SETTING_UP_AUTOTILE.md

Setting Up Auto_tile

Step 1: Ensure you have a Texture loaded via the Manual Mode first

• You must have at a minimum a TileSet Texture that fits the recommended Auto-tile Terrain Templates
• For TileMapLayer3D, you need a full 47 Tiles template with the 3x3 Format
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• The best explanation for Auto-Tile Terrain creation is still in the Godot 3.4 docs (but works perfectly with 4.7+) See: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.4/tutorials/2d/using_tilemaps.html

Step 2: Change to Auto-Tile mode and create a new TileSet Resource

• Click the button "Create New" this will Link the Loaded Texture on Manual Mode to the Auto-Tile

Step 3: Add Some Terrains (based on your Loaded Texture and TileSet)

• Just add a Name and choose a Colour. These Terrains will be what you use to "paint" your terrain.

Step 4: Click "TileSet Terrain Editor" button - This will move you to a new Tab at the bottom panels in the Editor

• Make sure you choose "Paint" (Paint Properties) Option, then the following options:
• Paint Properties = "Terrains"
• Terrain set = "Terrain Set 0"
• Terrain = Select the Terrain you want to set up for Auto-Tile.

Step 5: Now you need to activate all base tiles that are part of that Terrain by clicking on them

Step 6: Next step is to select what areas in your Tiles represent the terrain. You do that by painting the Terrain Color over the Texture Tiles, following the pre-determined Godot Auto-tile Terrain Templates

• For TileMapLayer3D, you need a full 47 Tiles template with the 3x3 Format

• You can watch this video that explains how to Define the correct Terrain Tiles for Auto-Tile and Paint Terrain Properties: See from minute 3:00 - https://youtu.be/LrsfgDyOAJs?si=vWavZWXs3REXc87E&t=181

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• The best explanation for Auto-Tile Terrain creation is still in the Godot 3.4 docs (but works perfectly with 4.7+) See: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.4/tutorials/2d/using_tilemaps.html

• Make sure you SAVE everything.

After the Auto-Tile Terrain is created, you can go back to the TileMapLayer3D panel

• Select the Terrain in the List
• Start painting with it.