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Isometric tilemap grid?

Discussion in '2D' started by mulhollandmaster121, May 14, 2020.

  1. mulhollandmaster121

    mulhollandmaster121

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    Hey guys,
    Is there any way to keep the grid in an isometric tilemap visible once you hit play?

    Thanks!
     
    mulhollandmaster121, May 14, 2020
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  2. Ted_Wikman

    Ted_Wikman

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    Hello @mulhollandmaster121,
    Could you let me know a bit more about your expected end result? Are we talking about game view or scene view? and what is the reason for having it visible in play mode?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    Ted_Wikman, May 15, 2020
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  3. mulhollandmaster121

    mulhollandmaster121

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    Hey Ted, I'm trying to get it to stay visible in game view. For now, I went into photoshop and jankily outlined the edges of each tile I'm using, so at least it pops, but I expect that there has to be a better way from within Unity.

    The end result would be something along the lines of Into the breach. In scene mode, there's a nice grid there where I drag my tiles into, but as soon as I hit play, they're gone. /:
    Thanks!
     
    mulhollandmaster121, May 16, 2020
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  4. Ted_Wikman

    Ted_Wikman

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    I see, thanks for the clarification and the game reference.
    So there are three techniques I can come up with to solve this issue:
    1. Draw the borders into each tile texture
    2. Overlay an additional tile map over your current one, and draw the borders with border sprites
    3. Create an edge shader to add the borders dynamically

    Let me know how it goes!
     
    Ted_Wikman, May 18, 2020
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