Update - July 2017

Where does the Grid component sit in regards to release? I can't find it on the Roadmap. We've launched a game on Steam using it without encountering a single issue - I couldn't be happier with it.

 

I was wondering if it is still possible to add a Game Object to a tile? because it looks like that option has disappeared in the editor for the 2017.2 beta release.

 

@Talsidor The Grid component will be released in 2017.2 It is tied along with Tilemap, although it is a Component all on its own.

@ChrisJohnson That functionality was removed. Although it seemed a good workflow, it led to some issues in the backend. The better workflow is to keep the GameObjects separate and paint them with a brush. Like what we do in the RoboDash demo.

 

Thanks @Johaness_Reuben. I'll check out the RoboDash demo.

 

Hey guys nice work!
One question tho, why did you remove the option to attach a gameobject to the tile itself in the inspector. That was a really cool feature. I was using it to attach different colliders to different tiles and to add particle effects to some tiles. Now I have to write a script to do that for me. I guess it will be more efficient this way but shhh add that option back please

 

@Johaness_Reuben
Thanks for your response, I just tested upgrading our project to 2017.2.0b5 but the Grid component in it doesn't have a hex mode, which is what we use.

Are there plans to add this back into 2017.2 before release? Or if not 2017.2, when can we expect the (extremely stable) hex mode of the Grid component to find it's way out of experimental?

 

Unfortunately that won't be added back in 2017.2, as stated in this thread. Probably a future experimental build will land for in 2017.3 or later.​

 

Is it possible to change the length and width of the grid cells in the Tilemap? For example, I need to create the "Brick Breaker" game. Bricks should be rectangular in this genre. Is it possible to use Tilemap editor for this?

 

Quick question - I am looking to start a game where I wanted to use the tilemap. Should I just spend time getting used to unity while waiting on 2017.2, or install the open beta? My concern with the latter is I have no clue how easy it is to have 2 versions of unity on my computer, and how easy it is to upgrade a project from the open beta to the stable

 

In RoboDash, I notice that when I initialize the scene, the floor is lit up. But if I drag the prefabs into an empty scene it remains dark. Where is the lighting being managed for the tilemaps?

 

@rustum Thanks for the answer. I've already tested the beta version of the tilemap with this demo project. It is very good that we can change the aspect ratio of the grid!

 

Recommendations for a "TileMap from step one" tutorial? The tutorials out there all seem to start with the tlemap done, the sprites done then talk about the usage.

 

@Soulice Tutorials will typically follow the release. In the meantime, the beta Tilemap User Manual may help.

 

Thanks much, will take a look.