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Development Environment Setup

To start developing mods with Reloaded, you will need the following:

  • Latest .NET SDK
  • Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • Reloaded Mod Template

More details below.
You should also run Reloaded at least once before starting to develop mods.

.NET SDK

To install .NET SDK, do the following:
- Visit .NET Download Page.
- Download and Install the Latest .NET SDK for your OS.

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To verify that the SDK is correctly installed, open up a command prompt and run the following command: 

dotnet --list-sdks

Assuming the SDK is installed correctly, the command should return at least 1 entry and its location. Example output: 

6.0.300 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

The most common IDEs and code editors used with .NET include the following:

  • Visual Studio Community: Free. The .NET IDE pretty much everyone is familiar with. Windows only.
  • JetBrains Rider: Paid. Good choice for those familiar with other JetBrains products like IntelliJ and PyCharm. Crossplatform.
  • Visual Studio Code: Free. Crossplatform, supports .NET via plugins.

Installing Reloaded Mod Template

Reloaded provides a template to allow for a quick start with mod development.

To install the template, run the following command:

dotnet new -i Reloaded.Mod.Templates

Once installation is complete, you should see a dialog that looks like this upon success: 

Template Name             Short Name  Language  Tags
------------------------  ----------  --------  --------------------
Reloaded II Mod Template  reloaded    [C#]      Common/Library/Games

Warning

If you are using Visual Studio, install the .NET desktop environment workload through the installer, otherwise the template will not display.

Summary

You are now ready to start developing mods with Reloaded.
Next: Creating a New Project