How to create an alpha mask in iOS using sprite kit
问题 The effect that I am trying to achieve is having a circle of light in an area of darkness. The effect is similar to that in pokemon games, when you are in a dark cave and only have limited vision surrounding you. From what I have tried and read, I have been unable to create a mask over nodes in sprite kit that has alpha levels. The masks I manage to create all have a hard edge, and basically just crop. Reading on the apple developer page about the SKCropNode, which has the maskNode property,