Example of Importing Tiled Map into Raylib with TMX C Loader

This example uses TMX C Loader library to read Tiled Map Editor file stored in its native TMX file format. It then allows for camera navigation of the imported map.

TMX Loader has dependencies on libxml2 and zlib. A lighter-weight option might be to export a Tiled map into JSON format and use a much simpler library to load the file. See https://github.com/OnACoffeeBreak/raylib_tiled_import_with_json/

Build

Tested in MinGW64 on Windows 10. Steps to build from a virgin Windows 10 install:

1. Download 64-bit install from http://www.msys2.org/
2. Install into default location C:\msys64 and follow installation instructions from http://www.msys2.org/
3. Install mingw-w64 toolchain: pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
4. Install git: pacman -S git
5. Install libxml2: pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-libxml2
6. Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/OnACoffeeBreak/raylib_tiled_import_with_json.git
7. cd raylib_tiled_import_with_json
8. mingw32-make
9. ./raylib_tiled_import.exe

To Do

• Consider using a CC0 tileset for more engaging map. On the other hand, this will make tiles harder to see.
• Test on other platforms. How?
• Use a pixel graphics tileset instead of 64x64 and use camera zoom to create the pixel graphics aesthetic.
• Add camera boundary detection. Too much for a simple demo?
• Integrate into raylib exmples. raysan5 doesn't want examples to depend on large libraries. raylib_tiled_import_with_json with a single-header JSON lib might be more palatable.