RegisterNetEvent("character:spawn");
AddEventHandler("character:spawn", function(model, position)
    if not model or not position or not position.x or not position.y or not position.z then
        Citizen.Trace("This event requires character's model and position information!");
        return;
    end;

    DoScreenFadeOut(1500);
    while IsScreenFadingOut() do Citizen.Wait(0) end;

    -- load & change model
    local ready = false;
    TriggerEvent("model:change", model, CallbackAdd(function() ready = true; end));

    -- wait for model change confirm
    while not ready do Citizen.Wait(0) end;

    -- spawn player ped on selected position
    local ped = PlayerPedId();
    position.z = position.z + 0.25;

    RequestCollisionAtCoord(position.x, position.y, position.z);
    NetworkResurrectLocalPlayer(position.x, position.y, position.z, 0.0, true, true, false);
    SetEntityCoordsNoOffset(ped, position.x, position.y, position.z, false, false, false, true);
    ClearPedTasksImmediately(ped);

    while not HasCollisionLoadedAroundEntity(ped) do Citizen.Wait(0) end;

    DoScreenFadeIn(1500);
    while IsScreenFadingIn() do Citizen.Wait(0) end;
end);