Docks container lifter - Driveable

[[DRuG]NikT]

Not sure if this has been done before - if not, I just got an awesome idea for a mod.. and I reckon I might drag out the tools and do this one.. if it hasn't been already.

Was browsing gta forums, came across this shot of a really nice looking forklift, but it's the thing above it I wanna work on...

The thread @ gtaforums with the forklift & container lifter in picture...
http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=321031

The image for those that don't wanna go to GTAF...


Questions:
1. Does anyone know of a mod to make that big yellow crane driveable?
2. Does anyone have any ideas/the ability to cook up a solution to add one of those lowering magnets or something similar that might serve to make this thing have some function?

[Capsinurass]

You can already drive things like that in SA, you have to use them for some missions. And after the missions you can then drive them whenever you want..

[[DRuG]NikT]

wow.. that would make them even easier to turn into free roaming vehicles, then.. I wonder how far from a normal vehicle they actually are.. hmmm.. this has got me thinking.. would be cool to be able to drive them off the rails.

[[DRuG]KillFrenzy]

Yeah, it gets fun driving those things sometimes. What I really want is for someone to get those skycranes working in freeroam, which only appears on a single mission. I found a random screenshot of it:

[[SiK]Grim_Reeper]

Yeah, it gets fun driving those things sometimes. What I really want is for someone to get those skycranes working in freeroam, which only appears on a single mission. I found a random screenshot of it:

Back in the day when I was heavily modding all my cars I stumbled across a mod that allowed the hook on the bottom of this. Don't remember where it is though :[

*EDIT*: this little mod is an original main.scm with one new feature added: whenever you enter a Leviathan, Hunter, Maverick, VCN Maverick, Police Maverick, Cargobob or Raindance helicopter, the "skycrane" magnet will be attached to it. i have left out helicopters like the RC helicopters, and the Sparrow and Sea Sparrow.

http://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=96
I FOUND IT AGAIN

[Capsinurass]

Yeah that would be fun as to have a skycrane! But it might be a bit hard to script (for MTA)

[[DRuG]NikT]

Back in MTA for Vice, there was a version of the scm compiler that worked with MTA.

Does anyone know if there is one for San Andreas race 1.1.1? (ie. that will decompile & recompile the main.scm used by mtasa race). Assuming that will work, we could add this functionality.

Given I haven't written any modes or maps for mtasa, maybe someone else knows better if there's now a way to add/inject new scm into a game/mode? I heard Cleo is all the rage now, does anyone know anything in this department?