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... ("blending": false). Here's the code: [ { "id": "$ground_candy00", "type": "ground", "template": "$template_ground", "blending": false, "frames": {"bmp": "ground.png", "handle ...

... selecting it the game should look and run like before. After all, we just re-defined the default shader. Here you'll find the shader to use as a template: sample_shader.zip Due to the complexity of the topic I will write follow-up tutorials about shaders as I find time to. For now I am happy ...

... otherwise the game tries to use the regular frames for slope drawing. texture.png Instead of edge frames and edge border frames you can use "template":"$template_ground" to use the game's default ones. You can provide winter frames by adding " winter" suffix to the ...

No, there's not. You'd have to write the template yourself if you need one. See content_car.json in the json resource topic for the needed attributes.

... special format that is used by some height map creators; you may have to save them with an image program to make them compatible with the game. A template to generate a completely flat map: image.png

... [ { "id": "$anim_test_control00", "type": "terrain", "width":1, "height":1, "template":"$template_ground", "frames":[{"x":416,"y":96,"w":32,"h":16}], "animation":[ ...

... 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", ...

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 ...

... 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", ...

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

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 ...

... depot destroyed decoration buoy railway station waste disposal body disposal military building category notification ground terrain data script template (optional) Title for the building. Should be English if distributed. Default is null . (optional) Description for the building. Should be English ...