<cat>Code.Intro</cat> <title>Setting up Visual Studio</title> # Downloading and installing Visual Studio 2022 [Download Visual Studio 2022 Community](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) and install with the workload .NET desktop development, as well as ASP.NET workload for razor support. If you need additional guidance refer to the [official guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/install-visual-studio?view=vs-2022). ⤶ <warning>S&box using .NET 7. Any other version will not work.</warning>⤶ ⤶ <warning>⤶ S&box now uses .NET 9. Any other version will not work. If you are having issues, make sure your Visual Studio is updated and the .NET 9 SDK is installed.⤶ </warning>⤶ # Opening your projects The best way to get started is to press Open Solution from the editor or ( <key>CTRL</key> + <key>P</key> ). <upload src="2a1e9/8dd035baee938b7.png" size="5582" name="image.png" /> <upload src="2a1e9/8dd035bdb596d3e.png" size="7212" name="image.png" /> Your solution contains all the code from your game, tools, editor etc. # Troubleshooting * If you get a lot of errors from dependencies not being able to load, make sure you have the latest version of Visual Studio 2022 installed with .NET 7. ## Missing .NET 7⤶⤶ Are you missing a .NET 7 SDK installation? Sometimes Visual Studio refuses to reference the .NET 7 SDK unless you have the preview channel enabled.⤶ * You can install it from [Microsoft .NET 7 Installation Package](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0). * If you get a lot of errors from dependencies not being able to load, make sure you have the latest version of Visual Studio 2022 installed with .NET 9. ## Missing .NET 9⤶⤶ Are you missing a .NET 9 SDK installation? Sometimes Visual Studio refuses to reference the .NET 7 SDK unless you have the preview channel enabled.⤶ * You can install it from [Microsoft .NET 9 Installation Package](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/9.0). **Still unable to reference .NET 7?** Please change your Visual Studio 2022 Instance to the **Preview** Channel by following the guide below. **Still unable to reference .NET 9?** Please change your Visual Studio 2022 Instance to the **Preview** Channel by following the guide below. <upload src="b4a78/8db7e4427dea7a9.png" size="77262" name="image.png" /> <upload src="b4a78/8db7e44497c9929.png" size="84165" name="image.png" /> **You should now see your .NET 7 installation when selecting an SDK.** **You should now see your .NET 9 installation when selecting an SDK.** <upload src="b4a78/8db7e4451717801.png" size="51947" name="image.png" /> # Debugging For info on debugging check out the <page>Debugging</page> page.