[1.12.26] Support for non-square buildings

[Lobby]

Recently support for buildings with non-square base plate was added.

For example buildings that use the following templates work now without the need to use composition buildings:

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(sizes from left to right: 1x2, 2x1, 2x3, 2x4)
Usable templates can be found on the templates page.

Requirements and Caveats
Non-square buildings must provide at least two frames as they are rotation aware.

Since version 1.12.49, TheoTown supports non-square buildings of arbitrary sizes. Please note that using non-square buildings may have a performance impact.
The game has to render non-square buildings multiple times. For now, this is limited to drawing it two times at max. As a result, the ratio between width and height must be 2 at max.

While non-square buildings do support RCI auto spawning, they may not actually spawn in some constraint space conditions.

Example
Here's an example non-square building with a size of 2x1 (the size refers to the size of the first frame).

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[
  {
    "id": "$res_nonsquare00",
    "type": "residential",
    "level": 1,
    "width": 2,
    "height": 1,
    "frames": [
      { "bmp": "res.png", "w":48, "count": 2 }
    ]
  }
]

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[Doctorbuilder]

Crazy upd

[TheLeaf2805]

this changes everything

[yekaterinborough]

awesome

[Playerc445GDReal]

the world coming alltogether

[robyns1]

coming next: support for bridges going over buildings (official) and easier night animation creation :000

[greypblox]

if they add support for bigger sizes this update will be so peak

[Hearnius]

Some plugins will be good finally

[Ross The Mayor]

How would we do the night animation without it being at different heights when rotating the buildings? I am having this problem.

[Kulche]

use handles "handle x" "handle y"

[Thidagtahu]

I wonder does this also support 3x1 building

[Thidagtahu]

Ok, one of the post I posted in tutorial and documentation is get deleted without I even know it, I don't mind it. It's was just low effort and useless information and I was thinking to delete it, thanks to whoever delete it I guess
"No correlation with this post"

[HpilQwwwwwwww16]

I wonder does this also support 3x1 building

No you gotta split it instead or make it modulable

[Thidagtahu]

I wonder does this also support 3x1 building

No you gotta split it instead or make it modulable

I was confirmed it that it can in my newest plugin

[HpilQwwwwwwww16]

I wonder does this also support 3x1 building

No you gotta split it instead or make it modulable

I was confirmed it that it can in my newest plugin

But the templates only have 1x2 / 2x1, not 3x1, and I'm pretty sure there's no 3x1 building plugins in the store.
They might have mentioned using modulable sprites to make it

[Thidagtahu]

No you gotta split it instead or make it modulable

I was confirmed it that it can in my newest plugin

But the templates only have 1x2 / 2x1, not 3x1, and I'm pretty sure there's no 3x1 building plugins in the store.
They might have mentioned using modulable sprites to make it

I just changed it by combining other template, seems like I can do 1x10 too, also composition feature still have purpose for making modular things, old plugin using that to be able to do something like this now it's lot easier

[Thidagtahu]

I just found out max limit is 5x16, it's annoying that i couldn't go into 5x20

[skizsaidhello]

I wonder does this also support 3x1 building

No you gotta split it instead or make it modulable

isnt there plugins bigger than 3x2?

[HpilQwwwwwwww16]

I wonder does this also support 3x1 building

No you gotta split it instead or make it modulable

isnt there plugins bigger than 3x2?

My mistake, yes there is lmao