Does SpriteKit apply physics if I modify the position and rotation of a SKSpriteNode directly without an SKAction?

Question

For example if I want to do my own custom animation and move an SKSpriteNode every frame programmatically by x += 10, will Sprite Kit still apply physics correc

Answer 1

No, you don't have to use SKAction to move SKSpriteNode. This approach works fine for me:

- (void)update:(CFTimeInterval)currentTime {
     myNode.position = CGPointMake(myNode.position.x + 0.1,myNode.position.y);
}

All physics work as expected