Map Export

[robwalch]

Flash

• bring map data up to par with PSD script, exporting:

layer prop names

• depth (no more mDepth) (fixes bounds)
• width (no more mWidth)
• height (no more mHeight)
• z (no more mZ)

entities []

• custom static entities with MC graphic export (pillars and such)

bounds []

• export bounds objects in bounds array
• Create Bounds Component script or use naming convention (group/layer/symbol/instance) to simplify bounds creation

spawnPoints []

• export SpawnPoint elements in spawnPoints array

  "entities": [],
  "bounds": [],
  "spawnPoints": [
    {
      x: 757,
      y: 785,
      z: 35
    },
    {
      x: 823,
      y: 714,
      z: 325
    }
  ]

doors

• define door shapes to go to other maps
  Photoshop
  Required
• export top layer groups as map layers
• pass-through layer set when name contains 'group'
• guide layers layer name contains 'guide'
• shape layers layer contains path and layer name contains 'shape'
• polygon shape
• circle/oval/ellipse shape
• NaN shape width/height bug breaks map collisions
• reg point based on shape
• extend properties with ini 'data' layer
• depth based on height of 'depth' layer
• export PNGs for layers inside map layer sets
• export one PNG for similar Smart Objects
• extend element with json in layer name
• don't export empty layers 0x0
• bitmap only parallax elements
• data layer set
• default z based on map element container
• invisible map boundaries not defined by image document bounds
• Entity/Entities layer sets
• spawn points
• entity data layers
• entity image export
• entity Smart Objects
• entity placeholder data (for Classes defined in game)

Enhanced

• way points Ninja Behavior - Chapter 1 #53
• ambient sounds Background audio for maps #59
• materials Props and Entity Material Interaction #52
• 'container' elements pattern filled paths
• map layer top level sort bounds (first pass bounding box - after first pass, test map layer elements - noodle shop steps) This should fix entity 'on top' sorting issues with short foreground elements (make parent sort box very tall)
• Custom Panel (see below) to launch export, report results

Other ideas

• opacity
• blend mode support (multiply, add)

Reference

• Export Vectors
• Custom Panels
• Scripting Listener Download
• Bezier Shapes to Polygons
  • Interpolation with Bezier Curves
  • jsBezier
  • Bézier curve on Wikipedia