How to use Starter Apartments

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Info: Starter Apartments let you automatically give new players a simple property when they first join your server or create a character.

1. Prepare the Property

Enter the server, go to the /housing admin menu and create a Building. Then:

1. Save the property

2. Go to your database and find the id of the new property in the houses table

3. Copy that ID and paste it into the Object field in the config below

2. Configure Starter Apartments

Go to the config.lua file and find this code:

Config.StarterApartments = {
    Object = 114, -- You need to have a property building created and here is to find the id of this building from the database.
    Name = 'Starting Apartment #%s', -- Name of the starter apartment, which will be displayed in the menu.
    Type = 'shell', -- 'shell' / 'ipl'

    Shell = 'standardmotel_shell',
    Ipl = 'apa_v_mp_h_01_a',

    DefaultPurchasePrice = 0, -- Default purchase price of the starter apartment. (By setting 0, the player will not be able to sell the property to make money)
    DefaultRentPrice = 0, -- Default rent price of the starter apartment.

    AllowFurnitureInside = true, -- true : Allow furniture inside the starter apartment
    AllowChangeTheme = true, -- true : Allow changing the theme of the starter apartment IPL
    DefaultThemeIpl = 'modern',

    Delivery = {
        Enabled = true,
        Coords = vector4(2.4304, -2.1917, 498.4416, 79.99999237060547), -- Coords of the storage in the starter apartment
    },

    Storage = {
        Enabled = true,
        Coords = vector3(1.5388, -3.0803, 499.7162), -- Coords of the storage in the starter apartment
        Slots = 20, -- Slots of the storage in the starter apartment
        Weight = 25000, -- Weight of the storage in the starter apartment
    },

    Wardrobe = {
        Enabled = true,
        Coords = vector3(1.3227, 2.8945, 500.0726), -- Coords of the wardrobe in the starter apartment
    },
}

3. Assign Apartment Automatically

From your multicharacter, identity, or framework, call this server-side export when a player registers for the first time:

---@param {identifier: string}: Player Identifier (e.g. 'char1:1100113jadckz')
exports['vms_housing']:AddStarterApartment(identifier)

es_extended

1. Go to your es_extended/server/main.lua

2. Find your function loadESXPlayer

3. Go to the end of the function and add the highlighted code in the appropriate place:

    TriggerEvent("esx:playerLoaded", playerId, xPlayer, isNew)
    userData.money = xPlayer.getMoney()
    userData.maxWeight = xPlayer.getMaxWeight()
    xPlayer.triggerEvent("esx:playerLoaded", userData, isNew, userData.skin)

    if setPlayerInventory then
        setPlayerInventory(playerId, xPlayer, userData.inventory, isNew)
    end

    if isNew then
        exports['vms_housing']:AddStarterApartment(identifier)
    end

    xPlayer.triggerEvent("esx:registerSuggestions", Core.RegisteredCommands)
    print(('[^2INFO^0] Player ^5"%s"^0 has connected to the server. ID: ^5%s^7'):format(xPlayer.getName(), playerId))
end

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4. Additional Notes

• Set DefaultPurchasePrice and DefaultRentPrice to 0 to prevent players from selling the apartment.

• This system is perfect for giving new players a default place to live without extra steps.

• You can fully customize the locations for delivery, wardrobe, and storage.

Once configured, your players will receive a starter apartment automatically when joining the server or creating their character.