Is it possible to create a staggered isometric tile map (NOT diamond)?

Hello,
I'm creating a 2D isometric game and wondering if it's possible to create a staggered tile map like this: tiles - Difference between "staggered" isometric and "normal" isometric tilemaps? - Game Development Stack Exchange.
My main issue is Grid doesn't support this by default as far as I can tell, and even though it's possible to draw a tilemap such that it'll have that staggered look it has some problems: the tile indices will be all over the place, it'll be difficult to find the map bounds, and so on.

I haven't been able to find any documentation on this particular issue. I'd really like to use Unity's Grid and Tilemap objects as opposed to creating something from scratch because they have a lot of useful abstractions, although I'm open to e.g. creating my own Grid subclass if that helps.

Thanks!

 

I dont get it

do you call this staggered just because you dont lay the tiles in a diamond pattern?

the only difference im seeing here is the axis coordinates which you can just use math to convert the positions

 

Yes. Do you have a suggestion?

 

I'd probably solve this problem with an extension method:

Code (CSharp):

1. public Vector2Int ToStaggeredCoordinate(this Vector2Int gridCoord)
2. {
3.      // do math to convert
4.      return staggeredCoordinate;
5. }

Then create another method to convert back. When you need to go from "gridspace" to "staggeredspace" you call one of the methods. Vector3Int if you need the z.