cocos2d for iPhone

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

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   eJayStudios
   Member

   Hi,

   I'm in the planning stage for my new game and have few questions to ask if you don't mind!

   - Game will be isometric tile based and should have custom map creator in game, e.g user selects tile type, touches on grid to set the tile etc. Should be no problem to implement with Cocos2D?

   - I will need to draw lines, can I use OpenGL line drawing or Cocos2D has own line drawing functionality?

   - Multiplayer via Bluetooth/Wifi. Can I implement those via GameKit with Cocos2D? What about Apple Game Center later on?

   - OpenFeint now has turn based multiplayer support via internet, should be ok to implement with Cocos2D?

   Thanks in advance!

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   riq
   Key Master

   - Game will be isometric tile based and should have custom map creator in game, e.g user selects tile type, touches on grid to set the tile etc. Should be no problem to implement with Cocos2D?

   yes

   - I will need to draw lines, can I use OpenGL line drawing or Cocos2D has own line drawing functionality?

   If you are going to draw many lines I suggest creating your own Line Batching Node, but you can start using cocos2d line drawing primitives. Once you need more performance, you can create the batch node.

   - Multiplayer via Bluetooth/Wifi. Can I implement those via GameKit with Cocos2D? What about Apple Game Center later on?

   cocos2d should work OK with Game Center and GameKit.

   - OpenFeint now has turn based multiplayer support via internet, should be ok to implement with Cocos2D?

   I've not tested it but it should work OK.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   eJayStudios
   Member

   Thanks riq for such a quick reply!

   I'm sure there will be more questions on the way :)

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. 

   hactar
   Member

   - OpenFeint now has turn based multiplayer support via internet, should be ok to implement with Cocos2D?

   I've not tested it but it should work OK.

   I have, works fine.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   eJayStudios
   Member

   thanks hactar.

   By the way, how many players can play turn based game at the same time with OF implementation?

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. 

   hactar
   Member

   Don't know, I haven't updated my project to the official build yet, I'm still using the beta version. The beta version I'm using supported two people only but is clearly made for more than two people (as many as you want actually). So you'll need to check up the official documentation for that one.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   pabloruiz55
   Member

   hi, i am finishing a game that uses bluethooth with GameKit and it works like a charm (although sometimes it takes a while for the devices to connect)

   OF allows ,at this momment, only 2 players to be playing a single game, as far as i know.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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