Traffic
nowStudio Traffic dashboard enables you to boost traffic for your game with custom apps, mini-games, and community encouragement options.
Using the traffic dashboard, you can configure:
Custom Apps
Using this section, you can add custom apps for popular social channels to boost traffic and increase engagement for your game.
With nowStudio, you can add a custom app for:
- Discord
- Telegram (Coming Soon)
- Line (Coming Soon)
Discord
Add a custom app for Discord, enabling users to access your game, Webshop, and more directly from Discord.
To add a custom app for Discord:
- On the Discord app option,
- Click on Configure App, as shown below:
- You can now configure your Discord custom app.
To configure your Discord app:
- Provide App Information
- Upload App Image (specifications below)
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- Dimensions – 512 x 512px
- Image format – .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG
- Maximum size – 10 Mb
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- Provide App Name
- Write your App Description
- Upload App Image (specifications below)
- Click on Save.
You can configure GameEmote for your Discord app in the next step.
Configure GameEmote
GameEmote is an interactive way to engage users by enabling the use of custom emotes for your game using the Discord community server.
Using GameEmotes
You can upload game images, which can be GIFs or other images, that can be linked to a certain emotion using the provided flow. These GameEmotes can then be used inside Discord chat by the user using the
/emote command.To enable GameEmotes:
- Click on the GameEmote section, as shown below:
- To enable GameEmote:
- Toggle the Enable Discord GameEmote setting to Yes.
- The GameEmote section will be enabled, as shown below:
- Pick an emotion by clicking on the text box in front of /emote, as shown below:
- After selecting a GameEmote, click on Upload, as shown below:
- Select a file to upload from your system based on the specifications below:
- Image format – .GIF, .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG
- Maximum size – 10 Mb
- Once the image file is uploaded, click on Add, as shown below:
- Your uploaded file will be displayed in the Uploaded Emotions section, as shown below:
- Any emotions that you add here can be accessed on Discord using the/emote command.
- Click on Save.
- Your custom app will be submitted for review, and you will receive an email confirmation that your custom app has been added on nowStudio.
- Once verified, you will receive an email with an invite link for your custom app.
- This invite link will also be visible on the Discord app page in the top-right corner, as shown below:
- This invite link will also be visible on the Discord app page in the top-right corner, as shown below:
- You can copy the invite link and start using it.
Supported Commands
The following are the supported commands that can be used to trigger a functionality from Discord chat:
- /emote – Used to invoke a GameEmote.
- Usage example –
/emote
This command will present you with the available GameEmotes to select from. E.g. type: happy.
- Usage example –
- /play – Provides the game’s play link.
- Usage example –
/play
- Usage example –
- /shop – Provides the game’s Webshop link.
- Usage example –
/shop
- Usage example –
Important Information
- The supported image specifications are:
- Dimensions – 512 x 512px
- Image format – .GIF,.JPG,.JPEG,.PNG
- Maximum size – 10 Mb
Community
nowStudio offers a community dashboard that enables you to foster community growth by adding your game-specific subreddits and Twitter handles to boost traffic and engagement.
Community Encouragement
To configure community encouragement, you can add:
- Reddit Communities
- Twitter Handles
Reddit Communities
- You can add relevant Reddits and subreddits, as shown below:
- Type the subreddit name and click on the Accept Icon, as shown above.
- After you are finished adding the communities, click on Save.
Twitter Handles
- Add relevant Twitter handles for your game, influencers, or community, as shown below
- Click on the Accept Icon, as shown above.
- After you are finished adding the Twitter handles, click on Save.
Video
Users can easily record and share gameplay videos without third-party tools or integration, which effectively enhances user engagement and retention.
To know more about how in-game recording works:
- You can play the provided video walkthrough on nowStudio.
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