As we probably all know, Vice City for the PC was ported via a potato which left us with many broken and missing features, including this one. The original PS2 game HAD models for the crane top, but this was left out for the PC port (R* vision)
Quick demonstration video showing the restored crane in action
UPDATED 14-11/15
Instructions
Add cranetopa.dff to GTA3.IMG
Open generic.col using Steve M's Collision File Editior and add cranetopa.col
open data\maps\generic.ide and scroll down to 638, ap_jumbo_01, ap_jumbos and add this line below
5040, cranetopa, cranes, 1, 750, 0
open data\maps\docks.ide and find
842, LODnetopa0, lod_docks
rename to LODnetopa0, cranes
after 860, dockgrass, dockgrass add this line below
5040, cranetopa, cranes, 1, 750, 0
add this to docks.IPL
5040, cranetopa, 0, -877.838, -1478.92, 113.205, 1, 1, 0, 0.5, 0.866025 1 1 1 0 0
Anyone who is downloading this who is not experienced in identifying missing or misleading information, you will need to add this into your docks.ipl in order to make this mod work. The uploader of this mod did not include this .ipl data, which is imperative data to make this mod work properly. If you make a fix of this quality for a game and decide to share it, please do not be stoned or drunk while you write your ReadMe.
5040, cranetopa, 0, -877.838, -1478.92, 113.205, 1, 1, 0, 0.5, 0.866025
Note that after 113.205 there needs to be three 1s and two 0s, for some reason gtagarage does not allow three 1s typed in a row on comments, and other similar stupid things.
My bad, updated the readme just now and the mod. Sorry
Anyone who is downloading this who is not experienced in identifying missing or misleading information, you will need to add this into your docks.ipl in order to make this mod work. The uploader of this mod did not include this .ipl data, which is imperative data to make this mod work properly. If you make a fix of this quality for a game and decide to share it, please do not be stoned or drunk while you write your ReadMe.
5040, cranetopa, 0, -877.838, -1478.92, 113.205, 1, 1, 0, 0.5, 0.866025
Note that after 113.205 there needs to be three 1s and two 0s, for some reason gtagarage does not allow three 1s typed in a row on comments, and other similar stupid things.
I have figured out how to place my files. It was because I am using IMG Organizer. Please though update this page with the line for the .ipl data for 5040 as you did not include that information. You CANNOT leave .ipl data out of a mod like this and still expect others to be able to make it work.
In the archive there are two files, cranes.txd, and LODnetopa0.dff. In the ReadMe you did not explain why those two files are there or what to do with them.
Awesome mod but it does not seem to be working for me... darn it. There are in fact more files in the archive than you explain what to do with in the readme. Could you update the instructions on here and maybe I can try again?? I usually dont have a problem with these type of mods but I am stumped why my crane still frickin vanishes when I begin to look away.
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5040, cranetopa, 0, -877.838, -1478.92, 113.205, 1, 1, 0, 0.5, 0.866025
Note that after 113.205 there needs to be three 1s and two 0s, for some reason gtagarage does not allow three 1s typed in a row on comments, and other similar stupid things.
