Vehicle - Meteor 2 Scripting Functions

void hoot(int objectID)

Hoot vehicle horn (server and clients).

hoot(0);

Can be called from server or clients and will play on all computers.

float getFuel(int objectID)

Get the amount of fuel in a vehicle.

float fuel = getFuel(getLocalPlayerObject());
print("You have " + fuel + " litres of fuel");

Result is in litres.

setFuel addFuel isFuelFull

void setFuel(int objectID, float fuel)

Set the amount of fuel in a vehicle.

// put 20 litres of fuel in player vehicle
setFuel(getLocalPlayerObject(), 20);

Fuel is in litres.
Amount is automatically clamped between 0 and vehicle's fuel capacity.
Can be called from server or client.

getFuel addFuel

void addFuel(int objectID, float fuelToAdd)

Add fuel to a vehicle.

// add another 10 litres of fuel to player vehicle
addFuel(getLocalPlayerObject(), 10);

Fuel is in litres.
Amount to add can be negative.
Final amount is automatically clamped between 0 and vehicle's fuel capacity.
Can be called from server or client.

getFuel addFuel

bool isFuelFull(int objectID)

Determine if a vehicle fuel tank is full.

// is player player vehicle full?
bool full = isFuelFull(getLocalPlayerObject());
print(full);

It is recommended to use isFuelFull() instead of comparing fuel with capacity directly to avoid float rounding issues (this function compares with an epsilon of 0.1 litres).

getFuel getFuelCapacity

float getFuelCapacity(int objectID)

Get the fuel capacity of a vehicle in litres.

float capacity = getFuelCapacity(getLocalPlayerObject());
print("Fuel capcity is " + capacity + " litres");

setFuelCapacity isFuelFull

void setFuelCapacity(int objectID, float capacity)

Set the fuel capacity of a vehicle in litres.

// allow player vehicle of hold up to 100 litres of fuel
setFuelCapacity(getLocalPlayerObject(), 100);

Setting the fuel capacity of a vehicle to 0 makes it not require any fuel.
Can be called from server or client.

getFuelCapacity

float getFuelConsumptionRatio(int objectID)

Get the fuel consumption ratio of a vehicle.

float ratio = getFuelConsumptionRatio(getLocalPlayerObject());
print("Vehicle fuel consumtion ratio is " + ratio);

setFuelConsumptionRatio

void setFuelConsumptionRatio(int objectID, float ratio)

Set the fuel consumption ratio of a vehicle.

// double fuel consumption
setFuelConsumptionRatio(getLocalPlayerObject(), 2);

Change the consumtion ratio to make specified vehicles consume more or less fuel.
The ratio is a simple multiplier.
Can be called from server or client.

getFuelConsumptionRatio

float getPumpFuel(int objectID)

Get the amount of fuel in a fuel pump.

float fuel = getPumpFuel(1);

Result is in litres.

setPumpFuel addPumpFuel getDefaultFuelPumpCapacity

void setPumpFuel(int objectID, float fuel)

Set the amount of fuel in a fuel pump.

// set fuel pump with object ID 1 to contain 2000 litres of fuel
setFuel(1, 2000);

Fuel is in litres.
Amount is automatically clamped to above or equal to 0.
Can be called from server or client.

getPumpFuel addPumpFuel getDefaultFuelPumpCapacity

void addPumpFuel(int objectID, float fuelToAdd)

Add fuel to a fuel pump.

// add another 1000 litres of fuel to pump with object ID of 1.
addPumpFuel(1, 1000);

Fuel is in litres.
Amount to add can be negative.
Final amount is automatically clamped to be above 0.
Can be called from server or client.

getPumpFuel addPumpFuel getDefaultFuelPumpCapacity

float getDefaultFuelPumpCapacity(int objectID)

Get the default fuel pump capacity for a game object.

// get default fuel pump capacity for object ID 1
int objectID = 1;
float capacity = getDefaultFuelPumpCapacity(objectID);
if(capacity > 0)
{
print(getDisplayName(objectID) + " is a fuel pump and would normally store up to " + capacity + " litres of fuel");
}
else
{
print(getDisplayName(objectID) + " is not defined as a fuel pump but can still have pump fuel added using addPumpFuel");
}

Capacity is taken from object type so cannot be changed in-game. Useful for getting original/max capacity and determining if a pump with no fuel remaining is a fuel pump.

getPumpFuel addPumpFuel

void refuelAtPump(int objectID, int fuelPumpID)

Begin refilling vehicle fuel from a fuel pump.

// refuel vehicle ID 10 from pump ID 20
int vehicleID = 10;
int pumpID = 20;
refuelAtPump(vehicleID, pumpID, -1);

Refueling will stop when either the vehicle is full, the pump is empty or the vehicle moves further than maxDistance from the pump.
Set maxDistance to -1 to remove the distance limitation.
Can be called from server or client.

getRefuelingPumpID

void stopRefueling(int objectID)

Stop an object refueling.

// stop object ID 10 refueling
stopRefueling(10);

Can be called from server or client.

stopRefueling

int getRefuelingPumpID(int objectID)

Get the pump ID that a vehicle is currently refueling from.

// determine if vehicle ID 10 is currently refueling
int vehicleID = 10;
int pumpID = getRefuelingPumpID(vehicleID);
if(pumpID != -1)
{
print("Vehicle is currently being refueled from " + getDisplayName(pumpID));
}
else
{
print("Vehicle is not currently being refueled");
}

Can be called from server or client.

getRefuelingPumpID

bool getNeedsCarBattery(int objectID)

Determine if a vehicle requires a car battery to function.

bool needsCarBattery = getNeedsCarBattery(getLocalPlayerObject());
print("needsCarBattery = " + needsCarBattery);

getHasCarBattery setHasCarBattery

bool getHasCarBattery(int objectID)

Determine if a vehicle has a car battery.

bool hasCarBattery = getHasCarBattery(getLocalPlayerObject());
print("hasCarBattery = " + hasCarBattery);

Applicable vehicles with no battery will not start and lights will not work.

setHasCarBattery getNeedsCarBattery

void setHasCarBattery(int objectID, bool hasCarBattery)

Install or remove a car battery from a vehicle.

// remove car battery from player vehicle
setHasCarBattery(getLocalPlayerObject(), false);

Can be called from server or client.

getHasCarBattery getNeedsCarBattery

bool getAutoBrake(int objectID)

Get the automatic brake status of an object.

if (getAutoBrake(0))
{
print("Object will automatically brake");
}
else
{
print("Object will not automatically brake");
}

setAutoBrake

void setAutoBrake(int objectID, bool autoBrake)

Set the automatic brake status of an object.

bindToWaypoint(0, 1);
setAutoBrake(0, true);

Objects with automatic brake enabled will stop when they are blocked.
Can be called from server or client.

getAutoBrake

bool getEngineOn(int objectID)

Determine if a vehicle's engine is on.

// show player vehicle engine status
print(getEngineOn(PLAYER_VEHICLE));

setEngineOn

void setEngineOn(int objectID, bool on)

Switch a vehicle's engine on or off.

// switch player vehicle engine on
setEngineOn(PLAYER_VEHICLE, true);

AI vehicles can override this.
Can be called from server or client.

getEngineOn

bool getHeadlightsOn(int objectID)

Determine if a vehicle's headlights are on.

// show player vehicle headlights status
print(getHeadlightsOn(PLAYER_VEHICLE));

setHeadlightsOn

void setHeadlightsOn(int objectID, bool on)

Switch a vehicle's headlights on or off.

// switch player vehicle headlights on
setHeadlightsOn(PLAYER_VEHICLE, true);

Can be called from server or client.

getHeadlightsOn

bool getBeaconLightsOn(int objectID)

Determine if a vehicle's beacon lights are on.

// show player vehicle beacon lights status
print(getBeaconLightsOn(PLAYER_VEHICLE));

setBeaconLightsOn

void setBeaconLightsOn(int objectID, bool on)

Switch a vehicle's beacon lights on or off.

// switch player vehicle beacon lights on
setBeaconLightsOn(PLAYER_VEHICLE, true);

Can be called from server or client.

getBeaconLightsOn

bool getNavLightsOn(int objectID)

Determine if a vehicle's navigation lights are on.

// show player vehicle nav lights status
print(getNavLightsOn(PLAYER_VEHICLE));

setNavLightsOn

void setNavLightsOn(int objectID, bool on)

Switch a vehicle's navigation lights on or off.

// switch player vehicle nav lights on
setNavLightsOn(PLAYER_VEHICLE, true);

Can be called from server or client.

getNavLightsOn