Isometric map using color key

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I’m creating an isometric map. There is no problem creating the map and the tileset and placing the tiles on the isometric grid using the stamp tool.

This tileset is something I created for a prototype game some time ago. The tiles are 64x32. In my game I handle the color key (otherwise unused pink color). I know how to display the tiles correctly in my game so the color key is treated as transparent.

However, in Tiled I do not see how to set this up. Right now the map is showing a bunch of tiles with the pink color from one tile overlapping another tile. For now there is only one layer.

I searched for the answer and see some related questions, but so far I do not find anything that fits my question exactly.

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You can set the transparency color when creating the Tileset, or when Editing the tileset image (Tileset Properties → edit the Image property). Check “Use transparent color”, select your magenta, and it’ll show up as transparent in Tiled.

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Thank you! The reason I did not see this option before is that I was making the tileset by adding individual tile images instead of an entire tileset image. Based on your post I found that statement in the documentation. Yes, I should have read the documentation more carefully. :roll_eyes: