Here is what I put in my View Controller:
var h, w = 1000
class GameViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
if let view = self.view as! SKView? {
w = view.frame.width / (view.frame.height / 1000)
let scene = GameScene(size: CGSize(width: w, height: h))
scene.scaleMode = .aspectFill
view.presentScene(scene)
}
}
}
It's handy to know that I make the height of any device 1000. It's much easier to make it universal.
Then I place everything percentage-wise on the screen.
label.position.x = w/2
label.position.y = h/2
label2.position.x = w/2
label2.position.y = h/2 - 50
These lines of code will place 2 labels in the center of the screen. Even if you rotate your device, and even if you use different sized devices. That - 50 I used will always stay the same.
My main takeaway: I create global states of the relative size of the screen.
Helpful tip: I always make my scene's anchor point to be .zero. That way, the min width and height are always 0, and the max height is always 1000.