Multiple tilemaps in a single level?

#1 It is possible to have more than one tile "layer" but you will only ever have one tile map. This is just terminology, I'm sure you were talking about tile layers. I don't know that you can make layers transparent, but to see to a layer directly below it, just leave some blank tiles.

#2 You know, I'm confused about what people mean when they say 'tiles' - but if a 'tile' is a Sprite, I believe it has a visibility level property you can set to 0 in order to see through it.

#3 A tile is one cell of a tile layer. You could think of it as a sprite but it is not a static sprite or an animated sprite. It is a sprite that can't exist outside of a cell of a tile layer.

#4 Hi,
I think I understand the difference between a layer and a tilemap. When I setup my tilemap I define the size of each tile and the number of rows/columns. If I want to have different tile sizes (e.g. 8x8 and 14x12) do I create multiple layers (I haven't tried this yet) or is this not possible with TGBX?

Thanks.

#5 You can't create tilemaps. You can only create tile layers. The tile map is a game object that manages the tile layers in TGB. The thing you draw is a layer, the map globally manages it. If you open a new project and view the object tree (before you add anything) you'll see a tile map there. That tile map can't be removed and is there to manage the layers you create.

#6 Ok, yes I noticed that a tile map exists before anything else does in the level.

When I create a tile layer I drag it off the side panel onto the level. If I drag one and setup the tile sizes to 8x8 and then drag another and setup the tile sizes to 14x12 should it work ok?

Now if I place one tile layer on top of the other tile layer should I be able to 'see' through the empty tiles? I assume I should set the layer number to define the z-order properly.


I'm asking these questions because I've had a bit of trouble getting this to work and I just want to make sure that what I am trying to do is actually possible.


thanks.

#7 It was definitely possible when you first posted. I think we have a new build of TX and TGBX since then though and I haven't tested it with the newer builds.

#8 Once again, thanks for the reassurance. I must have been careless when trying this; it works fine now. I installed the latest versions of the software and took my time putting the level together and it all works the way it should.

Thanks again for the assistance.

#9 Awesome! Glad you're up and running!