BTTT VS tiled

BTTT: BattleTech TableTop

A new version of BTTT: BattleTech TableTop has been released! For those unfamiliar, this is my fan project to recreate tabletop play in a network PC game. You can play online, LAN, local hotseat, or against AI opponents.

I prefer BTTT, it's a lot more snappy, and had a better visual style. MegaMek is great if you want it ALL, BTTT is great if you just wanna have a fight.

You can view an archived copy or download the latest BTTT release from GitHub.

Oh that's a good idea! Unfortunately that's not really possible in this version. All map hexes use this grey texture which is colored by terrain height in the code.

Happy Pi Day! This seems like as good a day as any to release an updated BTTT: BattleTech TableTop. If you're not familiar, here's what it looks like. Have fun!

I've just pushed another update to BTTT, my fan project to recreate BattleTech tabletop (Total Warfare) as a networked PC game. You can download the latest version from my site or GitHub.

I've just updated my fan project BTTT: BattleTech TableTop. You can download v0.9.2 for Windows and MacOS from my site or GitHub where the source code is also available.

Here is BTTT: BattleTech TableTop v0.9.1, my fan project to recreate the tabletop experience in a network PC game. BTTT focuses on a streamlined implementation of just the core rules that my friends and I actually play rather than attempting to support every possible BattleTech feature like MegaMek. It also animates movements and combat, though it is nowhere near as pretty as HBS BattleTech.

When you decide on the high-level design of the resume, start building your map in Tiled. You can customise the map from the basic game you already have or build your one from scratch - just try and see what works best for you.

A more sophisticated approach may be to use something like Tiled (https://www.mapeditor.org), but it typically takes a lot of code to to parse a Tiled map, so I wouldn’t start there. The exact needs of your game will dictate the approaches you use. Starting simple means you can make good, visible progress getting your game to work. And I’m sure that plenty of real games have shipped where the levels are just text files.

When I first messed with Phaser, I just used a 2D array to plop in my tiles, but that was very tedious. That's when I discovered the Tiled map editor! I was able to "paint" with my tilemap to create a map with various layers. I made a ground layer, a wall layer, an enemy layer, and a potion layer.

There is also Tiled from https://www.mapeditor.org/ as a tilemap editor.

and for the map creation side there is plenty of software ! this one is nice and open source and free etc etc : https://www.mapeditor.org/

PolishedMap, for use in-game. But, if you're just sketching stuff out, PolishedMap doesn't have the most convenient UI, so something quick with great features like Tiled works well

I use Tiled with this tileset I found in Pilot NET. The maps it creates are entirely form over function - no fancy art or effects unless you add them a different way - but they're very legible. Then I use Foundry's drawing tools to sketch out outlines for cover, object sizes, etc. (Here's an example of a map I made for a Train Heist combat - orange is Size 1, yellow is soft cover, purple is difficult terrain, and so on.)

If you want to add grids or hexes, you’ll need to edit the image in an image editor to add those. I’d suggest looking at TileD at https://www.mapeditor.org or something along those lines.