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+/*
+ * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
+ * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+
+package com.dungeoncrawler.view;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.MapLayers;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.TiledMap;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author jonathan
+ */
+public class Map {
+    private TiledMap map;
+    private Texture tiles;
+    
+    public Map(){
+        map = new TiledMap();
+        tiles = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("tiles.gif"));
+        
+        generateMap();
+    }
+    
+    private void generateMap(){
+        TextureRegion[][] splitTiles = TextureRegion.split(tiles, 48, 48);
+        MapLayers layers = map.getLayers();
+    }
+    
+}