#tile-based games

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Hexagonal Character Movement Using Axial Coordinates

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In the first part of the series, we explored the different coordinate systems for hexagonal tile-based games with the help of a hexagonal Tetris game. One thing you may have noticed is that we are still relying on the offset coordinates for drawing the level onto the screen using the levelData array.

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Introduction to Axial Coordinates for Hexagonal Tile-Based Games

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The basic hexagonal tile-based approach explained in the hexagonal minesweeper tutorial gets the work done but is not very efficient. It uses direct conversion from the two-dimensional array-based level data and the screen coordinates, which makes it unnecessarily complicated to determine tapped tiles.

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Creating a Hexagonal Minesweeper

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In this tutorial, I will try to introduce the interesting world of hexagonal tile-based games using the easiest of approaches. You will learn how to convert a two-dimensional array data to a corresponding hexagonal level layout on screen and vice versa. Using the information gained, we will be creating a hexagonal minesweeper game in two different hexagonal layouts.

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Updated Primer for Creating Isometric Worlds, Part 2

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In this final part of the tutorial series, we'll build on the first tutorial and learn about implementing pickups, triggers, level swapping, path finding, path following, level scrolling, isometric height, and isometric projectiles.

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An Updated Primer for Creating Isometric Worlds, Part 1

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We have all played our fair share of amazing isometric games, be it the original Diablo, or Age of Empires or Commandos. The first time you came across an isometric game, you may have wondered if it was a 2D game or a 3D game or something completely different.