Libgdx | 如何创建小地图？

Question

I am making a top-down maze game in libgdx, and I use an extendViewport to render the game camera. I am a bit confused on how I would go about creating a minimap. Should I create an extra viewport and camera for the minimap? I am still new to the whole viewport/camera thing. Thanks!

Answer 1

Wyatt, the minimap should certainly not be just a smaller version of your entire game viewport. The reason is it has different functionality and look compared to the game viewport. Instead, the minimap should be an Actor on the Stage, which takes in the layout of your map to draw itself and the x and y percentage of your camera's position and size relative to the maze to indicate on the minimap what the player currently sees. If it's at all possible, I suggest you stick with 1 camera and 1 viewport for your entire project unless you are intimately familiar with libgdx. You'll save yourself a ton of time and frustration. Good luck