RedM Hot Air Balloon Script Poggy's Balloon Taxi
3.0(1)
NPC-piloted balloon taxis from 8 stations fly players to any waypoint for a fare, hourly rentals let them fly themselves, and up to four passengers sit in the basket instead of ragdolling.
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A RedM hot air balloon script: operators at 8 stations fly players to any waypoint for a fare, or rent them a balloon to fly themselves for an hour. It runs on VORP Core, RSG Core and QBCore RedM, and up to four passengers sit in the basket instead of ragdolling.
What players can do
Take a balloon taxi
- Set a waypoint on the map.
- Walk up to an operator at Strawberry, Rhodes, Valentine, Annesburg, Saint Denis, Blackwater, Armadillo or Tumbleweed and press Talk (G by default).
- Pick Take a Ride. The fare comes out of cash.
- Board within 60 seconds and press Take Off (B by default).
The NPC pilot climbs over hills and mountains, slows on approach and lands gently. In flight, on-screen prompts let the passenger Stop Here, Change Destination, Step On It! (22 to 30 m/s by default), Change Seat or Disembark. After landing the pilot waits 30 seconds, then flies away.
Rent a balloon and fly it
- Pick Rent a Balloon at a station where rentals are on. It lasts 60 minutes by default.
- The player is warned 5 minutes before the rental ends, then the balloon is taken back.
- Hold Shift to burn and climb, Ctrl to descend, and W, A, S, D to move.
- Prompts add boost, brake and an altitude lock.
- Steering follows the camera, or switches to north, south, east and west.
Ride as a passenger
- Hold F at a balloon to board. Up to four passengers fit in the basket.
- Passengers sit in set basket positions, and an invisible floor stops ragdolling.
- Captains pull the burner rope while flying, and NPC pilots idle at the burner.
- Seats and animations are synced, so everyone sees the same thing.
What owners get
- Taxi and rentals switch on or off separately, and rentals per station.
- Every setting in game under
/poggy, with help pages for adding a station and tuning flights and rentals.
- English, French, Spanish and German included, with more added in
translations.lua.
- Console commands to see every balloon and its seats, clear a stuck ride and end a rental early.
Commands
| Command | Who | What |
|---|
/spawnballoon | Admins, or an ACE you set | Spawns a balloon next to you |
/spawnballoon_local | Everyone, only when Admin only is off | Spawns a balloon next to you |
/balloon_server_status | ACE command.balloon_server_status | Prints every balloon and its seats to the server console |
balloon_taxi_server_debug | Server console | Taxi logging, active rides, clear a stuck ride |
balloon_rental_debug | Server console | Active rentals, end one early |
Four more debug commands print only to the typing player's own F8 console.
Settings you will change first
Config.BalloonTaxi.Price: the fare for one ride (3 by default).Config.BalloonRental.Price: the price of one rental (50 by default).Config.BalloonRental.RentalDurationMinutes: rental length (60).Config.BalloonTaxi.TravelSpeed and TravelSpeedFast: taxi speeds in m/s.Config.BalloonTaxi.Locations: the 8 stations, their blips and whether each rents.Config.Commands.SpawnBalloon: who may use /spawnballoon.
What you need to run it
- VORP Core, RSG Core or QBCore RedM, through the free poggy_core 0.14.0 or newer.
- No menu resource, no prompt library, no database and no SQL to import. poggy_core handles money, the station menu, prompts and notifications.
- Open files:
config.lua and translations.lua. The rest of the Lua is protected by Cfx escrow.
Updates
poggy_core checks for new versions, installs them and merges your config and translations: new settings arrive with their defaults and your values stay.
Questions about Poggy's Balloon Taxi
How does the balloon taxi work?
Set a waypoint, walk to one of eight stations (Strawberry, Rhodes, Valentine, Annesburg, Saint Denis, Blackwater, Armadillo and Tumbleweed), talk to the operator, pay the fare, board within 60 seconds and press Take Off (B by default). The NPC pilot climbs over terrain and lands gently. In flight, prompts let the passenger stop early, change destination, speed up from 22 to 30 m/s, change seat or disembark.
Can players fly one themselves?
Yes. A rental gives a player a balloon for 60 minutes by default, with a warning 5 minutes before it ends. Shift climbs, Ctrl descends, and prompts add boost, brake and an altitude lock. Steering follows the camera or switches to north, south, east and west.
Do the animations work?
Captains pull the burner rope, passengers sit in set basket positions, and NPC pilots idle at the burner. Up to four passengers ride together, an invisible floor stops ragdolling, and seats and animations are synced for everyone.
Which languages are included?
English, French, Spanish and German. All player text is in translations.lua, which stays open, so adding a language means adding one more block there.
What does a ride or rental cost?
The defaults are 3 dollars for a taxi ride and 50 dollars for a rental, taken from the player's cash. Both prices, the rental length and the taxi speeds are settings in config.lua or in game under /poggy.
Which frameworks does Poggy's Balloon Taxi work with?
Poggy's Balloon Taxi works with VORP Core, RSG Core and QBCore RedM through poggy_core, which detects the framework at runtime and has a proven adapter for each, so there is one build and nothing to configure. It requires poggy_core 0.14.0 or newer (free) and your framework (VORP Core, RSG Core or QBCore RedM); no menu resource, no database.
How is Poggy's Balloon Taxi delivered after I pay?
Instantly. Checkout runs through Tebex, which asks you to sign in with your Cfx.re account before items can be added to the basket, and the licence is tied to that Cfx.re account rather than a key to paste.
Does Poggy's Balloon Taxi get updates?
Yes. It runs on Poggy, a live RedM server, and updates are included with every licence. Support is in the Poggy Discord.
