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Making addons for Simutrans can't be impovised but is very easy once the method is known. This complete tutorial will guide you step by step to create objects for Simutrans.
If you have any question contact me (Gauthier) on the Simutrans'forum by creating a new topic or directly by private message on this
This tutorial is composed of four parts :
To recap the work needed to create an addon : you have to draw, by a drawing software (pixel-art), by a 3D software or by hand drawing and scan only for pakHD. Then you have to write a text file with all the object's data and the source picture indications, and pak the object with makeobj if everything is right.
However pixel-art isn't very easy but is easier to learn than 3D. If you never did any 3D, you should rather begin with pixel-art.
You need makeobj to pak objects for Simutrans, download there the good version for your OS .
A simple text editor like windows'notepad is good to write .dat files. It's necessary to be a simple text like .txt files but we will save it as .dat files.
The source pictures are 24 bits .png pictures, you can make them with 3D or with pixel-art, so we will us the free version of photofiltre.
photofiltre EN languages packages
Now you're ready. 3D tutorial doesn't exist for instant but you can find such one on the internet. We will do pixel-art, if you don't know photofiltre, please read the introduction to photofiltre first.
Or dorectly Chapter II : pixel-art bases.