Here’s something I had an idea about so made it a reality.
Let’s the player “Fly” the Hot Air Balloon in game.
I wanted to be able to shoot and fly in style, while traversing the map for all the explorer challenges.
Installation instructions
Drop the HotAirWaypoint.asi and HotAirWaypoint.ini into the root folder of RDR2
Drop BalloonSpawns.asi and BalloonSpawns.ini into the root, if you want custom default spawn points.
Main features
How to Fly the Hot Air Balloon
Get the Balloon: Use your preferred trainer (such as Rampage) to spawn the Hot Air Balloon. Or if you have BalloonSpawns installed find one in Saint Denis, another at Emerald Ranch.
Board & Set Destination: Get into the basket (same default entry/board key), open your map, and set a waypoint. (If boarded from BalloonSpawns locations, Map Marker will be created.)
Engage Autopilot: Press & Hold F to activate autopilot. (Can Be Rebound)
Maintain Altitude: Ascend to at least 25 meters above ground to begin traveling toward your waypoint. You must manually control altitude during flight—dropping too low will pause autopilot until you climb back up. (Within 100m the gate is ignored)
Exiting Mid-Flight: Press the default interaction key to step out of the “pilot” seat mid-air. The balloon will lock its altitude, and if your character ragdolls during the flight, the script will automatically force you back onto your feet. (Applies even with no waypoint set, only way to lower is re-enter “pilot” seat.)
Landing: Touch down on the ground, and your character will be placed safely alongside the basket. Be careful of where you land.
Transporting Cargo: Walk nearby the basket while carrying a pelt or animal. Press R to place inside the basket. Limit is 2, effects lift. Use G to remove them. At any point. Even during flight. (First One In, Last One Out logic)
Configurable Spawns: If you have BalloonSpawns installed you can create up to 10 custom spawn point locations. Two default spawns provided as an attempt to maintain immersion. De-spawn/Reset after 20 minutes of inactivity outside of 25m range.
Most Importantly Have Fun!
Known Issues
The light produced by the balloon at night makes visibility difficult, have yet to find work around.
If the script doesn’t recognize the basket 1.5 m from the actual ground surface, you may be stuck in the basket.
Use the tilt feature to “help” or climb out.
This mod was a simple idea that was intended for myself. I realized after toying around with it, that you can create some wacky adventures in the balloon. I want to continue updating but I’ve racked up a heavy toll with the AI tool. May be some time before I finish updating, I’m hopeful!
Requirements
RDR2, ScriptHookV2, Some Type of Trainer Menu.
Credits:
TOX1CBULL3T
Downloads
| Name | Format | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| HotAirWaypoint-1.7.8.zip | ZIP | 109.35 KB | Carry 2 items! Drop them! At Any Point! From Any Height! |
| BalloonSpawns-1.2.zip | ZIP | 105.74 KB | A script to create default spawns around the map. Customizable spawn points! Two Default - One in Saint Denis (large grass park nw in town) - One at Emerald Rach (Near the wagon fence) |
To start download click the filename. To open archive files use one of these programs: WinRAR, 7-Zip, WinZip. Some mod archives may need to be extracted before the mods will work.
