Description

The following list of ideas includes features that might or might not be introduced in the future.

If you have a feature you'd like to suggest, please open a New Issue with the feature request flag.

Features

Library

• RoomLoader.take_screenshot().
  • Make all arguments optional.
  • Scaling.
• RoomLoader.take_screenshot_part(left, top, width, height, xpivot = 0, ypivot = 0, flags = none).
• Room Text support, starting 2024.6 Monthly.
• Option to merge loaded tile layers with existing layers for RoomLoader.load(). On a config, default to false.
• RoomLoader.load_tilemap_into(room, x, y, layer_name, host_layer, host_tilemap) method for loading tilemaps and merging them into existing Tile layers.
• Loading rooms over time.
  • RoomLoader.load_over_time() - spread layer loading across multiple frames.
  • Instances.
    • RoomLoader.load_instances_<layer/depth>_overnframes().
    • RoomLoader.load_instances_<layer/depth>_nperframe().
• Filter/Effect layers support.
• In-layer Filters/Effects support.
• Loading rooms mirrored/flipped.
• Loading rooms rotated.
• Cache room data on disk to avoid initialization on every startup. Compare hashes, only re-initialize data if room contents have changed since last cache.
• Verbose RoomLoaderFlags(flags) fluent interface constructor to build flags without using bitwise operators.
• RoomLoader.room_goto_instant() - a fake instantaneous (no waiting until the next frame) room changing. YAL's idea.

Demo

• Multiple examples with ImGui controls and info.
• Examples.
  • Procedural generation.
  • UI layouts.
  • Level selection.

Docs

• Migrate to VitePress.
• Short description for biwsise flags.