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This function sets the target of a custom weapon. There are 3 different targeting modes, which are explained below.

Note

Custom weapons fire targets with no recoil (so they never miss a shot). If you want a custom weapon to take into account recoil, you will have to script it by firing at fixed coordinates.

Syntax

 setWeaponTarget ( )

Code Examples

client

This example creates a Uzi and a pedestrian in the center of the map when the resource which contains it starts and makes the weapon fire the new ped's head non-stop.

local function createWeaponFiringPedHead()
    -- Create the weapon and set a flag of it
    local weapon = createWeapon("uzi", 0, 0, 10)
    setWeaponFlags(weapon, "instant_reload", true)
    -- Set the weapon target to a ped and fire it forever
    setWeaponTarget(weapon, createPed(8, 0, 0, 5), 8)
    setWeaponState(weapon, "firing")
end
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, createWeaponFiringPedHead)

See Also

Reference

• Scripting Functions