.
i seems that it used a fixed array for all ide file, so if you add one, the other below it will be replace(it's place)
the more you add the more it's bug.

for the mini game such as bowling, you still can playit, only the place is changed(again it's according to how many you add)

[berunours]

Hi... Thank you for the tuto...

But i have a little problem and i don't know why... Can you help me please ?

I try with 3 different cars but it's always the same...


Car has no wheels, no texture, and is not an car but an object ? I have name the car: bmwm3

gta: 1.0.4.0, some car already install.

sorry for mi bad english, i'm french

[mataanjin]

it seems that your vehicle.ide is wrong.
what is your line that you add to vehicle.ide?

[berunours]

QUOTE (mataanjin @ Aug 14 2009, 14:25)

it seems that your vehicle.ide is wrong. what is your line that you add to vehicle.ide?

bmwm3, bmwm3, car, BMWM3, SENTINEL, VEH@LOW, VEH@LOW_LU2_RI2, 100, 999, 0.2737, 0.2737, 0, 5, 1.0 ,0, ext_gang+ext_all+ext_strong


thank you for your help

[mataanjin]

QUOTE (berunours @ Aug 14 2009, 16:01)

QUOTE (mataanjin @ Aug 14 2009, 14:25) it seems that your vehicle.ide is wrong. what is your line that you add to vehicle.ide? bmwm3, bmwm3, car, BMWM3, SENTINEL, VEH@LOW, VEH@LOW_LU2_RI2, 100, 999, 0.2737, 0.2737, 0, 5, 1.0 ,0, ext_gang+ext_all+ext_strong thank you for your help

strange, i got it working. where did you place this new line?

i found another way though
you can edit default.dat and add a new "IDE common:/data/newvec.ide"

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# # Object types # IDE common:/data/default.ide IDE common:/data/vehicles.ide IDE common:/data/peds.ide ANIMGRP common:/data/animgrp.dat HANDLING common:/data/handling.dat VEHICLEEXTRAS common:/data/VehicleExtras.dat PLAYER platform:/models/cdimages/playerped.rpf PEDGRP common:/data/pedgrp.dat CARGRP common:/data/cargrp.dat RADIO common:/data/radiohud.dat RADIOLOGOS independent:/textures/radio_hud.itd WEAPONINFO common:/data/weaponinfo.xml THROWNWEAPONINFO common:/data/thrownweaponinfo.xml PEDPERSONALITY common:/data/pedpersonality.dat MELEEANIMS common:/data/meleeanims.dat ACTIONTABLE common:/data/action_table.csv EXPLOSIONFX common:/data/effects/explosionFx.dat VEHOFF common:/data/vehOff.csv FMENUFILE common:/data/frontend_menus.xml LBDATAFILE common:/data/leaderboards_data.xml LBICONSFILE independent:/textures/Leaderboards.itd IDE common:/data/newvec.ide HTML http:

then you create newvec.ide with content like this(follow the format)

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cars your car ide end

is it fix your problem?
i have encountered the same problem before, but i forget what is wrong.

[berunours]

QUOTE ("mataanjin")

strange, i got it working. where did you place this new line?

I tried:
-as indicated
-at the end of cars
-and alphabetically

but each time same result

I tried the second method (create newvec.ide) but same result

I think i should I re-installed gta

[mataanjin]

QUOTE (berunours @ Aug 14 2009, 18:30)

QUOTE ("mataanjin") strange, i got it working. where did you place this new line? I tried: -as indicated -at the end of cars -and alphabetically but each time same result I tried the second method (create newvec.ide) but same result I think i should I re-installed gta

no, you don't need to reinstall gta. as i have encountered the same problem before but i fix it.

can you show me your vehicles.ide and handling.dat?
when you open vehicles.img can you see bmwm3? can you open its wtd?


add me at ym(mataanjin@yahoo.co.id)

This post has been edited by mataanjin on Saturday, Aug 15 2009, 01:25

[berunours]

I try with another car: Shelby, same result

QUOTE ("mataanjin")

can you show me your vehicles.ide and handling.dat?

link on megaupload

QUOTE ("mataanjin")

when you open vehicles.img can you see bmwm3? can you open its wtd?

Yes, it looks good

[mataanjin]

can you add me at ym(mataanjin@yahoo.co.id) so we can test it on the fly

can you open the wtd file using open iv?

handling file that you gave me is a backup one? i dont see shelby there.
when you edit vehicle.ide it's best if you just copy the one that you will replace and change its name accordingly.

let's try using a same model, can you dl this car and name it audi.wtf and audi.wtd
then use open iv to add this to vehicles.img(use the original vehicles.img)

[Exiscetti]

it'll be exciting if we can add new cars into gtaiv!!!! but still some questions here :

during the very first steps i make a copy of vehicles.img (out of gtaiv dir), and successfully add audir8.wft & audir8.wtd to vehicles.img with open IV (I like that mod, too )
will this way work? (ps. if I use Open IV add .wtd & .wft files to vehicles.img in game dir directly, I get error too)

and during step 8, when edit vehicles.ide, why not put the now car's line in "car" group, under yankee?