Handling.cfg file

Nitro · Post by **Nitro** » 21 Sep 2003, 23:06

Has anyone spent any time trying to modify the handling.cfg file?I tried to understand it but not made a great progress,though i made some improvements in a few cars.If someone could help,please do it.

Koffy · Post by **Koffy** » 22 Sep 2003, 01:26

I tis pretty easy. It is like in GTA3.

The list at the top identifyes the letter function and some range posibilities:

; > FIELD DESCRIPTIONS <
; ----------------------
; (A) vehicle identifier [14 characters max]
; (B) fMass [1.0 to 50000.0]
; (C) Dimensions.x [0.0 > x > 20.0]
; (D) Dimensions.y [0.0 > x > 20.0]
; (E) Dimensions.z, [0.0 > x > 20.0]
; (F) CentreOfMass.x [-10.0 > x > 10.0]
; (G) CentreOfMass.y [-10.0 > x > 10.0]
; (H) CentreOfMass.z [-10.0 > x > 10.0]
; (I) nPercentSubmerged [10 to 120]
; (J) fTractionMultiplier [0.5 to 2.0]
; (K) fTractionLoss [0.0 > x > 1.0]
; (L) fTractionBias [0.0 > x > 1.0]
; (M) TransmissionData.nNumberOfGears [1 to 4]
; (N) TransmissionData.fMaxVelocity [5.0 to 150.0]
; (O) TransmissionData.fEngineAcceleration [0.1 to 10.0]
; (P) TransmissionData.nDriveType [F/R/4]
; (Q) TransmissionData.nEngineType [P/D/E]
; (R) fBrakeDeceleration [0.1 to 10.0]
; (S) fBrakeBias [0.0 > x > 1.0]
; (T) bABS [0/1]
; (U) fSteeringLock [10.0 to 40.0]
; (V) fSuspensionForceLevel not [L/M/H]
; (W) fSuspensionDampingLevel not [L/M/H]
; (X) fSeatOffsetDistance // ped seat position offset towards centre of car
; (Y) fCollisionDamageMultiplier [0.2 to 5.0]
; (Z) nMonetaryValue [1 to 100000]
; (aa) suspension upper limit
; (ab) suspension lower limit
; (ac) suspension bias between front and rear
; (ad) suspension anti-dive multiplier
; (ae) flags!!! WARNING - Now written HEX for easier reading of flags
; 1st digit = 1: 1G_BOOST 2: 2G_BOOST 4: REV_BONNET 8: HANGING_BOOT
; 2nd digit = 1: NO_DOORS 2: IS_VAN 4: IS_BUS 8: IS_LOW
; 3rd digit = 1: DBL_EXHAUST 2: TAILGATE_BOOT 4: NOSWING_BOOT 8: NONPLAYER_STABILISER
; 4th digit = 1: NEUTRALHANDLING 2: HAS_NO_ROOF 4: IS_BIG 8: HALOGEN_LIGHTS
; 5th digit = 1: IS_BIKE 2: IS_HELI 4: IS_PLANE 8: IS_BOAT
; 6th digit = 1: NO_EXHAUST 2: REARWHEEL_1ST 4: HANDBRAKE_TYRE8: SIT_IN_BOAT
; 7th digit = 1: FAT_REARW 2: NARROW_FRONTW 4: GOOD_INSAND
;
; (af) front lights (0 = long, 1 = small, 2 = big, 3 = tall)
; (ag) rear lights (0 = long, 1 = small, 2 = big, 3 = tall)

Then the letters corespond to a data row:

; A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z aa ab ac ae ad AE AF
TAXI 1450.0 2.1 5.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.25 75 1.00 0.8 0.52 5 180.0 19.0 F P 9.1 0.60 0 35.0 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.51 20000 0.25 -0.15 0.5 0.0 8002 0 1

Here, the rows dont match because of some thing with the forum, but in the readme they should do. To enhace the performance of a car you just have to change the values in an apropiate way.

Post by **Bojan** » 22 Sep 2003, 09:13

There's a handling.cfg editor available where you easily change the acceleration, top speed, grip and more... I think the multiedit does the job. Not sure though.
Check the tools here.

Nitro · Post by **Nitro** » 22 Sep 2003, 23:49

Thanx guys..I'll look in the tools section...Seems to be easier this way..
Btw, the first time i changed sth in this file, i started a new game and i had put the wheels of the vehicle in a strange position.So in the first video that shows the car with the lawyer and tommi that is supposed to stop in the alley by the hotel never did.It kept going until it went out of the screen and nothing else happened..It kept showing this image(the alley) and the game never started..

Koffy · Post by **Koffy** » 23 Sep 2003, 01:25

The wheels where probably too high, so thet the car's floor touched the pavement, therefor, it couldn't brake.

Nitro · Post by **Nitro** » 25 Sep 2003, 13:28

I know, but it was fun..I didn't expect that you could change and the videos.I thought that they were not using any game files but were just preshot and shown in game...