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For mod developers, it may be beneficial to enable DevTools within the Steam client. This can be achieved by following the process detailed below. This is a one off operation and does not need to be repeated, that is unless the Steam client is uninstalled or reinstalled. | For mod developers, it may be beneficial to enable DevTools within the Steam or Epic client. This can be achieved by following the process detailed below. This is a one off operation and does not need to be repeated, that is unless the Steam or Epic client is uninstalled or reinstalled. | ||
=== Enabling DevTools for Steam === | |||
# Download Melvor Idle on Steam, and find the installation folder. e.g. <code>[...]/steamapps/common/Melvor Idle</code> | # Download Melvor Idle on Steam, and find the installation folder. e.g. <code>[...]/steamapps/common/Melvor Idle</code> | ||
#* Not sure where it's installed? Go to Melvor Idle in your Steam library, right click, and go to <code>Manage</code> → <code>Browse local files</code>. | #* Not sure where it's installed? Go to Melvor Idle in your Steam library, right click, and go to <code>Manage</code> → <code>Browse local files</code>. | ||
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#* If it didn't ask you to overwrite any files then you did something wrong. | #* If it didn't ask you to overwrite any files then you did something wrong. | ||
# Place the <code>icons</code>, <code>styles</code>, and source directories (i.e. <code>scripts</code> or <code>sources</code>) of the extracted extensions in the Melvor Idle installation folder. | # Place the <code>icons</code>, <code>styles</code>, and source directories (i.e. <code>scripts</code> or <code>sources</code>) of the extracted extensions in the Melvor Idle installation folder. | ||
=== Enabling DevTools for Epic === | |||
# Download Melvor Idle on Epic, and find the installation folder. e.g. <code>[...]/Program Files/Epic Games/MelvorIdleXLcGb</code> | |||
#* Not sure where it's installed? Open the Epic Launcher and navigate to the Library then right click Melvor Idle and 'Manage'. Click the folder icon in Installation. | |||
# Open package.nw and then package.json. Inside package.json, remove <code>--devtools-flags=disable</code> from <code>"chromium-args":</code> and save the changes. | |||
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Revision as of 05:04, 23 December 2023
For mod developers, it may be beneficial to enable DevTools within the Steam or Epic client. This can be achieved by following the process detailed below. This is a one off operation and does not need to be repeated, that is unless the Steam or Epic client is uninstalled or reinstalled.
Enabling DevTools for Steam
- Download Melvor Idle on Steam, and find the installation folder. e.g.
[...]/steamapps/common/Melvor Idle
- Not sure where it's installed? Go to Melvor Idle in your Steam library, right click, and go to
Manage
→Browse local files
.
- Not sure where it's installed? Go to Melvor Idle in your Steam library, right click, and go to
- Download the NW.js SDK (Windows: v0.71.1; other OS: v0.49.2). The version might change in the future, but you need the specific one listed.
- 64bit Windows: https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.71.1/nwjs-sdk-v0.71.1-win-x64.zip
- 64bit Linux: https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.49.2/nwjs-sdk-v0.49.2-linux-x64.tar.gz
- Other: https://dl.nwjs.io/
- Extract all zipped files.
- Place the contents of the
nwjs-sdk*
folder in the Melvor Idle installation folder.- The current contents of the
nwjs-sdk-v0.71.1-win-x64
folder has 22 total items. Moving this to the Melvor Idle folder will overwrite over 100 existing files. - If it didn't ask you to overwrite any files then you did something wrong.
- The current contents of the
- Place the
icons
,styles
, and source directories (i.e.scripts
orsources
) of the extracted extensions in the Melvor Idle installation folder.
Enabling DevTools for Epic
- Download Melvor Idle on Epic, and find the installation folder. e.g.
[...]/Program Files/Epic Games/MelvorIdleXLcGb
- Not sure where it's installed? Open the Epic Launcher and navigate to the Library then right click Melvor Idle and 'Manage'. Click the folder icon in Installation.
- Open package.nw and then package.json. Inside package.json, remove
--devtools-flags=disable
from"chromium-args":
and save the changes.
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