Levelhelper introduction

LevelHelper API

            In order to have a good user experience, LevelHelper come with its own API. 

Box2D introduction

The physics engine used by Tank Rampage is called Box2D. Just like Cocos2d, it’s

The structure of a Cocos2d project

A Cocos2d project has a buildup somewhat comparable to applications such as Adobe Photoshop. 

A Cocos2d game consists of scenes, which contain layers, which contain sprites, labels and other objects.

The advantages of Cocos2d

When developing an iPhone game it is advisable, especially as a beginner, to not spend the time and effort needed in order to develop your own game engine. Unless the game needs a very advanced feature, the engines currently available on the market (both open source and commercial) are up to the task.

An introduction to Objective-C

Objective-C is the main language used by iOS. It is, contrary to C++, a superset of C. This means that an Objective-C compiler can also compile code written in C, and an Objective-C class can include C code without a problem.

Here follows a short explanation of  Object-oriented programming and an introduction to Objective-C’s syntax. It is by no means complete and all-encompassing, but it will hopefully give the reader enough knowledge to understand our paper and the basics of Objective-C.