plugin-discussion

[sharp kettle]

start with a template, draw draw, get it a json, zip it and put it on the plugin files

[rain gate]

I made a decoration
Is this enough to get it info plugin store?

[sharp kettle]

no

whats the uh.. id's of these truck and trailers?

how do i get find/get them

[rain gate]

O what about this sea decoration?

[sharp kettle]

no

[rain gate]

O how to get info a plugin shop then?

[sharp kettle]

how to get what now?

[rain gate]

Plugin shop

[sharp kettle]

visit the theotown forum

lots of tutorials, basics there

[rain gate]

I need a link

[sharp kettle]

busy, cant give u one

forum.theotown.com

something like that

google it and youll find it

[rain gate]

Add the https://

[sharp kettle]

smart boy what stops you to add it urself

[feral ridge]

That's a low effort texture honestly

[sharp kettle]

the plugin tutorial experience

[rain gate]

The game is low quality so what you expect

[feral ridge]

noice needed

Not a catoonish ahhh tiles

[feral ridge]

fr

[rain gate]

Anyway then the game will give higher quality not just pixels
Also then they will allow wars between cities

[sharp kettle]

this what ur plugin would look like compared to everything bro

[crimson basin]

might be, but you should still make it detailed

[feral ridge]

lol

[sharp kettle]

cmon now

[crimson basin]

sea is just noisy coloured tiles

with white transparency pixels for sparkle

[rain gate]

Idk why my drawing app automatically sets to 2048 pixels quality

[feral ridge]

too big lol

[rain gate]

The sea in real life is just like a low quality glass

[orchid sorrel]

"the game is low quality" you will become the ground I step on

[sharp kettle]

it was 100x bigger, i made it smaller, but its not just the size, its flat its plain its

[sharp kettle]

this is mad 😭

[orchid sorrel]

what are you even trying to do

[sharp kettle]

looking up tutorials and stuff

[midnight obsidian]

please dont mind if i explain it to this guy in a different language

[sharp kettle]

never touched inherit, diagonal cars, things

[midnight obsidian]

manau nesupranti šio žaidimo esmės

[feral ridge]

Here I made FOR YOU

[rain gate]

What?

[feral ridge]

Yess better

[rain gate]

What did the girlfriend said

[sharp kettle]

too lazy to give anything a json nowadays

[rain gate]

Bruh autocorect

[uncut acorn]

cool

[uncut acorn]

Cool

[feral ridge]

Realistic night

Can you help me with that style??

[cerulean cove]

Wow light is cool

[charred skiff]

WIP

[frosty token]

Great

[charred skiff]

thanks

[eternal sail]

Look great

[eternal sail]

Gooooood

[charred skiff]

thanks)

[eternal sail]

Well, leaving the colonial and historical buildings as the next building I will do this one which will practically be the 1st class building |||

[charred skiff]

WIP

[eternal sail]

Gooooood

[frosty token]

❤️

[thorny arrow]

very nice

[eternal sail]

Done

[thorny arrow]

which app are you working with ??

WIP

[sharp kettle]

god this is so nostalgic

(pixly)

also thats a nice building

[charred skiff]

nice

[eager oriole]

Yoo the lights are soo niiice

[sharp kettle]

big facts

big facts man

those are some sweet lights

[eager oriole]

✨

[thorny arrow]

coming soon 🥰

[charred skiff]

first time making a pool

[charred skiff]

i dont think it will look good here

[charred skiff]

nice

[unique pivot]

unless it's a sketch you should make it less saturated

[charred skiff]

i am wondering how to put ingame water texture there

[orchid sorrel]

bad idea

just draw it

[charred skiff]

oh

okay

[turbid cobalt]

Recommendation please

[charred skiff]

wth is happening with the roof

[turbid cobalt]

Where

[charred skiff]

in the center

[charred skiff]

hmm

then looks good ig

[turbid cobalt]

You saw it

[charred skiff]

?

[charred skiff]

yeah

idk how to draw a water

[midnight obsidian]

or just don't bother with it

[crimson basin]

There's an in game pool

[cerulean cove]

Get your color picker ready 🌝

[charred skiff]

thanks

[eternal sail]

Thanks

[charred skiff]

better?

[haughty moth]

I think it's worth adding a turquoise shade.

[charred skiff]

wooden texture

[charred skiff]

ok, btw is your canary wharf plugin released?

i want it so much, it looks awesome

[haughty moth]

yes, you can download it on the vonark server

[charred skiff]

oh okay, thanks

[charred skiff]

like this?

[orchid sorrel]

you just added a few pixels

that looks awful

[charred skiff]

or just lower the transparency and draw ont he pool

[orchid sorrel]

they meant changing the whole hue towards cyan

[charred skiff]

oh okay

[charred skiff]

?

like this?

[eager oriole]

looks strange

[charred skiff]

yeah xd

now looks better i think

[eager oriole]

it bould be better if you put some shadow in the wall of the pool

[charred skiff]

?

[eager oriole]

Or for me it bould be better, i don't know the others

[charred skiff]

like this?

[eager oriole]

looks better

[charred skiff]

ok

what should i add next?

[eager oriole]

i dont know if you search in the game stufs that are your first time making and practice that style can be better

or thats what i can say, i don't draw pools or water

[charred skiff]

some people

[eager oriole]

nice

[charred skiff]

thanks

[charred skiff]

btw you wanted to ask something

i am actually so angry that this stupid website is giving me 0 references

[eager oriole]

lol

[eager oriole]

I was going to ask if the app you use have transparency option

First time making a pool

[charred skiff]

it has

[charred skiff]

actually looks good

[eager oriole]

thanks

[charred skiff]

what i can add to the roof?

[orchid sorrel]

maybe you should move the topmost section a bit so the geometry isn't confusing

[charred skiff]

in which direction?

[orchid sorrel]

any you see fit

I'd make it symmetrical

[charred skiff]

fixed

i think

[orchid sorrel]

well, almost

[charred skiff]

actually useful reference on their facebook

[charred skiff]

i will also draw this "landmark I" after i finish this one

[unique kindle]

Hello

Do I put traffic lights to this or do I make them in a different file

[misty pawn]

Different file

[eternal sail]

Looks beatifull

[slender briar]

jesus it looks awesome dude

[cerulean cove]

Wot, you gonna draw another sphere? 🌝

[eager oriole]

thanks :)

[eager oriole]

thanks

[eternal sail]

Litle 3x3 department building

building in real life:

[eager oriole]

Nice

[eternal sail]

Thankss

[sterile viper]

hallo, does anyone know a decor pack/set that includes day-to-day pedestrian stuff (tables, benches, street lights)?

something like these

[river crater]

Please help, , i canot access plugin store.

[cerulean cove]

Must be connection issue

[crimson basin]

Mobile? Try joining the beta or updating it if you can

[river crater]

Thanks for the advice, I've tried, still can't.

[charred skiff]

Wdym by sphere?

[sharp kettle]

gonna assume that they uh.. changed thier mind 👀

[cerulean cove]

Dw it’s a joke 😂

[turbid cobalt]

Is the shadow good enough?

[unique kindle]

Hello @crimson basin I finished my road and did the format you advised me to do

How to test it into Theotown?

[crimson basin]

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2964

[unique kindle]

Is it possible to insert png photos into JSON Genie to use for frames

[modern parrot]

Saint Petersburg😎😎😎😎

[eager oriole]

abandoned buildings

[sharp kettle]

cool looking

[stoic echo]

If I were you I'd lower the opacity and saturation of the vines

[eternal sail]

Looks nice

[unique kindle]

@crimson basin ^

[crimson basin]

i dont think pca supports roads yet

[eager oriole]

Now it looks better

[crimson basin]

is it floating in the water?

[eager oriole]

Well, yes, is a water variant

[unique kindle]

Not for PCA

For normal JSON

Like JSON Genie which I'm using

[crimson basin]

oh yeah i cant help with json genie

its not even real coding, its worse

[unique kindle]

Do you know a JSON app that is good for making plugins

[eager oriole]

well, i use the files app of my phone

[crimson basin]

i have an app called json editor on my phone pureply to view plugin code when i have to download them on my phone

ive used it maybe like twice

[eternal sail]

First time trying to make a building for the pack without inspiration (let's not lie, this looks more like a San Francisco building about to fall down than a Mexican building)

[unique kindle]

Is it good to write plugins tho

With json editor

[eager oriole]

nice but your windows aren't too big?? Also doors.

wait, i mean not the door of the top, i mean the doors of the first floor

[eternal sail]

The black door below is supposed to be for cars, that is, for the residents' cars. The metal one that is also below is from a closed premises and the one at the entrance to the terrace is perhaps a little

[eager oriole]

oh, nice

[golden hare]

Can you guess which plugin it's going to be? Hint, it's an management plugin

[midnight obsidian]

it's probably going to be a management plugin

[lapis stream]

It's probably going to be on earth

[eternal sail]

probably a government building, a special building or a commercial building

[slender briar]

white house or smth

[safe ocean]

From Rome?

[golden hare]

Nope

[golden hare]

Goverment

[golden hare]

Near

[slender briar]

Capitol?

[golden hare]

Yep

[uncut acorn]

Yoooo that’s nice

[urban grove]

Wait you're making the Capitol building?

[golden hare]

That's what I intend, then we'll have to see the result

At the moment I'm looking at sizes, it may end up being 8x8 with three parts in total

[urban grove]

So far you've made alot of cool stuff. Keep up the good work!

[golden hare]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate the support.

[deft grotto]

Hi guys, I'm new here and I won't understand because I'm from Brazil.

[eternal sail]

FINALLY LETS GOOOO

[cerulean cove]

Wow, expanding business to Washington 🌝

[turbid cobalt]

Gonna make this soon as i can

[rustic turret]

could anyone send mews advanced decals please?

[woeful hedge]

Lpc server

[carmine hemlock]

Japan packV1

[potent geyser]

Quick Question.

How many pixels high would it take to make a building 235 meters high?

[lavish hinge]

check pins

[potent geyser]

391 Px?

[lavish hinge]

its up to u wether you want to do 391 or 392 pixels

bc if you round up 391.66 and so on, you will get 392

[potent geyser]

I'll be leaving for 392

Anyway, thanks a lot mate.

[charred skiff]

how can i make the stuff that is on the roof?

[echo lotus]

air ventilation?

just make a cube and then and put an eclipse on it and repeat it

[charred skiff]

yeah

[charred skiff]

wdym by eclipse?

[remote herald]

ellipse

[eager oriole]

A person of 2 meters are represented in theotown with 3 pixels

[charred skiff]

oh okay, thanks

[feral ridge]

Spkai

You're here too??

what a small world lol

[crimson basin]

its actually 1.8 meters but both are used

[feral ridge]

#plugin-showcase message how is this approved????

idk why

other good plugins got rejected meanwhile this??!!

how could this be?

[charred skiff]

how is this looking?

[feral ridge]

Its kinda good

but feels something is missing

[charred skiff]

Thanks

[charred skiff]

Yeah xd, i have the same feeling

[dull plover]

add treees

🙏

[dull plover]

i agree 😭

[modern parrot]

Moderators love to consume such plugins

[feral ridge]

fr bruh

[feral ridge]

The shadow is too small

[feral ridge]

If im a mod I'll reject that so easily

[lofty cedar]

parking space for the rest of the squares

[feral ridge]

trees

[lofty cedar]

and a tree in the corner

[crimson basin]

You have fun reviewing 70 plugins, or better yet, become a moderator and you'd understand

[crimson basin]

I consider a couple of things when approving and it met my bare minimum expectation for the graphics

[eager oriole]

oh, i didn't know, thanks

[modern parrot]

Tap tap to accept not to accept how difficult it is

[orchid sorrel]

jesus christ the ignorance is compelling here

[crimson basin]

Downloading everything alone took me like 2 and a half hours. 😌
Reviewing everything took me 2 hours 😔

[modern parrot]

Aren't there several of you moderators?

[orchid sorrel]

it isn't our job to approve plugins day and night

we do it pro bono

[feral ridge]

Sorry for being rude

I would gotten a ban

I mean warn

so sorry

[modern parrot]

Free labor

[orchid sorrel]

yeah?? that's exactly what it is?

[urban grove]

Doesn't the plugin moderator have to check each plugin's individually? There's much more than just having "good graphics" What if the plugin doesn't work? what if the plugin is misleading? Etc.

And remember there's like a ton of plugins waiting to be approved. So it is time consuming. I'm afraid there's probably no way to automate this process.

[orchid sorrel]

the solution would be to use some external hosting and make plugins free and without the approval process

but that ain't gonna happen

[stoic palm]

Pmodmenu @modern parrot

[agile forum]

Case #5314

siberiaman0 has been warned: I will not tolerate disrespectful behavior towards our VOLUNTEER plugin approval team.

[modern kestrel]

Oh it him

Not suprised

[urban grove]

Ipuchi when will you learn?

[modern kestrel]

For a dude praise every plugin make by Ukrainian i don't think he gonna learn anything

[safe ocean]

Need some input if possible, Didn't have enough contrast in the first submittal. Playing with the balance and wondering if the image on the right is better?

Yeah the volunteer effort in itself should speak volumes. I appreciate everything you all do, and especially @crimson basin and @orchid sorrel for being available for feedback and to help others in DC on top of approvals.

[orchid sorrel]

it is much better

feels far more crisp

it's important to have good contrast

for some even better lighting you can try giving the left side a slighly yellowish tint and the right side a bluish tint

[safe ocean]

Ah that is a great tip. Thank you so much. Will continue to play with it.

Also not sure why I was putting preview image in zip file haha

was a good facepalm moment

[orchid sorrel]

yeah adding a touch of color here could definitely go a long way

it's a very grayscale buildng

[safe ocean]

Wanted to slowly add some. Feeling this is a great suggestion

First is around 20% and second 40%

[uncut acorn]

Beautiful progress

[orchid sorrel]

the last one looks really nice

vast improvement from the first one

[crimson basin]

Incredible

I mostly disapproved because of the 7mb

Lol

[safe ocean]

haha that is fair!

[uncut acorn]

Wow

[safe ocean]

got rid of the grass cause that didn't even make sense the more I thought about it haha

[uncut acorn]

Ipuchi attempting to force plugin moderators to approve such plugins

He had a loss of patience and kinda forceful

I mean when will he learn?

Not to be rude but those who complained about it are correct

& true

[uncut acorn]

40% is way better btw

slightly

[crimson basin]

Some people don't make it easier to approve plugins, there's people who has over 1000 id's and we'd have to check them all

Not to mention graphics

So yeah

[unique kindle]

like fr honestly what is the big deal if he doesn't approve your plugin/s as soon as you expect

Just make another plugin while you're waiting

[rain gate]

What’s 1000 id’s

And what you have to check in the graphics?

[orchid sorrel]

the graphics are supposed to be at least not eye straining

[eternal sail]

Nice

[mighty eagle]

That is not good

[orchid sorrel]

what?

[eternal sail]

wip large Mexican apartment building (which is probably class |||)

[safe ocean]

Resubmitted and with the preview out, only 100 kb haha! Thanks for that tip

[turbid cobalt]

I think the detailing is not enough good for me

[stoic echo]

I think you put too much noise on your roof
You might need to tone it down a bit

[eternal sail]

You're right, I'm going to stop doing it now that I see it in detail, it looks weird.

[modern parrot]

Why didn't you accept erionite plugins into the store?

[eternal sail]

Done

[eager oriole]

Dude that's looking beautifull

[eager oriole]

i think you can add some colors to random windows like if some one is there, also the big red side si kinda empty 🤔

anyways the building is nice

[turbid cobalt]

Is the texture good enough, please some recommendation

[safe ocean]

Much appreciated! thankful for the group here with good feedback

[eternal sail]

If you're right, I'll fix it quickly. The reason I didn't put variations on the windows was because they are supposed to be polarized, meaning there's no need to put curtains, although to give the details I might put lighter tones and the red one. You're right, I'll put up an advertising sign.

[eager oriole]

These windows are looking good? i ascept suggestions

[eternal sail]

If I'm being honest, they don't look good... THEY LOOK AMAZING

[eager oriole]

thanks

i think i can put some clouds

[eternal sail]

[thorny arrow]

God damn, its so cool

WIP

[charred skiff]

woah, looks awesome, how do you make such windows?

because i also need a window texture for my plugin

[charred skiff]

nice

[charred skiff]

there are no trees near the real building

[thorny arrow]

SAD 😭

[charred skiff]

yeah lol

some details

[agile ravine]

add a dog

trust me

[charred skiff]

lol

[thorny arrow]

✨

[eager oriole]

Well i did one window with the details then i duplicated those windows and modified it

[eager oriole]

Nice

[eager oriole]

i don't know how you make those window texture but i love it

[eternal sail]

Second variant

[eager oriole]

That building is TT?

or T

[eternal sail]

TTT

[eager oriole]

Looks like a TT for me

but nice

[eternal sail]

Yes, I know more, but I do it TTT so that there is more variety of that class.

[eager oriole]

oh. K :)

[potent geyser]

Yes, I'm just retired, but I want to come back with something

[crimson basin]

Generally, shadows, contrast, windows and how much empty space there is, optimisation - and also sometimes we'd weigh it all in to the creator (giving new creators more leeway to enter allowing them to improve overtime)

which is why yall might think it isnt fair and "why is mine disapproved when something that doesnt look as nice get approved"

we'll never have creators enter if we impose the same quality checks graphic wise as experienced creators, you're just expected to improve over time
So yeah, it varies a lot of time and there isnt anything we always 100% look for

[rain gate]

Thank you for the info

☺️

[thorny arrow]

WIP
10k diamonds to anyone who knows the name of this building !!!!!!

[ripe jasper]

exo center

exo bldg

[urban grove]

The EXO Building in Dublin, Ireland

[cerulean cove]

How do you guys know so many buildings! Xd 👍

[modern parrot]

My first skyscraper

[uncut acorn]

Hmmm

I want to make a new airport jetway plugin…

[remote herald]

Looks more like a train staion

[uncut acorn]

yeah but the windows make it such familiar as pine airport

[static pollen]

That would be dope if you make diagonal and maybe non isometric

[thorny arrow]

check ib plz

[turbid cobalt]

Guys please some Recommendation, and one question, should i make more shadow on the right ?

[modern parrot]

I think there are enough shadows here.

[candid river]

Hello, i dont know if i am ol the right chanel but i have too much troubles finding big commercial level 1 plugins.
I am stuck with not that much choice all i see is TT/TTT plugins. Thanks

[charred skiff]

yeah, i want to know how do you make that details on the window

what to add next?

[crimson basin]

shadows

[charred skiff]

what can i add after shadows?

some shadows

[crimson basin]

youre missing the shadows cast by the building

[charred skiff]

wdym?

[safe ocean]

The building normally casts shadows. You’re missing them.

[charred skiff]

something like this?

[safe ocean]

yep

the tutorials show how to cast them for theotown

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?t=13798

[charred skiff]

but i made a cast shadow didnt i?

[safe ocean]

On the ground plane there is some. but middle deck and other features hsould have it

[charred skiff]

can you please show the parts where i have to draw shadows

[safe ocean]

Look at other buildings in game. Do a little research.

Challenge yourself

[safe ocean]

OK, bunny is nicer than me

😂

I think that overhang shadow would hit part of the first floor that’s recessed

Not sure if it would cover the ground if you follow that overhang quarter at an angle to meet where the building would technically hit the ground I would be curious to see

[crimson basin]

im not exactly sure, i couldnt be bothered to check tbh

[eager oriole]

i didn't understand at all

[crimson basin]

Animations can be cropped on the side to get rid of the empty space

[eager oriole]

Yeah these parts

i forgot to make the light effect

[echo lotus]

sorry I confused

[turbid cobalt]

Anybody knows the name of this plugin, please, i need it for my city 🙏🏻

[soft knoll]

Evening everyone, please teach me how to delete a plugin pleasee

[rain gate]

press the bulldozer icon next to the plugin youd like to delete in the store

[charred skiff]

like this?

[charred skiff]

bro....💀

[rain gate]

Is this not literally... your plugin...?

[charred skiff]

it is

[weak kestrel]

Iirc it's made by you 🫠

[rain gate]

Either the dementia is kicking in very very early or someone forgot to change accounts lmao

[turbid cobalt]

😅

[stoic palm]

@turbid cobalt I am not sure what your doing... but could you not, it's kinda weird, this is not the first of your plugins you've done that with

[midnight obsidian]

it's called advertising

[stoic palm]

It's odd to say the least

[charred skiff]

it is looking so bad 😭

[orchid sorrel]

what is that

[misty pawn]

Not as bad so....

[charred skiff]

i attempted to make a window texture

[misty pawn]

Just reverse it

[charred skiff]

it is awful

[orchid sorrel]

i told you to use perlin noise

[charred skiff]

i used it for the coulds texture

[orchid sorrel]

then you can try darkening some select windows

[misty pawn]

Try making the inside then put transparent layer of glass

[charred skiff]

but it looks incomplete

[orchid sorrel]

yeah??

[charred skiff]

i want a cool looking window texture

[orchid sorrel]

show us what you have now

[eternal sail]

Na looks good

[charred skiff]

perlin noise and this awful texture

[misty pawn]

Try something like that

Simple

[charred skiff]

white lines?

[misty pawn]

I mean glass

I just used transparent green color

On empty floors

[orchid sorrel]

try drawing some patterns on the windows

[lapis stream]

The windows are heavily tinted on the irl building from what ik

[orchid sorrel]

like vertical or horizontal lines that represent window frames

[lapis stream]

Elloo

[misty pawn]

In your case just draw something inside the window then darken it

[lapis stream]

It may or may not have contrast issues tho...

[misty pawn]

A wall or table or human whatever

[charred skiff]

what can i draw inside?

[lapis stream]

Like low contrast

[orchid sorrel]

that doesn't sound like a good idea to me

[misty pawn]

Newbies tips

xd

[lapis stream]

Can I see the outside of the building again?

[lapis stream]

What

[charred skiff]

sure

here you go

[turbid cobalt]

Yeah, thats not my first plugin, i think nineth ?

[lapis stream]

Nono the irl pic

Mayor evan 🫡

[stoic palm]

I know it's not your first plugin. I am just asking you not to do the whole "who's plugin is this' thing when they are yours

[turbid cobalt]

Its mine

[charred skiff]

broooooo....

[stoic palm]

I know...

[stoic palm]

Stop doing this

It's annoying

[turbid cobalt]

Yeah ik that

[misty pawn]

Lol

[stoic palm]

So if you do it anymore I will be warning you

I hope we have an understanding 🙂

[turbid cobalt]

For spam ?

[misty pawn]

Just keep it dark and simple xD

But add the shade from the yellow frame

[stoic palm]

No, for rule 6 -- No self-promotion or advertisements

[misty pawn]

Or concrete

[turbid cobalt]

Oh ok

I forgot to read that

[misty pawn]

Tell him pls

[lapis stream]

Is it just me or?

[lapis stream]

It looks too thick when compared to the irl building

I might be wrong tho...

[orchid sorrel]

nothing matches here with the original building lol

[misty pawn]

The whole thing is just off but what else can you correct at this point

[orchid sorrel]

that's what happens when you don't use appropriate measures when copying real buildings

but it's not like that's important anyway

[lapis stream]

😔

[charred skiff]

what did you write?

[charred skiff]

at least height is correct

[lapis stream]

Is it too thick?

[lapis stream]

Proportions do matter tho

[orchid sorrel]

copying real buildings is certainly not something you should do as a beginner

[misty pawn]

I think it's a bit late but
...nah

[charred skiff]

oh

[misty pawn]

Anyway it's about quality not size

[charred skiff]

yeah it is thicker that the irl building

[misty pawn]

(sometimes)

[charred skiff]

but it is already done

[lapis stream]

Bro had put a lot of effort into it even for a first plugin

Rip mate

U gotta redo that whole side

[misty pawn]

It's fine you just gotta keep cooking

[lapis stream]

True dat

The more u cook the better u get

[misty pawn]

Either you burn it or get something edible at least

Since you can't resize just fix the quality

[lapis stream]

What to do with the windows tho

[charred skiff]

it can stay like that

[lapis stream]

Ight

[misty pawn]

Kill me ;-;

[charred skiff]

it is thick but looks good

[lapis stream]

It's upto u anyways

[lapis stream]

Nahhh

[misty pawn]

Never been that good with buildings

XD

[lapis stream]

U still have more experience than us combined

I just have a incomplete plugin with me to call as "experience"

[misty pawn]

The only trick I'd say is draw something on the glass with faint colors

[charred skiff]

is this looking better?

[lapis stream]

Perhaps clouds

[lapis stream]

Something like that might only work at night

U can mainly use the reflections of clouds for the day frames

[misty pawn]

Réflexion or interiors your call

[charred skiff]

with clouds

[lapis stream]

Interiors can't be seen since heavy tint

[misty pawn]

Depends

[lapis stream]

Make it bigger and brighter

[charred skiff]

isnt it very bright rn?

[lapis stream]

Nope

Since the tint is high

The reflections will be brighter

[charred skiff]

should i make the whole window color brigher

or the clouds?

[lapis stream]

Clouds

[charred skiff]

because i cant make clouds brighter

[lapis stream]

Map out an area which resembles the cloud

And then start work on it

[charred skiff]

i can only change transparency

[lapis stream]

What

[lapis stream]

Why so

[charred skiff]

i have a texture for that

[lapis stream]

Dont use that

[charred skiff]

i have to change transparency for that, but when i do that it looks bad

[lapis stream]

.

[charred skiff]

but how

[lapis stream]

U have more freedom with it

[charred skiff]

i dont know how to do that

it is my first skyscrpaer plugin

[lapis stream]

Draw a cloud like shape on the building

[lapis stream]

Ik

But we're focusing on quality

[charred skiff]

ok wait

what colors should i use for the could?

[lapis stream]

Lighter shades of grey

[charred skiff]

ok

[lapis stream]

Just make ur window shade lighter

[charred skiff]

?

[charred skiff]

i think i have to lower the transparency

[charred skiff]

make it more transparent

[orchid sorrel]

some of my glass textures for reference

feel free to study those

[lapis stream]

Rather not do that

[charred skiff]

but is this looking good?

[orchid sorrel]

not even a little bit

[charred skiff]

thanks

[orchid sorrel]

that's just a significant downgrade from perlin noise

[charred skiff]

?

gradient looks good

[eager oriole]

That is what i do for make windows

then i put more details and clone it

[charred skiff]

testing

[crimson basin]

no

[charred skiff]

ohhhh

[charred skiff]

okay

thanks

[charred skiff]

?

[crimson basin]

thats not working basically

[gaunt sphinx]

@crimson basin hi good morning

[crimson basin]

hello

[gaunt sphinx]

Thank you for your approval my plugin

[crimson basin]

how do you know it was me

[charred skiff]

why?

i dont want to make this window texture anymore

[gaunt sphinx]

Who Filipino here

[charred skiff]

it will be just a solid color and some windows color will be brighter or darker

[modern parrot]

Why are there so many plugins about the Philippines?

[charred skiff]

there are a lot of players from Philippines playing TT

[crimson basin]

id just make certain windows lighter/darker and then throw a cloud texture at almost invisible opacity over it

[crimson basin]

a biggg chunk of the community, but youre in plugin discussions

[charred skiff]

not me

[charred skiff]

yeah i guess i have to do like that

[orchid sorrel]

that's what I've been trying to get him to do in the past days

[crimson basin]

poor kulche :(

[gaunt sphinx]

Soon I will create a plugin for world war 2 Philippines history of invasion of American

[charred skiff]

first side finished

[orchid sorrel]

where's the noise

also, you should consider darkening the windows "in bunch" to simulate rooms

[charred skiff]

nice

[orchid sorrel]

rather than just picking windows at random

see my hospital example

[charred skiff]

i do it at the end

ok

[orchid sorrel]

it'd be a wiser idea to see what it's going to look like but you do you

[gaunt sphinx]

🥲

It's my first time creating

[charred skiff]

like this?

[eternal sail]

Don't worry about mistakes, you learn and the more plugins you make, the more you will improve. The first thing you do will never be the best.

And if it's any consolation, the decoration of the commercial area looks pretty.

[gaunt sphinx]

My second plugin creation

[charred skiff]

nice

[gaunt sphinx]

I learned how to do that

[charred skiff]

windows done

[gaunt sphinx]

Nice

[crimson basin]

you didnt do what kulche said

[charred skiff]

i dont know how to do the cloud texture

[charred skiff]

thanks

[eternal sail]

Beatifull

[orchid sorrel]

...you already did before..???

[charred skiff]

it looked bad

[orchid sorrel]

show

what lol

[crimson basin]

light windows bunched together

[charred skiff]

.

[crimson basin]

isnt that what you meant

[orchid sorrel]

that's not what i'm talking about

[charred skiff]

.... why do i have so many layers

[midnight obsidian]

good heavens

[midnight obsidian]

oh that's not something to worry about

[gaunt sphinx]

How to learn creating road?

[midnight obsidian]

i also enjoy having 3 million layers in my work

[crimson basin]

forum tutorial

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

[crimson basin]

press getting started link

[charred skiff]

i know, but some parts of windows are not on the same layer

[charred skiff]

lol

[eternal sail]

Okay, look, I'm leaving, I'm already bored, bye

[charred skiff]

bruh...

[gaunt sphinx]

My first plugin custom zone is hard to learn

[midnight obsidian]

could someone update this ptag to include my updated guide

[eternal sail]

[gaunt sphinx]

Requirements I learned need building

And level,rank

[unique kindle]

Hello guys

Does my house look good so far

Its part of my US Suburban Neighborhood pack

This is my first house btw

[midnight obsidian]

it's a good start

sort of

[eager oriole]

This is going hard to make

[unique kindle]

What do you mean "sort of"

Is there anything I can do to improve

[midnight obsidian]

yea you could fix the roof

[charred skiff]

send us some references

[midnight obsidian]

i assume the colors are temporary right now

[charred skiff]

of what you want to draw

[midnight obsidian]

you should color the roof a bit differently

[quiet rock]

I have a question is it possible to copy and paste buildings or area like a schematic
With a plugin ?

[eager oriole]

Make a composition

[quiet rock]

How ?

[safe ocean]

Oh no. I did this once. I do apologize

[crimson basin]

trees

[stoic echo]

Leyland Cypress trees?

[crimson basin]

I have no idea what that is

[crimson basin]

they are pine tree

[crimson basin]

kulche made me make it conicular

[stoic echo]

ah ok

i should probably someday try to make trees

[crimson basin]

cool

[modern parrot]

Rate from one to ten (not finished)

[crimson basin]

you need to finish it/10

[cerulean cove]

That looks like a dumpling in the house xd

But cool xddd

[modern parrot]

OK

[regal parrot]

My drawings are not the best and I apologize for taking so long, my kids wanted to "help" while I was trying to sketch lol. Here is my ideas on lighted fences.

I have a lot more ideas for designs and I understand that all the details can't translate into a game version.

[crimson basin]

you have kids? 🥹

[regal parrot]

I do indeed lol

[crimson basin]

very cool

[regal parrot]

They actually are wanting to design in game items now too 🤣

[crimson basin]

will have to check feasibility, because like a human is 3 pixels, tall, right? So the fences would have to be pretty tall to get this type of detail

how tall were you thinking?

[crimson basin]

Adorable, if they ever happen to design any houses etc, let me know, im allll for kids 😅
Id be happy to make some as I get the time to! Mybe they'd be happy seeing their creations as a plugin

[regal parrot]

Well honestly I was going to leave that up to you. I was trying to give a creative inspiration that you can put your own spin on. I trust your work, you make some of my fav plugins lol, I 100% trust your creativity

And omg my eldest, who is 8, would probably happy cry. She's designing a house at the moment. She's my little artist

[crimson basin]

whats the bottom part in blue? whats the drawing on the birthday cake looking fence?

[crimson basin]

I do? I dint know my plugins were that popular 😅

[regal parrot]

So the bottom one is like a small strip light, it has dark blue lights and light blue lights that wrap around it. The birthday cake fence (😂😂) was my best attempt at a more modern design of stained glass

[modern parrot]

Cute

[crimson basin]

whats the strip light for, is it a 3rd fence?
Ill work on it tmmr since its late for me

[regal parrot]

The strip light could be used to border walkways or around trees/decorations to highlight them and somewhat light them up.

Just a flashy kind of accent light

Thanks!! @modern parrot

Also feel free to change any of the colors I used, again my goal was to give an idea that could be used to inspire a workable light up fence, anyone is free to take it and make it their own

[crimson basin]

I sent you a dm by the way :)

[crimson basin]

hmm, lights dont actuallly light up trees etc, but ill see what I could dp

[eternal sail]

Well I made this group of stores, what do you think?

Real building

[hardy anvil]

🔥

[eternal sail]

Thanks

[kindred tide]

Maybe consider removing the flooring and have it be the terrain color instead of one solid color?

[eternal sail]

Nice

[eternal sail]

Maybe I'll make variations to buildings with a certain floor, I don't know.

[gaunt sphinx]

🥲 I think this plugin I deleted reason so many people to hate this plugin

👍:10 👎:34

🥲🥲

[modern parrot]

Make the windows darker and add volume to the windows

[modern parrot]

It happens, don't be upset

[turbid cobalt]

It needs more texture, as you know about plugin

[urban grove]

Don't let that stop you from making plugin. Maybe try to improve the graphics

[turbid cobalt]

I think this plugin is bad for me

[pearl loom]

someone should make this version of central park as a plug in https://media.architecturaldigest.com/photos/5bec8ae4f448d42dde22024e/1:1/w_447,h_447,c_limit/unnamed (6).jpg

im terrible at making plugins but if someone could make this i would give them a double whopper with fries and a milkshake from BK

[remote herald]

Idk anymore

me 2 lazy

[crimson basin]

Plugin suggestions should go in #plugin-suggestions

[near flame]

it sucks

[modern kestrel]

Wdym it bad for you? You freaking make it

Find a better way to do advertisement

[sharp dawn]

Really nice corner building , Neon !

[rain gate]

The chief is here 🥶😎

[remote herald]

he now back

[thorny arrow]

😭

[uncut acorn]

All I see in windows are clouds visible

[thorny arrow]

can i see it at daymode ?

[stoic echo]

He got his issue fixed already

[dull plover]

are there any good marekt stall decorations out there?

[cerulean cove]

You can try make it with available plugin xd

[charred skiff]

final touches

[cerulean cove]

Noice pfp design xd

[charred skiff]

thanks

[feral ridge]

No glass?

[charred skiff]

there is

whole thing is from glass

[dull plover]

in the heart of what?

[dull plover]

oh

okau

thanks

[thorny arrow]

not again 😩

[charred skiff]

?

[thorny arrow]

We currently have 1 The Landmark

[charred skiff]

wdym?

[fringe fossil]

Does anyone know where I could get this plug in?

[charred skiff]

which one?

[shy hornet]

does anyone know how to add night animation to the fence?

[eager oriole]

Looks like an abandoned building :0

[eager oriole]

I thing a have it, leme search

no i don't have that plugin :(

[eternal sail]

I never thought a fandom legend would tell me that

[eternal sail]

Which should I do first now?

[charred skiff]

1

[eternal sail]

Ok

[fringe fossil]

I think it’s the Japanese buildings version 1

[hardy anvil]

Private

[turbid cobalt]

I think ill add four to five more buildings

[turbid cobalt]

?

[fringe fossil]

Private?

[near flame]

you said it's bad

so

[turbid cobalt]

I don't wanna say something cause i don't wanna get ban again

[turbid cobalt]

.

[near flame]

ok man

[near flame]

i still agree with you on the opinion of this building too

[hardy anvil]

Not available, and not released.

[near flame]

cool bro

[charred skiff]

my plugin in the game, thanks @turbid cobalt for the screenshot, and fixed json

[orchid sorrel]

smooth shader???

ugh

[kindred tide]

I know.

[orchid sorrel]

can we see the actual frame

[kindred tide]

What's the point of pixel art at that point?

[charred skiff]

he uses the smooth shader, i will ask him for screenshot tomorrow (without shader), because he went to bed

[orchid sorrel]

yeah but you still have the original file

you do you

[charred skiff]

i dont have access to my phone rn

[simple slate]

Good!!!

[eternal sail]

Tankiu

[pearl loom]

cool

[fringe fossil]

Are they similar and released plug in such as this? Inspired to build a Tokyo

[sly bane]

is it okay to publish a plugin that is based of from a different game?

hello btw

[stoic palm]

If the asset it 100% your own then more than likely

[sly bane]

so like if i created one, frames and stuffs and my reference is that game then its fine?

[crimson basin]

you might have to check their rules on copyright

different games handle them differently

[stoic palm]

^

Hence the more than likely

[sly bane]

yeah im just making sure

thanks btw

[crimson basin]

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=4144

if you dont intend to publish it on the store, its fine

but weve been taking copyright pretty seriously lately (on the store)

[static pollen]

i don't understand, it's just grass, trees and paths, what's already in theotown. Here's an example of how i made weird shapes with paths too

[crimson basin]

niceee'\

[eternal sail]

at the request of @charred skiff, wip

[eternal sail]

Looks nice

[eternal sail]

Done

[cerulean cove]

Or like thins xd

[narrow jolt]

good evening (from my perspective of the world). I'm just starting with this, regarding creating plugins, I had been playing around for a while before but I didn't know and I still know how to create plugins, I already saw a cool tutorial but now my question is... How do I get my Do accessories have night entertainment?

I'm communicating through Google Translate, sorry if you don't understand me. Greetings

In short, I want to create plugins and have them have animations at night. ****

[remote herald]

Paris

[lapis stream]

@cerulean cove

Not the exact building ig

[cerulean cove]

Yea it’s not canary building

But looks so beautiful

[lapis stream]

Yeds

[carmine hemlock]

Korea city hall

[hardy anvil]

Still wip?

[paper river]

Very cool

[modern parrot]

Why is the roof green?

[carmine hemlock]

I like green, so I made it green

[modern parrot]

But usually the roof is grey

[ripe jasper]

ah, because most roofs in Korea are green

to absorb moisture iirc

[carmine hemlock]

Korea also uses green color on its roofs.

[modern parrot]

There are only grey roofs here.

[ripe jasper]

oh lol that's north Korea

[modern parrot]

Oh😅

[ripe jasper]

lol but most roofs in SK are green

[modern parrot]

And I still think your plugins don't have enough volume

[carmine hemlock]

The city hall has just been built, so I think they use gray because they don't have a satellite image of the rooftop

[modern parrot]

The window should have such a darkening or so that the building seems three-dimensional

More precisely, a window

[charred skiff]

nice

[remote herald]

Parisian building

[weak kestrel]

Can you make the height little less also 😃👍🏻

[dull plover]

i like it

[charred skiff]

windows texture WIP

left side done

[remote herald]

but the average amount of floors of Parisian buildings are around 5-7 floors

also roof +1

[remote herald]

Try adding noise to the glass

only a little

[charred skiff]

oki, i will do it at the end

[remote herald]

ok

[shy hornet]

bruh no one knows how to add night animation to a fence...?

[charred skiff]

is this amount of noise good??

[remote herald]

a bit more

wait i think it looks ok now

[charred skiff]

?

[charred skiff]

oh okay

thanks

[remote herald]

Too much

[charred skiff]

this one is better i think

left side finished

[boreal charm]

intresting

hmm

[uncut acorn]

you’re a 35% fedelas 2.0

[charred skiff]

finished, only noise left

💀

[remote herald]

looks like ashes

[charred skiff]

yeah xd

better now?

updated

[dull plover]

nice

is it on the plugin store yet?

cause i like to have it

[charred skiff]

not yet

[dull plover]

kk

[urban grove]

There's no shadow in this area?

[dull plover]

👍

[urban grove]

Cool building btw. I might use it

[charred skiff]

i made that part darker because of the building

[charred skiff]

nice))

[lapis stream]

Make this part a bit darker

Sorry for ping dual

[lapis stream]

@charred skiff

[charred skiff]

ok

[charred skiff]

like this?

[urban grove]

No those white things, make them darker. You know how shadows work right?

[lapis stream]

That too

[charred skiff]

the fence looking thing?

[lapis stream]

It'll make the shadow more prominent

[lapis stream]

Yes

[charred skiff]

ok

[charred skiff]

also windows should be darker there?

[lapis stream]

No not the windows

The brown floor

And the railing/fence

[charred skiff]

?

[lapis stream]

Yup

[charred skiff]

thanks, any other suggestions?

[lapis stream]

U sure the top floor (without the lattice part) is supposed to have such prominent squares sticking out?

[charred skiff]

u mean these?

[charred skiff]

yeah, i made this window texture when i saw that there is a texture on the top part

should this be darker btw?

[lapis stream]

Ok

[lapis stream]

What part exactly

[charred skiff]

light railings

[lapis stream]

No

[charred skiff]

ok

so the building is finished

or you have any other suggestions?

[lapis stream]

U plan on night frames?

[charred skiff]

no, it is too hard for me

but if will learn how to make it maybe i can try

[lapis stream]

Then i dont have any other suggestions

Except making the buildings proportions more accurate

[charred skiff]

ok i will try to make night animation then

[lapis stream]

U should practice it on smaller buildings first

[charred skiff]

there is a guy, that will help me with night animations

[lapis stream]

Ok

[charred skiff]

my reference for night animation

[charred skiff]

wow

that will be very huge

[hardy anvil]

On fire 🔥

[royal linden]

How many days have you been in captivity? Because this is insane

I do my plugins more when I'm lazy. LOL

[remote herald]

that building is massive

[uncut acorn]

Awesome

good looking

[rain gate]

I bet you haven’t seen something like this before

All of this is experimental

Under testing

[dull plover]

is there any good market stall or pedestrian area decorations??

like plugins

cause im in deseperate need

my pedestrian area looks empty apart from trees and people

[charred skiff]

trying to do night animation myself WIP

[dull plover]

nice

[urban grove]

So you're finally going to finish it?

[remote herald]

Night animation (no i don’t know how to code)

[eager oriole]

Nice

[dull plover]

is that procreate??

!!!

[remote herald]

yes i use all the time because it easier than pixel studio

[dull plover]

yippee

i ❤️ ❤️ procreate

[zinc narwhal]

Not

There are many more.

[eternal sail]

Thanks

[uncut acorn]

Oh wait you’re also making this

I thought you’re new

[eternal sail]

Wip mexican building office

[sage grail]

Are ttplugin is working at new theotown version?

[feral ridge]

that's the new file