Deep Strike — Session Notes

Last updated: March 10, 2026

When starting a new session: Read this file top to bottom, then check APP_STORE_CHECKLIST.md to see what’s left before submitting.

Session: March 10, 2026 — Instagram Logo + GitHub Setup

Instagram Profile Logo

Created assets/logo-instagram.svg — 1080×1080px Instagram-ready SVG
Design: dark navy #06080E bg, electric cyan #00E5FF, gold #FFB300
Elements: targeting reticle, torpedo, HUD corner brackets, scanline texture, dot-grid, tactical readouts, glow filters
Fonts: Orbitron 900 (title) + Share Tech Mono (subtitle/HUD)
Tagline on logo: “NAVAL COMBAT COMMAND”

Instagram bio: Naval combat. 6 commanders. Your move. ⚓ Deep Strike — dropping soon.
- Link: App Store / landing page
- Highlights: Commanders Game Modes Ranked Updates
TikTok bio: Naval combat game dropping soon ⚓ | 6 commanders | Voice commands | Real-time battles
- Username options: @deepstrikeapp / @playdeepstrike

GitHub — Both repos initialized and pushed (private)

git config set: Shantanu Govindjiwala / shantanu1508@gmail.com
Both repos are private under GitHub account govindjiwalashantanu
Repo URLs:
- App: https://github.com/govindjiwalashantanu/deep-strike
- Reel Generator: https://github.com/govindjiwalashantanu/deep-strike-videos

To clone on another machine:

git clone https://github.com/govindjiwalashantanu/deep-strike.git
git clone https://github.com/govindjiwalashantanu/deep-strike-videos.git
cd deep-strike && npm install
cd ../deep-strike-videos && npm install

Session: March 10, 2026 — Reel Generator v2

Reel Generator (`deep-strike-videos/`) — 8 templates, autopilot rotation, white UI

New templates:

chaos-torpedo — Captain Bubbles: 3 shots, 1 flies off-grid 💀. “1/3 unaccounted for. She has no regrets 🫧”
voice-command — Terminal types “FIRE B7” → explosion → “USE ABILITY” → 3-column broadside → “COMMAND BY VOICE. / DEEP STRIKE / COMING SOON”
elo-drop — Ranked match: 1,247 vs 2,100. Chaos Torpedo strategy. All 3 miss. “−32 ELO. Pro tip: Easy mode.”
sonar-reveal — Admiral Nova sonar ping, 3×3 reveal zone shows hidden ships. “THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD HIDE.”
commander-lineup — All 6 commanders slam in with abilities. Free vs Premium split. “$2.99 UNLOCK ALL.”
grid-reveal CTA updated: “FREE — APP STORE & PLAY STORE”

UI redesign (public/index.html):

WHITE BACKGROUND — main area pure white, dark text, high readability
Platform TILES — no tabs. All platforms visible at once with colored headers (Instagram pink, TikTok black, YouTube red, Twitter dark)
Bigger fonts — minimum 11px body text, everything readable at a glance
AUTOPILOT v2 — intelligent 8-preset rotation. Checks library, picks freshest template, auto-chains renders. Runs continuously until stopped. Shows “NEXT UP” preview.
Dark sidebar (control panel) + bright main area (content preview)
Music auto-syncs when template changes

8 viral presets in autopilot rotation:

Voice Command (IG+TikTok, pre-launch)
Chaos Torpedo (IG+TikTok, concept teaser)
Commander Showcase (IG+YouTube, tactical)
Grid Reveal (IG+TikTok+Twitter, general)
Victory Screen (IG+TikTok, comeback)
ELO Drop (IG+TikTok, comedy)
Sonar Reveal (IG+TikTok, Nova showcase)
Commander Lineup (IG+TikTok+YouTube, ensemble)

Library cleanup:

Deleted 7 redundant/orphan videos
Fresh start: autopilot will build clean rotation library

Current State: App-complete, pre-submission

The game is fully implemented. All gameplay, monetisation, social, and analytics code is written. The remaining work is external setup (App Store Connect, IAP registration, screenshots, Sentry DSN) — no more feature code needed before v1.0.

Full Feature Inventory (implemented)

Core Gameplay

Classic and Salvo game modes
AI opponent (difficulty: easy / medium / hard)
Ship placement (drag + rotate + auto-place)
6 commanders with unique special abilities
Voice command support ("B7", "use ability", "switch grid", emotes)
Voice-only mode (disables tap input)
Grid themes (Deep Ocean free; Arctic Ice + Volcanic premium)

Multiplayer

Real-time 2-player via Firebase Firestore
Room code (create / join) flow
Global ELO matchmaking queue (matchmaking/ collection)
ELO rating system (K=32, persisted to players/ collection)
Ranked leaderboard (top 20, pull-to-refresh)
Turn-based push notifications (push token stored per game)
Post-game replay (step through moves[] array from Firestore)

Commanders (6)

Free: Gruffbeard + weekly rotation (3 commanders rotate weekly, seeded by week number). Premium: all 6 owned permanently.

Progression & Retention

Commander XP/leveling (10 levels, XP thresholds in commanderService.js)
Commander shards system (50 shards = unlock via Armory)
Armory / Store screen (3 shard packs; daily free shard claim)
Battle Pass — Season 1 “The Zero Directive” (20 tiers, free + premium tracks, ends June 8 2026)
Weekly Challenges — seeded pool of 10, 3 active per week, BP XP reward on claim
Story Campaigns — 2 campaigns × 5 missions, seeded fleets, 1-3 star rating
Daily Challenge — same seeded fleet for all players that day, shot-count scoring

Monetisation

Free tier: Gruffbeard, Classic mode, single-player, weekly rotation
Premium ($2.99 com.deepstrike.app.premium): all 6 commanders, Salvo, multiplayer, daily, campaigns
Battle Pass ($4.99 com.deepstrike.app.battlepass): premium seasonal reward track
Shard Packs: small $0.99 / medium $1.99 / large $4.99
Real IAP via expo-iap; restore purchases implemented
Paywall screen with real price fetch + loading states

Ads (Freemium Monetisation)

src/services/adService.js — AdMob interstitial + banner integration
Free users: interstitial ad shown every 5 completed games (classic + campaign + daily)
Free users: persistent banner ad at bottom of HomeScreen and GameOverScreen
Premium users: ads completely skipped (isPremiumUnlocked check)
Ad pre-loaded at startup (initAds() in App.js), reloaded after each close
Graceful fallback: if ad not ready, game continues immediately (never blocks user)
GameOverScreen.js — “DEPLOY AGAIN” intercepts with maybeShowAd() before navigating
src/components/AdBanner.js — reusable banner component; checks premium async, renders nothing for premium users
Uses TestIds.INTERSTITIAL / TestIds.BANNER in dev/TestFlight; real Ad Unit IDs in production
getGamesPlayed() exported for analytics/debug

Analytics & Crash Reporting

src/services/analyticsService.js — event queue → Firestore analytics/ collection (batched, fire-and-forget). Tracks: app_open, game_start, game_end, daily_completed, campaign_completed, paywall_shown (with source), all 4 IAP outcomes, commander_selected.
src/services/sentryService.js — Sentry crash reporting. Needs a DSN (see below).
ErrorBoundary.js calls captureException on render crashes.
IAP failures call captureException.
Sentry init runs before component tree mounts in App.js.

Onboarding

src/screens/OnboardingScreen.js — 5-slide carousel shown on first launch only.
Slides: Welcome → Deploy Fleet → Fire → Voice Commands → Commanders.
AsyncStorage key @deepstrike_onboarding_done tracks completion.

App Store Readiness

App icon (1024×1024), adaptive icon, splash (1284×2778), favicon, notification icon — generated by scripts/generate-assets.js using sharp.
Privacy policy HTML → privacy-policy/index.html (needs to be hosted publicly).
APP_STORE_COPY.md — full App Store description, keywords, promo text, Google Play copy, social posts.
APP_STORE_CHECKLIST.md — 10-step submission checklist.
screenshots/SCREENSHOT_GUIDE.md — how to capture the 6 required screens.
scripts/generate-screenshot-frames.js — adds marketing text overlays to raw screenshots.

Files Added / Changed (cumulative across all sessions)

New files

src/constants/gameConstants.js          — COMMANDERS (6), GAME_MODES, SHIPS, GRID_SIZE
src/constants/campaigns.js              — 2 campaigns × 5 missions with seeded fleets
src/constants/battlePass.js             — Season 1 definition, 20 tiers
src/services/commanderService.js        — ownership, XP/leveling, shards, free rotation
src/services/premiumService.js          — AsyncStorage premium flag + anonymous player ID
src/services/iapService.js              — expo-iap: connect, purchase, restore, analytics hooks
src/services/storeService.js            — shard packs, daily free claim
src/services/themeService.js            — 3 grid themes (Deep Ocean free, 2 premium)
src/services/campaignService.js         — mission progress, star calc, AsyncStorage
src/services/battlePassService.js       — XP tracking, tier calc, reward claims
src/services/challengeService.js        — seeded weekly pool, stat tracking, claim
src/services/eloService.js              — Firestore ELO calc + leaderboard fetch
src/services/notificationService.js     — push token request + send turn notification
src/services/settingsService.js         — voice-only mode toggle (AsyncStorage)
src/services/onboardingService.js       — first-launch flag (AsyncStorage)
src/services/adService.js               — AdMob interstitial (every 5th game) + banner ad unit ID export
src/services/analyticsService.js        — event queue → Firestore
src/services/sentryService.js           — Sentry crash reporting (NEW this session)
src/utils/dailyChallenge.js             — seeded daily fleet, star calc, best score
src/components/ErrorBoundary.js         — catches render errors, shows recovery UI, reports to Sentry
src/components/AdBanner.js              — AdMob anchored adaptive banner; shown to free users on HomeScreen + GameOverScreen
src/screens/PaywallScreen.js            — premium unlock UI (real IAP)
src/screens/StoreScreen.js              — Armory: shard packs + commander picker
src/screens/CampaignScreen.js           — campaign list
src/screens/CampaignBattleScreen.js     — puzzle battle (no AI turns)
src/screens/BattlePassScreen.js         — tier list, claim UI, pass unlock
src/screens/ChallengesScreen.js         — weekly challenge list + claim
src/screens/DailyScreen.js              — daily puzzle battle
src/screens/DailyResultScreen.js        — stars + share result
src/screens/LeaderboardScreen.js        — top 20 ELO, pull-to-refresh
src/screens/ReplayScreen.js             — step-through replay from Firestore moves[]
src/screens/OnboardingScreen.js         — 5-slide first-launch tutorial (NEW this session)
src/screens/SettingsScreen.js           — theme picker, voice-only toggle, privacy, delete account
src/screens/PrivacyPolicyScreen.js      — in-app WebView of privacy policy
src/screens/DeleteAccountScreen.js      — wipe AsyncStorage + player record
privacy-policy/index.html               — full GDPR/CCPA privacy policy
privacy-policy/README.md                — deployment instructions (GitHub Pages / Netlify / Vercel)
scripts/generate-assets.js              — generates all icon/splash PNGs from SVG via sharp
scripts/generate-screenshot-frames.js  — adds marketing text overlays to raw screenshots
APP_STORE_COPY.md                       — full listing copy, keywords, Google Play, social posts
APP_STORE_CHECKLIST.md                  — 10-step submission checklist

What Still Needs Doing (external / one-time setup)

Before building

Add Sentry DSN — src/services/sentryService.js line 10.
- Create free project at https://sentry.io (React Native type)
- Copy DSN, paste into SENTRY_DSN constant
Set up AdMob ads — free users see an interstitial every 5 games + persistent banner; premium users see nothing.
- Create AdMob account at https://admob.google.com
- Add app for iOS AND Android → get two App IDs (ca-app-pub-XXXX~XXXX)
- Create 4 ad units total (Interstitial + Banner, for iOS + Android)
- Update app.json → replace the two placeholder androidAppId / iosAppId values
- Update src/services/adService.js:
  - Replace interstitial ca-app-pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXX × 2 (iOS + Android)
  - Replace banner ca-app-pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXX × 2 (iOS + Android)
- For iOS: also add SKAdNetworkItems to app.json infoPlist (AdMob provides the list)
- Uses TestIds.INTERSTITIAL / TestIds.BANNER automatically in dev builds (__DEV__ === true)
- Interstitial logic: adService.js — tracks game count in AsyncStorage, shows every 5th game
- Banner logic: AdBanner.js — ANCHORED_ADAPTIVE_BANNER at bottom of HomeScreen + GameOverScreen
Run eas init — generates projectId in app.json
```
eas init
```

Before App Store submission

Register IAP products in App Store Connect + Google Play Console
- com.deepstrike.app.premium — Non-Consumable — $2.99
- com.deepstrike.app.battlepass — Non-Consumable — $4.99
- com.deepstrike.app.shards_small — Consumable — $0.99
- com.deepstrike.app.shards_medium — Consumable — $1.99
- com.deepstrike.app.shards_large — Consumable — $4.99
Host privacy policy — privacy-policy/index.html → GitHub Pages or Netlify
- Update privacy@deepstrike.app placeholder email
- Update [Your Company Name] placeholder
Capture screenshots — run app in iOS Simulator (iPhone 15 Pro Max for 6.7”)
```
npx expo start --ios
```
Screens needed: Home, Commander Select, Battle (mid-game), Campaign, Battle Pass, Victory

Build

eas build --platform all --profile production

Fill App Store Connect — use content from APP_STORE_COPY.md

Submit

eas submit --platform all --profile production

Optional / post-launch

Add Sentry source maps to EAS build for readable stack traces
Add Firebase Analytics native SDK for richer retention data
Set up TestFlight beta before full release
App preview video (30-sec gameplay clip)
Localized descriptions (Spanish, French)
Push notification setup for iOS (requires Apple Developer APNs key via eas credentials)

Key Constants / IDs to Know

Thing	Value
Bundle ID (iOS + Android)	`com.deepstrike.app`
GitHub — App repo	`github.com/govindjiwalashantanu/deep-strike` (private)
GitHub — Reel Generator repo	`github.com/govindjiwalashantanu/deep-strike-videos` (private)
Firebase project	`battleshipai-c1de7`
Premium IAP	`com.deepstrike.app.premium`
Battle Pass IAP	`com.deepstrike.app.battlepass`
Season 1 end date	June 8, 2026
XP per BP tier	500
Shards to unlock commander	50
Commander levels	1–10
ELO starting rating	1000
ELO K-factor	32