Tiledmap Hell

[Jingles]

Hi guys,

 

I'm currently trying to utilize Tiled to add a background image and platforms to a 2D sword-fighting game we're working on. I have created the level and am trying to follow the instructions from the Phaser example noted here (http://examples.phaser.io/_site/view_full.html?d=loader&f=load+tilemap+json.js&t=load%20tilemap%20json) and am running into an error where our game craps out when I try changing from a normal background png image to the tiledmap I've created.

 

Here's my snippet of code from our level.js page:

 

Level.prototype = {

 

  preload: function() {

    //this.engine.load.image('background', 'assets/Journey_Canyon_Solitary_Lookout.png');

    this.engine.load.image('tiles', 'assets/sandTileset.png');

    this.engine.load.tilemap('myMap', 'assets/Background.json', null, Phaser.Tilemap.TILED_JSON);

  },

 

  create: function() {

    // background = this.engine.add.sprite(0, 0, 'background');

    map = this.engine.add.tilemap('myMap');

    map.addTilesetImage('RealTiles', 'tiles');

    layer = map.createLayer('RealTiles');

    layer.resizeWorld();

  },

 

  update: function() {

  }

}

 

It appears to be an issue with the asynchronous nature of JS as the error I run into has to do with the player class we have trying to update prior to level being created. I have tried to hack around this by creating a variable for levelDone and setting this to true at the end of level creation but it still has some beef with something in the Phaser.min.js file. 

 

Sorry in advance, I know this isn't the most succinctly described problem but if anyone has any idea why the simple tiled map I have created isn't loading correctly or in time and how to fix it.... I could really use some help!

 

Thanks,

Newb

[Jingles]

HELP

[shmikucis]

I can't help in this case directly, but maybe it is worth trying MightyEditor which is based on Phaser and alternative for tiled?

 

Here is simple example with tiles http://mightyfingers.com/tutorials/display/tilemap/

 

And here is more complex dungeon mini-game with changing maps http://mightyfingers.com/tutorials/games/dungeon-explorer/