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iOS Build a Game with Sprite Kit Game Loop and Texture Atlas Transitioning between Scenes

Victor Fernandes
Victor Fernandes
2,869 Points
Posted by Victor Fernandes
Victor Fernandes
2,869 Points

I am simulating on a iPhone 5s and i can't seem to get the background to fill the screen

what can i do?

Florin Veja
Florin Veja
6,912 Points

Victor, can you post a screenshot of what it the background looks line?

3 Answers

Florin Veja
Florin Veja
6,912 Points
Florin Veja
Florin Veja
6,912 Points

Victor, from the screenshot it looks like you are simulating an iPhone 6 instead of an iPhone 5s. As the screen sizes are different, I believe this is why the background will not fill the screen.

Erion Vlada
Erion Vlada
13,496 Points
Erion Vlada
Erion Vlada
13,496 Points

As Florin Veja already stated the issue is that you are simulating on iPhone 6, I myself have the iPhone 6+ and it looked even worse as the background image was even smaller. You need to resize the node to fill the screen.

This is what I did to fix my issue, same as yours.

- (instancetype)initWithSize:(CGSize)size
{
    self = [super initWithSize:size];

    if(self)
    {
        // Create a background node with image
        SKSpriteNode *background = [SKSpriteNode spriteNodeWithImageNamed:@"splash_1"];
        // Position the node in the middle of the scrren
        background.position = CGPointMake(self.size.width / 2, self.size.height / 2);

        // Stretches the size to fit the screen size of the phone
        // NOTE: For future provide a @3 image for iPhone 6+
        background.size = CGSizeMake(self.size.width, self.size.height);

        // Add background to the main scene
        [self addChild:background];
    }

    return self;
}