Dumpster Diving
A solo activity anyone can do. Search the city's bins for scrap and the occasional thing somebody shouldn't have thrown away, then weigh it in at the recycling centre.
Loot is rolled entirely server-side, and a searched bin stays picked clean for a few minutes for every player on the server — so a route can't be farmed on the spot or split between two accounts.
Requirements
| Resource | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ox_lib | Yes | Callbacks, progress bars, locales |
ox_target | Yes | Bin and recycler interaction |
| A framework | Yes | QBCore, Qbox or ESX |
| An inventory | Yes | ox_inventory, qb-inventory or the ESX inventory |
jj-perks | Optional | Adds the 10-level progression tree |
| A dispatch resource | Optional | Police alerts when somebody spots you |
Framework and inventory are auto-detected — there is nothing to set.
Install
- Drop
jj-dumpsterdivinginto your resources folder. - Add the 13 items from
install/items/ox_inventory.txt,install/items/qb-inventory.txtorinstall/items/esx.sql. Skip any you already have — several are common scrap names. - Copy
install/images/into your inventory's image folder. - Add to
server.cfg, after your framework, inventory, ox_lib and ox_target:
ensure jj-dumpsterdivingNo database. No SQL to import.
Items
13 items ship, all with icons:
| Group | Items |
|---|---|
| Scrap | aluminum, copper, iron, steel, plastic, rubber, glass, metalscrap, garbage |
| Electronics | electronics |
| Valuables | rolex, goldchain, diamond_ring |
Most of these are standard economy item names. If your server already defines copper or electronics, keep your own definition — only the recycler prices in config/recycler.lua need to match.
jj-perks (optional)
Drop the category from install/jj-perks-category.lua into jj-perks' config to add a 10-level dumpsterdiving track. Without it the activity runs exactly the same, just with no progression.
First run
- Walk up to any dumpster, skip, wheelie bin or recycling bin in the city.
- Target it and search — roughly 7 seconds.
- Repeat down a street. Each bin you empty stays empty for a few minutes for everyone.
- Take the haul to the recycling centre (blip: Recycling Centre) and sell.
Next: Configuration.