One of the best applications to create a tile map is a free app called Tiled created by Thorbjørn Lindeijer. We are going to use the app to create a simple level using the tileset that we have just created. Perform the following steps:
Open the http://www.mapeditor.org/ website and download the Tiled application. You will need Tiled for OS X. When the download completes, open the
.dmgfile and copy theTiled.appinto theApplicationsfolder on your Mac.Run the
Tiled.appand create a new project by selecting the New option in the File menu. Set the new project options as follows:Orientation: Select Orthogonal
Layer format: Select Base64 (zlib compressed)
Tile size: Set both Width and Height to
32 pxMap size: Set Width to
64 tilesand Height to10 tiles
The resulting Map Size should be 2048 x 320 pixels.
Select the New Tileset option from the Map menu. Name the tileset anyway you like, as it is irrelevant (I have named it
Jungle). Click on the Browse...