Custom Vehicle Name System

[Los Santos Roleplay]

Script name: Custom Vehicle Name System

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Introduction

As of server update 12.1.11, the custom vehicle name system was released. This system allows you to place a custom name for your vehicle with the choice of yours, this allows for extra roleplaying immersion.

 

Down below, the guide explains how the system works for civilians and legal faction members, rule out common mistakes players do when requesting a custom name, and give out some examples that can hopefully grow your knowledge on this feature.

 

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Commands

/vehiclename [Year] [Make] [Model]

Request a custom name for your vehicle. Only level 3+ administrators can review these requests.

 

/remove_vehiclename

Remove your already existing custom vehicle name. You have to type /vehiclename again in order to get a new name for your vehicle, or cancel your pending vehicle name request.

 

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Format

The format for requesting a custom vehicle name is "Year Make Model", there are a lot of examples in the end of proper and improper names. However, there are exceptions to this rule, for example instead of writing "2006 Land Rover Range Rover" we'll instead write "2006 Range Rover". Everyone will know the exact vehicle they're talking about, and you won't have extra (unnecessary) information in the name. These names are dependent on the make and the model, i.e. Land Rover and Range Rover are similar enough.

 

Some players will roleplay a specific vehicle for one particular aspect of roleplay, i.e. tow trucks. However, we don't allow them to add "Tow Truck" at the end of it. It's something that is obvious to other players already. It doesn't add any flavor to it and is just clutter, therefore it's unnecessary and not allowed.

 

What should not be in the vehicle name:

• Version;
• Type;
• Edition;
• "Taxi", or "Tow Truck";
• Modification;
• "Custom";
• Engine size;
• Wheel/rim size;
• Color;
• Cylinders, or;
• Any unnecessary information.

 

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Year

The year is the first part of the format, and it's the part that players rarely get wrong. However, when it's wrong, it isn't always noticed by the admin handling the vehicle request. This usually comes down to lack of knowledge or negligence. Players may assume that a popular model is continued to stay in production, but that isn't always the case, i.e. Ford stopped producing the Crown Victoria in 2011, so there's no "2012 Ford Crown Victoria". Other times, the model may have changed name, i.e. Nissan switched the Skyline to GT-R in 2007.

 

You can always find out if it's still in production, under that specific name, on Wikipedia.

 

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Make

The make is the brand of the vehicle. They're essentially the company that make the vehicle, hence the name; make. Examples of makes are seen at the bottom.

 

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Model

The model is the specific type of vehicle produced by the make. While there are a lot of different car models, it's important (for a plethora of reasons) that we don't get carried away, so we limit it to the most essential information. Examples of models are seen at the bottom.

 

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Exceptions

Certain Mazda models are problematic, as they repeat themselves, i.e. Mazda Mazda3. To solve this, we instead have 'Mazda 3' as the solution, i.e. 2018 Mazda 3 instead of "2018 Mazda Mazda3".

 

Mercedes-Benz and BMW are commonly an issue by themselves, as "2006 Mercedes-Benz S-Class" and "2018 BMW 5 Series" would, in theory, be okay, it's not descriptive of a specific enough model to give other players a definitive picture in mind. This is why we require it to be a full model name for both, i.e. 2012 Mercedes-Benz S350, or; 2018 BMW G30.

 

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Abbreviations

Abbreviations in the format aren't accepted. It can easily become unclear what the make or model being described is, which makes the entire system redundant for the people confused.

 

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Legal Factions

Another area where we make an exception from the format is (legal) faction vehicles. This is due to the fact that years on some of their vehicles don't require a year to make sense, i.e. LENCO BearCat still makes sense with or without a year. Their guidelines are a bit different and are outlined in the Legal Faction Leader section.

 

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Length of Names

Length of the name is only an issue if the name of the character and vehicle are both long. One of the goals of these requests is to keep the vehicle names as concise as possible. This is why we don't accept names with modifications, versions, types or whatever else is outside of the format. If they end up with a cut off automated /me, then ask them to make a new vehicle name request.

 

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Typos

A typo in the name, regardless of how little of a typo, will still result in the request being denied. Most common mistakes are adding a period or a space at the end of the vehicle name, but it does also extend to the name being spelt wrong, i.e. BWM instead of BMW. Read the names carefully when handling requests.

 

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Matching

When requesting a vehicle name, the in-game vehicle needs to match the real life vehicle. However, due to some game complications, we can only get so close with certain vehicles resulting in the in-game vehicle being used for several real life vehicles. That's fine. We're also not limiting specific vehicle names to only be of a specific in-game vehicle model (i.e. 2002 GMC Sierra only being Yosemite) as that's too restricting for players.

 

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Doors

The issue of doors can be limiting for players. We aren't accepting modifications or types in the names, so if a player wants to roleplay their 1992 Honda Civic be a hatchback instead of a sedan, that's fine and they can have the name on a Blista Compact instead of on a Primo. The rule of thumb here is that if the real life vehicle has less doors (i.e. 2) on the standard version than the in-game vehicle has more (i.e. 4), then deny it. The vice versa is fine, i.e. real life vehicle has 4 doors by standard and in-game vehicle has 2 doors. They'll just have to roleplay it being a coupe/hatchback in a separate /me.

 

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Examples

These are just examples to give a good idea of what's allowed and what's not. They are actual requests people have made, so it will (likely) be what you'll deal with for the most part. Keep in mind that not everything is included.

 

✔ 2006 Range Rover (( Huntley ))
✔ 1992 Honda Civic (( Blista Compact ))
✔ 2006 Toyota Sienna (( Moonbeam ))
✔ 2010 Dodge Challenger (( Buffalo ))
✔ 2008 Harley Davidson Road King (( Freeway ))
✔ 2011 Ford Crown Victoria (( Premier ))
✔ 2011 Ford Crown Victoria (( Taxi ))
✔ 2002 Nissan Skyline (( Elegy ))
✔ 2005 Toyota Camry (( Elegant ))
✔ 2018 Kenworth W900B (( Roadtrain ))
✔ 2018 BMW M5 (( Sultan ))

 

X 2006 Range Rover (( Primo )) — Primo is not an SUV.
X 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback (( Blista Compact )) — 'Hatchback' is outside of the format.
X 2006 Toyota Sienna XLE Limited Minivan (( Moonbeam )) — Extra stuff is unnecessary and doesn't follow the format.
X 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat (( Buffalo )) — Extra stuff is unnecessary and doesn't follow the format.
X 2019 Mercedes Benz G-Class. (( Huntley )) — 'G-Class' is not descriptive enough, and there's a period at the end.
X 2004 Subaru WRX STI (( Sultan )) — 'WRX' and 'STI' are unnecessary. "WRX" is the rally version of the Impreza (actual model), and "STI" is a version that's improved.
X 2008 H-D Road King Custom (( Freeway )) — 'H-D' isn't a make, and 'Custom' doesn't tell the reader anything.
X 2016 Ford Crown Victoria (( Premier )) — Ford Crown Victoria was discontinued in 2011.
X 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Taxi (( Taxi )) — 'Taxi' is unnecessary and obvious to other players already.
X 2018 Nissan Skyline (( Elegy )) — Skyline was discontinued and succeeded by GT-R in 2007.
X 2005 Toyota Camry XLE (( Elegant )) — XLE is unnecessary information.
X 2018 Blue Kenworth W900B (( Roadtrain )) — Blue is unnecessary.
X 2030 BMW 5 Series (( Sultan )) — We're not in 2030, and '5 Series' is not a descriptive enough model.
X 1964 Chevy Impala (( Savanna) — 'Chevy' is not a make, it should be Chevrolet.
X 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI (( Club )) — 'GTI' is unnecessary.
X 1988 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 560SEL (( Admiral )) — 'S-Class' is unnecessary.
X 2020 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG (( Huntley )) — 'AMG' is unnecessary.

[forgotten]

 im assuming once your /vehiclename is approved, its meant to persist?

if yes, then the /v scrap callback may need attention

[16:13:20] PROCESSED:List Rebuilt.

the vehicle scrapped was #1 in the list of 2, and vehicle#2 no longer had its /vehiclename after vehicle #1 was scrapped

 

[Wrld999]

I'm not a huge fan of this system. It ruins the lore of San Andreas. 

[forgotten]

On 1/16/2025 at 9:47 AM, Wrld999 said:

I'm not a huge fan 

I can't quite tell how facetious you are being here, but it doesn't matter because we are squarely in the realm of Malaperts, and those like me who honestly detest 'Japanese' Motorcycles.

 

I know where I land on this, and full credit to you for playing your part so well.  

I really feel like an Outlaw right now.

 

 

 

 

ps if this post breaks the forum rules please punish me without deleting it, because its 'IC' and 'OOC' and thats what makes this worthwhile.