Xcode is an IDE from Apple which integrates design, coding, testing, and debugging capabilities for Mac OS and iOS software development.
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What is the correct way to implement hit detection with non-rectangular sprites?
What is the correct way to implement hit or touch detection for non-rectangular sprites in Cocos2d?
I am working on a jigsaw puzzle, so our sprites have some strange forms (jigsaw puzzle bricks). As ...
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Can Xcode be used to create very simple games?
I am brand new to Xcode, and I am also brand new Objective-C programmer.
I was wondering if it is possible to create simple Mac games with Xcode. If it's not possible, could you recommend me some ...
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Variables in static library are never initialized. Why?
I have a bunch of variables that should be initialized then my game launches, but must of them are never initialized.
Here is an example of the code:
MyClass.h
class MyClass : public BaseObject {
...
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Is it possible exchange points between players using Game Center?
I want to create a turn based two player game. In my game in a certain stage if player 1 loses he must give few points that he have to the opposite player. The game is implemented with game center. Is ...
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FPS Drop after upgrading to XCode 4.3
I'm hoping someone else has experienced this and subsequently found a solution as I am about to light my own hair on fire in frustration.
Simply put, I was creating a Cocos2D app using XCode 3.2.6 ...
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Xcode workspace with Unity3D as a sub-project?
Let's say we're developing a 2D game with Cocos2d-iPhone and UIKit and CoreAnimation. But we're also considering leveraging the 3D capabilities of Unity 3D.
Is it possible that we add the ...
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Build-time GLSL syntax validation
Is there a way to validate GLSL syntax build-time instead of run-time? My application takes a long time to start and I want to know at the earliest possible stage that my shaders are ok. I'm using ...
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Learning C++ but wanting to develop iOS Apps
I'm a computer engineering student and taking my second programming class. I'm learning C++ using "C++ Primer Plus" 5th edition by Prata. I want to develop for iOS. I understand the main language for ...
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Am I allowed to release an app I developed with Xcode on windows?
I want to develop an app for the iOS app store, but don't want to invest in a mac since they start very expensive. So I considered running Xcode via VMware using OSX Lion on my windows 7 computer. ...
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Unity3d iOS: unable to find iPhone_GlesSupport.h [closed]
i've an old unity project and i've tried it just today (with unity 4.1) and xcode 4.6.
Xcode is unable to build it for the error: "iPhone_GlesSupport.h" file not found.
Im pretty a noob under xcode ...
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Game Development at iOS+Android Platform : Template Engine for UI
We have broken down our game development process to
UI Programming
Core Game Programming
Particle Effect Programming
UI will be created by a group of programmers and those UI will be used at Core ...
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Why do my pyramids fade black and then back to colour again [closed]
I have the following vertecies and norms
GLfloat verts[36] = {
-0.5, 0, 0.5,
0, 0, -0.5,
0.5, 0, 0.5,
0, 0, -0.5,
0.5, 0, 0.5,
0, 1, 0,
-0.5, 0, 0.5,
0, 0, -0.5,
0, 1, 0,
0.5, 0, 0.5,
-0.5, 0, ...
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SDL_types.h file not found using xcode
Getting this error when trying to use SDL_mixer...
SDL_types.h file not found..
I am including all the correct files as far as I can tell and have included the frameworks (both SDL and SDL_mixer) ...
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Cannot find the Cocos2d templates
I am about to upgrade to the last version of Cocos2d and would like to uninstall my current Cocos2d templates before installing the new one but cannot find the templates to delete.
I have looked at a ...
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Player sprite moving slower on iPhone 4
I just finished getting movement/jump animation for a player sprite in Xcode using Cocos2D. The basic movement algorithm is a timer that updates every 0.01 sec, changing the sprite position to ...
