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<cat>Dev.Projects</cat>⤶ <title>Your First Project</title>⤶ ⤶ <note>⤶ <key>WORK IN PROGRESS</key>⤶ ⤶ This page is a work in progress - contributions are encouraged! See notes for details.⤶ ⤶ This is supposed to be a beginner-friendly walkthrough, as a lot of the content here assumes prior knowledge.⤶ </note>⤶ ⤶ #Welcome to S&box!⤶ ⤶ Formalities over; it's time you started doing something with this opportunity! Roll up those sleeves and get knuckle deep in the mosh pit.⤶ ⤶ ##Visual Studio 2022⤶ ⤶ An IDE you're comfortable with is a must. We suggest [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/).⤶ ⤶ Follow [this guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/install-visual-studio?view=vs-2022) to help you get set up for C# development.⤶ ⤶ #S&box Game Editor⤶ ⤶ Next up, start the S&box **Game Editor** through steam:⤶ ⤶ <upload src="b3249/8daf3c5996c1760.png" size="34192" name="image.png" />⤶ <upload src="b3249/8daf3c5c4ff7cc1.png" size="10113" name="image.png" />⤶ ⤶ Chances are, you'll be opening this most of the time, so you'd better get into the habit now.⤶ ⤶ ##Creating a Project⤶ ⤶ Don't get overwhelmed. There's lots to look at here, but we can work our way through it.⤶ ⤶ <note>⤶ <key>TODO: Familiarising yourself with the Game Editor</key>⤶ ⤶ Here would be a great place to introduce new developers to the different sections and tools inside of the editor.⤶ </note>⤶ ⤶ First things first, create a project.⤶ ⤶ <upload src="b3249/8daf3c7131e0dd5.png" size="25922" name="image.png" />⤶ <upload src="b3249/8daf3c734b69ac9.png" size="16604" name="image.png" />⤶ Leave the **Project Type** for this one as **Game**. Fill in the **Project Title** and then hit **OK**.⤶ ⤶ ##Opening your project in Visual Studio⤶ ⤶ Navigate to your project's location on your PC⤶ <upload src="b3249/8daf3c7ed9e46b5.png" size="74321" name="image.png" />⤶ ⤶ Open the folder with **Visual Studio**⤶ <upload src="b3249/8daf3c84ee9e201.png" size="26509" name="image.png" />⤶ ⤶ ##Editing the Code⤶ ⤶ If you don't know what you're looking at now, you're in for a ride and a half.⤶ ⤶ Your new Gamemode's code can be found inside the `code` folder, on the right side of your screen by default.⤶ <upload src="b3249/8daf3c902065e3d.png" size="8112" name="image.png" />⤶ ⤶ If you don't see this panel, click on this tab on the right:⤶ <upload src="b3249/8daf3ca28e67db7.png" size="3387" name="image.png" />⤶ ⤶ Get creative! Check out our picks of <page>CSharp Learning Resources</page> to help get you started.⤶ ⤶ S&box will automatically compile your gamemode whenever you **Save** (<key>CTRL</key> + <key>S</key>).⤶ ⤶ <note>⤶ <key>TODO: TESTING YOUR GAMEMODE</key>⤶ ⤶ Here would be a great place to demonstrate how to playtest your code edits ingame through the Game Editor⤶ </note>⤶ ⤶ ##Uploading your new Gamemode⤶ ⤶ Check out the <page>CreatingProjects</page> page.⤶ ⤶ <note>⤶ <key>WORK IN PROGRESS</key>⤶ ⤶ This page is a work in progress - contributions are encouraged! See notes for details.⤶ ⤶ This is supposed to be a beginner-friendly walkthrough, as a lot of the content here assumes prior knowledge.⤶ </note>

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