Re: [pygame] wish list for ultimate tile combie

[Pete Shinners <pete@shinners.org>]

Rene Dudfield wrote:
> I've been thinking of making a really kick arse tile combie for a while 
> now, and have come up with a big feature/implementation ideas list.
>
> Any features for a tile engine not listed here?
Looks like an intimidating project. I wonder if a single tile engine can 
be created to support those different styles of games. Don't forget the 
overhead rpg 'Zelda' style games as well.

The movement code for most of these games usually requires intimate 
knowledge of the map. You may also consider a 'nongraphical' version of 
the map, for client/server games, where the server needs to do a lot of 
map manipulation, but no rendering.

I'm not sure if people will always want the non-scrolling render 
acceleration. In a platformer, having a consistent framerate may be more 
important than a smooth game when not moving. I'm really not sure there.

Each tile will want some custom user data per tile as well.

Overall a huge project, it sounds to me like many months of work. 
Although, once it is ready I could make good use of it :]