TheoTown

Here you find useful links about plugins and how to create them

Copyright
Recommended to read before starting
Copyright (by Bearbear65)
Copyright is a serious thing. Obey copyright rules or you might get punished

1. Installation
How to install plug-ins (by KINGTUT10101)

2. JSON

Part 1. Creation
How to write a plugin (by Lobby)
Advanced tags for building plugins (by Lobby)
How to make a json with Json Genie (by KINGTUT10101)

Part 2. Animation
Advanced smoke types (by Lobby)
Date dependent animations (by Lobby)
Custom animations (by FranchuFranchu)
People animation (by Lobby)
Road with borders using "animation fg" feature (by danekbel)
Firework (by Josh)

Part 3. Transportation
Higher level bridges (by Lobby)
(Note: Will need prior knowledge of bridges!)
Roads (by Lobby)
Cars (by Lobby)
Tunnels (by Lobby)
Car chains (by Lobby)
Airplanes (by Lobby)
The ACTUAL tutorial on flags (by FranchuFranchu)
Road decoration (by Lobby)
Helicopter (by Lobby)
Change in res/ind car identification (by Lobby)
Determining vehicle direction on roads (by CommanderABab)

Part 4. Upgrades & requirements
Upgrades (by Lobby)
Building requirements (by Lobby)
Enabling and Disabling Your RCI Spawning (by KINGTUT10101)

Part 5. Override
Explicit plugin overriding (by Lobby)
Override ocean (by Lobby)
Override background (by Lobby)

Part 6. Security
Plugin encryption (by Lobby)
Hide id (by Lobby)
How to Add a Hidden Signature (by KINGTUT10101)

Part 7. Others
Categories (by Lobby)
Templates (by Lobby)
JSON (by Lobby)

3. Functions
Fun basics (by Lobby)
Functionality using fun (by Lobby)
Variables (by Lobby)
Animation control (by Lobby)
Notifications (by Lobby)
Date dependent fun condition (by Lobby)
Weather manipulation (by Lobby)
Sound with Fun (by Lobby)
Action Index (by Lobby)
Condition Index (by Lobby)

4. Lua
Lua reference
How to use Lua scripts (by FranchuFranchu)
Lua API Documentation (by FranchuFranchu)

5. Graphics

Part 1. Creation
How to create a small building in 10 steps (by theotheoderich)
Shadows & templates (by Bearbear65)
How to draw winter graphics (by Bearbear65)
How to create a plugin (by actemendes)
How to apply textures to surfaces in Pixly(by KINGTUT101)

Part 2. Resources
World texture (by Lobby)
Tree graphics (by Lobby)
Building templates (by Lobby)


Legend:
Video.
Textual, increasing difficulty. (beginner, intermediate, expert, extreme)
Images.
Lists.


Edited by Bearbear65. If you have any suggestions PM me.