Handling loading chunks of map 2D

xRegnarokx

I am trying to better understand handling of chunks. So, thinking through it if I wanted to chunk my 2D world, how would I access it for loading?

I was thinking having each chunk have a var string for itself, and also hold the string code for every chunk connected. These codes as keys would be stored in a global dictionary with the file load path connected to them. I would then just check which chunk the character was in and then load all needed chunks surrounding, and free all other chunks. Am I thinking about this wrong?

xyz

xRegnarokx Sounds good. You may even not need any special data. Simply use file naming convention that includes chunk's coordinate e.g.: chunk_01_03.tscn. The filename and the chunk position can be deduced from player's position.

xRegnarokx

xyz hey thanks that would be helpful and eliminate storing tons of chunks in a dictionary and having to search it each time. I could just load the chunk + or - the chunk number. Since I'll know the size of the chunk and the starting position I can create code to calculate chunk position.