I am using the following code to create a texture atlas at runtime using a single .png image sprite sheet:
func createSpriteTextureAtlas(atlasNumber atlas:Int, forWorld world:Int) {
//load the png file
let image = UIImage(named: "world\(world)_spritesheet\(atlas)_2048x2048.png")
//create the dictonary
var imageDictionary = [String: UIImage]()
//iterate through all rows and columns and get the subimage
var imageIndex = 0
for row in 0...7 {
for column in 0...7 {
let sourceRect = CGRect(x:column * 256, y:row * 256, width:256, height:256)
let sourceImage = image?.cgImage!.cropping(to: sourceRect)
let subImage = UIImage(cgImage: sourceImage!)
//add the sub image and name to the dictionary
imageDictionary["\(imageIndex)"] = subImage
imageIndex = imageIndex + 1
}
}
//create the texture atlas using the dictionary
spriteTextureAtlas[atlas] = SKTextureAtlas(dictionary: imageDictionary)
}
I have a different sprite sheet for every world. I made all the sprite sheets myself using the same tool. This code works 100% of the time for most images.
For some images however, the program crashes at: SKTextureAtlas(dictionary: imageDictionary) with the error: Thread 4: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=1, address=0x105ff2000). The stack trace says it is crashing inside: #0 0x00000002178e2d34 in -[SKTextureAtlasPacker isFullyOpaque:] ().
The crash does not happen every time and only happens for some images. The crash never happens on the simulator.
Did I make a mistake inside createSpriteTextureAtlas or is this a SpriteKit bug?
P.S. I already know that I can let Xcode make the texture atlas for me by using a folder with a .atlas extension but this is not what i want to do.