Phaser3 ascii graphics

Question

Does anyone know how can I use text as sprites in phaser3? I could create a sprite with an ascii spritesheet but because I want the text (in my case the sprites) to change colour, that solution wouldn't be optimal.

In phaser2 I could create an empty bitmapdata object and use it as the graphic for my sprite, but in phaser3 there is no such a thing.

Should I create a sprite with a transparent png as the graphic and then add the text to it? Is this a good solution or would it be an overkill, as in my game I want everything to be ascii characters?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

Answer 1

Your original solution of using a Sprite with an ASCII spritesheet will work fine. You can have white lettering and use the setTint() , clearTint() , and isTinted property to change the color while also being able to Sprite-related stuff.

1. Tinting Demo
2. Source Code
3. Phaser 3 Sprite Doc