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Fun attribute
Any information about the fun attribute is given here.
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Last post Re: Animation control
by CommanderABab View the latest post
Sun Jan 24, 2021 14:20
Lua Scripting
The Lua scripting language allows you to give your plugin more advanced features.
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Last post Re: Lua chatbox
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Fri Jan 01, 2021 13:42
Resources
Resources from the game that you might use in your game can be found here
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by Kamikazi View the latest post
Wed Jan 13, 2021 21:30

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Getting started

Last post by Kiki012 « Sun Jan 10, 2021 15:14
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by Lobby » Sun Jun 04, 2017 22:32
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Here you find useful links about plugins and how to create them :)

Copyright
Recommended to read before starting
📗❗ Copyright (by Ølsken )...

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Yes

How? Никак.

Download Kingtut Nature Pack on his Website
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How to Detect Firework Wires Using Fun

Last post by KINGTUT10101 « Sat Oct 05, 2019 21:25

by KINGTUT10101 » Sat Oct 05, 2019 21:25

This tutorial should help those of you who want to utilize the firework wire's functionality without having to make your own wire.

It is very...

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Sat Oct 05, 2019 21:25
Categories

Last post by wcs « Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:18
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by JustAnyone » Fri Sep 08, 2017 12:33
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Since version 337 you're able to define your own categories. Here you can see what that means: Inked2017-09-08 12.06.06_LI.jpg

Let's say we have...

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Thank you so much guys, I am quite busy right now, I will try your suggestions when I am free. :)
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Last post by wcs
Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:18
Creating Non-Square Buildings (Outdated)

Last post by CommanderABab « Wed Jun 19, 2019 22:54
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by KINGTUT10101 » Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:01

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Before I start, I need to say that this tutorial won't be very in depth. I won't be explaining how to make the json for this. This will just explain...

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Here is one I made using the composition tool. It is...

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Last post by CommanderABab
Wed Jun 19, 2019 22:54
TheoTown66 - Changes for plugins

Last post by Lobby « Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:23

by JustAnyone » Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:23

Here's a collection of things plugin creators should be aware of in regard to recent updates of the game :66:

Maximum size of images is limited to...

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Last post by Lobby
Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:23
Batch image processing

Last post by CommanderABab « Wed May 08, 2019 23:01
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by CommanderABab » Wed May 08, 2019 22:48

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Most useful for roads with separated frames. :)

I found this android image editor that can do it!

link here

First, I copied all the...

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Last post by CommanderABab
Wed May 08, 2019 23:01
[593] External translations

Last post by Lobby « Sun Feb 17, 2019 14:15

by JustAnyone » Sun Feb 17, 2019 14:15

An easy way to provide translations for your plugins is given by inline translations . However, these can be hard to maintain if you want to...

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Last post by Lobby
Sun Feb 17, 2019 14:15
Scale

Last post by Imran M « Fri Feb 15, 2019 23:50
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by Imran M » Fri Feb 15, 2019 13:46

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One thing that you really need to use is scale. Sometimes it's not too important, but you might need to use scale to make a real thing's height in...

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Not all things in theotown are to scale with eachother though. For example, the ships and airbus a340s and a380s (theoair t340s and t380s) are...

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Fri Feb 15, 2019 23:50
Plugin inline translations

Last post by Lobby « Tue Feb 05, 2019 19:10
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by JustAnyone » Sat Dec 08, 2018 15:15

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Until now the only way to translate plugins was by doing it hardcoded in the project itself. That means you weren't able to provide translations for...

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I recommend to use UTF8 whenever possible.

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Last post by Lobby
Tue Feb 05, 2019 19:10
Proper flags for cars

Last post by yusuf8a684 « Sat Jan 19, 2019 19:24
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by JustAnyone » Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:14

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Hey, I want to inform you that since the flag interpretation of cars is the same as for roads the meaning of flag normal :true (which is set by...

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Don't forget the space!

I added spaces lol but still ambulances, taxis, fire engines, polices and semi trucks can go over it :(

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Last post by yusuf8a684
Sat Jan 19, 2019 19:24
Setting up GIMP for plugins

Last post by Shama « Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:12
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by appinv » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:48

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Set up a vid that explains it :

Thanks ! Any question, ask !

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Bit late here, but another thing about gimp is it has, uh, problems, with indexed color in png files. Can really send you for a loop as to why you...

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Last post by Shama
Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:12
Override ocean

Last post by Mrqwerty « Wed Jan 02, 2019 0:39
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by JustAnyone » Wed Dec 06, 2017 0:58

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Doesn't this looks beautiful?
lava.png
I don't think so, either. But I'm sure you can come up with a use for replacing the default ocean so here I...

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Now I can finish my end of the world map.

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Last post by Mrqwerty
Wed Jan 02, 2019 0:39
Visual Guides

Last post by Imran M « Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:58
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by KINGTUT10101 » Mon Dec 10, 2018 21:57

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Here are a few visual Guides for you to download and reference on the go:
grid.png
This will help you find what x and y values you'll need to use...

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That makes... a lot of sense, thanks!

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Last post by Imran M
Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:58
Translating from raw json to simple json

Last post by Imran M « Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:59
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by Imran M » Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:56

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Are you finding it hard to understand tutorials? Are you using Json Genie? Well, you may have came to a place where you can learn to convert regular...

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Steps basically mean points, since your not making something at the end.

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Last post by Imran M
Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:59
Date dependent animations

Last post by Imran M « Mon Dec 03, 2018 23:22
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by JustAnyone » Mon Aug 14, 2017 21:11

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With version 332 you will be able to show an animation only on a specific date (range). For example, if we want to show an animation with id...

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Oh, I dumb. I just realized it. Thanks!

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Last post by Imran M
Mon Dec 03, 2018 23:22
Setting up Pixly Android editor for Theotown Pixel Art Plugins

Last post by CommanderABab « Mon Dec 03, 2018 17:59
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by appinv » Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:05

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If you want to make plugins on the go, i published a post :

explaining how to optimise your settings. Hope it helps !

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A 1x1 tile would be 32 pixels wide and 16 pixels high just for the ground.

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Mon Dec 03, 2018 17:59

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