ACE Development

Code

1. Install Visual Studio 2019
   • Visual Studio minimum required version - VS Community 2019 16.4
   • When installing, the minimum required Workloads are:
     • .NET destkop development
   • When installing, the minimum required Individual components are:
     • .NET -> .NET Core 3.1 SDK
     • .NET -> .NET Framework 4.6.1 targeting pack
     • .NET -> .NET Framework 4.7.2 targeting pack
     • .NET -> .NET Framework 4.8 SDK
     • Cloud, database, and server -> CLR data types for SQL Server
     • Code tools -> NuGet package manager
     • Code tools -> Text Template Transformation
     • Compilers, build tools, and runtimes -> C# and Visual Basic Roslyn compilers
     • Compilers, build tools, and runtimes -> MSBuild
     • Development activities -> C# and Visual Basic
     • Development activities -> F# language support
     • Development activities -> IntelliCode
2. Copy ACE.Server\Config.js.example to ACE.Server\Config.js and modify settings, such as passwords, database connections, file paths, and other server settings.
3. Open ACE.sln with Visual Studio and build the solution. Your modified Config.js file will be copied to the output folder during the build process.

   

Recommended Tools

• SQLYog on Github
• Hex Editor (Hexplorer or 010 Editor are both good)
• ACLogView on Github
• StyleCop Visual Studio Extension on visualstudio.com  
   

Development Resources

• Harli's Chaos Helper - Button Menu's for ACE Server Testing commands. Requires the Decal Plugin Chaos Helper.  
   

Retail References

• Anons Doc - Info on Formulas used in the creation of Asheron's Call Emulators.