2022-10-31 - Check out https://github.com/kevinmkchin/bambuu2

bambuu

Standalone editor from https://github.com/kevinmkchin/rayjax-engine

Features

• Quickly and easily create tilemaps/levels for platformers, top-down shooters, etc.
• Use your own custom image files for the tiles.
• Save and load tilemaps for iterative level design.
• Up to 3 layers for a single tilemap file. (e.g. one layer for level, one layer for enemies, one layer for items)
• Up to 48 tiles (will add more later).
• Fill screen tool.
• Tilemaps don't have to be a square.

Preview

Tilemap File Data

Each tile is represented by a character. Each row of the tilemap is delimited with a specified delimiter. Each layer of the tilemap is delimited with a specified delimiter.

Example:

• 00000000
• 00110000
• 00222000
• 03333330

will be stored as

• 00000000.00110000.00222000.03333330 if the specified delimiter is "."

You can parse this string of data to translate them back into tiles in your own game.

Rows are delimited with . by default. You can customize this in the settings.

Layers are delimited with / by default. You can customize this in the settings.

Example:

00000000001100000022200003333330 / 00000000001100000022200003333330 / 00000000001100000022200003333330

How to Use Bambuu

Saving and Loading Tile Maps

Choose where to save your tilemap.

Add the extension .bbuu to the file name of your tilemap. Add the extension .txt if you want a regular text file instead.

Customizing Settings

You can customize the background color of the editor.

You must specify the size of your custom tiles (default is 64x64).