Below is a technical write-up for the function.

A taxi ran a red light, swerved perfectly around a hydrant, and parked itself in a handicap spot — but the driver’s hands were off the wheel, palms up, as if surrendering to a voice only he could hear.

The simulation didn't pause. It settled .

setPedControlState bypasses the hardware input layer. It allows a script to inject a synthetic input signal directly into the ped's controller logic. This is the primary method for scripting NPC (Non-Player Character) behaviors or creating cutscenes where the player loses control of their character.

setpedcontrolstate

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