dylan-noerror / source2gen

Source2 games SDK generator

Source2Gen

Source2Gen is a tool to generate Source 2 SDKs.
This project aims to provide an easy way to generate SDKs for various Source 2 games.
An example of such SDKs could be found at source2sdk.

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Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up the project on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2019 or newer
• premake5

Clone the repository

To clone the repository with submodules, run the following command:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/neverlosecc/source2gen.git

Update the Game Definition

Before building the project in Visual Studio, you will need to update the game define in the file include\sdk\interfaces\schemasystem\schema.h. The current definition is CSGO2, which corresponds to the game that this project is used for.
Possible options are: CSGO2, SBOX, ARTIFACT2, ARTIFACT1, DOTA2, UNDERLORDS, DESKJOB.
You can leave it as it is if you would use this project with the CS2 game.

Building the project

• Open a command prompt or terminal in the project's root directory.
• Run the following command to generate the Visual Studio solution:

premake5 vs2019

• Open the generated source2gen.sln file in Visual Studio.
• Build the solution in the desired configuration (Debug, Release, or Dist).

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Credits

This project is made possible by the contributions of various individuals and projects. Special thanks to the following:

• es3n1n - source2gen contributor
• cpz - source2gen contributor
• Soufiw - source2gen contributor
• anarh1st47 - source2gen contributor
• praydog - the author of the original Source2Gen project

This project also utilizes the following open-source libraries:

• Premake - Build configuration tool

If you've contributed to the project and would like to be listed here, please submit a pull request with your information added to the credits.