In the context of FiveM, “default citizen” typically refers to the standard civilian ped models that come with the game. These models are used as the base characters or NPCs (non-player characters) in various scenarios. If you want to customize or add new citizen models to your FiveM server, you can follow these general steps:
- Find or Create Ped Models:
- You can find custom ped models on various modding websites or create your own using 3D modeling software.
- Prepare the Files:
- Ensure that the ped models are in the correct format (usually
.ydd
,.ytd
,.ymt
, and.yft
files). - Create a resource folder for your custom peds.
- Ensure that the ped models are in the correct format (usually
- Set Up Resource Folder:
- Create a new folder in your server’s
resources
directory, e.g.,custom_peds
. - Inside this folder, create a
stream
folder and place your model files inside it.
- Create a new folder in your server’s
- Create
__resource.lua
orfxmanifest.lua
:- Depending on your server version, create a
__resource.lua
orfxmanifest.lua
file in thecustom_peds
folder. - Example for
fxmanifest.lua
:luaCopy codefx_version 'cerulean' game 'gta5' files { 'stream/*.ydd', 'stream/*.ytd', 'stream/*.ymt', 'stream/*.yft' } data_file 'PED_METADATA_FILE' 'stream/ped_metadata.ymt' data_file 'PED_COMPONENTS_FILE' 'stream/ped_components.ymt' data_file 'PED_VARIATION_FILE' 'stream/ped_variation.ymt'
- Depending on your server version, create a
- Add Resource to
server.cfg
:- Open your
server.cfg
file and addstart custom_peds
to the list of resources.
- Open your
- Spawn the Custom Ped:
- Use a server-side or client-side script to spawn the custom ped. For example:luaCopy code
local pedModel = GetHashKey("custom_ped_model") RequestModel(pedModel) while not HasModelLoaded(pedModel) do Wait(1) end local ped = CreatePed(4, pedModel, x, y, z, heading, true, false)
- Use a server-side or client-side script to spawn the custom ped. For example:luaCopy code
By following these steps, you can add custom citizen models to your FiveM server and enhance the variety of NPCs and player characters available.