Setting up Cocos2d-x in Mac OSX for iOS Game Development

Cocos2d-x support multi-platform game development including iOS game developments. In this tutorial I will discuss how to install the Cocos2d-x game engine in your workstation for iOS game development.

Prerequisites:

• Mac OSX version 10.6 or upper.
• XCode 3.2.5+ 

Steps:

1. Download the Cocos2d-x library form here. You can visit the Cocos2d-x download page and installed any stable version. I have installed cocos2d-2.1rc0-x-2.1.2 version for this tutorial. Right now this is the stable version for the Cocos2d-x. You can installer previous versions at your choice. For the latest release there is some changes in the core library. So, be careful when you select other versions.


2. Unpack the ZIP file to a location of your choice. I recommend putting it in an easily accessible place. Rename it as you wish but it would be better to just leave it be once you unpacked it. For this tutorial, I will refer the path as $COCOS2DX_PATH. You should replace this variable with your cocos2d-x folder location.


3. Now open up the Terminal and change the directory to the Cocos2d-x Root using the cd command.
   
   cd $COCOS2DX_PATH


4. Inside the $COCOS2DX_PATH folder run the install-templates-xcode.sh using the sudo command like
   
   sudo install-templates-xcode.sh
   
   You might asked for password to install the template for security reason.


5. After you successfully installed the template you can create your first cocos2d-x game using Xcode. Open the Xcode and select "Create a new Xcode project". This will open a popup to select a project type. Select cocox2d-x project type form iOs section and choose cocos2dx. Now enter the product name and select the project directory.
   
   
   


6. Now, run the application from xcode and you will see your first hello-world project for cocos2d-x game in the iOS emulator.
   

Thats it,  now you are now all set to develop your 2d game in cocos2d-x for iOS platform.