Vehicle Flags

Verified: April 2022 - TM:PE 11.6.5.2

Overview

This article contains some info on what the various vehicle flags do.

⚠️ Note that some vehicles, particularly aircraft, use flags in unexpected ways.

Please edit more info in if you have it.

Vehicle.Flags

Flag	Value	Purpose
Created	0x1
Spawned	0x2
Deleted	0x4
Inverted	0x8	Inverts (rotate 180°) the vehicle; used for train trailer rotation.
TransferToTarget	0x10
TransferToSource	0x20
Emergency1	0x40	Emergency vehicle lights flashing. BlimpAI: Show alternate adverts.
Emergency2	0x80	Emergency vehicle on-scene (eg. collecting corpse, tackling fire, pumping water, etc). BlimpAI: Show alternate adverts.
WaitingPath	0x100
Stopped	0x200	Vehicle is stopped / not moving.
Leaving	0x400	Active for trains that are about to leave station, but haven't started moving yet.
Arriving	0x800	Active for trains arriving at a station but not yet stopped. Active for taxis which have a passenger on board.
Reversed	0x1000	Active for train/monorail engine which is travelling backwards.
TakingOff	0x1000	TrolleybusAI: Right Pole AircraftAI, HelicopterAI: Taking off
Flying	0x4000	AircraftAI, BalloonAI, BlimpAI, HelicopterAI: Flying.
Landing	0x8000	TrolleybusAI: Left pole AircraftAI, HelicopterAI: Landing
WaitingSpace	0x10000
WaitingCargo	0x20000	CargoShipAI, CargoTrainAI, CargoTruckAI, TaxiAI: Waiting for cargo.
GoingBack	0x40000	Vehicle returning to place of origin.
WaitingTarget	0x80000
Importing	0x100000	Set for vehicles which are importing goods, even when they are returning to facility.
Exporting	0x200000	Set for vehicles which are exporting goods, even when they are returning to facility.
Parking	0x400000	Road vehicle is moving to a parking spot.
CustomName	0x800000	Active if the vehicle has been given a custom name (eg. by Customize It: Extended mod, or by editing name in vehicle info panel title bar).
OnGravel	0x1000000	Enables road vehicle dust effect. Set by segment NetInfo.m_setvehicleflags (see later).
WaitingLoading	0x2000000	Set for cargo trains at station while being loaded with cargo.
Congestion	0x4000000	Force despawn to reduce traffic jams.
DummyTraffic	0x8000000	The vehicle is dummy traffic.
Underground	0x10000000	Vehicle is travelling underground. Set by segment NetInfo.m_setvehicleflags (see later).
Transition	0x20000000	Slope segments set this flag. Set by segment NetInfo.m_setvehicleflags (see later).
InsideBuilding	0x40000000
LeftHandDrive	int.MinValue

Vehicle.Flags2

Flag	Value	Purpose
Floating	0x1	Vehicle is swept away by water (eg. tsunami). Will eventually despawn unless it lands on dry land.
Blown	0x2	Vehicle is sucked in to a tornado/chirpnado. Will eventually despawn unless dropped from tornado.
Yielding	0x4
EndStop	0x8

NetInfo.m_setvehicleflags

When vehicles are travelling along a network prefab, they adopt any flags set in NetInfo.m_setvehicleflags.

It's mainly used to set the following Vehicle.Flags:

• OnGravel - gravel roads cause vehicles to show dust effect
• Underground - ?
• Transition - ?

See also

• CSL Modding: Sub-mesh flags