Moonshiner System by devchacha

A comprehensive moonshiner script for RedM servers using RSG-Core framework. Craft mash, brew moonshine, and sell your products with a complete NPC shop system.

Features

✅ NPC Shop System - Buy all ingredients and equipment from a dedicated moonshiner NPC
✅ Sell System - Sell your moonshine and mash to the NPC or street buyers
✅ Placeable Props - Place moonshine stills and mash barrels anywhere
✅ Mash Production - Create different types of mash from gathered ingredients
✅ Moonshine Brewing - Distill mash into premium moonshine
✅ "Fill the Mash" Mini-Game - Interactive pouring mini-game (Hold Space to fill, hit the target zone!)
✅ Reward Tiers - Performance-based brewing yields: - Fail: 2-3 bottles - Success: 4-7 bottles - Perfect: 10-12 bottles ✅ Smoke Effects - Dark smoke column rises from brewing stills (visible from far away)
✅ Destroy Still - Blow up your still with a 10-second fuse if you need to destroy evidence
✅ Multiple Recipes - Various mash and moonshine recipes (easily expandable)
✅ Street Selling - Sell directly to NPCs for better prices with immersive animations
✅ Police Alerts - Chance of alerting law enforcement during street sales
✅ Drunk Effects - Buyers get visibly drunk and may pass out
✅ Progress Bars - Custom Wild West themed UI during production
✅ Target System - Interact with NPC using rsg-target
✅ Database Persistence - Props are saved and restored
✅ Fully Configurable - Easy to customize recipes, prices, and locations
✅ Authentic Props - Uses verified moonshine jug checks to ensure drinking animations look great

Dependencies

• rsg-core
• ox_lib
• oxmysql
• rsg-target

Installation

1. Download and Extract

   • Download the rsg-moonshiner folder
   • Place it in your server's resources folder

2. Database Setup

   • Import moonshiner.sql into your database

3. Add Items

   • Open items.lua and copy all items
   • Add them to your rsg-core/shared/items.lua file

4. Configure the Script

   • Edit config.lua to customize:
     • NPC location and model
     • Shop items and prices
     • Sell prices for moonshine and mash
     • Mash and moonshine recipes
     • Production times

5. Add to server.cfg

   ensure rsg-moonshiner
   

6. Restart Server

Usage

For Players

Buying Equipment:

1. Find the Moonshiner NPC (marked on map)
2. Use third-eye on the NPC
3. Select "Browse Moonshiner Shop"
4. Purchase a Moonshine Still and/or Mash Barrel

Placing Equipment:

1. Use the Still or Barrel from your inventory
2. Position it (ENTER to confirm, BACKSPACE to cancel)
3. Wait for placement animation

Making Mash:

1. Approach a placed Mash Barrel
2. Use third-eye (ALT) on the barrel
3. Select "Use Mash Barrel"
4. Select the mash type
5. Wait for production to complete

Brewing Moonshine (Mini-Game):

1. Approach a placed Moonshine Still
2. Use third-eye (ALT) on the still
3. Select "Use Moonshine Still"
4. Select the moonshine type
5. Fill the Mash: Hold SPACE to pour mash into the barrel.
   • Target: Release SPACE when the fill level is in the green zone (70-85%).
   • Perfect: Hit the small "Sweet Spot" (76-79%) for massive rewards!
   • Fail: Overfill or underfill and lose potential product.
6. The still will smoke while brewing.
7. Cancel: Press BACKSPACE or ESC during the brewing bar to abort the process.

Drinking Moonshine:

• Use the item in your inventory.
• Character drinks from a large moonshine jug (p_jug01x).
• Effects: Screen blur, wobble, passing out, and waking up in random locations (Rhodes) if you drink too much!

Removing Equipment:

1. Use third-eye on the equipment
2. Select "Remove Still" or "Remove Barrel"
3. Equipment returns to your inventory

Destroying Still:

1. Use third-eye on the still
2. Select "Destroy Still"
3. RUN! 10 seconds until explosion!

Street Selling

Commands:

• /sellmoonshine - Start looking for buyers in a city
• /stopsellingmoonshine - Stop the selling session
• /checkprops - (Debug) Check which bottle/jug props are valid on the server

How it works:

1. Go to Valentine, Rhodes, Saint Denis, or Blackwater
2. Type /sellmoonshine
3. Wait for NPCs to approach you
4. Accept or decline their offer

Features:

• Better prices than shop ($110-$150 per bottle)
• Bulk sales (1, 5, or 10 bottles)
• Immersive animations
• Buyers get drunk and stumble away
• 20% chance buyer passes out
• 30% chance of police alert per sale

Adding New Recipes

The UI automatically updates when you add new recipes. Simply edit config.lua:

Config.moonshine = {
    ['new_moonshine'] = {
        label = "New Moonshine",
        items = {
            ['new_mash'] = 1,
            ['alcohol'] = 1,
        },
        brewTime = 2.0,
        minXP = 5,
        maxXP = 10,
        output = 'new_moonshine',
        outputAmount = 1
    },
}

Configuration

NPC Settings

• Model: NPC character model
• Coords: Location and heading
• Blip: Map blip settings

Selling Settings

• Allowed Cities: Define selling locations
• Prices: Min/max price per bottle
• Police Chance: Alert probability

Recipes

• Mash Recipes: Ingredients and production time
• Moonshine Recipes: Mash requirements and brewing time

Troubleshooting

NPC doesn't spawn:

• Check rsg-target is installed
• Verify NPC model name
• Check server console

Can't interact with props:

• Get closer (1.5 units)
• Restart the resource

Street selling not working:

• Must be in allowed city
• Need moonshine in inventory
• Wait for cooldown

Items not showing:

• Add items to rsg-core/shared/items.lua
• Restart rsg-core

Credits

Developed by devchacha

Enjoy your moonshining business! 🥃