Modding:Modding Efficiently: Difference between revisions
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== When writing C# mods == | == When writing C# mods == | ||
* Use break points for debugging | * Use break points for debugging | ||
* 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. | ||
* Use the [https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-net-hot-reload/ Hot reload] feature of Visual Studio to modify code while the game is running, to see your changes immediately without restarting the world. | * Use the [https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-net-hot-reload/ Hot reload] feature of Visual Studio to modify code while the game is running, to see your changes immediately without restarting the world. | ||
