# MapTiles and variables

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maptiles-and-variables/253267
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [February 28, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maptiles-and-variables/253267 "2008-02-28T17:57:31Z")
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### Author: ![jnmwilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jnmwilson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jnmwilson)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maptiles-and-variables/253267/1 "2008-02-28T17:57:31Z")

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When building your tile prototypes…is there a way to assign variables to it???

For instance…if a player steps on a certain tile, I want to be able to identify the type of tile they are standing on, i.e. grass, desert, etc…