G5

FiveM vehicles.meta Generator

Turn a spawn name into a complete add-on package: vehicles.meta, carvariations.meta with real GTA colour indices, a vehicle_names.lua for the display name, and a matching fxmanifest.lua. No XML editing.

Identity

Classification

Flags

Colour combos (carvariations.meta)

Combo 1

Combo 2

Combo 3

Combo 4

Use 0_default_modkit unless you ship carcols.meta

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CVehicleModelInfo__InitDataList>
  <residentTxd>vehshare</residentTxd>
  <residentAnims />
  <InitDatas>
    <Item>
      <modelName>mycar</modelName>
      <txdName>mycar</txdName>
      <handlingId>MYCAR</handlingId>
      <gameName>MYCAR</gameName>
      <vehicleMakeName></vehicleMakeName>
      <expressionDictName>null</expressionDictName>
      <expressionName>null</expressionName>
      <animConvRoofDictName>null</animConvRoofDictName>
      <animConvRoofName>null</animConvRoofName>
      <animConvRoofWindowsAffected />
      <ptfxAssetName>null</ptfxAssetName>
      <audioNameHash>adder</audioNameHash>
      <layout>LAYOUT_LOW</layout>
      <coverBoundOffsets>ADDER_COVER_OFFSET_INFO</coverBoundOffsets>
      <explosionInfo>EXPLOSION_INFO_DEFAULT</explosionInfo>
      <scenarioLayout />
      <cameraName>DEFAULT_FOLLOW_VEHICLE_CAMERA</cameraName>
      <aimCameraName>DEFAULT_THIRD_PERSON_VEHICLE_AIM_CAMERA</aimCameraName>
      <bonnetCameraName>VEHICLE_BONNET_CAMERA_MID_NEAR</bonnetCameraName>
      <povCameraName>DEFAULT_POV_CAMERA</povCameraName>
      <FirstPersonDriveByIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.050000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.100000" z="-0.020000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearLeftIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearRightIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.050000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightRearPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneOffset x="0.135000" y="0.245000" z="0.510000" />
      <FirstPersonPassengerMobilePhoneOffset x="0.136000" y="0.223000" z="0.415000" />
      <PovCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.150000" z="0.650000" />
      <PovCameraVerticalAdjustmentForRollCage value="0.000000" />
      <PovPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <PovRearPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <vfxInfoName>VFXVEHICLEINFO_CAR_GENERIC</vfxInfoName>
      <shouldUseCinematicViewMode value="true" />
      <shouldCameraTransitionOnClimbUpDown value="false" />
      <shouldCameraIgnoreExiting value="false" />
      <AllowPretendOccupants value="true" />
      <AllowJoyriding value="true" />
      <AllowSundayDriving value="true" />
      <AllowBodyColorMapping value="true" />
      <wheelScale value="0.240000" />
      <wheelScaleRear value="0.240000" />
      <dirtLevelMin value="0.000000" />
      <dirtLevelMax value="0.450000" />
      <envEffScaleMin value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax value="1.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMin2 value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax2 value="1.000000" />
      <damageMapScale value="0.600000" />
      <damageOffsetScale value="1.000000" />
      <diffuseTint value="0x00FFFFFF" />
      <steerWheelMult value="1.000000" />
      <HDTextureDist value="5.000000" />
      <lodDistances content="float_array">
        35.000000
        70.000000
        140.000000
        280.000000
        500.000000
        500.000000
      </lodDistances>
      <minSeatHeight value="0.844" />
      <identicalModelSpawnDistance value="20" />
      <maxNumOfSameColor value="1" />
      <defaultBodyHealth value="1000.000000" />
      <pretendOccupantsScale value="1.000000" />
      <visibleSpawnDistScale value="1.000000" />
      <trackerPathWidth value="2.000000" />
      <weaponForceMult value="1.000000" />
      <frequency value="100" />
      <swankness>SWANKNESS_5</swankness>
      <maxNum value="999" />
      <flags>FLAG_SPORTS FLAG_RICH_CAR FLAG_HAS_INTERIOR_EXTRAS FLAG_HEADLIGHTS_USE_ACTUAL_BONE_POS FLAG_DONT_SPAWN_AS_AMBIENT FLAG_DONT_SPAWN_IN_CARGEN</flags>
      <type>VEHICLE_TYPE_CAR</type>
      <plateType>VPT_FRONT_AND_BACK_PLATES</plateType>
      <dashboardType>VDT_RACE</dashboardType>
      <vehicleClass>VC_SPORT</vehicleClass>
      <wheelType>VWT_SPORT</wheelType>
      <trailers />
      <additionalTrailers />
      <drivers />
      <extraIncludes />
      <doorsWithCollisionWhenClosed />
      <driveableDoors />
      <bumpersNeedToCollideWithMap value="false" />
      <needsRopeTexture value="false" />
      <requiredExtras />
      <rewards />
      <cinematicPartCamera>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
      </cinematicPartCamera>
      <NmBraceOverrideSet />
      <buoyancySphereOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <buoyancySphereSizeScale value="1.000000" />
      <pOverrideRagdollThreshold type="NULL" />
      <firstPersonDrivebyData>
        <Item>STD_MYCAR_FRONT_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_MYCAR_FRONT_RIGHT</Item>
      </firstPersonDrivebyData>
    </Item>
  </InitDatas>
  <txdRelationships>
    <Item>
      <parent>vehicles_sport_interior</parent>
      <child>mycar</child>
    </Item>
  </txdRelationships>
</CVehicleModelInfo__InitDataList>

Folder layout

mycar/
├─ fxmanifest.lua
├─ vehicle_names.lua
├─ data/
│  ├─ vehicles.meta
│  ├─ carvariations.meta
│  └─ handling.meta   ← Handling Editor
└─ stream/
   ├─ mycar.yft
   ├─ mycar_hi.yft
   └─ mycar.ytd
Create handling.meta Verify the finished resource

How to use Vehicles.meta Generator

  1. 1Type the spawn name exactly as the .yft file is named (lowercase). Auto-fill sets the texture name, handling ID and GXT key.
  2. 2Pick class, seat layout, engine sound, wheels and flags. Defaults suit a modern add-on sports car.
  3. 3Set colour combos with real GTA palette indices, then download all four files.
  4. 4Create handling.meta with the Handling Editor, arrange the folder as shown, and verify with the Resource Inspector.
See where this fits in the complete workflow

What is vehicles.meta?

It registers a model with the game: spawn name, texture dictionary, handling entry, class, seat layout, engine sound and behaviour flags. Without it an add-on car cannot be spawned by name.

Why carvariations.meta?

It defines the default colour combinations, mod kit, light and siren settings. Missing it means random colours and no tuning parts in Los Santos Customs.

Display name shows as NULL?

The in-game name comes from a GXT entry matching gameName. The generated vehicle_names.lua adds it with AddTextEntry, so keep client_script in your manifest.