Learning Cocos2d-x Game Development

Adding an explosion particle system

From the resources provided for the chapter, add the smoke.plist, smoke.png, dusts.plist, and dust.png files to the resources folder in the game.

Now, in the GameplayLayer.cpp file, add the following lines of code in the player rocket and enemy collision check right under where we increment the score:

CCParticleSystemQuad * smokeParticle = CCParticleSystemQuad::create("smoke.plist");
smokeParticle->setPosition(en->getPosition());
this->addChild(smokeParticle);   
smokeParticle->setAutoRemoveOnFinish(true);

                  
CCParticleSystemQuad  * dustParticle = CCParticleSystemQuad::create("dusts.plist");
dustParticle->setPosition(en->getPosition());
this->addChild(dustParticle);   
dustParticle->setAutoRemoveOnFinish(true);

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