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[wzl]

Hey everyone!

I've started some as3 dev some time ago and it usually came down to something that required a tiled map. I've tried a couple of mapeditors, like Tiled and Ogmo, but i felt not comfortable using them and they were lacking a few features i expect from a leveleditor.

In previous situations when i needed tiled maps i just made adhoc editors myself, but they were built only for a specific task with a specific framework in mind. Now i attempt to use all the experience i gained from those prototypes to implement a full-fledged standalone mapeditor capable of basic editing features aswell as nice to have stuff like trigger areas, custom locations, and linestrips for pathing or collision.

I've started work only earlier this week and by now completed the most basic feature set including tile brushes, layer management and multiple tileset support. It currently exports to XML only, but other formats like JSON will be supported later on.
I will provide an import template for FlashPunk in the next couple of days, so you would be able to immediately use it and try it out.

This is still in heavy development, but the basic implementation is functional. However i'm still looking for general feedback and feature suggestions as i want to make this tool like a decent alternative to existing editors. I'd appreciate your input on it!





Download: http://wzl.vg/src/LevelUpv0.5.zip

For more specific info visit http://wzl.vg/wiki/index.php?title=LevelUp

Cheers 
wzl

[yuotta]

Will this work for Flixel as well?

[wzl]

Yeah sure, i'll make a note to provide the code for importing maps to flixel too, aswell as a documentation of the file format so anyone can easily load them in whatever framework   

[wzl]

I've just added the export to xml feature to version 0.5b and here's the FlashPunk import template.

I'll enjoy the rest of the weekend now   

[wzl]

I just uploaded v0.6, a major milestone for the application. It provides every basic functionality to create maps and import them into your game.

Interface overhaul
 Restructuring  
 Skins
 Collapsable project and tool panels
Variable tile size (at last)
Autoreload tileset when it's been modified

Download: http://wzl.vg/src/LevelUpv0.6.zip
Homepage: http://wzl.vg/wiki/index.php?title=LevelUp

I try to make this as feature complete and stable as possible before the next ludumdare, so people can depend on it, so get down and dirty with it :D

[yuotta]

This looks awesome! Good work!

[wzl]

Hey, at last i finished a new version. I was scared of a bunch of the features i implemented, but even if it took longer than i anticipated it worked out quite nicely.

Ladies and gentleman, i give you: v0.7!

Skin change
Project Management
 Support for mutliple maps per project
 Texture management
 Convenience forms for save/load etc.
Entity creation and placement
 Draws the selected entity types on the map
 Supports custom attributes
Performance increase due to buffering mapsections
Added a config file and some basic settings
 Recently saved projects
 Grid background color

Download and all



Editing maps works nice and easy. I don't think there are any basic tools missing in that department.
You can create entities, each with custom attributes and all.

Next release will implement trigger-zones and a bunch more convenience features. No ETA though.

Enjoy your tiling
wzl

[wzl]

I just upped a quick fix v0.7b:

Fixed the map creation process to just work
Added a tileset selector when pressing [Space]

Also here's a bad quality video tutorial, enjoy!





DL n stuff

[wzl]

Levelup 0.8 just went up!

Frontend
-Cleaned up the interface
-Custom layerlist
-Disabled skinning
-Implemented custom color themes
-Uses custom font (Tempesta seven regular)
-Preview selection when using the stamp tool or placing entities
-Printing system messages console style
-Tips of the day

Backend
-Unlimited undo! [ctrl][z]
-Implemented colored Triggerboxes (deathzones etc.)
-Render map to image (and save to file)
-Removal for Entity- and TriggerTypes

Changed Keybindings:
- tilebrush
-[a] areabrush
-(s) stampbrush
-[e] eraser
-[t] trigger
-[n] entity
-Added Refill to fill the last drawn area with different random tiles [r]

Exportformat
-Exports triggers with name, position, size and attributes.

New url: http://lup.wzl.vg

[wzl]

LevelUp 0.9 released just in time for ludumdare 26!

Download and more info can be found on the makeshift website

Ui overhaul, got rid of most of the clutter
Added the AutoTiler tool [D]
Added the minimap (experimental)
Added a photoshop-like action history (in the Overseer tab)
Added a bunch of Tip-of-the-Day messages so you don’t get lost (in the Project tab)

Here's a preview video for the AutoTiler





Enjoy tilin'

[wzl]

Just uploaded a hotfix to annihilate some crashes and added a few tiny features:

-Creating a new map also creates a new Layer
-Fixed an error with the minimap that results in a crash
-Fixed crashing when removing the only layer
-Added arrow-key controls to maneuver the map

http://lup.wzl.vg