How do I make a PED?

[TheBulletSponge]

Hi all and thanks for reading

Hopefuly an easy question.

I am trying to make some screenshots for a little project but I need a few peds stood around.I have tried adapting the community scripts but I am having no luck. All I want is to make a command that allows me to spawn a PED with the skin of my choice in the place where my player is currently standing and facing the same direction as the player. No need for it to move or anything just need it to stand there. Only important things are that it faces the same way as I am when I use the command and the ability to choose what skin it spawns with.

EDIT: So far I can make the peds spawn with my choice of skin but they always face the same direction no matter what I do?

the only real change I have made to the script is taking the follow player function out of MAKEPED.LUA from the PEDS resource ::: THIS BIT

addEventHandler( "onClientRender", getRootElement(), 
    function(  ) 
        if myPeds then 
            for k, ped in pairs( myPeds ) do 
                if ped then 
                    local x, y, z = getElementPosition( plr ); 
                    local px, py, pz = getElementPosition( ped ); 
                    local distance = getDistanceBetweenPoints3D( x, y, z, px, py, pz ) 
                    if distance < 3.5 then 
                        setPedControlState( ped, "aim_weapon", true ); 
                        setPedControlState( ped, "fire", false ); 
                        setPedControlState( ped, "fire", true ); 
                        setPedControlState( ped, "forwards", false ); 
                        if ( isPedDucked( plr ) ~= isPedDucked( ped ) ) then 
                            setPedControlState( ped, "crouch", isPedDucked( getLocalPlayer( ) )); 
                            --setPedControlState( myPed, "crouch", true ); 
                            return 
                        end 
                    else 
                        setPedControlState( ped, "forwards", true ); 
                        if distance < 6.0 then 
                            if isPedDucked( plr ) ~= isPedDucked( ped ) then 
                                setPedControlState( ped, "crouch", false ); 
                                setPedControlState( ped, "crouch", true ); 
                                setPedControlState( ped, "walk", false ); 
                                setPedControlState( ped, "sprint", false ); 
                                return 
                            else 
                                setPedControlState( ped, "walk", true ); 
                                setPedControlState( ped, "sprint", false ); 
                            end 
                        elseif distance < 10.0 then 
                            setPedControlState( ped, "walk", false ); 
                            setPedControlState( ped, "sprint", true ); 
                        else 
                            setPedControlState( ped, "walk", false ); 
                            setPedControlState( ped, "sprint", true ); 
                        end 
                         
                        local X, Y = 0, 0; 
                         
                        X = math.abs( x - px ); 
                        Y = math.abs( y - py ); 
                        faceMe = math.deg( math.atan2( Y , X ) ); 
                        --faceMe = ( 360 - math.deg ( math.atan2 ( ( px - x ), ( py - y ) ) ) ) % 360 
  
                         
                        if ( x >= px ) and ( y > py ) then      -- north-east 
                            faceMe = 90 - faceMe 
                        elseif ( x <= px ) and ( y > py ) then  -- north-west 
                            faceMe = 270 + faceMe 
                        elseif ( x >= px ) and ( y <= py ) then -- south-east 
                            faceMe = 90 + faceMe 
                        elseif ( x < px ) and ( y <= py ) then  -- south-west 
                            faceMe = 270 - faceMe 
                        end 
                        --guiSetText( label, tostring( faceMe ) ); 
  
                        setPedRotation( ped, faceMe ); 
                        setPedLookAt( ped, x, y, z + .5 ); 
                    end 
                end 
            end 
        end 
    end 
) 

Thank you for any replies.

This is resource I have tried adapting

https://community.multitheftauto.com/index.php?p=resources&s=details&id=285

and this

https://community.multitheftauto.com/index.php?p=resources&s=details&id=234

Edited October 18, 2010 by Guest

[Castillo]

try this, i've made it quickly may have a error with rotation.

  
function makeAPed(thePlayer,command,skin) 
local x,y,z = getElementPosition(thePlayer) 
local x2,y2,z2 = getElementRotation(thePlayer) 
local myped = createPed(tostring(skin),x,y,z,x2,y2,z2) 
end 
addCommandHandler("createped",makeAPed) 

[TheBulletSponge]

Thank you SolidSnake.

I tried something similar myself but I get no errors with DEBUGSCRIPT 3 and I get no PED either.

This is the FUNCTION? from the resource PEDS that I think makes the PED for me.

addCommandHandler( "ped",  
    function( plr, cmd, id ) 
        if not id then return end 
        local x, y, z = getElementPosition( plr ); 
                local r = getElementPosition ( getElementRotation ( plr ) ); 
        x = x + math.cos( math.rad( getPedRotation( plr ) ) ) * 2; 
        y = y - math.sin( math.rad( getPedRotation( plr ) ) ) * 2; 
        local ped = createPed( tonumber( id ), x, y, z, r ); 
        if ped then 
            if not playerPeds[ plr ] then 
                playerPeds[ plr ] = {  }; 
                table.insert( playerPeds[ plr ], ped ); 
            else 
                table.insert( playerPeds[ plr ], ped ); 
            end 
            triggerClientEvent( plr, "pedCreated", plr, ped ); 
        end 
    end 
) 

what I cant figure out is what this bit does.

local x, y, z = getElementPosition( plr ); 
        x = x + math.cos( math.rad( getPedRotation( plr ) ) ) * 2; 
        y = y - math.sin( math.rad( getPedRotation( plr ) ) ) * 2; 
        local ped = createPed( tonumber( id ), x, y, z ); 

But if I remove it the PEDS spawn underground. I thought this was the bit that sets the rotation but I guess I was wrong.

I also found this but not sure if it is the problem

_setPedRotation = setPedRotation 
function setPedRotation( ped, rot ) 
    return _setPedRotation( ped, 360 - rot ); 
end 

EDIT :::

Gettin somewhere

function makeAPed(thePlayer,command,skin) 
   local x,y,z = getElementPosition ( getLocalPlayer ( thePlayer ) ) 
   local x2,y2,z2 = getElementRotation ( getLocalPlayer ( thePlayer ) ) 
   local myped = createPed(tostring(skin),x,y,z,x2,y2,z2) 
end 
addCommandHandler("createped",makeAPed) 

This creates a PED but I cant set skin and the rotation is always the same no matter which way player is facing when command is used

[Castillo]

you can set skin by /createped 113 that will make a mafia boss skin, about rotation i never used it b4 so dunno how it works with peds.

[Remi-X]

WHUTTEFUK? Using serverside function handlers while using the getLocalPlayer function too? Wtf, what do you want to use, a client or serverside script? Tell me what you want, and I could easily help you.

[dzek (varez)]

and what is this? getLocalPlayer() have no arguments

  
getLocalPlayer(thePlayer) 
  

[Castillo]

uhm i didn't made that getLocalPlayer( thePlayer ) lol, i made it to be used server sided.

[TheBulletSponge]

the getLocalPlayer I added as it didnt seem to work without.

I just checked and the META file is setting it as client side script. Should I change it to server side script and then I dont need to use getLocalPlayer. I added it because no ped spawned and I didnt realize should be server side script.

Remi-X : all I want to do is put a few Peds with different skins in a few places facing different directions to make a Screenshot with. The peds dont need to do anything but stand there.

I need to be able to walk to a position and type command, Then a ped spawns with the skin I choose in the same place I am standing or very near and most important must be facing saming direction as my player when I type the command.

I need to make some screenshots of

A Family Photo, A Car Accident with police and ambulance crew attending , A Bank Robbery and A police Raid

[dzek (varez)]

if this is only for screenshot use my simple code i was using on own server to create brainless peds:

  
peds = { } 
function cpp(src, cmd, id) 
    local xx, yy, zz = getElementPosition(src) 
    local rot = getPedRotation(src) 
    count = count+1 
    peds[count] = createPed (tonumber(id), xx, yy, zz+3) 
    setPedRotation(peds[count], rot) 
end 
addCommandHandler("cpp", cpp) 
  

[TheBulletSponge]

You guys are AMAZING!!!!

varez thank you very much!

I had to add count = 0 to the top of the script but it works perfectly now.

I am a very happy man :)

EDIT :: sorry varez

Edited October 18, 2010 by Guest

[dzek (varez)]

forgot about that, just copied part of script w/out thinking ;p

ps. ahh, and dont write me as "Varez", dont use capitals

[CowTurbo]

varez, what you have that "varez" and "Varez" why you dont want capital?

[dzek (varez)]

idk, its just looking ugly with capitals

[50p]

The peds resource was made as an example to show how to make a ped, give him weapon and make them follow you.

TheBulletSponge, the bit that you didn't understand is server-side and it's responsible for creating ped next to you. Client-side script is responsible for making peds look at you and follow you. The code that calculates the facing angle and sets ped to look at you is between lines 40-59 in your first post. If you don't want ped to follow you just comment the line where you see setPedControlState.

[TheBulletSponge]

Sweet.. Thanky you very much 50p.

Going to try an animation next. Wish me luck lol

EDIT :: OMG just looked at your signature what the hell connection have you got?

[Gtakiki]

Hi all!

Help me pls!

I want to be just stroll and Ped but not me stony!

Sorry for my bad English!