[New Item] New Properties

[masterminer176]

https://imgur.com/a/DICMmyI

The idea is to port the tile properties from HEC #12 (and one of my own), and merge them with the existing tile properties like shown above (to conserve backwards compatibility).

Updated to link to have examples of the custom property I mentioned.

[RokonShimo]

if you want to put more properties, maybe have the Multi-direction properties be dependent on color channels?

As in: [0,0,0,0] would be no sides and [0,1,1,0] would be right and down, etc.

property slots are valuable.

converting tilesets could easily be done automatically. In fact, I could likely merge the spike properties myself if I knew how to change a png from within the game.

[HugoBDesigner]

While I really like the idea of adding multiple tile properties, I'm wary of adding too many, or adding some that are less needed/important than others. Ideally, we should try to minimize tile properties, or move on to a different approach to multiple tile properties. The idea with RGB values is one I considered, but it's far too unintuitive and hard to tweak. Suggestions would be appreciated.

[RokonShimo]

I did mention that it'd be only for four-sided properties, which is a bit more intuitive, right?

[HugoBDesigner]

That'd interfere with backwards compatibility, I'm afraid

[RokonShimo]

either way, here's my two cents on each property mentioned:

• No Enemy/No Player: could be achieved by giving the tile hitbox a different category, and has potential.
• Un-gellable: I can't personally see any application for this or practical way to do it, but that doesn't mean there isn't one.
• Pixel collision: First we fix slopes (although this would likely make them obsolete), then we worry about this. Also, this would be impractical for backwards compatibility unless "slope" overrode it.
• Portal Sides: If you aren't using white gel in your mappack, make it invisible. Or use panels. Problem solved.
• Clear: Huh?
• Top-Down: Why would you want this?
• Collision Sides: I fail to see what this means. Would this make it a One-way Gate or something? Like SMW's ground? I can see the application, but we already have Platform for the top side. Knowing how the Platform property works, I could likely make this one myself. However, again, it would be impractical with slopes, Pixel Collision, and existing tilesets.

[masterminer176]

I just had some random ideas, looking back I see how bad they can be.

Clear: Invisible but with all collision
Top Down: For LOZ style levels (which looking back, is dumb)
Collision Sides: Probably for one-way blocks.

[RokonShimo]

You can just not draw a tile if you want it to be "clear", and for Collision sides, that's exactly what I meant by SMW ground.