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What is the best practice to building a Cocos project/mobile game?

  • efares
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    Problem Description

    I am using a Mac and I am planning on building in JavaScript. I created 3 new projects with cocos2d-x-3.7 framework in 3 different ways: 
    1) one way using cocos console (terminal) followed http://www.sonarlearning.co.uk/coursepage.php?topic=game&course=cocos-console
    2) second way using Cocos IDE v2.0 followed http://www.sonarlearning.co.uk/coursepage.php?topic=game&course=cocos-code-ide-v2
    3) third way using Cocos 2.3.1 by downloading Cocos and clicking on New Project button.

    All 3 projects generated different files/folders in them. Does anyone know what the best practice is? Which method should I work off of? Should I do everything in Cocos IDE? Should I use the Cocos console/terminal?

    I am interested in developing, testing and debugging on my device then eventually will want to release/publish to the app store and Google play store.

  • Sonar Systems admin
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    Cocos Code IDE doesn’t support C++ so if you want to use C++ then use the other 2 methods also when integrating external frameworks such as AdMob then the first or third method will work best.

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  • efares
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    Thanks for the reply.

    I plan on using JavaScript not C++, I should have specified that. So it looks like creating a project from the IDE is never the best way.
    I do want to use external frameworks eventually, along with JavaScript, so I guess I’ll go with the first method and use Cocos Console to create, compile, run and release my mobile game.

    Thanks Sonar!

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  • Sonar Systems admin
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    It’s the best way.

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  • efares
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    I’m just curious, why is creating + running a project with Cocos Console better than with Cocos IDE v2.0?

  • Sonar Systems admin
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    Cocos IDE doesn’t really allow alot of external frameworks to be added and used like ad networks which are very important. They work very well with Eclipse and Xcode though. The reason for this is due to many frameworks are designed to link not only into your game but the Eclipse/Xcode project itself.

     

    Hope this helps.

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  • efares
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    Sweet, that does help clear things up :)

    So I can develop and code in Sublime Text and test/debug with Cocos Console then, right? Are there any advantages to using Eclipse/Xcode or doesn’t matter, it’s just personal preference?

    Thanks!

  • Sonar Systems admin
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    More just personal preference.

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