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<title>Getting started - making a game in s&box</title>⤶
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# A New Game Project⤶
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The first step is to create a Game Project. Do this by going to `File > New Project` in the editor.⤶
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You'll be presented with `Create New Project` window. Choose project type `Game`, and choose the template `Shooter Game`.⤶
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Pick a name for your project and choose where you'd like to store it.⤶
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# Shooter Game⤶
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The shooter game project gives you the basic code that you need to make a first, or third person shooter game. ⤶
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To play the game you can click on the play icon in the project list. This will open the game's menu.⤶
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You can also use the "Launcher" system, which is available at the top of the game view. This will take you straight into the game, skipping the main menu altogether.⤶
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# Editing The Code⤶
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To open the solution in Visual Studio, go to `File > Open Solution`. The solution will contain a project containing your game's code, but will also include projects containing common code for the game and editor. You might wish to right click your game's project in the `Solution Explorer` and choose `Scope To This` to isolate just your project.⤶
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<note>Any changes you make to the code will be applied on save. The game will compile and hotload the new assemblies. You don't need to compile in Visual Studio.⤶
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This works flawlessly 99% of the time, but if you've changed something that we can't hotload you might have to restart the game (using the restart icon at the top).⤶
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For the most part the templates are designed to act like tutorials. They are heavily documented to help explain what's going on. ⤶
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# Glossary⤶
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We might use some terms that you don't understand, so
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