Note: This is my personal reference for setting up the product page on the Apple App Store.

You don’t need to create a new app version just to update your screenshots — doing so would require a new build number. Instead, Apple provides Custom Product Pages, which let you customize your product page without submitting a new build.

Creating Screenshots / App Previews

The App Store is quite strict about screenshot and video dimensions. Here are some ways to generate them correctly:

Overview

As much as we love making games, we still need to sustain ourselves. That’s why monetization is a crucial part of our development process — it allows us to keep creating while making our games accessible to players.

For mobile games, we’re currently experimenting with a freemium model, combining advertisements (Ads) and in-app purchases (IAPs) as our primary monetization strategies.

Implementation

Here’s a simple script you can add to your Unity projects to take screenshots.

1. Create a C# file Assets/Editor/CaptureScreenshotWindow.cs and paste the following code:

   c#

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   Overview

   Some phone models have the front camera that cover the screen. And if we render our UI elements at the top of the screen. Sometimes, it will be blocked by the front camera. One of the terms I learnt today was “Safe Area”, which is a guaranteed area for the UI elements to display properly. Every device have its own safe area, so here’s a quick guide on how to implement the fix in Unity.

   ]]> https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-12-31-splash-screen/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 RustyCruise Labs https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-12-31-splash-screen/ Overview

   I am almost done with development for Rolling Mind and it’s time to create a Splash Screen for my game’s branding! It is kind of unexpected that there are so many things that have to be done to polish a game before releasing. One of it is creating a splash screen. Personally, I think splash screen is an important part of our game, as it gives our game an identity, where players would want to come back to for more, hopefully…?

   ]]> https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-11-30-krita-creating-ring-with-outer-glow/ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 RustyCruise Labs https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-11-30-krita-creating-ring-with-outer-glow/ Getting Started

   To create a ring with outer glow in Krita, these are the steps

   1 Create a new document

   The document should have the following settings

   • Width: 1024px
   • Height: 1024px
   • Resolution: 75pxi
   • Background Canvas: Black

   2 Create New Vector Layer

   

   • Under the layer settings, create a new vector layer

   3 Draw a Circle on the Vector Layer

   

   • Select the Ellipse Tool
   • Select White Color
   • Select Brush Size of 15px
   • Draw the circle (click + Shift + click)
   • Press Ctrl + T and click on the circle to move/resize it

   4 Center the Circle

   Start by creating the guides for the background canvas as shown below.

   ]]> https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-11-25-buying-unity-assets/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 RustyCruise Labs https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-11-25-buying-unity-assets/ Overview

   It’s Black Friday! and there was lots of sales going on the Unity Asset store. There were flash deals where assets were sold at a discounted price of 70% and many of the highly recommended assets were 50% off. I was weighing between the price of the assets & the time saving I would have when developing games, and decided to splurge abit this round.

   One of the unexpected things I found was the Humble Bundle where you can get a bunch of assets at a pretty great deal.

   ]]> https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-11-10-krita-creating-wrap-around-textures-for-vfx/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 RustyCruise Labs https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-11-10-krita-creating-wrap-around-textures-for-vfx/ Intro

   Quick Refresher on how to create wrap around textures in Krita like the one below.

   Getting Started

   Step 1: Create a New Document

   

   Start by creating a new document (width = 1024px, height = 1024px, resolution = 75 pxi). After creating the document, ensure that you have 2 layers (1 black background layer and 1 paint layer) as shown in diagram below.

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   Note: This is written with the assumption that you are somewhat familiar with Blender

   Modeling

   In Modeling Window, create the smoke cloud with the following steps:

   1. use Shift A –> create a Ico sphere –> set the subdivisions to 1
   2. Add a subdivision modifier to the Ico sphere to make it rounder
   3. Shift + D to duplicate the ico sphere to create a cloud shape by moving the shapes around with G
   4. Once you have the shape you want, select all the ico spheres, and Ctrl + J to join the mesh together
      • rename the object to SmokeSphere
      • Note: if you want to edit, go to Edit Mode, and with vertex select mode, click on a vertex and press L and then G to move the object, to adjust the shape to your liking
   5. Add a remesh modifier to smooth the shape
      • Use Voxel
      • Voxel Size = 0.2
      • Adaptivity = 0
   6. Apply the modifiers in order –> subdivision –> remesh so that we can edit the UVs
   7. In Object mode, select the object and Ctrl + A to apply all the transform

   UV Map

   In UV Editing Window, create the uv map with the following steps:

   ]]> https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-10-19-blender-to-unity-settings/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 RustyCruise Labs https://rustycruiselabs.github.io/devlogs/generic/2024-10-19-blender-to-unity-settings/ Overview

   Here’s a quick guide on how to export FBX from Blender to Unity. You can also refer to these videos that I referenced.

   • Polyfable - Blender to Unity with Correct Axis | Tutorial
   • Imphenzia - Rigify to Unity Tutorial - How to Export a Rigify Character and Import it into Unity

   Getting Started

   Assuming that you have already rig and animated your character, follow the steps below to export your character as FBX.

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