Change position of a SKSpriteNode that has a physicsBody

Question

I can\'t change the position of a SKSpriteNode by changing

self.position = newPosition;

It doesn\'t work anymore if it has a physicsBody.

Answer 1

I had a problem like this where I tried to update position inside didBeginContact:, but it was not having any effect, I think because the physics simulation immediately clobbers the value.

My solution was to cache the new position in a property on my scene and then update the position of the node next time update: was called on my scene.

[SKAction moveTo:newPosition duration:0.0] worked for me, too, and there was no popping. I haven't decided yet which is more elegant.