# Create a "complex" tilemap from arrays **URL:** \ **Category:** Phaser 3\ **Created:** [May 24, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/create-a-complex-tilemap-from-arrays/2556 "2019-05-24T11:21:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eteckq](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/phaser.discourse.group/eteckq/32/1449_2.png) [@Eteckq](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Eteckq)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/create-a-complex-tilemap-from-arrays/2556/1 "2019-05-24T11:21:44Z")
Hey, I’m trying to create a simple 2D platformer with simple physic (Physic “arcade”), and I don’t wan’t to use Tiled Editor (a bit complex for what I want) I would like to create a tilemap with 2 layers (from 2 arrays) and set the collisions with my player with 1 layer. I expect something like: I create the first layer, the background. This layer can’t interact with my player. Then, I add a second layer, the ground. All the tiles in this layer collide with the player. Thank you ! ---
**Author:** ![yannick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/phaser.discourse.group/yannick/32/732_2.png) [@yannick](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/yannick)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/create-a-complex-tilemap-from-arrays/2556/2 "2019-05-24T11:30:48Z")
[This platformer example](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/phaser-3-pwa-platformer-example-with-spine-animations/919) uses arrays as a tilemap. Check out levels.ts and map.ts in its [repository](https://github.com/yandeu/phaser3-typescript-platformer-example/tree/master/src/components) to see how it works. It uses only one layer though. ---
**Author:** ![Eteckq](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/phaser.discourse.group/eteckq/32/1449_2.png) [@Eteckq](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Eteckq)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/create-a-complex-tilemap-from-arrays/2556/3 "2019-05-24T11:33:01Z")
Thank you for this rapid answer ! I will check this tonight to see if it can solve my problem 🙂