Lime2D

Lime2D is an open source in-game map/animation editor for 2D C++ game development projects.

Since it is an in-game editor, you can edit maps in real-time with your player, collisions, and everything else being rendered. You can then switch out of the editor and automatically see your updated map / animations. This makes for extremely efficient 2D level creation.

The editor can be used in any C++ project using SFML on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Installation

I've created a video tutorial showing the process of getting Lime2D integrated with your game.

If you have any trouble getting Lime2D installed / working or have any questions, please post below detailing exactly what the issue is. I or somebody else will respond as soon as possible.

Map editor

• Efficient custom map format created by me
• Create brand new maps of any size while already in-game
• Easy map configuration
  • Tileset paths, sprite scale, tile scale, screen size, etc
• Use tiles from different tilesets
• Draw on multiple layers
• Undo / Redo
• Smooth zooming in / out
• Ambient light editor using real shaders
• Shape drawing (lines, rectangles, points)
• Entity list for viewing and updating properties of all map objects

Animation editor

• Stored efficiently in Lua files
• Create / load any animation while already in-game
  • Saving the animation will automatically update it in-game without restarting the game
• Zoom in / out
• Change any animation properties from within the editor

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