plugin-discussion

[neat cedar]

it doesnt matter if its a big deal for you or not

Oh wait mb i forgot to tag

i forgot to tag lol

[carmine mulch]

Which one do you prefer ?

[kindred plank]

Thats not how theotown work

[rain gate]

Icons?

[uncut acorn]

Face house

[carmine mulch]

On which application?

[upper gate]

Really nice but you should add more windows

Imo

[eager oriole]

lol. it looks like a big nose

[trim blade]

Beautiful 😻

[glacial galleon]

😍

[sleek thistle]

Ahhh come on

[hoary night]

Linz building

[orchid scroll]

Is that a chursque/mosrch

[ripe jasper]

what 😮

[glacial galleon]

What is that thing?

[dreamy hearth]

gives off vibes ngl

[dusty hill]

it's not how TT building look like

[urban grove]

Wrong perspective/angle, also remove the outlines it makes it cartoony

[gusty ocean]

2/55

[orchid sorrel]

uhhh what am I looking at here

[ripe jasper]

probably testing out variations of 1 building

probably a MNL house

[autumn nova]

Hello long time no see
I quickly made these
What do you think

[frigid tusk]

Smol but cool

[orchid sorrel]

very pleasant

[midnight obsidian]

quaint

[uncut acorn]

Sc4?

Oh wow

You’re back!

[autumn nova]

Yes its me

[uncut acorn]

Are you gonna continue making more?

[autumn nova]

My break from plugin creation was so long I forgor to code 😅

[autumn nova]

Ofc

[uncut acorn]

Check your plugin creator account

I think you maybe had 100,000 downloads I guess?

[autumn nova]

I have 400k downloads rn

[summer kestrel]

No need to flex sheesh

[autumn nova]

Either way download count doesn't really matter for me

[uncut acorn]

Yown

That’s cool

If I got 1M downloads soon…

I will make MORE

Ploogins

[summer kestrel]

201,000 shiny rocks

[crimson basin]

Woah

[uncut acorn]

Haven’t been getting them because it’s too much so…

[autumn nova]

I'm thinking about new trees rn

[midnight obsidian]

well i guess i don't make huge shiny skyscrapers so i dont get as many downloads

[summer kestrel]

I will report you for your typism against skyscrapers!!

[orchid sorrel]

and I will dismiss your report

[midnight obsidian]

owned

[royal linden]

I'm thinking about the next plugin I'm going to make.

[orchid scroll]

I made a toilet

[midnight obsidian]

i am still asking myself whether i did a good thing approving that plugin

[orchid scroll]

Yes you did

[crimson basin]

Yes

Skibidi toilet rizz 🥰

[neat cedar]

Bunny pls dont turn into a brainrotter 😭

[urban grove]

Yes absolutely. It will definitely not bring the brainrot to the comments. Just imagine if Lukas made a variant where it has a head

[stiff cobalt]

Guys did y'all have any idea with how to make your plugin not looks like plastics

[ripe jasper]

texture and noise ig

[stiff cobalt]

Yeah ik but how to make that yk i am not that creative

[thick mural]

How do you paint the texture of the wall so delicately and realistically? Is there any way?

[weak kestrel]

Good but can you transperant the ground so we can put any decal under it

[thick mural]

The ground is cleanThe brick was added in game

[weak kestrel]

Ohh wow good 💯

[weak kestrel]

Idk why but sides are seems empty

[echo prairie]

No.

[weak kestrel]

@thick mural this looks empty for me , add some details imo

[eager oriole]

Woaaa it looks pretty cool

[fervent turret]

I have a lil question, in the parking lot plugin do cars actually automaticly park in those lots or are they just decoration and if you want parket cars you have to place them manually?

[eager oriole]

manually

of what plugin ar u talking about?

[fervent turret]

Yeah that one

I've seen that already but i though carw would also park automaticly

[boreal charm]

i would prefer a transparent ground, more customisable

[boreal charm]

you built those? cause it looks hella fine

[dreamy hearth]

sheesh gl

[keen helm]

All lamps

[midnight obsidian]

they all look real nice, just one question

could you perhaps make the light affect the ground too?

[keen helm]

I did try but it does not render that well with those lamps

Alternatively, I might work on custom decals that are akin to a "light effect"

[midnight obsidian]

oh okay

[orchid sorrel]

or use the default lamp post ground light animation and alter colors with json

[keen helm]

Red lights are probably best paired with brighter ones, but with 5 different sets, you should have enough choice

I would best see those in crowded shady neighbourhoods, they don’t fit well in the town shown above which is more of a touristic destination

[midnight obsidian]

i can imagine this working with my fachwerk pack

which i should probably do night anims for

[summer kestrel]

I think that the only thing lacking is the ground lighting because without it the lights feel very dim. Otherwise the lamps look absolutely beautiful.

[summer kestrel]

And for that ground lighting you could refer to this message

But I dunno much about plugin making so you do you

[midnight obsidian]

speaking of lighting

[midnight obsidian]

i absolutely love how the lights turned out for this building

i like how i've made it that the light interacts with everything

[summer kestrel]

That genuinely is very nice

[midnight obsidian]

🗣️ we are doubling the json size with this one

everybody gangsta till lobby adds json size limits

[summer kestrel]

Don't give the guy ideas

[eager oriole]

wait

this is right or i need to put all the jsons in one json?

[midnight obsidian]

it doesnt really matter

but having one json is nicer

[eager oriole]

oh

ok

sooo. It doesnt metter

[midnight obsidian]

yeah

just one thing though

if you're gonna use custom categories, make sure the category gets loaded first (before the contents of the category)

[midnight obsidian]

Anyways, for my too much fachwerk plugin, i will:

• add night frames
• add 4 new buildings
• add a fachwerk zone

I'll get to winter frames someday later

[summer kestrel]

Nice

[upper gate]

What is the name of this French kiosk plugin please and how can I get it?

[serene linden]

Hello y'all

I've been looking for a new hobby how hard is it to make plugins ?

I already have a pretty solid base in just pixel art but know nothing of making stuff work in game

[rain gate]

The pins of this channel have some useful tips and tutorials for beginners

[ripe jasper]

in development and not available to the public

[orchid scroll]

So sigma. 🐺

[dreamy hearth]

If you start off simple then no it's actually quite easy and fun

[crimson basin]

Ptag creation

[agile forum]

Step 1: Download a baseplate of your choice It is recommended to keep it small if you are just starting.
Step 2: Download a pixel drawing app. It is recommended that you get one with layers and transparency options. You can find a list of suggested options here
Step 3: Here are some tutorials that show how to make a house. One by Theo and one by Kulche
Here's a tutorial by rtobby that provides tips on improving the plugin quality
You may find more tutorials in the getting started page and on the forum
And even more tips pinned in plugin discussion
Step 4: Last step is to create a json. You can create one by using PCA or use this tutorial here to make one. To make one manually, you can use any text app which allows you to save files as a .json
Feel free to ask for help or suggestions on the forum or on the server

Bonus step: Once done, you can upload your plugin on the store which once approved can be downloaded in-game by anyone or post it on the forum showcase or both! Remember that store plugins must oblige to the store rules

[serene linden]

Will asperite work for making plugins?

[crimson basin]

yes

a couple of creators use that ive heard

[serene linden]

Awesome sauce

Thank you

[crimson basin]

youre welcome

[plush comet]

Paris Suburb

[weak kestrel]

Wow road deco coming ???!!

[autumn nova]

My first attempt of an industrial building

[lapis pond]

Nice 👍

[autumn nova]

The doors look weird tho

[rain gate]

Amazing 👍

[rain gate]

Your first attempt and look very realistic just… amazing

[dusty hill]

oh, SC4 you have back i guess

[midnight obsidian]

he has back

[orchid sorrel]

became back his money

[autumn nova]

Your kind comments are way more worth than diamonds 💜

[midnight obsidian]

night mode 75% finished

[lavish sail]

atmosphere is great, good work! (vibe?)

[hoary night]

Paris Suburb 2

[orchid sorrel]

needs more contrast

[lavish sail]

@.@

#LuaWrapper bugged?

ok, forget about it, i fixed it

[rain gate]

anyone have a casino buildings plugin ?

[eager oriole]

mmmmmm i think there is no casino plugins

[rain gate]

There's an ingame one and plenty on the store, just use the search feature on the store.

[gusty ocean]

Banana

7/55

[slender briar]

keks back in his apartment

plugin flow will continue as usual

[thorny arrow]

All of the new plugins has passed the test 🤣👀

[eager oriole]

Vertical?????

[thorny arrow]

yep

[eager oriole]

How's that possible in movile

Uh. I like the way You make the lights animation

looks like there is something inside the building

[rain gate]

IMO he reduces opacity of the glass like

But with night and normal frames 👍

You make the interior and add the low opacity glass over

[midnight obsidian]

not the saturation but the opacity 🤓

[rain gate]

Yeah sorry 😔

[idle path]

Anyone have a streetlight plugin(such as the park streetlights)?

[weak kestrel]

It's available

Check store

[idle path]

but actually not huh
when i did a search for "streetlight"...

maybe it has another name

[rain gate]

max's prop expansion

[frigid tusk]

Idk search with a space

[idle path]

is it a private plugin?

[rain gate]

its on the store

if it were private why would i say it

[idle path]

thanks

[idle path]

and also i need some Christmas decorations to decorate my neighborhoods.
Any plugins for it?
The more the better.

[dusty hill]

ehh

still no one accepted any suggestions from me

like the 95% other

[humble iron]

That's normal

[dusty hill]

i am not goin to do any castle

since im focused on railway infrastructure

[sharp hare]

theres the christmas markets, theres the in game ones and some snow man plugins

also christmas trees in fence pack

and other christmas tree plugins

theres only a few

[glacial galleon]

Will you upload it?

[glacial galleon]

Wow those red lights are incredible for a Dark City

[eager oriole]

i thing two more buildings and i'm gonna upload it

[eager oriole]

yea. Sure it is

[glacial galleon]

Brilliant

[eager oriole]

Wich one's better?

[slender briar]

depends

[urban grove]

What about both?

[slender briar]

1 is easier to integrate in cities, 2 has the more unique design

but 2 is gonna stick out like hell and 1 wont

[eager oriole]

yes. It can be

[slender briar]

it will be

design logic i guess

[eager oriole]

but the window designs is like... i'm testing diferent tipes

[slender briar]

it looks awesome man, im a fan of it

[eager oriole]

Thanks

[eager oriole]

hmmmm. i'm doing both

[dreamy hearth]

Ngl the darker colored ones are pretty cool, you def got yourself a fan

[humble iron]

It looks like something you'd made years ago

[idle path]

Does it have nighttime animations?

it looks like a sci-fi building somehow.

[broken wigeon]

nice shading, the building looks awesome- something you'd see in a massive city with all those interesting building shapes

[eager oriole]

yes

they have it

[idle path]

cool man

well will it be sold in the plugin store?

[eager oriole]

dude..... Ow meeeeeen. I was making a Big one but i exit the app and then i entered again it just disapeared 😔. Like 3 hours go to trash

[eager oriole]

well. Yes i Guess.

[idle path]

ok i guess i'll wait for it, hmm

[eager oriole]

This is the first time this happens. Lol

[boreal charm]

🤔

[near flame]

cpp;

cool

banana house

[thick mural]

Realistic.

[midnight obsidian]

i think the shadows could be a bit less dramatic but it's good

[dusty hill]

imo poland is underrated in this game

[midnight obsidian]

wdym

[humble iron]

Amazing

Will you release it?

[dreamy hearth]

Shadows look really realistic

Noice

[dusty hill]

some neat signal box

i will not tell the localisation rn

[eager oriole]

It looks cool, the shadows are good but i feel like it needs to be little less smooth

it reminds me of the peakle disaster

that shadows

[gusty ocean]

thanks, don't worry, I'm just testing

[eager oriole]

oh. anyways it looks reallistic

[gusty ocean]

I'm working on 55 designs, when it's finished I'll release it

[summer kestrel]

What is this exactly?

[ripe jasper]

Manila Houses

[blissful basalt]

It kinda looks like A Vietnamese housing thingy

[ripe jasper]

i agree, when i was there alot of buildings near the road look like viet houses sometimes actually

but their a bit more wider and less color than let's say Hanoi houses

[dreamy hearth]

I mean they do look similar yeah

[midnight obsidian]

public toilet?

[urban grove]

Beautiful!

[eager oriole]

Is that a plugin You are making?

[autumn nova]

Nice shading

[eager oriole]

now only one more :D'

[idle path]

woah that's amazing

[eager oriole]

thanks

[autumn nova]

What is this building for

[eager oriole]

Residential

the pack is residential

[idle path]

especially for the nighttime animation

[autumn nova]

The shape is kinda neat

[eager oriole]

well. I see a lot of building without night animation. Also the original ones and my cities looks dark some times

[autumn nova]

Small but how should I improve this

[midnight obsidian]

it's pretty good

it's also not small

[idle path]

Does it have animation?

[midnight obsidian]

also one more thing, i'd use like 7 colors max on a tree

[eager oriole]

It's fine

[idle path]

Btw it's absolutely amazing

[midnight obsidian]

for the foliage***

my latest tree plugin uses 5 colors for the foliage

[autumn nova]

OK I see

[autumn nova]

I will try to add it but I am a noob at animations ngl

[eager oriole]

idk how to do an animation. Lol

[idle path]

it's not a matter

Cuz it's already perfect

Will there be more trees?

[autumn nova]

I am currently working on more

[midnight obsidian]

the lazy way to do tree animation is to take the top half of the tree and just move it right one pixel

that's all it takes to get a little waving effect

and then you specify "frames per tree": 2

[covert root]

I have Christmas tree in dm if you want them Christmas decorations

[idle path]

that's really good

Thx

[covert root]

Do you want

Do you know how to download ut

It and put in to theotown

[midnight obsidian]

@autumn nova also, i suggest you put your tree frames like this

into one file

if you're not doing it already

[idle path]

Yeah but i've searched a lot huh

thank you

[covert root]

In private message

In discord you find it there

The Christmas tree

[orchid sorrel]

that's not the lazy way

that's the official way

but sometimes it's 2 pixels

[near flame]

tube house

[midnight obsidian]

and then you specify the frames as {"bmp": "spruceveryhighdensity.png", "w": 32, "count": 6}

i think you know that already though

[idle path]

Well im sorry bc I cant continue installing plugins into the game anymore

i guess my game have reached a limit huh

when an unexpected error occurred to me yesterday evening.

[covert root]

Ohh

How many plugins you have

[idle path]

and maybe I won't stop continuing collecting plugins till the problem was solved huh

about 250 so far

[covert root]

Oh I have 959 plugins and my game works normally

[idle path]

device difference maybe

[summer kestrel]

Definitely, my device can only run 200 plugins

[covert root]

Yeah

[summer kestrel]

For safety I have 150 only as of now

[idle path]

i guess my device could reach to about 270 but i think that's dangerous.

[light zealot]

Are there any plugins i can use for missile attack?? like i purchased the military thing and i only got a rocket launcher... i want to play some war

[crimson basin]

you cant simulate war

[rain gate]

Yes you can

Link in my profile 👊😤

[slender briar]

cant make plugins today

corporate web seminars got me trippin

[rain gate]

I wish you luck bro 🥹👊💪☺️🙏

[fickle frigate]

my first plugin to reach 1M download ❤️ 🥰 😍

[orchid sorrel]

geneva takeover incoming

[crimson basin]

such a coincidence

[crimson basin]

congrats

althoughhhh, you might need to update it soon

[fickle frigate]

it's 1am in vietnam now and i tried to stay awake to catch the moment it hit 1m, but it was a bit late 😂

[slender briar]

theyre done but damn the stuff is boring

[crimson basin]

oh i meant that you reached 1m downloads today

since we were talking about hospitals today

[fickle frigate]

Can you give me some more advice? If I have time, I will improve it to make it better.

[crimson basin]

copyright violation - geneva convention as kulche said - but not yet

[slender briar]

kulcheeee when next plugin contest???

[eager oriole]

what's the limit of the hight in buildings?

[crimson basin]

kulche is working on the hospitals in game to make it not violate that

[crimson basin]

no event manager

[crimson basin]

250 something i think x 8

or whatever

[eager oriole]

oh

[fickle frigate]

I don't quite understand. Is this new rule?

[crimson basin]

not yet

the red cross and red crescent are trademarked

[slender briar]

Old news

[crimson basin]

youd be informed when its time

[slender briar]

Did tt have copyright claim issues?

[crimson basin]

no, but someone noticed

[slender briar]

Ooof

[crimson basin]

and really, good time to fix now before we have legal issues

[slender briar]

Bundesfinanzamt für Steuern noticed boys (german bureau of finance 😂)

[crimson basin]

lol

i dont theink those people would be the least bit interested

now im waiting to see what colour kulche pics

[fickle frigate]

How can I fix it? I thought it was just a common medical symbol.

[crimson basin]

just make it purple, problem solved

[crimson basin]

wed need to wait to see how kulche does it /which colour he picks

would be nice to have the colour common across the whole game

making it a diff colour is enough which is what hes working on

[fickle frigate]

I don't think purple is a good choice, it looks weird :v :v :v

[crimson basin]

lol

it was part of my purple services re-skin pack. Since we were talking about changing the crosses, i made mine purple

it would fit with the plugin pack still soooo

[fickle frigate]

maybe i would choose orange red. still looks like medical symbol but not worry about copyright infringement :v

[crimson basin]

🤷‍♀️ i think everyone should go with the colour chosen to be in game to make it more homogeneous

[fickle frigate]

then let's wait :v

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?p=222991#p222991
BTW how to get the data like this for the chart? is there an API to track total downloads?

[crimson basin]

#information maybe?

[eager oriole]

What do You guys think?

[slender briar]

i think i like you a lot bro

youre like me

but back then

and better

[eager oriole]

i also like your plugins and your Style of making the building like that.

[eager oriole]

lol

[eager oriole]

i love it

[lavish sail]

i dont think you can say "trademarked" in this situation

its like

is covered by the Geneva Convention

let me explain a little bit

The Geneva Convention implies the existence of an organisation such as the Red Cross, (not accurate) which has this very cross as its symbol. The Convention forbids its use in video games, as it should be used to refer to the representatives of this organisation and not to any health-related businesses in general.

[midnight obsidian]

yeah the use is prohibited

[zealous glen]

Hospitals are in demand?

[idle path]

is it a residential building?
or a commercial one?

[rich birch]

Bunny really loves purple XD

[slender briar]

morningk

[eager oriole]

Also a residential

this is the tumbnail. i think is good like that

[urban grove]

I like the night animation

[eager oriole]

Time to wait

Like one week

i remember my true first plugin. it was approved like after one week or more. and it was really basic (i don't know how it was approved. lol)

[urban grove]

Was the plugin good quality?

[sage grail]

Ok i'm waiting

[eager oriole]

Mmmm. For me it was of good Quality. It was approved cuz it was original i Guess

an 1x1 building with two frames and without night animation was approved. i love theotown

[zealous glen]

Hospital guys

[paper river]

Nice

[urban grove]

Not bad, i think you have a bright future ahead. I can sense that you'll become a great plugin creator in the future. Keep it up!

[marsh robin]

Oh forgot about the LPDH

💀💀

[crimson basin]

2 weeks* 🥰

[crimson basin]

Disapprovals based to preview quality is faster than approving and disapprovals that look decent

I occasionally look through and disapprove obvious stuff, approving just takes more time

[crimson basin]

Indian?

[ripe jasper]

checked it and yep it's Indian

with branches from Uttar Pradesh to Tamil Nadu

most of them could be found in Maharashtra

also extending from Rajasthan to Bihar

[glacial galleon]

Beauty

[glacial galleon]

Ankatory is that you?

[empty flare]

Hi, any plugins you would recomend for beginners?

[zealous glen]

Ankatory's buildings

[zealous glen]

Residential 4x4 buildings slots might be full in the plug in store. My plugin was not previewed yet.

[carmine hemlock]

Korea school

[idle path]

seems cool

[midnight obsidian]

The building looks very bland for some reason

I think the windows could be improved

[lavish sail]

i think you forgot about shadows around the windows

what if

what if I create a plugin with a red cross, and then spend 4 years of my life and tens of thousands of dollars on court hearings with red cross representatives to prove that it is not red, but scarlet?

and then I'll be the happy owner of the world's only commercial project with a logo that violates the Geneva convention

[humble iron]

I don't think they would care too much about a plugin for a game

Let's be real

[zealous glen]

@crimson basin I need help for some critique if free

[lavish sail]

Prison Architect moment

[lavish sail]

i see a single mistake

[zealous glen]

They might be working for future updates. Plug in is not a main concern. I do plug in for fun. My opinion 🥹

[lavish sail]

this pixel should be bright

because its light side

[humble iron]

Concrete could use a bit more textures

[zealous glen]

7 colors?@humble iron
I only use up to 4 colors for texture, because of difficulty

[boreal charm]

W build

[boreal charm]

shadows need fixing i think

[boreal charm]

if you did other variants of this building, it would be very cool. it could be a neighbourhood with similarly designed but not the same building.

[crimson basin]

get the services + pack and do the glass like those

[crimson basin]

ooh yes, already much better

do vertical ones too

[zealous glen]

@crimson basin I just added and fixed the highlights because I forgot to put some.

[crimson basin]

black pixels here

well shadow

make the grass(?) ligter and drop a shadow from this building on the ground

[zealous glen]

@crimson basin I'll set ground true for the grass it opaque of darkness 30%

[crimson basin]

okau

[lavish sail]

Youre really didnt fixed this pixel :p

[zealous glen]

I did highlight those, brighter, I'll do it

[crimson basin]

this building is 5 people and legs tall @orchid sorrel

[orchid sorrel]

thank you for the intel

[crimson basin]

17 pixels?

[orchid sorrel]

just eyeball it

[crimson basin]

lmao

[midnight obsidian]

i open #plugin-discussion

first thing i see

[lavish sail]

Absolutely normal conversation

[midnight obsidian]

bunny please never create a plugin again

[autumn nova]

Please help me with coding animations for an industrial building

[orchid sorrel]

and what help do you need

[autumn nova]

I need to add some roofs I made on this building right here

[orchid sorrel]

and what is the problem

[autumn nova]

There are four frames and I need to apply these on each of them

I use ian's animation tool but I can't seem to know how to do this

[orchid sorrel]

I bet that's only going to make it worse

just define the animations and attach them to your building

[autumn nova]

So adjusting them manually

[orchid sorrel]

the implementation depends on you

yes

it ain't that hard to count pixels

[autumn nova]

Ok , thanks anyway

I'm kind of lazy but doing it manually should be alr

[orchid sorrel]

at this point adt is more work than just doing it manually

it's merely a single animation

[crimson basin]

this is scaling.

its how i decide my building will be around 16 pixels tall 🥰

[midnight obsidian]

no this is not scaling

this is just stupid

[crimson basin]

ill make it like 20 though

[midnight obsidian]

see

[crimson basin]

look, a person is 3 pixels tall

[midnight obsidian]

whats the point when you dont even follow your measurements

[crimson basin]

because the perspective is not exactly corrrect

5 and 1/3 person seems too short

[midnight obsidian]

wanna know how i count how high should the floors be

if i make it too short, i go "hmm i should make it a pixel taller"

if it's too tall, "hmm i should make it a pixel shorter"

works like a charm

but you know what

do what you wanna do

i'm not your parents

[crimson basin]

lol

you know it was a joke right rtobby?

i dont know why youre so worked up about it, honestly

[zealous glen]

@crimson basin which do you prefer on the Blue parts

[crimson basin]

2

you should make the side windows match too 🙂

[midnight obsidian]

i was being sarcastic too

[crimson basin]

but you know what
do what you wanna do
i'm not your parents
Sounds more like you were upset

or idk

[midnight obsidian]

that part wasn't sarcastic

i just didn't want to sound like i was forcing you to go my way or something

[idle path]

Hello?
i found this picture on my friend's laptop.
it's cool and i guess they're exquisite.
i wonder if there's a plugin like this
(don't worry about copyright issues)

[lavish sail]

wdym plugin like this

like what

mountains?

sheeps?

[idle path]

such as buildings...

these small houses are so peaceful

[lavish sail]

guys

check this out

"Black haze" color

[eager oriole]

🥰💀

[lavish sail]

"Unapproved"

[idle path]

hmm, i just want to ask if there is a building with this style

[eager oriole]

i have nightmares of that 🥰

[eager oriole]

ah?

[lavish sail]

this style

...

[lavish sail]

one of my plugin got unapproved twice, so forum's mod wrote me in discord 💀 (spelling error in name)

[idle path]

it's not about the color, i just want to talk about the architectural format.

[lavish sail]

...

words: ~100
information what you trying to tell: 0

[eager oriole]

what 💀

[lavish sail]

yes 💀

[eager oriole]

imagine my plugin just got unapproved only for the trees. lol

[eager oriole]

thats the plugin?

[lavish sail]

yep

"crurch"

why

my english is A2 forgive me 💀

[idle path]

sorry for my bad explanation.
i just want to express i need more small buildings like this

[lavish sail]

im still thinkig that i should write "mirrior" not "mirror"

[eager oriole]

Like these?

[lavish sail]

yes

[eager oriole]

but mirror is right

[lavish sail]

so im write mirrior

💀

[idle path]

yeah

[lavish sail]

its a hard word, OK?

like

in my language its "zerkalo"

[eager oriole]

lol

and mirrior what means?

💀

[lavish sail]

@idle path how about this plugin

[lavish sail]

in my mind mirrior = mirror

[idle path]

it seems good

thank you

[lavish sail]

wait

i found more

[eager oriole]

but without the last "i".

[lavish sail]

Colouful Houses
Edinburgh Houses
Norwegian Houses

[crimson basin]

kulvhes suburban plugin (suburban living)

[idle path]

alright, thank you guys

[lavish sail]

lets move to the #general

[autumn nova]

Phew...
Finally done.

I had enough

[eager oriole]

uh it looks good. I love the buildings that have night animations but the roof it's a little simple. not?

[autumn nova]

Yeah guess you are right

[eager oriole]

it's good.

[lavish sail]

is there any ways i can make building of unconnectable type connectable?

[livid agate]

what do you mean by unconnectable

[lavish sail]

connectable - pipe, wire
unconnectable - every other building that not changing texture by having itself near

so can i?

[livid agate]

those buildings have a specific amount of frames defined, check frame alignment area and decoration type fences

[lavish sail]

frame alignment area?

[lavish sail]

you meant this?

    "id":"$template_fence00",
    "type":"template",
    "width":1,
    "height":1,
    "draw ground":true,
    "frames":[{"x":0,"y":0,"w":0,"h":0,"copies":15}],
    "frame alignment":true,
    "price":100,
    "category": "$cat_fence00",
    "frame animation indices":[
      [1,2,0,3],[0],[1],[1,0],
      [2],[2,0],[2,1],[2,1,0],
      [3],[3,0],[1,3],[1,3,0],
      [2,3],[2,3,0],[2,1,3],[2,1,3,0]
    ],
    "supports terrain": true},

  {"id":"$anim_fence00_00","type":"animation","frames":[{"x":352,"y":112,"w":16,"h":16,"handle x":0,"handle y":8,"offset y":3072}]},
  {"id":"$anim_fence00_01","type":"animation","frames":[{"x":368,"y":112,"w":16,"h":16,"handle x":-16,"handle y":8,"offset y":3072}]},
  {"id":"$anim_fence00_02","type":"animation","frames":[{"x":384,"y":112,"w":16,"h":16,"handle x":0,"handle y":8,"offset y":3072}]},
  {"id":"$anim_fence00_03","type":"animation","frames":[{"x":400,"y":112,"w":16,"h":16,"handle x":-16,"handle y":8,"offset y":3072}]},
  {
    "id":"$fence00",
    "type":"decoration",
    "template":"$template_fence00",
    "animation":[
      {"id":"$anim_fence00_01"},
      {"id":"$anim_fence00_03"},
      {"id":"$anim_fence00_00"},
      {"id":"$anim_fence00_02"}
    ]
  }

[livid agate]

probably

[lavish sail]

so you think it will work for, like, residential building?

i absolutely dont got how it works

is there an actual way to do this manually? This code gave me nothing

[autumn nova]

What the hell

[lavish sail]

sigh

can someone just help me?

i really dont wanna do it with lua

[orchid sorrel]

frame alignment area for residential buildings???

why would you want that, rci buildings are built automatically and it will not work

(I think)

[fickle frigate]

yeah, but "anhkatori", not ankatory =)))) 😂

[neat cedar]

Its done yay

Some texture update

a small change on that diagonal one and it will be ready to use

[lavish sail]

i want to make pipes for my mod, but they should be like water pipes, on-ground, but still connectable

[orchid sorrel]

then it's just "frame alignment"

[lavish sail]

how to

[orchid sorrel]

how to what....

it's a bool attribute

[lavish sail]

mmm

then how to... Spread the sprites?

[orchid sorrel]

just like roads or anything else that connects like that

[lavish sail]

huh?

[orchid sorrel]

what is the question

[lavish sail]

i dont understand it

[orchid sorrel]

understand what

[lavish sail]

thats road frames

[orchid sorrel]

it just grabs frames from the world texture at specified position

[lavish sail]

how to do it without world texture?

[orchid sorrel]

"bmp": "name.png"??

I thought you made plugins before

[lavish sail]

not connectable frames :(

[orchid sorrel]

that's literally a matter of a singular attribute

[lavish sail]

theres 16 of them [frames]
like, how to identify everyone of them?

[orchid sorrel]

by providing either 16 elements or a single one with the "w" and "count": 16 attributes

w stands for width

[lavish sail]

like, a single sprite with width 32*16 for 1x1?

[orchid sorrel]

that's a very vague statement but I guess yes

provide a single image with 16 32px wide frames

[lavish sail]

what about their order

[orchid sorrel]

the

refer to the road tutorial or just take a look on the world texture

[lavish sail]

  "frames": [
    {
      "bmp": "image.png", "w":32, "count":16
    }
  ]```
?

[orchid sorrel]

yes

[naive juniper]

Does anyone know where I can find this tree plugin? I need

[neat cedar]

they are private

[naive juniper]

Not on a server?

[neat cedar]

nah

[naive juniper]

Uh

[neat cedar]

Oh wait

Its not the private one

Sorry

[naive juniper]

What

[neat cedar]

But I still dont know what tree plugin is that

[naive juniper]

I need these trees

[neat cedar]

Ask the person who sent that photo ig

[orchid sorrel]

he said they are private

it's that shrimple

[neat cedar]

Nah I thought he were asking another one

[neat cedar]

But i think this one isnt

[neat cedar]

Sheesh bro I like the textrureing

and shadows

[gusty ocean]

Thanks

[neat cedar]

What do yall advice me to do next for my road deco pack?

Might be a crosswalk or a new sign

Or something else

[weak kestrel]

Diffrent types of crosswalk all around the world

[neat cedar]

k ima try some things

[weak kestrel]

Try colorful crossing

@neat cedar I'll send you some examples

[neat cedar]

oki

[frigid tusk]

I very done crosswalk, not really necessary for now
Maybe arrows?

[neat cedar]

I already planned to do almost every variaton on arrows but I got school yk

I need time for that

so Im going with small projects for now

when this school year ends I will start creating really advanced road decorations

[frigid tusk]

Hmm

Please study

I can handle this for you

[neat cedar]

U gotta make a plug?

That is nice

[frigid tusk]

I have like 2 or 3 projects

Counting the stadium

[neat cedar]

Nice

Ready to see them

i will be online at my freetimes

[eager oriole]

Uhm. It looks great. it can be used for poor streets or something like that. i like it

[brave stone]

hello everyone

[zealous glen]

@crimson basin it looks weathered now. Rust

[zealous glen]

Hi

[brave stone]

Hello

How i can build a perfect city?

From what i must start?

[zealous glen]

@brave stone In the sand box mode, build roads, separate residents to commercials. Residents need education, commercials do not. However, I prefer you to ask in the #city-showcase

[rain gate]

🤗

[zealous glen]

Weathering using dark and white looks bad

I'm having a good practice bruh

I considered Rainbrow brush
As a rust, opacity 5% @crimson basin need some help on weathering

[lavish sail]

"I" and "T" looks unperspectived tbh

[zealous glen]

But I am basing on the birds eye view. So some letters might be obscured from above. I think, recognizing the word is enough for me@lavish sail

[zealous glen]

I'll make it better

[echo lotus]

better than my older version

[zealous glen]

If you let me ask if you can compare it to my hospital.

[eager oriole]

Uhhh. I like it

[zealous glen]

It's done, did a powerful methods

[eager oriole]

Well. It depends. But if you wanna start good. Separate residential zones from commercial and factory zones. If you put them toghether there will a lot of traffic

[eager oriole]

i love it

[echo lotus]

wow

[zealous glen]

@paper river
How do you make a darker side against a light source?
Mine was just 30% darker

[paper river]

I also use 30% black

[zealous glen]

How about roof? I use 15% darker

I mean roof top

[paper river]

I forgot

[zealous glen]

Can you check mine? @paper river

[paper river]

Your plugins look great

Bottom shadow a bit too long i think?

[zealous glen]

It seems very lacking, which you mean? Ground floor?

[paper river]

What do you think is lacking?

[eager oriole]

The ground is too dark in the shadow

[zealous glen]

I set the ground true for the ground. It'll be removed

[zealous glen]

Not that lively and realistic, seem not functional

[eager oriole]

oh. It will be transparent?

[zealous glen]

Yes

[fickle frigate]

wow, looks very realistic !

[gusty ocean]

80%

1/55

[urban grove]

Absolutely beautiful!

[ripe jasper]

you should add vendors at the bottom like a variation

[urban grove]

Is this a slum or something?

[ripe jasper]

manila slum iirc

you'd see these on the skyway

[gusty ocean]

Yes like that

[gusty ocean]

sorry man isn't all about slum house in manila city its all about urban house in our country like Baguio city

[eager oriole]

and you wonna do 55 of them? thats epic

[gusty ocean]

Yup same in my second project

[eager oriole]

what's your second project?

[gusty ocean]

Urban Commercials

[eager oriole]

Great

and how it looks?

[gusty ocean]

It's like a normal store something

[ripe jasper]

my bad, it's a solid creation

[boreal charm]

Chat did i cook!?!?

[lapis pond]

Amazing!

[urban grove]

Wait is that the building from Berlin?

[midnight obsidian]

a bit more contrast and this would look greeaaat

[fickle frigate]

very cool, however i think the roof is a bit too noisy

[weak kestrel]

Why 2nd bundestag ??

But good also

[neat cedar]

Yea ig vönark made a better version of it before

Or a similar one

[midnight obsidian]

2nd bundestag?

[ripe jasper]

there are like 3 Bundestags atp

1 from the same guy who made the berlin trains
1 from vonark
1 from this dude ig

[uncut acorn]

Smelled a sense of building vs building

[boreal charm]

Reichstag but old

[boreal charm]

because i dont like the current size (too small)

[boreal charm]

wait Vonark made one?!?!

[weak kestrel]

Vonark's bundestag is small ??

[boreal charm]

the German dude

idk that vonark made a Reichstag

show me

[boreal charm]

NOWAYYYYYY

😱

@urban grove can you give me invite to his discord?

i was only in his server with my old account

[weak kestrel]

I will

[boreal charm]

yay

[weak kestrel]

Dm

[boreal charm]

kk

i need u to DM, somehow i cant @weak kestrel

[weak kestrel]

Because u don't allow

[boreal charm]

lemme check my settings

ok updated

@weak kestrel try dm again

[weak kestrel]

Not working

[boreal charm]

hmmmmmmmm

@weak kestrel i think its ur settings instead

[weak kestrel]

No it's said that you are not allowing the people to message you other than your friends

[boreal charm]

i got similar things too

and i checked my settings already, its allowing me to do that

[boreal charm]

guys

or this

[uncut acorn]

So this is the old form of Bundestag before the renovation

[boreal charm]

before the fire

🔥

[boreal charm]

tho which do you prefer?

[urban grove]

I guess this one? Looks pretty nice. I might use this than vönark version. Not because i hate it or anything

[urban grove]

Why not? I mean don't we have multiple version of 1 WTC...

[weak kestrel]

@urban grove I think when you make some southern Europe theme like spain portugal or Italy u can use his south European bundestag 😁😁

[frigid tusk]

South European bundestag

Wow

[weak kestrel]

Yes his bundestag looks more sandy type like Italian historic architecture

[frigid tusk]

It looks more central europe

[weak kestrel]

Did you notice something !

[zealous glen]

Lamborghini

[plush comet]

cool

[near flame]

car bed

[near flame]

hmmm

everyone is making big building

i see someone make the german reichstag

and leaf making the big russian building

[near flame]

and now this

@patent swift what's this building

[patent swift]

The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia and the Riga Regional Court

[urban grove]

Is the road gonna be part of the building or it's an actual road you can place?

[patent swift]

the road will be separate from the building, as will most likely the sidewalk with grass

[near flame]

wow

nice

how long have you been making this

[patent swift]

In November it will be a year since the beginning of the project

[near flame]

wow

i hope you will finish it soon

[gusty ocean]

Me too

Invite me pls

[verbal topaz]

What’s the one like fort plugin

Walls n stuff for like 1800s fort

[midnight obsidian]

it's great but it looks barely shaded

make the right side walls darker

[dusty hill]

how i should start making a hexagonal shaped building

to make things like that

[orchid sorrel]

if I had to do it I'd probably create a circle and then use the most amazing tool known as geometry

[ripe jasper]

i recognise that from openttd total town replacement as objects lol

[dusty hill]

can i see it?

[fickle frigate]

i prefer this.

The second one is a bit lacking in contrast.

[crimson basin]

🤔

[midnight obsidian]

ice cream sandwich plugin

[crimson basin]

lol

[crimson basin]

im not sure if it looks like that

[frigid tusk]

Looks like that one apple store I made years ago on Minecraft

[crimson basin]

guess what influence the building will provide. 99% will fail

actually, i plan for 2 influences

[ripe jasper]

radiation

culture, management, tax evasion

[crimson basin]

lol

[frigid tusk]

Insurance, Law enforcement, presidential office, sport, religion (spaghettism)

[crimson basin]

thats actually funny

[midnight obsidian]

that looks like a failed attempt at kulche's style

[ripe jasper]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 influence

or onika burgers ig

[midnight obsidian]

education?

[ripe jasper]

not bad actually

[crimson basin]

both influences have been mentioned, good job yall

[midnight obsidian]

yeah though its not bad

[ripe jasper]

💪💪💪

[crimson basin]

theres still stuff I havent added like beams

[midnight obsidian]

just don't forget to add the stuff there

[crimson basin]

its not radiation

[midnight obsidian]

aw man

[crimson basin]

yep, dw (you mean the ledge right? - for depth)

[frigid tusk]

Yeah I knew it was spaghettism and tax evasion

[midnight obsidian]

yep

[crimson basin]

religion ✨

[ripe jasper]

oh

interesting

[crimson basin]

yee, dw

[midnight obsidian]

modern mosque?

[frigid tusk]

Please be Xinaism

[crimson basin]

i will, its just really rough

[midnight obsidian]

why do you sound like you won't do that

[crimson basin]

Its more like a multi religion thing. Sooo kinda like where youd learn and practice?

[ripe jasper]

sounds like a religion in west China, Gansu to be specific Xīnaisim

[crimson basin]

Its for my plugin but i wanna keep it balanced. If I make a mosque, id also want there to be a church cause vanilla game keeps it that way. But I absolutely did not want to draw 2 of them

[frigid tusk]

No way I can be a god in china

[crimson basin]

plus, now the atheists can be happy xD

[rain gate]

i worship penguins

[ripe jasper]

interesting

[crimson basin]

didnt some people complain that there werent (religios) buildings for atheists

[frigid tusk]

Bunny, if you're hesitating, make scientology church

[rain gate]

you'd have to make 4chan protesters as a deco

[crimson basin]

im just making this one for religion

[frigid tusk]

Religious buildings for atheists are Starbucks, McDonald's and corner pubs

[crimson basin]

its a pack sooo

[frigid tusk]

Bet

[ripe jasper]

you should try making a modern mosque in the pack

[frigid tusk]

Would be 2 or3 pixels wide protesters

[ripe jasper]

just a suggestion

[crimson basin]

no

[rain gate]

lmfao

[crimson basin]

again, its going to be only this one building for the mosque

and that mosque looks huge

[midnight obsidian]

lmao

[crimson basin]

none of the buildings will be more than 4x4

[midnight obsidian]

thank god i'm an atheist

[crimson basin]

thank who

[frigid tusk]

All atheists have their own god

Mine is Cristiano Ronaldo

[midnight obsidian]

mine is kylian mbappe

[frigid tusk]

Nice

[crimson basin]

but doesnt that mean you made your own religion

[frigid tusk]

No

Idk what you're talking about

[midnight obsidian]

guys can someone suggest me what to make

100% of the suggestions in #plugin-suggestions suck

[rain gate]

make a toilet statue

[stoic palm]

lmao what are you looking for?

[midnight obsidian]

i guess something more on the modern side

[midnight obsidian]

no that already exists

we don't need another

[rain gate]

yes we certainly do

[crimson basin]

literally, if only people could suggest decent stuff

[midnight obsidian]

😭

[rain gate]

wait i got another idea, another huge stadium

[crimson basin]

make a modern castle

[midnight obsidian]

literally 90% of #plugin-suggestions

[rain gate]

real

[midnight obsidian]

best i can do is bouncy castle

[crimson basin]

lol

that doesnt sound very modern

how about some glass buildings

people seem to love not having privacy these days

[rain gate]

honestly bouncy house dosent even sound that bad

id use it as a deco in a yard

[stoic palm]

Bouncy house would go crazy

[midnight obsidian]

90% of the modern plugins in the theotown plugin store

[rain gate]

you could also do those huge slides they use at birthday parties

[midnight obsidian]

slip n' slide

[crimson basin]

i vote for bouncy house too

[rain gate]

if you know what they are (might be an american thing)

[crimson basin]

now you muct make bouncy castle rtob

[midnight obsidian]

i think i know what youre on about

these?

[crimson basin]

oh god its minions

[rain gate]

yeah those stupid things lmfao

[crimson basin]

the ones we have here look much nicer

[frigid tusk]

My house

[crimson basin]

her rtobby, waterpark plugin 👀
or blowy stuff?

[midnight obsidian]

waterpark plugin?

sounds fun

i think there is one on the forums available

[rain gate]

we have one already but it sucks

[midnight obsidian]

but it's a bit weird

[crimson basin]

ye

[stoic palm]

okay what about a wacky inflatable waving arm tube man?

[rain gate]

omg

[stoic palm]

https://tenor.com/view/wacky-waving-inflatable-flailing-arms-tune-man-family-guy-waving-arms-gif-16617944

[rain gate]

yes

[midnight obsidian]

ooooh wacky inflatable waving arm tube man

yesss

and make it animated too

[stoic palm]

Just look at him go

[rain gate]

pure genius

[crimson basin]

hes giving me a headache lol

[midnight obsidian]

hmm waterpark is also now on the "i'll consider" list

https://tenor.com/view/inflatable-tube-man-air-dancer-wind-balloon-air-puppet-gif-24875468

but yes these things are fun

in any case

i do not want a headache

action park plugin

[rain gate]

ah yes very hard

like 20 pixels

[midnight obsidian]

"add legal pain to your city with this slide which is sure not to give any class-action lawsuits!"

speaking of water parks i could also do līvu akvaparks for all the latvians out there

[glacial galleon]

WHAT A BEAUTY!

[glacial galleon]

A hahahaha

What do you think about this building?

[sharp dawn]

The left part looks great
Not sure about the right side though , kinda look blend , not sure if it still WIP or not
But the left side sure has nice windows detailing

[glacial galleon]

Yea

If I am working on the texture of the crystals on the flat side

[ivory fractal]

Diagonal sunken highway wall.

[zealous glen]

My Lamborghini cars are drifting

[eager oriole]

It looks cool. I like the red in the sides of the Windows but i thing is too dark on the shadows

[dreamy hearth]

OMG where have you been all my life

Thank you so much

[ripe jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/riri-rihanna-where-have-you-been-all-my-life-mv-gif-17936482

[lilac flicker]

[fickle frigate]

I agree with Rockfort. The left side looks great. However I think you could lighten up the right side a bit, as it looks a bit too contrasty.

also i think you should make the line darker, blur it a bit and add some noise instead of just making it bright red

That's just my opinion, overall I think it's still pretty nice.

[glacial galleon]

If it's just a base, I'm not going to leave it that dark.

[uncut acorn]

Legit that there’s diagonal version

[urban grove]

Omg a diagonal sunken highway wall?!?!?!! THANK YOU

[low loom]

perfecto

[rich birch]

Theotown is getting better and better and BETTER

[zealous glen]

I'm making my sports project and currently making car variants, It might be done, very soon. Next Monday, I'm going back to school. Kinda sad, however I'm having fun playing theotown within a month.

[crimson basin]

oh, that again?

[echo lotus]

but updated

[frigid tusk]

No way now I have to make a non-isometric sunken highway 😔

[midnight obsidian]

the term non-isometric makes zero sense lol

[crimson basin]

key in new term

[midnight obsidian]

we really need to coin a new term

poly diagonal sounds cool but it doesnt at the same time

[crimson basin]

new axis buildings

z axis

idk is it

[midnight obsidian]

no that makes 0 sense

even less sense than non-isometric

fancy rotationed buildings

[empty night]

Non-axis?

[midnight obsidian]

irregular walls

although i did help in the propagation of the "non-isometric" term

[crimson basin]

yes

[frigid tusk]

Untheotownish

[crimson basin]

quirky buildings

[frigid tusk]

Untheotownish >

[crimson basin]

i vote for this one though tbh