The Long Dark Mod Template

This is a coding mod template for The Long Dark by Hinterland Games.

Instructions

• Download this folder.
• Rename ModTemplate.csproj to the name of the mod.
• Install .NET 6.
• Install Visual Studio.
• Run Visual Studio. Click on Open a project or solution. Select the renamed ModTemplate.csproj file.
• Create a new class and inherit it from MelonLoader.MelonMod.
• Edit AssemblyInfo.cs with your mod details.
• In the Build menu, click on Build Solution.
• If compilation succeeds, your mod will be in a sub folder, typically bin/Debug/net6.0/ or bin/Release/net6.0.
• Copy the compiled mod to your Mods folder and run the game.

Additional Notes

• Release builds run faster than Debug builds, but Debug builds show better stack traces when an error occurs.
• If at any point, Visual Studio asks where to save the solution, save it next to the csproj file.
• If you have duplicate mods in your Mods folder, MelonLoader will error.

Disclaimer

Do not post issues asking how to use this. There are Discord servers for asking these kinds of questions:

• The Long Dark Modding
• MelonLoader

Do not ping me on Discord either, especially not in direct messages.