setTowParent

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Description

Description:
Allows towedVehicle to be towed by towingVehicle. This loosens the vehicle brakes of the towedVehicle and turned its steering wheels toward the towingVehicle. Supposed to be used together with a rope connecting both vehicles.
Multiplayer:
If a player enters the towingVehicle the towedVehicle will try to change locality to be local to the player.

This might be problematic if there is a player already in the towedVehicle.

It is recommended to not have anyone in the towedVehicle!
Groups:
Object ManipulationRopes and Sling Loading

Syntax

Syntax:
towedVehicle setTowParent towingVehicle
Parameters:
towedVehicle: Object - Vehicle of type CarX (No tanks, no aircrafts, no boats)
towingVehicle: Object - Vehicle of type CarX or TankX (No aircrafts, no boats)
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
{ moveOut _x } forEach crew _towedVehicle; // make sure nobody is in the towed vehicle _towedVehicle lock true; ropeCreate [_bobcat, [0,-5,0], _towedVehicle, [0,2,0]]; _towedVehicle setTowParent _bobcat;

Additional Information

See also:
ropeCreate

Notes

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