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iOS Build a Game with Sprite Kit Particle Systems and Keeping Score Creating an Explosion Particle Effect

Shaun Kelly
Shaun Kelly
5,648 Points
Posted by Shaun Kelly
Shaun Kelly
5,648 Points

My explosion effect isn't showing up ? 

NSString *explosionPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Explosion" ofType:@"sks"];
SKEmitterNode *explosion = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithFile:explosionPath];

explosion.position = position;
[self addChild:explosion];

    [explosion runAction:[SKAction waitForDuration:2.0] completion:^{
        [explosion removeFromParent];
    }];

1 Answer

Brittany Stubbs
Brittany Stubbs
22,979 Points
Brittany Stubbs
Brittany Stubbs
22,979 Points

Try adding a zPosition to your explosion, i think it's just stuck behind your background on the z-axis..

here's my code - i put a lot of spaces behind the zPosition to show it

not sure if this is the right way to fix this issue, but it fixed it for me.

    NSString *explosionPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Explosion" ofType:@"sks"];
    SKEmitterNode *explosion = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithFile:explosionPath];

///z position modification here.. 
    explosion.zPosition = 1;


explosion.position = position;
    [self addChild:explosion];

    [explosion runAction:[SKAction waitForDuration:2.0] completion:^{
        [explosion removeFromParent];
    }];

}```