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Mastering Cocos2d Cross-Platform Game Development

Mastering Cocos2d Cross-Platform Game Development

By : Alex Ogorek
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Mastering Cocos2d Cross-Platform Game Development

Mastering Cocos2d Cross-Platform Game Development

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By: Alex Ogorek
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Overview of this book

If you are a developer who is experienced with Cocos2d and Objective-C, and want to take your game development skills to the next level, this book is going to help you achieve your goal.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. Refreshing Your Cocos2d Knowledge
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1. Refreshing Your Cocos2d Knowledge
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Preparing the mindset
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Choosing tools and getting started
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Setting flexible, focused goals
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Downloading the IDE and Source Code
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Summary
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2. Failing Faster with Prototypes
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2. Failing Faster with Prototypes
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File suffixes versus directories
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Why prototype?
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Getting a scene up and running
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Creating buttons and text (labels)
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Begin using sprite sheets with TexturePacker
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Creating buttons via CCButton and CCLayout
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Creating nodes and units (sprites)
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Creating menus, scenes, and scene transitions
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Where to go from here?
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Summary
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3. Focusing on Physics
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3. Focusing on Physics
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Learn how Chipmunk works
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Setting up a project and creating basic objects
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Setting gravity by tilting the device
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Handling collisions in Chipmunk
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Using Chipmunk for just collision detection
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4. Sound and Music
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4. Sound and Music
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Prerequisites
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Seeing the difference in audio types
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Learning about OALSimpleAudio
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Playing sound effects and loop background music
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Modifying the sound effect on the fly
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Other great sound places
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5. Creating Cool Content
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5. Creating Cool Content
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Adding a table for scores
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Adding subtle sliding to the units
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Creating movements on a Bézier curve
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Depth perception via device tilting
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Three ways to make unit streamers or "ghosts"
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Touchscreen controls versus D-pad adaptation (and why it matters so much to know this distinction)
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6. Tidying Up and Polishing
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6. Tidying Up and Polishing
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Button press visuals
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Pulse on unit combine
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Tutorial
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Sharing on Facebook and Twitter (and more)
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Turning sounds on and off
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Game Center leaderboards
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Slide transition
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7. Reaching Our Destination
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7. Reaching Our Destination
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Adding a default image
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Icons
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Analytics and user data
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Preparing the app on iTunes Connect
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Releasing the game and steps after it
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8. Exploring Swift
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8. Exploring Swift
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How Swift works
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Learning Swift through Playgrounds
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Creating a game in Swift instead of Objective-C
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Index
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Index

Adding subtle sliding to the units

If you've ever played Threes! (or if you haven't, check out the trailer at http://asherv.com/threes/, and maybe even download the game on your phone), you would be aware of the sliding feature when a user begins to make their move but hasn't yet completed the move. At the speed of the dragging finger, the units slide in the direction they're going to move, showing the user where each unit will go and how each unit will combine with another.

This is useful as it not only adds that extra layer of "cool factor" but also provides a preview of the future for the user if they want to revert their decision ahead of time and make a different, more calculated move.

Tip

Here's a side note: if you want your game to go really viral, you have to make the user believe it was their fault that they lost, and not your "stupid game mechanics" (as some players might say).

Think Angry Birds, Smash Hit, Crossy Road, Threes!, Tiny Wings...

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