"""Create a new area from a tmx map
This body (called parent) must already be connected to the data tree,
otherwise body loading will not work and area building will fail.
"""
# for platformer maps
def toWorld(data, (x, y, z)):
""" translate tiled map coordinates to world coordinates """
return z, x*data.tileheight, (y-2)*data.tilewidth
area = Area()
parent.add(area)
area.setParent(parent)
area.mappath = res.mapPath(mapname)
data = tmxloader.load_tmx(area.mappath)
for gid, prop in data.tile_properties.items():
try:
prop['guid'] = int(prop['guid'])
except KeyError:
pass
# set the boundries (extent) of this map
area.setExtent(((0,0),
(data.width * data.tilewidth, data.height * data.tileheight)))
props = data.getTilePropertiesByLayer(-1)