Cocos2d-x is a suite of open-source, cross-platform, game-development tools used by millions of developers all over the world.
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cocos2d-x is a multi-platform framework for building 2d games, interactive books, demos and other graphical applications. It is based on cocos2d-iphone, but instead of using Objective-C, it uses C++. It works on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Cocos2d-x Framework Architecture:
cocos2d-x is:
Git user attention
Clone the repo from GitHub.
$ git clone https://github.com/cocos2d/cocos2d-x.git
After cloning the repo, please execute download-deps.py
to download and install dependencies.
$ cd cocos2d-x
cocos2d-x $ python download-deps.py
After running download-deps.py
.
cocos2d-x $ git submodule update --init
Download stable versions
Documentations and samples
Main features
Runtime Requirements
Environment Setup
Should set up environment before starting a new game or running tests
$ cd cocos2d-x
$ ./setup.py
$ source FILE_TO_SAVE_SYSTEM_VARIABLE
Should invoke this script if using linux system
$ cd cocos2d-x
$ ./install-linux-deps.sh
Running Tests
$ cd cocos2d-x
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cocos run --proj-dir .. -p [mac|win32|android|linux|ios]
How to start a new game
$ cd cocos2d-x
$ ./setup.py
$ source FILE_TO_SAVE_SYSTEM_VARIABLE
$ cocos new MyGame -p com.your_company.mygame -l cpp -d NEW_PROJECTS_DIR
$ cd NEW_PROJECTS_DIR/MyGame
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cocos run --proj-dir .. -p [mac|win32|android|linux|ios]
You can also create a Lua project with -l lua
.
Using IDE
If need to debug program, then it is more convinent to use IDE to run and debug it. All platforms other than Android can use CMake to generate corresponding project file. Can refer to Detail CMake Guide for detail information.
For Android, the Android Studio project file lies in PROJECT_DIR/proj.android
. Can just use Android Studio to import the exsting project file.
Learning Resources
Spreading the word!
You can help us spread the word about cocos2d-x! We would surely appreciate it!
Where to get help
cpp-tests
project. This project is our basis for testing. Use this project to
learn how we implement the functionality of the engine. This project is located in
cocos2d-x_root/build.
Contributing to the Project
Cocos2d-x is licensed under the MIT License. We welcome participation!
Did you find a bug? Do you have feature request? Do you want to merge a feature?
Embrace the Future: Switch to Cocos Creator for a Better Experience
Cocos Creator is the new generation of Cocos game engine with a full featured editor and content creation friendly workflow. It supports all major platforms allowing games to be quickly released for the web, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and various mini-game platforms. Millions of developers have built 2D / 3D experiences, from hardcore games to web instant entertainment. A pure JavaScript-developed engine runtime is available on the web and mini-game platforms for better performance and smaller packages. On other native platforms, C++ is used to implement the underlying framework, providing greater operational efficiency. The engine is completely open source, and retains the advantages of Cocos2d-x which includes high performance, customizability, ease for debugging, easy to learn, and small package size.
Therefore, we no longer recommend new users to start with Cocos2d-x. Instead, please use the brand-new Cocos Creator for project development to enjoy the best editor and 3D support.
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