plugin-support

[vague scarab]

Using zarchiver to do that?

I'd recommend using marc files. Unless you have rooted or shizuku to do with zarchiver.

[hasty fable]

Now it works, bcs the plugin file is folder not .zip

Idk man is strange

[warm acorn]

I am the original author of the image.

[twilit vapor]

what pic is it?

[craggy furnace]

How to use plugin tesla cargo truck ?

[candid dove]

Thought I would say it here bc these r for plugin creators

Have you guys accidentally claimed all your diamonds? Is there any way to revert it? Thanks.

[low shoal]

Why do you want to revert it?

[rose oriole]

Got a plugin in to finally show up to place and be able to build but as you can see from the photo the zone for placement but the building is way off to the right…What did I do wrong?

[wispy pawn]

im doing a house inspired in the american houses pack

[hollow sequoia]

Mmm

[wispy pawn]

Am I on the right track?

[hollow sequoia]

I don't know how to tell you

[wispy pawn]

._.

Now I'm making the house without details to later give it shadows and textures

[hollow sequoia]

Ok

[wispy pawn]

Is it improving?

yeahhhhhh

[wispy pawn]

B)

v1 or v2?

[radiant rune]

How to make it so that only those cars appear on the road, the id of which will be indicated? As it was done in Age of Sail, where only carts and pedestrians appeared.
Thanks in advance for any help.

[eternal lake]

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?t=2346&sid=a3b2ef272f98fe62574cbfba97ef4728

[radiant rune]

Ok, you gave a link about creating cars, but I couldn't find anything about preventing cars from appearing on the road.
Maybe I missed something or didn't understand how it works. Please can you explain how this principle works, because I have been trying to find information about this for a long time, but to no avail.

[eternal lake]

if you're talking about rci buildings auto spawning cars you can change that with the "rci cars" attribute

it takes an integer

[long vessel]

Ewww that's cute pretty little thing 😍

[wispy pawn]

I'm doing more!!!!

[eternal lake]

looks cool

but pleaes contrast

also, you should consider using #plugin-discussion if there are no questions involved

[wispy pawn]

sorry sorry

[wispy pawn]

hey

i need help

How can I create a new category to put the houses in there?

[twilit vapor]

it's cool for first time

better than naufal 💀

[restive falcon]

Someone are know of the traffic manager of theotown, I mean, I want more traffic signs for my city

[wicked frigate]

There is no traffic manager. This game isn't as complex. Also plugins exist if you want some traffic signs (which serve no purpose other than its decorations)

[wispy pawn]

How can I create a new category to put the houses in there?

[low shoal]

"type": "category"

[wispy pawn]

ehm

idontunderstand

[wispy pawn]

ok, i did it

but how can i put this category in manual construction and the houses in there?

[wispy pawn]

i need to add the houses in these categories

[restive falcon]

Okey thanks, My city need some of traffic essence like functional decorations and, like in the real life

[restive falcon]

And yes I need it

[low shoal]

Use the category attribute in your house drafts

[wispy pawn]

yeah, i solved it

thx

[robust herald]

how i put my plugin from download into the game?

[low shoal]

Ptag files

[tulip rock]

TheoTown files are located under such directories:

• Windows: C:\Users(insert username)\TheoTown or %USERPROFILE%\TheoTown
• Linux: ~/TheoTown
• MacOS: /user/TheoTown
• Android: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/info.flowersoft.theotown.theotown/files
  By default you should be in /storage/emulated/0/. Uninstalling the game on Android will delete all files, unless you decide to keep the files when prompted by uninstaller. (android 11 onwards restricts access to external storage for apps, so if the files cannot be accessed this way, opt for the in-build manager explained below)
• ios: Search "TheoTown" in the file manager app

If you cannot access game files through these directories, game has an in-built file manager for mobile devices which is accessible from the region view menu.

You can find your plugin, music, region and city files there as well as logs for debugging purposes.

[low shoal]

Into olugin folder

[robust herald]

ty

[copper lagoon]

Plugin

[hexed sierra]

What plugin?

[limpid stone]

Hi, does anyone know why the plugins are not loading? I have the plugins from my other phone and I transferred them to the new one but these plugins are not showing up, only 2 are showing up that use the zip.

I forggot another problem

[wicked frigate]

Just click ok. The game is telling you that these plugins don't have manifest

[dark dawn]

I'm making a ground and i'd like to make it gradient, how im supposed to make that in the code please?

It's an example with nature+ plugin ⬆️

[eternal lake]

should be ground blending

attribute

[dark dawn]

Ok i searched that in the forum and found a thread about it, thanks

[warm acorn]

Wow, I think I'm starting to get old...

11:59a.m

Samstag, 28. Dezember 2024

[wicked frigate]

What's the problem? Your waiting for your plugin to get approved? There's nothing you can do other than wait. Remember the plugin moderators are humans, they have life.

[warm acorn]

Ich habe 3 Monate gewartet und vor 14 Tagen habe ich es erneut hochgeladen, in der Hoffnung, dass sie es genehmigen würden 😭

[wicked frigate]

English please, i can't understand whatever language you're speaking.

[warm acorn]

ooh, sorry

[warm acorn]

I waited 3 months and 14 days ago I uploaded it again hoping they would approve it 😭

[compact yarrow]

will there ever be an update of public assets on the forum with updated materials? or possibly being able to access old building types that have been updated like old dsa building for example?

just take the logo off

[wispy pawn]

i need helpppp

i need to add a category in the zones category

[eternal lake]

and where is the problem

[eternal lake]

and what exactly are you looking for?

there are no plans to provide legacy frames

[low shoal]

It's the holiday season, let the mods enjoy

[flat sonnet]

👋

Who creates plugins here on the phone?

I have a problem on extracting files into the Android data
Specifically when I make codes

[eternal lake]

and what is the problem..

[eternal lake]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/j3zgmm/managing_files_in_the_androiddata_folder_on/?rdt=46957

I'm unfamiliar with android file management but try these

[flat sonnet]

Thanks
But I still cannot open my codes easily 🥹

[low shoal]

You can open them on theotown file manager but can't edit them

[vague scarab]

Check dm,i can help you.

[warm acorn]

You are right miss, but I can't wait 😅

Well, I can wait, I just don't want to, although I can, knowing that I can and still I don't do it.

[serene forge]

using Cx File Explorer

[ivory drum]

Im use x-plore

[raw sleet]

The moderators haven't accepted any plugins in the store for 2 weeks. I have a goal of 50k downloads by the new year, but due to this situation I will most likely not be able to meet that goal.

😭

[lament hinge]

just wait xd

[eternal lake]

did you really expect your plugins to be approved during christmas

[low shoal]

If you pay me, I'll approve your plugin now :)
For the low low price of $15

[lament hinge]

Lol

[warm acorn]

They have approved all the plugins in the store except mine

I wouldn't want to do it but I'll have to pay

5 dollars is okay?

🤗

[lament hinge]

Lol

[low shoal]

15, non negotiatable

Also, there's some 42 unapproved plugins

Not just yours

[warm acorn]

Okay...?

[cedar stone]

wait wait, bunny accepting bribes?

what's this

bunny has fallen

[raw sleet]

I saw that you approved several of my plugins, thank you very much)))

[low shoal]

That was ja

[somber cosmos]

Hello everyone! I have a question. I've already finished doing my first ever plugin and I don't know what to do next. Like how can I test it in game?

[eternal lake]

do you have your json

[somber cosmos]

what is json?

[eternal lake]

yeah refer to the getting started tutorial

[somber cosmos]

I see it know. How to know the width and height part?

Like where do I base it?

[eternal lake]

it's tile size

in game tiles

[low shoal]

Ptag creation

[tulip rock]

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 stag]

How to keep plugin from standing on water?

I'm creating a plugin but it's always on water

[earnest pendant]

Add "Draw ground:true" to your json

[low shoal]

D in lowercase

Json is case sensitive

[eternal lake]

I don't think that's the only issue here lol

[low shoal]

Lol true is in the quotes

[lime blade]

What do ya think? Does it look weird, or is it fine?

[stiff ice]

Very bright

[low shoal]

Flower beds

[proud pagoda]

What's the yellow building with red roofs name or what's the specific plugin name

[covert sphinx]

Am I Indonesian myself?

[eternal lake]

what

[proud pagoda]

@eternal lake man could u pls help me on finding that plugin's name

[eternal lake]

how do you expect me to do that...

[proud pagoda]

you're the inevitable plugin creator bro u can

Ok may be you could help me finding a similar one

[lament hinge]

which plugin you want?

[eternal lake]

I don't even play the game, I don't know plugins

[proud pagoda]

@lament hinge that small yellow building with red roofs

[lament hinge]

you have it lol

this is the plugin

[proud pagoda]

Nah man

That ain't in that plugin

That bright yellow ones

[lament hinge]

i am a girl

ohhh

wait

[proud pagoda]

😭sorry bro then

[lament hinge]

why are you saying bro if i said that i am a girl...

like this?

[proud pagoda]

See @lament hinge cathy if u have any similar related plugin

[lament hinge]

@proud pagoda

[proud pagoda]

Nah I mean a bit more like urban one

That seems a lil bit rural

Nd again Cathy I'm sorry 😔

[lament hinge]

xd

[lament hinge]

the best i could find

[proud pagoda]

And do u have any invite link of the WPS server

[lament hinge]

yeah

[proud pagoda]

Well very much thanks appreciated for the help cathy

[lament hinge]

np xd

[proud pagoda]

@lament hinge if it's not legal to send the invite link here in this group can u DM me

[lament hinge]

i already did

[finite dome]

Hi, I slightly misunderstood the request of the admin in the plugin store, if it is about the stripes on the roof itself, then this is on the original building

[gusty zinc]

hello, i'm having trouble finding this Cement Road, i can't find it anywhere so if anyone knows please let me know!

[mortal owl]

Help, idk what is wrong with it. The json is valid

[vague scarab]

It's android messing with file transfer if you're using zarchvier or similar

[mortal owl]

Oh thank you so much

Used another file manager to transfer and it worked

[sullen gale]

Guys is it okay to make plugin in ibis paint?

[lament hinge]

yes

[sullen gale]

Like should I make it?

And like nothing to do in website?

[lament hinge]

wdym?

[sullen gale]

Like it's ok to draw a plugin without any website through?

[eternal lake]

....what

[lament hinge]

?

[sullen gale]

Should I make it?

[eternal lake]

is there anything stopping you..

[sullen gale]

Yes

[eternal lake]

what is it then

[sullen gale]

Idk how to maintain it😭

[eternal lake]

you're incomprehensible

[sullen gale]

Wdym

[eternal lake]

I don't speak gibberish

tell us what the problem is

[sullen gale]

!?

[wicked frigate]

Wdym you can't "maintain" it and what does that even mean...

[sullen gale]

😭I need more space how??

[sullen gale]

Idk😭

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELPPP

[cedar stone]

Please just follow a basic tutorial on how to draw a 1x1 house https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?p=5712#5712

The forums have a lot of resources on how to do plugins

You should go there to learn how to do plugins

[mortal owl]

There's no problem with the building shape but the zone looks like this. Is this a game bug or problem with my json? This didn't happen a few test before

[azure nexus]

I think english is his second language so he cant find the proper words

[azure nexus]

maybe try to turn it around?

[azure nexus]

wide the canvas

[spice grotto]

is there like a template i can use to code a bus? I kinda wanna actually try making smth i've wanted as a plugin for a while lol

[earnest pendant]

i'd appreciate if you make the canvas more wide

[empty blade]

Sup, where can i find tutorial to create plugin?

[low shoal]

Ptag creation

[tulip rock]

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

[warm acorn]

Happy new year

[lament hinge]

Happy new year yayyy

[sullen gale]

Guys!! Is the height okay?

@eternal lake welp

[finite dome]

?

[hexed coral]

I think its about the dark outline around the roof

like these

kind of a minor thing though

[earnest pendant]

where is the plugin

[hexed coral]

I think both sides of the roof having the same brightness is worse, you should make the one on the right (triangle shaped) darker

[hexed coral]

okay for what? a human is 3px. For a normal building with average ceiling heights it'd be like 2 or floors I think

Judging by the height of the green stripes

[hexed coral]

this one too

they're facing away from the sun

[hexed coral]

and some buildings might have actual dark "outlines" on the roof irl for decoration purposes... So if I were a plugin mod I definitely wouldn't use that reason

[eternal lake]

it's probably the fact that the roof has no shadows

and the outlines just make it look very jarring

[hexed coral]

the lack of shadows is a much bigger problem so it's very weird that the mod didn't write about that instead

[eternal lake]

no idea, wasn't me

[sullen gale]

is that good 😭

[low shoal]

shape is fine

needs details and proper shadows

[crystal ice]

How to make plugins

[low shoal]

Ptag creation

[tulip rock]

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

[sullen gale]

Now?

[cedar pumice]

There seems to be a perspective problem, given that the window on top is not central to the columns. Also a bit basic, and those windows are really big, like your floor is really tall.

I would make more smaller windows I guess.

Either way it's your plugin, so you liking it is all that matters. (unless you plan to upload plugins)

[sullen gale]

Should I save it?

[earnest pendant]

change the house color please

[sullen gale]

It's the traditional house color it is made by sand

[sullen gale]

I click the export as a zip archive? Then what

[earnest pendant]

yes

after that

put it on your game

[sullen gale]

Huh

Help

[earnest pendant]

too big

just read the text lmao

[sullen gale]

Too big what😭

[earnest pendant]

just read the entire thing

[true bane]

the image's resolution is too big

you might have left the canvas size as is when drawing the house

[vague scarab]

Adding preview frames sufice?

[sullen gale]

What's that?

[true bane]

the uhh

the resolution of the image

as in like a canvas

[sullen gale]

This space?

Should I need to crop?

[vague scarab]

Yes

[low shoal]

just add a description, it isnt that hard

[neon moss]

what is the name of this moving billboard ad plugin???? i don't remember the name but it is in T COMMERCIAL building

guys does anyone know the name of this building plz tell

[sullen gale]

Ptag creation

[tulip rock]

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

[sullen gale]

Help this is too big??

[lament hinge]

Export as 100%

[sullen gale]

Wdym.

[lament hinge]

I mean that you have to export it as 100%

[sullen gale]

How

[lament hinge]

What app you use?

[sullen gale]

Pixel studio

[lament hinge]

Idk then

Sorry

[sullen gale]

😭

[lament hinge]

Lol

[low shoal]

yeah

its a bit too big

[sullen gale]

I don't know I need to cry or laugh 😭😂

[lament hinge]

Draw ground: true

[sullen gale]

Wut?

[lament hinge]

In the code

[sullen gale]

I don't get it

[lament hinge]

Change draw ground in the code to true

[low shoal]

1; remove space around the building
2: how did you code it? you need to add "draw ground": true, attribute to your json so the ground appears underneath

[smoky helm]

hello 👋 has anyone been able to get the inverted monorail to work ? from the railroad expansion pack

[earnest pendant]

https://tenor.com/view/uhhhhh-gif-18728531

[foggy parcel]

Hi

Can someone help me with creating a plugin?

[grand spruce]

Ptag creation

[tulip rock]

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

[foggy parcel]

I want to create a statue but with the help of AI so as not to make pixel art

[grand spruce]

Okay

I mean you can do that I guess

But if you plan to try and upload it to the plugin store it will be denied

[dark dawn]

it wont even be pixel art too, just pixel

[foggy parcel]

I just need a Godzilla statue

[earnest pendant]

theres already one

in lpc server

[foggy parcel]

Where?

[earnest pendant]

.

[foggy parcel]

How do I find it?

[earnest pendant]

ask someone for the link

i can't now since im working on f18 with wing folded

[foggy parcel]

How can I also get Apple Park?

[earnest pendant]

what are you talking about

[smoky helm]

Does anyone know if what cars spawn is determined by the residence houses. like how the hospital spawns the ambulance and police the police car etc.

[grand spruce]

to that extent it's random

Only service buildings spawn certain vehicles

Whereas the residetnial will just spawn any car

[smoky helm]

Ok im making a rural area with Dirt Road and i was getting a few cars which was perfect (bc its modern day rural) and now im suddenly not getting any

[foggy parcel]

Does anyone have the lpc server link?

[smoky helm]

other than the service cars

[grand spruce]

It could be that there's simply too much going on in your map so that rendering cars takes the back seat

[wicked frigate]

Check your DM

[smoky helm]

hm that could be since i made a pretty hefty indystrial area on the other side of my map yesterday

[foggy parcel]

Ok?

[grand spruce]

We don't allow server invite sharing in this server, so Daul is helping you out

[foggy parcel]

What is that?

[grand spruce]

Maybe click the big what is that button

Just an idea

[willow sluice]

Hi, where can I get the advanced road plugin?

[wicked frigate]

Plugin Store, click the green arrow at the top right of your screen

[sullen gale]

Bro u got my problem!

[willow sluice]

I've looked for it, but I didn't find it.

[wicked frigate]

Search Advanced road

[wicked frigate]

Anyone has this problem if they ever installed an external plugin, but you can technically fix it by making a plugin manifest into the plugins. This only works if the plugin file isn't encrypted

[sullen gale]

I don't understand

[willow sluice]

It's not there, I've looked.

[earnest pendant]

just search it

theres no secret

[wicked frigate]

Did you search it correctly?

[willow sluice]

It Doesn't Exist

[earnest pendant]

it ia on your face the plugin

is*

stop being something that i can't say here

[willow sluice]

I don't understand

[earnest pendant]

its impossible, how you're not seeing advanced road here

[wicked frigate]

It's literally right there! The top one...

[willow sluice]

Okay, thanks

[willow sluice]

Where can I get the age of sail plugin?

[raw sleet]

What is the topic of the last section of the Chersonese Pack?

I don't understand

[calm island]

There is no tooth fairy, there is no easter bunny and there is no age of sail plugin.

But seriously AOS is no longer in development and the versions that are available out there only work in some old versions of the game.

[willow sluice]

Even though I really need it, it's okay, man.

[lament hinge]

did you find advanced roads?

[willow sluice]

Yes, I have found it.

[lament hinge]

oki

[raw sleet]

.

[wicked frigate]

What's that?

[smoky helm]

does anyone know the person who made this mod?

[low shoal]

im pretty sure you can set specific cars to those buildings though

[eager walrus]

How wide is a tile in meters in theotown (not diagonally) ?

I need to learn as fast as possible ima make something irl

anyways just learned it is 8

[low shoal]

probably 0.6 m

[eager walrus]

damn is it that small

[low shoal]

🤷‍♀️

isnt ismometry like

idk ask kulche

[eager walrus]

ima just go myself and try to check if its legit or not

[eternal lake]

it really isn't a lot of math to figure out

a pixel is 0.6 meters

[eager walrus]

oh

tell me that

so one side is 60

wait not

[eternal lake]

what

[eager walrus]

4.8

yes

[eternal lake]

you're doing meth not math

a tile has a diagonal of 32 pixels

[eager walrus]

not diagonal

I mentioned it spesifically

[eternal lake]

yeah but how else are you gonna calculate the sides....

it's isometric projection

[eager walrus]

I know but I need something approximate

anyways Ima try something else like I said

[eternal lake]

then approximate it, it's grade 5 maths or something

[dark dawn]

a tile has two sides in front, they are each 16 pixels so 9.6 meters

[eager walrus]

thanks

[eternal lake]

the diagonal is 19.2 meters

that makes the sides around 13.6 meters

[naive oyster]

Hi

Someone from Brazil ?

[eternal lake]

how is that relevant to plugins

[naive oyster]

Tragic

[heady steeple]

This channel is for plugin support. Kulche already sort of explained that

Please use the proper channels@naive oyster

Thanks

[naive oyster]

I'm Sorry bro... I am learnd now use It

I speek low inglês ! I use translator

[heady steeple]

Its alright

[naive oyster]

Thanks

I think that translator don't know speek too! he be all wonrog?

[raw sleet]

I ask again, what is the latest rejection of the Chersonese package about?

[foggy parcel]

Does anyone know how to add .plugin files to the game?

[earnest pendant]

Ptag files

[tulip rock]

TheoTown files are located under such directories:

• Windows: C:\Users(insert username)\TheoTown or %USERPROFILE%\TheoTown
• Linux: ~/TheoTown
• MacOS: /user/TheoTown
• Android: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/info.flowersoft.theotown.theotown/files
  By default you should be in /storage/emulated/0/. Uninstalling the game on Android will delete all files, unless you decide to keep the files when prompted by uninstaller. (android 11 onwards restricts access to external storage for apps, so if the files cannot be accessed this way, opt for the in-build manager explained below)
• ios: Search "TheoTown" in the file manager app

If you cannot access game files through these directories, game has an in-built file manager for mobile devices which is accessible from the region view menu.

You can find your plugin, music, region and city files there as well as logs for debugging purposes.

[worn locust]

@low shoal

there is convict here

[low shoal]

Thanks

[earnest pendant]

This made me so mad

[smoky helm]

whats the best channel to ask code specific questions

[lofty dune]

I mean here is probably fine. That or #plugin-lua-and-fun

[abstract plinth]

Is there any way to make a toll booth or duplicate it and make another sprite?

Edit: I found out that I can't, because it requires "privileged" tag which is a code that can only be obtained from developers

[smoky helm]

are the any specific coding ppl that answer questions? would be cool if there was a channel for that that persons who want to teach / help with code

[grand spruce]

There are plenty

You just have to ask your question in a way that is comprensible to them

[quiet rover]

Quick question:
The “rotation aware” tag’s description (on Advanced tags for building plugins) says “you have to provide a multiple of 4 frames”.
Does this mean that if I provide more than 4 frames, then every set of 4 frames are counted as rotations for different versions of the building?

[abstract plinth]

No, only diagonal views used 8 frames but we dont have diagonal map rotation so it simply wont be used. Unless the building somehow rotated into diagonal position

[modest saffron]

Hello guys

how r u doing?

I need help

I building a pluggin, but I am having trouble with my code. Can u help me?
I want to make my building rotate and I also have night frames, but I am unsure if that code will work

  "frames": [
    {"bmp": "D1_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_P1.png"},   // Day
    {"bmp": "D2_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p2.png"}, 
    {"bmp": "D3_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p3.png"},
    {"bmp": "D4_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p4.png"} 
  ],

  "light frames": [
    {"bmp": "N1_FIna_Caixa_Economica_Noite_P1.png"},   // Night
    {"bmp": "N2_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Noite_p2.png"}, 
    {"bmp": "N3_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Noite_p3.png"},
    {"bmp": "N4_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Noite_p4.png"}

[eternal lake]

this is literal misinformation, the rotation aware attribute works just like the op described

[eternal lake]

did you actually look up how night animation works or you just wrote whatever came to your mind at the time???

[modest saffron]

I don't know nothing about json or how it works, this os quite literally my firsr contact with it

I made this code based in the fotum documatation and used the code of some published pluggins as reference

But shiieet man am not a coder.@eternal lake Is there some tamplate of a building that can rotate and light up that I can use?

[eternal lake]

first of all add an actual night animation that works, refer to the official night animation tutorial

[uncut perch]

Hello

can i have some realistic planes

[lament hinge]

go to vps

[earnest pendant]

this is plugin support

amd no one here will give you

planes

[modest saffron]

@eternal lake The game can support this kinda of light?

[eternal lake]

yes

[modest saffron]

[
{
"id": "$_Ag_1_Caixa_Economica",
"type": "commercial",
"level": 1,
"author": "Comuna_2015",
"width": 2,
"height": 2,
"draw ground": true,
"needs road": true,
"water": -30,
"power": -20,
"people": 15,
"build time": 4,
"price": 150,
"monthly price": 15,
"influence park": 20,
"influence noise": 2,
"title": "Agência Bancária",
"text": "Uma agência bancária para atender a população.",
"rotation aware": true,
"frames": [
{"bmp": "D1_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_P1.png"}, // Dia, ângulo 0°
{"bmp": "D2_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p2.png"}, // Dia, ângulo 90°
{"bmp": "D3_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p3.png"}, // Dia, ângulo 180°
{"bmp": "D4_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p4.png"} // Dia, ângulo 270°
],

  "animation":
  [
  {"id":"ani_caixa"},
  {"id":"ani_caixa_02"},
  {"id":"ani_caixar_03"},
  {"id":"ani_caixar_04"}
  ],
  

  
  "sound click": {
    "file": "Banco_Som_Registradora.wav" // Som ao clicar no prédio
  }
}

]

[

{
"id":"ani_caixa",
"type":"animation",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"frames":[{"bmp":"L1_Final_caixxa.png"}]
},
{
"id":"ani_caixa_02",
"type":"animation",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"frames":[{"bmp":"L2_Final_caixxa.png"}]
},

{
"id":"ani_caixar_03",
"type":"animation",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"frames":[{"bmp":"L3_Final_caixxa.png"}]
},

{
"id":"ani_caixar_04",
"type":"animation",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"frames":[{"bmp":"L4_Final_caixxa.png"}]
},

]

The game cannot find the animation draf

[eternal lake]

you have to define animations first

then use them

not the other way around

[modest saffron]

Like this?

[

{
"id":"ani_caixa",
"type":"animation",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"frames":[{"bmp":"L1_Final_caixxa.png"}]
},
{
"id":"ani_caixa_02",
"type":"animation",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"frames":[{"bmp":"L2_Final_caixxa.png"}]
},

{
"id":"ani_caixar_03",
"type":"animation",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"frames":[{"bmp":"L3_Final_caixxa.png"}]
},

{
"id":"ani_caixar_04",
"type":"animation",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"frames":[{"bmp":"L4_Final_caixxa.png"}]
},

]

[
{
"id": "$_Ag_1_Caixa_Economica",
"type": "commercial",
"level": 1,
"author": "Comuna_2015",
"width": 2,
"height": 2,
"draw ground": true,
"needs road": true,
"water": -30,
"power": -20,
"people": 15,
"build time": 4,
"price": 150,
"monthly price": 15,
"influence park": 20,
"influence noise": 2,
"title": "Agência Bancária",
"text": "Uma agência bancária para atender a população.",
"rotation aware": true,
"frames": [
{"bmp": "D1_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_P1.png"}, // Dia, ângulo 0°
{"bmp": "D2_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p2.png"}, // Dia, ângulo 90°
{"bmp": "D3_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p3.png"}, // Dia, ângulo 180°
{"bmp": "D4_FInal_Caixa_Economica_Dia_p4.png"} // Dia, ângulo 270°
],

  "animation":
  [
  {"id":"ani_caixa"},
  {"id":"ani_caixa_02"},
  {"id":"ani_caixar_03"},
  {"id":"ani_caixar_04"}
  ],
  

  
  "sound click": {
    "file": "Banco_Som_Registradora.wav" // Som ao clicar no prédio
  }
}

]

[eternal lake]

yes, just merge the outermost objects into one

actually those arrays not objects, can never remember

[modest saffron]

How can I do that?

[eternal lake]

[][] to just []

[modest saffron]

It Worked! But the lights do not rotate, how can I fix that?

[eternal lake]

"frame": index

eg {"id":"ani_caixa", "frame": 0}

and so on

[modest saffron]

Like that?

[eternal lake]

...what is that 2nd line

[modest saffron]

the frame index

I don'`t know wjere to put it

[eternal lake]

it was a template...

[modest saffron]

bruh lkkkkk

[eternal lake]

indices are integers from 0 upwards

[modest saffron]

now that dhould work

rigth?

[eternal lake]

yes

[modest saffron]

Thank you very much!

[opal whale]

Alguém brasileiro Brazil

[earnest pendant]

yes, but talk in inglish here

you can find more brazilian people in #language-bar

[opal whale]

I didn't understand

I speak Brazilian Portuguese

[opaque sapphire]

Hello, I created a plugin, but I don't know how to code it and add animation. Who can do this for me?

[opaque sapphire]

Where are the wandering birds plugin?

[quaint mantle]

Am i doing something wrong? (im not exprienced in making plugins)

im trying to make an custom night lights

[eternal lake]

that's not how animations work

you don't define them like that

[quaint mantle]

How do i then?

[eternal lake]

you define the animations first

and then attach them to buildings

not both things at once

[quaint mantle]

seperate json?

[eternal lake]

no?

"animation" attaches animations of specified ids

you don't define animations in that array

[quaint mantle]

like this?

[eternal lake]

yes

[quaint mantle]

k

eh why is it

[quaint mantle]

lights dont appear

im really confused about these

[quaint mantle]

no matter how much i move it in the image itself its still getting cut off

[compact yarrow]

"draw ground" : true
"handle y" : 1

[earnest pendant]

he just need to place the plane correct on the template

i'd recomend a 3*3

[eternal lake]

positive y values will just move the animation further down

use negative y

[quaint mantle]

im not sure "handle y": 1 works or -1.

Nvm

figured it out

[quaint mantle]

nvm

this is even if handle is 0

i still dont get it whats wrong

[compact yarrow]

keep playing with that handle y nunber until it works

[grand spruce]

This may help? #plugin-discussion message

But that's the extent of my usefulness

[dark dawn]

next time, correctly place the plane or other plugin on the tiles before saving your png, be careful that it does not go beyond the bottom of the tile too. at least it will avoid having to recode each time

[quaint mantle]

i could resize canvas without affecting the pixels in it, would that help?

[quaint mantle]

poggers

[uncut perch]

I make this plugin can You improve pls

Diwang tower

[quaint mantle]

is there an example json for rotation frames?

[uncut perch]

sorry but theres no rotation

and how can i het the mini planes plugin

[long vessel]

Cool

[uncut perch]

Can You approve the plugin

pls

[grand spruce]

That isn't how it works

And it likely won't be approved... to be burtually honest it's not very good

[uncut perch]

oh ok thats sounds a insult

[grand spruce]

I mean take it as you will

[uncut perch]

but 😦

is sad

[grand spruce]

If you are willing to learn that are people that will show you how to properly make plugins

I am not a plugin maker though, so I am not much help

[uncut perch]

Evan are You insulting me:(

why

[grand spruce]

I am not trying to lol

But I am not going to lie and tell you it's great

I just said it wasn't very good

[uncut perch]

thats sounds a insult

😦

[earnest pendant]

this man created the account 2 days ago and entered the server in the same time

what

[wicked frigate]

Did you really make this?

[uncut perch]

i have friend thats knows how to make building in pixels and helped me

i'm telling the truth

[heady steeple]

Look thats awful suspicious that you just magically got a friend who knows how to do that.

Especially when just a few hours ago you were asking if someone could make a plugin for you. So i ask why didn't you ask your friend?

Just saying

[wicked frigate]

I'm not buying this, your suspicious

[wicked frigate]

Yea

[uncut perch]

i'm honest i got the imagen from linger but a give a chance to those people thats don't knows how to get the diwang tower i give it to them a chance but

i knows is a robed imagen

i don't knows how to put it free

Pls sorry guys

i tried to express My creativity but he didnt work. i tried to make a embraer 190 but looks but

Bad

i'm sorry for lying

[earnest pendant]

wth is this😭

[uncut perch]

is a embraer 190 but he didnt work

i'm not a kid

i tried

[heady steeple]

sighs

[uncut perch]

what sighs

[tulip rock]

Case #5498

invisible_ninja has been warned: False claiming a plugin as yours

[uncut perch]

sorry

[heady steeple]

Don't do it again

[uncut perch]

i'm not doing it again

i suck doing plugins

[heady steeple]

Well practice. Don't steal

[uncut perch]

i practice

but i cant

i'm in stress

i'm just here because of the nicest plugins

[earnest pendant]

i don't know if say random words like "leaf, jeffrial, vps" on channels like #city-showcase is practice

[uncut perch]

not tha

i watch a tutorial of emeraldo theotown

[earnest pendant]

if you ask if i can give my plugin to you again and youre blocked, just to complete the other message

[uncut perch]

what

what are You talking

about

I didnt beg for your plugins

[earnest pendant]

"ask" not beg

[uncut perch]

not bag

not beg

sorry My orthographic error

[wicked frigate]

Please don't steal other people's plugins and try to upload them without the creator permission

[uncut perch]

Linger leave theotown

[wicked frigate]

So? That's still stealing

[uncut perch]

was just one time i'm not stealing again

[wicked frigate]

Again if you have the creator permission then sure do whatever you want if you don't then don't do it

[uncut perch]

how

[wicked frigate]

Good, i hope you don't steal again

[uncut perch]

Linger leave theotown longitud time ago

long time ago

[wicked frigate]

By contacting them?

[uncut perch]

i don't know

but i tell You i'm not stealing again

[wicked frigate]

Let's hope you don't do it again in the future. Anyway, have a good day!

[lament hinge]

why are you pinging everyone?

[lament hinge]

how to add theotown water to the plugin?

[eternal lake]

you can't

draw ground false can mimic the effect though

[lament hinge]

oh okay

[lament hinge]

but can i get it in TT assets and then animate it?

[misty solstice]

Hi sorry I want a Japanese road Can you recommend?

[eternal lake]

you can look for it but it probably isn't that simple

[lament hinge]

i already animated it but it looks nowhere near like animation in the game

[eternal lake]

as I said

[lament hinge]

yeah

[dark dawn]

Isn't there a setting '' left hand traffic '' in game

[eternal lake]

how is that relevant to.. anything?

[quaint mantle]

do these wings look right

[eternal lake]

probably not

[dark dawn]

He asked japanese roads and i didn't reply while another convo started

[eternal lake]

if you consider that japanese roads

the original request wasn't very clear on whatever they are looking for

[tulip rock]

Case #5504

tandura2201 was banned for the following reason: Sharing or spreading scams or phishing content.

[misty rampart]

When I try to upload this plugin to the plugins folder, I get the following message. Maybe someone could fix it so I can upload it again please (download it from the forum)

[grand spruce]

Do you have the category required?

[misty rampart]

No, but I think it could be Decoration

[grand spruce]

Last I checked those come with a custom category...

So download all the required things

[misty rampart]

Thankkkkks 🛐, I already solved it.

[raw sleet]

Tell me what the latest deviation of the Chersonese pack is about 🤬

[eternal lake]

how about read the disapproval reason?

[raw sleet]

I don't understand what they want from me.

[eternal lake]

your rotation aware buildings are broken

[raw sleet]

Broken in what sense?

[eternal lake]

Please make your walls rotation aware. As detailed before you'll have to adjust the frame order for that, but given that you are using rotation awareness for other buildings you should know how to do that.

[raw sleet]

But I think the rotation order on all the buildings is counterclockwise?

I'm not very professional, so I can't understand what they want from me😭

[eternal lake]

after a quick test there is a bunch of buildings where the order is incorrect

[raw sleet]

So, I just need to fix the rotation order of some buildings?

[eternal lake]

read my messages

[raw sleet]

What you are talking about needs to be fixed in the code or PNG?

I will of course fix the rotation of the buildings

[eternal lake]

I don't care how it gets achieved, I care whether it gets achieved at all

[raw sleet]

Would such a rotation be correct?

[eternal lake]

no...?

the second one is fine, but in what world is the first one clockwise or counterclockwise?

[raw sleet]

Is this rotation order correct?

[lament hinge]

yup

[raw sleet]

Then I'll fix the rotation of the buildings, is that what you meant? I've already fixed almost all of them

[low shoal]

yes

[raw sleet]

Thank you all 🙏

[modest saffron]

Guys

Does anyone have any tips on how to make my art not look so blurry?

those are 3x3 btw

[grand spruce]

Did you make these?

[earnest pendant]

they may look blurry

[modest saffron]

Yes

[earnest pendant]

but them not are

[grand spruce]

Then you made them in the wrong style

[modest saffron]

Their size is a little off, but what’s bothering me is that they seem blurry when placed side by side with the in-game buildings.

Any suggestions to how make them fit better?

[abstract plinth]

where do I get pedestrian id from smh aaargh

[grand spruce]

Firstly, follow the games style

[vernal lion]

I would like them to make a plugin that makes the game show graphics of the GDP, that is, the value of the city in total, also the average salary in the same city and how much the rich earn in the same city. I hope I don't ask too much.

[smoky helm]

does anyone know of a parking spots plugin that lets you place cars on top of them?

[wicked frigate]

Easy parking

[civic kestrel]

I was trying to develop my own village with my personal plugin, still polishing. I have doubts

[tired knoll]

Hello

Can anyone help me with something? I'm new to the game and I deleted a plugin but it's still active. How do I stop this?

[earnest pendant]

restart the game

[jaunty egret]

how to download plugins from website?

i am new and i don't see a way to download. i see no download button

[quiet rover]

Is there a way to crop animations?

[steel verge]

cropping is done at the image level

[low shoal]

doenload them in game

[pliant knoll]

What is this ? AI generated Theotown ?

[abstract plinth]

my way is to clean it manually, but maybe there are other ways like using apps or websites that convert raster or vector image to pixel art

Try google it there are few websites that can convert image to pixel, thought it might need some manual clean up later. I personally havent tried them for theotown.

[fiery olive]

how does one specify file path in "bmp": attribute again?

i need to make it so that the json can read the files from other folders

never mind! figured it out myself

[fiery olive]

@steel verge does the forum not support .ttplugin files? I can't upload them to a forum post

[steel verge]

Define 'cannot upload'

[earnest pendant]

i can't upload since they said i need "10000 bucks" on my wallet

[fiery olive]

When trying to upload it via clicking attachment button the .ttplugin just does not appear in the explorer, while trying to drag the .ttplugin and drop it into the forum it says that the filetype is not supported

[steel verge]

gimme an example file

[fiery olive]

Will do so tomorrow

I am not on my computer at the time of speaking

[fiery olive]

it works now all of a sudden

[steel verge]

i know

fixed it

[white forge]

Nice plugin but a little touch in the colors

[eager walrus]

Im making a road deco but i need it to stay above all the other road decos like traffic lights or roads signs which doesnt stay under other road decos (im not sure how i was supposed to explain this lmao)

[hollow leaf]

Can someone help me? I'm still very new to making plugins, and I currently have a deco lamp I'm attempting to light up, but I'm struggling so hard even after watching/reading tutorials 😖

[willow girder]

Guys i have a problem i restarted the game and all of the sample plugins just vanish

Every single one of them

They just disappeared from my city like if they never existed

And they are still in the files part

[rocky geode]

Hello,

I just downloaded the game again and I'm totally lost how to debug something in my end. may i know where to detect errors and crashes by lua?

[steel verge]

out.txt, log.txt and crash.txt in TheoTown directory

[lament hinge]

???

[eternal lake]

what part exactly is the problem here?

[lament hinge]

everything

[eternal lake]

yeah sure good luck then

[lament hinge]

i am just asking what should i do, because i didint understand this lol

[eternal lake]

it tells you exactly what to do

you can't make it much simpler than that

[lament hinge]

they say that i have to make it as composition to make it easier, but it it is already easy to build it

[eternal lake]

"good enough" doesn't always mean "good"

same thing with easy

that's just store rules, it has to be a composition

[lament hinge]

🤦‍♀️

[eternal lake]

...??

what's with people being so actively against quality of life?

or just quality itself....

[lament hinge]

just nvm

if you dont get it idk what to say to you

[eternal lake]

I don't get what?

there's nothing to "get" here

[lament hinge]

just read my message

just nvm

[eternal lake]

no idea what are you talking about here

is there anything else you want to ask regarding the plugin

[rocky geode]

is it really required to restart the game after agreeing with the script policy for them to work or is there any way it can run as soon

[willow girder]

Does anyone know where the prob is from

[eternal lake]

if you updated a plugin and the ids got changed by the creator said buildings will vanish from your cities

[low shoal]

yeah yopu need to restart, by default, scripts are off and the game needs to restart so it can run

[terse void]

they told you to "consider" making is a composition. The main reason it was denied is because the rotation frames are not in the correct order. Rotating the city will cause the building to rotate incorrectly

[eternal lake]

For non square buildings each part should be rotation aware and also be buildable using a single composition building for convenience.
you should really consider it

[raw sleet]

Hello, you rejected my plugin Kamyanets-Podilskyi Castle, I fixed it, please pay attention

[lament hinge]

moderators are also people 😭

they cant be checking your plugins 24/7

[raw sleet]

Of course, I understand, I just quickly fixed the plugin, you can accept it right away👍

[lament hinge]

i am not a moderator tho

[earnest pendant]

uhhh

its not random people who accepts it

[low shoal]

doesnt work like that, submitting a second time means its treated like a second plugin

its reviewed again

[bitter quail]

Guys suggest me your personal useful plugins that can only be found at the forum website?

[earnest pendant]

why people comes at "plugin support" to recieve a suggestion or ask a plugin

[modest saffron]

I guess that's bc there's no another plugin related chat

[earnest pendant]

no way you said that

[raw sleet]

Hello, my friend saw an error in the Chersonese pack, one of the houses was incorrectly placed, this is due to an error in the code. I fixed the building height in the code from 48 to 46, but the update was rejected and wrote this: "Disapproved: The change in this update is to specify the heigt for image Budunok3.png as 48 whilte in reality it is 46. While this may be intended it has the side effect that the frames may contain stuff from other plugin images which should be avoided. If this was an intended chagne please adjust the image accordingly"

But I fixed the building placement in the code

[raw sleet]

That is, there was a bug in the plugin that I fixed, but when I fixed it, they told me that everything was fine at first and I did it wrong.

[raw sleet]

Update rejected

[raw sleet]

Trust me, I did everything right, you must have messed something up. Please accept this update

I know, I'm just addressing the respected moderators

[lament hinge]

i told you several times that moderators cant sit there all day and accept your plugins lol

[raw sleet]

No problem 👍

I just reported the problem, I'm not forcing you to do everything right away, do it when you have time

[lament hinge]

ok

[raw sleet]

I'll post this update again now, so please pay attention the next time you check

[eternal lake]

your json has several duplicate tags, please fix that

the file literally turns into a disco with all the yellow warnings vsc throws at you the moment you open it

besides, what is even the point of specifying height when it has no use?

just remove the unnecessary attributes altogether

[low shoal]

height is only useful when the building is made up of animations

[eternal lake]

..no...?

[low shoal]

😔
the world ive known is no more, you turned it upside down with your revelation

[eternal lake]

why would it be useful

it's a parameter used in slicing a png into separate frames

[low shoal]

ohh that height

yeah i had a whole conversation today thinking they meant build height rather than just height

safe to say this explains why i was confused

[steel verge]

Ppunish 1336692946858279014

[tulip rock]

Case #5546

sonkar_48957 was timed out for the following reason: Randomly pinging users across multiple channels without any context.
Expires <t:1738807478:R>.

[shy kayak]

I cannot upload my plugin anywhere, when i do it just creates a file having the name of the said plugin

[earnest pendant]

go to google chrome

press downloads

share on the server you want

do the same thing

the last one select the server that you want to share the plugin

@shy kayak

[shy kayak]

Ill try tyyy

[cedar pumice]

i get a crash when i try 'type: fire brigade', also tried fire department, fire station

putting it in " " fixed it, nevermind

[shy kayak]

I don't have it there

There aparantley only exists one out of the 4 plugins I made into 1

Nice part is that the plugin actually sent

Now I have to remake the plugins

YIPEEE

[glacial laurel]

Can someone help me with the shader configuration of the SIO IV plugin?

I can't find a nice way to configure it

[low shoal]

dont move the bars too much

[light trail]

Guys how do i make a plugin

[eternal lake]

Ptag creation

[tulip rock]

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

[lament hinge]

https://discord.com/channels/365478391719264276/640521940519485441

check pins

[eternal lake]

that's covered by the tutorial

[rocky lion]

Whyd yall put ".thumb.bd" files on my plugins with random characters in them

[visual robin]

Theotown, do you can add new mod. Called „Welcome to states of USA signs”

[eternal lake]

was that a plugin suggeston?

if yes, we have a channel exactly for that

[rocky lion]

How to add frames to existing in-game buildings?

[light trail]

Ty

[light trail]

They said making it was easy now i experienced torture

[eternal lake]

you can use "inherit": true to make changes to attributes of already existing drafts

[fiery olive]

i assume you're on windows. thumbs.db is a file which windows, not the creators, creates. it doesnt do much, something with the thumbnail of a folder, so you are safe to delete it if you want

[rocky lion]

Oh ok maybe a mod put it in there by accident

[low shoal]

???

[digital glacier]

What attribute should I choose so that when building a building plugin in the map below the building is land and not water?

[eternal lake]

I assume you're looking for "draw ground": true?

[eternal lake]

I have already told you..

[digital glacier]

How to do motion animation for project plugin?

[solemn tartan]

Does anyone know if there's a plug-in to acquire coal mines or dump trucks like in the game's starting screen?

[earnest pendant]

plugin discussion❌

ask on o plugin support where people are trying to find help with your plugins✅

[balmy scroll]

I'm just re install my theotown, and i just know there are AoS plugin, sounds cool, but there isn't that plugin

[crimson dew]

Is it possible to replace default graphics?

[earnest pendant]

why... why plugin support... WHY

[crimson dew]

Bc I want to make plugin replacing default graphics if it is possible

[eternal lake]

you can

[low shoal]

its removed

[dark dawn]

forum account wont backup your Plugin store plugins if they were removed

But just like zip and ttplugin you should manually backup your mpf files (plugin store files) to ensure you get all plugins back

[low shoal]

he heard AoS plugin was cooled but its removed from paystore?????

[dark dawn]

Well I thought he already got it from the plugin store

[low shoal]

can you read

😭

[dark dawn]

just ''sounds cool'' was the clue?

[low shoal]

re installed is the clue, once you uuninstall a plugin, if its removed from the store, you cant get it back

[nocturne dove]

Hello, I'm starting at Plugin creation and the most confusing part is the code, so I used Lobby's Demo on the forum, but I want to remove the smoke code, so do I just replace it with something?

[low shoal]

nah just remove the whole smoke line

Ptag pca

[tulip rock]

Plugin creator app (PCA) is a website to create plugins for the game using a UI interface.

It can be accessed at https://pca.svetikas.lt/

[low shoal]

this can wrotr code for ya

[nocturne dove]

Ive tried it and it broke my plugin by always saying restart, but not using the plugin. My Freind FVI fixed it using online json editor
I'll retry though, thanks if it works.

[fiery olive]

biome help required! how do i make the biomes spawn bigger, not in small spots like this?

[fiery olive]

solved! seems like "noise scale" seems to play the biggest part in biome size

[fiery olive]

is there a place where i can find all the vanilla biome json?

[eternal lake]

content_biome and content_biome_implementation

or something

biome_impl

is it not on the forums?

[fiery olive]

i cant find it

i've asked lobby now

[eternal lake]

shouldn't contain any confidential information

[fiery olive]

oh thanks!

oh i've been working with completely different variables lmao

[eternal lake]

lol

[fiery olive]

for reference

my values are far more different lol

anyways, i assume "deriv" has to do something with hills?

[eternal lake]

the tutorial says steepness

[fiery olive]

yea

[mystic python]

Why aren't the trains in Indonesia railway pack not spawning?

[lament hinge]

Scam

Again

[vague scarab]

You click on the depot and click upgrade,selct any one of it.

[solemn tartan]

Hey, I had a silly idea, but hear me out. What if I suggested something like LEGO Buildings complete with LEGO Vehicles that are spawned?

[earnest pendant]

what

[white pike]

Just how big can a category icon be?

[lament hinge]

idk

[white pike]

free $50 giftcard from steam got deleted

[eternal lake]

all icons should be 26x26

but there are no limits

[white pike]

so uhh what kind of shenanigan would happen if i do larger than 26×26

[eternal lake]

it would stick out of the ui unless you were to use target size attributes

[white pike]

i see.

Thanks

[cedar pumice]

how do you add noise in paint.net? nvm i'm stupid

[earnest pendant]

this is noise

[cedar pumice]

this may not be the exact reason why your image is blurry, but make sure to use pens with 1 pixel that do not overwrite pixels next to them with some transparency. for example in paint.net turn of anti-aliased. it's the difference between the left and right line. you want clear pure pixels that do not blur into each other. also do you save your images as png? blurriness can also come from file compression, so make sure that isn't an issue.

[cedar pumice]

i know what noise is, i am asking if there is an easy way in paint.net to add random noise to a flat color. eg i draw a roof in one color and just want some pxels randomly lighter and others darker.

[earnest pendant]

i use pixel studio, i can't really say of theres a way to do

[cedar pumice]

i just found it under effects, it's actually very easy to find, no idea why i didn't look at that spot before nevermind lol

[dull ferry]

Do you guys know any realistic ship/boat plugins

[earnest pendant]

why plugin support😭

[fiery olive]

question, is there a way to make ground like snow that would force objects to use winter frames?

[steel verge]

try setting "winter": true for your ground draft

[fiery olive]

yup that works, thanks

[covert crag]

I have a question, is it possible to modify attributes of a built-in building? Like is there a way to change the category in which the default country road appears in for example?

[steel verge]

you can do so by either overriding or inheriting the drafts.

[faint quarry]

What is this plugin

[eternal lake]

"this plugin" shows image that has at least 1904238 plugins

[rocky obsidian]

I think you can understand that it's anime, if you pay attention.

[rocky obsidian]

Anime story i guess

[eternal lake]

what on earth are you rambling about

[earnest pendant]

why plugin support

https://tenor.com/view/sad-cry-oh-no-oops-gif-9983441357843799039

[eternal lake]

@earnest pendant can you stop spamming that message every time someone posts here

they have a question regarding plugins, it's perfectly fine to post them here

[rocky obsidian]

Calm down

[grand spruce]

@rocky obsidian If you contiune to repsond to messahes that aren't directed at you then you will be getting muted.

No one needs your two sense on the matter

[rocky obsidian]

Stop being rude evan

[grand spruce]

I will take that as you understanding

That if you were to continue doing that, you'd be muted, now have a good afternoon

[rocky obsidian]

You don't have to be ignorant like that

[grand spruce]

I am not asking you to comment on myself

I am asking you to either say you understand or you don't

And if you don't then I can put it into simpler terms for you

[earnest pendant]

Guys how to make plugins without Hard coding

[marble scroll]

Go to the TT forum, then copy and paste the codes from which plugin you want to make.

Or just check the pins from #plugin-discussion

[dark dawn]

Just use PCA to code

Search it on Google PCA theotown

[earnest pendant]

What is pca

PC Animation?

[lament hinge]

no lol

just write: "TheoTown PCA" in google

[earnest pendant]

Pca for PC anomaly Right

[marble scroll]

Plugin creator. I don't know what the "A" stands for

[earnest pendant]

OMG thanks

A for Amir sir

Blob Blob Blob

[lament hinge]

yeah, np

[hollow leaf]

So I am desperately trying to learn how to make plugins. I've read through all the tutorials I can, watched how to videos, and continue studying to try to get a better idea and hopefully get a full grasp at making them eventually. I have adhd, 2 rambunctious kids that I don't get much help with, and a uncle with pretty bad dementia I help care for and keep an eye on so he doesn't hurt himself or burn our house down. It's nearly impossible for me to be able to focus for long periods enough to fully absorb and get understanding on new skills. I learn well if I have someone helping keep my focus and explaining everything step by step like they are trying to explain it like I'm 5 lol.... Sooooo, I was wondering if any patient person would want to help teach me some basics and creating night lights for small things. As of right now I'm only focusing on small 1 tile projects. I mainly want to create decorative pieces, lights, fences, signs, and other small items for detailing. I hope someone can help me out so I can finally make all the little things I see in my mind and create little personal pieces of my art to share! Thanks for reading this, I really hope someone will reach out to me. I greatly appreciate anyone taking their time to help teach this chaotic spazz how to lol

[eternal lake]

do you have your graphics ready? the "coding" is the trivial part, drawing is what takes effort

[hollow leaf]

I have been practicing for about 2ish months on my pixel art skills and have created quite a few pieces that I was happy with. I'm no Picasso by any means yet lol, but I think I can make decent objects for the most part. I'm trying to practice adding shadows, noise, and other fine tuning skills.

[eternal lake]

that sounds great then

if you need any specific questions about the json then ask away

[hollow leaf]

Would you like to see some of my practice art?

[eternal lake]

sure

[hollow leaf]

This is a deco lamp I'm practicing on. The second clip is my attempt at creating a neon light for nights.

I'm completely teaching myself with no background in coding or pixel art, so I'm very open to constructive criticism to help improve the quality of any of my creations, just don't verbally beat me up please, I'm trying so hard 😭 lmao

[eternal lake]

lol

it certainly is better than what most beginners post here

it also might be a good idea to upload screenshots rather than the files directly, higher quality and no risk of someone stealing source frames

[hollow leaf]

Here is some more ideas I've made, I'm obsessed with light up stuff if you couldn't tell 😂

[eternal lake]

they look fine enough as far as I can tell

I wish I had the motivation to finish night view for theotown but it's pure tedious work

[hollow leaf]

Omg thank you!! That means a ton to me ^_^

Oh I'm sure it is

I give hella props to people who code, it's a process for sure.

[eternal lake]

in the beginning it can sure look overwhelming but once you realise what it is it gets much easier

since json is just a way to store simple data with a rigid syntax

looks like now you just have to think through how would you like your decorations to function in the game and write said json

[low shoal]

she makes them for her kid 🥹

are those flowers? thats so cute

[eternal lake]

:widegladeline2:

[low shoal]

im sad your nitro ran out 😭

[eternal lake]

the first one certainly looks rose shaped

yeah I'm not paying for it

[hollow leaf]

The one with the vine wrapping up sure is! The 3 smaller ones were the first good ones I finally designed. They are ment to be little varying garden lights, but if you see flowers, that's awesome! ^_^

[hollow leaf]

Thanks a ton for your feedback on my plugin making journey, you made my confidence raise on my pixel art skill level, I thought it would be considered basic at best compared to some of the artists on here.

I've been using the plugin maker website to work on the neon planet light's json, but I'm pretty sure I'm not entering/understanding the values, IDs, and/or information it needs correctly, or where I would find it to begin with. I'll work on it some more today and ask about the values and such I'm having issues grasping.

[eternal lake]

the website doesn't support adding animations so you will have to figure that out yourself

you can use it to generate the building itself though

[timid veldt]

Hi guys i want to make a plugin for making larg citys in the game (sandbox only) but for that i need a texture file for the building which looks like a management center a will be happy if anyone makes it for me 😁😁

[eternal lake]

I doubt anyone would be willing to just create textures for you for no compensation

[potent siren]

Guys what are the best QOL plugins for TheoTown?

[grand spruce]

How do you define quality of life for this kinda game?

[potent siren]

Like make the game easier to play, to customize stuff and just overall good plugins

[grand spruce]

So to the first two, not a thing really

And to the last one

#town-square message

Happy reading!

[wicked frigate]

Evan i was about to tell him that

[grand spruce]

xD

I figured as much when I saw you typing

[shell swan]

hello! I need help, why is there water under my building?

[lament hinge]

draw ground: true

[shell swan]

o

thanks

[lament hinge]

np

[low linden]

How do they make high sprites? I want to make a 1x1 font but the texture I have is small in height.

[eternal lake]

what do you mean

you just want to... expand the canvas in your software?

[low linden]

I want to create a 1x1 fountain, but the template image I have is this one.

The height is too small for me. I've seen 1x1 plugins that are huge, like flags.

[lament hinge]

just make it higher

i mean just draw higher

[eternal lake]

just expand your canvas

[nocturne parcel]

I created 4 variations of elephants, and I want to add costume animations for all of them. However, when I add the animations, the game reads them as a single looping animation instead of 4 separate elephant variations, each with its own animation. Is there something wrong with my code?

[
{
"id": "$ero.decoration.Elephant",
"author": "Ero",
"title": "Elephant",
"text": "Giant, tusked meat tanks that either fed the whole tribe or turned hunters into pancakes. No in-between.",
"category": "$P_Animal",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah1.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
},
{
"bmp": "gajah2.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
},
{
"bmp": "gajah3.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
},
{
"bmp": "gajah4.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"animated": true,
"handle interpolation": 10,
"width": 1,
"height": 1,
"type": "decoration",
"draw ground": true
}
]

plese help me, i stuck with this a whole day and still cant figure it out

[eternal lake]

instead of creating animations, you just animated the building

define 4 separate animations and then attach them to the building with the "frame": index attribute

[nocturne parcel]

but how? thats the only code i get from browsing the forum, im sorry, i use gpt too to solve the problem but it makes more nonsense

[eternal lake]

stop using ai, that's one thing

and read the animations tutorial from the documentation section

[nocturne parcel]

i dont using ai before, i using gpt because i dont find any solution, ok i definde the animation, and where i attach them, inside the frame (below bmp) or below the frame?

[eternal lake]

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=7455

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?t=14695 you can see that one too

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10925 and that's rather crusty but I guess it can help

[nocturne parcel]

i messed it up hahaha

[
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant1",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah1.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant2",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah2.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant3",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah3.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant4",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah4.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.decoration.Elephant",
"author": "Ero",
"title": "Elephant",
"text": "Giant, tusked meat tanks that either fed the whole tribe or turned hunters into pancakes. No in-between.",
"category": "$P_Animal",
"frames": [
{ "bmp": "gajah.png" }
],
"animation":[
{
"id":"$ero.animation.elephant1",
"id":"$ero.animation.elephant2",
"id":"$ero.animation.elephant3",
"id":"$ero.animation.elephant4"
}
],
"width": 1,
"height": 1,
"type": "decoration",
"draw ground": true
}
]

[eternal lake]

yeah because you're putting duplicate keys in an object

it's [{"id"}, {"id"}], not [{"id", "id"}]

also you're missing "frame": index, otherwise it'll just append all animations to all frames

[nocturne parcel]

how i write "frame": index?

[eternal lake]

what do you mean "how"

[nocturne parcel]

{
"id": "$ero.decoration.Elephant",
"author": "Ero",
"title": "Elephant",
"text": "Giant, tusked meat tanks that either fed the whole tribe or turned hunters into pancakes. No in-between.",
"category": "$P_Animal",
"frames": index,
],
"animation":[
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant1"},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant2"},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant3"},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant4"}
],
"width": 1,
"height": 1,
"type": "decoration",
"draw ground": true
}

like this?

[eternal lake]

it's an attribute you'd use to attach a specific instance of an animation to a specific frame of the draft

no, it's an animation attribute

[nocturne parcel]

ohh f*ck me

[eternal lake]

also, 'index' is the actual index of the frame....

indexing starts at 0

[nocturne parcel]

hahaha wtf, bro could you lend me a hand im starting feeling deezyyyyy, its hilarious...

[
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant1",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah1.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant2",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah2.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant3",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah3.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant4",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah4.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.decoration.Elephant",
"author": "Ero",
"title": "Elephant",
"text": "Giant, tusked meat tanks that either fed the whole tribe or turned hunters into pancakes. No in-between.",
"category": "$P_Animal",
"frames": [
{ "bmp": "gajah1.png" },
{ "bmp": "gajah2.png" },
{ "bmp": "gajah3.png" },
{ "bmp": "gajah4.png" }
],
"animation":[
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant1"},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant2"},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant3"},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant4"}
],
"width": 1,
"height": 1,
"type": "decoration",
"draw ground": true
}
]

i still confuse how to add frame index

[eternal lake]

{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant1", "frame": 0},

[nocturne parcel]

Okay, then what should i fill at the "frames" Section

[eternal lake]

the same thing? how is that relevant

the frames array defines frames of your building

[eternal lake]

and that's "frame" attribute

all you need is to copy paste my message

you don't need to change anything else

[nocturne parcel]

yes please

[eternal lake]

"please" what

[nocturne parcel]

[
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant1",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah1.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant2",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah2.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant3",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah3.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},
{
"id": "$ero.animation.elephant4",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah4.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16,
"count": 4
}
],
"speed": 2.5
},

{
"id": "$ero.decoration.Elephant",
"author": "Ero",
"title": "Elephant",
"text": "Giant, tusked meat tanks that either fed the whole tribe or turned hunters into pancakes. No in-between.",
"category": "$P_Animal",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "gajah1.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16
},
{
"bmp": "gajah2.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16
},
{
"bmp": "gajah3.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16
},
{
"bmp": "gajah4.png",
"w": 32,
"h": 16
}
],
"animation":[
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant1", "frame": 0},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant2", "frame": 1},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant3", "frame": 2},
{"id":"$ero.animation.elephant4", "frame": 3}
],
"width": 1,
"height": 1,
"type": "decoration",
"draw ground": true
}
]

this starting get better, just the posisition i guess, if i mistaken what you said please tell me which part

[eternal lake]

you can either use x/y or handle x/y

the rest seems fine

[nocturne parcel]

guess what? i finaly finish it, take a look, i made few changes, like adjusting the x and y and replace the frames with blank image so the animation not overlaping with the frames, thank you so much bro apreciate it @eternal lake