SKSpriteNode will not fadeInWithDuration using SKAction in sequence Sprite Kit
skaction, sprite-kit, xcode
Solution
As stated in the documentation, the `fadeInWithDuration` action changes the `alpha` property of the node from its current value to 1.0 (100% opacity).
That's why you're not seeing the fade-in - your action will not actually do anything, since the default alpha value of a node is 1.0, it will go from 100% to 100%.
As Steffen has suggested in his comment, all you need to do is set `buttonStart.alpha = 0.0` before the action is executed.
Problem
Im running 3 SKActions in a sequence, the 1st two run just fine but the fadeInWithDuration does not fade in the node, the node just gets added right away when the view loads. Do I have to set the the initial alpha channel for the node to 0? Can someone help with problem? ``` - (void)setUpButtonStart { SKSpriteNode *buttonStart = [SKSpriteNode spriteNodeWithImageNamed:@"start"]; buttonStart.name = @"buttonStart"; buttonStart.position = CGPointMake(900,50); [self addChild:buttonStart]; SKAction *wait = [SKAction waitForDuration:2.5]; SKAction *readIntro = [SKAction playSoundFileNamed:@"intro.mp3" waitForCompletion:NO]; SKAction *fadeIn = [SKAction fadeInWithDuration:1.0]; SKAction *sequence = [SKAction sequence:@[wait, readIntro, fadeIn]]; [buttonStart runAction: sequence]; } ```