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Modding:IDE reference (view source)
Revision as of 19:14, 16 December 2021
, 19:14, 16 December 2021→Create a mod project: Changes for move to NET 5.0 for VS on Windows.
Before you can write your mod code, you need to create a solution and project to contain it.
Before you can write your mod code, you need to create a solution and project to contain it.
===Windows (Visual Studio 2019)===
===Windows (Visual Studio 2019/2022)===
# Open Visual Studio 2019.
# Open Visual Studio 2019/2022.
# Click ''Create a new project'' from the start screen.<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio 1).png]]
# Click ''Create a new project'' from the start screen.<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio 1).png]]
# Filter by "C#" and "Library", then choose ''Class Library (.NET Framework)'' and click ''Next''. Make sure you '''don't''' choose ''Class Library (.NET Core)'' or ''Class Library (.NET Standard)'', which won't work.<br />
# Filter by "C#" and "Library", then choose ''Class Library'' and click ''Next''. Make sure you '''don't''' choose ''Class Library (.NET Framework)'' which won't work.<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio 2).png]]
# In the ''configure your new project'' window: <ol><li>Enter a descriptive mod name. By convention, the name should be one word with mixed caps (like "PineapplesEverywhere").</li><li>Make sure "Place solution and project in the same directory" is ''not'' checked.</li><li>Make sure .NET Framework 4.5.2 is selected.</li><li>Click "Create" to to create the project.</li></ol>[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio 3).png]]
# In the ''configure your new project'' window: <ol><li>Enter a descriptive mod name. By convention, the name should be one word with mixed caps (like "PineapplesEverywhere").</li><li>Make sure "Place solution and project in the same directory" is ''not'' checked.</li><li>Click "Create" to to create the project.</li></ol>[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio 3).png]]
# Next, select NET 5.0 and click "Create" to create the project. For VS 2022, this will be on the next page. <br/>[[File:Screenshot 2021-12-16 140835.png]]
===Linux (MonoDevelop)===
===Linux (MonoDevelop)===