This incremental update to v1.6 adds highly requested customization features to boost your game’s branding. You can now display custom art for game invite banners (via URL, asset key, or a fallback image in the Developer Portal). Additionally, you can now customize the displayed name for your Application within Discord’s Rich Presence to match your game’s identity. This ensures players and their Discord friends see the exact game art you want them to while playing.
Ship richer, more useful forms for your users with the new File Upload component in Modals. This update allows you to collect non-text data from users directly in your modal forms, with full control over the minimum and maximum number of files (0-10) accepted. This means, for example, your community can now upload screenshots for bug reports, streamlining the feedback process.
See how Omeda Studios, the independent team behind the MOBA Predecessor, used the Discord Social SDK to quickly deliver highly requested social features. The Social SDK provided a fast solution for implementing seamless in-game voice chat and easy friend invites—features that were critical for their competitive, cross-platform game but would have otherwise tied up precious development resources.
Explore how Mainframe Industries leveraged the Discord Social SDK to power the social experience for their social sandbox MMO, Pax Dei. The SDK provided a high-quality solution for in-game voice and text chat, saving the team major development time. Players who linked their Discord accounts logged 39% more gameplay days than non-linked players, showcasing the Social SDK account linking feature's direct impact on engagement and player value.
Mark your calendar for two developer events. Join Getting Started with Discord Webhooks: Hook, Line, and Sinker— a deep dive on November 5th at 11 a.m. P—to master catching real-time events from Discord for better app automation. Then, prepare for the Buildathon Kickoff on December 1st at 12 p.m. PT, a month-long competition perfect for prototyping new features or building out your next big idea.
Join the Discord team at Unite Barcelona on Nov. 19-20 to learn how to take advantage of Discord’s tools and resources built for Unity game development.
Here are the essential sessions to add to your schedule:
🎙️ Building Games with the Discord Social SDK: Learn how to bypass months of backend work and instantly integrate features like Rich Presence, voice chat, and lobbies into your game.
🎙️ Grow your game with the Discord’s Developer Tools & Resources: Want more players to discover your game? Build your community with Discord servers, bots, and apps that showcase stats and leaderboards.
Accelerate your development with two updated GitHub resources:
