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* Browse through the many utility classes provided by the VS API, you might be able to save a lot of coding efforts! (e.g. [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Math/ColorUtil.cs ColorUtil], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Math/GameMath.cs GameMath], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/ArrayExtensions.cs ArrayExtensions], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/DictExtensions.cs DictExtensions], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/HashsetExtensions.cs HashsetExtensions], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/JsonUtil.cs JsonUtil], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/JsonUtil.cs ReaderWriterExtensions], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/SerializerUtil.cs SerializerUtil], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/WildcardUtil.cs WildcardUtil] | * Browse through the many utility classes provided by the VS API, you might be able to save a lot of coding efforts! (e.g. [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Math/ColorUtil.cs ColorUtil], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Math/GameMath.cs GameMath], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/ArrayExtensions.cs ArrayExtensions], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/DictExtensions.cs DictExtensions], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/HashsetExtensions.cs HashsetExtensions], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/JsonUtil.cs JsonUtil], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/JsonUtil.cs ReaderWriterExtensions], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/SerializerUtil.cs SerializerUtil], [https://github.com/anegostudios/vsapi/blob/master/Util/WildcardUtil.cs WildcardUtil] | ||
* If you don't know it already, the [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/concepts/linq/ LINQ] extension, part of the .net framework, is an extremely powerful tool to make code more expressive. | * If you don't know it already, the [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/concepts/linq/ LINQ] extension, part of the .net framework, is an extremely powerful tool to make code more expressive. | ||
* You can use edit&continue feature of Visual Studio to modify code while the game is running | * You can use edit&continue feature of Visual Studio to modify code while the game is running, to see your changes immediately without restarting the world. | ||
** Note that this feature works if you use the [[Modding:Setting_up_your_Development_Environment|official mod template]] and set up your mod as a "compiled" mod. It does not work if you set up your mod as a "source" mod, and it may not work with all other development environment setups. | |||
* If you don't have already make sure the games log output ends up in the Visual Studio output window | * If you don't have already make sure the games log output ends up in the Visual Studio output window | ||
* If you are working with shaders, you can reload them with <code>.reload shaders</code> | * If you are working with shaders, you can reload them with <code>.reload shaders</code> | ||
