Engine State Manager - Enhanced

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ScriptHookVDotNet mod that gives players full control over vehicle engine behavior across all vehicle types.

[ FEATURES ]

- Manual engine start and shutdown control

- Persistent engine state handling for improved consistency

- Prevents engine shutoff when exiting vehicles

- Passenger seat exit no longer turns the engine off when it should remain running

- Improved engine persistence during seat shuffling

- Better handling of engine state when entering, exiting, and switching seats

- More reliable behavior across standard vehicles

- Improved support for planes and helicopters

- Reduced engine flicker and unwanted restart behavior

- Disable aircraft stalling when the aircraft is flying too slow (if enabled)

- Disable aircraft stalling if the aircraft is damaged. (if enabled)

- Keybind & Controller Support

- In-game notification when the mod loads

- Troubleshooting debug logging

[ Configuration Options ]

All features are configurable via: EngineStateManager.ini

You can fully customize behavior without touching code.

Changes only apply on next script reload.

[ REQUIREMENTS ]

- Latest ScriptHookV

- Latest ScriptHookVDotNet v3 Enhanced

- Latest ScriptHookVDotNet v3 Nightly

[ INSTALLATION ]

- Install ScriptHookV and ScriptHookVDotNet v3

- Place EngineStateManager.dll & EngineStateManager.ini into your GTA V/scripts/ folder

- (Optional) Edit EngineStateManager.ini to customize behavior

- Enjoy

[ Known Issues ]

- None. If you encounter issues report it.

[ Credits & Acknowledgements ]

- Alexander Blade - for ScriptHookV

- crosire - for ScriptHookVDotNet

- Chiheb-Bacha - for ScriptHookVDotNet Enhanced

Without their foundational tools, this mod would not be possible.

Additional thanks to:

- The GTA V modding community for documentation, shared research, and reverse-engineering efforts

- Everyone who reports bugs or provides feedback - your input directly improves future updates

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