CP is down ... so ...

[TwirlySocrates]

I'm curious - what is the maproot slice?

[Bob the Hamster]

Maproot is a container. Is is the same size as the current map, and all the map layers are children of it.

When the camera scrolls, the maproot is what actually moves (which was easier than moving each map layer individually.)

[TwirlySocrates]

Oh weird.
That's sort of what I thought.

I've been trying to attach slices to it, but I don't see them, even after bringing them to the front.

I must be making a mistake.

[Bob the Hamster]

Ah, I can explain that. Because the hero layer and the npc layer are not converted to slices yet, the Maproot is not being drawn in the normal way yet.

That will be fixed in the future, but for now, you might be best off parenting your slices to the topmost map layer.

[TwirlySocrates]

Oo fun!
When that happens, I'll probably experiment a little with larger-than-20x20-walkabouts.

[Bob the Hamster]

Oo fun!
When that happens, I'll probably experiment a little with larger-than-20x20-walkabouts.

Yeah, cause when that happens, the heroes and NPCs themselves will be slices too, so you will be able to attach your own slices directly to them.

Then all you have to worry about is animating them. Their positioning will be automatically taken care of.

[TwirlySocrates]

Another question:

Is it possible to layer the children of a single slice under/over different map layers?
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or are the children always under/over the map layers of the parent?

[Newbie Newtype]

You can freely place slices above below map layers.

[Bob the Hamster]

Another question:

Is it possible to layer the children of a single slice under/over different map layers?
...
or are the children always under/over the map layers of the parent?

The layering of children is always dependent on the layering of their parent.