Paddle Neutral Mod – Hold Both Paddle Shifters for Neutral 1.0

A Lua-based mod that shifts the vehicle to neutral when both paddle shifters are held, and reverts to the previous gear when released. Designed for manual transmissions using Logitech G29 and similar controllers. (btw i made this mod with chatgpt and this description and the tags too) but sadly it doesnt work with automatic transmissions



this is the lua code



# Update the Lua file to include logic to prevent shifting up/down while both paddles are held

updated_combo_lua = '''\
local M = {}
M.lastGear = nil
M.prevShiftUp = nil
M.prevShiftDown = nil

function M.onInit()
M.controller = obj:getController("mainController")
end

function M.onUpdate(dt)
local bothHeld = core_input_actions.shiftBothPads or 0
local shiftUp = core_input_actions.gearUp or 0
local shiftDown = core_input_actions.gearDown or 0

if bothHeld > 0.5 then
-- Save the last gear once when both paddles are first pressed
if not M.lastGear then
M.lastGear = M.controller:getCurrentGearIndex()
end
M.controller:shiftToGearIndex(0) -- shift to neutral

-- Prevent gear up/down from doing anything while both are held
M.prevShiftUp = shiftUp
M.prevShiftDown = shiftDown
core_input_actions.gearUp = 0
core_input_actions.gearDown = 0
else
if M.lastGear and M.lastGear ~= 0 then
M.controller:shiftToGearIndex(M.lastGear)
end
M.lastGear = nil

-- Restore gear up/down
core_input_actions.gearUp = M.prevShiftUp or 0
core_input_actions.gearDown = M.prevShiftDown or 0
M.prevShiftUp = nil
M.prevShiftDown = nil
end
end

return M
'''

# Overwrite the Lua file with updated logic
lua_file_path = "/mnt/data/NeutralShiftCombo/lua/vehicle/extensions/auto/comboNeutral.lua"
with open(lua_file_path, "w") as lua_file:
lua_file.write(updated_combo_lua)

# Re-zip the updated mod
shutil.make_archive("/mnt/data/NeutralShiftCombo", 'zip', "/mnt/data/NeutralShiftCombo")