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| + | ====== Project Setup ====== | ||
| + | To make it easy to create your own Xcode projects with Sparrow, the download package contains two projects that can serve as the starting point for your own games: | ||
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| + | ==== The Barebone Project ==== | ||
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| + | The Barebone project is the most lightweight way to set up Sparrow. It does only what is absolutely necessary: create an '' | ||
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| + | //Use this project for your first tests with the Sparrow Framework. It's super lightweight and does not contain any content that might confuse beginners.// | ||
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| + | ==== The Scaffold Project ==== | ||
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| + | The Scaffold project contains all basics you need in a typical iPhone/iPad app, like auto-rotation support, an UIKit overlay view, and a simple means to create a universal application. When you are ready to start, here is all you need to know: | ||
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| + | * [[The Scaffold Project]] | ||
| + | * [[Universal App Development]] | ||
| + | * [[Adding UIKit elements on top of Sparrow]] | ||
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| + | //Use that project as the basis for your actual game, as it saves you a lot of effort!// | ||
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| + | ==== Creating your own Project ==== | ||
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| + | Choose one of the projects inside the '' | ||
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| + | - Copy the complete folder to the place where you want to have your game project. | ||
| + | - Open the Xcode project. | ||
| + | - Build and run --- just to see if everything works fine. | ||
| + | * If it does not work, check if you have created the '' | ||
| + | - Rename the project: | ||
| + | * **Xcode 3:** click on " | ||
| + | * **Xcode 4:** | ||
| + | - Click directly on the project name in the Project Navigator to make it editable. Change the name and accept the requests of the popups that follow. | ||
| + | - Click on " | ||
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| + | That's it! Now you can start to develop your game with Sparrow. | ||
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| + | ==== Selecting target hardware: iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad ==== | ||
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| + | - Enter the project settings, tab: " | ||
| + | - Select the target of your choice for the setting " | ||
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| + | ----- | ||
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| + | //Next Section: [[The Barebone Project]]// | ||