How to get the area in front of a ped?

[Histeria Beagles]

I want to create a hitbox for an animation that doesn't have one, probably I would need to use PedIsPedInBox() or PedInRectangle(). However, depending on where the ped is facing, these functions will return an undesired area (behind the ped or sides).

So, how can I do that? how to detect a small area in front of a ped?

[SimonBestia]

Since you mentioned a hitbox for an animation, I can assume the ped will be facing another ped in front of them to fight in the ideal situation?
You could try using a combination of PedCanSeeObject() and DistanceBetweenPeds2D() (or 3D).

[Altamurenza]

So, how can I do that? how to detect a small area in front of a ped?

You can use PedGetOffsetInWorldCoords function to do that.

The function has four arguments:
1. Ped (ex: gPlayer)
2. Left (> 0, greater than zero) or Right (< 0, lesser than zero)
3. Front (> 0, greater than zero) or Back (< 0, lesser than zero)
4. Up (> 0, greater than zero) or Down (< 0, lesser than zero)

It returns the desired position in coordinates (X, Y, Z).

Test the function by adding a yellow-ground-blip in front of the player:

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if IsButtonBeingPressed(3, 0) then
  local FRONT_X, FRONT_Y, FRONT_Z = PedGetOffsetInWorldCoords(gPlayer, 0, 1, 0)
  if BLIP then BlipRemove(BLIP) end
  BLIP = BlipAddXYZ(FRONT_X, FRONT_Y, FRONT_Z, 0, 0, 7)
end


[Ming]

refer to my source code
https://www.mediafire.com/download/gzesp9bzqmpt6nb