-- Helper: random name function GetRandomName() return Config.PlayerNames[math.random(#Config.PlayerNames)] .. "_" .. math.random(100,999) end
The lesson:
A is a script, external executable, or third-party service designed to artificially inflate the player count displayed on your server’s heartbeat signal to the FiveM master list. Fivem Fake Player Bot
For new or struggling servers, these bots offer several perceived advantages: Fivem Fake Player Bot - - Silver Pure Spring
Let’s look at a real (anonymized) example from 2024. For new or struggling servers, these bots offer
Server Owner "Alex" paid $50 for a "lifetime fake player boost" on a popular FiveM marketplace. For three days, his server showed 90/128 players. He gained 2 real players. On day four, his server token was revoked by Cfx.re. When he appealed, support showed logs of 85 connections with identical hardware hashes. His new server (with a new token) was shadow-banned—it never appeared above position 50 in the browser again.
RegisterCommand('removebots', function(source, args, raw) RemoveAllFakePlayers() end, false) He gained 2 real players
Use the official to display your real player count on your Discord "status" channel. Be transparent. A server that says "Currently 3 people patrolling" feels honest. A server that fakes 50 feels desperate.
Human beings are naturally drawn to crowds. In the context of roleplay, a server with a low population is often a "dead" server. Roleplay requires interaction; if there are no other players to interact with, the game falls apart. Server owners use bots to create the illusion of a bustling community to entice real players to join. Once a few real players join, the hope is that they stay, eventually rendering the bots unnecessary.
-- Simulate join/leave every X minutes (0 = off) Config.JoinLeaveInterval = 5 -- minutes