User:Camilo Flores/Sandbox/GTA IV vehicle details

Just a little thing to do.

Here is what each field means:


 * Vehicle: Vehicle name.
 * Interior: Vehicle interior. It is determined by the "Interiors" section. Some will be derivatives of a pre-existent interior and will gain the vehicle's name, which has little to no changes over the current interior name.
 * Horn: Vehicle horn. Names are based on how it sounds and where it is normally applied.
 * GPS voice: Car's GPS voice when using waypoint on the map. Default means with the GPS voice setting to "Selected cars". Conditional means with the GPS voice setting to Yes.
 * Door-ajar chime: Based on the car's radio sound when out of the vehicle. Easily determined in quiet areas, loud music and opened doors. DO NOT turn off the radio or the vehicle's engine.
 * Alarm: Typical car's alarm when stealing it or touching it with another car.
 * Rims: Refer to Los Santos Customs/Wheels. Most of these rims are either an exact copy of any of the LSC rims, an unknown rim based on a LSC rim, or completely unique to the car. If cannot be determined by name, name it according to its design and car type (SUV, sedan, etc).
 * Engine: Engine model seen on each car's engine bay. Any extra condition is stated here. Can be determined by either placing the car against a wall and use the camera to see-through the engine bay, crashing it until the hood is open (accelerate to break it), or basically, mods.
 * Engine sound: The engine' sound. It determines what is the correct type of car (either a petrol or a diesel).
 * Gears & Shifter model: Vehicle's number of gears, based on how it performs in the game. Shifter model is based on what shifter is seen in the interior model (N/A means no visible shifter).
 * Drivetrain: Vehicle's layout to power its wheels, based on both handling.cfg and in-game performance.
 * ABS: Anti-lock braking system on vehicle, based on what is stated on the ABS table (at the bottom of the page).
 * Pedals: Any visible pedal set on the car's interior, on the driver side. Most of them are 2D.

Model & Handling Flags
MODEL FLAGS - written HEX for easier reading of flags 1st digit 1: IS_VAN       2: IS_BUS         4: IS_LOW                 8: IS_BIG 2nd digit 1: ABS_STD      2: ABS_OPTION     4: ABS_ALT_STD            8: ABS_ALT_OPTION 3rd digit 1: NO_DOORS     2: TANDEM_SEATS   4: SIT_IN_BOAT            8: N/A 4th digit 1: NO_EXHAUST   2: DOUBLE_EXHAUST 4: NO1FPS_LOOK_BEHIND     8: CAN_ENTER_IF_NO_DOOR 5th digit 1: AXLE_F_NOTILT 2: AXLE_F_SOLID  4: AXLE_F_MCPHERSON       8: AXLE_F_REVERSE 6th digit 1: AXLE_R_NOTILT 2: AXLE_R_SOLID  4: AXLE_R_MCPHERSON       8: AXLE_R_REVERSE 7th digit 1: IS_BIKE      2: IS_HELI        4: IS_PLANE               8: IS_BOAT 8th digit 1: BOUNCE_PANELS 2: DOUBLE_RWHEELS 4: FORCE_GROUND_CLEARANCE 8: IS_HATCHBACK --- HANDLING FLAGS - written HEX for easier reading of flags 1st digit 1: SMOOTH_COMPRESN 2: N/A              4: NPC_ANTI_ROLL      8: NPC_NEUTRAL_HANDL 2nd digit 1: NO_HANDBRAKE    2: STEER_REARWHEELS 4: HB_REARWHEEL_STEER 8: ALT_STEER_OPT 3rd digit 1: WHEEL_F_NARROW2 2: WHEEL_F_NARROW   4: WHEEL_F_WIDE       8: WHEEL_F_WIDE2 4th digit 1: WHEEL_R_NARROW2 2: WHEEL_R_NARROW   4: WHEEL_R_WIDE       8: WHEEL_R_WIDE2 5th digit 1: HYDRAULIC_GEOM  2: HYDRAULIC_INST   4: HYDRAULIC_NONE     8: NOS_INST 6th digit 1: OFFROAD_ABILITY 2: OFFROAD_ABILITY2 4: HALOGEN_LIGHTS     8: PROC_REARWHEEL_1ST 7th digit 1: USE_MAXSP_LIMIT 2: LOW_RIDER        4: STREET_RACER 8th digit 1: SWINGING_CHASSIS 2: OLD_PHYSICS

Then why this is not included in the performance sections?
That is the point. These factors are likely prone to be changed in some vehicles and thus, cannot be determined accurately.

Say, the Super Diamond and the Super Drop Diamond will have two different ocurrences. In the first one, the front wheels locks periodically during the braking sequence and are able to turn freely, like many sportscars. However, in the second one, the front wheels are completely locked during the braking sequence and are pretty much unable to steer.

In other cases like the Sabre (either standard or rusty), the wheels are subject to change in their behaviour when the brakes are applied. In some instances, the front wheels appears to be locked together or independently. In other instances, however, they are not locked at all. Apparently, steering is still a factor determined in each car, so, regardless of the ocurrences in the Sabre, steering is still as smooth as with a car with a "proper" ABS.

Braking test is not always a prominent factor when comes to ABS testing. The Blista Compact, for example, has good braking, despite suffering from locked wheels and no steering capabilities. Similarly, cars like the Patriot have unusual behaviours, where the wheels are mostly locked when braking and are often unlocked when the car has low speed, right before it stops.

In other words, the ABS is better proven on cars with a single symptom rather than having combined symptoms. By applying this principle, most of the sportscars and supercars have ABS and those that behaves like the Ambulance simply not.