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Title: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Justyn on January 14, 2018, 02:10:45 PM

This is a step-by-step guide on how to install XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017, for Total Miner mod development.
Prerequisites: Install Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition (https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/)

Download XNA Game Studio 4.0.6 (2017).zip (https://github.com/DDReaper/XNAGameStudio/raw/master/MXA%20Studio/XNA%20Game%20Studio%204.0.6%20(2017).zip) and extract it to a folder using your favorite archiving software. (7zip, WinRAR, Windows Explorer)
(https://i.imgur.com/qBPhzZ6.png)
Inside the folder, you will have this file structure:
(https://i.imgur.com/w2bzyT7.png)
Run DXSETUP.exe inside of the 1. DirectX folder
(https://i.imgur.com/punzpoh.png)
Run XNA Framework 4.0 Redist.msi inside of the 2. XNA Framework 4.0 Redistribution folder
(https://i.imgur.com/SDOM6wD.png)
Run XNA Game Studio Platform Tools.msi inside of the 3. XNA Game Studio 4.0 Platform Tools folder
(https://i.imgur.com/c0j6mip.png)
Run XNA Game Studio Shared.msi inside of the 4. XNA Game Studio 4.0 Shared folder
(https://i.imgur.com/L2b8Ll9.png)
Open the XNA Game Studio 4.0.vsix inside of the root folder.
(https://i.imgur.com/sAIGhuE.png)
After that, some extra steps are required to get XNA Game Studio functioning properly under VS2017. Open your Windows search bar, and type in "Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017"
(https://i.imgur.com/48xU4WI.png)
(screenshot is from windows 10 but should function fine on windows 7 too, but please for the love of god update your system before EOL)
Right click the developer prompt and run as admin, then enter these three commands one after another.
xcopy /E /Y /I "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\XNA Game Studio" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\XNA Game Studio"
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\Bin
gacutil /i Microsoft.Build.Framework.dll
(https://i.imgur.com/OgfzxYl.png)
Success! If everything went well and you completed every installation, you should be ready to develop mods for Total Miner using XNA Game Studio! You can now open the TotalMinerMods example repo in VS2017 or also start a new XNA Game Studio Library project and make your own mod from scratch!

If you have any problems following this guide, you can post in #modding in the Official Total Miner Discord (https://discord.gg/totalminer) or pm me there (Justyn#6072)

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Jim on January 14, 2018, 03:23:49 PM

Really helpful guide! I'm sure a lot of people will find this useful! Stickied :)

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 04:25:30 PM

T
he last file wont install?

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Justyn on January 14, 2018, 04:26:05 PM

Quote from: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 04:25:30 PM

T
he last file wont install?

Which one?

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Justyn on January 14, 2018, 04:34:34 PM

There were a few issues in the guide which have now been fixed. If you have issues following the guide, run Step 9 again.

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 04:47:41 PM

the last file

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 04:48:40 PM

sry i mean the 7th step

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Justyn on January 14, 2018, 05:03:57 PM

Quote from: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 04:48:40 PM

sry i mean the 7th step

Did you install Visual Studio?

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 05:09:39 PM

the first 4 yea but the last 1 will not install

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 05:14:31 PM

(http://i67.tinypic.com/2whm4uh.png)

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Justyn on January 14, 2018, 05:21:05 PM

Quote from: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 05:14:31 PM

(http://i67.tinypic.com/2whm4uh.png)

You have to extract them first. You cannot run them from inside WinRAR.
Additionally, you have to install Visual Studio so that the .VSIX file is associated to it. You have not done so.
Read the prerequisites, install Visual Studio Community 2017 and then try again.

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: totalminer111 on January 14, 2018, 05:30:30 PM

oh i dident see that i had to install visual studio sry!

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Forgeplex on February 18, 2018, 06:50:39 PM

DXSetup? Will that replace my DirectX 11 with a low version? If so then no.

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: AlienizdPixel on February 18, 2018, 10:12:57 PM

Quote from: Forgeplex on February 18, 2018, 06:50:39 PM

...Will that replace my DirectX 11 with a low version?...

It should not.

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Craig on February 18, 2018, 11:37:32 PM

Quote from: Forgeplex on February 18, 2018, 06:50:39 PM

DXSetup? Will that replace my DirectX 11 with a low version? If so then no.

No, DirectX is designed in such a way that newer versions support previous version interfaces.

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: Forgeplex on March 21, 2018, 08:43:58 AM

Quote from: Craig on February 18, 2018, 11:37:32 PM

Quote from: Forgeplex on February 18, 2018, 06:50:39 PM
DXSetup? Will that replace my DirectX 11 with a low version? If so then no.
No, DirectX is designed in such a way that newer versions support previous version interfaces.

Thanks @Craig for clearing this up.

Title: Re: Guide to installing XNA Game Studio in latest Visual Studio 2017
Post by: JAZZ 0R KILLER on April 02, 2018, 07:09:34 PM

I have everything downloaded and I get to the part where you enter the three commands. Can you be more specific on what we enter? I have tried everything, it says it cant find it. I have been at this trying to get the whole thing set up for over 2 hours. What am I doing wrong? I'm quickly loosing interest in this