The Tile Editor allows you to create your own tiles for Meteor. It has many advanced features that may take some getting used to but it really pays off.
Overview
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Use the LEFT and RIGHT CURSORS to scroll through the tiles in the tileset. Use the mouse to select a colour from the colour bar on the right of the screen and then paint on the tile image.
Extended Tilesets
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Before changing any tiles it is very important to understand how extended tilesets work.
An extended tileset is a separate tileset which you can modify and distribute with your maps without changing MeteorÆs original tileset.
MeteorÆs original tileset is called "main.til", you should not edit this tileset, doing so causes problems because you are then asking other people to overwrite their "main.til" with yours when you pass on your maps. If they have also modified their "main.til" then things will get messy!
An extended tileset combats this by being your own personal tileset that you can
distribute with your maps.
To Make an Extended Tileset:
- Launch the Tile Editor
- Start a new tileset
- Save the new tileset under a different name than "main.til" (i.e. ôfred.tilö)
You can then edit your tileset normally (you will need to load it each time you open the Tile Editor).
Instructions on how to link maps to your extended tileset can be found in the Map Editor help (press F1 in the Map Editor).
Tip: When selecting a tile from the Map Editor you can right click on any tile and select "Edit" from the menu to edit that tile directly. This means that you do not have to exit the Map Editor to edit your tiles.
