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Base Vehicle

Base class for all Vehicle entities.

👪Base Class

This is a Base Class, an abstract definition that shares common methods and events with it's child classes. You cannot spawn it, and you cannot call anything on the Base Class name itself. Use any class that inherits it.

Classes that share methods and events from this Base Class: VehicleWheeled, VehicleWater.

🦠 Functions

Returns	Name	Description
	`AddSkeletalMeshAttached`	Attaches a Skeletal Mesh as master pose to this entity
	`AddStaticMeshAttached`	Attaches a Static Mesh to this entity
function	`BindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher`	Assigns and Binds an Animation Blueprint Event Dispatcher
varargs of any	`CallAnimationBlueprintEvent`	Calls an Animation Blueprint Event or Function
table of string	`GetAllSkeletalMeshAttached`	Gets all Skeletal Meshes attached to this entity
table of string	`GetAllStaticMeshAttached`	Gets all Static Meshes attached to this entity
any	`GetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue`	Gets an Animation Blueprint Property/Variable value directly
table	`GetDoors`	Gets all configured Doors
SkeletalMesh Reference	`GetMesh`	Gets the Asset name
Character	`GetPassenger`	Gets a passenger from a seat
table of Character	`GetPassengers`	Gets all passengers
boolean	`IsEngineStarted`	Checks if the engine is started
	`PlayAnimation`	Plays an Animation on this Vehicle
	`RemoveAllSkeletalMeshesAttached`	Removes all SkeletalMeshes attached
	`RemoveAllStaticMeshesAttached`	Removes all StaticMeshes attached
	`RemoveSkeletalMeshAttached`	Removes, if it exists, a SkeletalMesh from this Vehicle given its custom ID
	`RemoveStaticMeshAttached`	Removes, if it exists, a StaticMesh from this Vehicle given its custom ID
	`SetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue`	Sets an Animation Blueprint Property/Variable value directly
	`SetBuoyancyPontoons`	Sets the Buoyancy Pontoons used by the Water simulation
	`SetBuoyancySettings`	Sets how this entity behaves on Water
	`SetCameraArmLength`	Sets how far the camera stays from this Vehicle while driving it
	`SetCameraOffset`	Sets the Vehicle Camera Offset
	`SetDoor`	Adds a Door to the Vehicle
	`SetExplosionSettings`	Configures the Explosion Settings when health reaches zero
	`SetStaticMeshAttachedTransform`	Sets a Static Mesh Attached location and rotation
	`StopAnimation`	Stops an Animation Montage on this Vehicle
	`UnbindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher`	Unbinds an Animation Blueprint Event Dispatcher

Slow

`AddSkeletalMeshAttached`

Spawns and attaches a SkeletalMesh to this entity, the SkeletalMesh must have the same skeleton used by this Actor's mesh, and will follow all animations from it. Uses a custom ID to be used for removing/customizing it afterwards

🆕Updated Function

This method was recently updated in ver. 1.144. See the Compatibility Versions page for more information.

my_vehicle:AddSkeletalMeshAttached(id, skeletal_mesh_path, socket?, relative_location?, relative_rotation?, use_parent_bounds?, use_base_leader_pose_component?, animation_path?, attachable_id?)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`id`	Required parameter	Used further for removing or applying material settings on it
SkeletalMesh Reference	`skeletal_mesh_path`	Required parameter	Path to SkeletalMesh asset to attach
string	`socket?`		Bone socket to attach to
Vector	`relative_location?`	`Vector(0, 0, 0)`	Relative location
Rotator	`relative_rotation?`	`Rotator(0, 0, 0)`	Relative rotation
boolean	`use_parent_bounds?`	`true`	If true, this component uses its parents bounds when attached. This can be a significant optimization with many components attached together
boolean	`use_base_leader_pose_component?`	`true`	If true, this component will use the base leader pose component for copying its animation
Animation Reference	`animation_path?`		Path to Animation asset to play on the Skeletal Mesh attached
string	`attachable_id?`		Optionally attaches this to another attached skeletal mesh (instead of attaching to the root component)

`AddStaticMeshAttached`

Spawns and attaches a StaticMesh to this Vehicle in a Socket with a relative location and rotation. Uses a custom ID to be used for removing/customizing it afterwards

my_vehicle:AddStaticMeshAttached(id, static_mesh_path, socket?, relative_location?, relative_rotation?, use_parent_bounds?, attachable_id?)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`id`	Required parameter	Unique ID to assign to the StaticMesh
StaticMesh Reference	`static_mesh_path`	Required parameter	Path to StaticMesh asset to attach
string	`socket?`		Bone socket to attach to
Vector	`relative_location?`	`Vector(0, 0, 0)`	Relative location
Rotator	`relative_rotation?`	`Rotator(0, 0, 0)`	Relative rotation
boolean	`use_parent_bounds?`	`true`	If true, this component uses its parents bounds when attached. This can be a significant optimization with many components attached together
string	`attachable_id?`		Optionally attaches this to another attached static mesh (instead of attaching to the root component)

Slow

`BindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher`

Assigns and Binds an Animation Blueprint Event Dispatcher.

Note: only VehicleWheeled has an Animation Blueprint, on any other Vehicle type this does nothing.

local ret = my_vehicle:BindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher(dispatcher_name, callback)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`dispatcher_name`	Required parameter	Event Dispatcher name
function	`callback`	Required parameter	Callback function to call with this format

Returns

Type	Description
function	the callback itself

Slow

`CallAnimationBlueprintEvent`

Calls an Animation Blueprint Event or Function
Returns all Function return values on Client Side

Note: only VehicleWheeled has an Animation Blueprint, on any other Vehicle type this does nothing.

local ret_01, ret_02, ... = my_vehicle:CallAnimationBlueprintEvent(event_name, arguments...?)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`event_name`	Required parameter	Event or Function name
any	`arguments...?`	`nil`	Sequence of arguments to pass to the event

Returns

Type	Description
varargs of any	the function return values

Optimal

`GetAllSkeletalMeshAttached`

Gets all Skeletal Meshes attached to this entity

local ret = my_vehicle:GetAllSkeletalMeshAttached()

Returns

Type	Description
table of string	the key as the Attached ID, and the value as the Asset Path

Optimal

`GetAllStaticMeshAttached`

Gets all Static Meshes attached to this entity

local ret = my_vehicle:GetAllStaticMeshAttached()

Returns

Type	Description
table of string	the key as the Attached ID, and the value as the Asset Path

Slow

`GetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue`

Gets an Animation Blueprint Property/Variable value directly.

Note: only VehicleWheeled has an Animation Blueprint, on any other Vehicle type this returns nil.

local ret = my_vehicle:GetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue(property_name)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`property_name`	Required parameter	No description provided

Returns

Type	Description
any	the property value

Moderate

`GetDoors`

Gets all configured Doors

local ret = my_vehicle:GetDoors()

Returns

Type	Description
table	with this format

Optimal

`GetMesh`

Gets the Asset name

local asset = my_vehicle:GetMesh()

Returns

Type	Description
SkeletalMesh Reference	asset path

Optimal

`GetPassenger`

Gets a passenger from a seat

local passenger = my_vehicle:GetPassenger(seat)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
integer	`seat`	Required parameter	No description provided

Returns

Type	Description
Character	or nil if no passenger in seat

Moderate

`GetPassengers`

Gets all passengers

local passengers = my_vehicle:GetPassengers()

Returns

Type	Description
table of Character	passengers

Optimal

`IsEngineStarted`

Checks if the engine is started

local is_started = my_vehicle:IsEngineStarted()

Returns

Type	Description
boolean	is_started

Moderate

`PlayAnimation`

Plays an Animation on this Vehicle

my_vehicle:PlayAnimation(animation_path, slot_name?, loop_indefinitely?, blend_in_time?, blend_out_time?, play_rate?, stop_all_montages?)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
Animation Reference	`animation_path`	Required parameter	No description provided
string	`slot_name?`	`DefaultSlot`	No description provided
boolean	`loop_indefinitely?`	`false`	This parameter is only used if the Vehicle has an Animation Blueprint
float	`blend_in_time?`	`0.25`	This parameter is only used if the Vehicle has an Animation Blueprint
float	`blend_out_time?`	`0.25`	This parameter is only used if the Vehicle has an Animation Blueprint
float	`play_rate?`	`1.0`	This parameter is only used if the Vehicle has an Animation Blueprint
boolean	`stop_all_montages?`	`false`	Stops all running Montages from the same Group. This parameter is only used if the Vehicle has an Animation Blueprint

Optimal

`RemoveAllSkeletalMeshesAttached`

Removes all SkeletalMeshes attached

my_vehicle:RemoveAllSkeletalMeshesAttached()

Optimal

`RemoveAllStaticMeshesAttached`

Removes all StaticMeshes attached

my_vehicle:RemoveAllStaticMeshesAttached()

Optimal

`RemoveSkeletalMeshAttached`

Removes, if it exists, a SkeletalMesh from this Vehicle given its custom ID

my_vehicle:RemoveSkeletalMeshAttached(id)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`id`	Required parameter	Unique ID of the SkeletalMesh to remove

`RemoveStaticMeshAttached`

Removes, if it exists, a StaticMesh from this Vehicle given its custom ID

my_vehicle:RemoveStaticMeshAttached(id)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`id`	Required parameter	Unique ID of the StaticMesh to remove

`SetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue`

Sets an Animation Blueprint Property/Variable value directly on the Animation Blueprint passed in the constructor.

Note: only VehicleWheeled has an Animation Blueprint, on any other Vehicle type this does nothing.

my_vehicle:SetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue(property_name, value)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`property_name`	Required parameter	No description provided
any	`value`	Required parameter	No description provided

Moderate

`SetBuoyancyPontoons`

Sets the spherical Pontoons used to float this entity on Water, overriding the ones automatically calculated from the Mesh bounds and mass.

Pass no value (or an empty table) to go back to the automatically calculated ones.

Pontoons only have an effect on Maps with Water Buoyancy enabled

my_vehicle:SetBuoyancyPontoons(pontoons?)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
table	`pontoons?`	`nil`	Array with the Pontoons, or nil to restore the automatically calculated ones with this format

Moderate

`SetBuoyancySettings`

Any value passed as nil restores that setting's default.

While the Pontoons are being automatically calculated, changing buoyancy_coefficient also recalculates them, as their radius derives from it.

my_vehicle:SetBuoyancySettings(enabled?, buoyancy_coefficient?, buoyancy_damp?, max_buoyant_force?)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
boolean	`enabled?`	`true`	Whether Buoyancy forces are applied at all
float	`buoyancy_coefficient?`	`0.1`	How much it floats, the higher the more
float	`buoyancy_damp?`	`1000`	First order damping on the vertical velocity, reduces bobbing
float	`max_buoyant_force?`	`5000000`	Clamp on the upwards force, stops light objects being launched out of the water

Optimal

`SetCameraArmLength`

Sets how far the camera stays from this Vehicle while driving it, in centimeters.

This overrides the Player's own Camera Arm Length for as long as they are driving it. Set it to 0 to use the Player's value instead, which is the default.

my_vehicle:SetCameraArmLength(arm_length)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
integer	`arm_length`	Required parameter	The distance in centimeters, or 0 to use the Player's own value

Optimal

`SetCameraOffset`

Sets the Vehicle Camera Offset

my_vehicle:SetCameraOffset(offset)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
Vector	`offset`	Required parameter	No description provided

Optimal

`SetDoor`

Adds a Door at offset_location from root which will pose the Character at seat_location with seat_rotation rotation.

my_vehicle:SetDoor(seat_index, offset_location, seat_location, seat_rotation, trigger_radius, leave_lateral_offset)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
integer	`seat_index`	Required parameter	No description provided
Vector	`offset_location`	Required parameter	No description provided
Vector	`seat_location`	Required parameter	No description provided
Rotator	`seat_rotation`	Required parameter	No description provided
integer	`trigger_radius`	Required parameter	No description provided
integer	`leave_lateral_offset`	Required parameter	It's where the Character will be ejected when leaving it (e.g. -150 for left door or 150 for right door)

Optimal

`SetExplosionSettings`

Configures the Explosion Settings when health reaches zero

my_vehicle:SetExplosionSettings(engine_relative_location, materials_index_burnt_override, materials_index_burnt_invisible)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
Vector	`engine_relative_location`	Required parameter	Relative location of the Engine. Used to apply particles and effects.
table	`materials_index_burnt_override`	Required parameter	List of material indexes to override to burnt when exploded. Leave it empty for all indexes.
table	`materials_index_burnt_invisible`	Required parameter	List of material indexes to override to invisible when exploded. Leave it empty for all indexes.

Vehicle.SetExplosionSettings Examples

Vehicle Explosion Settings
my_vehicle:SetExplosionSettings(Vector(-50, 0, 0), { 1, 2, 4 }, { 3 })

Optimal

`SetStaticMeshAttachedTransform`

Sets a Static Mesh Attached location and rotation

my_vehicle:SetStaticMeshAttachedTransform(id, relative_location, relative_rotation)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`id`	Required parameter	Unique ID of the StaticMesh set with AddStaticMeshAttached
Vector	`relative_location`	Required parameter	New relative location
Rotator	`relative_rotation`	Required parameter	New relative rotation

`StopAnimation`

Stops an Animation Montage on this Vehicle

my_vehicle:StopAnimation(animation_asset?)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
Animation Reference	`animation_asset?`		Leave empty to stop all Montages

Optimal

`UnbindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher`

Unbinds an Animation Blueprint Event Dispatcher

my_vehicle:UnbindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher(dispatcher_name, callback?)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Default	Description
string	`dispatcher_name`	Required parameter	Event Dispatcher name
function	`callback?`	`nil`	Optional callback to unbind

🚀 Events

	Name	Description
	`CharacterAttemptEnter`	Triggered when a Character attempts to enter the Vehicle
	`CharacterAttemptLeave`	Triggered when a Character attempts to leave the Vehicle
	`CharacterEnter`	Triggered when a Character fully enters the Vehicle
	`CharacterLeave`	Triggered when a Character fully leaves the Vehicle
	`EngineStart`	Triggered when the engine starts
	`EngineStop`	Triggered when the engine stops
	`Hit`	Triggered when Vehicle hits something

`CharacterAttemptEnter`

Triggered when a Character attempts to enter the Vehicle

Return false to prevent it

<AnyVehicleClass>.Subscribe("CharacterAttemptEnter", function(self, character, seat)
	-- CharacterAttemptEnter was called
	return true
end)

Arguments

Type	Argument	Description
Base Vehicle	`self`	No description provided
Character	`character`	No description provided
integer	`seat`	The seat index

`CharacterAttemptLeave`

Triggered when a Character attempts to leave the Vehicle

Return false to prevent it

<AnyVehicleClass>.Subscribe("CharacterAttemptLeave", function(self, character)
	-- CharacterAttemptLeave was called
	return true
end)

Arguments

Type	Argument	Description
Base Vehicle	`self`	No description provided
Character	`character`	No description provided

`CharacterEnter`

Triggered when a Character fully enters the Vehicle

<AnyVehicleClass>.Subscribe("CharacterEnter", function(self, character, seat_index)
	-- CharacterEnter was called
end)

Arguments

Type	Argument	Description
Base Vehicle	`self`	No description provided
Character	`character`	No description provided
integer	`seat_index`	No description provided

`CharacterLeave`

Triggered when a Character fully leaves the Vehicle

<AnyVehicleClass>.Subscribe("CharacterLeave", function(self, character, seat_index)
	-- CharacterLeave was called
end)

Arguments

Type	Argument	Description
Base Vehicle	`self`	No description provided
Character	`character`	No description provided
integer	`seat_index`	No description provided

`EngineStart`

Triggered when the engine starts

<AnyVehicleClass>.Subscribe("EngineStart", function(self)
	-- EngineStart was called
end)

Arguments

Type	Argument	Description
Base Vehicle	`self`	No description provided

`EngineStop`

Triggered when the engine stops

<AnyVehicleClass>.Subscribe("EngineStop", function(self)
	-- EngineStop was called
end)

Arguments

Type	Argument	Description
Base Vehicle	`self`	No description provided

`Hit`

Triggered when Vehicle hits something

<AnyVehicleClass>.Subscribe("Hit", function(self, impact_force, normal_impulse, impact_location, velocity, other_actor)
	-- Hit was called
end)

Arguments

Type	Argument	Description
Base Vehicle	`self`	No description provided
integer	`impact_force`	The intensity of the Hit normalized by the Vehicle's weight
Vector	`normal_impulse`	The impulse direction it hits
Vector	`impact_location`	The world 3D location of the impact
Vector	`velocity`	The Vehicle velocity at the moment it hits
Base Actor or nil	`other_actor`	The other actor that hit this Vehicle

🦠 Functions​

AddSkeletalMeshAttached​

Parameters

AddStaticMeshAttached​

Parameters

BindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher​

Parameters

Returns

CallAnimationBlueprintEvent​

Parameters

Returns

GetAllSkeletalMeshAttached​

Returns

GetAllStaticMeshAttached​

Returns

GetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue​

Parameters

Returns

GetDoors​

Returns

GetMesh​

Returns

GetPassenger​

Parameters

Returns

GetPassengers​

Returns

IsEngineStarted​

Returns

PlayAnimation​

Parameters

RemoveAllSkeletalMeshesAttached​

RemoveAllStaticMeshesAttached​

RemoveSkeletalMeshAttached​

Parameters

RemoveStaticMeshAttached​

Parameters

SetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue​

Parameters

SetBuoyancyPontoons​

Parameters

SetBuoyancySettings​

Parameters

SetCameraArmLength​

Parameters

SetCameraOffset​

Parameters

SetDoor​

Parameters

SetExplosionSettings​

Parameters

SetStaticMeshAttachedTransform​

Parameters

StopAnimation​

Parameters

UnbindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher​

Parameters

🚀 Events​

CharacterAttemptEnter​

Arguments

CharacterAttemptLeave​

Arguments

CharacterEnter​

Arguments

CharacterLeave​

Arguments

EngineStart​

Arguments

EngineStop​

Arguments

Hit​

Arguments

🦠 Functions

`AddSkeletalMeshAttached`

`AddStaticMeshAttached`

`BindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher`

`CallAnimationBlueprintEvent`

`GetAllSkeletalMeshAttached`

`GetAllStaticMeshAttached`

`GetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue`

`GetDoors`

`GetMesh`

`GetPassenger`

`GetPassengers`

`IsEngineStarted`

`PlayAnimation`

`RemoveAllSkeletalMeshesAttached`

`RemoveAllStaticMeshesAttached`

`RemoveSkeletalMeshAttached`

`RemoveStaticMeshAttached`

`SetAnimationBlueprintPropertyValue`

`SetBuoyancyPontoons`

`SetBuoyancySettings`

`SetCameraArmLength`

`SetCameraOffset`

`SetDoor`

`SetExplosionSettings`

`SetStaticMeshAttachedTransform`

`StopAnimation`

`UnbindAnimationBlueprintEventDispatcher`

🚀 Events

`CharacterAttemptEnter`

`CharacterAttemptLeave`

`CharacterEnter`

`CharacterLeave`

`EngineStart`

`EngineStop`

`Hit`