i waited 15 min now
#plugin-support
bright harness
Just wait , sometimes happens to me and i keep doing something after an 45 mins must be fine again
hot maple
ok
vivid totem
?
eternal lake
wdym overlapping?
vivid totem
The light animation is on top of the winter frames
eternal lake
yeah, that's how animations work, they are placed over frames
copper herald
@uneven marlin I am having trouble getting the trains to spawn in. I have followed the guide but have had no luck getting any spawns at all.
copper herald
<@!300962060555124736> I am having trouble getting the trains to spawn in. I hav...
I think the spawn frequency may be a bit low.
It’s lower than the in-game trains.
cedar stone
Place 2 stations that spawn trains, separarted by each other and connect them with rail
uneven marlin
<@!300962060555124736> I am having trouble getting the trains to spawn in. I hav...
To get trains to spawn you first need to build a spawner and select the wanted train using updates and then add an "arrival station" since it’s those stations that the train goes to, which makes them spawn.
steel verge
@earnest pendant can you add ability for pipes under roads plugin to also build underground cables?
earnest pendant
Is anyone there?
eternal lake
yes, why?
earnest pendant
Kulcha teacher!
eternal lake
...what?
earnest pendant
I want to ask you!
eternal lake
then go ahead?
earnest pendant
It's a virtual variable
earnest pendant
The command to keep demand high is "demand_XY", but I don't know how to set it.
eternal lake
(are you dc5 by any chance?)
demand_XY is an "integer, only readable"
try demand_XY_offset
earnest pendant
I saw this commentary, but I don't understand.
eternal lake
I would recommend lua but it's completely different from json
have you ever made a plugin?
earnest pendant
I've never built a plugin from scratch. I have made it with a plug-in maker.
eternal lake
then I recommend creating a plugin first and then moving on to more advanced things like fun attribute
earnest pendant
Isn't the previous text valid?
eternal lake
first, it's a .txt file
second, it's just a function that's not attached to anything, so it won't work by itself
third, you didn't specify any parameters
earnest pendant
I wish I had a sample ...
eternal lake
depends what you're trying to achieve
earnest pendant
I want to make a plugin that raises demand to a high level ... I don't know what to do first.
uneven marlin
simply because no trains that fit those categories got added yet ^^
hot maple
how do i download plugins on pc
terse void
The plugin store also exists on pc
But if you want it's way easier to get forum plugins on pc
hot maple
i see there are plugins but i can't download it
and my game plugins store is broken
and i can only download from attacment?
terse void
Picture?
terse void
No
The in game plugin store is where you get them
For forum plugins you're on the wrong section of the forum
hot maple
oh then can you sent me the link
hot maple
ok thanks
earnest pendant
Hello!
molten sand
I would like to add animations for diagonal car frames, but how?
Here's how to add animations for the first 4 old frames
"animation":[
{"id":"$headlightsJeep","pos":[X,Y,0,0,0,0,0,0],"frames":[0]},
...
]
flat sonnet
@odd jackal
Same in car
sonic cypress
For the European/ American houses the decals float when on snowy area
scenic marlin
This plug-in doesn't spaw any Van ;-;
earnest pendant
Is anyone there?
trail furnace
Uhhh.. did anyone ping me here?
earnest pendant
Can you listen to my question?
trail furnace
Sorry mate i cant, im busy
earnest pendant
How can I build something and something at the same time?
analog wedge
Wdym
You mean, how to do two things at the same time?
If that's so, then
I don't think you can do that
@earnest pendant
earnest pendant
Is that so.
earnest pendant
I want to make a road with a water pipe, is it possible?
bright rain
@steel verge Could you send me the big angry pickle?
wicked frigate
I want to make a road with a water pipe, is it possible?
There is a plugin for that
bright rain
A bit too angry for my taste
earnest pendant
Thank you for teaching.
earnest pendant
I will install the plug-in immediately.
vivid totem
Is it possible to add icons?
vivid totem
no I mean icons for the sidebar buttons
hexed coral
In which directory should i put addons on Steam version, and in which format?
vale minnow
game file paths
▫️ Windows: C:\Users(insert username)\TheoTown
▫️ Linux: /home/$USER/TheoTown/
▫️ MacOS: maybe same as Linux, Apple be special
hexed coral
(may be a stupid question, but just in case) if I have installed the game on D:, I should search there or some part of game is put in C?
And should I make plugins folder inside TheoTown folder, and then put plugins there?
vale minnow
look in C: then if its not there look in D: @hexed coral
terse void
theotown folder can be found in your user folder
itll essentially always be in c:
zip plugins should be put in TheoTown/plugins
in game plugin store plugins will be in managed plugins
hexed coral
Okay, thanks
fiery olive
@chilly zinc yo did you create the stream terrain plugin? the stream terrain on hillsides decided to turn itself into the void
terse void
Probably got to do with the new draw water tag
fiery olive
the issue has started to be reported at march 16th, so it's a pretty old issue
molten sand
It's a prank! Actually, it was oil stream
terse void
usa would like to know your location
elder crypt
I want the twin towers for my city some people help me?
flat sonnet
How to do animation in fence?
hybrid depot
Hi everyone I want to ask ... How do you make the foundation of the building can be built like this?
hollow flax
"draw ground" : false, "frames": [{"bmp":"x.png", handle y": y}]
hollow flax
How to do animation in fence?
update your TT to 1982 
rocky geode
What is the change log for custom water? Pls Ping me when you reply
hybrid depot
```"draw ground" : false, "frames": [{"bmp":"x.png", handle y": y}]```
Thank you
hybrid depot
```"draw ground" : false, "frames": [{"bmp":"x.png", handle y": y}]```
does not work
hybrid depot
update your TT to 1982 <:bear_yes:366015429484740625>
Unfortunately I haven't got that update yet :(
hollow flax
the Y in handle y is number.
uneven marlin
How can i add night animations to a road decoration ? does anyone got a tutorial / sample ?
hollow flax
"animation": [
{"id":"roaddeco"}, // will be layer 1
{"id":"light"}, // will be layer 2 and overlap layer 1
],
"frames animation indices": [
[roaddeco,light], [0,1], ....
]```The indices will make you confuse, but it's logically easy
fiery olive
@flat sonnet that evergiven plugin of yours seems to be broken, please fix
flat sonnet
Awwts what version
hybrid depot
That's bad news
vivid totem
Why does this code not work? In theory it should remove all pipes but it doesn’t. (Ignore the rest that stuff works)
steel verge
Are you sure builder library is available at that point?
hollow flax
use Debug.toast to know where's the problem.
do
Builder.remove(a,i)
Debug.toast('Phase 1')
Builder.buildZone(nil,a,i)
Debug.toast('Phase 2')
Builder.removePipe(a,i)
Debug.toast('Phase 3')
end```
if no toast, there's a problem.I tried that I know the problem is coming from the remove pipe line without it everything works
vivid totem
hmm
hollow flax
no problemo
vivid totem
Could you send your code?
hollow flax
Why does this code not work? In theory it should remove all pipes but it doesn’t...
i tried your code.
steel verge
iOS doesn't have that feature yet
vivid totem
Oh ok
odd sphinx
how i can create plugins
vivid totem
no problemo
How did you do the white button btw
earnest pendant
how does the "pedestrian zone" plugin work? I placed the zones and no pedestrians appeared
cedar stone
You place the benches where the 0eople span and place the pedestrian road
earnest pendant
I used Builder.isZoneBuildable(draft, x, y) and it didn't work
terse void
The luadocs have no mention of that function
Are you sure it exists?
Have you tried doinglua Debug.toast(Builder.isZoneBuildable)
hollow flax
exists... on future updates. maybe. 
terse void
Why not just make the function yourself
Checking whether a zone can be built on a tile isn't too hard
You only have to check if the tile is valid and if there's no other zone already present
And maybe check for roads too
earnest pendant
ja
graceful lotus
Ask your plugin Auto Street Lamp by lobby
vivid totem
How to do these blue arrows?
eternal lake
add multiple frame objects
vivid totem
Oh ok
vale minnow
That's how flag set isn't coded per one frame
eternal lake
"width": value
uneven marlin
@eternal lake Can i request help for something ?
eternal lake
sure, what is it?
uneven marlin
I want to make a road decoration, that when clicked on it, slows or stop a vehicle
while showing up different texture & having a different light animation
eternal lake
pretty sure you can use lua or fun for that
uneven marlin
Yeah i know, i tried to do so but i failed
eternal lake
you can define 2 buildings for those states
and use on click fun to remove the clicked building and replace it with different state
uneven marlin
I'll try that way then
vivid totem
add multiple frame objects
How do I do it like this?
eternal lake
yes
uneven marlin
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1Night",
"type": "animation",
"light": true,
"light switching": true,
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1Night.png",
"count": 4,
"h": 26,
"w": 32
}
],
"rotation aware": true
},
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1_1",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1.png",
"x": 0,
"w": 32,
"handle y": 18
}
]
},
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1_2",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1.png",
"x": 32,
"w": 32,
"handle y": 18
}
]
},
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1_3",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1.png",
"x": 64,
"w": 32,
"handle y": 18
}
]
},
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1_4",
"type": "animation",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1.png",
"x": 92,
"w": 32,
"handle y": 18
}
]
},
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1",
"type": "road decoration",
"title": "French Semaphore signaling 1",
"text": "Semaphore signaling from France that greatly slow trains to simulate them stopping",
"price": 100,
"speed": 0.1,
"frame animation indices": [
[
0,
1
],
[
0,
1
],
[
1
],
[
1
],
[
0
],
[
0
],
[],
[],
[
0,
1
],
[
0,
1
],
[
1
],
[
1
],
[
0
],
[
0
],
[],
[]
],``` [
0,
1
],
[
0
],
[
0,
1
],
[
0
],
[
0,
1
],
[
0
],
[
0,
1
],
[
0
],
[
1
],
[],
[
1
],
[],
[
1
],
[],
[
1
],
[]
],
"animation": [
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1_1"
},
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1_3"
}
],
"animation fg": [
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1_2"
},
{
"id": "$Themax_TrExp_FrenchSemaphore1_4"
}
],
"required flag normal":true,
"required flag train":true,
"required flag tram":true,
"required flag user0":true,
"required flag maglev": true,
"required flag monorail": true,
"required flag high speed": true,
"required flag subway": true,
"line tool":true,
"monthly price": 0,
"category": "$cat_Themax_Train_Expansion_0_RoadDecoFrenchSignaling",
"ordinal": "0",
"super conductive": true,
"influence passenger train": "5"
}
]```
Alright so I would need help now
I want to add light animations to my semaphore signal
But I have no idea how I can add the night animation to each individual rotation / side / whatever it is
eternal lake
the same way as for other buildings, you can use "frame":value in your animation objects to define in which frames should animations light up
uneven marlin
how would it look in the json ?
uneven marlin
uh
ok i'll try
Well i failed.
I sent a dm to lobby on the forum regarding a problem i encountered
eternal lake
what is it exactly?
uneven marlin
It just doesnt show up or the animation is all weird
I am still experimenting a bit in case i find a solution
But i hardly have any experience with animations other than basic road animation & night animations
eternal lake
send it in my dms so I can take a look
uneven marlin
I will send one on the forum then
eternal lake
sure
hollow flax
first, seperate the light animations. you only need 2 animations for it. save the plugin texture if it only blank frame.
second, place the light animation in each indices same as you want to place it.
then you need to do like this :
"animation": [
{"id":"roaddeco"}, // will be layer 1
{"id":"light"}, // will be layer 2 and overlap layer 1
],
"frames animation indices": [
[roaddeco,light], [0,1], ....
]```god I hate indices
molten sand
Hello, ian, I would like to use your lua codes as an experiment for car detections on crossroads. Do you have full zip for that?
hollow flax
here you go
uneven marlin
Is there a way to "hide" a building from the toolbar ?
Because i would like to add a "on-click" fun that delete a road decoration to replace it by another in a different rotation
edit : i dont need help anymore, i found how to do it
terse void
If you don't specify a category it shouldn't show up
uneven marlin
Well actually
i just use the "hidden" attribute
and i use on-click fun
I thought that part was hard but it was fairly easy
Now that means i might be able to add a preview frame of a semaphore
idk yet
lapis finch
How do I add a category for my plugin ?
lapis finch
Thank you
vivid totem
No problem
odd jackal
Bug help
terse void
you have a syntax error in your json
it should probably be ```json
"frames":[{"bmp":"KORAIL Series 1000 EMU Initial form2.png","count":4,"h":16,"w":84}],
I know this might be dumb, but i am trying to figure out car making. I made testing addon with car image and code from forum ("w":20, "h":20) I used v2:true, but they still display incorrectly. I tried adjusting w or h parameters but it didn't change. Should i somehow change them or image again?
cars are cropped and i think they are facing wrong side
I tried cropping edges, they look slightly better but with switched frames and some of them are still cropped
hexed coral
oh ok
hexed coral
they hover and one of frames is just 2 pixels
I tried several other variants and sprites with/without cropping... can someone give me correct parameters and sprite or sample car addon?
I tried this and h 20 w 20
(didn't work)
vivid totem
any way to remove tunnels with lua?
hexed coral
Is there a way to make automatic building unlockable after certain level?
Like, citizens can't build it until you reach certain level
hexed coral
Will it work if I just put level variable in code?
vivid totem
You mean like after reaching a level the building can be built? That would be possible
hexed coral
Yeah
Like, until certain level citizens/players can't build it. But after a certain level, it becomes buildable and people can upgrade their houses to it
vivid totem
"requirement":{
"requirements":[
{
"type":"RANK",
"data":{
"id":"$rnk_village_medium"
}
}
]
}
You would do it like this but change the rank to what you want.
vivid totem
it should probably be ```json
"frames":[{"bmp":"KORAIL Series 1000 EMU Initial f...
Btw how do I highlight code in the channels like for example here.
vivid totem
No problem
hexed coral
Where do I get rank codes like this?
Is it just in game ones with spaces replaced by _?
vivid totem
I think it’s just the Name of the Rank
hexed coral
Okay, thanks
vivid totem
Okay, thanks
Never mind I just checked I don’t think that’s it.
What rank do you want your building at?
terse void
There's a forum article discussing it
You'll probably find it on the getting started page
hexed coral
What rank do you want your building at?
Idk, probably some real late game
Don't want to spoil my idea and progress for now
There probably should be a table somewhere on forum
terse void
There's an article on the forum detailing how to add requirements to your drafts
vivid totem
There's an article on the forum detailing how to add requirements to your drafts
Yes you should search there
nocturne acorn
Hi
flat sonnet
How Can i change flag of bus stop?
rocky geode
How to use
function script:disable()
Does this will run a test first and if false the function will disable?
I need to disable my function script:daily() if an example building doesn't exist.
hollow flax
function script:daily()
if City.countBuildings(exampleBuilding) > 0 then
-- do something
end
end```These will always execute on debug that will cause lag
Any alternative to reduce massive callings on active lua?
hollow flax
try to use script:nextDay()
rocky geode
but i also need x,y parameters that nextDay doest have
hollow flax
use City.getBuilding()
if you use daily, the script is must be attached to the building or road.
hollow flax
but, i still suggest to use nextDay() and check the building coordinates with getBuilding. You can use a table if values for each building is different.
rocky geode
My code:
chEnemy(x,y) -- will check if given building id is on that tile,
diagonalFrame0-3(x,y) --remove that building at given position.
function script:daily(x,y,level)
Runtime.postpone(function()
if theresEnemy() then
local frame = Tile.getBuildingFrame(x,y)
for i = 4,20 do
if chEnemy(x + i * -1,y + i * -1) and frame == 3 then
diagonalFrame0(x,y)
end
if chEnemy(x + i,y + i * -1) and frame == 0 then
diagonalFrame1(x,y)
end
if chEnemy(x + i,y + i) and frame == 1 then
diagonalFrame2(x,y)
end
if chEnemy(x + i * -1,y + i) and frame == 2 then
diagonalFrame3(x,y)
end
end
end)
end
Why is it postponed
hollow flax
place the if theresEnemy() condition before the Runtime.postpone.
hexed coral
I have a civilian building (And same problem goes to industrial), and car spawner in it's script, However, it still spawns vanilla vehicles. Is there any way to prevent others from spawning and leave only scripted ones?
steel verge
rci cars: 0
cedar stone
A person is 3 pixels high in TT, so if that's the scale you want, then it's ok
earnest pendant
Hm
hexed coral
I recommend you making walls at least 1 pixel taller
hexed coral
I may be wrong, but i think this channel is more for bugs and code issues
and #plugin-discussion for drawing progress
earnest pendant
Aight
trail furnace
@earnest pendant
The shadows*
trail furnace
Try to make the right side darker
earnest pendant
Alright
hexed coral
This is ok for theotown
but if you want to show it comfortably, you can save bigger version
most of apps have upscaling option
hexed coral
?
eternal lake
more contrast would be nice
earnest pendant
Please explain
eternal lake
especially on the roof, it doesn't look quite good
eternal lake
the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
maybe not the best explanation in the terms of graphic design
bright harness
looking cool
uneven marlin
Happens as soon as i load the game with my olive tree plugin
And it only happens with that plugin on
and of course i dont understand a thing about what it says
So if anyone speak Crash Log, that would help
terse void
Looks like something to do with the height of your preview frame
uneven marlin
[
{
"author": "Themax",
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "Themax_Olivetree1_Summer_01Medium_1.png"
}
],
"frames per tree": 1,
"frames winter": [
{
"bmp": "Themax_Olivetree1_Winter_01Medium_1.png"
}
],
"id": "$Themax_Olivetree_1",
"preview frames": [
{
"bmp": "Themax_OliveTree1_Icon.png"
}
],
"influence nature": 1,
"influence noise": -1,
"influence pollution": -1,
"influence radioactive": -1,
"auto build":true,
"text":
"Olea europea, known as the olive tree is a tree commonly found around the mediterranean and mainly harvested for its fruit .",
"title": "Olive Tree",
"type": "tree"
}
]
this is my code
but it's weird, ngl, since all of my trees got the same json just with different names
terse void
Yeah that seems to check out
steel verge
f = draft.previewFrames[frame - (draft.previewFrames.length > variants ? 0 : 1)];
uneven marlin
what does it means ?
steel verge
int variants = draft.frames.length / draft.framesPerTree;
steel verge
draft.previewFrames[frame - (1 > 1 ? 0 : 1)];
uneven marlin
So what do i need to change
steel verge
0-1 = -1 invalid
Can't tell it from looking at it on the surface
Try removing variants per tree
frames per tree*
uneven marlin
I haven’t tested yet
hexed coral
Is there a way to quickly add upgrades as requirement for other buildings?
So they'll need building upgrade, not just building
(So I can make DSA style researches)
Or I need some variable stuff?
Is there a content.DSA file?
hybrid depot
you have to add the code "auto build":false, So that the trees don't keep appearing if we want to make a new map
uneven marlin
I know about that
But i want a way to prevent the crashes
cause it has never happened to me before
hexed coral
how do i add night frames to buildings with several variations?
hexed coral
Is this even possible? Or I have to split them into different buildings?
hexed coral
Can you show me an example? (Please)
steel verge
{animation object properties..., "frame":0} for first building variation
{animation object properties..., "frame":1} for second building variation
and etc
hexed coral
{
"frames":[
{"bmp":(texture)}
],
"id":(Id),
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"type":"animation"
},
{
"animation":[{"id":(Id),"x":0,"y":(y)}],
(building properties)
"light":true,
"light switching":true
(building properties)
}
]```
Btw I used to define night frames like this, don't know if is it the correct way but it worked...(ignore the tabs)
I'll try adding your thing
eternal lake
you don't ad "light" and switching to building def
earnest pendant
hexed coral
Also, may be a silly question, but how exactly should I use "frame" arg? I mean, should I use w-h-count with frame selection, of what?
flat sonnet
Also, may be a silly question, but how exactly should I use "frame" arg? I mean,...
Y axis
hexed coral
That guy said "frames" and I thought that I can split image in frames, the same way as I do with car/road sprite sheets
uneven marlin
The game instantly crash when i open the tree tab with those
Eh
i'll have to rewrite all the code i guess
hexed coral
Idk did you try the game without plugin?
steel verge
there is
uneven marlin
I tried everything and i couldn't find a single reason for those crashes
steel verge
just remove preview frame
uneven marlin
The preview frame does work perfectly with others plugins tho
uneven marlin
Yes, that's what i'll do
uneven marlin
I removed the icon and it works fine now
which makes me wonder why the western hemlock and maritime pine dont cause any problem meanwhile
steel verge
How many tree frames does maritime pine have?
uneven marlin
48
24 winter frames & 24 summer frames
To be honest, i think the problems comes from the fact that preview frames for tree crashes when there is only 1 frame
steel verge
That's the issue
uneven marlin
Oh ok thanks.
Well i'll use the time before the new update to make the olive tree better
hexed coral
I think i am making dumb mistakes but i tried it like this
especially here
Lights don't work with script like this
if I put it outside of "frames" (which is probably closer to real solution or idk) it starts blinking
Maybe i didn't get it right and I shouldn't use "count"?
steel verge
why are you putting animation attribute inside draft frames array object?
hexed coral
if I put it outside of "frames" (which is probably closer to real solution or idk) it starts blinking
hexed coral
hexed coral
k, one second
{
"frames":[{"bmp":"CBcivilTT_4_night.png","w":64,"h":126,"count":2}],
"id":"$CBcivilTT_4_night",
"light":true,
"light switching":true,
"type":"animation"
},
{
"id": "$CBcivilianTT02",
"type": "residential",
"author": "Simon142",
"width": 2,
"height": 2,
"animation":[{"id":"$CBcivilTT_4_night","x":0,"y":-126, "frame":0}],
"frames": [
{
"bmp": "CBcivilTT_3.png"
},
{
"bmp": "CBcivilTT_4.png"
}
],
"level": 2,
"people": 116,
"car spawner":[
{
"cars": ["$flyingcivilcar"],
"radius":50,
"count":2
}
]
}
]```@steel verge
(sorry bot)
steel verge
[
{
"frames": [{"bmp": "CBcivilTT_4_night.png","w": 64,"h": 126,"count": 2}],
"id": "$CBcivilTT_4_night",
"light": true,
"light switching": true,
"type": "animation"
},
{
"id": "$CBcivilianTT02",
"type": "residential",
"author": "Simon142",
"width": 2,
"height": 2,
"animation": [
{"id": "$CBcivilTT_4_night","x": 0,"y": -126,"frame": 0},
{"id": "$CBcivilTT_4_night","x": 0,"y": -126,"frame": 1}
],
"frames": [
{"bmp": "CBcivilTT_3.png"},
{"bmp": "CBcivilTT_4.png"}
],
"level": 2,
"people": 116,
"car spawner": [{
"cars": ["$flyingcivilcar"],
"radius": 50,
"count": 2
}]
}
]
They still blink, maybe there is a problem with file?
steel verge
what do you mean blink?
hexed coral
steel verge
ah
Your animation object has multiple frames
{
"frames": [{"bmp": "CBcivilTT_4_night.png","w": 64,"h": 126,"count": 2}],
"id": "$CBcivilTT_4_night",
"light": true,
"light switching": true,
"type": "animation"
}
count 2 will switch between 2 animation frames
hexed coral
I am probably doing something wrong, but I put your scripts and it's still blinking
earnest pendant
I need help
I need help, I have installed such a mod / plugin that adds ice, and now I want to remove it and I don't know its name. I can send the ss. I'm sorry if I write it with errors because I can't speak English
steel verge
could be kingtut's nature pack
earnest pendant
Ok
hexed coral
so how do i fix blinking?
steel verge
split frames into 2
earnest pendant
could be kingtut's nature pack
thanks, it worked :)
steel verge
I'm happy to help
hexed coral
I thought this thing was kind of splitting the frames
if you mean splitting images, that doesn't seem to work too
hexed coral
just in case, here is the sprite i was using
and separate
I feel like I am asking too much questions, but please help me with this one
I couldn't find tutorials on this on forum
hollow flax
just select one of them you want to use.
hexed coral
I have one building with different variations
And I want for each variation to use it's own texture, if possible
Is it possible or I have to split them?
hollow flax
split is better
hexed coral
Okay then
true sun
Moving my question here since it seems More appropriate
Question, I got a new phone, how do I get the same plugins on it, some I paid diamonds for.
trail furnace
Move the file
terse void
Plugin store plugins should be bound to the account you downloaded them with
true sun
Plugin store plugins should be bound to the account you downloaded them with
I was talking about the player made ones
eternal lake
all of them are player made lol
if you want to keep your forum plugins transfer the "plugins" folder
eternal lake
you're welcome
odd jackal
What should I do to get the back of the train?
[ { "author":"kiki012", "flagnormal":false, "flagtrain":true, "frames":[ { "bmp":"KORAILSeries1000EMUInitialform2.png", "count":4, "h":16, "w":21 } ], "id":"k2", "speed":1.5, "type":"car", "v2":true }, { "author":"Kiki012", "flagnormal":false, "flagtrain":true, "frames":[ { "bmp":"KORAILSeries1000EMUInitialform1.png", "count":4, "h":16, "w":21 } ], "id":"k1", "speed":1.5, "type":"car", "v2":true }, { "author":"kiki012", "flagnormal":false, "flagtrain":true, "frames":[ { "bmp":"KORAILSeries1000EMUInitialform3.png", "count":4, "h":16, "w":21 } ], "id":"ks2", "speed":1.5, "tail":[ "$car_null00", "k1", "$car_null00", "k2", "$car_null00", "k2", "$car_null00", "ks2" ], "type":"car", "v2":true }, { "author":"Kiki012", "buildtime":0, "capacity":5, "carspawner":[ { "cars":[ "ks2" ], "count":1, "radius":1000, "targets":[ "$PLT1" ] } ], "drawground":true, "frames":[ { "bmp":"k1.png" } ], "height":1, "id":"$PLT1", "influencepassengertrain":5, "monthlyprice":0, "needsroad":false, "ordinal":307, "power":"0", "price":100, "rotationaware":true, "separator":false, "text":"LoryTrainSpawnHere", "title":"LorySpawner", "type":"railwaystation", "water":"0", "width":1 } ]
eternal lake
are you kiki by any chance?
odd jackal
No
eternal lake
that formatting is terrible, and some things don't quite make sense
put spaces in values where they have to be
you don't put apostrophes around values and bools
eternal lake
railway station is not a valid type
well, it is but not quite going to work
I guess
also, what do you even want me to fix?
eternal lake
and what's the problem here?
hexed coral
Is there any way to make road suitable for only stated vehicles? (by IDs)
(So only chosen vehicles are allowed to drive on it)
terse void
Possible with flags
hexed coral
Is there any way to change helicopter speed?
hexed coral
And another question, is there a way to spawn multiple helicopters from one building?
flat sonnet
Only 1
flat sonnet
Idk about that
vivid totem
Why is the animation dev plugin not working?
I doesnt even show up for me when I download it
eternal lake
it's in the main region menu
vivid totem
Thanks!
hexed coral
I know this might be too much, but is there a way to make only some buildings auto-buildable on certain zone?
So it'll work like vanilla zones but with different buildings
steel verge
Don't think so
hexed coral
What if they'll work like vanilla zone as "parent"?
So you can code several commercial buildings, but make them buildable on your zone only
hexed coral
Is there a way to allow building "clip" on others?
(so you can place it even if the tile is occupied)
hexed coral
Is there a way to add monthly income to my plugins?
I want to make ad banner mechanics (You place an ad banner in your city, and get small revenue each month (5-70T) but it seems that only pro creators can use it
steel verge
"monthly price": -1
To have bigger monthly price, you need trusted plugin creator code
steel verge
-1 is allowed
hexed coral
ah ok
steel verge
Bigger values are allowed for trusted plugin creators
steel verge
guess it isn't
hexed coral
:(
hollow flax
when is steam get 1989 update?
steel verge
eventually
earnest pendant
i didnt got 1982 update
Staged rollout, wait as not everyone receives the update on google play store, this is not a developer's or Google's fault
hexed coral
I tried making bridges with this code from forum
and these are sprites I remade
into this (512 x 48)
these are 16 frames
but game still returns this
my bridge sprite differs from the original one, maybe this is the problem?
or how do I fix?
I literally pasted image and code from forum and still gives me an error
Is the problem with the tutorial?
I literally removed all other roads and all other uses of number 16 in bridge defs
And it gives me the same error
hollow flax
are you sure the frames are ok?
hexed coral
I tried with downloaded ones, same thing
hollow flax
your road frames
hexed coral
here are the ones I am testing
hollow flax
no, the "frames" tag
hexed coral
damn, makes sense, no idea how did I get 12, probably changed accidentally
I will try running the game now
It worked! thanks
hollow flax
yw
hexed coral
what ones should I use?
uneven marlin
@eternal lake Do you think you can help me with something ?
uneven marlin
Cause i would like to be able to rotate my city without having the train station slopped roof (which is a road decoration) facing the wrong way
bright harness
Staged rollout, wait as not everyone receives the update on google play store, t...
i got it a few moment ago , thanks
eternal lake
sure, drop it in my dms @uneven marlin
uneven marlin
Ok, sending it in DM on the forum
flat sonnet
How to default all road deco
But still have a flag support?
flat sonnet
?
flat sonnet
I entered the tail code, but the train was not connected.
Place the tail in head car
flat sonnet
Code screenshot
hexed coral
What is the code for waste transport like this?
fiery olive
pretty sure it's for privileged creators only
hexed coral
pretty sure it's for privileged creators only
I already figured it out and it worked
fiery olive
oh
flat sonnet
Make sure this is the train spawn in your spawner
terse void
If you're a trusted plugin creator you'll have access to the forum articles discussing waste disposal and how to do it
uneven marlin
<@707470925741817877>
It seems your train has the same id as individual carriages, which would explain why it doesnt spawn correctly
rocky geode
@eternal lake can i know what's the new code for custom water
rocky geode
Oh god i need to make water frames once again
vivid totem
Hmm now it works when I typed it before it didn’t.
vivid totem
Does anybody know in what version of TheoTown the Builder.Removepipe got added
hollow flax
i want to improve this plugin #plugin-showcase message but steam is still no update and i'm too lazy if do it on mobile. lol 
jovial panther
@hexed coral how r u bro???
hexed coral
What exactly are you talking about?
hybrid depot
hi everyone this time i will share an 8x8 grass foundation for your plugin project ... i hope you can make the plugins you want .. hopefully this will make it easier for you .. ok byee
terse void
you could just use draw ground true and it would be the same
ruby vale
terse void
also having it be transparent will ensure it will match surrounding grass
for example if its polluted
fiery olive
<@785862474594910258>
don't ping him multiple times for no reason
tulip rockBOT
Jorry Kunn#8151 has been warned: pinging a person with no reason
hexed coral
If image file name will overlap with other filename in other plugin, will there be any problems?
fiery olive
wdym?
hollow flax
no, the path still different.
fiery olive
if you mean something like this, then yeah, it should be fine i think
or something like this, it should also be fine
hexed coral
I meant if there are two different plugins that have files with same names
terse void
Bro this man's got rectangular json
fiery olive
nah man my jsons are either circles or triangles
hexed coral
I got rectangles in json too, kind of
fiery olive
getting kinda offtopic, but yeah, my jsons are either triangles or circles
hexed coral
What can be the cause of problem/how do I fix
these are just repainted/original images from forum
nvm, turns out it's just sprite's fault
hollow flax
update. waiting TheoTown update on steam is slow until this update is done. 
hexed coral
How do I add border fences like on airport zone? can someone give me template image?
terse void
not possible
hexed coral
bruh that's sad
hexed coral
How do I add something to subcategory? I tried adding something to manual building ($cat_rci_parts00) But it didn't work, yet $cat_zone00 worked
eternal lake
I don't think you can add buildings to the manual build category
I'm not sure so you should probably ask ja or someone
hexed coral
I am trying to add my own category there
eternal lake
¯_(ツ)_/¯
hexed coral
I guess I'll just drop it in zones even though it wouldn't make sense
hexed coral
How do I avoid my building being put in manual building category?
eternal lake
there's none as far as I know, unless you use "hidden"
but that would hide your building from the whole toolbat
hexed coral
Sad
I want to imitate new building type and I have a category especially for it
instead it doubles in original category and mine
eternal lake
I guess that just how it works and there's not much we can do atm
pseudo nymph
I dont want to be mean but they look like templates
shadows and details are missing and cars are soo randomly placed
jovial panther
Can help me
timid sand
How are tool plugins made? I don't want to make a plugin that does not include a building but a functionality
I cannot find the documentation for these ones
terse void
A draft does not need to be a building
There is a tool type for drafts
It's pretty much exclusively for lua scripts
What kind of functionality do you want to add?
If it's linked to a building the script should be attached to that
timid sand
I just want to make the inverse of the plant draft, instead of adding plants I just want to chop em'
(maybe a feature request? lol)
timid sand
What do you mean by a "draft"?
terse void
Probably what you refer to as a plugin
A draft can be a lot of things
A building is a draft
But a tool is also a draft
So are animations
terse void
In your case you'll need a draft of type tool
You can specify it's category just like any other draft
Then attach your script to it with the script tag
You'll probably want to take advantage of real time script editing too
On how to use that
You should remove that when releasing your plugin
timid sand
What's the difference between the data and script tag?
terse void
You mean the type?
timid sand
yes
terse void
No clue
None that I can tell
Perhaps script drafts can't have frames
Or they're just aliases for each other
rocky geode
Does Region folder can encrypt?
vivid totem
No why should it
vivid totem
Does Region folder can encrypt?
Parts of it are already binary
terse void
Why do you want to do that
The "binary" parts are probably just objects written with an ObjectOutputStream
Seeing as it's java
terse void
at what point does it just become import java.io.*
ah right gzip
that would make sense
split plinth
how do i get that green thing at the bottom
hexed coral
check pins
fiery olive
try shifting the sprite up by 1 pixel?
fiery olive
try shifting the sprite up by 1 pixel while keeping that base
hexed coral
u mean like this or what?
fiery olive
kind of, but copy that bottom most line and put it lower
like just double the line's width
hexed coral
k
fiery olive
how are comments for json files marked?
hexed coral
how are comments for json files marked?
i think it's like:
"very smart code you wouldn't understand" // explanation
terse void
json files dont support comments
fiery olive
oh
fiery olive
m
terse void
// will ignore the rest of the line
terse void
if youre using vscode you can switch your linter to json with comments
split plinth
is https://pca.theotown.com/creator offline
lapis finch
The picture shows two textures of the plugin, the question is how to combine them into one plugin ?
cedar stone
Frames will take plugin space no amtter what
You can't just merge them
If you want to provide different frames
lapis finch
Here's how I can make the texture of the building from a different angle?
lapis finch
Is there any tutorial on how to do this or a topic on the forum, thank you in advance for the answer
hexed coral
There should be
Check tutorials and tips of whatever it's called
You can also choose 2 frames when uploading to plugin creator
split plinth
how do i apply animations to a plugin specifically a big ship
split plinth
https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=7455
so can you move a 4x4 tile with animations
cedar stone
The only thing that animations do is to animate the building itself
It doesn't move it
hexed coral
@split plinth do you want to make a ship decoration that stands in one place, or you want to make a ship that sails?
split plinth
yh make it move
but can you make a 4x4 tile move?
like this if i put a ship on this will the animation work on 4x4
hexed coral
You know that ships aren't preanimated, right?
Like,they didn't just make a lot of frames with changed sprite placement
split plinth
yh ik they arent pre-animated but if i code it will it work
bc i only saw 1 tile ships move before
hexed coral
You can make it slightly change it's position but you can't make it actually sail
(with animations)
Just make a normal ship dude, check a tutorial
split plinth
ok im just asking
hexed coral
I remember asking this question, but still... How do I apply different night frames for different frames of the same building?
split plinth
ILL MAKE A BIG OIL RIG SHIP THINGE
uneven marlin
Uh
I am gonna need some help
This is not supposed to happen at all, lights shouldn't be switching, they should just be night animations of the following
Anyone knows a way to solve this ?
I know using "rotation aware" can work for props with 4 or 2 frames, except there are 8 frames like that and that thus, it either keep switching or it (with rotation aware) switch between 2 variants
I'll try something else in the coding
@terse void Do you have any idea how i can fix that ?
eternal lake
put them into separate ids
terse void
Idk
hexed coral
@uneven marlin I had the same problem (I guess)
split plinth
i need help making the bow of my ship
uneven marlin
Working to find a solution
hexed coral
<@300962060555124736> I had the same problem (I guess)
Can you show me your solution when you finish?
Since I still haven't figured how to add different night animations to different frames
split plinth
how is the bow?
uneven marlin
Still need some work
To give you an idea of how a bow should be, take a look at this
astral lodge
Hello, does anyone know the json script or how to create a json script for ship decorations plug-ins?
hybrid depot
To give you an idea of how a bow should be, take a look at this
Wow that's so beautiful
eternal lake
@uneven marlin you can drop me the file so I could fix it, if you're still struggling with it
uneven marlin
sure i will
eternal lake
nice
uneven marlin
I'll send it in DM on the forum
eternal lake
sure
split plinth
To give you an idea of how a bow should be, take a look at this
how is the back/stern
hexed coral
not bad, but start of inclination on upper side feels too offset to right
split plinth
i was stuck an hour trying to get that round shape i just used the circle tool
hexed coral
@fiery olive I tried like this, still didn't work
fiery olive
oh
split plinth
how is this
hexed coral
this line is in wrong direction
split plinth
this line is in wrong direction
i just did that as the base of the incline
but how is the incline
hexed coral
it should be like this
split plinth
it should be like this
split plinth
now?
hexed coral
I remember that there was a way to put repetitive code into template to use multiple times... Are there any forum tutorials on this?
yeah that's ok
split plinth
so the shapes all good
hexed coral
Idk, for me it's fine
eternal lake
I remember that there was a way to put repetitive code into template to use mult...
yes, see templates
hexed coral
where can i see them though?
eternal lake
in tutorials and docs, as usual
hexed coral
nvm, found it
I made this template
and put here
however, it asks for width and height
hexed coral
where do i get ian's tool?
split plinth
can someone help me get a train texture
split plinth
forums, store
is there any train texture in the forum
hexed coral
can someone give me png sprites of vanilla trees?
hexed coral
so how exactly should I pass null to frames?
If I want a building without frames
Empty brackets don't work btw
steel verge
you pass null object in frames array
split plinth
can someone please give me the png sprites of the game textures
eternal lake
pseudo nymph
can someone please give me the png sprites of the game textures
bruh I was about to
eternal lake
lol
split plinth
thanks x2
eternal lake
you're welcome
pseudo nymph
yep
lapis finch
What size of the plugin image should be for the preview ?
cedar stone
What size of the plugin image should be for the preview ?
Any. As always it's a 1:1 aspect ratio (to avoid cutting things off)
fiery olive
i just use a 1024x1024 image
lapis finch
Thanks
pseudo nymph
in game preview image?
exotic scarab
Emmm... probably the Plugin image preview that you see in the Plugin Store, Im not sure
rocky geode
Parts of it are already binary
'Cause some of it can be modified such as its city.json
steel verge
That's just a json formatted header which is used to display city information in the menus
vivid totem
'Cause some of it can be modified such as its city.json
Yeah I know
keen stone
Can someone explain me, how can i do the code of the upgrades from this plug in
I'm making a plug in of a building that can have several versions of night animations.
keen stone
https://forum.theotown.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=3267
It does not explain what I want to do
terse void
it explains exactly what you want to do
you can use upgrades to overwrite attributes
this includes animations
and by extension night animations
keen stone
it explains exactly what you want to do
What I mean is that how can I add more than one update, they only explain how to add one.
eternal lake
just add a new object?
terse void
upgrades is an array
just add another entry
like json "upgrades":[ {upgrade1}, {upgrade2} ]
eternal lake
and don't forget commas
terse void
*fixed
eternal lake
keen stone
And how would be the update code of two night animations like the ones in the picture
terse void
youd definte your night animations just like you normally would
then inside your upgrade youd have the animation tag and use it there
keen stone
Is this okay?
terse void
No
You have to define a separate animation draft
Then reference it's id
Also id in upgrade is supposed to be unique
As it's the identifier for the upgrade
[
{animation draft},
{ Plugin draft
With upgrade
}
]
Also the light and light switching tags should be in the animation draft
keen stone
Ok
grand spruce
What is the error?
lapis finch
The "plugin creator" stopped working after creating the plugin , do you have the same problem ?
odd jackal
[ { "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL1l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl1", "light":true, "lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" }, { "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL2l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl2", "light":true, "lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" }, { "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL3l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl3", "light":true, "lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" }, { "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL4l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl4", "light":true, "lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" }, { "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL5l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl5", "light":true, "lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" }, { "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL6l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl6", "light":true, "lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" }, { "animation":[ { "id":"$FORMETALl1", "x":0, "y":-41 }, { "id":"$FORMETALl2", "x":0, "y":-41 }, { "id":"$FORMETALl3", "x":0, "y":-16 }, { "id":"$FORMETALl4", "x":0, "y":-16 }, { "id":"$FORMETALl5", "x":0, "y":-11 }, { "id":"$FORMETALl6", "x":0, "y":-10 } ], "author":"mun08", "buildtime":1, "drawground":true, "frameanimationindices":[ [ 0 ], [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ] ], "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL1.png" }, { "bmp":"FORMETAL2.png" }, { "bmp":"FORMETAL3.png" }, { "bmp":"FORMETAL4.png" }, { "bmp":"FORMETAL5.png" }, { "bmp":"FORMETAL6.png" } ], "height":3, "id":"FORMETAL", "influencepollution":0, "level":1, "needsroad":false, "people":100, "power":0, "price":0,
"text":"Formetalwasestablishedin1969underthenameofHyeopjindancheolandhasbeenaleaderintheKoreanforgedindustryfor40years.Itisacomprehensivemanufacturingplantequippedwithfreeandmolded,compositeandnonferrousmetalforgingfacilities.InadditiontothedevelopmentofKorea'smachineryindustry,weproducemajorpartsoftanks,whichareessentialmaterialsindustries,aswellasagriculturalmachinery,heavymachinery,andindustrialmachinery.Inparticular,weexportkeycomponentsofwindpowergenerators,whicharerenewableenergy,toKoreaandallovertheworld.(ko)포메탈은(주)협진단철이란회사이름으로1969년창립하여40년간의한국의단조공업을선도하는기업으로서,자유단조와금형단조및복합단조,비철금속단조설비를구비한종합단조공장입니다.한국의기계공업발전과더불어필수적인소재산업으로자동차,방위산업분야인탱크의주요핵심부품은물론농기계,ㅇ중장비,산업기계의부품을생산하고있습니다.특히우리나라를비롯한세계각국의녹색성장의정책으로서적극추진하고있는신재생에너지인풍력발전기의주요핵심부품을수년전부터수출하고있습니다.", "title":"FORMETAL", "type":"industrial", "wastedisposal":15, "water":0, "width":3 } ]
vivid totem
use animation dev plugin
trail furnace
Thats a long text..
fiery olive
use this next time please
[ { "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL1l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl1",
"light":true,
"lightswitching":true,
"type":"animation" },
{ "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL2l.png" } ],
"id":"$FORMETALl2",
"light":true,
"lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" }, { "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL3l.png" } ],
"id":"$FORMETALl3",
"light":true,
"lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" },
{ "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL4l.png" } ],
"id":"$FORMETALl4",
"light":true,
"lightswitching":true, "type":"animation" },
{ "frames":[ { "bmp":"FORMETAL5l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl5",
"light":true,
"lightswitching":true,
"type":"animation" }, { "frames":[ { "bmp""FORMETAL6l.png" } ], "id":"$FORMETALl6",
"light":true,
"lightswitching":true,
"type":"animation" }, { "animation":[
{ "id":"$FORMETALl1", "x":0, "y":-41 },
{ "id":"$FORMETALl2", "x":0, "y":-41 },
{ "id":"$FORMETALl3", "x":0, "y":-16 },
{ "id":"$FORMETALl4", "x":0, "y":-16 },
{ "id":"$FORMETALl5", "x":0, "y":-11 },
{ "id":"$FORMETALl6",
"x":0, "y":-10 } ],
"author":"mun08",
"buildtime":1,
"drawground":true, "frameanimationindices":[ [ 0 ], [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ] ],
"frames":[
{ "bmp":"FORMETAL1.png" }, { "bmp":"FORMETAL2.png" },
{ "bmp":"FORMETAL3.png"},
{ "bmp":"FORMETAL4.png" },
{ "bmp":"FORMETAL5.png" }, { "bmp":"FORMETAL6.png" } ],
"height":3,
"id":"FORMETAL", "influencepollution":0, "level":1,
"needsroad":false, "people":100,
"power":0,
"price":0,
I need idea for the rank flags for my plugin AoS and how each will look like base on its rank these is automatically change by the current city rank and can be seen under national/allied flag, but i doubt if i will make a contest on my channel
odd jackal
@rocky geode
odd jackal
trail furnace
Uhh
odd jackal
I don't think I recognize the night view of the building.
rocky geode
I just re format your code not to fix
hybrid depot
The front of the ship was cut by the water ... why
dire maple
same to other ship decoration plugins in mine
trail furnace
The front of the ship was cut by the water ... why
The width and height must be bigger
I said it before
It happens to my yacht plugin to
But i fixed it
hexed coral
Is tgere a way to make disable some needs (not really needs but idk how to call them) (e.g. park, pollution, or something) for a building?
split plinth
The front of the ship was cut by the water ... why
what is the name of that plugin
hexed coral
Btw, another question.... Is it possible to allow building clip into others?
terse void
Yes
If your graphics are larger than specified building size
You'll have to make sure you put the correct handle
pseudo nymph
The front of the ship was cut by the water ... why
ngl, they look nice with that cut tho. Reminds me river ships in china' canals
hexed coral
@terse void nah, I meant, is there a way to make placing a building directly in another possible?
hexed coral
Sad, I think it could be useful for decorations and modular stuff
terse void
¯_(ツ)_/¯
probably best to just use upgrades for that
unless you want something that can be placed on all buildings
then youre kinda screwed
hexed coral
I don't think upgrades can be good for that, sadly...
hybrid depot
what is the name of that plugin
Freighter by maximum
because he's a file from the plugin store .. I can't edit it
copper herald
The front of the ship was cut by the water ... why
I would recommend going modular to save space
frank crane
i think its a plugin problem before i downloaded the plugins it still worked and now:
terse void
How many plugins?
fiery olive
activate windows smh
steel verge
Looks like you've run out of texture space
frank crane
i think 37
lel i have waiting and restart it now again and it work mhh..
this is buggy but i have restarted the game after the crash 5times and it don't work and now mhh
terse void
can you go into console and use the command "pt"
then look in the top left for fill ratio
should tell you how much plugin texture space is in use
frank crane
which console from windows?
terse void
in game