TheoTown

... using fun. It's possible in recent versions and looks like that :json [ { "id": "$anim_test_control00", "type": "terrain", "width":1, "height":1, "template":"$template_ground", "frames":[{"x":416,"y":96,"w":32,"h":16}], "animation":[ {"id":"$animationfan00","x":-16,"y":-48} // Animation slot 0 ...

... Similar shorthand syntax is available for set actions. If you need the a whole fun code multiple times you can use a template for it.

... use this plugin that switches back to the old, simple icon :plugin no_smileys.zip This plugin doesn't need extra texture space. You can use it as template for your own rating indicator :json [ { "id":"$anim_ui_happiness00", "override":true, "type":"animation", "frames":[{"x":416,"y":839,"w":26,"h":26,"target ...

Sure, templates don't really know their content, it will just be copy'n'pasted into plugins that reference to the template.

I added it to make bus code easier to read. Here's how the code for a single bus would look like without templates :json { "id":"$bus00", "type":"car", "frames":[{"x":0,"y":0,"w":10,"h":8,"count":4,"offset x":1024,"offset y":3328}], "overlay frames":[{"x":0,"y":0,"w":10,"h":8,"count":4,"offset ...

... issue in writing plugins is code duplication as you use the same code over and over again to define similar things. A solution to this problem are templates. Let's say your code (simplified) looks something like this :json [ { "id":"$myid00", "type":"something", "author":"anyone", "A":1, "B":2, ...

1. The new bus system uses new features to generate cars in different colors. I'll explain that in the future.

2. You have to add this into your bus definition: The bus will then be added to the variants of busses.

There's not a specific, single color for ground. You may use these graphics as template

@KoalaGuy
Add this: By default, the game uses template values here for convenience. I don't know why it crashes for farms.

8x8 is the maximum officially supported building size... I won't solve issues resulting from bigger sizes

You can construct a template yourself by putting smaller templates together.

How exactly does the clone tool work there?

You may create a plugin that provides some sort of empty template buildings that help you to plan your city layout. I remember that CommanderABab created a plugin like that.

... The orientation follows a specific order. For your own road it's sufficient to use this graphic as template. You have to provide 16 frames here. As we want to have a bridge we also have to provide graphics for it: bridge.png image.png The ordering ...