NEON APIScriptable birds

Available in Neon, not standard MTA

Sets where a managed bird should be heading and lets it ease toward it.

Syntax

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bool setBirdTargetVelocity(bird theBird, Vector3 velocity)

Arguments

theBirdbird

Managed bird element.

velocityVector3

Desired velocity.

Returns

true when applied; false for an invalid element or value.

Ownership and lifecycle

A bird belongs to the client resource that created it and is removed when that resource stops. Birds fade near their render distance instead of being destroyed, and a dimension or interior mismatch hides them while keeping the element alive.

Important behavior

• This is what makes a flock turn as a group instead of snapping to a new heading.

OOP aliases

• bird:setTargetVelocity(velocity)

Where this comes from

SOURCECLuaBirdDefs.cppClient/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaBirdDefs.cpp INTRODUCED / EXTENDED23fedfbc9Read the commit and why the change was made TEST RESOURCE bird-test test-resources/bird-test

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createBird Creates a managed bird element with its own renderer and flight control. processBirdGunShot Runs a gunshot trace against every shootable managed bird, for custom weapon systems. getBirdVelocity Returns the current velocity of a managed bird.

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