[Help] Getting coords of the nearest road

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Hey! I was thinking, how can I get coords of the nearest path in front/closer to the Player ped so I can park a vehicle or spawn it there? Tried GetNthClosestNode, GetClosestRoad.

Thanks in advance

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Hi Yeagorn ! To get the closest road I personally use the native GetClosestRoad()
This is how I use it:

local formatedCoords = {x = GetEntityCoords(GetPlayerPed(-1)).x, y = GetEntityCoords(GetPlayerPed(-1)).y, z = GetEntityCoords(GetPlayerPed(-1)).z}
local _, closstRd, anotPos = GetClosestRoad(formatedCoords.x, formatedCoords.y, formatedCoords.z, 10, 1, true)
SetEntityCoords(GetPlayerPed(-1), closstRd)

Have a nice day !

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Hi Cozy! I was using this method but it spawned the car in the middle of the road, here’s a picture of my idea getting the closest road

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Have a nice day!

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I see what you wan’t, like in GTA:O, idk how to do, sorry…
I hope you will find what you search.

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Alright, thanks for your help anyways.

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RegisterCommand('carSpawn', function()
    local coords = GetEntityCoords(PlayerPedId())
    local ret, coordsTemp, heading = GetClosestVehicleNodeWithHeading(coords.x, coords.y, coords.z, 1, 3.0, 0)
    local retval, coordsSide = GetPointOnRoadSide(coordsTemp.x, coordsTemp.y, coordsTemp.z)
    SetEntityCoords(PlayerPedId(), coordsSide.x, coordsSide.y, coordsSide.z, false, false, false, true)
    SetEntityHeading(PlayerPedId(), heading)
end)

I think this is what you want. I first use GetClosestVehicleNodeWithHeading() to get both road coords and an appropriate heading for coords.
Then I top it with GetPointOnRoadSide() which seems to do the logic for “parking”.

You can paste that command in a client script and check.

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Thanks, that’s really what I’ve been searching for. Appreciated!