README.md

This is a basic plugin template for use with CommonLibSSE for SSE or VR

Requirements

These must be completed for any later steps to work.

• CMake
  • Add this to your PATH
• PowerShell
• Vcpkg
  • Add the environment variable VCPKG_ROOT with the value as the path to the folder containing vcpkg
• Visual Studio Community 2019
  • Desktop development with C++

Register Visual Studio as a Generator

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

Building

git clone https://github.com/Liolel/More-Infromative-Console
cd More-Informative-Console

CommonLibSSE or CommonLibVR

# pull CommonLibSSE and CommonLibVR
# For CommonLibSSE use PowerOfThree's fork
# alternatively, override by setting environment variable `CommonLibSSEPath` or `CommonLibVRPath` if you need something different from extern
git submodule update --init --recursive

SSE

cmake -B build -S .

VR

cmake -B build -S . -DBUILD_SKYRIMVR=ON

AE

cmake -B build -S . -DBUILD_SKYRIMAE=ON

### Building in Visual Studio
1. Select Configuration and Platform (e.g., Release/x64)
2. Build Solution (Build -> Build Solution (Ctrl-Shift-B))
3. Copy files from `build/Release` (e.g., ExampleProject.dll) to `/Data/SKSE/Plugin`.
	* Alternatively, run `cmake` with `-DCOPY_BUILD=on` to auto copy to directory and set `SkyrimSSEPath` or `SkyrimVRPath` in environment or CMakeLists.txt.

### Testing in Skyrim
1. Install required end user dependencies.
	* SSE
		* [SKSE](https://skse.silverlock.org/)
		* [Addess Library for SKSE](https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/32444)
	* VR
		* [SKSEVR](https://skse.silverlock.org/)
		* [VR Address Library for SKSE](https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/58101)
2. Run Skyrim.
3. Logs will be generated in `my games\Skyrim Special Edition\SKSE\MoreInformativeConsole.log` or `my games\Skyrim VR\SKSE\MoreInformativeConsole.log`
```text
main.cpp(74): [info] More Informative Console
main.cpp(75): [info] Initalizing

Making Changes

Project Name, Version, and Author

A tweak number of .1 is automatically added to VR builds to distinguish from SSE (e.g., SSE build (1.0.0) vs VR build (1.0.0.1))

• Edit lines 2-3 CMakeLists.txt. This will take effect after the next run of cmake.
• Edit vcpkg.json name and version-string sections.
• Edit LICENSE to change copyright author.

Adding Development Dependencies

• Edit vcpkg.json dependencies section. vcpkg install or use cmake