How do I create an image node in SpriteKit? Swift 4 - swift

Question

Somebody told me in one of my other questions that SpriteKit was easier than UI. I searched online on how to get started with SpriteKit, and I got this: https://www.raywenderlich.com/145318/spritekit-swift-3-tutorial-beginners. I put the images in and everything, I put this code in:
import SpriteKit
class GameScene: SKScene {
// 1
let player = SKSpriteNode(imageNamed: "player")
override func didMove(to view: SKView) {
// 2
backgroundColor = SKColor.white
// 3
player.position = CGPoint(x: size.width * 0.1, y: size.height * 0.5)
// 4
addChild(player)
}
}
(the code they told me to put in), and when I run it, I just see a blank screen. On the tutorial, it had a ninja, but mine is just a blank screen.
Can anyone help with this?

Answer 1

if the screen is white try this :
import SpriteKit
class GameScene: SKScene {
// 1
var player = SKSpriteNode()
override func didMove(to view: SKView) {
// 2
backgroundColor = SKColor.white
// 3
let image = UIImage(named: "player")
let texture = SKTexture(image: image!)
player = SKSpriteNode(texture: texture)
player.position = CGPoint(x: size.width * 0.1, y: size.height * 0.5)
// 4
addChild(player)
}
}
If the screen not white : make sure the scene presented correctly .
If you have the GameScene.sks :
In GameViewController :
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
if let view = self.view as! SKView? {
// Load the SKScene from 'GameScene.sks'
let scene = SKScene(fileNamed: "GameScene")
scene.scaleMode = .aspectFill
view.presentScene(scene)
view.ignoresSiblingOrder = true
view.showsFPS = true
view.showsNodeCount = true
}
}
If you don't have GameScene.sks File
In GameViewController :
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
if let view = self.view as! SKView? {
// Load the SKScene from 'GameScene.sks'
let scene = GameScene(size : view.frame.size)
scene.scaleMode = .aspectFill
view.presentScene(scene)
view.ignoresSiblingOrder = true
view.showsFPS = true
view.showsNodeCount = true
}
}