Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In this video you'll learn how I used the tilemap (2d) tools to build out my 3d levels quickly and easily for my free and open source minigolf microgame!

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📚 Resources:
🟠 Play the Game on Itch: llamacademy.itch.io/minigolf
🟠 Tilemap Documentation: docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.2d.tilemap@1.0/manual/index.html
🟠 Tilemap Extras Documentation: docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.2d.tilemap.extras@4.0/manual/index.html

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Chapters:
00:00 Topic Introduction
01:22 Key Packages
02:14 Create a Tilemap & Palette
04:09 Making Tiles (Critical Notes Here!)
09:03 Placing Tiles with a Minimal Set of Tiles (Rotate & Scale)
09:46 Some Key Limitations of Using a Tilemap
10:57 Closing Thoughts & How to Support LlamAcademy