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FAss · Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2002 5:35 pm Post subject: Tile/Map editor to start..

I have knowlegde of C++ and I'm learning Allegro to create my own CRPG games, I need a Tile/Map that is easy to use and to put into the code, I've tryed Tile Editor but there no doc. on how to put it to work.. is there a good one to start with or is it better to attemp to make my own?
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Rainer Deyke · Demon Hunter Joined: 05 Jun 2002 Posts: 672

Tile Studio is pretty good and fully documented, although it gets sluggish if you have very many very large maps.

FAss · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2002 12:24 am Post subject:

I've searched for doc. for Tile Studio, but I haven't found anything that teaches how to insert it into the code for C++/Allegro and make it work, the program itself comes with a very poor tutorial and gives you no clue on where to start... do you know a website where I can find a good tutorial?
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DarkDread · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2002 8:33 am Post subject:

If you already know how to code a tile scroller, all you need to do, is add support for plotting tiles, and saving maps into the scroller... shouldn't be too difficult, I would think.
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FAss · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2002 1:34 pm Post subject:

ok thanks.. I'll try with that
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Rainer Deyke · Demon Hunter Joined: 05 Jun 2002 Posts: 672

I've found the tutorial that comes with Tile Studio to be both complete and understandable. To export the maps for your game, check out the Creating a Tile Studio Definition (.tsd) file section in the tutorial. The typical approach is to let Tile Studio generate a C file which embeds the map data directly, then just compile and link with your main program. Another approach is to export a text file, then read and parse that file in your program.

vince · Guest

There is EME at http://annie.kezako.net/eme/ which I use for my game.
It allows you to either create your own map load/save plugin, or use the supplied plugin directly if your map format is simple enough. You select what you want in your maps from a dialog box, and it even creates some C code for inclusion in your game to load the maps.
It uses Allegro.

vince · Guest

BTW: you also need altheme, linked from hte same page.

God_Cells · Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2002 8:58 pm Post subject:

Try mappy... well documented, it haves examples and :) it even haves a Windows 9x based editor!

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/7336/robmpy.htm

You can try fps2d, but, I dunno if this one still exist... take a search in htpp://www.google.com

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