1. Porting your Unity Game to the Windows Store Jump Start
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4. Today… Getting Started Porting Your Game Great Windows Games: Light-up
Deep dive into run-times
Dealing w/ Hardware
Great Windows Games: Light-up
Optimizing & Troubleshooting
Monetizing: Intro to Windows Stores
Programs & Offers for developers

5. Getting Started
Module #1 of 6

6. Pre-requisites      htthttp Windows Store Windows Phone
How to get??
Windows 8+
Free 90-day evals
Unity 4.5+
Plugins are free (including Pro)
Windows SDK Visual Studio
Windows Phone SDK Visual Studio
Free download
Developer Account
$19 includes both platforms
Windows Phone (Optional)
Porting Program
htthttp     

7. Tooling intro

8. Exporting a Windows Store & Windows Phone game

9. Platform & Versions OS version 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.0 Windows Phone 8
Unity targets
Universal apps

10. Universal apps: Maximum reuse

11. Universal Apps (Supported on Unity 4.5.3.f3+ )
Project Types:
XAML C++
XAML C#
SDK
Windows 8.0 (and 8.1)
Phone 8.1
Universal (both projects)
Universal apps == Windows Store apps
[Throughout the sessions today!!]

12. Windows Store Build Settings
Project Types:
XAML C++
XAML C#
SDK
8.0 ( runs on 8.0 and 8.1)
8.1 ( runs on 8.1 only)

13. Platform specific configuration (Windows)
Unity
VS (Package.appxmanifest)
Name Icons Tile Splash Image Packaging Capabilities Unity preferences/settings Plugins
Name Icons Tile Splash Image Packaging Capabilities Declarations (extensions/contracts) Content URIs ..

14. Windows Phone 8 Build Settings
Project Types:
XAML C#
SDK
8.0 ( runs on 8.0 and 8.1)

15. Player prefs and app manifest (Phone)
Unity
VS ( WMAppManifest.xml)
Name Orientation Unity preferences/settings
Name Icons Tile Splash Image Packaging Capabilities Declarations (extensions/contracts) Content URIs ..

16. Tips on configuration (aka player settings)
Set as many as you can from Unity
During development, plan to
re-export to VS often
Use source control
Merge/Diff tool

17. Windows Phone emulator

18. Deploying your Windows Phone Build
Steps to deploy Windows Phone 8 steps:
Open Build Settings.
Optionally check Development Build [to profile your game].
Make sure phone is connected to PC and is unlocked.
Click Build And Run.
Select folder to build Visual Studio project to.
Once the project is built and app is deployed to your phone it should appear on the screen.

19. Windows Simulator

20. Deploying a Windows 8.x build
Running on local machine:
Make sure, that selected solution platform is x86 (or Win32) and Debug target is set to "Local machine"
Press F5 or go to Debug -> Start debugging
Running in simulator:
Set Debug Target to "Simulator"

21. Target configuration in VS
Master
What you should ship!
Release
Profiler
Debug
Safety checks, Profiler

22. Exported Solution (Folders)

23. Summary
Develop your game as usual in the Unity Editor Unity exports Visual Studio solutions/projects Project settings to be set in Unity and Visual Studio Full deployment/debugging support