Date dependent animations

[Lobby]

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 $animationblinkingredlight3x3 (this one is built-in into the game) only on 2nd, 3rd and 4th december. Then we might add this code to our building/road plugin:

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    "animation":[
      {
        "id":"$animationblinkingredlight3x3","x":15,"y":-1,
        "date":{
          "start day":2,
          "start month":12,
          "days":3
        }
      }
    ],

If you want the animation on multiple date ranges with gaps in between you may provide multiple animation spots, each for a single date range.

[CommanderABab]

Great! animation

A suggestion Maybe add one for day of the week only. To avoid coding a perpetual calendar in each plugin.

[Brody Craft]

Can you lock animation for the amout of time you set?

[Lobby]

No, you cannot lock the animation, but you might do something similar by having to animations, a static and a non-static one. By switching between these two dependent on date you might create a similar effect.

You can also do it weekly or monthly by using repeat:

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    "animation":[
      {
        "id":"$animationblinkingredlight3x3","x":15,"y":-1,
        "date":{
          "start day":2,
          "days":3,
          "repeat":"weekly"
        }
      }
    ],

Valid arguments for repeat are yearly, monthly and weekly.

If you want to set an amount of days until it should repeat you can use days total:

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    "animation":[
      {
        "id":"$animationblinkingredlight3x3","x":15,"y":-1,
        "date":{
          "start day":1,
          "days":1,
          "days total":2
        }
      }
    ],

This example only shows the animation any second day.

[JustAnyone]

No, you cannot lock the animation, but you might do something similar by having to animations, a static and a non-static one. By switching between these two dependent on date you might create a similar effect.

You can also do it weekly or monthly by using repeat:

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    "animation":[
      {
        "id":"$animationblinkingredlight3x3","x":15,"y":-1,
        "date":{
          "start day":2,
          "days":3,
          "repeat":"weekly"
        }
      }
    ],

Valid arguments for repeat are yearly, monthly and weekly.

Could I use the same code for notifications?

[Lobby]

@JustAnyone see this thread for date dependent fun

[THEMAX]

We can make weekly firework!!!!

[Imran M]

So, I could make a rocket fly up on December 1st, and I could make it come back on the 31st of December? I'm making a new plugin. But, I need to make two animations, one for leaving, and one for landing, and I'm thinking of using the other type of animation, like move x

[Imran M]

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

[FVI]

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 $animationblinkingredlight3x3 (this one is built-in into the game) only on 2nd, 3rd and 4th december. Then we might add this code to our building/road plugin:

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    "animation":[
      {
        "id":"$animationblinkingredlight3x3","x":15,"y":-1,
        "date":{
          "start day":2,
          "start month":12,
          "days":3
        }
      }
    ],

If you want the animation on multiple date ranges with gaps in between you may provide multiple animation spots, each for a single date range.

But by doing this, will the plugin be animated on December 2, 3 and 4 in real life or on theotown?

[JustAnyone]

It will be animated according to the in-game time.

[FVI]

Ok

[这太好了]

正当你们讨论的热火朝天的时候，我在旁边懵逼了，我不知道怎么确定点在画中的位置，谁能教教我？谢谢