deepnight/ldtk

Features

• 2D Level Design - Provides a visual editor for constructing two-dimensional game environments using grids and tiles.
• Level Data Serialization - Transforms visual map designs into structured JSON files specifically designed for integration into game engines.
• JSON Exports - Generates JSON representations of level design and metadata for consumption by game engines.
• JSON Serializers - Transforms world layouts and entity data into structured JSON files for game engine consumption.
• Art Asset Integrations - Provides a real-time integration with Aseprite to ensure visual level data stays synchronized with source artwork files.
• Entity Definitions - Provides a system for defining customizable game objects with typed properties and specific behaviors.
• Coordinate-Based Entities - Tracks game objects as typed entities positioned within a global 2D coordinate system.
• Level Editors - Provides a visual tool for designing game worlds, layouts, and entities with automated tile rendering.
• World Layouts - Arranges levels in grid-based, linear, or free-form layouts and manages transitions between them.
• Automated Tile Transitions - Automates map aesthetics by applying visual skinning rules to tiles based on adjacency configurations.
• Hot Reloading - Updates visual level representations in real time by watching for changes in linked Aseprite image files.
• External Art Tool Sync - Links source artwork directly to the editor to update visuals in real time as image files are saved.
• Auto-Tiling Systems - Implements logic that automatically selects tile frames based on adjacent tiles for seamless terrain aesthetics.
• TMX Map Exports - Transforms custom level data into the Tiled TMX file format for compatibility with external map readers.
• External Art Integrations - Integrates directly with Aseprite to update level visuals in real time as source images are saved.
• Game Engine Development - Modern and efficient 2D level editor.

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