BeaverBuddies

BeaverBuddies is a mod to allow multiplayer co-op in Timberborn.

If you would like to use the mod, please see the documentation on the wiki! This README is for develoeprs.

Setup

Install BepInEx, currently this version, by downloading the correct .zip folder, unzipping it, and putting the contents into your Timberborn game folder (likely something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Timberborn on Windows). You should have a folder structure with something like Timberborn\BepInEx\plugins\.
Run Timberborn to finish installing BepInEx. If it was successful, you should have a config folder inside of your BepInEx folder.

Suggested: update Timberborn\BepInEx\config\BepInEx.cfg as follows to include console output:

[Logging.Console]

## Enables showing a console for log output.
# Setting type: Boolean
# Default value: false
Enabled = true # Change this to true

Install TimberAPI, using the same version in mod.json, by downloading the "modio" file, and putting its contents into your Timberborn\BepInEx\plugins\ folder, such that it now contains a folder called TimberAPI.
Install Visual Studio 2022 community edition and open this solution with it.
Go to Tools->Options->Nuget Package Manager->Package Sources and click the green [+] button. Call it BepInEx and give it the URL https://nuget.bepinex.dev/v3/index.json.
Create a folder in Timberborn\BepInEx\plugins\ called BeaverBuddies. Make note of the location of this folder.
Open the BeaverBuddies project (by double-clicking on it in Visual Studio). Find the Build->Events->Post build event option and make sure that the path it gives matches your path to Timberborn. By default it reads:

xcopy /y "$(ProjectDir)$(OutDir)*"  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Timberborn\BepInEx\plugins\BeaverBuddies"

Build and run the project (Ctrl+shift+B). You should see some .dll files in the BeaverBuddies folder you created earlier.