How is Tiled to work with? Is it nice?
It seems its GPL breh...
Tiled is a bit "convoluted", but I haven't found any other editor with this flexibility(Unity editor probably is as flexible, but it is even worse to ship it with a game...). My main issue is that it doesn't let you copy paste several layers at once, and some of the conventions are really counter intuitive (especially when it comes to automap).
But it has some very powerful features:
We make heavy use of automap to get the correct tile depending on the neighbour terrain types, or to add the relevant game logic "tiles" for each prop.
For collisions, I just check the tile.ID of the terrain type (which is not displayed in game) for terrain cost, and whether all the obstacle layers are empty (walls and large props).
For LoS, I use automap to get the corresponding LoS tiles, but I may have to simplify LoS calculations because they make the game stutter (currently, the game uses a finer grid for LoS, with 8 points for each hex, counting the LoS as clear if any point from the shooter hex can see all 8 points from the target hex, or obstructed if not all 8 points can be seen, but it makes the game take quite a long time to recalculate LoS when a door is open or a wall destroyed).
Given that I didn't get enough complains from the level designer to start building our own tools (which I think is usually ill advised for this matters), I would say it is good enough.
I also use it for side projects, like tabletop RPG maps, or treasure hunts for my kids, so I would recommend it.
