Scripting Changes

This page shows information about significant changes in the scripting interface for previous versions of GTAC.

Server 1.4.0 and newer

• Renamed gta.createCivilian to gta.createPed
  
• Renamed vehicle.carLock to vehicle.lockedStatus
  
• Added int vehicle.lightsStatus to go with existing bool vehicle.lights
• Added element.transient
  
• Added element.findSyncer
  
• Added element.forceSyncer
  
• Added element.alwaysExistForSyncer
  
• Added element.distanceStreaming
  
• Added element.defaultExistance
  
• Added element.setExistsFor
  
• Added element.clearExistsFor
  
• Added element.streamInDistance
  
• Added element.streamOutDistance
  
• Added element.existsFor
  
• Added element.creator
  
• Added element.interior
  
• Added server.setPassword function
  
• Added server.httpURL (readonly)
  
• Added OnReceivePacket scripting event

Client 1.4.0 and newer

• Renamed gta.createCivilian to gta.createPed.
  
• Renamed gta.currentWeather to gta.weather
  
• Renamed currentWeather to gta.weather for IV
  
• Renamed forceWeather to gta.forceWeather for IV
  
• Renamed setWindSpeed to gta.setWindSpeed for IV
  
• Renamed vehicle.carWanderRandomly to vehicle.wanderRandomly
  
• Updated vehicle.driveTo to take a Vec3 instead of 3 floats
  
• Updated vehicle.flyTo to take a Vec3 instead of 3 floats
  
• Updated gta.findGroundZ to take a Vec2 instead of 2 floats
  
• Updated gta.findRoofZ to take a Vec3 instead of 3 floats
  
• Updated int element.syncer to be Client element.syncer
  
• Updated element.setSyncer to take a Client object
  
• Added entity.model as alias for entity.modelIndex
  
• Renamed ped.setWeaponAmmunition to ped.setWeaponSlotAmmunition
  
• Renamed ped.getWeaponAmmunition to ped.getWeaponSlotAmmunition
  
• Renamed ped.setWeaponClipAmmunition to ped.setWeaponSlotClipAmmunition
  
• Renamed ped.getWeaponClipAmmunition to ped.getWeaponSlotClipAmmunition
  
• Renamed ped.setWeaponAmmunitionForWeaponId to ped.setWeaponAmmunition
  
• Renamed ped.getWeaponAmmunitionForWeaponId to ped.getWeaponAmmunition
  
• Renamed ped.setWeaponClipAmmunitionForWeaponId to ped.setWeaponClipAmmunition
  
• Renamed ped.getWeaponClipAmmunitionForWeaponId to ped.getWeaponClipAmmunition
  
• Renamed vehicle.carLock to vehicle.lockedStatus
  
• Renamed gta.findGroundZForCoord to gta.findGroundZCoordinate
  
• Renamed event OnWastePed to OnPedWastedFromAttackerClient
  
• Added int vehicle.lightsStatus to go with existing bool vehicle.lights
  
• Added ped.getVehicleNearestDoorPosition for III and VC
  
• Added ped.getNearestPassengerDoorPosition for III and VC
  
• Added ped.getPositionToOpenVehicleDoor for III and VC
  
• Added ped.instantVehicleExit for III and VC
  
• Added ped.instantVehicleJack for III and VC
  
• Added ped.crouchingTime for VC
  
• Added pool count functions (getBuildingCount, getObjectCount)

Client/Server 1.3.0 and newer

Element type ELEMENT_CIVILIAN was removed. Use ELEMENT_PED instead.

Client/Server 1.3.0 and newer

The setErrorMode function was removed from scripting.

Client 1.1.1 and newer

The game namespace was removed from all names that used it, for both server-side and client-side functionality, as listed below.

New Name	Old Name
addMovingParticleEffect	game.addMovingParticleEffect
addParticleEffect	game.addParticleEffect
addToWorld	game.addToWorld
aspectRatio	game.aspectRatio
cameraInterior	game.cameraInterior
cameraTarget	game.cameraTarget
createBlipAttachedTo	game.createBlipAttachedTo
createBlip	game.createBlip
createBuilding	game.createBuilding
createCivilian	game.createCivilian
createEffect	game.createEffect
createElement	game.createElement
createObject	game.createObject
createPickup	game.createPickup
createPlayer	game.createPlayer
createRenderTarget	game.createRenderTarget
createSingleParticle	game.createSingleParticle
createSphere	game.createSphere
createVehicle	game.createVehicle
drawRectangle	game.drawRectangle
fadeCamera	game.fadeCamera
findGroundZForCoord	game.findGroundZForCoord
game	game.game
getPeds	game.getPeds
getRandomSkin	game.getRandomSkin
getScreenFromWorldPosition	game.getScreenFromWorldPosition
getVehicles	game.getVehicles
getWorldFromScreenPosition	game.getWorldFromScreenPosition
height	game.height
messages.addJumpQ	game.messages.addJumpQ
messages.clear	game.messages.clear
removeFromWorld	game.removeFromWorld
restoreCamera	game.restoreCamera
rwRenderStateSet	game.rwRenderStateSet
setCameraLookAt	game.setCameraLookAt
setCameraLookAtEntity	game.setCameraLookAtEntity
setCameraTarget	game.setCameraTarget
setCiviliansEnabled	game.setCiviliansEnabled
setEffect	game.setEffect
setMainHUDEnabled	game.setMainHUDEnabled
setRenderTarget	game.setRenderTarget
setTrafficEnabled	game.setTrafficEnabled
time.hour	game.time.hour
time.minute	game.time.minute
time.second	game.time.second
weather.current	game.weather.current
weather.force	game.weather.force
weather.forceSnowing	game.weather.forceSnowing
weather.snowing	game.weather.snowing
width	game.width

Client 1.0.19 and newer

The game namespace was removed from all names that used it, for both server-side and client-side functionality, as listed below.

New Name	Old Name
createBlipAttachedTo	game.createBlipAttachedTo
createEffect	game.createEffect
createElement	game.createElement
createVehicle	game.createVehicle
world	game.getWorld
fadeCamera	game.fadeCamera