Chessy 1

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-02-28

Overview

This file defines a static map layout used in Don't Starve Together's world generation system. It specifies a 16x16 tile grid (width = 16, height = 16) with 64x64 pixel tiles (scaled from the 16x16 logical grid via tilewidth = tileheight = 16). The layout consists of two layers:

• A background tile layer (BG_TILES) that places visual tile ID 11 at specific coordinates to form decorative patterns (e.g., sparse placements suggesting chessboard motifs).
• A foreground object group (FG_OBJECTS) listing entity placements by type: knight, skeleton, gears, and spear. Each object is defined by its position (x, y) and type, without dimension data.

This layout does not contain executable Lua code, components, or ECS logic. Instead, it is a data file consumed by the game's tilemap loader (likely via Tiled map parsing utilities) to instantiate world geometry and spawn prefabs at runtime.

Usage example

This file is not used directly as a component in the ECS. It is loaded during world generation (likely via map/levels/... or map/rooms/... configurations) to populate a room or area:

-- Example how such a layout file might be referenced (not actual API usage for this file):
-- In a room or level definition:
rooms.chessy_1 = require("map/static_layouts/chessy_1")
-- The engine uses `rooms.chessy_1` to parse tile data and spawn objects.

Dependencies & tags

Components used: None identified.

Tags: None identified.

Properties

No public variables or instance properties are defined within this file. It is a pure data structure returning a table with Tiled map format fields.

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
version	string	"1.1"	Tiled format version
luaversion	string	"5.1"	Lua version compatibility
orientation	string	"orthogonal"	Map orientation type
width, height	number	16	Grid dimensions in tiles
tilewidth, tileheight	number	16	Logical tile size (pixels scaled via tilesets)
properties	table	{}	Custom map properties (unused here)
tilesets	table[]	See source	Tileset definitions including image path and firstgid
layers	table[]	See source	Layer definitions: BG_TILES (tile layer), FG_OBJECTS (object group)

Main functions

This file contains no functions — only static data.

Events & listeners

This file contains no event listeners or event emitters.