Swift Sprite Kit Add the amount of sprites per level - swift

Question

I don't have any code, but I was just wondering how you would add sprites to your scene based on what level the game was at. For example: Level 1 would have 1 sprite, level 2 would have 2, level 3 would have 3....
I don't want to have to write out every single level as the game idea could go up to 100's of levels.
I have a very simple idea in mind, but I can't seem to figure it out.
I'm sorry if this is too vague, but I don't have any real code to include. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

If each level is essentially the same, except the number sprites, this is what I would recommend:
1. Create a subclass of SKScene that holds logic common to all your levels. For example:
class Level : SKScene {
var numberOfSprites: Int = 0
private func createSprites() {
for _ in 0..<numberOfSprites {
let mySprite = SKSpriteNode(imageNamed: "YourSprite")
// Setup anything else with the sprite, like the position.
self.addChild(mySprite)
}
}
override func didMoveToView(view: SKView) {
super.didMoveToView(view)
createSprites()
}
private func levelIsComplete() {
// Cell this when the level is complete to go to the next level.
if let view = self.view {
let nextLevel = Level(size: self.size)
nextLevel.numberOfSprites = self.numberOfSprites + 1
view.presentScene(nextLevel)
}
}
}
2. When creating your first level set the number of sprites to 1 and let it handle everything else.
let myLevel = Level(size: view.bounds.size)
myLevel.numberOfSprites = 1
Here's it in action
In my version I gave the sprites random positions and called levelIsComplete in touchesBegan.