setPedLookAt

Client-side

Server-side

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Makes a ped turn his head and look at a specific world position or element.

Note

Avoid calling setPedLookAt every frame as this can cause bugs like being invincible to burning.

Important

For remote players, you have to use setPedAimTarget before setPedLookAt.

Syntax

 setPedLookAt ( )

Code Examples

client

This example makes the local player look at where the camera points at. If you want to sync this effect with other players you can usetriggerLatentServerEventandtriggerLatentClientEventfunctions.

local screenSize_X, screenSize_Y = guiGetScreenSize()

function pedLookAt()
   local x, y, z = getWorldFromScreenPosition(screenSize_X / 2, screenSize_Y / 2, 15)
   setPedLookAt(localPlayer, x, y, z, -1, 0)
end
setTimer(pedLookAt, 120, 0)

Issues

ID	Description
509	setPedLookAt does not work for remote players
626	setPedLookAt cancels damage done by any sort of fire

setPedLookAt

Syntax

Code Examples

Issues

See Also

Ped Functions

Ped Events

Reference