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Substation Blackout — Timed Zone Power Cut

ESX/QBCore/QBox blackout enabler: hack a substation (item-gated, server-timed) to trigger a synced zone-wide power cut that blinds nearby security for the window.

NON-TESTÉ — the reference Lua is syntax-validated, not run in a live FiveM server. Adapt and test on your own dev server before shipping.
Est. Lua
~84 loc
Claude
Claude Opus 4.x / Sonnet 4.x
Validation
syntax-validated
Updated
2026-06-25

Description

A blackout enabler: the player hacks a substation (gated by a server-checked hacktool), and the server runs a single timed power cut that synchronously drops the lights in a target zone and blinds nearby security for the window. Servers buy it because a blackout that gates other heists is a rare meta-mechanic that makes a pack feel coordinated.

Prompt Template

You are writing a FiveM resource for esextended (ESX). Produce TWO files…

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Expected Output

The reference Lua lives at content/expected-outputs/heists/21-substation-blackout-zone.lua. It implements a loaded hack anim, a server-side hacktool gate, a single blackoutActive timer that…

🔒 Eyes-only — locked prompt body

The full prompt template and its reference Lua are part of a one-time pack. Pick your depth — both are lifetime access, no subscription, ever.

Core$49one-time
  • 60 prompts + syntax-validated reference Lua
  • Lifetime access — pay once
Most Popular · Best Value
Vault$199one-time
  • All 510 prompts — the full library
  • Per-prompt profit/trend intelligence (CSV + playbook)
  • Lifetime free updates — new niches as the market moves
Get the Vault — $199

$49 for 60 · $199 for all 510 + intelligence — one-time, no subscription.

Known Failure Modes & Corrective Prompt

  • Local-only blackout — starting the timer on the hacker's client never drops the lights for the rest of the crew; run the timer on the server and broadcast blackout:start to -1.
  • Permanent darkness — SetArtificialLightsState(true) with no clear leaves the map dark forever; reset it in the SetTimeout callback.
  • Anim before load — the hack/drill pose no-ops without RequestAnimDict + the HasAnimDictLoaded wait.
  • Double-trigger — without a server blackoutActive guard two hackers stack overlapping timers; gate it.

Corrective re-prompt: Move the blackout timer to the server — guard with blackoutActive, verify getInventoryItem('grid_hacktool'), then TriggerClientEvent('blackout:start', -1, DURATION) so every client toggles SetArtificialLightsState in sync and clears it on the same SetTimeout.

Framework Integration

  • ESX: exports['es_extended']:getSharedObject(), getInventoryItem('grid_hacktool'), ESX.ShowNotification; broadcast with -1.
  • QBCore: swap to exports['qb-core']:GetCoreObject(), Player.Functions.GetItemByName('grid_hacktool'), QBCore.Functions.Notify.
  • QBox: use exports.qbx_core + exports.ox_inventory:GetItem; expose a blackoutActive export so other heist resources can require the grid be down.

Profit Potential

$250–$3500/mo on Tebex (expected ~$900). [INFERRED] priced within the $50-389 script band against the signal-scraper tebex_snapshot corpus (n=100, median seller $11.85K/mo), scaled for a rising rare meta-mechanic niche.

Trend Signal

↗ rising — strategy: Niche pick: a blackout enabler that gates OTHER heists is a rare meta-mechanic.

Sales Angle

Position as a meta-mechanic — the enabler that gates other heists and makes a whole pack feel like a coordinated operation, not isolated jobs. Recommended Tebex price $179.

Difficulty & Ship Time

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