CommonLibSSE-NG Plugin Template

Template for building SKSE plugins using the NG branch of CommonLibVR.

Requirements

Any terminal of your choice (e.g., PowerShell)
Visual Studio Community 2022
- Desktop development with C++
CMake
- Edit the PATH environment variable and add the cmake.exe install path as a new value
- Instructions for finding and editing the PATH environment variable can be found here
Git
- Edit the PATH environment variable and add the Git.exe install path as a new value
Vcpkg
- Install vcpkg using the directions in vcpkg's Quick Start Guide
- After install, add a new environment variable named VCPKG_ROOT with the value as the path to the folder containing vcpkg

User Requirements

Address Library for SKSE
- Needed for SSE/AE
VR Address Library for SKSEVR
- Needed for VR

Register Visual Studio as a Generator

Open x64 Native Tools Command Prompt
Run cmake
Close the cmd window

Clone and Build

Open terminal (e.g., PowerShell) and run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/ponzipyramid/CommonLibSSE-NG-Template.git --recursive
cd CommonLibSSE-NG-Template
.\BuildRelease.bat

CMAKE Options (optional)

If you want an example CMakeUserPreset to start off with you can copy the CMakeUserPresets.json.template -> CMakeUserPresets.json

AUTO_PLUGIN_DEPLOYMENT

This option is default "OFF"
Make sure "AUTO_PLUGIN_DEPLOYMENT" is set to "ON" in CMakeUserPresets.json
Change the "SamplePluginOutputDir" value to match your desired outputs, if you want multiple folders you can separate them by ; is shown in the template example

When using custom preset you can call BuildRelease.bat with an parameter to specify which preset to configure eg: .\BuildRelease.bat ALL-WITH-AUTO-DEPLOYMENT

When switching between different presets you might need to remove the build folder