SA-MP 0.3.8 RC


The 0.3.8 version of SA-MP will feature server-side custom models.
Right now custom objects and custom player skins are supported, with
more types planned for the future. Since this feature potentially has a
large scope for some servers, 0.3.8 is being placed in to RC early. This
gives server owners plenty of time to plan. These new features will
take some time to formalise, so be please be patient with the release.


Although there are several new security features related to custom
models, these are not yet enabled in the current build. Only use the RC
version with people you trust as there could be unknown security flaws in GTA:SA's model formats.


How custom models work in SA-MP


Custom models are stored with the SA-MP server, usually in the 'models'
folder. When a player connects, they are given a list of all models used
by the server. Players will download models as required and store them
by CRC in a 'cache' folder. Every server the player connects to has a
seperate model cache. The local cache is located under: Documents\GTA San Andreas User Files\SAMP\cache followed by the server's IP.Port.


For custom player skins, the player will download all of these at the
start of the game, since the game can't be paused to load skins. For
objects attached to the player like accessories, these must be
downloaded at the start also. For world objects, these will be
downloaded depending what virtual world they are in. That means it's
possible to have custom worlds that the player would not have to
download until they entered the virtual world.


Model format


The skin format is the same as the game's normal format. Object models
require a collision attached to the dff, and this collision has to be
attached using the kdff tool.


The main modeling tools for GTA:SA are written for 3dsmax, although
there are some other tools available for blender. I have made a short
blender export tutorial available here.


Defining custom models in the artconfig.txt file


Custom models are currently defined in the server's artconfig.txt file. The line AddCharModel is used to add a new player model, and AddSimpleModel
is used to define a custom object, which includes both world objects
and objects that will be attached to players as accessories.


Quote:

Player skins use ranges: 20000 to 30000 (10000 slots)Objects use negative IDs: -1000 to -30000 (29000 slots)

Other fixes since 0.3.7


- The radar outline should now scale properly in widescreen resolutions.
- A bug introduced to PlayerPlaySound with sound ID 0 should be fixed.
- Actors should now be able to rotate again.

Updates:


SA-MP 0.3.8 RC4 Client/Server update


- Adds support for URL redirection for model/texture downloads, which means you can host downloads on a web server instead of sending them through the SA-MP server. Client URL downloading is done via libcurl version 7.57.0 compiled with support for http, https, and zlib (gzip).
- If you require a proxy server to download over http, a proxy address can be entered in the Tools > Settings dialog of the SA-MP server browser.
- Adds various pawn functions to deal with download redirection. See the dl_redirect.pwn filterscript for more information.
- Adds GetPlayerCustomSkin() function.
When SetPlayerSkin is used to set a custom skin (downloaded from the server), GetPlayerSkin returns the base skin (from the game), not the custom skin ID. Instead you must use GetPlayerCustomSkin to get the custom skin ID. The SA-MP client and server assume that downloads could fail, or that custom models may fail to load, in which case the base skin used in AddCharModel() is still the main skin.


SA-MP 0.3.8 RC3-4 Client update


- "FreeTXDs" was removed from the F5 screen as it was crashing some players.


SA-MP 0.3.8 RC3-3 Client update


- More dff/txd validation.


SA-MP 0.3.8 RC3-2 Client update


- The custom model unloading code added in RC3 is causing crashes for some people and has been disabled for now.


SA-MP 0.3.8 RC3-1 Client update


- The dff reader couldn't read the Skin extension on some skins.


SA-MP 0.3.8 RC3 Client/Server update


- Adds the first layer of security checks for model/texture file
downloads. More security features will be added as the 0.3.8 RC period
progresses. For now, only join servers where you trust the server owner.
- You can now change the location of the model cache folder using the Tools > Settings menu in the SA-MP server browser.
- Objects created from models downloaded from the server are now freed from memory after they are deleted.
- Adds data compression to file downloads. Note: Downloads with thousands of small files can still be slow.



SA-MP 0.3.8 RC2 Client/Server update


- MAX_OBJECTS increased to 2000.
- Fixes hud was not drawing correctly.
- In RC1, SelectObject was showing debug collision information and would crash if the information was unavailable.
- Fixes invalid ped model crash that effected some 0.3.8 RC1 players
- Adds 'local' cache concept to avoid having to download large numbers
of models in game. This feature is not finalized. More on this later.
- In RC1, streaming might have been broken if you teleported from one vworld in to the same vworld.


- Adds support for timed objects in custom models.
- AddCharModel/AddSimpleModel can now be called from pawn. There are
currently no restrictions on when you can call these functions, but be
aware that if you do not call them inside
OnFilterScriptInit/OnGameModeInit, you run the risk that some players,
who are already on the server, may not have downloaded the models.


Code:

native AddCharModel(baseid, newid, dffname[], txdname[]);
native AddSimpleModel(virtualworld, baseid, newid, dffname[], txdname[]);
native AddSimpleModelTimed(virtualworld, baseid, newid, dffname[], txdname[], timeon, timeoff);


Quelle: sa-mp.com