esx_drugs

esx_drugs is a small weed economy for ESX Legacy: players pick cannabis plants in a field, process them into marijuana and sell it to a dealer for black money. The server validates every step by position and rate limits, so it is a reasonable base for your own drug scripts.

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In-game flowCopy Anchor Link

1. Harvest: near the weed field the client spawns 25 local prop_weed_02 plants within 50 m of the field center. Press E next to a plant to pick it. After about 3 seconds the server gives 1 to 3 cannabis.
2. Process: stand on the processing spot and press E. Every Config.Delays.WeedProcessing ms the server converts 3 cannabis into 1 marijuana until you run out, walk away or your inventory is full.
3. Sell: at the dealer marker press E, choose an item and an amount between Config.SellMenu.Min and Config.SellMenu.Max.

InstallationCopy Anchor Link

INSERT INTO `items` (`name`, `label`, `weight`, `rare`, `can_remove`) VALUES
	('cannabis', 'Cannabis', 3, 0, 1),
	('marijuana', 'Marijuana', 2, 0, 1);

INSERT INTO `licenses` (`type`, `label`) VALUES
	('weed_processing', 'Weed Processing License');

ensure esx_license   # only needed with Config.LicenseEnable = true
ensure esx_drugs

ConfigurationCopy Anchor Link

Hard-coded server valuesCopy Anchor Link

These are local constants at the top of server/main.lua, not config keys:

Server events and callbacksCopy Anchor Link

All net events below can be triggered by clients. The server validates them as follows.

The kick function is FoundExploiter(src, reason) in server/main.lua. Replace DropPlayer there with your ban system if you want stricter handling.

Integration tipsCopy Anchor Link

• To sell more drugs at the dealer, add items to Config.DrugDealerItems (for example { marijuana = 91, cocaine = 150 }) and create the items. The menu lists every item from that table that the player carries.
• Sales use xPlayer.addAccountMoney('black_money', ...) with the reason "Drugs Sold", which shows up in ESX money logs.
• esx_drugs stops processing for a player on esx:onPlayerDeath and on disconnect.

Common issuesCopy Anchor Link

• Plants spawn in the air or underground: plant height is searched between Z 48 and 58. If you move the field, adjust GetCoordZ in client/weed.lua.
• Dealer menu is empty: the dealer menu lists items from ESX.GetPlayerData().inventory on the client. With a custom inventory, make sure it keeps ESX player data in sync.
• Processing stops after one step: the player cannot carry the marijuana (canSwapItem failed) or has fewer than 3 cannabis.

RelatedCopy Anchor Link

• Add items
• esx_license
• Money and accounts
• xPlayer

Frequently asked questions