Developer setup

Required tools

• Godot 4.7 .NET editor. The standard editor cannot build the C# project.
• .NET 8 SDK, which matches GDCraft.csproj.
• Git and PowerShell for the repository scripts.

Open the project

1. Clone the GDCraft repository and open its project.godot file in the Godot .NET editor.
2. Let the editor import the project and build the C# assembly.
3. Run the project with F5. The configured main scene is scenes/Main.tscn.
4. Start a single-player world from the title screen.

Godot imports can take a while on the first open. If the editor reports C# build errors, inspect the Output panel and confirm that the .NET edition of Godot and the .NET 8 SDK are installed.

Configure command-line validation

The validation script needs the path to the Godot 4.7 .NET console executable. Set GODOT_BIN in the current PowerShell session, using the actual path on your machine:

$env:GODOT_BIN = 'C:\path\to\Godot_v4.7-stable_mono_win64_console.exe'

Keep this setting local; it is machine-specific. Once configured, run ./scripts/validate.ps1 from the repository root. See build and validation for filters and failure output.