Template:Infobox vehicles Scenarios are partially scripted events involving vehicles, as well as pedestrians and animals in Grand Theft Auto V.
Description
A scenario refers to a partially scripted sequence wherein a vehicle, animal or pedestrian will spawn and complete a request. They differ from regular events as they are specific to certain areas.
Scenarios involving vehicles often rely on a vehiclemodelset to complete the request. The model set file contains a list of vehicles in which the scenario will pick, at random, to spawn when playing the sequence. Specific vehicles are listed under specific model sets, for example, the Ambulance model set contains the Ambulance, and the Construction Cars model set contains various construction vehicles.
Types of Scenarios
Spawning
There are various examples of scenarios in the game. Some of these will not occur in GTA Online to increase overall stability and performance.
- Drive Solo
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_SOLO: A vehicle (specified or random) containing only one occupant (the driver) will spawn and drive. The path is usually only a few nodes long, allowing the vehicle to make its own decisions after following a short scripted sequence.
- Empty
WORLD_VEHICLE_EMPTY: A vehicle (specific or random) containing no drivers or passengers will spawn. These serve a similar purpose to regular parked vehicles but are often specific to a set of specific vehicles (model sets), making them slightly more unique. When empty, these vehicles are unlocked and do not require the player to smash the window or pick the lock to enter, and subsequently won't give the player a wanted level. Many of these are found within car parks among regularly spawning parked cars (the latter of which are locked), while some are parked in special areas such as Fire Stations and Hospitals.
- Drive Passengers
WORLD_VEHICLE_DRIVE_PASSENGERS:: A vehicle (specified or random) containing a specified amount of passengers will spawn and drive.
Travelling
- Drive
DRIVE: The spawned vehicle will follow a specified path until told its next decision. The last node determines what the vehicle does next.
Exiting
- Park
WORLD_VEHICLE_PARK_PERPENDICULAR_NOSE_IN: The vehicle will park and come to a complete stop. The next step usually involves the driver and passengers exiting the vehicle and walking over to a specific location, however this is down to the pedestrian nodes.
- Drive
DRIVE: If the spawned vehicle isn't instructed on another decision after traversing the nodes, the vehicle will carry on driving/flying. At this point, the AI can make its own decisions and so its traveled direction is usually random, however it is more-often-than-not influenced by the position the vehicle is left in, for example if the vehicle follows a specific road which has no turn-offs, the vehicle will likely follow the road and doesn't become completely unaware of its surroundings. Planes usually fly in a constant straight line unless distracted.
Scenario Behaviour
A Jet flying over Blaine County as seen in a pre-release screenshot for the enhanced version of GTA V.
In almost all cases, vehicles in a scenario will behave almost completely identical to regular ambient traffic, however there are situations in which scenario vehicles will behave different or "odd" because of the circumstances they are placed under. A notable example is how Ambulances and Fire Trucks behave after spawning in a response situation, driving out of their location and following a relatively long path until merging into regular traffic. These vehicles often drive recklessly as they are told to avoid stopping for other traffic. Other traffic that get in the way will often be rammed out of the way by the vehicle. It can also be noted that these vehicles will sometimes behave unusually when following them, including unusual driving behaviour such as becoming stuck and driving in circles.
At Los Santos International Airport, landing planes will begin to take off again if they are disturbed. This can be done in several ways, such as crashing into the landing plane, or shooting near them. Nearby explosions will often have immediate affect on them.
A heavily modified Surano on Portola Drive, an example of a parked vehicle scenario. This vehicle will always be unlocked.
Parked vehicles spawned by scenario are not locked, meaning the player can access them without smashing a window. This means nearby pedestrians will not react or become hostile to the situation and won't report a vehicle theft. Though few and far between, some parked vehicles that follow this trait are one of the Fire Truck spawn positions at the El Burro Heights Fire Station (only the left of the three doors), or heavily modified vehicles parked outside Los Santos Customs in Burton and at LSIA.
List of Vehicle Scenarios
There is currently 145 vehicle model sets from which vehicle scenarios can occur. These model sets range from different categories vehicles may fall under, such as construction vehicles, aircraft, police vehicles and trucks. Within those 145, there are two GTA Online exclusive model sets which were added as part of the Smuggler's Run update, spawning the white Speedo and green Mesa outside LSIA hangars and Fort Zancudo hangars respectively.
| Image | Model Set Name | Vehicles | Locations list |
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| Ambulance | Ambulance | Template:GTAVScenarios | |
| Fire Truck | Fire Truck | Template:GTAVScenarios | |
| Security Van | Stockade | Template:GTAVScenarios | |
| Delivery Van | GoPostal Boxville | Template:GTAVScenarios | |
| Trucks Delivery | Template:GTAVScenarios | ||
| Cars Construction |
Bison |
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| Trucks Building Site |
Mixer (both generations) |
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| Airport | |||
| Airport Bus |
NPC Modified Vehicles
In the enhanced version of the game, heavily modified vehicles appear both driving around and parked in specific locations around the map. These vehicles can be stolen and stored as normal, and have an array of modifications applied, some with unique pearlescent colors unavailable in Los Santos Customs. Many of these vehicles were added in DLCs after the initial release of the game on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
With the exception of modified Tornadoes, Peyotes and Buccaneers, all of these are only obtainable in the enhanced version of the game.
| Vehicle | Image(s) | Model Set name | Locations list |
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| Thrust | Business DLC Motorcycle Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Zentorno | Business DLC Sports Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Turismo R | Business DLC Sports Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Jester | Business DLC Sports Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Alpha | Business DLC Saloon Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Blade | Hipster DLC Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Glendale | Hipster DLC Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Rhapsody | Hipster DLC Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Warrener | Hipster DLC Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Sentinel XS | Vinewood Modded Sentinel Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Comet | Vinewood Hills Modded Comet2 Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Surano | Vinewood Hills Modded Surano Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Rapid GT | Los Santos Customs Modded | ||
| Coquette Classic | Pilot School DLC Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Dominator | Muscle Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Gauntlet | Muscle Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
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| Buccaneer | Lowriders Modded | ||
| Peyote | Lowriders Modded | ||
| Tornado | Lowriders Modded | ||
| Tornado (Convertible) | Lowriders Modded | ||
| Super Diamond | Super Diamond Modded | ||
| Dubsta2 | Dubsta2 Modded Los Santos Customs Modded |
Trivia
- An unknown vehicle model set, internally named "FARM_WORKERS" within
ymapfiles, is referenced numerous times across the map, but does not occur. "FARM WORKERS" does not exist withinvehiclemodelsets.metaand the game simply resorts to spawning a regular Bison. It is likely this is a beta model set which contained the Bison alongside other farm vehicles, suggested by the name of the model set.[1] - An unused vehicle model set, "ROCKFORD_CARS" can be found within the
vehiclemodelsets.metafile. This model set contains various sports cars as well the Cheetah, a car that does not appear in regular gameplay, but as the model set appears to be unused, the Cheetah does not spawn in regular traffic scenarios.[2]
Bugs/Glitches
A crashed Jet after spawning out of position.
- In the enhanced version of the game, Jet planes flying high above Los Santos are prone to spawning in incorrect positions, causing them to crash into buildings. This is very common around Rockford Hills and Richman. It can often occur when starting a mission as Michael at Michael's mansion as this gives the game a chance to spawn the scenario.
A driver-less Stockade.
- Occasionally, Stockade trucks driving out of alleyways can spawn without drivers, but because they are scripted to follow a specific path, still drive normally. This is caused when the game fails to request the driver model in time, often a result of driving too fast while the scenario loads.'
- Helicopter behavior sometimes causes pilots to crash during a scenario. While helicopters taking off, such as the Frogger at LSIA or Vespucci Helipad will usually fly much higher than usual when threatened with gunfire or explosions, helicopter that land will insist on landing their helicopter due to the script, but will fly erratically while doing so, usually causing them to crash into surrounding buildings and vehicles.
A Benson stuck on a wall during its scenario.
- It can be noted that the Benson within the
trucks_deliverymodel set often becomes stuck in several locations that it spawns, due to its length being impractical in narrow alleyways it can often be seen passing through. This is most notable at the position where it spawns pulling out of the FIB Headquarters underground parking lot onto Power Street, as the Benson becomes stuck on the concrete construction barriers just opposite the exit.
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