Help for a Beginner at C#

[jandcando]

Hey, I'm JandCandO and I would like to have some help on creating plugins for KSP.

I have some experience coding in the past with Lua, and I created some advanced Computercraft code. Because I learned Lua first, I have some trouble wrapping my head around the class system that C# uses, but I feel I have a VERY basic understanding.

I have Visual Studio set up according to http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Setting_up_Visual_Studio (should I worry about 32 bit vs 64 bit?)

I have never done anything like this before, and I would greatly appreciate it if someone could walk me through the basics, or maybe point me to a good tutorial. I have also never made anything in C# before, so this should be interesting.

[Dungchunker]

http://www.learnconline.com/2010/03/understanding-first-program-in-c-language.html This is where i am starting..there's a couple of other interactive one's out there as well

[PalverZ]

If you want to MOD KSP I would also suggest you learn a little about the Unity3D engine itself.

[jandcando]

If you want to MOD KSP I would also suggest you learn a little about the Unity3D engine itself.

I actually got a deal to do a year's worth of online classes for Unity for only $50, an otherwise $1,500 value, so I think I'm covered there. What's the difference between a plugin, mod, or addon?

[PalverZ]

I actually got a deal to do a year's worth of online classes for Unity for only $50, an otherwise $1,500 value, so I think I'm covered there. What's the difference between a plugin, mod, or addon?

Well I guess its only $50.00 If you paid 1500, I would probably think you got screwed considering Youtube is free, but not everyone can learn that way either so good on you for getting a deal.

They are mostly interchangeable terms as far as I know, I suppose a plugin would be a DLL that adds some kind of new function(s), an addon might only be parts, and a mod would be a package possible containing both.

Truthfully I think they are just called whatever the author wants to call it lol.

[Zyrac]

It would probably be worth while looking online to learn from what other people have done too (as this costs nothing). I learned through a lot of googling whenever I wanted to find out how to do a certain thing in C#. While it's not directly related to KSP, the Unity Answers forum can be a great resource. Just make sure what you're looking at is in C#. You might want to have a look at this link: http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ It has a load of information on C# that you can pick and choose from, though there are some differences between KSP scripting and straight C#, such as the need to use KSP fields, KSP events, etc. There's also this link on the KSP wiki that is somewhat limited and some bits are a little out of date but some of the stuff can give you an idea: http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Community_API_Documentation And if you're stuck on something, this KSP forum page can be very helpful too: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/7544-The-official-unoffical-help-a-fellow-plugin-developer-thread. Hope this helps!

[PalverZ]

Yes indeed : http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ is invaluable for Unity based C# reference and C# in general, You could also always ask another coder, I'm not the greatest by any means but Im good at using references and debugging and willing to help, PM away any questions.

[Aironenero]

If you need C# basics i can help you. C# coder since 2007, Unity coder since 2011.