Programming Guide

The cocos2d Programming Guide provides in-depth documentation for writing applications that use cocos2d. Many topics described here reference the cocos2d API reference, provided separately.

If this is your first time reading about cocos2d, we suggest you start at Beginners' Guide.

This documentation is valid for v0.99.x If you find any errors, please, either edit the wiki or send an email to the forum. Thanks.

• Lesson 1: Install + Start empty project
• Lesson 2: Your first game
• Lesson 3: Scenes and menus

• cocos2d basic concepts
• cocos2d touch input

• Basic actions
• Composition actions
• Ease actions
• Effect actions
• Special actions
• Animation

• How to use sprites

• How to create labels/fonts

• How to create and use tiled maps

• How to use particles

• Understanding Draw & Update

• Integrating cocos2d with social networks

• Initializing the EAGLView

• Implementing autorotation
• Adding UIKit controls

* How to create a RetinaDisplay App

Also, don't forget to read the cocos2d for iPhone best practices

• Best Practices

Included with Cocos2d are some samples and tests - useful for ideas on how to do things.

• Samples and Tests

Many useful code snippets have been posted on the forum. It can be difficult to find them, this page tries to gather them all.

• Code snippets

Finally you can download/buy some open-source / commercial cocos2d for iPhone games

• Sample Games