iOS10 Beta Branch Released If you have always dreamed of using SKTilemap with iOS10 then I have good news. Now you can!
I'm currently in the process of writing a more in depth guide for using SKTilemap, you can find it on my website.
- Change Log
- Website
- Wiki
- Overview
- Why
- Supports
- Requirements
- Usage
- Quick Guide
- TMX Support
- License
- Other
An addition to Apples Sprite Kit frame work for iOS which allows for the creation of tilemaps either programmatically or from a .tmx file (created in Tiled). SKTilemap is written purely in Swift and sets out to be a simple solution for all game programmers alike to add tilemaps to their Sprite Kit games.
I decided to write this because I couldn't find a good alternative written purely in Swift. I'm also a self taught programmer and this was a good learning exercise. I've tried to document the code as well as I can so it shouldn't be to hard to look through it and add features or change anything you want.
- OSX
- iOS
- Xcode 7.3
- Swift 2.2
Simply add the SKTilemap*.swift files to your project and you're good to go.
In the future I will combine all of the files into a single file. For now while I'm still working on the project it's just easier to keep the classes seperate.
To load a tilemap from a .tmx file simply add the .tmx to your project (plus the associated images for your tiles) and use:
if let tilemap = SKTilemap.loadTMX(name: "awsome_map_made_in_Tiled") {
scene.addChild(tilemap)
tilemap.enableTileClipping = true // Improve your performance!
}
Once the tilemap has been successfully loaded you can treat it as a normal SKNode. It's always best to load the tilemap within an if let or guard let statement because the loading can fail.
Here's a quick overview of the API which should hopefully be self explanatory. I have tried to document everything in code as best I can if you get stuck. This is not all of the API, please see the wiki.
Layers are also SKNode objects and can be added to an SKTilemap object. Each layer contains many SKTile objects (as children) that make up the visual look for that layer.
Adding, Getting and Removing Layers
tilemap.getLayer(name: "Tile Layer 1")
tilemap.getLayers()
tilemap.add(tileLayer: someLayer)
tilemap.add(tileLayer: someLayer, zPosition: 1000)
tilemap.removeLayer(name: "Tile Layer 87")
Adding, Getting and Removing Tiles from a Layer
layer.tileAtCoord(3, 3)
layer.tileAtPosition(CGPoint(x: 3,y: 3))
layer.setTileAtCoord(3, 3, tile: aTile)
layer.setTileAtCoord(3, 3, id: 90)
layer.removeTileAtCoord(3, 3)
layer.removeAllTiles()
Tile Coordinates & Positioning
layer.tilePositionAtCoord(x: 3, y: 3)
layer.coordAtPosition(position: CGPoint)
iOS Only
layer.coordAtTouchPosition(UITouch)
layer.tileAtTouchPosition(UITouch)
OSX Only
layer.coordAtMousePosition(NSEvent)
layer.tileAtMousePosition(NSEvent)
Will probably only be used if loading from a .tmx file.
Adding and Getting Object Groups
tilemap.add(objectGroup: AnObjectGroup)
tilemap.getObjectGroup(name: "Some Object Group")
Adding and Getting Objects
objectGroup.addObject(SomeObject)
objectGroup.getObject(id: 5)
objectGroup.getObjects()
objectGroup.getObjectAtCoord(32, 54)
objectGroup.getObjects(name: "Gold Coin")
objectGroup.getObjects(type: "enemy")
Tilesets are a collection of SKTileData objects. SKTileData objects act as a blueprint when creating individual tiles. Each SKTileData object has a unique ID number known as a GID (if you're familiar with Tiled).
Adding and Getting Tilesets
tilemap.add(tileset: SKTileset)
tilemap.getTileset(name: "coolest graphics eva")
tilemap.getTileData(id: 54)
Adding and Getting TileData
tileset.addTileData(spriteSheet: "a load of sheet sprites")
tileset.addTileData(id: 90, texture: SKTexture)
tileset.addTileData(id: 45, imageNamed: "Grass")
tileset.getTileData(id: 45)
I haven't yet implemented all of the features you can use to create a tilemap in Tiled. Here's a quick list of what is and isn't yet implemented. I hope to support all features in the future, but feel free to fork this project and add anything yourself. I've tried to make this list as comprehensive as possible but no doubt there are many things I've missed.
- Orientation (Orthogonal, Isometric)
- Tilesets (Separate Image, Sprite Sheet)
- Tile Layers
- Object Groups (Layers)
- Encoding (Base64, CSV, XML)
- Objects (Rectangular)
- Properties for all types (Map, Layer, Objects etc...)
- Animated Tiles
- Tile Clipping (Useful for large maps!)
- Path Finding
- Orientation (Isometric Staggered, Hexagonal)
- Tilesets (External)
- Image Layers
- Terrain Types
- Compression (gzip, zlib)
- Tile Flipping
- Objects (Elipse, Polygon, Polyline)
Feel free to visit my YouTube channel where I some times upload videos on game development stuff. I'm likely to put up some videos regarding this project, How-To's and what not. Also, although I like my current job as a chef I would really like a job in programming! I'm self taught and have no certification to my name but you never know, someone might read this and message me :P
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