Cocos2d for iPhone 1 Game Development Cookbook

Animating sprites

Now it is time to add some animation to our sprites. One thing that should be stressed about animation is that it is only as complicated as you make it. In this recipe we will use very simple animation to create a compelling effect. We will create a scene where bats fly around a creepy looking castle. I've also added a cool lightning effect based on the technique used to make the swords glow in the previous recipe.

Getting ready

Please refer to the project RecipeCollection01 for full working code of this recipe. Also note that some code has been omitted for brevity.

How to do it...

Execute the following code:

//SimpleAnimObject.h @interface ...