2D Top-Down RPG • WIP (Tools/Prototype)

Overview

Early work-in-progress top-down RPG. I assembled a playable sample scene, wired up 8-direction movement with animation parameters, and began a pixel-art pipeline for the player sprite while integrating a purchased tileset. Goal: validate controls/readability and a clean art workflow before deeper systems.

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What I built (programmer focus)

Player movement & animation state

• Reads raw input (WASD/Arrow) into a 2D vector, moves in FixedUpdate, and drives the Animator with Horizontal, Vertical, and Speed parameters.
• Idle vs walk transitions by Speed (squared magnitude) so the blend tree stays stable on cardinals/diagonals.

// PlayerMovement.cs — input, movement, and animator parameters (excerpt)
public float moveSpeed = 5f;
private Vector2 movement;
private Animator animator;

void Update() {
  movement.x = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
  movement.y = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");
  UpdateAnimation();
}

void FixedUpdate() {
  Vector3 delta = new Vector3(movement.x, movement.y, 0f) * moveSpeed * Time.fixedDeltaTime;
  transform.position += delta;
}

void UpdateAnimation() {
  if (movement.x != 0 || movement.y != 0) {
    animator.SetFloat("Horizontal", movement.x);
    animator.SetFloat("Vertical", movement.y);
    animator.SetFloat("Speed", movement.sqrMagnitude);
  } else {
    animator.SetFloat("Speed", 0);
  }
}

Art workflow (pixel)

• Custom player sprite authored at a fixed pixel density; tileset is licensed/credited and assembled in Unity Tilemap.
• Consistent palette/outline so the character reads against purchased tiles.

WIP scope & next steps

• Polish blend tree (8-dir + idle facings), add run/crouch variants.
• Tilemap collision + interact system (talk, pickup, open).
• Camera framing + screen-space UI mock (quests/inventory).

Note: Active WIP prototype; systems and art will evolve.