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Chopping Vehicles


Spider X3

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Overview

While I don't know how far the script can be stretched I do think this will not only bring more value to car theft but also open new opportunities in the criminal market as well as a new avenue of rp for criminals and LEOs alike.   Chopping vehicles at the point now within the server is not as great as I think it could be.  This system idea I have if a script allows can bring life to car theft and value to RP.    Chopped vehicle parts uses are based on the scale of operation.  Smaller independent shops or operations will sell parts out to individuals or mechanics.   Larger scale operations will see parts travel through more larger scale markets such as, salvage yards, legitimate businesses, and or the black market.    This system idea is to make use of the parts themselves rather than making knives and metal items out of them.

 

How It Works

A vehicle that is chopped would be brought to the chop shot location.  Through RP and script parts will be removed from the vehicle and I mean physical parts. 

Scenario:  A Sultan Classic is stolen off the street and brought to the chop shop.  The Sultan itself has for example a level 2 exhaust, turbo, and any rims other than stock.   The person or persons begin to dismantle the vehicle and instead of nameless car parts they receive the actual parts I named above.    What now?  Well there is a few routes the group can take.    They can keep the parts for their own vehicles or sell them (most likely below a legal garage price) to a buyer.   

 

Parts that can be chopped:

-Tires

-Bumpers

-Turbos

-Rims

-Exhaust

-Hoods

-Engine

-Brakes.

 

 

Parts:  Parts should share the VIN to the vehicle they are originally spawned into server with purchase.    Parts can be inspected by Deputies or Police if need be in cases that may involve stolen cars or parts.   A common task of professional and rookie choppers to remove VINs from parts is to burn them off.  Your more high scale choppers will use tools to engrave falsified numbers to make parts look legitimate.  I think this could also be worked in possibly working like the weapon serial removal system.    Stolen parts will be put in the garages inventory upon removal from the target vehicle and at that point can be used for sale or personal use.

 

Now for compatibility through the game's original script certain vehicles have access to parts others don't in the mechanic shop which should remain the same with this suggestion.   Choppers should NOT be able to take a exhaust or engine from a van for example and slap it on a Dinka Kanjo.  The use of these parts should be restricted to the compatible vehicle family that the target vehicle comes from.  

 

The Vehicle's Owner

Now for this part I know a lot of people will have input and own ideas.  The system as is I don't have issue with the person losing use of the vehicle for a few days and eventually they get it back.  In my opinion I think for the sake of realism the person should lose their parts and have to repair their vehicle but I'm open to what staff and the server as a whole deems fair. 

 

How Would Staff Manage This?

The  main issue with a system like this is it becoming oversaturated and ridiculously over done.   I think the permissions to have such a criminal enterprise should be regulated as ,firearms, drug and, weapon serial remover applications are.  Approved by staff and a limited number of slots given to serious role-players and or factions to prevent abuse and a wave of poorly rped car thefts for the lust of money.  

 

Potential chop shop owners should have a distinct plan written out and solid background that would lead them to this lane of rp.   The operation should be realistically portrayed and used with intense discreet tactics and if LEO factions do crack the operation the ability should be stripped just as it would IRL and shut the business down.

 

In conclusion Im open to all inputs and and want to open discussion with the community on their thoughts and what could be included or taken out.  

Edited by Spider X3
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Well thought out idea. If anything, I'm surprised that this idea is not a feature yet (or at least in-depth). This will definitely bring a lot of roleplay opportunities for criminals and LEO. But most especially to those small-time criminal groups or individuals.

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