1. Optimizations
Module #4 of 6

2. Debugging

3. Debugging in Visual Studio
Open Unity exported solution in VS
Open .cs file in your project ( no need to add them, just open)
Set break points
Debug as usual

4. Remote debugging (Windows RT)
Deploy Windows RT remote debugging tools
Select Remote Machine as Target
Configure remote machine connection
Debug as usual

5. Uninstall & re-install for Unity
When installing a new build:
Run “uninstall”
Delete the old directory (just in case)
Known issues:
Mono Assemblies left in GAC can cause issues (e.g. Cecil)

6. Unity Symbols Unity Editor includes Target platforms Debug Master
Windows Phone 8 (x86,ARM) Windows Store 8 (x86,ARM) Windows Store 8.1 and Universal (x86,ARM)

7. Performance tips..
Avoid interop.. Poll as little as possible.. Use event handlers when possible Understand your GPU capabilities Optimize for display size/resolution Watch your memory

8. Performance tools
Unity Profiler works on Windows Phone & Windows Visual Studio Graphics Diagnostics Windows Phone Developer Power Tools Windows Performance Recorder Windows Performance Toolkit

9. Frames/sec counter
Per DX Call Replay
Graphics Pipeline Stages
Frame capture

10. Logs (Windows Phone) Editor.log UnityPlayer.log Crash dumps
Located at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Unity\Editor\Editor.log
UnityPlayer.log
Located in App’s data folder
Use Windows Phone power tools to view
Crash dumps
Located at <device>\Phone\Documents\Debug folder on phone
Connect phone via USB and use Windows Explorer

11. Logs (Windows) Editor.log UnityPlayer.log Crash dumps
Located at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Unity\Editor\Editor.log
UnityPlayer.log
Located in App’s data folder
Elevate and look under c:\program files\windowsapps\<yourapp>
Crash dumps
%LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps or use
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps

12. Visual Studio Tools for Unity (UnityVS)
Features
Debugging Code Editor Project Explorer
Unity console redirect
Visual Studio Pro SKU
VS 2010
VS 2012
VS 2013

14. Summary
When targeting Windows and Windows Phone with Unity, you get the richness of Windows development