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godot 10 - Howto use Tilemap terrains (autotiles) in Godot 4, part2

• Table Of Contents
• Application of autotiles
  • Create Terrain set
  • Choose terrains for terrain set
  • alternative tilesset
    • create the tiles
    • paint the tiles

Table Of Contents

Application of autotiles

Create Terrain set

1. select TileMapLayer node
2. Inspector-> TileMapLayer -> Terrain Sets (after Physics layers)

3. Add Elements initial

   1. this creates a thing called "Terrains"

4. click 'add elements again'

   1. rename terrain
   2. pick color

Choose terrains for terrain set

1. Go to TileMapLayer node
2. Click on Tileset at the bottom of the screen
3. click on "Paint" in "Setup, Select, Paint"
4. Select the "tiles" pane in the left side of bottom middle where it says "tiles/patterns"
5. select the correct tile map
6. Go to "Paint Properties" in middle bottom
7. select "Terrains", then which Terrain set under "painting"
8. select the corners/sides or corners and sides that apply to the terrain set

alternative tilesset

create the tiles

1. Go to TileSet at bottom of screen
2. add a new terrain
3. click on "Select" in the middle bottom panel
4. right click on the tiles you like and select "create alternative tile"
5. scroll to upper right side of tileset viewer where you will see the "alternative tiles"
6. click to the right of the tiles to add more, duplicating the ones to the left
7. click on the options in 'rendering' in the middle pane to change the orientation of the selected tile

paint the tiles

1. switch to the paint tab in middle bottom pane
2. make sure the correct terrain set is selected
3. select the corners, sides or corners and sides
4. also make sure to paint the corners of the original tiles!
5. get the centers for the primary terrain note: if you are using the darksand terrain pattern, make sure to also paint the corners of the original tiles