Upgrades (for buildings)

[KoalaGuy]

In this topic, I'll show you how to add upgrades to your plugin. (Example: Waterslide upgrade for pool)

This is how an upgrade may look in a plugin:

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[
  {
    "id": "$sample.plugin.unique.id.park00",
    "type": "park",
    "author": "Lobby & theotheoderich",
    "width": 1,
    "height": 1,
    "frames": [
      {
        "bmp": "sample_bmp.png"
      }
    ],
    "influence park":40,    
    "upgrades":[
      {
        "id":"$sample.plugin.unique.id.park01"
        "frames":[
          {"bmp":"someupgrade_bmp"}
        ],
        "price":2000,
        "monthly price":20,
        "influence park":20
      }
    ]
  }
]

This will add "$sample.plugin.unique.id.park01" to our park. Upgrades can use same functions like normal buildings. Upgrade frame should have same resolution as their building, but height can be different.

Functions
"upgrades" - defines upgrades for the building


I hope this helped you, have fun with your upgrading!

[Lobby]

Thank you

Some additional notes:

• price, monthly price, water, power and influences will be added to corresponding values of the building when the upgrade is applied
• You can also provide animations as for regular buildings, but no smoke
• You can set "only one":true in an upgrade to state that no other upgrade may be active at the same time. We use this for example for the radio station were you can have selected only one program at the same time.

[CommanderABab]

Something new learned everyday!

[CommanderABab]

Is there anything that upgrade won't work upon?

[Lobby]

They should work on any building. Have you tried something specific?

[CommanderABab]

No, just asking.

[CommanderABab]

Does the upgrade require a frame?

[Lobby]

Actually not, you may write

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"frames":[]

[CommanderABab]

They should work on any building. Have you tried something specific?

I have now!

It does indeed work with influences, price, monthly price.

It does not work with provide aspect.

[KINGTUT10101]

So if the values in the upgrade add onto the other values will negative numbers subtract from it?

[Lobby]

Yes, that's how math works

[KINGTUT10101]

Just wondering if the game supported that.

[JustAnyone]

Hello,
I have A question to give:
"How to make add a little part of frame on full frame using upgrade?"
Example: Stadium/Main fire station.

[CommanderABab]

Animation.

[JustAnyone]

Animation.

Gimme code example.

[KoalaGuy]

@Lobby
"preview frames" and "ordinal" definitions do not work for upgrades.
However, game will detect the ordinal and display it under upgrade description next to id (#ordinal), but won't change the order of upgrades in the menu.

[Lobby]

True, thank you
About ordinal for upgrades, it doesn't really matter as the order in which you define them will be used and you have access to change it.

[khadafi laidi]

Upgrade can use coordinate X and Y?

[Matison55557]

It can, since the ingame buildings use it.

[cesareborgia94]

Hello,
I have a question.
Can you upgrade for a building which is type:decoration to any RCI building, in this case the building will be upgraded into an industrial type.
Here is the json code:

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[{"build time":0,"draw ground":true,"frames":[{"bmp":"goldorespawn.png"}],"height":1,"id":"$goldore.cesare","influence noise":0,"influence park":0,"influence pollution":0,"needs road":false,"power":0,"spawn":{"height":200,"p":0.003,"radius":800},"text":"A gold ore that is left unmined","title":"Gold ore","type":"decoration","upgrades":[{"frames":[{"bmp":"goldminei.png"}],"height":1,"id":"goldmineind01","influence noise":1,"influence pollution":0,"price":500,"text":"Convert your gold ore into gold mines","title":"Gold Mine","type":"industry","width":1}],"water":0,"width":1}]

IF you are wondering... Yes, on the plans to do a small ore based mining for rural villages. Just curious

[Lobby]

No, you cannot change the type of the building. However, you might use fun to replace it with a whole new building of another type.

[cesareborgia94]

No, you cannot change the type of the building. However, you might use fun to replace it with a whole new building of another type.

I have a question. How to use fun to replace the one building to another without upgrading it?

[Lobby]

Something like

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"fun":[{
  "actions":[{"type":"remove"},{"type":"build","id":"newBuildingId"}]
}]

[cesareborgia94]

Thanks Lobby

[CommanderABab]

Hello,
I have a question.
Can you upgrade for a building which is type:decoration to any RCI building, in this case the building will be upgraded into an industrial type.
Here is the json code:

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[{"build time":0,"draw ground":true,"frames":[{"bmp":"goldorespawn.png"}],"height":1,"id":"$goldore.cesare","influence noise":0,"influence park":0,"influence pollution":0,"needs road":false,"power":0,"spawn":{"height":200,"p":0.003,"radius":800},"text":"A gold ore that is left unmined","title":"Gold ore","type":"decoration","upgrades":[{"frames":[{"bmp":"goldminei.png"}],"height":1,"id":"goldmineind01","influence noise":1,"influence pollution":0,"price":500,"text":"Convert your gold ore into gold mines","title":"Gold Mine","type":"industry","width":1}],"water":0,"width":1}]

IF you are wondering... Yes, on the plans to do a small ore based mining for rural villages. Just curious

Nice idea! Sort of like mining an ore deposit discovered in Civilization!