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# Serial Scratcher
Let players scratch weapon serial numbers, and let investigators restore them.
**Serial Scratcher** (`ace_serialscratch`) adds items that players use on the weapon they're holding to **scuff** or **wipe** its serial number. Investigators can use a **forensics tool** minigame to try to restore a scuffed serial. Every scratched weapon is saved, and actions can be logged to Discord.
| | |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **Resource name** | `ace_serialscratch` |
| **Version** | Not stated in the manifest |
| **Inventory** | `ox_inventory` (required) |
| **Frameworks** | Framework-independent (works through ox\_inventory) |
| **Dependencies** | `ox_lib`, `ox_inventory` |
| **Storage** | `storage/scratched_weapons.json` (no SQL database) |
## Items
| | Item name | Label | Use |
| :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | --------------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| 
| `halfscratch` | Half Serial Scratch | **Scuffs** the serial of the weapon you're holding. |
| 
| `fullscratch` | Full Serial Scratch | **Wipes** the serial of the weapon you're holding. |
| 
| `weaponforensicstool` | Forensics Tool | Minigame that tries to **restore** a tampered serial. |
## How it works
```
Weapon (original serial)
│ halfscratch
▼
Scuffed serial ──(forensics tool minigame)──► Serial & registration restored
│ fullscratch
▼
Wiped serial ──(forensics tool)──► "cannot be restored"
```
The messages in `Config.Notifications` describe how the forensics tool responds:
| Weapon state | Forensics tool result |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Not tampered with | *"The serial number on this weapon has not been tampered with."* |
| Scuffed | Minigame. On success the serial and registration are restored. |
| Wiped | *"…it cannot be restored."* |
| Already restored | *"The serial number cannot be restored any further."* |
When a serial is removed, the weapon shows `SerialRemoved` as its serial and `RegisterRemoved` (default `Scratched`) as its registration.
## Features
* Half-scratch and full-scratch items with configurable timers
* Forensics tool minigame with `easy`, `medium` or `hard` difficulty
* Custom serial text for tampered weapons
* Scratched weapons saved to a JSON file
* Discord webhook logging
* Optional server-console command that clears saved data
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