Kobold2D™

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Kobold2D v1.1.0 (136 MB)

Uses cocos2d-iphone v1.1 (beta)

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Github Repository (no installer, no tools)

Previous Versions

Uses cocos2d-iphone v1.0.1

Kobold2D v1.0.5

Use this version if you're experiencing animation issues.

Kobold2D v2.0 Preview 1 (xxx MB)

Uses cocos2d-iphone v2.x

Coming Soon …

Kobold2D 2.x is the same as Kobold2D v1.x but uses cocos2d-iphone 2.x.

Kobold2D Compatibility Notes

Development

Requires Xcode 4.2 or newer or AppCode 1.5 or newer. Older versions may still work but are not supported and not recommended for use with Kobold2D.
Has ARC (automatic reference counting) enabled by default when using Xcode 4.2 or newer.

Deployment Targets

Can deploy to iOS devices with iOS 4.1 and newer, Mac OS X 10.6 and newer.

Kobold2D Release Notes

Read the release notes after upgrading Kobold2D to learn about changes that may affect you.

Kobold2D v1.1.0 Release Notes

This Kobold2D version is not available yet!
This page describes changes to Kobold2D which have been implemented, but the Kobold2D version it refers to has not been released yet.

The Most Important Changes & Additions

uses cocos2d-iphone v1.1
iPad 3 Retina support (-ipadhd file extension) thanks to cocos2d-iphone v1.1

Minor Improvements & Bug Fixes

cocos3d and Hello Cocos3D template project removed due to incompatibility with cocos2d-iphone v1.1 & v2.0

Libraries updated

cocos2d-iphone v1.1.0-beta2
REMOVED cocos3d

Known Issues

KKAdBanner: if you enable ads you should also enable AutorotationType = Autorotation.UIViewController in config.lua so that ads are rotated correctly.