• cocos2d-iphone-0.99.5-beta.tar.gz

Highlights:

• Fixed possible artifacts in CCBitmapFontAtlas, CCSprite, CCTMXTiledMap, CCTileMap, CCLabelAtlas
• Added support for PVR non compressed formats
• Added support for multi-lines in CCBitmapFontAltas
• Added support for Zwoptex rotated images

Full Changelog:

• CHANGELOG

API Reference:

• API Reference

Regarding artifact fixes, please, read this thread. There is an ongoing discussion, and there might be new changes.

I never asked for his endorsement and I don’t want it. Whatever he has done or might be doing regarding cocos2d, he is acting on his own.

Official cocos2d repository, from where the official packages are made:

• http://github.com/cocos2d/cocos2d-iphone

Steve Oldmeadow repository. Contains the latest CocosDenshion features/fixes:

• http://github.com/steveoldmeadow/cocos2d-iphone

Zwoptex repository. Contains the latest Zwoptex features/fixes:

• http://codaset.com/zwopple/zwoptexapp-cocos2d/source

Manu Corportat repository. Contains different fixes and improvements:

• http://github.com/manucorporat/cocos2d-iphone

Jon Kean repository. Contains different fixes and improvements:

• http://github.com/jonkean/cocos2d-iphone

OHM Interactive repository. Contains different improvements & fixes:

• http://github.com/ohminteractive/cocos2d-iphone
• http://github.com/krig/cocos2d-iphone
• http://github.com/tru/cocos2d-iphone

And many more:

• http://github.com/cocos2d/cocos2d-iphone/network

Download: cocos2d-iphone-0.99.4.tar.gz

Release Notes: release_notes

Full Changelog: CHANGELOG

API Reference: API Ref

Highlights:

• Big CocosDenshion update, including new license: MIT
• Added support for Retina Display (iPhone4)
• Added support for iOS4. Templates generates iOS4 ready code
• Xcode v3.2.3 compatible
• plus many bug fixes and other improvements

Many thanks to the community for submitting several patches, for testing the different release candidates in the different configurations, and for opening issues!

You can sort the games by name, date, review, price, and you can filter them by categories.

The page is currently in Beta, and new features will be added soon, like an administration area.

• cocos2d game page
• add your cocos2d game

Full Changelog:

• ChangeLog

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• The Elements, $9,99

And FarmVille, the popular Facebook game, which is now available for the iPhone / iPod Touch.

• FarmVille, $Free

download

• cocos2d-iphone-0.99.4-rc2.tar.gz

Highlights (from v0.99.4-rc1):

• An important bug regarding JPG + iOS4 + 3rd & 4th generation devices was worked around
• Templates: Updated to be used with Xcode 3.2.3 + SDK4.0

IMPORTANT:

If your game is using cocos2d v0.99.x and if it contains JPG images, you should update to v0.99.4-rc2 ASAP. Otherwise, 3rd and 4th generation devices with iOS4 won’t render the JPG images correctly.

Release Notes:

• Release Notes v0.99.4

Download:

• cocos2d-iphone-0.99.4-rc.tar.gz

Release Notes:

• v0.99.4-rc Release Notes

Full Changelog:

• Changelog

Highlights from v0.99.4-beta:

• Built-in High-Res support. When used in a pre-iPhone4, it will simulated, so it works in every device with any SDK.
• Zwoptex trimmed images can be flipped.

Although this release is not the final v0.99.4, according to the tests this release is pretty stable, and it is also just a little bit faster than v0.99.3.

Thanks Chuck Smith for writing the chapter.

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