Make a multi-platform action 2D Space Shooter |Cocos Creator

Name: Make a multi-platform action 2D Space Shooter |Cocos Creator
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Build a 2D space shooter game that can be deployed as an android game, Facebook instant game, web game, Windows or Mac

Created byLwiimbo Kasweshi

Last updated 9/2019

English

What you'll learn

How to Create an action 2D Space Shooter Game
How to use Touch and Keyboard Input for 2D games
Spawning Enemies that have life, actions and shoot back at you
Simple physics and Collision Detection in Cocos Creator
Scripting in Cocos Creator
What is needed to publish to Windows or Mac, Android, Facebook Instant Games, Web Mobile and Web Desktop platforms

Course content

6 sections • 19 lectures • 3h 29m total length

Introduction | Creating a Cocos Creator Project and Scene11:45
Building the project and setting the basic scene

Moving the bad guy | Cocos Creator Actions13:37
Using the Cocos Creator actions to move the space ship in an interesting way
Destroying the ship and Ending the Game4:19
How to switch scenes when the game ends
Collision Bodies3:17
Setting Collision bodies and setting the project up for collisions
Code for shooting bad guys9:09
Collision Detection for bad guys that are shot
Destroying the Enemy ships9:30
Destroy the enemy that has been shot with bullets

Animating the Explosions7:59
How to use the Cocos Creator Timeline to create the explosion animation
make the ship explode9:45
Running the explosion at the right time
Spawning more enemy space ships20:07
Spawning the enemy ships so that they continue coming in waves
Adding a boss Ship18:13
Adding a boss that comes after shooting a number of the smaller ships
Building the Game for multiple platforms15:46
What is needed to build for Windows, Android, Web mobile, Web Desktop and Facebook Instant games

Requirements

Be able to work around your desired platform whether Windows or Macintosh i.e. installing software etc
Students with some basic scripting or programming knowledge will get through the course faster
An eagerness to learn 2D Game Development

Description

The course will be using the completely free Cocos Creator Engine to create a 2D space shooter game that will be using Collision Detection and other 2D game features. In the course, you will be making a multi-platform game that supports keyboard and touch input so that it can play on desktop and mobile platforms. The course will show what is needed to deploy the game as a web game, a Facebook Instant Game, what is needed to compile for Android Game Development as well as building for Windows or Mac. We will cover some 2D Game Development Fundamentals with Cocos Creator in the process while covering web game design. The course will be scripted in typescript files but can be used for JavaScript Game Development. This course is for anyone interested in creating a 2D space shooter game that can be deployed to multiple platforms as well as JavaScript,Typescript or web developers who want to make games using their skills. Even if you are not a JavaScript or Typescript developer, some programming knowledge is all that is required to get through this course.

Who this course is for:

JavaScript,Typescript or programmers of any kind who want to make Games.
Students who are interested in creating a 2D Space Shooter game
Students who want to know how to create Games with the Free Cocos Creator game Engine
Cocos2d-X developers who want a faster way to develop games
Anyone interested in creating 2D games for multiple platforms

Make a multi-platform action 2D Space Shooter |Cocos Creator

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 12min

multi-platform player input2 lectures • 23min

Space Game Setup3 lectures • 26min

Adding Bullets3 lectures • 37min

Game Logic5 lectures • 40min

Wrap Up5 lectures • 1hr 12min

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