Spritesheets are a must these days, what with having to include so much eyecandy now that games for iOS are getting so sophisticated. Even if not for performance issues, spritesheets are great for simply keeping assets organized in a game. Add to that the easy to use AutoSD option which makes your HD or Retina Display assets as well as the non-Retina assets easy to manage, TP is by far the best tool for the job. Whether you are a newbie or advanced developer, we highly recommend you pick it up asap. You’ll see how easy it is to manage your assets and export them. This is a tool… Read More
Continue ReadingCocos2d Tips: Creating a Menu
You can create a menu by creating label items or image items and passing them to a CCMenu object. A typical MainMenuScene.m file might look like this: -(void)playScene:(CCMenuItemFont*)itemPassedIn { if ([itemPassedIn tag] == 1) { [[GameManager sharedGameManager] runSceneWithID:kIntroScene]; } else if ([itemPassedIn tag] == 2) { [[GameManager sharedGameManager] runSceneWithID:kSecondScene]; } else if ([itemPassedIn tag] == 3) { [[GameManager sharedGameManager] runSceneWithID:kThirdScene]; } else { CCLOG(@”Unexpected item. Tag was: %d”, [itemPassedIn tag]); } } -(void)displayMainMenu { CGSize screenSize = [CCDirector sharedDirector].winSize; if (sceneSelectMenu != nil) { [sceneSelectMenu removeFromParentAndCleanup:YES]; } // Main Menu CCMenuItemImage *playGameButton = [CCMenuItemImage itemWithNormalImage:@”TapMeToPlay.png” selectedImage:@”TapMeToPlay.png” disabledImage:nil target:self selector:@selector(displaySceneSelection)]; CCMenuItemImage *optionsButton = [CCMenuItemImage itemFromNormalImage:@”someImage.png” selectedImage:@”someImage.png” disabledImage:nil target:self selector:@selector(showOptions)]; mainMenu =… Read More
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