An Apprentice's Codex

A place where I capture the highlights of my journey learning game dev

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Wanna catch up on the latest update for NanoSwarm: Dominion ?

Here's a link for the list with all the written posts so far : https://t.co/kkerJim2ID

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

As is tradition, started adding a debug-style UI to help me try out stuff (stopping > changing func > starting got old *fast*)

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Not much progress done today. (at least, visible)
Spent most of the time reading up on Godot TileSet Patterns, and how to expand on them and ... no luck

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Better-ish. Seems I've hit the "ceiling" of what this approach can give me, but I've learned quite a bit these two or three days.

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There is a chance that Terrain generation is *not* as easy as it seems.
On the flip side, I now know what to not do 😄

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@boona11 a declarative/rule-based grid/map generator, with "pattern" (blocks of tiles) support, extended metadata, the works

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

There is a chance that Terrain generation is *not* as easy as it seems.
On the flip side, I now know what to not do 😄

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

*Plop* new city block
*Plop* new city block
*Plop*

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

What kind of options Godot's TileMapLayer got ?

This week, I played around with Terrains and Patterns to help me create city layouts in my game.

Curious ? Here's the dev blog : https://t.co/gTg6wE6fmH

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

(Probably) Most obvious use case for Terrains, but I like it : Roads!

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

(Still) Working on map generation. Trying out creating patterns in my TileSet then pick "some" and correctly place them using rules.

Lets see how far this idea gets me

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

@BeanJuiceStudio I like "thematic" builds. not necessarily the "strongest", but something that makes sense.

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Thinking on how to do map generation for levels and I'm stuck deciding : use pre-made "blocks" and connect them or generate each tile ?

Decisions, decisions ...

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

@CodeRed_dev would "apprentice game dev" suffice ?

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Trying out loading and saving a custom tile map in Godot and decided to have some fun :)

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

If you work with Godot, would an addon to help importing both the image and xml files help in any way ?

Last week, I ended up creating a quick GDScript tool to help me with this, and I'm wondering if it would be of use to anyone out there

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@CalryaStudio Tackling map generation in Godot, to try and create something in 2D Isometric

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

@dyrkabes I like the Steam one. kinda looks like a wrench with a band aid on top, for some reason

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Weird ... Friends are telling me they can see and read this medium post, but on the Medium stats page it says 0.

Only thing I did different this time was importing it through an URL, instead of copying and pasting it from my Markdown files.

Huh

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Just finished up this week's blog post!

I write about my experience in importing @KenneyNL 's assets into Godot and how I was able to smooth out the process with custom made script.

Curious ? Here's the link: https://t.co/wSxan7v3IJ

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Just finished up this week's blog post!

I write about my experience in importing @KenneyNL 's assets into Godot and how I was able to smooth out the process with custom made script.

Curious ? Here's the link: https://t.co/wSxan7v3IJ

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

And *maaaaybe* we may or may not have went overboard with this and created a tool to do this in our stead.

Maybe :)

[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

So, I may or may not have found what I needed to import the Kenney's assets into Godot"correctly".

And it may or may not be a chore.

And ...

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Spent the better part of two hours trying to import some 2d isometric tiles from Kenney into Godot and they always end up misplaced.

I will get this right ... eventually ...

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[An Apprentice's Codex @ApprenticeCodex]

Seems like the "common" way that people online do it is by using the standalone PNG files (a bunch of them), and NOT the sprite sheet files.

Oh. I did try the sprite sheet. It was an alignment mess

So ... I *may* or may not have recruited a friend for help ...