The game world will use multiple layers of Tile Maps

In the Main scene add a new TileMapLayer node as a child

Move it above the Player in the scene

Add a new TileMapLayer node for each type of terrain

I have added TileMapLayers and renamed them for

Water

Grass

Desert

Exterior

Interior

TileMaps constitute the majority of your game world and it is worth being patient and spendig a lot of time setting them up correctly

Select the Water TileMapLayer node

In the Tile Set property in Inspector

Add a new TileSet resource

In the TileSet panel at the bottom

Drag the Water.png tilesheet into

the Tile Sources panel

Accept the message to create the Atlas

Switching to the TileMap tab

You can now select tiles

And use the tools to paint the map

Autotiling

Painting a map by selecting individual tiles if fine

However we can speed up the process by setting up

auto-tiling which allow the computer to

connect corners and fill in gaps

Autotiling is a technique used in game development (particularly with tile-based maps) where the game automatically selects the appropriate tile sprite to use based on the surrounding tiles, creating seamless and visually appealing connections between tiles. Instead of manually placing each tile and its variations, autotiling automates the process, making level design more efficient and visually consistent.

Autotiling is called Terrains in Godot 4

Select the Water node

Find the Terrain Sets property

Add a Terrain Set Element

Set Mode to Match Corners and Sides

Pick a bright colour like red

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