Tilengine

Devlog

• Tilengine 2.93 released
  September 30, 2021 by megamarc

  Small update, fixes bug in TLN_SetNextSprite() when rearranging the last sprite in the list... Continue reading
• Tilengine 2.92 released
  September 10, 2021 by megamarc

  Small update that brings back compatibility with recently updated ResourcePacker. Current version isn't backwards compatible with the original one, so both sides (Tilengine and ResourcePacker) must ru... Continue reading
• Python Platformer refactoring
  June 25, 2021 by megamarc

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  I've done a major refactoring of Tilengine's sister project Python Platformer https://github.com/megamarc/TilenginePythonPlatformer . I've split it onto separate, reusable modules what was a single-fi... Continue reading

  
• Release 2.9.1 - Sprite pivot & layer enable
  April 01, 2021 by megamarc

  Custom sprite pivot This update introduces an useful feature: the ability to set the sprite's pivot position with TLN_SetSpritePivot . Until now it was always fixed to top-left corner and scaled from... Continue reading

  
• Release 2.9.0 - World mode
  March 16, 2021 by megamarc

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  This release adds a new feature called World mode , where all the layers contained in a single .tmx file and any selected sprites are updated when the "world position" changes. Layers take into accoun... Continue reading

  
• Release 2.8.5 - Small bugfixes
  August 07, 2020 by megamarc

  Reimplements TLN_SetAnimationDelay() for single frame Per-pixel collision status is cleared when disabling a sprite. Reusing it in the same frame caused the collision status to get inherited from prev... Continue reading
• Apple OSX build available
  May 16, 2020 by megamarc

  Apple OSX build available again After upgrading my main development computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10, the VMWare Player where I used to run a virtualized OSX image stopped working. Reinstalling... Continue reading

  
• Release 2.8.4 - Simplified API
  May 14, 2020 by megamarc

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  This release simplifies some of the most common operations, adding replacement functions with less parameters or making some of the old required parameters as optional. Old functionality is deprecated... Continue reading
• Release 2.8.2 - Enhanced TMX
  May 09, 2020 by megamarc

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  #release

  Enhanced TMX layer and object compatibility Fixes bug where tileset animations weren't correctly played on layer index other than 0 Enhanced TMX compatibility: handles " visible " property on layers a... Continue reading
• Release 2.8.0 - revamped animation engine
  May 03, 2020 by megamarc

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  This release doesn't introduce new features, but enhances existing ones. New animation engine Prior to this release, animation engine was a globally slotted one, in the same way as sprites or layers... Continue reading
• Release 2.7.0 - sprite list order & sprite masking
  April 26, 2020 by megamarc

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  #release

  Release 2.7.0 introduces two new features inspired on the Sega Genesis/MegaDrive and some tweaks & bugfixes Sprite list order Until now, sprites were drawn based in their order ID so when overlapping,... Continue reading
• Release 2.6.0 - Enhanced asset loader
  April 22, 2020 by megamarc

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  Enhanced asset loader compatibility This release features two major improvements to supported assets: Supports standard .json array format for spritesheets. This format is exported by major pixel art... Continue reading
• Release 2.5.0 - Image-based tilesets for object layers
  April 16, 2020 by megamarc

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  #release, #Tiled

  Version 2.5.0 adds the ability to use image-based tilesets and use them on object layers. It is now possible to edit an object layer containing images in Tiled, and render it in Tilengine. It is also... Continue reading

  
• Release 2.4.2 and new example
  April 10, 2020 by megamarc

  Updates library to release 2.4.2, and bundles "forest" sample that showcases the new features introduced in release 2.4.0: object layers for props/decorations layer linking spriteset-based animations... Continue reading

  
• Libretro core with loadable LUA games
  December 04, 2019 by megamarc

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  I'm working on an experimental version of tilengine. It's a libretro core with loadable games written in lua. Libretro cores are plugins that can be run inside Retroarch emulation environment, which p... Continue reading

  
• Updated to release 2.4.0
  July 03, 2019 by megamarc

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  BIG update! Tilengine isn't dead by any means! But certainly I've focused more on GitHub and facebook news posting, whereas itch.io releases have been somewhat abandoned. There have been major feature... Continue reading
• Tilengine 2.0 is fully open source LGPL
  July 10, 2018 by megamarc

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  This 2.0. release marks a significant philosophy change: Tilengine is now a full-featured open source project relicensed with the LGPL conditions. Now anyone can build the library from sources and col... Continue reading
• Release 1.21.1
  May 20, 2018 by megamarc

  Updated binaries for all platforms to latest 1.21.1 release. Major changes since 1.19 are: Background layers accept full bitmaps in addition to classic tiled backgrounds. Now it's possible to develop... Continue reading
• Cumulative 1.19 update
  May 01, 2018 by megamarc

  Small updates to the 1.19 release C# binding: updated to 1.19 library version Python binding: fixed Sprite::set_blend_mode() method New binding and samples: Lua language (FFI interface)... Continue reading
• Small bugfix for 1.19
  December 24, 2017 by megamarc

  Fixed small bug in python binding that passed SequencePack::get_sequence() an incorrect type of parameter, causing linux crash Fixed some file names in samples with mismathed capitalisation that worke... Continue reading
• Release 1.19
  December 22, 2017 by megamarc

  Updated packages for the latest 1.19 release: Ability to modify Spriteset data (sprite locations and pixel contents) at runtime Optional nearest-neighbour upscaling instead of the default bilinear fil... Continue reading
• Tilengine 1.17 released
  November 09, 2017 by megamarc

  This release for all compatible platforms has these new features and enhancements: New property for individual tiles in Tiled editor: "priority", setting it to "true" marks all ocurrences of that tile... Continue reading
• Tilengine 1.16 released
  October 03, 2017 by megamarc

  Minor update with bugfixes and new sprite priority: Fixed TLN_LoadTilemap () when loading other layer than the first one in a tmx with many layers Fixed TLN_GetSpriteInfo () that returned wrong sprite... Continue reading