--- title: "SubmitterTilemapGPULayer" docs: "Phaser v4.0.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-submittertilemapgpulayer site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- > This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page. # SubmitterTilemapGPULayer The SubmitterTilemapGPULayer RenderNode handles GPU-accelerated rendering of TilemapGPULayer objects in the WebGL renderer. Unlike batch-based submitters, this is a Stand Alone Render, meaning each layer is drawn in its own draw call. It manages its own shader program via a ProgramManager, which supports several optional shader features including smooth pixel art upscaling, normal-mapped lighting, animated tiles, self-shadowing, and bilinear border filtering. The appropriate shader variant is selected each frame based on the layer's configuration. **Constructor** `new SubmitterTilemapGPULayer(manager, [config])` **Parameters** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | manager | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNodeManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernodemanager.md) | No | The manager that owns this RenderNode. | | config | [Phaser.Types.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BatchHandlerConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-renderer-webgl-rendernodes.md#BatchHandlerConfig) | Yes | The configuration object for this handler. | --- **Scope**: static **Extends** > [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md) > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L23](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L23) Since: 4.0.0 ## Inherited Members **From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):** - [manager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#manager) - [name](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#name) --- ## Public Members ### config #### config: object **Description:** The completed configuration object for this RenderNode. This is defined by the default configuration and the user-defined configuration object. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L56](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L56) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### defaultConfig #### defaultConfig: [Phaser.Types.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BatchHandlerConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-renderer-webgl-rendernodes.md#BatchHandlerConfig) **Description:** Default configuration of this RenderNode. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L168](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L168) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### indexBuffer #### indexBuffer: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLBufferWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webglbufferwrapper.md) **Description:** The index buffer defining vertex order. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L66](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L66) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### programManager #### programManager: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.ProgramManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-programmanager.md) **Description:** The program manager used to create and manage shader programs. This contains shader variants. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L91](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L91) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### vertexBufferLayout #### vertexBufferLayout: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLVertexBufferLayoutWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webglvertexbufferlayoutwrapper.md) **Description:** The vertex buffer layout for this RenderNode. This consists of 4 vertices (indexed 0-3), one per corner of the quad. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L75](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L75) Since: 4.0.0 --- ## Inherited Methods **From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):** - [onRunBegin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunbegin) - [onRunEnd](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunend) - [setDebug](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#setdebug) --- ## Public Methods ### _completeLayout #### \ _completeLayout(config) **Description:** Fill out the configuration object with default values where needed. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | config | object | No | The configuration object to complete. | > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L206](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L206) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### run #### \ run(drawingContext, tilemapLayer, [parentMatrix]) **Description:** The main render entry point for a TilemapGPULayer. Transforms the layer quad using the camera view matrix and any parent transform, writes the four corner positions and texture coordinates into the vertex buffer, assembles the texture array (tileset image, layer data, optional animation data, and optional normal map for lighting), selects the correct shader variant via `updateRenderOptions`, populates all uniforms via `setupUniforms`, and issues a single draw call for the layer. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. | | tilemapLayer | [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapGPULayer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tilemaps-tilemapgpulayer.md) | No | The TilemapGPULayer being rendered. | | parentMatrix | [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.TransformMatrix](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/gameobjects-components-transformmatrix.md) | Yes | The parent matrix describing the game object's context. | **Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode#run > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L445](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L445) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### setupUniforms #### \ setupUniforms(drawingContext, tilemapLayer) **Description:** Populates all shader uniforms required to render the given TilemapGPULayer. This includes the viewport resolution and projection matrix, the tileset image texture, the layer data texture, the animation data texture, tile dimensions (width, height, margin, and spacing), the layer's alpha and elapsed time for animation, and any lighting uniforms when the layer has lighting enabled. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. | | tilemapLayer | [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapGPULayer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tilemaps-tilemapgpulayer.md) | No | The TilemapGPULayer being rendered. | > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L254](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L254) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### updateRenderOptions #### \ updateRenderOptions(gameObject) **Description:** Evaluates the current state of the TilemapGPULayer and updates the shader program configuration accordingly. This is called before each render and may result in a different shader variant being selected. Specifically, it configures: the animation length addition (based on the tileset's maximum animation frame count), lighting additions (enabled or disabled based on the layer's lighting setting, with the light count define updated when active), the self-shadow feature flag, the smooth pixel art addition, and the border filter feature flag (based on whether the tileset texture uses linear magnification filtering). **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | gameObject | [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapGPULayer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tilemaps-tilemapgpulayer.md) | No | The TilemapGPULayer being rendered. | > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L349](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/submitter/SubmitterTilemapGPULayer.js#L349) Since: 4.0.0 --- --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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