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[simfphys] Hydraulics System for Lowriders

"You up for a bounce, homie?"
Read through the description for the control scheme!

This is an addon to the simfphys base that allows the driver to more precisely control parts of their suspensions to perform certain showoff tricks, just like with hydraulics suspensions.
This addon was mostly inspired by the mission Cesar Vialpando encountered in GTA San Andreas, but it also features ideas and content from Need For Speed Underground II, which also boasts a Hydraulics system.

This addon also includes a HUD element representing the status of the suspension system, and whether the hydraulics can be used or not. It also includes addictive hydraulic sounds from Need for Speed Underground II.

All of which is mainly customizable by using console variables for now:
sv/cl_simfphys_hydraulics_[...]
NOTE: The default filters limit hydraulics to the Lowrider package of GTA San Andreas also found on the workshop, but this can be tweaked to whichever categories and vehicle names you want. Not a strict requirement but it is recommended. The trucking equipment is not required either unless you like to bounce with Trailers.

NOTE: Most of the code inside is inherited from the simfphys base, and I can't say that I know Lua particularly well in comparison to the author of that base, so you will still need the original simfphys base for this addon to work.

I highly recommend tweaking sv_simfphys_hydraulics_max/min to an interval that is comfortable for the vehicles you are using. Otherwise you may end up trading bumper paint and sparks with the ground, depending on how shallow the wheels are.

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Indeed, the hydraulics are applicable to almost every vehicle with tweakable suspension, which includes practically every vehicle I have ever subscribed to from simfphys, so you can expect quite a lot of vehicles to bounce right, if you are gentle with them.

• Bounce in all four directions using the directional arrows on your keyboard: ←, →, ↑, ↓
  (Each bounce occupies two wheels in each selected direction at a time)
  
  
• Raise or lower ALL suspension by using the RIGHT SHIFT key and the RIGHT CTRL key respectively: R⇧, RCTRL
  (Press the same button twice to reset ALL hydraulics to the original state)

Because the suspension system with simfphys is somewhat limiting for applying to Hydraulics, I plan to incorporate more tricks in the future, as I add to this mod with more features. I also anticipate to add a nozzle system for spraying Nitrous Oxide in different colors and patterns, which is also a prominent feature found in Need For Speed Underground II. Ontop of this, I may eventually consider making a Lowrider Meet Minigame, assuming that I can get the timings down to be most fair. No promises because that would be kind of awesome but also really complicated.