General

• Introduction
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Roadmap
• Release notes

Basics

• Getting Started
  • Install JDK
  • Set Up IDE
  • Build Systems
  • Project Structure
  • Get LITIENGINE
  • Manage native libraries
  • Run the Game
  • API Quick Reference
• Game API
  • Game.graphics()
  • Game.audio()
  • Game.physics()
  • Game.loop()
  • Game.tweens()
  • Game.world()
  • Game.window()
  • Game.screens()
• Input API
  • Input.keyboard()
  • Input.mouse()
  • Input.gamepads()
• Configuration
• Tile Maps
  • Map Objects
  • Custom Properties
• Resource Management
  • Texture Atlas
  • Sprite Info Files
• Entity Framework
  • Default Entity Types
  • Props
  • Subscribe to Entity Events
  • Annotations for static information
• Control Entities
  • Entity Controllers
  • Animation Controller
  • Movement Controller
  • Behavior Controller
  • Messaging System
  • Ability Framework
• User Interface
  • GuiComponents: An Overview
  • Creating Menus
• utiLITI
  • Create Projects
  • Import maps
• Deployment
• Savegames
• Libraries and Tools
• Glossary

Advanced

• The Particle System
• Dynamic Lighting
• Static Lighting
• Performance Optimization
• Custom MapObjectLoaders
• String Localization
• Object Serialization
• Utility Classes
• Network Communication
• Advanced Entity Knowledge
  • Custom Entity Implementations
  • Triggers

Tutorials

• Creating a Simple Platformer
• Creating an Arkanoid Clone
• Modifying example projects

Tile Maps

Once you have gained a basic understanding of LITIENGINE’s general game infrastructure, it is time to actually create a world for your game to take place in. LITIENGINE uses .tmx tile maps, a universally acclaimed standard format for 2D level building.

Create a tile map

At the beginning of your world building workflow, you create a tile map with Tiled map editor. While we won’t go into details here (because the official Tiled docs do), here’s the rough workflow:

• First, you need to paint your Tileset in the pixel painting program of your choice.
• Then, import the Tileset image into Tiled editor to create a .tsx Tileset.
• Create layers containing Tiles, Objects, and Images.
• Save your map.

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