Unity/mono question

[Ratzap]

I downloaded the Unity package with mono included. Imported the parttool 0.20 stuff, created a simple model in blender, got it loading to KSP. Fine, time to add code thinks I but when I followed the wiki template it has this:

public class Testmod : PartModule

I tell it to compile it with a simple print just to get a sample dll and make sure everything is working but I get "namespace 'PartModule' could not be found". Obviously there's a tie in to a library missing but where? Nothing I read or found says anything about 'put the KSP libs here'. Or is it a reference problem?

[Frement]

You need to add UnityEngine.dll and Assembly-CSharp.dll to your references.

Visual Studio: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wkze6zky(v=vs.80).aspx

MonoDevelop: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6438122/how-can-i-add-a-reference-in-monodevelop

And then you can use:

using KSP;
using UnityEngine;

Or other namespaces contained in those assemblies.

Assemblies are found in (use the correct path in your system):

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\KSP Development\KSP_Data\Managed

[Iannic-ann-od]

Did you add references to UnityEngine.dll and Assembly-CSharp.dll

3. Click Project > Edit References and follow the steps below:

Click the .NET Assembly tab and use the navigation menu on the left to browse to your KSP installation folder.

Navigate to (<KSP>\KSP_Data\Managed) and select both Assembly-CSharp.dll and UnityEngine.dll.

Adding References

Press Add then Ok, they should now be visible under the "References" directory of your solution.

[Ratzap]

Ok, thanks for the replies. It now says it 'build successful' but I have no idea where or if it's writing a dll file. I can't find anything :-/

PartTools in Unity writes me the new part.mu and texture straight to the KSP area and I added the script component but it's not writing anything I can see. It's also not spitting any error messages which is a plus.

[Ratzap]

I've just finished searching my drives for the name of the dll it should be producing but there's nothing anywhere. Is there some switch to tell mono to actually produce a file? Or to tell it where to put such objects?

[Trueborn]

Watch this video, and the 6 after it. They are a great start on getting a working mod up and running in visual studio. Should be transferable to another IDE as well.

[EndlessWaves]

And then you can use:

using KSP;
using UnityEngine;

The first line isn't doing anything, KSP is an empty namespace. Most of the KSP classes are contained in the global namespace so you'd generally only use 'using UnityEngine'.

I've just finished searching my drives for the name of the dll it should be producing but there's nothing anywhere. Is there some switch to tell mono to actually produce a file? Or to tell it where to put such objects?

If you're using the mono compiler (which is command line) then you'll need to give it an explicit place to put the output along with the other arguments. It sounds like you may actually be using MonoDevelop instead. If that's the case then you can right click on the project (not the solution), choose options and set the output location and assembly (dll) name in there.