Hi y'all, let me preface this thread with the fact that I'm not sure if this thread is in the correct location or not. If not, please notify a mod to move it for me.
I'm a decent programmer, I program as a hobby and really enjoy it. I've recently created an expression evaluator that implements a lexer, then utilizes a parser which converts infix notation to reverse polish notation, and then ultimately evaluates the expression. I have also created and improved upon a 2d tile based map engine. What I'm wanting to do is look at existing examples of how 2d tile based map engines currently work and then implement them myself. I use to play tibia as well as open tibia as a teenager and thought that this would be the best place to ask how OT map engines work.
So... Could anybody shed some light for me? My main questions are:
I'm a decent programmer, I program as a hobby and really enjoy it. I've recently created an expression evaluator that implements a lexer, then utilizes a parser which converts infix notation to reverse polish notation, and then ultimately evaluates the expression. I have also created and improved upon a 2d tile based map engine. What I'm wanting to do is look at existing examples of how 2d tile based map engines currently work and then implement them myself. I use to play tibia as well as open tibia as a teenager and thought that this would be the best place to ask how OT map engines work.
So... Could anybody shed some light for me? My main questions are:
- What properties do the tile class have?
- Is each tile saved individually or is the map simply a file with rows/columns represented by the tiles unique ID?
- How are multiple tiles used on the same location on the same level without causing issuse(ie: a grass tile underneath a bush tile?)
