Smooth animation in Cocos2d for iOS
- by MrDatabase
I move a simple CCSprite around the screen of an iOS device using this code:
[self schedule:@selector(update:) interval:0.0167];
- (void) update:(ccTime) delta {
CGPoint currPos = self.position;
currPos.x += xVelocity;
currPos.y += yVelocity;
self.position = currPos;
}
This works however the animation is not smooth. How can I improve the smoothness of my animation?
My scene is exceedingly simple (just has one full-screen CCSprite with a background image and a relatively small CCSprite that moves slowly).
I've logged the ccTime delta and it's not consistent (it's almost always greater than my specified interval of 0.0167... sometimes up to a factor of 4x).
I've considered tailoring the motion in the update method to the delta time (larger delta = larger movement etc). However given the simplicity of my scene it's seems there's a better way (and something basic that I'm probably missing).
