Game Engine Patterns

Best practices for Bevy 0.18, bevy_ecs_tiled, and Avian2d based on patterns in this codebase.

Bevy

ECS Core

Components, resources, queries, systems, commands, SystemParam. See references/bevy-ecs-core.md

Events & Communication

Events, observers, triggers. See references/bevy-events.md

Scheduling

Run conditions, system ordering. See references/bevy-scheduling.md

State Management

States, state transitions. See references/bevy-state.md

UI

Nodes & layout, flexbox, text, images. See references/bevy-ui.md

Rendering 2D

Sprites, texture atlases, cameras, transforms, z-ordering. See references/bevy-rendering.md

Animation

Sprite animation, timers. See references/bevy-animation.md

Assets

Asset loading, handles, custom loaders. See references/bevy-assets.md

Input

Keyboard input. See references/bevy-input.md

Plugins

Plugin structure, configuration. See references/bevy-plugins.md

Bundles

Custom bundles, required components. See references/bevy-bundles.md

Tiled (bevy_ecs_tiled)

Main Book | API Docs

Map Loading & Events

TiledMapAsset, spawning maps, MapCreated, ColliderCreated. See references/tiled-loading.md

Tile Properties & Data

Custom properties, property-to-component mapping, tilemap components, coordinate conversion. See references/tiled-properties.md

Physics Integration

TiledPhysicsPlugin setup. See references/tiled-physics.md

Avian Physics (avian2d)

API Docs

Rigid Bodies

RigidBody types, locked axes. See references/avian-rigid-bodies.md

Colliders

Collider shapes, compound colliders. See references/avian-colliders.md

Collision Detection

Collision layers, collision events, sensors. See references/avian-collision.md

Spatial Queries

Point queries. See references/avian-queries.md

Movement

Linear velocity. See references/avian-movement.md

Configuration

Physics plugins setup, gravity, length units, debug plugin. See references/avian-config.md