[Help] Simple basics for EssentialMode

FiveM Resource Development & Modding Discussion
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Hello,

So after some try and error, the essential mode is pretty nice. There are a few mods already that uses the money system.
Now I have found some code that allows money to be dropped by npc’s. This works fine, but i can’t add code to it so that the money picked up is actually stored in the database.

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
	while true do
		Wait(0)
		     local pos = GetEntityCoords(GetPlayerPed(-1))
			 local cashped = GetRandomPedAtCoord(pos['x'], pos['y'], pos['z'], 9.0, 9.0, 9.0,9.0, 26)
			  if  cashped ~= nil and DoesEntityExist(cashped) then
				 SetEntityAsMissionEntity(cashped,0,0)
				 FreezeEntityPosition(cashped,0)
				    SetPedMoney(cashped, GetRandomIntInRange(10, 699))
				       	if IsPedFatallyInjured(cashped) then
							CreateMoneyPickups(cashped.x+50.0, cashped.y+50.0, cashped.z+5.0, cMoney, 4, 0x684a97ae)
							SetEntityAsNoLongerNeeded(cashped)
				        end
			  end	 	
	end
end)

This is the code I want to update. But as soon as I add 1 extra line of code, the hole thing does not work anymore. The npc’s will not drop money…

Here is what I first try to do :

  • Add debug line debugMsg(‘money dropped’) --> scripts not working anymore
  • Added a local variable to store the random generated amount of money --> script not working anymore

Is there somewhere a tutorial on basic programming for this script ? Like how to debug stuff or actually get things to work.

Thanks in advance for your help :wink: