Car Lifts

This system enables mechanic-style car lifts that players can raise or lower, with full sync across clients. It's designed to be immersive, configurable, and compatible with custom locations and models.

Features

• Supports multiple car lift locations via config

• Automatically spawns lift + pylon props on resource start

• Lift animation synced across all players using state bags

• Attach/detach nearby vehicles to/from lifts based on movement

• Target interaction to control lift up/down

• Client-side animation and sound effects when operating lift

• Optional custom model offsets and headings

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How It Works

Server Side

• On resource start:

  • Spawns pylon and lift props from Locations config

  • Applies rotation/offset logic if model adjustments are defined

  • Creates state bag for each lift, storing net IDs and Z positions

• On lift trigger:

  • Updates liftData state with new position and status

  • Resets status after timeout (used for cooldown/locking)

• On resource stop:

  • Deletes all lift and pylon entities cleanly

Client Side

• On player load:

  • Loads lift/pylon models

  • Re-attaches ox_target entries to existing lifts

• On liftData change:

  • Triggers animation of lift prop moving up/down

  • Attaches or detaches any vehicle sitting on the lift

• Adds interaction options:

  • Lift UP (if currently down)

  • Lift DOWN (if currently up)

  • 5-second cooldown to prevent spam

Sound Effects

If enabled in Config.CarLifts.Sound:

• Plays crane movement/stop sounds during lift animation if player is nearby.

Notes

• Fully customizable model, offset, and rotation support per location

• Vehicle detection uses raycasts around lift platform

• Soundbanks are requested/released dynamically

• Compatible with framework load hooks (onPlayerLoaded)

• Works with custom props and interiors (MLO-compatible)

Config Example

Locations = {
  bennys = {
    Enabled = true,
    carLift = {
      [1] = { coords = vec4(1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 180.0) }
    },
    carLiftModels = {
      lift = "carlift_frame",
      pylons = "carlift_pylons",
      liftOffset = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
      pylonOffset = vec3(1.0, 0.5, 0.9)
    }
  }
}