Family / Gang System (ESX)

Family / Gang System (ESX) - Complete Gang Management Framework

Transform your ESX server into a competitive gang warfare environment with this comprehensive Family/Gang System that provides everything needed to create, manage, and operate criminal organizations. This fully-featured system allows players to establish their own gangs, recruit members, claim territories, engage in turf wars, and build criminal empires through a sophisticated management interface that handles hierarchy, finances, permissions, and inter-gang relationships. Perfect for servers focused on organized crime roleplay, street gang dynamics, or mafia-style family operations.

What's Included

This gang system delivers complete organizational infrastructure with gang creation and registration tools, hierarchical rank systems with customizable permissions, member management with recruitment and promotion capabilities, and territory control mechanics for claiming and defending turf. Players access a comprehensive management UI showing gang roster, finances, assets, and territories at a glance.

The system includes financial management with shared gang banks, money laundering mechanics, and transaction logging. Territory features allow gangs to claim zones, earn passive income from controlled areas, and defend against rival takeover attempts. Communication tools provide gang-only chat channels, member notifications, and leadership announcements. Customization options let each gang set their colors, logo, ranks, and operational rules.

Key Features

• Gang Creation System - Players can found new gangs with custom names, set initiation requirements, and define organizational structure from the ground up
• Hierarchical Ranks - 5+ customizable rank levels from street soldier to gang leader, each with specific permissions for recruitment, finances, and operations
• Member Management - Recruit new members, promote/demote existing ones, kick inactive players, and track member contributions to gang success
• Territory Control - Claim geographic zones across the map, earn passive income from controlled territories, and defend against rival gang invasions
• Gang Bank - Shared financial system where members deposit money, leaders allocate funds, and the organization builds collective wealth
• Permission System - Granular control over who can recruit, access the bank, manage territories, or conduct gang business at each rank level
• Gang Communication - Dedicated gang-only chat channel for coordinating operations, member alerts for territory attacks, and leadership announcements
• Alliances & Rivalries - Form alliances with friendly gangs for mutual protection or declare rivalries for enhanced conflict and rewards
• Activity Tracking - Monitor member activity, track who contributes most to gang success, and maintain engagement through statistics and leaderboards
• Customization Options - Set gang colors visible on clothing/vehicles, upload custom logos, define rank names that fit your gang's theme
• Administrative Controls - Server admins can moderate gangs, disband problematic organizations, adjust territory income, and balance gang warfare mechanics
• ESX Integration - Seamlessly works with ESX framework, esx_identity, esx_society for business integration, and standard ESX inventory/money systems

Perfect For

• Gang Warfare Servers - Dedicated criminal roleplay servers focused on street gang competition and territorial conflicts
• Mafia Roleplay - Organized crime servers where families compete for control of illegal businesses and territory
• Hybrid Servers - Balanced communities that include both legal and illegal factions, with gangs providing the criminal element
• Competitive PvP - Servers emphasizing faction-based combat where gang territories create natural conflict zones
• Economy-Driven Servers - Communities where gang-controlled territories provide economic advantages and drive player progression
• Immersive Criminal RP - Serious roleplay servers wanting realistic gang structures beyond basic group systems

Gang Management Interface

Dashboard: Central hub displays gang name, total members, controlled territories, bank balance, and recent activity. Quick access to all management functions from one screen. Visual territory map shows controlled zones and contested areas. Member list with online status and rank indicators.

Roster Management: View all gang members with detailed profiles showing join date, rank, activity level, and contributions. Leaders can promote worthy members, demote those who've fallen short, or remove inactive players. Send invitations to new recruits or accept pending applications. Track member statistics like money deposited, territories captured, and time in gang.

Financial System: Gang bank shows total balance, recent transactions, and deposit/withdrawal history. Set withdrawal limits by rank to prevent theft. View income from controlled territories, illegal operations, and member contributions. Leaders allocate funds for gang operations, member bonuses, or territory expansion.

Territory Control: Interactive map displays all available territories, gang-controlled zones, and contested areas. Claim new territories by completing capture objectives. Defend territories against rival attacks with real-time notifications when under threat. Upgrade territories for increased passive income. View territory income reports and profitability.

Permissions: Customizable permission matrix lets leaders define what each rank can do. Control access to recruitment, bank withdrawals, territory claiming, vehicle garages, gang properties, and administrative functions. Create specialized roles like recruiters, accountants, or enforcers with targeted permissions.

Territory System Mechanics

Territories represent geographic zones across the FiveM map that gangs can claim for passive income and strategic advantages. When a gang captures a territory, they gain regular payouts to the gang bank, exclusive access to certain criminal activities in that zone, and a respawn point for gang members. Territories require active defense - rival gangs can initiate takeover attempts that trigger alerts to online gang members.

Territory capture involves holding the zone for a set duration against NPC resistance or rival gang interference. Successful defense against takeover attempts grants bonus rewards and strengthens the gang's hold on that territory. Losing a territory means losing the passive income and strategic position until it can be reclaimed. High-value territories in strategic locations generate more income but attract more competition.

Rank System Examples

Street Soldier (Rank 1): Entry-level members can access gang chat, participate in territory defense, and contribute to the gang bank. Cannot recruit, withdraw money, or claim territories. Prove their worth before promotion.

Enforcer (Rank 2): Trusted members who can recruit new prospects, receive modest bank withdrawal privileges, and lead territory capture operations. Represent the gang's front-line operations.

Lieutenant (Rank 3): Senior members with expanded bank access, ability to promote lower ranks, manage territory upgrades, and coordinate gang operations. Right hand to leadership.

Underboss (Rank 4): Second-in-command with nearly full permissions, can demote members, large bank withdrawals, strategic territory decisions, and act as leader when the boss is offline.

Boss (Rank 5): Gang founder or appointed leader with complete control. Can disband the gang, change any settings, manage all finances, promote/demote anyone, and make final decisions on alliances or rivalries.

Technical Specifications

• Framework: ESX (Legacy and ESX 1.10.x compatible)
• Database: MySQL tables for gangs, members, territories, and transactions
• UI: Modern HTML/CSS/JavaScript interface with responsive design
• Performance: Optimized database queries and efficient code (0.00-0.01 ms idle resmon)
• Max Gangs: Unlimited (configurable by admin)
• Max Members Per Gang: Configurable (typically 10-50 depending on server size)
• Territory Zones: Customizable number and locations via config
• Language Support: Multi-language with translation files
• Dependencies: ESX framework, MySQL database, standard ESX resources

Installation

1. Download the Family/Gang System package from your purchase confirmation
2. Extract the resource folder to your FiveM server's resources directory
3. Import the provided SQL file into your ESX database to create gang tables
4. Configure gang settings in the config.lua file (ranks, territories, permissions, income rates)
5. Add ensure gang-system (or provided resource name) to your server.cfg
6. Restart your server to load the gang system
7. Set up territory locations and customize gang creation requirements as desired
8. Optionally integrate with ESX jobs, properties, or vehicle systems for expanded functionality

Framework Compatibility

• ✅ ESX Legacy - Fully compatible with ESX Legacy (1.10.x and newer versions)
• ✅ ESX 1.9.x - Works with older ESX 1.9.x if needed (may require minor adjustments)
• ✅ ESX Extended - Integrates with es_extended core and standard ESX resources
• ✅ ESX Society - Can integrate with esx_society for business-style gang operations
• ✅ ESX Identity - Uses player identity data for gang member profiles
• ❌ QBCore - Designed specifically for ESX, not compatible with QBCore without conversion

Configuration Options

Extensive config.lua allows server owners to customize every aspect of gang operations. Set gang creation costs to prevent spam gangs. Define minimum member requirements before territory claims. Configure territory income rates and capture times. Adjust rank permissions for each gang level. Set bank withdrawal limits to prevent theft. Enable or disable specific features like alliances, territory wars, or gang vehicles. Customize notification messages, UI colors, and language translations.

Integration Possibilities

Gang Vehicles: Integrate with ESX garage scripts to provide gang-owned vehicle pools. Members can access shared vehicles stored in gang garages, with higher ranks controlling which vehicles the gang purchases.

Gang Properties: Connect to ESX housing/property systems to let gangs own clubhouses, hideouts, or safehouses. Gang properties become spawn points and meeting locations.

Illegal Jobs: Link gang membership to access exclusive illegal jobs like advanced drug operations, heist planning, or smuggling routes. Higher gang ranks unlock better criminal opportunities.

Drug Territories: Integrate with drug scripts so controlling territories provides access to specific drug-dealing zones or better prices on illicit goods.

Clothing/Tattoos: Allow gangs to define their colors in clothing stores or require specific tattoos as gang identification marks visible to other players.

What Makes It Stand Out

This gang system goes beyond basic group management by providing a complete criminal organization framework with economic incentives, territorial competition, and meaningful hierarchy. The territory system creates natural conflict zones where gang warfare emerges organically rather than requiring admin-organized events. Financial management with shared banks teaches players cooperation and trust-building within their organizations.

The permission system allows for complex organizational structures that mirror real gang hierarchies, where new members must prove themselves before gaining access to important operations. Activity tracking ensures gangs remain active and engaged rather than becoming inactive placeholder groups. The combination of cooperation (within gangs) and competition (between gangs) creates dynamic gameplay that keeps players invested in their criminal organization's success.

Administrative Features

Server admins have powerful tools to moderate gang activity without destroying the player-driven nature of gang warfare. View all gangs and their members through admin panels. Disband gangs that violate server rules or become inactive. Manually adjust territory ownership if needed for events or balance. Reset gang banks if financial exploits occur. Monitor gang chat for rule violations. Create admin-controlled gangs for special events or NPC factions.

Roleplay Enhancement

Beyond mechanical benefits, this system enhances criminal roleplay by giving it structure and purpose. Gang members develop loyalty to their organization and its reputation on the server. Rivalries create ongoing storylines and conflict. Alliances form temporary truces or long-term partnerships. Territory wars justify coordinated police responses. The economic aspect means gang success requires more than just combat - smart financial management and strategic planning separate successful gangs from failed ones.

Build a thriving criminal underworld on your ESX server with a gang system that provides the tools for players to create their own criminal empires and write their own stories of gang warfare, loyalty, and power.

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