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This function creates a pickup element, which is placed in the GTA world and can be picked up to retrieve a health, armour or a weapon.

Syntax

 createPickup ( )

Code Examples

Example 1 Example 2

server

This example creates a pickup after a player dies so that he drops his weapon.

function createDeathPickup ( totalammo, killer, killerweapon, bodypart ) --when a player dies
    x, y, z = getElementPosition ( source ) --get the position of the person who died and define it as x, y and z
    currentweapon = getPlayerWeapon ( source ) --get the current weapon of the dead person
    createPickup ( x, y, z, 2, currentweapon, 10000, totalammo )
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerWasted", root, createDeathPickup ) --add an event handler for onPlayerWasted

server

This example creates a custom pickup(money) after a player dies and sets it's value.

function createDeathPickup ( totalammo, killer, killerweapon, bodypart ) --when a player dies
    x, y, z = getElementPosition ( source ) --get the position of the person who died and define it as x, y and z
    local money=createPickup ( x, y, z, 3, 1212, 10000)
    local playermoney = getPlayerMoney(source) --get the amount of money the dead person has
    setElementData(money,"Amount",playermoney) --now let's set the value of the pickup
    takePlayerMoney(source,playermoney) --Let's take away all their money
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerWasted", root, createDeathPickup ) --add an event handler for onPlayerWasted

See Also

Pickup Functions

• createPickup
• getPickupAmmo
• getPickupAmount
• getPickupRespawnInterval
• getPickupType
• getPickupWeapon
• isPickupSpawned
• setPickupRespawnInterval
• setPickupType
• usePickup

Pickup Events

• onClientPickupHit
• onClientPickupLeave
• onPickupHit
• onPickupLeave
• onPickupSpawn
• onPickupUse

Reference

• Scripting Functions