Automaping rule


Automapping can not combine two rules to get the optimal solution(a/s2/a)

No, it cannot, because rules are applied independently of one another, and Automapping has no concept of ā€œoptimalā€, all outputs for a given input are equal. If you want the A/S2/A solution to happen consistently, you will need to make a rule specifically for the A/S/A scenario and make that rule be applied before the others.

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image Whatā€™s the best way to use this

This tile set isnā€™t compatible with terrains or wang tiles, so Automapping is the best way. Just remember to make the most specific rules come first. In general youā€™ll need a rule for every tile in the tileset, since they all cover unique situations.

Itā€™s impossible to accomplish

There are too many combinations

And I donā€™t have the experience

Please donā€™t multi-post, you can edit your previous posts. Or better yet, donā€™t press Reply immediately, give yourself time to think about your post and finish typing all your thoughts.

This is definitely possible. Itā€™ll take some effort, but itā€™s doable. Everyone starts out with no experience, thatā€™s why we try things and learn xP Re-reading the documentation on autotiling would probably help, as a lot of things arenā€™t self-evident.

This isnā€™t a huge tileset, shouldnā€™t take super-long to set up. Review the documentation, think about how you intend to use the automapper (for example, will you be drawing your ponds on a separate layer, or in a layer filled with ground tiles), and then set up your rules accordingly.

One tip: donā€™t forget that you can define the input and output regions separately, as regions_input and regions_output. In general for a tileset like this, youā€™ll want your input region to be the tile youā€™re looking at and its environment, and your output region to be just that one tile.

A/S is in, S1 - Sn is out
rule1image
rule2 image
automaping fail
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Iā€™m stuck. I donā€™t know what to do with him

I have no idea what your ā€œrule 1ā€ and ā€œrule 2ā€ images are or what the letters mean, and I canā€™t tell whether your third image is a rule (looks like it could be) or your result, or what the ā€œfailā€ is.
I also donā€™t know if your layers are named correctly. Automapping requires layers to be named precisely.

Hereā€™s approximately what your rules should look like:


The whitish areas are marked as regions_input, and the regions_output only marks the tile in the middle, thatā€™s the only output.
So that the water edges match any water tile and not just the ā€œall blueā€ tile, Iā€™ve got a whole bunch of input_Water layers, each with different water tiles.

I built these rules by starting off with a 3x3 arrangement representing the neighbours of every single tile in your tileset. Then, I removed the input tiles that donā€™t matter to keep the rules from being too specific, which is how I arrived at the weird shapes.

These are my layer names:
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(So, this rule set would only take effect when Iā€™m working on a layer called Water).

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