

Like I said, even though this is a Texture Packer tutorial, I wanted to show you an example of this working in an actual game, so we’ll be using Cocos2D for that. If you’re curious to learn more about Cocos2D, check out some of our other Cocos2D tutorials.

If you are new to Cocos2D, you can still follow along with this Texture Packer tutorial, but there may be some missing gaps in your knowledge about Cocos2D itself as the focus will be on TexturePacker. This Texture Packer tutorial will show you how to use Texture Packer to create and optimize sprite sheets in your games, using a Cocos2D 2.X game as an example.Īlong the way, you’ll learn how to use pixel formats and Texture Packer wisely to make sure your games launch quickly, run smoothly, and use as little memory as possible – while still looking good! When making 2D games, it’s important to combine your sprites into large images called sprite sheets, in order to get the best performance for your games.Īnd Texture Packer is a great tool that makes it extremely easy to generate these sprite sheets – with the click of a button. Update : Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.1-rc0a, Texture Packer 3.07, and Modern Objective-C style (original post by Ray Wenderlich, update by Tony Dahbura). Optimize texture usage with Texture Packer and Pixel Formats!
