Hey OOper, You've helped me a lot before. I don't want to use storyboards, but things have changed in 12.4. For instance there's no more AppDelegate.swift file. I would start at class ViewController: UIViewController before. Now there's struct ContentView: View which I don't recall when in started learning in late 2020. Has something drastically changed? Is it that I never used SwiftUI? I am still working on my game, which I started in Xcode 11.x, so no worries. But I wanted to start a new, non-gaming app, and I guess I need a reference point where to start at so I know where to go. I hope this makes sense.

Do I need to repeat? When you choose Storyboard as Interface` when creating a new project, you can find AppDelegate.swift or ViewController.swift. And then you can remove what you think is not needed for you. Well then, and please remember that when you first saw my posts, I had just started Xcode and Swift (mid June 2020?). If I go without SwiftUI, do I lose anything? I was watching a tutorial that showed the changes in how to create a text object, and the syntax even seemed more simplified (i.e. changing textcolor). But will I lose any new functionality (enduser wise) by not using SwiftUI? And yes, I have dedicated all day to watching WWDC presentations, and SwiftUI tutorials. I just fear in my time away from Xcode, I missed out on something I shouldn't have. Thanks

I really touched nothing. Made at least 10 new projects, and same thing occurred. I did it just now...touched nothing but changing the color of the storyboard and it works. I've seen a few postings of the same problem. <shrug>

Can you clarify the settings or the environment to reproduce the issue? Sort of macOS version or simulator versions or any such things may be affecting. I'll do you on better.... feel free to download the zip file 98 . 7 . 37 . 118 Am using Xcode 12.4 on a Mac osBigSur

And then added LaunchScreen.storyboard with File > New > File... > User Interface/Launch Screen. In the end, deleting the original LaunchScreen, and creating a new one solved the problem. It now shows up both the simulator and the physical iPhone. Would still love to know why tho.

You were right, but only because your answer made me realize that I was searching under SWIFTACTIVECOMPILATION_CONDITIONS rather than SWIFT_ACTIVE_COMPILATION_CONDITIONS But I thank you much the same.

Isn't it a problem of myView or mainView? I guess you are doing wrong setup for them. I knew I should have cut that out, that's just some global variables I have to clean up. I have no problem, what I am doing works. I was just hoping there might be a method that handles all the logic for me.

Actually someone gave me an easier answer on StackOverflow. This is a quote from the link below There is a method called reversed() which you could use. Below I have given your action a name of "youraction" let youraction = SKAction.follow(iconPath0, asOffset: false, orientToPath: false, duration: 1) let reverseaction = SKAction.reversed(youraction) yourspritenode.run(reverseaction) Alternatively, you can just use reversed after the action name to run it in reverse: yourspritenode.run(youraction.reversed()) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66354936/how-can-i-have-an-skspritenode-follow-the-same-path-back-and-forth/66357189#66357189

It appears that once I opened my project the long way, File-Open that was it. It took care of everything. Seems like a waste of time.

Nothing. Also,  adding libsqlite3.tbd in the Build Phase is not needed. Every site I visited mentioned the adding that into the Build Phase. So I want to check, is this something that has changed recently with different versions of Xcode?

By moving gemBase to the middle, rather than all the way left, the gap between where I touch the screen and how far off to the right the gem is, is less. So is this because the gems are owned by gemBase? If so not sure why this what the solution is

I cannot access the URL, (after removing the spaces) All of a sudden FileZilla won't properly transfer images at all (yes, set to binary). Looking for a new FTP. Have added super. to all my touches (as seen below) and it still happens     override func touchesMoved(_ touches: SetUITouch, with event: UIEvent?){         super.touchesMoved(touches , with:event)         guard touches.first != nil else { return }         if toggleHigh {highliteGem(theGem: myGems[0], clearAll: true)}         if let touch = touches.first, let node = myGV.currentGem, node.isMoving == true {             let touchLocation = touch.location(in: self)             node.moved    = true             print(touchLocation)             node.position = touchLocation             node.isMoving = true             node.inSlot = false             //addTrailToTwinkle(theNode: node)         }     }

In which class is this ? ie, what is self ? GameScene toggleHigh, line 10, isMoving That's misc, and a copy error. All the other code be removed and it's the same thing what is the result of the print ? Is it what you expect ? No it's not, that's the problem. So if I move the gemBase, which is its own class) to the right by let's say 100. Then the print result is 100 more than where I'm touching on the screen. That's why I wondered this is due to the gem being owned by the gemBase.

I cannot access the URL, (after removing the spaces) Finally got the screenshot up there http:// 98.7.37.117/screen.gif

I got the answer over at Stack overflow, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67511055/having-a-strange-trouble-with-touchesmoved-position-doesnt-match-location-wher?noredirect=1#comment119406263_67511055 Someone took the time to recreate my issue and had me change: let touchLocation = touch.location(in: self)  to let touchLocation = touch.location(in: gemBase) Of course that leads me to another question, but I'll start another thread for that.