Convert older VS project to SDK - THDigi/SE-ModScript-Examples GitHub Wiki

If you have an older project and you want a quick conversion.

1. Have your IDE (Visual Studio, etc) closed.

2. Move .csproj and .sln to mod root folder.

3. Optional: Where .csproj was, delete bin, obj, .vs folders, and .ruleset and .user files.

4. Replace contents of .csproj with (ideally using anything but your IDE):

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <RootNamespace>YourName.ModName</RootNamespace>
    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <Platforms>x64</Platforms>
    <LangVersion>6</LangVersion>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
    <GenerateNeutralResourcesLanguageAttribute>false</GenerateNeutralResourcesLanguageAttribute>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Mal.Mdk2.ModAnalyzers" Version="*" />
    <PackageReference Include="Mal.Mdk2.References" Version="*" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

Optionally change that RootNamespace, it only affects new classes.

5. Open the .sln with a text editor and replace everything from EndProject to the end of file with:

EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
		Release|x64 = Release|x64
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{YOUR_GUID_HERE}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
		{YOUR_GUID_HERE}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
		{YOUR_GUID_HERE}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
		{YOUR_GUID_HERE}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

6. Still in the .sln find-and-replace YOUR_GUID_HERE with your GUID at the end of the Project() line.
   For example:
   Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "PaintGun", "PaintGun.csproj", "{385E79A8-1D69-47D1-975D-8C653CA37322}
   You'd use the 2nd one, 385E79A8-1D69-47D1-975D-8C653CA37322.

And you're done!