PyGame Platform
This will show you how to create a platform game using a tiled map, and rectangular based collision detection.
Contents
Create Map
Tiled
You will firstly need to install the Tiled program from the website and link below. In college the Tiled executeables are on moodle, under project, technical skill, monogame, and tiled. I have also added links to other tutorials for using Tiled.
Tiled Website and Download
Tutorials for using Tiled
Written Version of Above Tutorials
New Tiled Map
You will need a new tiled map, the tile size in the screen shot is 128 pixels, in the end i actually changed this to 32 x 32 and resized the tiles accordingly:
Add Tile Set
Now your map is created we need to add a tile set:
I would always recommend you make sure to choose embed and based on tileset image:
Draw Your Level
Now you have a tile set build a simple set of platforms. You should rename the layer to something like Tiles:
Add Player Object
Now you have a section of platforms, we can now set the position of the player. This will also be the object moved by the code and player input. So insert an object layer, and then use the rectangle tool to create the object. My final player was 60 pixels high and 40 pixels wide:
