Update Making Maps authored by Alecia Meredith's avatar Alecia Meredith
...@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ The format for defining a hotspot in the map is ...@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ The format for defining a hotspot in the map is
If you find yourself making a butt-ton of complex layer groups to do cool overlapping and buildings, it's most likely in your best interest to compress your layers into a single image layer. You can do this by checking which layers you want visible and going to `Export As Image`. Make sure `Use current zoom level` is unchecked to keep things in the proper resolution as the tiles. For any layers that are added above, it should have 'Include background color' selected also. If you find yourself making a butt-ton of complex layer groups to do cool overlapping and buildings, it's most likely in your best interest to compress your layers into a single image layer. You can do this by checking which layers you want visible and going to `Export As Image`. Make sure `Use current zoom level` is unchecked to keep things in the proper resolution as the tiles. For any layers that are added above, it should have 'Include background color' selected also.
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<img src="http://i.imgur.com/4O9U09N.png"/> ![Export_As_Image](uploads/887efc7243f092cca76309f5b11243bf/Export_As_Image.png)
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Loading the image for your layer is as simple as creating a new Image Layer and changing its properties in Tiled Loading the image for your layer is as simple as creating a new Image Layer and changing its properties in Tiled. Under the Properties, go to Image and click the icon in the Value column. Clicking the ... button and selecting your image from there.
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<img src="http://i.imgur.com/A28Z5Bz.png"/> ![LayerProperties](uploads/b5c48df5b89311134dc92893a80aba58/LayerProperties.png)
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### Foreground Layers ### Foreground Layers
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