Trading Cards Updates

🆕 New Card Brands

Four new collectible brands added: Ammunation Elite, Full Throttle, LS Legends, LS Landmark

🎨 Card & UI Visual Overhaul

• • 3D depth to card elements with embossed look
• • Double Stroke card frame borders with metallic accents
• • Gemstone style rarity badges with highlights and shadows
• • Holo-Glass stats panel design with frosted glass effects

⚡ Performance & Binder

• • ImageCache system to prevent repeated file checks
• • Reduced lag for TC Machine and Sell Shop
• • Thicker card borders, physical page numbers, new binder themes
• • Improved checklist with slim scrollbar

🔧 What Changed

• • Only cards.js has been updated
• • Now allows removing stats and stats UI from cards by commenting out in config

🛠 How To Remove Card Stats

• • Open configcards.lua
• • Find any stats line and delete or comment out using: --
• • Stats and UI will be completely removed from card display

⚙️ Configuration File Restructure

• • Main config.lua split into multiple files in configs_settings folder
• • Move existing configcards.lua and configshop.lua into new folder
• • Replace all other files in configs_settings with new versions

🎁 Booster Pack Enhancements

• • Config.BoosterBoxes and Config.BoosterPacks moved to configs_settings/configbooster.lua
• • Each booster pack supports individual rarityRules

🧩 Inventory & Item Changes

• • Added inventory check for 6 slots to open booster packs
• • Added 2% condition removal feature for items
• • Added "show player" button to preview cards

🗺️ New Feature

• • Added blipenabled option to Config.GradingShop, Config.Shop, Config.SellShop
• • Located inside configshop.lua
• • Allows individual control over whether each shop ped displays a map blip

🚨 HOTFIX RELEASED

• • Small hotfix to resolve UI issue
• • Update cards.css only
• • Navigate to: jim_g_trading_cards\ui\c

🐛 Bug Fixes

• • Fixed unclickable Sell buttons on the TC Machine UI
• • Resolved CSS overlay and z-index conflicts causing UI interaction issues

🔧 Webhook & Logging Improvements

• • Reworked webhook configuration for cleaner management
• • Renamed webhook table from Endpoints to DiscordHook across entire script
• • Added full Fivemanage logging support alongside Discord webhooks

⚠️ Files to Update

• • Update all files
• • DO NOT update or replace: config.lua, configcards.lua, configshop.lua

⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE NOTICE

• • UPDATE ALL FILES
• • DO NOT update or replace: configcards.lua, configshop.lua
• • All other files must be updated

📘 Binder System Enhancements

• • 🔒 Brand Enforcement: Config.BindersEnforceBrand (default: true)
• • 🚫 Duplicate Protection: Config.BindersDuplicatesCheck (default: true)
• • 📋 Binder Checklist: Config.BindersChecklistEnabled (default: true)
• • Live checklist on page 20 that refreshes automatically

🧩 Binder Configuration Update

• • Updated Config.Binders table
• • Each binder now includes required brand parameter
• • Enables brand-specific card filtering and enforcement

⚠️ IMPORTANT FAST PATCH UPDATE

• • Only server.lua and client.lua have been updated
• • No other files were changed
• • Update these files as soon as possible

🧠 ESX + ox_inventory Users (IMPORTANT)

• • Must remove all existing trading cards from player inventories
• • Why? Metadata was not applied correctly to older cards
• • Cards without metadata can cause issues with Trading Card Book

🗑️ Required Action

• • Delete all cards without metadata
• • Allow players to obtain new cards after update
• • Check inventory: if no % condition visible, card has no metadata

🔧 Configuration Overhaul

• • Split configuration into separate files for easier management
• • config.lua — Core settings
• • configcards.lua — Card definitions
• • configshop.lua — Shops & pricing

💰 Economy Rebalance

• • Rebalanced Sell Shop base prices
• • Large price reductions for Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary
• • Changes apply across all card brands

🎁 Booster Pack Improvements

• • Added pity-off rarity targeting system
• • Epic: ~1/2,000, Legendary: ~1/3,000
• • Holo: ~1/4,000, Original Art: ~1/5,000

🌟 Rarity System Updates

• • Original Art handled as independent rarity bucket
• • Better server-side control and rule customization
• • Direct weight-based selection for Epic, Legendary, Holo, Original Art
• • packGate disabled for these rarities

🏷️ The CVG Rebrand

• • Official CVG (Card Value Grading) branding replacing PSA
• • Updated across all UI elements, items, and locale files
• • Updated item descriptions for grading_case and empty_grading_case
• • Rich metallic Gold (#D4AF37) score circle for premium feel

💎 UI & UX Improvements

• • Redesigned Interfaces: Modernized Shop and Buy UIs
• • Enhanced Grading Shop: Visually upgraded for better user flow
• • TC Machine Upgrade: Intuitive new interface

⚡ UI Architecture Overhaul

• • Dramatic Optimization: UI code reduced to 1 line per file
• • Enhanced Performance: Faster and smoother user experience

🎰 Custom TC Machine Prop

• • Shop Overhaul: New Machine Prop replaces buy shop and sell shop
• • PED Options: Option to disable grading card shop PED
• • Item-Based Grading: Use grading system directly through items

🛠️ Script Improvements & New Item

• • Multiple script-wide performance improvements
• • Added empty_grading_case item
• • Required for receiving graded card cases from shop or item usage

🌐 New Trading Card Web UI

• • Customization: Use default brand or create unique card sets
• • Save Progress: Work saved for later completion
• • Easy Export: Download Lua file or copy to config

🔄 Stability & Logic Fixes

• • Binder Fix: Cards now save correctly within the binder
• • Bridge Logic: Corrected bridge function for proper framework integration
• • Sync Improvements: Effect movement synchronization perfected

🎨 Visual & UI Enhancements

• • Smooth Transitions: Improved layout animation transitions
• • Rendering Quality: Enhanced visual quality of card displays
• • Cleaner and more professional look

🔄 Image Format Upgrade

• • All card, booster pack, booster box, and accessory images converted from PNG to WEBP
• • All image URLs across configs and card definitions now use .webp format
• • Updated client-side image references for seamless rendering

📁 Assets Optimization

• • Local image size reduced from 306 MB to 25 MB (91% reduction)
• • No loss in image quality
• • Assets folder and configuration fully updated

🛠️ Full Script Update

• • Entire script overhauled including all configurations
• • Updated image references and asset paths
• • Replace full script and assets folder when updating