https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/ 2026-04-20T11:02:08+00:00 https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/ https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2021-02-23T16:55:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/guides/2-scales-in-a-building?rev=1614099337&do=diff Having 2 Scales on the same Building The following code is an example of 2 scales for the same building -- Register the primary root part myMod:register({ DataType = "BUILDING_PART", Id = "MY_PRIMARY_ROOT_PART", Mover = { DataType = "BUILDING_PART_MOVER_INSTANCE" }, ConstructorData = { DataType = "BUILDING_CONSTRUCTOR_SCALER", CoreObjectPrefab = "MY_PRIMARY_ROOT_PREFAB", EndPart = "MY_SECONDARY_ROOT_PART", FillerList = { "MY_PRIMARY_TILING3_PART",… text/html 2021-02-23T16:55:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/guides/checklist-for-platform-collider?rev=1614099308&do=diff Adding Platform Collider to a Building The Example02 contains a platform-collider: a mesh over the ground on which the villagers can climb and walk. Once your building is well displayed in game, here is a simple check list to be sure you didn't forget something about the collider: text/html 2021-03-17T21:37:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/guides/checklist-for-worker-path?rev=1616017038&do=diff Defining Building's Worker Path You can choose a path for a worker when he is going to his workplace. This path is defined by path points. These are locators under MAYA set in the fbx under the buildingPart of the workplace. Once your building is well displayed in game, here is a simple check list to be sure you didn't forget something about the path: text/html 2021-02-23T16:52:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/guides/compute-water-elevation?rev=1614099168&do=diff Custom Component: Computing Ground or Water Elevation The following LUA code computes and returns the global Y elevation of water from a global position: function MY_CUSTOM_COMPONENT:computeWaterElevation(_globalPosition) local raycastResult = {} -- Raycast from the _globalPosition + 1000 -- to _globalPosition - 1000 -- only on objects with a WATER flag local FromPosition = { _globalPosition[1], _globalPosition[2]+1000, _globalPosition[3] } local ToPosition = { _glo… text/html 2021-02-23T16:56:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/guides/options_for_workplace?rev=1614099367&do=diff Options for Workplaces Basics This is an example of a simple workplace MY_BUILDING with a worker of job MY_BUILDING_JOB producing MY_BUILDING_OUTPUT_RESOURCE from MY_BUILDING_INPUT_RESOURCE: myMod:register({ DataType = "BUILDING_PART", Id = "MY_BUILDING_PART", Mover = { DataType = "BUILDING_PART_MOVER_INSTANCE" }, ConstructorData = { DataType = "BUILDING_CONSTRUCTOR_DEFAULT", CoreObjectPrefab = "MY_BUILDING_PREFAB" }, … text/html 2021-02-23T17:05:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/guides/proximity-trigger?rev=1614099914&do=diff Custom Component: Proximity Trigger local COMP_PROXIMITY_TRIGGER = { TypeName = "COMP_PROXIMITY_TRIGGER", ParentType = "COMPONENT", Properties = {} } function COMP_PROXIMITY_TRIGGER:update() -- Position of the Prefab the component is assigned to local pos1 = self:getOwner():getGlobalPosition() -- Using COMP_AGENT to include non-villagers too like the Envoy self:getLevel():getComponentManager("COMP_AGENT"):getAllComponent():forEach( function(comp) --… text/html 2021-02-23T16:56:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/guides/random_doors_and_windows?rev=1614099383&do=diff How to Randomly set Doors and Windows on a Building Here is an example of a building (myBuilding) with randomly set door (3 models) and windows (2 models): -- Apply building asset processor myMod:registerAssetProcessor("models/myFbxName.fbx", { DataType = "BUILDING_ASSET_PROCESSOR" }) -- Register prefab nodes myMod:registerAssetId("models/myFbxName.fbx/Prefab/myBuildingPart", "MY_BUILDING_PREFAB") -- Register the assemblage part myMod:register({ DataType = "… text/html 2021-02-23T16:57:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.polymorph.games/foundation/modding/guides/tips-on-quaternion?rev=1614099438&do=diff Tips on Quaternions Since 1.5, Foundation allows to mod Custom component and links it to a fbx (see Exemple02) Assuming the local axis Y of the building is vertical (most cases), a way to compute the cosinus (named cosp) and sinus (named sinp) of the rotation angle of the building around the vertical is the following: