Tiles

Tiles are the building blocks of a tilemap. Each tile represents a discrete unit of the map, such as grass, water, rock, or wall.

Tile Declaration

In Acid, tiles are declared using the tile keyword. Each tile can be assigned a unique bit identifier that references its sprite or texture in a tilesheet.

Syntax

tile <tile_name> = bit(<bit_id>)

Example

tile grass = bit(24)
tile water = bit(25)
tile rock  = bit(26)
tile path  = bit(30)
tile wall  = bit(31)

This declares five tiles, each linked to a specific bit for rendering.

Using Tiles in Maps

Tiles are arranged in rows or columns and combined to form the overall map layout.

rows {
    1 * rock -> 20 * path
    3 * wall -> 17 * grass
}

This example defines rows where tiles appear consecutively for specified counts.

Tile Attributes and Properties

Currently, tiles are identified by their bit indexes, which tie to graphical assets.