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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

Summary

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