Vondell and Goosifer Projects

[jbl89]

There's something about the Dutch windmill that just didn't feel right to me for some reason.

 

I googled and youtubed it. It kind of seems the rotating part has been flipped. Look at the actual pictures; as I notice the vector graphics also tend to flip it sometimes.

On top of that, the old windmills turn counter clockwise.

 

Things I never realized myself (- my sudden windmill obsession stops here -)

[Goosifer]

2 hours ago, jbl89 said:

There's something about the Dutch windmill that just didn't feel right to me for some reason.

 

I googled and youtubed it. It kind of seems the rotating part has been flipped. Look at the actual pictures; as I notice the vector graphics also tend to flip it sometimes.

On top of that, the old windmills turn counter clockwise.

 

Things I never realized myself (- my sudden windmill obsession stops here -)

Yes!  I’m so glad you noticed. Traditionally Dutch windmills run counter-clockwise while modern windmills usually run clockwise. Vondell’s windmill graphics were finished first so having my (initially) counter-clockwise wibdmill next to his looked off to me, as if the wind were blowing in two different directions. So for consistency I reverse the direction (including blades).

[pukkie]

On 10/15/2025 at 11:02 AM, Goosifer said:

@pukkie hypothetically if one were to have made a dutch windmill, and not saying that one was made, and hypothetically let's say that said windmill has a door that guests can enter, what wonderful Dutch goodies should such guests leave with you think?

 

Well the famous dutch kiss statue 

Tulip Vase Including the bulbs of course so you can grow your own tullips 

 

 

And a windmill snowglobe 

 

All from our famous porcelein brand Delfts Blauw 

Very very dutch and in every souvenir shop in our country thinkable 

 

[Goosifer]

That snowglobe goes hard. Okay I'll make that the item it sells. Thank you pukkie!

[Goosifer]

On 10/11/2025 at 9:13 PM, Goosifer said:

We thought it would be fun to make a sort of utility/sustainability pack with solar panels and windmills. All or most of our items will generate passive income when placed. There's no set scope for the pack, but below are the graphics we have finished so far. Names not final for most.

 

(Solar panels)

 

(Medium wind turbine)

 

(Small wind turbine)

(Dutch windmill)

Credits:

- Vondell: solar panels, medium wind turbine, small turbine

- Goosifer: dutch windmill

 

Tools:

- Blender

 

 

A little update on the windmill design:

 

 

Going to try to wrap up my two things for this pack and the backstage pack before I continue my mexico pack escapades. I had a moment of clarity the other day when I realized I was creating things but not releasing them lol.

[jbl89]

It almost makes me think we can select the colors of the mill?  🤔

[Goosifer]

Oh man I wish. I truly don’t think I have the skills or patience to pull that off yet 😭If anyone does though, I’d be down to collab to make it happen!

[jbl89]

From my memory - I could be wrong in some parts:  I think if you wanted an item with *2* different "recolorable" colors, you had to ensure that for instance the green would only be 8 different shades and the brown would only be 16 different shades.

Then, in the .PAL file, put them at specific places (and of course your graphic would need to consider this updated .PAL file then). This was one of the features of ZT Studio.

[(Designer)Vondell]

I have been meaning to study Particle's recolorable scenery pieces and see how they work. Back when we were testing ZT Studio I was never quite able to wrap my head around that.

[jbl89]

I documented it back in the days: ZTStudio/docs/wiki/How-to-create-graphics-of-which-colors-can-be-customized-in-game.md at master · jbostoen/ZTStudio