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→‎Map formats: rewrite to avoid incorrect statement (game maps aren't really in tmx or tbin format, they're map data encoded into .xnb files)
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===Map formats===
 
===Map formats===
There are two map formats used in Stardew Valley modding:
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There are two map formats used in Stardew Valley modding: <tt>.tmx</tt> (from the Tiled map editor) and <tt>.tbin</tt> (from the now-deprecated tIDE map editor). The features supported by both formats are almost identical, but there are a few differences:
 
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* <tt>.tbin</tt> is a binary format used by the (no longer recommended) tIDE map editor. The game's maps are in this format.
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* <tt>.tmx</tt> is an XML map format used by the Tiled map editor. XML is basically text, so that has some advantages that make it popular with modders.
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The features supported by both formats are almost identical, but there are a few differences:
   
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! <tt>.tmx</tt>
 
! <tt>.tmx</tt>
 
! <tt>.tbin</tt>
 
! <tt>.tbin</tt>
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| format
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| ✓ XML (basically text)
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| ✘ binary
 
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| edit in Tiled
 
| edit in Tiled
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