Preview of TT - Tile Tools

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#1

Update: 11.04.2013

  • added “Variants” to tiles

  • added “Growing” mechanism to map building
    (Tiles can have attributes, that imply growing features)

  • build seamless tiles added (although it looks quirky)

  • added color (RGB/HSB) seetings to grafics

  • BugFixes

  • I still have to clean up the code a bit, build packages with some example grafics, than I will go public.

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Hello to you all,

I know there are a hell of a lot of Tile Tools, Map makers and so on out there.
Nonetheless in preparation of new gaming project I built a tool collection I named TT-TileTools.

I just updated my documentation and would like to get some first impression feedback, befor releasing the tool itself to the public.

Here is a link: http://www.deamonsouls.de/TT/

Short summary of its merrits:

  1. ImageCollector
  • collect images
  • extract tile grafics and animations
  • bundle and save images
  • crop images and animations
  • build elementary animations form grafics
  • save data to xml or customized export
  1. TileManager
  • build tiles from images
  • animated tiles
  • tiles can have an arbitrary number of attributes
  • save data to xml or customized export
  • more
  1. Map Maker
  • build maps from tiles
  • use as many tilesets as you want
  • layer support
  • customizable grid settings
  • automated creation of tile transition layers
  • build maps from grafics
  • map generating algorithms
  • save data to xml or customized export

Comments welcome…

Regards

Malban

PS
Screenshot to keep topic confirm with board rules:

http://www.deamonsouls.de/TT/pics/MapOverview_600.jpg

#2

This looks very promising! I will take another look at it, when I need a tool like this. :slight_smile:

#3

My first impression is “I want to download it and give it a try” so how about it? :wink:

#4

you need some type of image / screenshot for this thread or someone might remove it

#5

Touch!

Did a small update.

#6

Nicely done.

Minor thing that irks me (sorry), it’s Graphics, not Grafics. :slight_smile:

#7

Will this support export as .TMX?

I currently use Tiled, only thing I don’t like about it is having to run a batch file to package up my maps. Will you have an object layer with many customizable properties?

Looks promising though.

#8

Looks awesome and well thought out, would definitely give it a go if I ever get around to making a isometric project X)

#9

Looking good.
One question though, the screenshot appears to show isometric tiles but the grid overlay isn’t?

#10

Does it have triangular or hexagonal grid support ?

#11

I don’t see a download.

#12

Can you rotate tiles? I’ve been making a world on something I smashed together for 6 months and its horrible, this looks much nicer!

#13

Some Replies:

Screenshot: The map is made of Reiner Prokein Tileset (http://www.reinerstilesets.de/) which I used. It is indeed an ISO tileset, but I used rectangular tiles.

Grid:
Hex yes, Triangles - no

Download:
soon

Rotate:
Can not rotate tiles, but you can rotate grafics and create from them “new” tiles.
Can not see much advantages to rotate tiles.

Regards

Malban

#14

Malban, in English it is Graphic not Grafic. Although the seem to sound the same, they are not. I know, I hate English too.

#15

Ok ok!

I changed all found occurences of grafics to graphics :-)!

I am nearly done with the stuff I wanted for a first release.
Two things are left todo:
a) I have to wait for a permission to use one small library
b) have to finish handling composite tiles

Since last time I added:

  • Growing more sophisticated
  • Layers can be “joined”
  • did a small simple ISO map to test the ISO stuff
  • option for vertical and horizontal (or both) wrapping (per layer)
  • more information on layers are displayed (size in pixel / tiles)
  • Bugs removed (probably some added to!)

The documentation is also updated!

Regards

Malban

#16

Hey, thanks. I was wondering about rotating because I like top-down tiles which can be rotated any way and look fine