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Well, I won't say that it's bad but it affects so very very much to remake now. The whole tilemap structure needs to be redone. However, automatic flattening of layers could be fixed.

This additional placement method could also help reduce the amount of total needed bg/fg layers in the map and therefore reduce computer proccessing in the finsihed map while playing.

Or another way of doing something similar could be to have an option to export the selected map to be 3 layered(bg/main/fg). So while creating a map you can use as many layers as you feel, but when you save the playable map you export it to be 3 layers where all bg layers get "flattened" and the same goes for the fg layers this way you only need 3 layers maximum.

And I just remembered you were going to add special tiles to the editor, then it could be reduced to 4 maximum layers (bg/main/main-special/fg) where main-special would be where you specify regions that belong to those special land types for the main layer. So in the main-special layer you could specifiy regions where you would recieve damage, or where you cant use the hook, or if you guys ever implement other features like regions that specify low gravity/high gravity, water, etc. So the main-special layer isnt really an image layer but just a layer specifying specific regions. This way you dont actually need special land tiles in the editor just the ability to specify regions on the map that belong to those special features.

the screenshot looks very cool.
will it be also possible to create your own vector graphics in illustrator and import them into your own map?

Nope.

Be careful with the animated stuff though. A little movement would be great, but too much will only be disturbing. (Don't get me wrong now, I love the idea, but be careful)

+1

Nice work, the editor look cool and simple.

some more maps released with 0.4?

0.5 would sound better too me, cause then there´s a chance that it´s our maps .