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Smooth animation in Cocos2d for iOS

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).

Solution

  • Try using the default [self scheduleUpdate] method rather than calling it directly as you are doing, see if that makes a difference. This method is designed for what you are doing and may be smoother.