WIP: Attempt to make a 2d tile map utility for Love2d. The intention is to create a tool for making Zelda like games. A map will be stored to represent a world. Each element of the map will represent a tile. The dev can input a table with the map information and a spritesheet and the utility will draw the map. Extending on this the map could extend beyond the edges of the screen and be scrollable.
Will need some sort of configuration. I'm thinking the tilemap2d class will take a table of values on initialisation. The table will contain:
- Map array - a two-dimensional array which represents the map to be rendered
- Spritemap - a spritemap which is a png representing all the tiles
- Tile size - A width and height for each tile. The engine will cut out tiles from the sprite map depending on these variables
- Verify the playfield table is valid before using it and show error if not. (Probably check the number of columns * eidth of tile = width of table)
- Work out file IO (see Here)
Files saved to /Users/benattenborough/Library/Application Support/LOVE/tile-map-2d
Draw modes: fill Draw filled shape. line Draw outlined shape.
Map editor should use tilemap2d itself It should show directory listing of maps Allow user to select map Load the map Save the map Create new map
Ways for a child object to run functions / interact with parent object. 1. Use a global table 2. Pass the parent obejct into the child 3. Child object can have a function which returns value, parent object calls function in update loop
Need to do a file system Need to store files somewhere. By default it stores it