[nabnabnabn]

Hi guys,

I have been working on a mod wich is Taxi as I wrote on topic title and I keep having some problems with it. basically the main problem right now is that everytime someone hits the Taxi, the driver would get out to fight that person, and I don't want that.

is that a way to make the driver STAY in the taxi no matter what?
I tried these and none of them helps:

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0526: set_actor 44@ stay_in_car_when_jacked 1 039E: set_actor 44@ locked 1 while_in_car 0816: set_actor 44@ dont_chase_victim 1   0946: set_actor 44@ actions_uninterupted_by_weapon_fire 0

none of them seems to help the driver continue driving

also another thing wich I noticed, is there a way to make the driver drive normal? everytime I tell him to take me to a place he would drive like crazy and keep hitting other people and cars and many objects, and he doesnt remain on path. is there an opcode to fix this?

this is what I'm using:

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03AB: set_car 45@ strong 1 04C4: store_coords_to 49@ 50@ 51@ from_actor $PLAYER_ACTOR with_offset 0.0 0.0 0.0 Car.SetDriverBehaviour(45@, FollowRoad) 00AE: set_car 45@ traffic_behaviour_to 1 // I tried 0 but he keeps stopping for everyone. Car.SetSpeedInstantly(45@, 5.0) Car.DriveTo(45@, 41@, 42@, 43@) Car.SetMaxSpeed(45@, 20.0) 03ED: set_car 45@ disable_flipped_explosion_when_empty 1

and also and I think it's the last simple problem
could someone help me to make the payment seem real?
I mean I don't want to make the Taxi driver take too much money or too low money
and here is where I used for payment:

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04C4: store_coords_to 46@ 47@ 48@ from_actor $PLAYER_ACTOR with_offset 0.0 0.0 0.0 0509: 52@ = distance_between_XY 49@ 50@ and_XY 46@ 47@ 0092: 52@ = float 52@ to_integer 52@ /= 20

as you can see, I used the distance opcode for the money.
so 52@ is the distance.
what this one does is get distance, convert it to integer and then divide it by 20 (this is the confusion I'm in) and then it takes away the amount of money from the player actor.

so the reason I'm asking this is that I don't know how much is the price per meter in USA
so could someone tell me how much exactly it is? and also is the distance opcode counts by meter or feet?

thanks in advance.

Note: I only use main.scm because I'm a console user!

[fireguy109]

Nowadays in the US per-mile charges can run around three bucks (on top of the initial charge). In the times SA is set in, per-mile charges would probably still be around $1.70 or so. Keep in mind your script measures distance as the crow flies, so the distance is actually much greater since the car has to follow the roads and paths which most likely wind a bit, especially for long-distance trips. Therefore, you might want an even higher charge like $1.80 or so per mile. I think the distance opcode counts in in-game units (1 unit is usually about a yard), so

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X [distance in units] / 1750 [roughly a mile, we'll say - converting value] = Y [new distance] Y [new distance] * Z [cost per mile - could be between 1.6 and 1.9] + W [initial charge - $3 or so is realistic] = total cost

If this makes the trips super cheap or super expensive, I was wrong about the measurement units.

You may want to go with 1/2 or even 1/4 of that converting value, otherwise you'd end up with basically free taxi rides for short hops.

Also, if I may make a suggestion, why not program a limo/town car service alongside it? You could use the same script, just spawn an actor in nicer clothes and a Stretch instead of a Taxi, and use a much higher cost-per-mile. That way you could choose between the two.

This post has been edited by fireguy109 on Thursday, Jul 26 2012, 03:45

[nabnabnabn]

QUOTE (fireguy109 @ Thursday, Jul 26 2012, 03:17)

Nowadays in the US per-mile charges can run around three bucks (on top of the initial charge). In the times SA is set in, per-mile charges would probably still be around $1.70 or so. Keep in mind your script measures distance as the crow flies, so the distance is actually much greater since the car has to follow the roads and paths which most likely wind a bit, especially for long-distance trips. Therefore, you might want an even higher charge like $1.80 or so per mile. I think the distance opcode counts in in-game units (1 unit is usually about a yard), so CODE X [distance in units] / 1750 [roughly a mile, we'll say - converting value] = Y [new distance] Y [new distance] * Z [cost per mile - could be between 1.6 and 1.9] + W [initial charge - $3 or so is realistic] = total cost If this makes the trips super cheap or super expensive, I was wrong about the measurement units. You may want to go with 1/2 or even 1/4 of that converting value, otherwise you'd end up with basically free taxi rides for short hops. Also, if I may make a suggestion, why not program a limo/town car service alongside it? You could use the same script, just spawn an actor in nicer clothes and a Stretch instead of a Taxi, and use a much higher cost-per-mile. That way you could choose between the two.

hey again,

This is what I did:

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04C4: store_coords_to 46@ 47@ 48@ from_actor $PLAYER_ACTOR with_offset 0.0 0.0 0.0 0509: 52@ = distance_between_XY 49@ 50@ and_XY 46@ 47@ 0092: 52@ = float 52@ to_integer 52@ *= 2 52@ += 3

with this convertion, the cost from 8track stadium to CJ's house was 325$ isn't that kinda too high? or did I do something wrong?

what's pissing me off about this is that the driver would get out of his car everytime someone hits his car!!

and yeah I also plan on doing the same with limo and probably another car that will have one of his gangs family driving it, so that it would be cheaper

and ... JUST HOW THE HECK DO I FORCE THE STUPID DRIVER STAY IN THE DARN TAXI?!

This post has been edited by nabnabnabn on Friday, Jul 27 2012, 05:20

[fireguy109]

Not sure about the driver issue, though that might be solved with 020A: set_car 0@ door_status_to 4 which would theoretically lock the player and driver inside the car.

As for the money thing, you forgot the division step.

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04C4: store_coords_to 46@ 47@ 48@ from_actor $PLAYER_ACTOR with_offset 0.0 0.0 0.0 0509: 52@ = distance_between_XY 49@ 50@ and_XY 46@ 47@ 0092: 52@ = float 52@ to_integer 52@ /= 875 // converting to a 'mile', you can play with this value 52@ *= 2 // $2 cost per 'mile' 52@ += 3 // $3 flat charge

Try that.

[oksa8]

AFAIK, locking a car will allow you to come out but not get in.

[SilentPL]

QUOTE (oksa8 @ Friday, Jul 27 2012, 09:41)

AFAIK, locking a car will allow you to come out but not get in.

Door status 4 locks both getting in and getting out. You're just screwed trapped inside.

[fireguy109]

QUOTE (SilentPL @ Friday, Jul 27 2012, 06:44)

QUOTE (oksa8 @ Friday, Jul 27 2012, 09:41) AFAIK, locking a car will allow you to come out but not get in. Door status 4 locks both getting in and getting out. You're just screwed trapped inside.

Aye, and then once you get to your destination you can unlock the doors through the script then hop out. Might be a good idea to build in an override button or something to unlock the doors at any time in case the car starts driving in circles.

[nabnabnabn]

ok I tested with that and from grove street to the ammunation near ls downtown cost 5$, is that right?

also thanks about the door statue! now the driver doesn't get out as I wanted and also I did add security buttons for that

[fireguy109]

QUOTE (nabnabnabn @ Friday, Jul 27 2012, 12:45)

ok I tested with that and from grove street to the ammunation near ls downtown cost 5$, is that right?

Honestly? I've no idea, since I've never even played SA (never got around to it on PS2, then couldn't find it cheap for PC) and have no idea of the scale. If it seems too expensive, play around with the '875' value in the division step. Making it bigger should make the trip cheaper. It seems about right to me when I look at an overhead map though.

[oksa8]

Well, SA is based on 6x6 kilometer map, so distances are actually really small. (Coordinates = distance from center of the map in meters.)

So yeah, 5$ is pretty close I think.

[nabnabnabn]

Alrighty then, gonna leave the cost convertion like that and I have found another problem

when ever I chose I very long distance as for example from CJ's house to the beach, and then I use the skip button wich I put in the script so it allows the taxi to teleport straight to the destination, but the Taxi teleports to underground in that destination
I was thinking maybe this would fix the problem cause I was thinking maybe the collision doesn't load.

CODE

04C4: store_coords_to 41@ 42@ 17@ from_actor 0@ with_offset 0.0 0.0 0.0 04E4: refresh_game_renderer_at 41@ 42@ Camera.SetAtPos(41@, 42@, 17@) wait 100 02CE: 43@ = ground_z_at 41@ 42@ 17@ 43@ += 1.0 0167: 40@ = create_marker_at 41@ 42@ 43@ color 0 flag 2

tho this really doesn't fix that problem