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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.

===In Visual Studio 2017===

===Windows (Visual Studio 2019)===

# Open Visual Studio 2017.

# Open Visual Studio 2019.

# Click ''File » New » Project'' from the menu bar:<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]]

# In the 'New Project' window, choose ''Visual C# » Class Library (.NET Framework)'':<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio 2).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 />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio 2).png]]

# Enter a descriptive mod name. By convention, the name should be one word with mixed caps (like "PineapplesEverywhere"):<br />[[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>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]]

# Make sure "create directory for solution" is checked, and click ''OK'':<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio 4).png]]

===In MonoDevelop===

===Linux (MonoDevelop)===

# Open MonoDevelop.

# Open MonoDevelop.

# Click ''File » New Solution'' from the menu bar:<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (MonoDevelop 1).png]]

# Click ''File » New Solution'' from the menu bar:<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (MonoDevelop 1).png]]

# Make sure "create a project directory within the solution directory" is checked, and click ''Create'':<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (MonoDevelop 4).png]]

# Make sure "create a project directory within the solution directory" is checked, and click ''Create'':<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (MonoDevelop 4).png]]

===In Visual Studio for Mac===

===MacOS (Visual Studio for Mac)===

# Open Visual Studio for Mac.

# Open Visual Studio for Mac.

# Click ''File » New Solution'' from the menu bar:<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio for Mac 1).png|200px]]

# Click ''File » New Solution'' from the menu bar:<br />[[File:Modding - IDE reference - create project (Visual Studio for Mac 1).png|200px]]