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TOBJ (IDE section)

Supported games:
Short description:	Used to define timed map objects
IDE Sections: 2DFX • AMAT • ANIM • CARS • HIER • MLO • OBJS PATH • PEDS • TANM • TOBJ • TREE • TXDP • WEAP

TOBJ is a section in the item definition file in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto IV. It is used to define standard map objects similar to the OBJS section with an additional in-game time range defining when the object gets rendered. GTA IV also support time controlled objects linked to animations through the TANM section. Most, if not all, time objects use the object flag 2 to prevent them from fading into and out of view at those times.

Format

GTA III, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas

tobj
# type 1 (III/VC/SA)
Id, ModelName, TxdName, MeshCount, DrawDistance, Flags, TimeOn, TimeOff
# type 2 (III/VC/SA)
Id, ModelName, TxdName, MeshCount, DrawDistance1, DrawDistance2, Flags, TimeOn, TimeOff
# type 3 (III/VC/SA)
Id, ModelName, TxdName, MeshCount, DrawDistance1, DrawDistance2, DrawDistance3, Flags, TimeOn, TimeOff
# type 4 (SA)
Id, ModelName, TxdName, DrawDistance, Flags, TimeOn, TimeOff
end

Type 0

This type should never be used but it is still considered valid. It is documented here for sake of completion.

	Identifier	Type	Description
A	Id	integer	Unique object ID.
B	ModelName	string	Name of the .dff model file without extension.
C	TxdName	string	Name of the .txd texture dictionary without extension.
D	unknown	integer	unknown

Type 1

This is used for non-breakable objects.

	Identifier	Type	Description
A	Id	integer	Unique object ID.
B	ModelName	string	Name of the .dff model file without extension.
C	TxdName	string	Name of the .txd texture dictionary without extension.
D	MeshCount	integer	Number of meshes. 1 for this type.
E	DrawDistance	float	Draw distance in units.
F	Flags	integer	Object flags.
G	TimeOn	integer	Hour to appear
H	TimeOff	integer	Hour to disappear

Type 2

This is used for breakable objects.

	Identifier	Type	Description
A	Id	integer	Unique object ID.
B	ModelName	string	Name of the .dff model file without extension.
C	TxdName	string	Name of the .txd texture dictionary without extension.
D	MeshCount	integer	Number of meshes. 2 for this type.
E,F	DrawDistance1, DrawDistance2	float[2]	Draw distance in units (one for each mesh, only the first is actually used).
G	Flags	integer	Object flags.
H	TimeOn	integer	Hour to appear
I	TimeOff	integer	Hour to disappear

Type 3

This is used for complex breakable objects.

	Identifier	Type	Description
A	Id	integer	Unique object ID.
B	ModelName	string	Name of the .dff model file without extension.
C	TxdName	string	Name of the .txd texture dictionary without extension.
D	MeshCount	integer	Number of meshes. 3 for this type.
E,F,G	DrawDistance1, DrawDistance2, DrawDistance3	float[3]	Draw distance in units (one for each mesh, only the first is actually used).
H	Flags	integer	Object flags.
I	TimeOn	integer	Hour to appear
J	TimeOff	integer	Hour to disappear

Type 4

This is used for non-breakable objects and behaves equivalently to Type 1.

	Identifier	Type	Description
A	Id	integer	Unique object ID.
B	ModelName	string	Name of the .dff model file without extension.
C	TxdName	string	Name of the .txd texture dictionary without extension.
D	DrawDistance	float	Draw distance in units.
E	Flags	integer	Object flags.
F	TimeOn	integer	Hour to appear
G	TimeOff	integer	Hour to disappear

GTA IV

tobj
ModelName, TxdName, DrawDistance, Flags, Unknown, MinX, MinY, MinZ, MaxX, MaxY, MaxZ, SphereX, SphereY, SphereZ, Radius, LODModel, NightFlag
end

	Identifier	Type	Description
A	ModelName	string	Name of the .wdr model file without extension.
B	TxdName	string	name of the .wtd texture dictionary without extension.
C	DrawDistance	float	Draw distance in units.
D	Flags	integer	Object flag.
E	unknown	float	Unknown integer (0 by default).
F,G,H	MinX, MinY, MinZ	float[3]	Lower left corner of the bounding box for the object.
I,J,K	MaxX, MaxY, MaxZ	float[3]	Upper right corner of the bounding box for the object.
L,M,N	SphereX, SphereY, SphereZ	float[3]	Center of the bounding sphere for the object.
O	Radius	float	Radius of the bounding sphere into all dimensions.
P	LODModel	string	Name of the .wdd file that contains the lod model for the defined modelname.
Q	NightFlag	integer	If enabled (1) the object only shows at nighttime, otherwise the object gets only rendered at daytime. Day- and nighttimes are hardcoded.

Statistics

Total number of TOBJ entries in:

GTA III: 24 (max 30)

Vice City: 342 (max 385)

San Andreas: 160

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