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Cocos2d-x by example (update)

You're reading from   Cocos2d-x by example (update) Unleash your inner creativity with the popular Cocos2d-x framework and learn how to build great cross-platform 2D games with this Cocos2dx tutorial

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785288852
Length 270 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Roger Engelbert Roger Engelbert
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Installing Cocos2d-x FREE CHAPTER 2. You Plus C++ Plus Cocos2d-x 3. Your First Game – Air Hockey 4. Fun with Sprites – Sky Defense 5. On the Line – Rocket Through 6. Quick and Easy Sprite – Victorian Rush Hour 7. Adding the Looks – Victorian Rush Hour 8. Getting Physical – Box2D 9. On the Level – Eskimo 10. Introducing Lua! A. Vector Calculations with Cocos2d-x B. Pop Quiz Answers Index

Reusing b2Bodies

In Eskimo, we have a pool of b2Bodies that are used inside the Platform objects and we also change the shape of the little Eskimo whenever the player taps the screen. This is possible because Box2D makes it very easy to change the fixture data of a b2Body fixture without having to destroy the actual body.

Let me show you how.

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