Missile Commando with Swift and Sprite Kit

Name: Missile Commando with Swift and Sprite Kit
Rating: 4.6 (22 reviews)

Go retro and program a clone of an arcade classic with Apple's latest coding technology!

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Created byJustin Dike

Last updated 1/2017

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What you'll learn

Program a complete game from start to finish.
Feel comfortable coding with Swift
Know plenty of Sprite Kit to create their next app or game!

Course content

4 sections • 26 lectures • 5h 12m total length

Series Introduction3:12
Remake classic arcade games with Swift and SpriteKit as part of the cartridge classics series, defending bases against wave-based bombs and missiles from scratch.
Course Assets0:10
This section will contain all the art / sound assets used in the course as well as all the Xcode Projects.
Blackboarding the Game5:03
Learn to map game elements on a blackboard and design classes for bases, turret, missiles, drone, and bombs, with parallax backgrounds, physics, health states, and particle effects.
How to Create a Universal-sized Intro Image with SKSpriteNode19:13
Explore creating a universal intro image for a SpriteKit game by resizing an intro screen asset for iPhone and iPad, using SKSpriteNode and device-specific slots.
Introduction to SKLabelNodes and SKActions13:23
Declaring Variables in Swift and using SKActions to Remove a Child6:52
Using an Intro Scene in Sprite Kit to Transition to the main Game Scene7:11
Create an intro scene in Sprite Kit to serve as a splash screen, replacing the game scene. Transition to the game scene with an SKTransition reveal, direction down, one second.

Adding the Player Base and Ground17:04
Using a Rotation Gesture Recognizer to rotate and move the Turret and Target14:08
Creating Bullets and Applying Force to an SKPhysicsBody14:15
Creating Firing Particles from the Gun Turret8:02
Create firing particles for the gun turret using a sprite kit emitter, adjust birth rate, lifetime, and position range, and pass location and force to emitters for proper direction.
Parallax Moving Backgrounds with Swift and Sprite Kit14:28
SKActions to Play Sound and AVFoundation for Background Sound9:45

Creating Explosions and Adding a Hit Function to the EnemyMissile Class12:00
Contacts Between Bullets and Missiles10:21
Configure the physics contact listener and handle did begin contact between bullets and enemy missiles. Explode at the collision point and remove involved nodes, reusing code for both collision orders.
Finishing the Contact Listener10:28
Game Over Functions and Restarting13:45
Implement game over handling by halting actions, exploding all missiles, reviving bases, and restarting the game to reset levels and gravity parameters.
Wave Stats, Move Labels, and Leveling Up19:24
Explore wave stats and leveling mechanics by configuring level variables, drone speed, missile rate, and attack counters, while updating on-screen stats labels and triggering level ups.
Conclusion14:10
Set up a health meter with textures, initialize health, and handle loss to trigger game over and resets. Add scoring for missiles and ricochets, with success and fail sounds.

Requirements

Be familiar with some basic programming concepts (like variables, if statements, for statements)

Description

*****INCLUDES UPDATES SOURCE PROJECTS FOR SWIFT 3

In this Swift and Sprite Kit video tutorial series we will wield our mighty modern programming skills to re-make a classic arcade game. Along the way, we'll also add modern graphics and some new features so the finished product is a more enjoyable app using today's fancier technology. Topics taught includes…

Custom SKNode and SKSpriteNode classes
Programming your own game loops
A myriad of SKActions
Adding and removing children (properly)
Collision detections
Playing sounds
Transitioning SKScenes
And much more!

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in learning to program an iOS app

Missile Commando with Swift and Sprite Kit

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Course content

Initial Setup and Swift / Sprite Kit Beginners7 lectures • 55min

The Player and Surrounding Environment6 lectures • 1hr 18min

Game Play Loops7 lectures • 1hr 39min

Collision Detection, Stats and all the rest!6 lectures • 1hr 20min

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