cocos2d for iPhone

A fast, easy to use, free, and community supported 2D game engine

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   Avizzv92
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   I just got done re-reading an Objective-C book, I feel like a learned a good bit of Objective-C. I now plan on moving onto a iPhone SDK Book...

   I was thinking of some simple ideas for possible games that would be easier to make but at the same time fun to play. The main idea I had was to create my own version of Rodent's Revenge (Windows users should be familiar with this game). From a programing stand point would you think it would be a good style of game for a beginner? And how much knowledge/proficiency in Cocos2d & Objective-C would be needed?

   And would it be possible to get away with not using a Physics engine? The only language I really have a good foundation in is Objective-C, and Chipmunk uses C... The only part I could think of that would have a possible need for a physics engine is collision detection of the blocks, I'm figuring the actual motion of blocks requires none. Depending on the direction being pushed they simply move section to section, and the number of blocks has no effect on how hard it is to push them.

   For those unfamiliar with Rodent's Revenge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent%27s_Revenge

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   adpro
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   I started off with a game kind of like that ball breaker game you always see.

   Either way, now that I have done that game and I didn't use ChipMunk or any other physics engine, I realized I should have sucked it up and just learned about the physics engine while creating the game.

   With that being said, you should learn some type of physics engine. To be honest, go with Box2D, which now comes with cocos2d 0.8.

   Box2D uses C++, which is object oriented and very similar to Objective-C. It's a lot easier to wrap your head around another object oriented programming language, so Box2D, in my opinion, is way better than ChipMunk, just cause it uses C++.

   As far as what type of a game to choose, you have to remember that you don't have a mouse or joystick. You are using a touch device. For a game like rodents revenge, how are you going to let the users move the cat around? If I remember correctly, you hve to use a cat to trap mice? Or is it the other way around? Probably the mice, based on the name.

   Anyway, start thinking about how you could implement the game with using touch and the accelerometer.

   Anyway, this sentence makes me chuckle a little. "I was thinking of some simple ideas for possible games that would be easier to make but at the same time fun to play"

   Everyone here is trying to figure out the exact same thing. We all want a fun game that is easy to make! Good luck!!!

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Avizzv92
   Member

   I had a plan to use arrows (d-pad) to control the mouse which is used to trap the cat. You would hold it vertically and have the controls at the bottom, this would prevent hands from getting in the way of seeing everything aswell. Sorta of like Gameboy where screen is on top and controls down below. I figured touch would be difficult with small blocks/pieces, accelerometer would be impossible to test until I get a Developer Account (Kinda putting it off until I need to) and not sure if it tilt control would feel right.

   I had a small class on C++ at my school (we didn't get very var :() I was sorta leaning towards Chipmunk since it shares some syntax of Objective-C and the book I read had a large chapter dedicated to C that I could read (The author suggested only read it if you needed C)... How much C++ would I need to know/learn to use Box2d?

   Posted 2 years ago #

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