add readme, update ways to run

.timetracker

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.vscode/launch.json

@@ -3,22 +3,9 @@
     "configurations": [
         {
             "name": "Vintage Story Client",
-            "type": "coreclr",
+            "type": "dotnet",
             "request": "launch",
-            "preLaunchTask": "build mod",
+            "projectPath": "${workspaceFolder}/ChestPreview/ChestPreview/ChestPreview.csproj"
-            "program": "${env:VINTAGE_STORY}/Vintagestory.dll",
-            "args": [
-                "--tracelog",
-                "--dataPath",
-                "${env:VINTAGE_STORY_DATA}",
-                "--addModPath",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/ChestPreview/ChestPreview/bin/Debug/Mods",
-                "--addOrigin",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/ChestPreview/ChestPreview/assets"
-            ],
-            "cwd": "${env:VINTAGE_STORY}",
-            "console": "integratedTerminal",
-            "stopAtEntry": false
         }
     ]
 }

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -16,20 +16,24 @@
             "type": "process",
             "dependsOn": ["check env"],
             "dependsOrder": "sequence",
-            "options": {
-                "env": {
-                    "VINTAGE_STORY": "${env:VINTAGE_STORY}"
-                }
-            },
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "${workspaceFolder}/ChestPreview/ChestPreview/ChestPreview.csproj",
                 "-c",
-                "Debug",
+                "${input:buildConfig}",
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary;ForceNoAlign"
             ],
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         }
+    ],
+    "inputs": [
+        {
+            "id": "buildConfig",
+            "type": "pickString",
+            "description": "Build configuration",
+            "options": ["Debug", "Release", "Version22"],
+            "default": "Debug"
+        }
     ]
 }

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/ChestPreview.csproj

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\Mods\mod</OutputPath>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Version22</Configurations>
-    <VintageStoryDataPathArgs></VintageStoryDataPathArgs>
     <VS_CONFIGLIB Condition="'$(VS_CONFIGLIB)' == ''">$([System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('VS_CONFIGLIB'))</VS_CONFIGLIB>
     <ConfigLibAvailable Condition="'$(VS_CONFIGLIB)' != '' and Exists('$(VS_CONFIGLIB)')">true</ConfigLibAvailable>
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(ConfigLibAvailable)' == 'true'">$(DefineConstants);CONFIGLIB</DefineConstants>
@@ -14,8 +13,12 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Version22'">
     <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
-    <VINTAGE_STORY>$(VINTAGE_STORY_22PRE2)</VINTAGE_STORY>
+    <VINTAGE_STORY>$(VINTAGE_STORY_22)</VINTAGE_STORY>
-    <VintageStoryDataPathArgs> --dataPath "..\VintageStory22Data"</VintageStoryDataPathArgs>
+    <VINTAGE_STORY_DATA>$(VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_22)</VINTAGE_STORY_DATA>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VintageStoryDataPathArgs> --dataPath "$(VINTAGE_STORY_DATA)"</VintageStoryDataPathArgs>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

readme.md

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+# ChestPreview
+
+## Requirements for the solution
+
+- .NET 8 SDK for 1.21
+- .NET 10 SDK when building `Version22` for 1.22
+- Vintage Story install - 1.21 or 1.22, with environment variables describing the paths.
+- env vars described below
+
+### Required env vars
+
+- `VINTAGE_STORY`: path to the 1.21 game install (on Windows default is %appdata%/VintageStory)
+- `VINTAGE_STORY_DATA`: path to the 1.21 game data directory (on Windows default is %appdata%/VintageStoryData)
+- `VINTAGE_STORY_22`: for 1.22 (`Version22` configuration)
+- `VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_22`: for 1.22 (`Version22` configuration)
+- `VS_CONFIGLIB`: path to `configlib.dll`. If not set, will compile with a warning and without configlib support
+
+## Running
+
+If you know what you're doing, `dotnet build` etc obviously will work. This was created with the official mod template.
+
+### VS Code with `C# Dev Kit` extension
+
+- select appropriate solution configuration: `F1` (run command) -> `.NET: Select a configuration`
+- for 1.21 select `Debug` or `Release`, for 1.22 select `Version22`
+- run action `Start debugging` or `Start without debugging` (might be `f5` and `ctrl+f5` by default).
+
+### Visual Studio
+
+- use configuration picker at the top - `Debug` or `Release` for 1.21, `Version22` for 1.22
+- set ChestPreview project as the startup project
+- run