Detector shop
what it does
Players buy a detector on Vespucci Beach, sweep the sand until a find turns up nearby, follow the beeps to the spot and dig it up, anything from a bottle cap to a presidential watch. Five detectors unlock as they level up, each searching farther and turning up valuable finds more often, with a longer walk between finds. Everything they dig up sells at a pawn shop for the prices you set.
see it in game
what's in it
Follow the beeps
Players walk the sand until a find turns up somewhere around them. The prompt counts down the meters to the spot, and inside 35 meters the beeps start and quicken as they close in.
Dig it up
At the spot, players press E and dig for about seven seconds, and every dig turns up an item. They need a shovel, sold for $250 at the sell shop, unless you turn that off.
Five detectors to work up to
From the Beginner's Beacon to the Archaeo Ace, each needs a higher level and searches a wider circle: 15 m for the first, 60 m for the last. Each has its own loot table and its own colored prop.
46 finds, bottle caps to diamonds
Junk, coins, jewelry, nuggets, gold and silver bars and diamonds, each an item with its own image and price. The better the detector, the more often the valuable ones turn up.
Sell one, or sell it all
The sell shop lists what each player carries and what it pays. They sell item by item, choosing how many, or everything at once after one confirm, in cash or to the bank as you set.
Levels and lifetime stats
Every find pays XP toward five levels, and each level opens the next detector. /metaldetecting shows a player's level, progress, items found and money earned.
The beach, or wherever you allow
Out of the box it works on beach sand. Add other ground or drop the check, block areas or allow only the zones you mark, and keep detecting to one job if you like.
Odds you tune and test
Every detector has its own loot table, with a weight, a quantity and the XP for each item. In debug mode, /simulate rolls as many finds as you ask and counts what came up, so you can check the odds before players do.
a closer look
better together
metal detecting is built to work with the rest of the lineup, and the cart rewards it: three scripts or more and everything in it costs less.
All 3 together:$38.22$44.9715% off
this script
lation ui$14.99Pick lation ui in the config and the detector shop, sell shop, stats menu, confirms and notifications wear your theme.
lation interact$9.99Set the interaction to ox_target and lation interact opens each shopkeeper's Open Shop, instead of a key prompt.
questions
Everything else is in the metal detecting docs.
ensure lation_detecting
Sweep the beach, follow the beeps and dig up what's buried.