Sticky Bomb

Do you know what’s great about GTA V? It has a completely new game engine, RAGE, which is much more modern and functional than RenderWare. Naturally, the developers are making full use of it, so GTA V is almost daily enriched with new modifications, and its gameplay is very flexible and diverse. Players have numerous ways to interact with this process. One of them is the sticky bomb.

The sticky bomb. A simple, inexpensive, lightweight, yet quite amusing and powerful weapon that can create a real massacre on a busy highway with just one explosion (that’s game physics for you)! For convenience, the developers wrapped it in tape so it sticks to everything. Personally, I have always liked this weapon the most.

Now about GTA: San Andreas. Its world was also quite diverse and flexible for its time, but I always felt that players lacked ways to interact with it. So, I decided to bring the sticky bomb to San Andreas, and after a few days of brainstorming, I managed to present it to you!

Description

The sticky bomb looks like dynamite (there is a non-working object like that in the game), but unlike it, it is painted green, similar to GTA V (by the way, a more powerful and expensive sticky dynamite will be released in the future, which will be twice as powerful). Thanks to my ingenuity, the sticky bomb learned to stick to everything it touches, whether it’s a car, a lamppost, or even a pedestrian (though there is often a noticeable glitch that causes the bomb to float in the air while being stuck). If the object of its sticky attachmentsdisappears (which can happen in old GTAs), it will simply fall and stick to the ground. And if you somehow manage to break it (which is unlikely), a small explosion will occur, but it won’t destroy anything.

At the same time, up to 16 sticky bombs can exist in the world (compared to 32 for the standard ones). If you throw the 17th, the previous one (the 16th) will disappear.

There’s an idea to include it in the list of weapons that can be fired from a vehicle.

Controls

The throwing strength is regulated by the duration of the attack key press (if held for long, CJ will throw it who knows where very far, while a quick mouse click will make him toss it right in front of him). All bombs that appear in the world (even those that haven’t stuck to anything yet) will explode simultaneously if the player uses the traditional detonator (which, like in the case of the standard sticky bomb, is given to the player after each throw if they don’t already have it).

Individually, these bombs are not very strong (their explosion power corresponds to that of a regular grenade), but a cluster of them can literally lift a car into the air. You can see confirmation of my words in the screenshot.

Installation

The thing is, my sticky bomb is a completely new, non-replacing weapon, so it requires my CLEO algorithm, which necessitates the presence of the CLEO library. It is not based on grenades (which do not stick and explode on their own) or on the already existing sticky bombs in the game (which cannot travel such a long distance). All its behavior is scripted in my algorithm.

You will also need the Limit Adjuster from fastman92. After all, the sticky bomb is a weapon, it needs its own slot and standard set of characteristics (you will also need to remove the limit on object models since the flying bomb is a separate object with its own collision).

All these settings are already in the archive.

Location

Unfortunately, it is currently impossible to obtain the sticky bomb without external modifications (initially, it was planned to be purchasable at Ammu-Nation for $400 each). Version 0.0 of the modification is available for download along with the main version, allowing you to get these bombs in-game by pressing the G key (a pickup will appear next to you).

If you know how to add new (added) weapons to the list sold at Ammu-Nation (shopping.dat does not accept new lines), I would appreciate your help in refining the modification.

Please do not upload the file anywhere else! It is exclusive to libertycity! (But if you have the audacity to upload it, please credit the author - TrushinVlad)

Download and enjoy the newfound ability to create real chaos in the world of GTA! I tried.