Building gamesalad viewer?

ragg

hey guys...why when i unzip the gamesalad viewer.zip file it become gamesalad viewer.zip.cpgz file instead of .xcodeproj?how to open it via xcode?
do i need to create app id for gamesalad viewer and Development Provisioning Profile for it?im very consufe wif it...

JCFord

When you unzip it you should get a folder called viewer-distribution and inside that should be around 10 files - one of which is the GameSalad Viewer.xcodeproj which you need to open in XCODE.

ragg

thanks for reply...it was my downloaded file corrupted..:S
btw...do i need to create app id for gamesalad viewer and development provisioning profile for it?i had read the http://gamesalad.com/wiki/developing_for_iphone instruction but still confuse with it...in which step can i actually install the gamesald viewer?

JCFord

Yes you do, it confused the hell out of me as well. You need to treat it like an app, so in the Apples Dev create an APP ID and then create the PROVISION file download it and drop it into iTunes.

Then open up the gameview xcode proj in xcode, follow the instructions on Game Salad for this, it will then make the app which you can then drag into itunes to port it over to your iphone/itouch.

Good luck
JCFord

ragg

thanks alot for the reply!1 more quick question...Bundle Identifier for gs viewer what name should i put?any name with my name like com.ragg.gsviewer ?

firemaplegames

nothing for the bundle identifier...

com.ragg.gsviewer should work perfectly...

ragg

ok...thanks !

Hunnenkoenig

What is this viewer anyways?

What do I need this for?

jonmulcahy

If you build and put the viewer on your device, you can use it to test your app on your device without building an adhoc version. Just open the app and GS on your mac while on a network and they will find each other. Works great for a quick test.

Hunnenkoenig

ah ok. cool. thanks!