4 hours ago, jackscrj said:

I said before I was considering making a graphical editor, this is not what I meant. 

In other words would you be interested in a gui tool where you didn't have to touch the xml at all. 

I would love this since I keep making tiny mistakes that end up voiding the entire .xml file.

Cool thanks for the feedback. I started designing something a bit and its not the easiest thing to plan. But since it sounds like people would like it I'll put the effort into it. 

Don't expect it tomorrow. I do have other student obligations to attend too. ;)

Obviously it'd be worthless if it's less intuitive than just editing the xml. 

for tags such as

<Ped comp_shirt="1" comp_decals="1" comp_pants="0" prop_head="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_hwaycop_01</Ped>

what would you think of having a table 

say like 

tag              |   value

comp_shirt  |  1

 

that you could edit/add/remove lines from same thing for vehicles,

 

If I had a list of all the possible tags for peds and vehicles I guess I could make a table with all the values and if you don't want to use one you just leave it blank? 

 

I think I'll do some mock-ups and post the screenshots to see what you guys think is most intuitive. Might have those tomorrow.

Edited January 24, 201610 yr by jackscrj

I made some mock-ups of what a gui editor might look like. 

Main window you select a backup type and an area and then are presented with a vehicleset list selecting a vs will populate the vehicles and peds tables. 

clicking edit under the vehicles and peds will open the respective edit dialogs (two additional photos). 

Any feedback (critical included) or suggestions is welcomed. 

Hey everyone! huge fan of LSPDFR i have alot of fun playing! great work! i have an issue with my backup not responding however :/ cars and helis dispatch but dont show up, do you think you could check my folder below and see whats missing real quick? haven't had much luck on other support pages. OR just show me a proper backup file so i can go through my self and fix! id really appreciate it thank you!!

 

 

<!--
You can specify the components, textures and properties a ped can spawn with. Components start with comp_, textures with tex_ and properties with prop_:
<Ped comp_shirt="1" comp_decals="1" comp_pants="0" prop_head="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_hwaycop_01</Ped>

You can also randomize the appearance of a ped using the following attribute:
<Ped RandomizeProps="True">s_m_m_paramedic_01</Ped>

The components and textures are named the following:
face
beard
hair
shirt
pants
hands
shoes
eyes
accessories
tasks
decals
shirtoverlay

The props are named the following:

head

For vehicles, you can choose which livery they will have:
<Vehicle livery="1">polmav</Vehicle>

You can also specify what extras should be enabled:
<Vehicle extra_1=true>police3</Vehicle>
-->

<BackupUnits>
    <LocalPatrol>  <!-- Type of backup -->
        <LosSantosCity>  <!-- Area of backup-->
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>  <!-- A model will be chosen randomly from a vehicle set. You can use the same model more than once to increase the chance. -->
                    <Vehicle>police</Vehicle>
                    <Vehicle>police2</Vehicle>
                    <Vehicle>police3</Vehicle>
                    <vehicle>police4</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped chance="90">s_m_y_cop_01</Ped>  <!-- Chances must add up to 100 -->
                    <Ped chance="10">s_f_y_cop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" /> <!-- Number of peds that will respond (minimum and maximum) -->
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCity>
        <LosSantosCounty>
                <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>sheriff</Vehicle>
                    <Vehicle>sheriff2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped chance="90">s_m_y_sheriff_01</Ped>
                    <Ped chance="10">s_f_y_sheriff_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCounty>
        <BlaineCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>sheriff</Vehicle>
                    <Vehicle>sheriff2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped chance="90">s_m_y_sheriff_01</Ped>
                    <Ped chance="10">s_f_y_sheriff_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </BlaineCounty>
        <NorthYankton>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>policeold1</Vehicle>
                    <Vehicle>policeold2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_cop_01</Ped>
                    <Ped prop_head="1">s_m_y_cop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </NorthYankton>
    </LocalPatrol>
    <StatePatrol>
        <LosSantosCity>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>police4</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_shirt="1" comp_decals="1" comp_pants="2" helmet="False">s_m_y_hwaycop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>policeb</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_shirt="1" comp_decals="1" comp_pants="0" prop_head="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_hwaycop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="1" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCity>
        <LosSantosCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>fbi</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_shirt="1" comp_decals="1" comp_pants="1" helmet="False">s_m_y_hwaycop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>policeb</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_shirt="1" comp_decals="1" comp_pants="0" prop_head="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_hwaycop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="1" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCounty>
        <BlaineCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>police4</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_shirt="1" comp_decals="1" comp_pants="1" helmet="False">s_m_y_hwaycop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>policeb</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_shirt="1" comp_decals="1" comp_pants="0" prop_head="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_hwaycop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="1" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </BlaineCounty>
        <NorthYankton>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>policeold1</Vehicle>
                    <Vehicle>policeold2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_sheriff_01</Ped>
                    <Ped prop_head="1">s_m_y_sheriff_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </NorthYankton>
    </StatePatrol>
    <LocalSWAT>
        <LosSantosCity>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>fbi2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped RandomizeProps="True">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCity>
        <LosSantosCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>fbi2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped RandomizeProps="True">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCounty>
        <BlaineCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>sheriff2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped>s_m_y_sheriff_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </BlaineCounty>
        <NorthYankton>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>policeold1</Vehicle>
                    <Vehicle>policeold2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_cop_01</Ped>
                    <Ped prop_head="1">s_m_y_cop_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="1" max="2" />"1"
            </VehicleSet>
        </NorthYankton>
    </LocalSWAT>
    <NooseSWAT>
        <LosSantosCity>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>riot</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCity>
        <LosSantosCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>riot</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCounty>
        <BlaineCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>riot</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </BlaineCounty>
        <NorthYankton>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>fbi2</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </NorthYankton>
    </NooseSWAT>
    <LocalAir>
        <LosSantosCity>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle livery="1">polmav</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_tasks="1" comp_decals="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_pilot_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="2" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCity>
        <LosSantosCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle livery="1">polmav</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_tasks="1" comp_decals="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_pilot_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="2" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCounty>
        <BlaineCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle livery="1">polmav</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_tasks="1" comp_decals="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_pilot_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="2" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </BlaineCounty>
        <NorthYankton>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle livery="1">polmav</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped comp_tasks="1" comp_decals="0" helmet="True">s_m_y_pilot_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="2" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </NorthYankton>
    </LocalAir>
    <NooseAir>
        <LosSantosCity>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle IsArmed="yes">buzzard</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCity>
        <LosSantosCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle IsArmed="yes">buzzard</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCounty>
        <BlaineCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle IsArmed="yes">buzzard</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </BlaineCounty>
        <NorthYankton>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle IsArmed="yes">buzzard</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped prop_head="0">s_m_y_swat_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="4" max="4" />"4"
            </VehicleSet>
        </NorthYankton>
    </NooseAir>
    <Ambulance>
        <LosSantosCity>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle livery="2">ambulance</Vehicle>
                    <Vehicle>ambulance</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped RandomizeProps="True">s_m_m_paramedic_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="2" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCity>
        <LosSantosCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle livery="2">ambulance</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped RandomizeProps="True">s_m_m_paramedic_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="2" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </LosSantosCounty>
        <BlaineCounty>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle livery="2">ambulance</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped RandomizeProps="True">s_m_m_paramedic_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="2" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </BlaineCounty>
        <NorthYankton>
            <VehicleSet>
                <Vehicles>
                    <Vehicle>ambulance</Vehicle>
                </Vehicles>
                <Peds>
                    <Ped RandomizeProps="True">s_m_m_paramedic_01</Ped>
                </Peds>
                <NumPeds min="2" max="2" />"2"
            </VehicleSet>
        </NorthYankton>
    </Ambulance>
</BackupUnits>

On 2/18/2016 at 7:26 PM, MattDV123 said:

Hey everyone! huge fan of LSPDFR i have alot of fun playing! great work! i have an issue with my backup not responding however :/ cars and helis dispatch but dont show up, do you think you could check my folder below and see whats missing real quick? haven't had much luck on other support pages. OR just show me a proper backup file so i can go through my self and fix! id really appreciate it thank you!!

I believe it's case sensitive. In at least one place (maybe more) you have <vehicle> when it should be <Vehicle>. 

Also, in the future, please use code formatting (the <> icon in the editor) and collapse using the eye icon, so it doesn't fill up the whole page with text from your file.