Field manual

Molo Modding · Vol. 01

Mars Project

A field manual for the unified Mars colony framework

One resource, ten modules

Molo Mars Core consolidates five separate Molo Modding resources into a single, module-toggleable framework.

Access & transit

Lift Multi-floor pod elevator
Doors Animated airlock doors
Car Lift Vehicle bay with DUI
Teleporter Earth ↔ Mars cinematic

Life support

Airlock Depressurization chamber
Suit Spacesuit, O₂ & HUD
O₂ Stations Recharge machines

World & motion

Weather Forced clear sky
Storm Dust storm + wind zones

Ambient

Soundscape Ambient looped audio

Four steps to launch

Drop the folder

Place molo_mars_core in your resources/ directory.

Ensure the resource

Add ensure molo_mars_core to server.cfg, after ox_lib and ox_target.

Pick your modules

Open config/main.lua and toggle off anything you don't need.

Tune the coordinates

Adjust the per-module config files to match your MLO.

Dependencies: ox_lib and ox_target. Required by most modules — kept in fxmanifest by default.

Two maps ship with Molo Mars Core

Both are required out of the box. Zancudo can be removed if you don't need the Earth-side launch pad — instructions below.

molo_mars

The Martian colony

Coordinates

7395.19434, 1189.60754, 1592.99

All ten modules are anchored to this map. Cannot be removed.

molo_zancudo

Earth-side launch pad

Coordinates

−1862.82349, 3330.8667, 32.80922

Required by default — it's where the teleporter sends you back from Mars. Optional only if you remove the teleporter module.

Removing molo_zancudo (optional)

Stop including molo_zancudo in your server.cfg (remove or comment the ensure line).
Open client/teleporter.lua and disable the script — either delete the file, comment out its body, or set its toggle to false in config.lua.
Restart the server. Players will start directly inside molo_mars (no Earth ↔ Mars cinematic).

One switch per module

Every module has a one-line switch in config/main.lua.

config/main.lua

-- Toggle any module to false to disable completely.
Mars.Config.Modules = {
    Lift        = true,   -- Multi-floor pod elevator
    Doors       = true,   -- Animated airlock sliding doors
    CarLift     = true,   -- Vehicle bay with DUI screen
    Airlock     = true,   -- Depressurization chamber
    Suit        = true,   -- Spacesuit + O2 drain
    O2Stations  = true,   -- Ox_target recharge machines
    Weather     = true,   -- Force CLEAR weather + time
    Soundscape  = true,   -- Ambient looped audio
    Storm       = true,   -- Dust storm + wind zones
    Teleporter  = true,   -- Earth ↔ Mars cinematic
}

The ten modules at a glance

ILiftMulti-floor pod elevator

IIDoorsAnimated airlock sliding doors

IIICar LiftVehicle bay with DUI screen

IVAirlockDepressurization chamber

VSuitSpacesuit, O₂ drain & HUD

VIO₂ StationsRecharge machines

VIIWeatherForced clear sky in zone

VIIISoundscapeAmbient looped audio

IXStormDust storm + wind zones

XTeleporterEarth ↔ Mars cinematic

— FIN —

Multi-floor pod elevator

An anti-fall pod that ferries players between Mars colony floors.

MoveTimeSeconds per floor (default 4.0)

Floors[]List of { id, label, indicator, z }

AnchorX / AnchorYLift's fixed XY position

ThemeMenu colors (header, items, glow)

config/lift.lua

-- Default Mars colony floors
C.Floors = {
  { id=1, label='Ground Station',    z=1566.32 },
  { id=2, label='Habitat Module',    z=1570.03 },
  { id=3, label='Command Center',    z=1575.65 },
  { id=4, label='Excavation Site',   z=1546.92 },
}

Sealed entry, animated

Two cooperating modules. Doors handles four sets of sliding airlock doors. Airlock chains them with a depressurization timer.

Doors module

4 door sets · OpenSpeed 3 s · AutoCloseDelay 5 s · ox_target

Airlock module

DepressTime 5 s · steam PTFX · outer + inner terminals

Both share spawn / despawn distance defaults of 150 m / 180 m.

Car Lift

A vertical platform with an animated door and a DUI screen showing the available vehicles.

Vehicles[]{ model, label, class }

PlatformposDown / posUp · moveSpeed 3.0

ScreenDUI 512×512 on prop texture

AlarmRed blinking light, no prop

config/carlift.lua

VEHICLE BAY · DUI 512×512

Scarab · Zhaba · Verus

Suit & oxygen

Two modules sharing a common state.

Suit

0.30 O₂/s with suit · 3.0 O₂/s without · breathing sound

O₂ Stations

ox_target rechargers · 5 s recharge · cyan VFX

Weather, soundscape, storm

Three modules that paint the world.

Weather

CLEAR · hour 23 · 600 m radius

Soundscape

Looped ogg · room-gated · fade in/out

Storm

Deadly line + 11 wind zones · 50% slowdown

Earth ↔ Mars cinematic

Two markers, one MP4. The Lua side waits for the browser's video.ended event before completing the teleport.

Point A — Earth (Zancudo)

−1862.82

−1862.82349, 3330.8667, 32.80922

↔

Point B — Mars

7395.19

7395.19434, 1189.60754, 1592.99

Cinematic: html/teleporter_video.mp4 · safety timeout 12 s

Three exports, no surprises

The Suit module publishes the player's current state.

-- Available from any other resource:
exports.molo_mars_core:HasSuit()       -- bool
exports.molo_mars_core:GetOxygen()     -- 0..100
exports.molo_mars_core:IsInMarsRoom()  -- bool

Network events follow the molo_mars_core:<module>:<action> scheme.

Switching the in-game language

All notification and help phrases live in each module's Phrases.<lang> table.

Set Mars.Config.Language in config/main.lua

Mars.Config.Language = 'en'  -- ships en, fr

enEnglish

frFrançais

esEspañol

deDeutsch

ptPortuguês

itItaliano

nlNederlands

plPolski

ruРусский

Built in‑house, frame by frame

Over 90 % of the 3D models shipped with Molo Mars Core are sculpted, textured and shaded in our studio. Drag the sliders to compare greybox / wireframe with the final textured pass.

Suit & airlock

The EVA suit and pressurised airlock — modelled, UV‑unwrapped and shaded in‑house. Drag to compare wireframe vs. final textured pass.

Habitat & terrain

Architecture pieces and the Martian surface itself. Habitat shown as an exploded view straight out of Blender; terrain sculpted and textured for proper rover-friendly footing.

Habitat exploded view — Habitat · exploded view · Blender

End of manual

You're ready to launch

Drop in, ensure, toggle, tune. The colony is yours.