SpriteKit Safe Area
Handle the screen's safe areas with collapsing margins in a SpriteKit SKScene.
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SpriteKit
Sprite Component in GameplayKit
Use a dedicated sprite component with GameplayKit using Swift to decouple rendering from transformations.
Transform Component in GameplayKit
Create a transform component for GameplayKit in Swift to get a clean and robust API for everything related to position, rotation, and scale.
Better Time Management in SpriteKit
Setup a ticker with Swift and SpriteKit to have relevant relevant time information like delta time available anywhere in your game code.
Trail VFX with SpriteKit
Create a common Game VFX with SpriteKit, useful for trailing effects like projectiles and magic. Based on the less used components SKCropNode, SKEffectNode, and SKWarpGeometryGrid.
Visual Debugging of GameplayKit GKComponent
Use Swift protocols together with GameplayKit's GKComponents for a convenient and flexible way to add all kinds of optional visual debug info during gameplay.
Multiple Aspect Ratios and Resolutions with SpriteKit
Let's take a look at a solution for SpriteKit when handling multiple resolutions and aspect ratios for a pixel based game which has to work consistently on any screen size.