Potential major rework

[Cammin]

There is a similar tool like this one but for tiled: https://github.com/Seanba/SuperTiled2Unity

After looking over its strategy compared to this package, I'm considering some inspiration from it into the import process of a .ldtk asset in unity, where the import process builds a ready-to-use drag-n-drop "prefab" that automatically regenerates itself whenever the .ldtk level is saved (similar to a .fbx model imported into unity). This would involve a major rework to the entire setup process, but I'm interested in exploring this route, as it would greatly simplify the asset setup for the user, and allow automatic refreshes of a .ldtk project without any extra manual work which furthers the simplification.

I can imagine that the simplification can remove the need to manage tile collections, assigning textures/levels/background textures, and anything else that could be otherwise managed by the user which could be automated, while still offering some degree of customization as well.

My primary goal is to make this as simple as humanly possible for the end-user.

I'd be interested in some discussion, so If you have any thoughts about UX, asset setup, AssetImporter advice, etc, drop them here.

[Cammin]

This feature is actively being worked on right now. This will take some time to develop, as there is a lot of reworking involved to achieve this. But I think it's the best decision for this project, especially because it becomes a lot more simple to use and manage.

Check my trello for what's happening: https://trello.com/b/YPgO5283/ldtk-to-unity

[Cammin]

Wanted to share an update on some preview progress. I can say that it's coming along well and should be available as a major update once all the kinks are ironed out. 🙂

There are several notable major changes and additions:

• The level build process has moved to use a scripted importer. This means that a prefab is generated/updated every time an LDtk project is saved.
  

  • A lot of areas that were manual prep work from before have been automated.
  • All textures are automatically sliced and placed into a sprite atlas (if assigned). (also no more invasive slicing in the source texture)
  • For the IntGrid values, It's no longer a sprite field and instead uses a custom Intgrid tile asset that the user would create (See below).
  • The enum script generation is also improved, allowing continuous script generation into a preferred path (and a button to pick the path)

• IntGrid values now use these special tiles, addable from the create asset menu.

  • You can choose from 3 collision options: None, Grid, and Sprite. If an IntGrid Tile's sprite is assigned, then its collision shape will be previewed in the inspector for easy reference.
  • There's a game object field if necessary for a prefab to be included/replacing a tile.
  • I also left this tile asset open for inheritance in case any extra functionality is desired.

The field injection system for entities/levels has changed. It's now placed onto the GameObject as a standalone component, and its data is accessible in code by their identifier. This helps eliminate the need to create boilerplate scripts for getting field data.

Very excited for when this massive rework is completed :)

[Cammin]

I pushed the new major update. Check out all of its details here: https://github.com/Cammin/LDtkUnity/blob/master/Assets/LDtkUnity/CHANGELOG.md

Hope you may find this tool useful to quickly transform your level designs into Unity! 🙂