gta6/prompts
vehicles
Vaultbeginnervehicles

Engine Ignition Toggle

Framework-agnostic press-to-start ignition: vehicles spawn engine-off and a key cranks or kills the engine instead of auto-starting on entry.

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
~44 loc
Claude
Claude Opus 4.x / Sonnet 4.x
Validation
syntax-validated
Updated
2026-06-25

Description

Removes FiveM's auto-start: a vehicle the player enters stays off until they crank the ignition with a key (with a short start animation), and the same key kills it. Servers selling realism — fuel, keys, mechanic loops — want this so entering a car is a deliberate act, not an instant getaway.

Prompt Template

You are writing a FiveM Lua script. Build a press-to-start ignition: vehicles must…

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Expected Output

The reference Lua at content/expected-outputs/vehicles/18-engine-ignition-toggle.lua kills the engine on the entry transition, then lets the driver crank/kill it with /ignition (key-mapped) behind a…

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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

  • Engine auto-restarts — calling SetVehicleEngineOn once on resource start is not enough; it must fire on each fresh entry.
  • Passenger crank — without the driver-seat check a passenger can start the car.
  • Anim crash/T-pose — TaskPlayAnim before the dict loads silently fails; force the wait loop.

Corrective re-prompt: "The engine starts itself again after I get in. Add a polling thread that detects the not-in-vehicle to in-vehicle transition and calls SetVehicleEngineOn(veh,false,true,true) once on that transition, and gate /ignition on GetPedInVehicleSeat(veh,-1) == PlayerPedId()."

Framework Integration

  • ESX: notify the crank/kill via ESX.ShowNotification after exports['es_extended']:getSharedObject().
  • QBCore: QBCore.Functions.Notify from exports['qb-core']:GetCoreObject(); gate cranking behind vehicle keys if you run qb-vehiclekeys.
  • QBox: exports.qbx_core:Notify; integrates with qbx_vehiclekeys for an ownership gate.

Profit Potential

$150–$1800/mo on Tebex (expected ~$450). [INFERRED] $50-389 script band (§2) × estimated units/mo for a stable niche, benchmarked against the signal-scraper tebex_snapshot corpus (n=100, median seller $11.85K/mo).

Trend Signal

→ stable — inferred: Press-to-start (no auto-engine) is a small but persistent immersion ask; bundles well, low standalone novelty.

Sales Angle

Frame it as the realism primitive that makes keys, fuel, and carjacking feel deliberate — best sold inside a vehicle-realism pack. Recommended Tebex price: $60.

Difficulty & Ship Time

beginner · ships in 2-4h.