plugin-support

[earnest pendant]

i dont really remember i have thousand of plugins* so 🤷🙇

[eternal lake]

just search the forums yourself

there's a tutorial for that

[eager matrix]

I can’t find it 😭

No crane

[eternal lake]

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?t=4798

it took 12 seconds to find

[eager matrix]

Thank you

[trail furnace]

is it possible to use a custom tunnel frame for a road?

[steel verge]

through "tunnel frames", yes

[trail furnace]

oh nice, thanks

[gray mica]

How do i add a description to my building?

[little flower]

You were answered by kulche the last time you asked

[gray mica]

Oh sorry i didnt notice

Thanks kulche ^^

[gray marsh]

Hey, what is the color code for a light in theotown, like the night lamp in buildings

Never mind i got it

[grizzled magnet]

You can use any color you want

[ornate rose]

I have turned on my network but it's still like this @heady steeple @pine terrace

help me please

[eternal lake]

there just aren't any ads available

[cosmic charm]

is there a way to download external plugins without the need to access the game files?

cause my phone doesnt allow me to access the game files

[eternal lake]

use the ingame file manager

[cosmic charm]

ok ill check

thanks

[modest nimbus]

Take a look at my city guys it's not done yet

[eternal lake]

sir this is #plugin-support

[little flower]

what da hell is a plugin support

[wicked frigate]

So um how is this related to plugins?

[jolly vector]

Nice plugin bro

[modest nimbus]

Opp sorry guys I posted it in the wrong chat

[steel verge]

Hello, @hollow flax, what's your preferred way of receiving bug reports for your plugins

And do you mind if I send you a DM

[hollow flax]

yeah, no problem.

[white pike]

Is it possible to create a plugin that uses an image from a separate plugin file (no duplicates)

[low shoal]

Probably possible but not envouraged

Plugin dependency 🤮

[mystic gorge]

Where can i found this lost plugin?

[white pike]

this is NOT the best place to ask

Another thing is, it might be private

[mystic gorge]

Oops, i thought plugin support was for, well, support, like asking where to find a speficic plugin

Another thing is, it was on the store, and got vanished

[white pike]

Privated by the its creator, it seems

Do you know who made it?

-# on a side note, you play BA?

[mystic gorge]

I know who made it, just wondering where it is now

[white pike]

You do know you can contact its creator

[plush galleon]

what is the name of the pluguin?

@modest nimbus

[lament hinge]

There are like 50 of them

[mystic gorge]

Does he/she have a discord server?

[eternal lake]

you didn't even tell us who is the creator

besides, they don't need a discord server if they are here

[dark dawn]

the best is to ask the city builder, if he didn't make the plugin then ask him if you can contact the creator

[mystic gorge]

Well, i remember the creator of that plugin is Nagisa Kowaru

[late light]

Does anyone have the firetruck base? I want to make an arff truck decoration plugin

[dark dawn]

I think it's on the vanilla textures, look for World textures on forum

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?p=78064&sid=a97679ee264fcb905b97830757b9d622#p78064

[celest granite]

How do i fix this (mobile IOS)

[late light]

I'm having problems with the train manger plugin

[eager matrix]

Press ok

[celest granite]

I do everytime i want to know how i get those plugins because they dont show up

[grand spruce]

They won't show up in online mode

Simple enough

And they won't show up in the plugins section they are just found in the game categories

[eager matrix]

The plugins outside the plugin store doesn’t show in the plugin category
So you have to search them manually

[grand spruce]

I mean you could create your own manifests for them to get rid of just pressing okay... but we don't suggest that and will not be of assistance for that process

[celest granite]

Oh ok

[trail furnace]

can RCI buildings provide nature/park influence ?

[plush galleon]

okay, I'm just curious because I need that plugins to my city that I'm currently building.

[eternal lake]

why wouldn't they

[white pike]

are animations always on sync

[eternal lake]

depends what sync means

generally no

[glad geode]

my animation is on sync
how to make it only run when building is placed?

[eternal lake]

no idea what do you mean

animations run all the time and loop

if you want to restart the animation from the beginning on construction lua is probably your best bet

[glad geode]

oh no, not the lua 😭

[eager matrix]

Explain me what you want to do

[glad geode]

I wanna make animation only run/start when the building is placed?

[eager matrix]

All the animations start when the building is placed

[glad geode]

why mine is sync? lmao

[eager matrix]

I think i can see the error here 😂

Send me the plugin

And tell me what’s supposed to do

[glad geode]

I DM you

[trail furnace]

How do i place a decoration on a terrain slope without it making it elevated like this?

(like a tree)

[dark dawn]

I remember this
#plugin-discussion message

[late light]

I used this to make a plugin, but when I put it on the map it creates a hole in the map
Template by @grim zodiac

[eager matrix]

You have the plugin??

[late light]

Yes

Let me show

[eager matrix]

I can try to fix it

DM

[eager matrix]

I can fix it

Send me the plugin

[dark dawn]

Player warned you to credits him and you just drop the png

[late light]

Forgot it. Sorry

[late light]

In the actual plugin I did credit him. I forgot to credit now. Had a hard day today. So, again, I'm so sorry.

[dark dawn]

No problem, also no need to always ping him just saying Player is enough, see with him anw

[late light]

Ok

[grim zodiac]

Hey there! I just wanted to say everything's good on my end. I appreciate your understanding in giving me credit at the end. It’s just that I have a little worry about my assets being taken, so I felt it was important to mention it. If you have problems just ask us

[near zenith]

Nice is like more in future

[near zenith]

Huh.?

[late light]

Okay. Again, sorry for not crediting you st the beginning

[grim zodiac]

No no worries mate it's okay

[late light]

Ok

[regal stump]

Can someone remind me again? Does x move right when the value greater or lesser? Does y move up when it's greater or lesser?

[eager matrix]

X left and right
Y up down

[regal stump]

Thank you

[gray mica]

How do i make my draft appear specifically under "bus" instead of "road"?

[eager matrix]

Explain what you want to do

[gray mica]

When you open it in the build menu its under roads, not bus

I want to put it in the bus category

[eager matrix]

You mean the order in the tool bar?

[gray mica]

Yea

Thats it

[eager matrix]

Then search the category transportation id
And write
“category”: “the transportation category id”,

But I don’t remember the id

[gray mica]

Alright thanks

I think ill try that until it works

[glad geode]

is there an easy way to adjust the position of the night animation?

[gray mica]

Does anyone know the id for the bus category?

[grim zodiac]

$cat_bus00

[gray mica]

Alright thank u!!

I think im ready for yxwqy pack 1

[eager matrix]

X and y

Never fails

[glad geode]

I mean it's always out of the main frame
its there a way, how to calculate it without testing it in game first?

[eternal lake]

by default the animation is on 0,0, which is the leftmost baseplate pixel

animation anchor point is the topleft pixel by default

you can extrapolate the rest yourself from that

[glad geode]

I think I understand now

[white pike]

is there a list of current plugin moderators?

[eternal lake]

yes

forum user group

[tawdry quest]

Is there any Diagonal Taxiway Plugin available??

Or something like Road Decoration that can be placed??

[wicked frigate]

You can use advanced road since it has yellow lines

[dark dawn]

well, what's the problem there

Also I tried placing "type" at the top and then at the bottom, because that's how I found json from two tree plugins

Eh wait maybe that's just a space after the « : »

Still doesn't work

Ok i found out, surely because i mistaken } and ]

[grim zodiac]

Wasn't your json app an error checker?

Most json apps have that feature

[dark dawn]

Well i actually used the bottom one again (while keeping count)

It worked, I also forgot to add .png to my frame name

However how to add the manifest

Is it just I write anything in PCA, don't put draft type and export as manifest file ?

Because this is in my plugin, yet you can notice the game warning there isn't

[steel verge]

https://pca.svetikas.lt/docs/manifest/#plugin_manifest

[dark dawn]

So my manifest isn't wrong ?

[eternal lake]

it has to be named properly

yours isnt

[dark dawn]

I made it with pca

Or you mean I should change plugin (1)(1)

[wicked karma]

I downloaded a plug in for soviet apartments but no residents will move into it, what do I do?

[quiet rover]

what does this error mean?
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: May not find a loader for type not defined
it doesn’t give a line number

[eternal lake]

you most likely don't have a type

[grim zodiac]

🤭

[eager matrix]

I can help you with the code

[quiet rover]

no worries, i figured it out (i forgot to define a "type" for some buildings)

[white pike]

What are exactly the incentives of being a privileged plugin creator?

[supple lake]

is it possible to a plugin make my device literally freeze? like massive burn-in because of massive lag or anything

[quiet rover]

is there a way to make the lights from ian’s animation dev tool rotation aware?

[tacit flax]

You can do commision

Or sell plugin like leaf

[white pike]

No not that

[tacit flax]

Wdym

[white pike]

being a privileged plugin creator allows you to use some features in the plugin system that are not available to regular creators

One of them is the negative monthly cost attribute

The thing is, I want to know all of them

[eager matrix]

I have a trick to make a lot of money without the “”privileged attributes 😂””

[white pike]

let us keep it ethical

you do know the more you talk about workarounds the higher the chances they will fix it

[eager matrix]

I’m talking more than 500.000.000 per minute

Lmao

I made the plugin

And isn’t even a bug lol

[earnest pendant]

Yes, it is possible

[eternal lake]

you know that's an explot and you can get banned for that

so you better contact us with the details if you want to stay here

[eager matrix]

Isn’t hacking

[eternal lake]

Ppunish 1355767757819351140

[tulip rock]

Case #5862

forge0761 was jailed for the following reason: Exploits

[eternal lake]

also includes theon tunnels and placing images directly on the world texture

[lament hinge]

What does "jailed" mean

How can you jail someone in discord

[grand spruce]

It means they were jailed lmao

Pretty simple honestly

[lament hinge]

.

[grand spruce]

Removes the perms to see everything else and sets it so they can only see a private channel

[lament hinge]

Oh ok

[grand spruce]

If you'd let me finish typing before trying to get smart with the whole . reply thing lol

[quasi spindle]

hi guys, which diagonal road plug in should I use in PC version?

[eager matrix]

Almost all vanilla roads have diagonal??

[frigid nexus]

Preview works properly on buildings created with animations. It doesn't work on fences. Is it possible to have a preview on fences like on buildings? I can only upload one png. It does not reflect the reality for my fences that have multiple combinations. Can you please suggest a solution?

[quiet rover]

British road pack (though I am biased as the creator 😅)

[dark dawn]

What causes texture bugs like that?

[eternal lake]

incorrectly defined frames

[eager matrix]

You’re under invasion

[quasi spindle]

appriciate bro!

[dark dawn]

What does it mean

Oh i think i got it

My template doesn't have 32 frames

[eager matrix]

No frame height?

[dark dawn]

Useless for trees i think

[rocky geode]

if I'm not mistaken, make it a type decoration and remove the built-in ground texture

[trail furnace]

how do i do that?

[frigid nexus]

You should add "supports slope":true and "supports terrain":true.

[trail furnace]

thanks

[echo mauve]

Help!! If I delete theotown and i download again, my plugin still need diamond to unlock??

[glad geode]

No, if you have an account

[obsidian perch]

hi

I am newbie

I don't know where to start creating plugins, can someone discuss with me privately?

[little flower]

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

[quiet rover]

can you include fences in compositions?

[modest dome]

I can't install new plugin:') anymore

[eternal lake]

you're doing something wrong or the plugins are faulty

[frigid nexus]

Does silence mean it is not possible?

[idle lantern]

How do i require an upgrade of building1 to build building2

Even if i will upgrade b1 it still doesn't let me to build b2

[idle lantern]

So i tried some ways
It doesn't work

I need to have a central research building thing which will unlock new buildings via upgrades.

[lyric seal]

Is it allowed to make a Building plugin that happened a tragic event, I know there is a WTC but anything like the Al noor christchurch mosque because I wanna that mosque. But the problem is that admins can delete my plugin for posting that has a tragic event on 2019

[grim zodiac]

Hey there! I have a question for you. Could you share with me what your intentions are for needing this building? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

[lyric seal]

I mean the building is just a normal mosque

Religious building but the problem is its based on the christchurch mosque

Al noor

But the problem is 6 years ago it had a mass shooting

[lyric seal]

Yeah I wanna create that mosque plugin the problem is it gonna be deleted?

[eternal lake]

probably not

who cares, just don't reference it anywhere and no one will care

[lyric seal]

Alr

[idle lantern]

So can someone actually help me with this?

The idea is to make progression tree inside building1, and by researching upgrades it will let you build new buildings from plugin.

[eager matrix]

At the end this small harmless building was a ultra secret reactor 😨

[eager matrix]

Send me in dm what you want to do

[steel verge]

You would have to use a CONDITION requirement with fun variables, as you cannot use UPGRADE to require upgrades from other buildings.

[copper bramble]

hey one question, I just downloaded some plugins from the forum and put them in my plugins folder but they dont show up in my game. What is the problem?

[eternal lake]

don't show up where exactly

because they most likely won't show up in the plugins tab

[copper bramble]

ah really? the others ones i got from the forum do. ill check again

hmm its not there

[eternal lake]

"there" as in

[copper bramble]

i cant find it in any tab

for example i got some new res buildings

and i checked the res buildings tab and it was not there

[eternal lake]

then you either got a faulty plugin, didn't download it correctly or you aren't looking hard enough

there are no other options here

[copper bramble]

hmm okay

thanks

[idle lantern]

Does this require an upgrade to be applied to any building in the city or to be applied to current building?

[eternal lake]

why not just try it out yourself

upgrades and requirements are really horribly documented

sure thing buddy

[idle lantern]

thats why im asking

im trying to make progression tree thing as i said here before

like in DSA you need to have upgrades to build some things

[idle lantern]

.

well until i wont fix it i will leave it

gonna make night anims

[eager matrix]

Oh mate

[eager matrix]

Building 1
"upgrades": [{"id": "$😊",
"frames": [{"bmp": "Same frame name"}]
}],

Building 2
"requirement":{"requirements":[{"type":"BUILDING","data":{"id":"$:blush:"}}]},

Enjoy

And there’s another way but that’s a secret 🤫

[idle lantern]

ah yes dsa servrets

[idle lantern]

oh wait thats actually the thing missed when tried different ways

lemme test

[eternal lake]

the syntax is outdated and that's not how you do it nowadays

but it should still work

[idle lantern]

yeah i just realised syntax is old

"(id) could not be found" btw

i think i have some stupid mistake somewhere in the json but im too blind

[eternal lake]

can't help without json

it's probably a load order issue

[idle lantern]

maybe

btw does sorting things to folders actually help solving load order issue

[eternal lake]

depends on how you do it

[idle lantern]

so how should i

[eternal lake]

put it into a single json if you're just starting out

[idle lantern]

i totally lost all the knowledge since abandoned plugin creation in 2022

because moved to roblox studio

[idle lantern]

{
         "type": "UPGRADE",
         "id":"$vver1000-338"
       }],
        "frames": [{
            "bmp": "research_center_bmp.png"
        }],
        "title": "VVER-1000/320",
        "text": "unlocks VVER-1000/320 reactor and subsystems",
        "id": "$vver1000-320",
        "price": 100000,
        "ordinal": 1
        }

Research building json

I mean the upgrade exactly

[eager matrix]

If you give me the json I will do it

Bruh don’t put
“type”:”upgrade”

Delete that

[idle lantern]

this is anotehr upgrade req for this upgrade

[eternal lake]

I'm gonna be honest I have no idea what am I looking at

either provide the whole code or make sure it's actually a comprehensible snippet

[eager matrix]

If you want to make more upgrades you have to separate them with
},
{

Not
“type”:”upgrade”

[idle lantern]

thats a part of upgrade array not the whole

[eager matrix]

Anyway

[idle lantern]

So it locks 320 until you research 338

[glad geode]

is it work?

[idle lantern]

here yes

    "id": "$soviet.nuclear.vver1000-320-1",
    "type": "energy",
    "title": "VVER-1000/320 reactor unit",
    "text": "a standard and unified third generation VVER-1000 reactor built according to the V-230 project. one of the most popular reactors around the world",
    "width": 3,
    "height": 3,
    "frames": [
      {"bmp": "1000-320-1_bmp.png"}
    ],
    "influence noise":1,
    "power":25000,
    "water":-10000,
    "price":51980,
    "monthly price":1000,
    "build time":150,
    "category": "$cat_1000320",
    "requirements":[{
      "type":"BUILDING",
      "data":{"id":"$vver1000-320"}}],
    "explodes":true,
    "explosion radius":24,
    "nuclear":true
  },

The target building json (which requires upgrade)

so yeah the requirements thing is mjsahbgdnhvs

[glad geode]

Idk what is mjsahbgdnhvs, but I agree with you

[idle lantern]

@eternal lake the json

the id is an id of an upgrade

[eternal lake]

you're still giving me random snippets that aren't even correct json syntax

[idle lantern]

Idk then

I'll give up then

i demand help on this cuz i cannot work with json properly

Idk

[eternal lake]

provide us with the full jsons then

working with random fragments like these doesn't make it easy

[idle lantern]

ok have this

[eternal lake]

upgrades can't have upgrade requirements

you need to use fun or lua for it to work

[idle lantern]

In the research center json?

[eternal lake]

probably

"requirements": [
  {
    "type": "CONDITION",
    "condition": {"type": "value", "code": "variablecode", "z": 1}
  }
]

that's what you'd use in the upgrade object

[idle lantern]

Hmmm

Lua is a thing im trying to avoid because I'm tired of Roblox studio scripting

But ok

[idle lantern]

What

[eager matrix]

It works??

[idle lantern]

No i hadn't even tried really
Busy

I don't really think i will I'm totally blind in theotown's lua things

[eager matrix]

Lmao I did it and the game crashed lmao 🤣🤣

I will send a video later

[idle lantern]

Bruh

Thats actually sad you can't do it with json

[idle lantern]

Wait can you do this with upgrade condition type somehow?

Or you need to use "manually" set value

Wait nvm i wont even try
Better return to making things somewhere else than in theorown.

I guess trying to create plugin here was a mistake.

[idle lantern]

Sorry for a lilbit off topic but here's the difference of me making games and me making theo plugins

Is there some tools for theo lua scripting maybe?

[eager matrix]

Wich one is more easy??

Sadly it doesn’t work

The update happened but no unlock 😞

I can give you a version but instead of upgrading is pressing on it

You can test it by yourself

And the crash because I didn’t have a picture 🤣🤣

[idle lantern]

[idle lantern]

Theo obviously

Steam generator with steam overheater script is enormous

[idle lantern]

Radar

[eager matrix]

Yes 😂

I just took a random radar from my military Packs

[idle lantern]

Bringing socialism to rich lads instead of scripting

[idle lantern]

So what should it really test
Like there's just building req detector nothing else

[eager matrix]

Nothing

Because doesn’t work

[idle lantern]

Fair

I actually found a good sound for turbine hall

Ignore the music i just like it

Its background

[eager matrix]

Nice

[dark dawn]

Would this work ?
I'm trying to have border frames with full tiles on the same png, but the code must separate the two types of frames

[dark dawn]

Bruh it's x

Anyway kinda solved it with alpha, ignore the request

[eager matrix]

What this attribute does?
"targets":["$"],

If I add it to a car spawner the car will target the building with that Id??

And this one??
"frames per car":4,

"ordinal":3,

“offset x/y”:0,

[eager matrix]

Wait!!!

I coded a whole train just for realise that only need one attribute in the car spawner

"flag train":true,

Really!!!

Nonono 🤣🤣
Super tank

Bruh making trains is like cars but adding

"flag train":true,

If the “target”attribute works in the way I want
Military patrols and checkpoints soon

[dark dawn]

Can i use PNG that is over 1024 pixels long so I get more frames (than 32) using count?

[eternal lake]

why on earth would you want to do that....

[dark dawn]

I just want more frames than 32

[steel verge]

then use multiple frame objects rather than trying to fit everything inside one

[eternal lake]

that's literally what x and y are for

[eager matrix]

Use animation
For example two images of 1024 one of top of the other

[eternal lake]

no do not stop giving dumb advice

[dark dawn]

Think I'll just use several pngs anyway. It's just quite boring to change id and png name for hundred of frames

Also is there even a good ai that can replace id and frame names

Chatgpt just shifting sentences of the code by a few spaces and I couldn't get it to be written correctly

[trail furnace]

Is it possible to make a road decor that boost vehicle speed?

[grim zodiac]

There was a road deco plugin featuring an orange crosshatch pattern that increases the speed of any vehicle, so yes, it's possible, although I don't know the code.

[eternal lake]

well the speed attribute is a multiplier

[eternal lake]

..just put them on top of each other instead of a single long png?

[dark dawn]

Like this ?

I admit i used code of another plugin. I put y 21 because there is 21 pixels space between my frames. Im just not sure about handle y, and the big thing with 0 and 1 at the bottom

I know it's about road decoration level, I'm just not sure if it's the correct one for that it's level 1

Hmm i also noticed i should add height so it doesn't code the vehicles above

[eternal lake]

that's not how you do road decorations

[dark dawn]

Yeah i made another

Actually i only find codes using one frame per png

And it might not work to just add count, h and y

[dark dawn]

'' improved '' version

[dark dawn]

Ofc it didn't work

[eternal lake]

of course it didn't

please read the actual tutorial

you need separate animation drafts

[dark dawn]

Can't use count?

It's gonna be a pain when i can put 1356 vehicles in a 1008*1024 template

Also what handle y does

[dark dawn]

96 frames
And yet i only get one that doesn't work

Ok because there were 4 frames in the sample just to put two together, and the other two are the rotation

Wich means i have to repeat even more lines

Aw it's really not possible to add count for such plugin type

[eternal lake]

yeah you can't use count since each draft requires a single frame

but that doesn't mean you need a separate png for every draft

[dark dawn]

Yeah i can still use my huge png although I should make it smaller because of the high frame count

[dark dawn]

Chatgpt can just change id, x and y of only 10 frames in one message, is there any more efficient AI to code way more ?

Also code for only one frame is 15 lines long

Grok suggested me to use python script instead

[dark dawn]

In wich part should i add title, text and author?

[white pike]

Is there a guide for drawing roofs?

[grim zodiac]

There's mine pinned in #plugin-discussion

[eternal lake]

well duh you want the road decos to have a description, not the animatoins

[candid grotto]

How do I install the 'New Railway System' plugin into the game? I tried placing it in both 'Plugins' and 'Managed Plugins' folders, but it still doesn't show up in the game. I'm using an android device. Thanks in advance 🤜🤛

[eternal lake]

you put it in the plugins folder

if it doesn't show up you either doing something wrong or not looking hard enough

it doesn't have to necessarily show up in the plugins tab

[dark dawn]

There's a category for this plugin

[candid grotto]

Like this?

[dark dawn]

Yes

[candid grotto]

May I see what it looks like if you don't mind? I'm still having a hard time finding it 😔

Or am I doing something wrong with the file

[candid grotto]

plis be patient with me 😔🥀

[dark dawn]

2D rail from above

And name is on Chinese

In general category, not transportation

[candid grotto]

I’ve looked thoroughly, but it still doesn’t appear in the tab. I think the issue might be with my phone now.

How cooked I am 😭🥀

[grim zodiac]

Try to look within roads category it might be there

[grim zodiac]

Did you really look thoroughly? It may be hiding within another category

[candid grotto]

Yes, I’ve checked every nook and cranny, but I still didn’t find any section with Chinese characters name

Perhaps it has something to do with my phone’s file-reading capability or something like that? I tried placing another plugin file from the forum, but that one also doesn’t appear in the tab.

[candid grotto]

Finally, it works for me now. I cleared the app’s data and the plugin appeared. Thanks for your help

It was definitely not in the general category before

[solemn tartan]

Hey, what's the name of the Heads Up Display for the game again?

[candid grotto]

Were you referring to the 'Highlight new content in toolbar' option?

[solemn tartan]

Yeah, as well as the main HUD.

[candid grotto]

this???

[gray mica]

What am i doing wrong

[twilit fractal]

Where doesbit say the price of that item

Have you restarted?

[gray mica]

In the code its the line of text below the "bmp": "a mass grave,png" (after the } and ])

[gray mica]

Yea i have and its still at 90.5k

[twilit fractal]

Why is there 2 ]] at the bottom

[gray mica]

Idk

I know nearly nothing about json

[twilit fractal]

Me too

Are all different values working right?

[little flower]

then whats the point of responding to them??

your of no help

[grim zodiac]

I think that's not an abbreviated amount

There's an option in the setting to turn on the abbreviated amount

See if it changes

[gray mica]

Its 90450 theons exactly

[twilit fractal]

I have experience, and I'm a game developer in a different language. But I like to make small projects here and there using Python and this doesn't look too different than a challenge I like to give my self!

[gray mica]

I removed one and nothing changed

[twilit fractal]

Change the price to something like 500 will it change ingame?

[gray mica]

I originally had it set at 4500 then i moved it down and it stayed at 90.5k ingame

I also added a plugin for my baseball field whos price is correct

[twilit fractal]

Make build time something higher and see if takes longer than 0 then we probably have an error before the price is being updated

[grand spruce]

Goodness you all can't just post in one channel xD

I would assume it's capacity based

Just applying some simple logic to this problem

If everything else has the proper price

[gray mica]

Ill try changing the capacity to 70000

[grim zodiac]

70k for 1x1 ?

[twilit fractal]

Also, I have no knowledge on Json just trying to help 😅

[grand spruce]

For sure OP

But that's another issue

100% would not be approved

[twilit fractal]

I think build time will be more appropriate

[twilit fractal]

Can some one explain to me why is there comms here?

[gray mica]

with 70k capacity, the price is now 70350 ingame

[twilit fractal]

[gray mica]

also i set the price to 4200

[twilit fractal]

Wtf

[gray mica]

what do these have to do with it

[twilit fractal]

Oh nothing just a question I had

But wtf is there like a auto pricing that's applying that price???

[gray mica]

idk

[twilit fractal]

What's the price you have in mind

[gray mica]

its weird

[gray mica]

4200

[twilit fractal]

So
980 = 90.5k
4200 = 70350

and you changed capacity

I don't want to just keep adding numbers till we get to the right price cause that might ruin things in the future

What would the price ingame be if you set it to 10 000

[grim zodiac]

That's like pressing enter but in json

You're supposed to have those

[twilit fractal]

Alr

Do you think you know the problem here?

[gray mica]

ill set the price up to 420k

[twilit fractal]

[gray mica]

the ingame price is 420k

so that works

[twilit fractal]

Hold on

Do 120k

[twilit fractal]

Set whatever this is to below the value you want and I think it should work

That's why it rounds to 90.5 when it's lower

[gray mica]

at 120k it works properly

[gray mica]

wdym?

[twilit fractal]

This thing

[gray mica]

i already did

[twilit fractal]

To what

[gray mica]

it says 120000

not 120k

[twilit fractal]

Huh

Change the 90450 to something lower

[grim zodiac]

That is 120k

[gray mica]

ik

i changed the price to 3975 and its back to being 70350 in game

[twilit fractal]

Wait

[gray mica]

i set the price to 0 and its still 70350 ingame

[twilit fractal]

Sorry, I don't think I know what is going on at this point. Try contacting support 😅👉

[gray mica]

should i ask in the theotown forum

[civic kestrel]

Do "meta tags" and "override" are the same for to plug cars?

[trail furnace]

is it actually a requirement to paint the red cross symbol for hospitals green for plugins?

[eternal lake]

yes

[trail furnace]

alright, thanks

[gray mica]

still wondering about this btw

[gray mica]

Btw how do you edit a manifest file

[glad geode]

https://pca.svetikas.lt/docs/manifest/#plugin_manifest

[gray mica]

How does this help me edit the file

[eternal lake]

and what kind of help do you expect

[gray mica]

This doesnt tell me how to open the file to edit it

[eager matrix]

The easiest way is rename from manifest to json edit and rename again to manifest
It works for me

[gray mica]

Alright, thanks

[glad geode]

I tryna make animated night animation with rotate aware and it got glitched, idk why

[quiet rover]

RCI buildings made with composition don’t rotate the zoning correctly, leading to ‘phantom buildings’ that are RCI but aren’t attached to a zone

However the plugin moderators have rejected my plugin for making these buildings as decoration (which can rotate properly). What do?

[eternal lake]

try adding the zone itself to the composition

[quiet rover]

What do you mean? How can you add zones to a composition

Currently I have a 1x2 object with type "residential", which has a composition comprised of two 1x1 objects of type "residential"

I don't see any documentation of how to 'add the zone itself' to the composition on the forum page either

Upon further testing if I change the type of the composition object to "decoration" (while still keeping the 1x1 objects as "residential"), both 1x1s become residentials without zones, or 'phantom buildings'

When you use eyedropper on them they still build as residential with zone, but the ones placed by the composition can't be removed using the 'remove zone' tool

[eternal lake]

just like any other draft? I'm not sure what do you mean here

[quiet rover]

I have set the type of the composition object to "residential", if that's what you mean? The objects in the composition are also type "residential".

[eternal lake]

no

add zones themselves to the composition

[quiet rover]

This is the code for one of my compositions:
"composition":[
{"id":"Bloomsbury sandstone quarter building","y":0,"x":0,"frame":0},
{"id":"Bloomsbury sandstone quarter building","y":1,"x":0,"frame":2}
]
How can I add a zone?

like this???
"composition":[
{"id":"Bloomsbury sandstone quarter building","y":0,"x":0,"frame":0},
{"id":"Bloomsbury sandstone quarter building","y":1,"x":0,"frame":2},
{"id":"$zoneresidential","y":0,"x":0},
{"id":"$zoneresidential","y":1,"x":0}
]
If not then could you give some example code?

[eternal lake]

probably like this

though maybe you should add it before the building

[quiet rover]

Ok I'll try and see if it works

[quiet rover]

nope still results in the same problem.

[maiden salmon]

How can I start making plugins?

[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

[maiden salmon]

Thanks

[white pike]

Does .json support code comments?

[quiet rover]

Not really, there is some roundabout way of doing it iirc but it really isn’t worth the effort

[eternal lake]

what on earth are you on

yes it does

use //

[gray mica]

Still have no clue why the price of myass grave isnt working

[eternal lake]

feel free to send me the plugin

[gray mica]

How should i send it? Dm you the zip file?

[eternal lake]

anything that works for you

[white pike]

oh just like c++

[maiden lance]

heya guys newbie Theotown player and coder here... apparently you can't add animation to ground types which i learnt the hard way after trying the whole day yesterday... so i decided to try to cheat the system by marking it as type 'tree' so that I can place it on slopes too. And I found out that "animation: " does not work on type trees, and that tree animaton is done by the "frames per tree". But now the problem is the animation is paaainfully slow fo rmy needs I tried "speed" but it has no effect.. can anyone help me figure out how to increase the tree's animation speed?

[white pike]

what are you trying to make exactly

[maiden lance]

basically animated ground , can be foggy ground or lava, etc.. i can't use "water:true" since it has a lot of restrictions like it can't be placed on slopes and all. so now i am experimenting with type tree

and also it would be cool to know how to add animation and change its speed for "type :tree" as i may be planning to make an alien tree in the future

[steel verge]

Trees do not support the "animation" tag

[maiden lance]

yeah, but u can animate them using "frames per tree", what i wanna ask is how to change the speed of that animation

[steel verge]

You cannot

[gray mica]

I didnt notice this sorry lol

[maiden salmon]

Does anyone have a folder with all the game's sprites? I need it to help me when making buildings.

[little flower]

https://pca.svetikas.lt/docs/resources/world-texture/#world_0_0png

[maiden lance]

is there a way to define frames with mxn sprites instead of 1xn with // "count":n// ?

[eternal lake]

you'd use x/y

count only goes horizontally

[maiden lance]

so basically i cannot work with the first one, i need to use the second one right? Theotown has a picture dimension limit so it did not support one row of 40 frames.

[eternal lake]

no?

you'd just move down using y

count 8 on y=0, count 8 on y=frame height, then y=2*frame height and so on

[maiden lance]

ahh i got it, thanks a lot!

[eternal lake]

you're welcome

[maiden lance]

is there a way to start the animation from a random frame imstead of always the first frame? because when when i place my animated element side by side and restart the game, they play the same thing syncronized, which can look a bit weird sometimes

[maiden salmon]

This will be my first plugin, what do you think?

[maiden salmon]

Pls i need help with 3 errors in my plugin

1- It is poorly located
2- It is not aligned with the chasubles on the map
3- the height is exaggeratedly high

[glad geode]

what size of your building png?

[maiden salmon]

My building is a 2x2 and the image is 512x512

[maiden salmon]

Guys I finally finished it

[vague scarab]

Crop the image,was that too hard?

2x2 is just 64xn not 512x512,no wonder you got that.

[atomic lava]

does anyone knows how to code bus spawner platform plugin

[eager matrix]

Car spawner but not working as a bus 😞

[quiet rover]

is there a way to have an animation change depending on the frame, if it isn’t rotation-aware?

like say you have an object with 3 defined variants, each with their own frames; can you have an animation that changes depending on which variant is selected?

[eager matrix]

I think there’s a tutorial

https://youtu.be/j95rq1xkMME?si=O3Zdites6KzCShYt

[quiet rover]

the point is that it has variants but isn’t rotation-aware. i know how to do rotation-aware animations but i’m not sure if animations can change on frames without being rotation-based

[eager matrix]

What you want to do?

[quiet rover]

i’m not working on a particular project for this but just wondered if it was possible.

[eternal lake]

you'd use "frame": index

[civic kestrel]

I really wanted to update my racing car plugin to improve experience, by adding a starting lines where the cars stop at the moment then accelerates when green light pops. The starting functions are the same as the traffic lights. I tried to study outdated choggoba's codes for traffic lights but I could not understand it because of multiple json. I hope, somebody can help me

[white pike]

you can't likely do that tho

[low furnace]

Hi, this isn't a message from a plugin or anything like that, but I want to report what happened to me.

Hi, I'm from Mexico and if you don't understand me it's because I'm using Google Translate lol on my phone I have a lot of cities and I don't want to lose them so I wanted to create an account to be able to I have the same account on my tablet where I'm writing this message, I can't create an account, I don't know if it's a bug or not, I hope you help me or fix it. And guess what... I already exceeded the limit of attempts and I couldn't 😦
June 3, 2025

[eager matrix]

This channel is for plugins but if you want to save your cities or move them to another device just copy and paste the maps folder and regions folder to the new device simple as that

[low furnace]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU REALLY

[glad geode]

Does anyone know how to code hidden category for building?

I already try to make category with hidden:true, but doesn't work

also try $cat_hidden00, doesn't work too

[eager matrix]

“hidden”:true/false,
Is for hide plugins in the toolbar

[eternal lake]

why would you want a hidden category? that... defeats the whole point of putting drafts in a category

[glad geode]

like "dirt road" but its building

[eternal lake]

tool groups?

[quiet rover]

oh right i forgot about that thanks

[glad geode]

maybe? idk what its called

[eternal lake]

then you'd put the subcomponents into $cat_hidden00 and create a tool group draft with them

[glad geode]

I tried searching how to create a tool group draft, I still don't understand 🥲

"type":"tool group",
"category":"$cat_bus00"
"draft":[
{"id":"$building1"},
{"id":"$building2"},
{"id":"$building3"}] ```

[eternal lake]

that's not how any of it works

"type": "tool group", "drafts": [<add drafts here>]

it's not a very documented feature (unexpected)

[round fractal]

How to make a plugin

Do i just paint and add influence

[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

[round fractal]

https://tenor.com/view/spicy-seasoning-special-touch-signature-gif-15902626

[echo bridge]

ive put my .json in a folder and that folder in the plugins folder in theotown but its not showing up in my local plugins list

this is the json

can anyone help?

(its for a road decoration)

[eternal lake]

if you don't have a manifest it won't show up there

it will only show up in the road deco category@echo bridge

[quiet rover]

Is there a way to specify upgrades in compositions?

[steel verge]

no

[echo bridge]

oh ok thank you

[simple galleon]

I downloaded some plugins in forums that are zip files

How do i start using them

[void ravine]

I need massive help if someone would be so kind I'm trying to download something from the forum, and my actual game file won't show up, the file is downloaded shows up and everything but when I go to place the downloaded file into where the game file would be it shows nothing, How can I get the game file to show up in my android tab

I'm just trying to get the golden gate bridge

[simple galleon]

I use ZArchiver to access data files

[glad geode]

I think you need permission to access data in android files

[grand spruce]

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.

[grand spruce]

Just use the in game file manager

[teal dagger]

I can't put old plugins

Ptag plugins

[tulip rock]

Tags matching your query

1. Forum plugins
2. Hadestia's plugins

2 tags

[teal dagger]

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.

[dark dawn]

How to fix the category please

[quiet rover]

Name the category json file alphabetically before the other one, or just define the category in the Cascadia file at the beginning

It’s just that the Cascadia file loads first, before the Freightliner file has loaded (it goes in alphabetical order)

putting a number at the start of the filename works too

[dark dawn]

I actually separated category from the plugins

Now I'm trying categories into categories

I just download each categories plugin one by one by restarting game each time I download the next one

Now it can't put a category in another category being in a main category

[eternal lake]

didn't read the entire thing but are you still facing problems

[dark dawn]

I can't bypass the Alphabetic order by just downloading category one by one in the logic order

[eternal lake]

the only thing you have to worry about is making sure categories are loaded before they are used

[quasi owl]

I need help with this

Trying to make a map with a map from a video game, but I Don't know how to code

[cedar stone]

taht's not how to do it

don't use chatgpt for this stuff

[cedar stone]

Ptag Heightmaps

[tulip rock]

You want to make a region that resembles a real place? Use heightmaps!

1. Go to https://tangrams.github.io/heightmapper/ and find your wanted location.
2. Make sure that the colors are right. Black will become water and white will be hills.
3. Take a screenshot and change the name (example.jpg).
4. Put the image in your TheoTown folder, not in the subfolders.
5. Go to the region generator and and type in the image name (example.jpg).
6. Enjoy your new custom region!

[cedar stone]

in #seeds-n-maps you can see examples of maps and how they should be

[quasi owl]

Holy, the tangram heightmapper worked.

Thank you very much

[gusty aspen]

What's the best json coding app

[grim zodiac]

This by E Tech Blitz

No longer available on gplay

But can be downloaded by tru apk stores on Google search

[quiet rover]

what platform are you on?

[white pike]

I have a question (albeit not a serious one)
Who are the current plugin moderators as of today?

[steel verge]

https://forum.theotown.com/memberlist.php?mode=group&g=1537

[frank barn]

plz someone help me,even tho i draw the house image in 512x512 but the system always thought it was 1280x1280. What did i go wrong?

[white pike]

JA really showing out of the blue

[steel verge]

Your frame size is 1280x1280, it should usually be 32x16

I have layered the sample plugin frame on top of yours

[gusty aspen]

Android

[glad geode]

use template

https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?t=3207

[gusty aspen]

Can anyone help me on how to make the art style theotown like

[eternal lake]

see the game textures

[white pike]

the pinned messages in #plugin-discussion would like to introduce themselves

[maiden salmon]

is it looking good?

[quiet rover]

remove black outlines, add a difference between shadow (right) and highlight (left), follow the lines of the grid (straight lines go 2-across for every 1-up), and in general follow this guide: https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?t=25943

[zealous eagle]

Could anyone show me how to write code to decorate roads?

[eternal lake]

see the road deco tutorial

[zealous eagle]

I watched the one by Lobby, but it’s quite complicated for me😢

[eternal lake]

and what part do you not understand

[zealous eagle]

What is this error?

{
"id": "Vienna Central Station",
"type": "road decoration",
"title": "Vienna Central Station",
"text": "Vienna Central Station",
"category": "Austria Vienna",
"author": "H.nle",
"price": 6000,
{"id":"Vienna Central Station0",
"type":"animation",
"frames":[{"bmp":"frames.png","x":0,"w":192,"handle y":40}]},

{"id":"Vienna Central Station2",
"type":"animation",
"frames":[{"bmp":"frames.png","x":192,"w":192,"handle y":40}]},

{"id":"Vienna Central Station1",
"type":"animation",
"frames":[{"bmp":"frames.png","x":384,"w":192,"handle y":40}]},

{"id":"Vienna Central Station3",
"type":"animation",
"frames":[{"bmp":"frames.png","x":576,"w":192,"handle y":40}]}

"animation":[

{"id":"Vienna Central Station0"},
{"id":"Vienna Central Station2"}
],
"animation fg":[
{"id":"Vienna Central Station1"},
{"id":"Vienna Central Station3"}
]
"frame animation indices":[
[0,1],[0,1],[1],[1],
[0],[0],[],[],
[0,1],[0,1],[1],[1],
[0],[0],[],[]
],
"frame animation fg indices":[
[0,1],[0],[0,1],[0],
[0,1],[0],[0,1],[0],
[1],[],[1],[],
[1],[],[1],[]
]

[glad geode]

what kind of category is thats?

[quiet rover]

what’s happening here? it looks like you didn’t close the object with a } before starting a new one

[eternal lake]

yeah your brackets are really broken here

[zealous eagle]

It no longer has an error, but after I entered theotown my plugin turned into a road:v

did I make a mistake at any step?

[glad geode]

how?

[dark dawn]

It's not a road

It's the preview of your road deco

However because of handle y or y it shifted the road deco far from the position you wanted

[zealous eagle]

So what should I do now?

[dark dawn]

I have no idea which y handle to use. If my frames appear, but offset, I count the vertical offset and that lets me find the y handle to use

[zealous eagle]

I think it disappeared

[zealous eagle]

I've adjusted it many times, but it's still no different from the beginning

{
"id": "Vienna Central Station",
"type": "road decoration",
"title": "Vienna Central Station",
"text": "Vienna Central Station",
"category": "Austria Vienna",
"author": "H.nle",
"price": 6000,
"animation":[
{"id":"Vienna Central Station0"},
{"id":"Vienna Central Station2"}
],
"animation fg":[
{"id":"Vienna Central Station1"},
{"id":"Vienna Central Station3"}
]
"frame animation indices":[
[0,1],[0,1],[1],[1],
[0],[0],[],[],
[0,1],[0,1],[1],[1],
[0],[0],[],[]
],
"frame animation fg indices":[
[0,1],[0],[0,1],[0],
[0,1],[0],[0,1],[0],
[1],[],[1],[],
[1],[],[1],[]
]
{"id":"Vienna Central Station0",
"type":"animation",
"frames":[{"bmp":"Vienna Central Station0.png","x":0,"w":192,"h":219,"handle y":219}]},

{"id":"Vienna Central Station2",
"type":"animation",
"frames":[{"bmp":"Vienna Central Station2.png","x":192,"w":192,"h":219,"handle y":219}]},

{"id":"Vienna Central Station1",
"type":"animation",
"frames":[{"bmp":"Vienna Central Station1.png","x":384,"w":192,"h":219,"handle y":219}]},

{"id":"Vienna Central Station3",
"type":"animation",
"frames":[{"bmp":"Vienna Central Station3.png","x":576,"w":192,"h":219,"handle y":219}]}

[eternal lake]

what on earth is this

first of all, fix your brackets

second of all, animations have to be loaded first

[zealous eagle]

I don't know why so many plugins from other people are showing up

[eternal lake]

then your coordinates and dimensions are wrong

I can't help without json and frames

[glad geode]

are you copying that's attributes from someone?

[zealous eagle]

I followed what lobby did

[eternal lake]

if you did it would've worked lol

once again

send the json and frames

[eternal lake]

jesus christ trim your images

as I said your dimensions don't match

your images aren't of 192 width

[lament hinge]

Someone can steal your plugin

[eternal lake]

I can assure you there's nothing worthwhile to steal

[floral mulch]

Guys, what plug in should I use, for services like, police, firefighter,military,education ??????

[eternal lake]

see the services tab in the plugin store

[floral mulch]

Oh thank you so much

And also, how do I get fireworks?

[eternal lake]

if you're on mobile then in the additional content tab

[floral mulch]

Ohhh thank you very much

I'll ask questions from you from now on hehe

[eternal lake]

please use #town-square for thta

[floral mulch]

Ohh ok

[floral mulch]

But wait

[floral mulch]

I can't see the additional content tab

[eternal lake]

it should be somewhere in the menu

I can't screenshot because that doesn't exist on windows

[floral mulch]

Ohh ok

[zealous eagle]

I have trimmed the images

[eternal lake]

congratulations, is the problem fixed now

[zealous eagle]

🤧

[eternal lake]

then you did not fix it

[glad geode]

why don't you make something simple first

like making the road decorations first, if you succeed then you can move to the animation

[eternal lake]

road decorations are animations

[glad geode]

isn't road decoration a type?

[eternal lake]

yeah but you can't have a road decoration without an animation

my previous message was a mental shortcut

I didn't mean that it's an animation draft

[slate dust]

Guys how I can make animation for my plugin

[steel verge]

https://pca.svetikas.lt/docs/guides/animations/

[zealous eagle]

How to make all plugins align in a straight line

[quiet rover]

if i understand you correctly then you need to have rotation frames and define them with frame animation indices. a snippet from the road deco tutorial:

[zealous eagle]

Only this way can make the plugin work normally again

[slate dust]

Thx but it's about animation that is moving, I meant just changing sprites of building

[eternal lake]

"how do I do x" "here's the tutorial for x" "ok but I actually don't want x, I want y"

you'd use either "override" or "inherit"

see the advanced tags forum post

[quiet rover]

you can define several images as frames and they will appear as variants of the building

if that’s what you mean

[civic cargo]

Guys help why don’t my night frames work ?

The json is right I checked it like 10 times

[eternal lake]

-0 😭

[civic cargo]

Oh

But it was -25 at first

[eternal lake]

also, of course it doesn't work, it has random brackets in the middle

[civic cargo]

Can you point

Pls

🙏🏼

[eternal lake]

lines 37 and 38

[civic cargo]

Than ks

Damn

Still doesn’t work

[eternal lake]

can't help without your json

[civic cargo]

Here is it

I just deleted these brackets, that all

@eternal lake 🙏🏼

[eternal lake]

in what way does it not work

besides, there's a comma missing

go scouting for it

(or just use any json validation software)

[civic cargo]

Ok thx

[slate dust]

I meant like animation, sprites that are automatically changing with a certain interval

[warm kiln]

Hey, dumb question I know, but I'm trying to make a waterfall, but everytime I place a water tile near the slope it isn't placing

[grand spruce]

That is a game limitation

[slate dust]

You can use water decal or other like that instead of water

[compact yarrow]

can anyone point me in the direction of how to fix the diagonal frames on this portion of my bridge attempt?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1215354048031625257/1383227290124685414/Screenshot_20250613_182948_TheoTown.jpg?ex=684e064d&is=684cb4cd&hm=40d787af4e7e60305ea2a70b310ab23cad9ad4428a82fc384a2fd3a00c4a636a&

i cant find any tutorials on diagonal bridge frames

do i need to adjust the frames for that section in the .png or adjust the json?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1215354048031625257/1383242180541546597/Screenshot_20250613_192606_Pixel_Studio.jpg?ex=684e142b&is=684cc2ab&hm=bfe839bf9f53871b4d7ff9ab3f0444ba5fa3dbc90f8f0017574a0c807e0bdd5c&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1215354048031625257/1383242180818108426/Screenshot_20250613_192931_QuickEdit.jpg?ex=684e142b&is=684cc2ab&hm=8da3b69605dabd8beb9ce7fb95cecb868b68d9ca55e3e0b02d8a73c8f8bacc3d&

[echo bridge]

what app is this?

[civic cargo]

NMM File Manager

[civic cargo]

Should every plugin have their own manifest?

Or is it okay without it ?

@eternal lake ?

[eternal lake]

why would you ping me

[civic cargo]

Idk

[eternal lake]

manifest files are necessary for online mode play and the plugin store

[civic cargo]

Alright

[steel verge]

It's planned to make them mandatory moving forward

[low shoal]

Yeah thats why I had to make some fake water blender tiles

[echo bridge]

can anyone help? i had this working yesterday but today its floating ≈ 8 pixels above where it was

i dont recall changing any json but just in case i have

• replaced the image
• changed the x, w, and especially the y
• gone through all parts of the array

this is what it looks like now

this is the .png

this is the code

[eternal lake]

you need to adjust your handle y

[echo bridge]

what to?

ive tried 4,8,16,20,32,64,36

also 24

[echo bridge]

they either break the image or all just show up floating

[dark dawn]

I'm thinking the game should consider Handle y 0 as the correct position but that breaks all current route decoration plugins. Anyway I think you're supposed to set Handle y 0 and then count the gap manually

[dark dawn]

By the way is it supposed to always be handle y 8 for this kind of frame?

[echo bridge]

both 0 and 12 (number of pixels the deco is below where it should be) result in this

[echo bridge]

i dont know, but ill try 8 again

now it does this (still needs to be 4 pixels higher

i found it! for some reason it needed a y of 14

[eternal lake]

"some reason" that's how your image looks like

theotown doesn't magically know how to position your images

[echo bridge]

yes but

i just didnt know how it gets that

[dark dawn]

Isn't there a way to know in advance? It just seems random every time

[eternal lake]

you count the pixels

[dark dawn]

ok but why would it change if the frames are placed the same

[eternal lake]

what?

[dark dawn]

For the road deco sample from forum, that was 8

[low shoal]

What do you mean the same

Its not that hard to count pixels

[dark dawn]

My question is not related to that. I'm just wondering why the frame shift is changing

[low shoal]

What do you mean changing

Positive x values shift to the right. Negative y values shift it up

[dark dawn]

Not that

The handle y shift

[civic cargo]

Guys, how to make a train plugin ?

Someone has a json file example

?

[civic cargo]

Because bmp is the name of your png file

You need to know what the name of your png file, than write it in there and add ( .png)

[low shoal]

Thats incorrect

[civic cargo]

Why

[low shoal]

Your reasoning is okay but your logic is wrong

[NULL] frame is valid

And iirc casing here needs to be caps and it has to be in the square bracket

[NULL], [NULL]

Or you can use a "copies": 3 attribute instead of doing NULL multiple times

A NULL frame is basically an empty frame which you can attach animations etc to. You dont need an image

[civic cargo]

Bunny

Btw, Do you have a train json example for me

Pls 🙏🏼

[low shoal]

I dont do trains but should be on the forum

[civic cargo]

I haven’t found it

There are only for cars and plains

[low shoal]

Trains should be somewhere

If it doesn't help just open the game json dump file

[civic cargo]

Ok thanks 👍🏽

[dark dawn]

isn't there a thing to find every tutorial in the forum

[civic cargo]

Yeah there is

But I can’t find the train tutorial there

[compact yarrow]

sooooo.......nobody knows how to do diagonal bridge frames?

[steel verge]

Diagonal bridges are not officially supported

That's about it

[dark dawn]

Make the corners of the bridge diagonal

[compact yarrow]

👍

[quiet rover]

i think i might know what the problem may be (though admittedly i have never made a diagonal bridge so you’ll have to try it out and see)

so with this diagonal bridge plugin you can see that the inner part of each ‘corner’ is short, whereas the outer part is long, and this alternates in a pattern on a diagonal bridge. i think one of the problems with your bridge is that your frame for the inner part is all long, which is fine when it blends in with the rest of the diagonal bits but it sticks out when it transition into a straight part.

still doesn’t explain why the railings of the straight pieces adjacent to a diagonal one seem to be nonexistent, but i hope this helps somewhat

[eternal lake]

why would you need "short" pieces when "long" pieces already cover an entire tile?

[quiet rover]

because when a long piece connects to a straight piece where it is supposed to be short, it may protrude out like in jebus’s example

(but again, just a hypothesis, i haven’t done this myself)

[eternal lake]

I have no idea what are you talking about

the "long" side of a diagonal tile covers all 32 pixels

so there's absolutely no reason to have any other barrier variants other than the "long" one

[dark dawn]

These are just the corner pieces, idk why so much text

[quiet rover]

yup i see now, i think you’re right, so i think one of the problems with jebus’s corner pieces might be that they define a railing on the other side at all, making the protrusion

[eternal lake]

might be the case

[civic cargo]

Is it possible to make a plugin cost 0 diamonds ?

[eternal lake]

no

[slate dust]

Only if it'll be local

[sick sphinx]

or posting it on the forum for people to download

[quiet rover]

if it costs 30 diamonds,
yes, by watching an ad

[warm kiln]

This is true but not for all of them

[quiet rover]

that’s why i qualified it by saying ‘if it costs 30 diamonds’

[warm kiln]

Ah

[floral mulch]

Anyone know how to assemble the white house pack????

[quiet rover]

from the plugin showcase thumbnail

[wooden wharf]

Umm can i ask how to code decal overlays?

[floral mulch]

Thank you so much

[marble scroll]

You mean like those in polydiv decals plugin?

[compact yarrow]

i tried this
only thing i could get to work is to put the bridge barriers on the road frames with the piles all together

thats too much work

u have to make each slope frame as well

it seems like the just the diagonal frames of that part of the bridge are inverse anyway

and i dont know how to change it

[glad geode]

does anyone know how to make the animation stop at the beginning?

I tryin use "on click fun" animation control

[grim zodiac]

"Loop": False ?

[glad geode]

doesn't work 😦

[grim zodiac]

That's why it's a question cus im trying to confirm

[wooden wharf]

Yes

[grim zodiac]

I renamed the json file and then this showed up

[quiet rover]

that means there is an object where you haven’t defined a type (e.g. "type":"decoration",), i’ve gotten this before

[grim zodiac]

But it's already written inside. That is why I'm so confused cus all i did was rename the file.

I have to clear it up using Grok

[eternal lake]

can't help without your json

[grim zodiac]

Still the animation won't work

I renamed it back cus idk why i got the error

[eternal lake]

you have 4 attached animations yet only use indices 0, 1

[grim zodiac]

Oooooh

[eternal lake]

also, road decorations are inherently rotation aware

[grim zodiac]

I thought it would be necessary

[eternal lake]

road decorations depend solely on the underlying roads

[grim zodiac]

Anyway, it is closer to finishing, 1 out of idk how many, regardless thanks 👍

[eternal lake]

you're welcome

[civic cargo]

Help why are my night frames working during the day ?😭🙏🏼

[eternal lake]

"light switching": true

[civic cargo]

Oh thanks

I totally forgot about that

[eternal lake]

for what reason?

[civic cargo]

Like for helping me with night frames

[eternal lake]

I don't care to be honest lol

do whatever you wish

[civic cargo]

Ok

[solemn tartan]

I guess someone forgot to turn off the lights. 😄

[indigo salmon]

Does anyone have a plugin to make money fast?

[brazen garnet]

yes

name: sandbox

[indigo salmon]

Please let me go😭

[grim zodiac]

So you want cheats but in a plugin form?

[indigo salmon]

Whatever my friend as long as you make a lot of money

[grim zodiac]

Too bad
The only thing you can do is to teach him not to be bad at TT

[indigo salmon]

What

[vague scarab]

Just get good,it wasn't that hard.

[indigo salmon]

Hey why don't you cough?

No no

Lua I made it not work

[eternal lake]

..what

[indigo salmon]

Lua it's not working anyone know what's wrong 😭

[eternal lake]

did you bother looking at the lua documentation or did you just copy whatever chatgpt spewed out

[indigo salmon]

I asked chatGPT because I didn't know where to look 😭

[eternal lake]

your lua won't work for adding money

so don't even bother because you aren't allowed to use such functions

[indigo salmon]

So is there any way to make money?

[eternal lake]

no

[indigo salmon]

😭😭😭

[eternal lake]

play the game like a normal person or use sandbox mode

[glad geode]

There already a bunch plugin that can make income in the store

[indigo salmon]

What is that...

[eternal lake]

don't expect any cheat buildings that you can just spam everywhere

there's just a bunch of stuff that provides a bit of income

[glad geode]

just search "income" on plugin store

[indigo salmon]

I just saw it on Facebook why can this person earn 115b so fast 😭

[eternal lake]

who cares? just use sandbox mode if you don't want to worry about money?

[grand spruce]

Just use sandbox...

[eternal lake]

literally what's with those people

[grand spruce]

Any plugin that grants the user insane amounts of money would disable achievements anyway

So there's no real benefit to whatever your trying

[indigo salmon]

I think so but where is the sandbox mode?

[eternal lake]

in the city generation menu

[grand spruce]

Or in your cities info menu

[eternal lake]

or in the city info panel, once you've generated a city

yeah

[grand spruce]

There should be a little wizard

[indigo salmon]

Oh thanks

[indigo salmon]

Do you guys have any way to know the code to make plugin?

[eternal lake]

"the code"??

it looks like you already had a pretty okayish json

[dark dawn]

If it's a simple commercial building code it with PCA as a commercial plugin. You already know the attributes to use such as Draw ground.

[indigo salmon]

I don't know I just asked gpt chat and it doesn't work quite a bit

[dark dawn]

use PCA to get simple codes (buildings, decoration, tree etc) and for more complicated codes (road, road decoration, ground etc) search on the forum

chatgpt can't really generate code or imagine attributes. It's just useful for copy-pasting code by changing plugin id for example.

[indigo salmon]

Sigma

[indigo salmon]

Aloo

Json như này là đúng không

[eternal lake]

use english

[indigo salmon]

Is this json correct i just wrote

[eternal lake]

there's no such thing as "income"

the values will most likely get capped automatically so it's not ridiculously overpowered

anyway if all you're looking to do is cheat then I'm not going to help you, you're on your own

[indigo salmon]

Huh

[eternal lake]

fym "huh" what part of my message is unclear

[indigo salmon]

So which line should I fix to make it reasonable?

[eternal lake]

and what is "reasonable" in your dictionary?

[indigo salmon]

As long as it runs well

[eternal lake]

you should be fine as it is other than the single non existing attribute which I have already mentioned

[indigo salmon]

What does it mean?

Go to sheep?

[eternal lake]

????

refer to my previous messages, I've already told you everything

[indigo salmon]

Even though I don't understand what you're saying, I'll keep asking 🤡

[rigid forge]

stop :))