Changes

# Click ''File » New Solution'' from the menu bar:<br />[[File:VS Mac 1 newsolution.png|600px]]

# Click ''File » New Solution'' from the menu bar:<br />[[File:VS Mac 1 newsolution.png|600px]]

# Select the correct type of class library:<br />[[File:VS Mac 2 createlibrary.png|600px]]

# Select the correct type of class library:<br />[[File:VS Mac 2 createlibrary.png|600px]]

# Set it to target <b>.NET 5.0.</b>:<br />[[File:VS Mac 3 setframework.png|600px]]

# Set it to target '''.NET 5.0.''':<br />[[File:VS Mac 3 setframework.png|600px]]

# Enter a descriptive mod name for the project. By convention, the name should be one word with mixed caps (like "PineapplesEverywhere"):<br />[[File:VS Mac 4 nameproject.png|600px]]

# Enter a descriptive mod name for the project. By convention, the name should be one word with mixed caps (like "PineapplesEverywhere"):<br />[[File:VS Mac 4 nameproject.png|600px]]

==Set the target framework==

==Set the target framework==

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<span id="set-target-framework"></span>

The 'target framework' is the version of .NET your code uses, which affects the version needed to run your mod. The recommended target framework is .NET 5.0, which is the version SMAPI itself targets. <b>Please find the subsection below for your OS</b> (Windows/Mac).  

The 'target framework' is the version of .NET your code uses, which affects the version needed to run your mod. The recommended target framework is .NET 5.0, which is the version SMAPI itself targets. '''Please find the subsection below for your OS''' (Windows/Mac).  

===In Windows Visual Studio 2019/2022===

===In Windows Visual Studio 2019/2022===

===In MonoDevelop/Visual Studio for Mac===

===In MonoDevelop/Visual Studio for Mac===

<b><p style="color:red;">This section is out of date for Stardew Valley 1.5.5. It appears you cannot change the .NET framework in this way with Visual Studio 2019 and Stardew Valley 1.5.5.</p><b/>

<p style="color:red;">'''This section is out of date for Stardew Valley 1.5.5. It appears you cannot change the .NET framework in this way with Visual Studio 2019 and Stardew Valley 1.5.5.'''</p>

# Open the Solution pad. If it's not visible, click ''View » Pads » Solution'' from the menu:<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - show solution pane (MonoDevelop).png]]

# Open the Solution pad. If it's not visible, click ''View » Pads » Solution'' from the menu:<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - show solution pane (MonoDevelop).png]]