mapmaking

Maps, tilesets, and assets oh my!

Use

Basic Usage

"I just want one thing"

1. Find the tileset(s) or map(s) you want, assume it'll be up to date. Download it.
2. Expect it will get out of date. ^ probably best for background/foreground image files. If you're planning on modifying something, pls clone the repo! If you have any questions or troubles, let me know.

MAP GURU USAGE

"I'm want to change something" 0. (recommended) use some sort of git management program (I use Fork), or be a boss and go comand-line.

1. Clone this repo: https://github.com/gathertown/mapmaking.git ( I put it in my local "Gather" directory as "mapmaking". )
2. Before you start at the beginning of the day, Fetch.
3. If you make a change to the repo, Merge and Push.

Because all the tiled files (TMX / TSX) use relative paths, we're golden. Everything is self-contained in the repo, or even if you have side-projects that reference this repo, it should still work.

File Structure

mapmaking

📁 maps

map files (.tmx) / background files (.png) / foreground files (.png) / photoshop files (.psd) divided into project-based directories

📁 tilesets

tileset files (.tml) and source files (.png)

📁 assets

individual asset files (.png) and photoshop source files (.psd)

Tileset Naming Convention

for tilesets (.tsx)

Group Name #.#.tsx Where

• Group is likely "Gather"
• Name is the tileset name, like "Castle" or "University"
• # is the major version number. Like all versioning systems, the anything contained in a "major version" (to the left of the .) are compatable with themselves. Consider these small changes like little refinements or adding more items without moving anything around.
• x is literally "x"

for tilesheets (".png")

group_name_#.#.png

• we should actually change the value incrementally, and point the corresponding tileset to this as it changes.