Mission hooks

Krailer · 20-04-2008 00:33

Hi,

I've been working on a few custom scripts for GTA SA, and I was wondering how mission hooks work. I've seen the OTB hook example, but my coding skills are very limited so I'm kind of clueless.

Basically, I wanted to hook the Vigilante sub-mission and change the 2nd parameter of 02A9 (all lines) to make the criminals vulnerable to npc actors and peds, assuming it is possible at all.

I've tried a different approach by making a custom script using intercepting opcodes, but to no avail.

Any help would be appreciated.

-Krailer

Seemann · 20-04-2008 06:42

You can't hook opcodes executed by another thread. Otherwise you can manipulate its variables. In your case, you can hook the local variables containing the criminals' handles to take control of these peds.

{$CLEO}

// Hooks the Vigilante mission, making all criminals vulnerable to nonplayer peds 
0000:
while true
    wait 250
    0AAA: 0@ = thread 'COPCAR' pointer
    if
        0@ > 0 // true if mission Vigilante is running
    then
        // get the address where all mission local variables are stored
        if 
            0AA9: is_game_version_original
        then
            3@ = 0x00A48960 // Mission Locals address v1        
        else                
            3@ = 0x00A4AFE0 // Mission Locals address v1.1
        end

        // call an SCM function for specific local variables that contain the criminals handles       
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 37 // 37@
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 38 // 38@
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 39 // 39@

        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 41 // 41@
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 42 // 42@
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 43 // 43@
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 44 // 44@

        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 46 // 46@
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 47 // 47@                                                                
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 48 // 48@
        0AB1: call_scm_func @SetNPCVuln 1 49 // 49@                

    end
end
          
:SetNPCVuln
// read the value of specific mission variable (37@, 38@, etc) 
0@ *= 4
005A: 0@ += 3@ // (int) 
0A8D: 0@ = read_memory 0@ size 4 virtual_protect 0

// check if it's the correct ped handle
if 
    056D:   actor 0@ defined 
then
    // make it vulnarable
    02A9: set_actor 0@ immune_to_nonplayer 0
end     
0AB2: ret 0

Krailer · 20-04-2008 18:33

Hi,

Thanks for the fast reply. I've tried it but it doesn't seem to have effect.

By the way, the different approach I mentioned earlier was something along these lines:

{$CLEO}

0A95: enable_thread_saving

:VGLNTE
0001: wait 300 ms
0AAA: 0@ = thread 'COPCAR' pointer 
00D6: if 
0019:   0@ > 0 
004D: jump_if_false @VGLNTE_4 

:VGLNTE_1
0247: load_model #BRASSKNUCKLE 

:VGLNTE_2 
0001: wait 300 ms
00D6: if and
0256:  player $PLAYER_CHAR defined
0248:   model #BRASSKNUCKLE available
004D: jump_if_false @VGLNTE_2
00A0: store_actor $PLAYER_ACTOR position_to 1@ 2@ 3@  
08E5: get_actor_in_sphere 1@ 2@ 3@ radius 50.0 handle_as 4@ //tried with versionB as well
00D6: if
056D:   actor 4@ defined 
004D: jump_if_false @VGLNTE_4
089F: get_actor 4@ pedtype_to 5@ 
0470: 6@ = actor 4@ current_weapon
00D6: if and
0039:   5@ == 24 
8491:   not actor 4@ has_weapon 1  
8118:   not actor 4@ dead
004D: jump_if_false @VGLNTE_3
02A9: set_actor 4@ immune_to_nonplayer 0 
081A: set_actor 4@ weapon_skill_to 2
01B2: give_actor 4@ weapon 1 ammo 9999
0249: release_model #BRASSKNUCKLE
00D6: if
82D8: not actor 4@ current_weapon == 6@ 
004D: jump_if_false @VGLNTE_3
01B9: set_actor 4@ armed_weapon_to 6@ 

:VGLNTE_3
0001: wait 0 ms
01C2: remove_references_to_actor 4@ 

:VGLNTE_4
0002: jump @VGLNTE

In theory, I thought it should work. But not only it didn't work, as it caused some weird glitches in surrounding traffic. hmm

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