Make use a local build properties file

.gitignore

@@ -419,4 +419,5 @@ InitTestScene*.unity
 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/csharp,unity
 
 .idea/
-*/lib/
+*/lib/
+LocalBuildProperties.props

HKMP/HKMP.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
     <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+    <Import Project="LocalBuildProperties.props" />
     <PropertyGroup>
         <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
         <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
@@ -33,58 +34,58 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <Reference Include="Assembly-CSharp, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\Assembly-CSharp.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\Assembly-CSharp.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="MMHOOK_Assembly-CSharp, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\MMHOOK_Assembly-CSharp.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\MMHOOK_Assembly-CSharp.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="PlayMaker, Version=1.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\PlayMaker.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\PlayMaker.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="System" />
         <Reference Include="System.Core" />
         <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.AudioModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.AudioModule.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.AudioModule.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.CoreModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.CoreModule.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.CoreModule.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.ImageConversionModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.ImageConversionModule.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.ImageConversionModule.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.InputLegacyModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.InputLegacyModule.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.InputLegacyModule.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.ParticleSystemModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.ParticleSystemModule.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.ParticleSystemModule.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.Physics2DModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.Physics2DModule.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.Physics2DModule.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.TextRenderingModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.TextRenderingModule.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.TextRenderingModule.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.UI, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.UI.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.UI.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="UnityEngine.UIModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
-          <HintPath>lib\UnityEngine.UIModule.dll</HintPath>
+          <HintPath>$(References)\UnityEngine.UIModule.dll</HintPath>
           <Private>False</Private>
         </Reference>
     </ItemGroup>
@@ -230,6 +231,13 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <EmbeddedResource Include="Ui\Resources\Images\divider.png" />
     </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <Content Include="LocalBuildProperties.props" />
+      <Content Include="LocalBuildProperties_example.props" />
+    </ItemGroup>
     <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
     <Import Project="..\HKMPShared\HKMPShared.projitems" Label="Shared" />
+    <Target Name="PostBuild" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
+        <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)" DestinationFolder="$(OutputDirectory)\$(AssemblyName)" />
+    </Target>
 </Project>

HKMP/LocalBuildProperties_example.props

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Project>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <!-- Fill in your path to the references, for example: "[steam]\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\hollow_knight_Data\Managed" -->
+        <References></References>
+        <!-- Fill in the output directory of the build, for example: "[steam]\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\hollow_knight_Data\Managed\Mods -->
+        <OutputDirectory></OutputDirectory>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

README.md

@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ This way we can keep a clear overview of who is working on what at the moment an
 ## Build instructions
 HKMP can also be built from scratch.
 This requires a few dependencies from the Hollow Knight game and the modding API.
-Namely, the following dependencies should be added as referenced assemblies from **the modding API**:
+Namely, the following assemblies are needed from **the modding API**:
 - `Assembly-CSharp.dll (modified by the modding API)`
 - `MMHOOK_Assembly-CSharp.dll`
 
-And the following assemblies should be added as references from **the Hollow Knight game/Unity**:
+And the following assemblies are needed from **the Hollow Knight game/Unity**:
 - `PlayMaker.dll`
 - `UnityEngine.AudioModule.dll`
 - `UnityEngine.CoreModule.dll`
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ All the files above can be found in the following directory based on your operat
 - **Mac**: `~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/hollow_knight.app/`, then click "open package contents" and `content -> resources -> data -> managed`
 - **Linux**: `~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/hollow_knight_Data/Managed`
 
+With these assemblies handy (either in their original Hollow Knight directory or moved somewhere else) 
+you should copy and rename the `HKMP/LocalBuildProperties_example.props` file to `HKMP/LocalBuildProperties.props`
+and fill the paths in it to your locally used paths.
 After this the source code can be compiled into a DLL, and you should be good to go!
 
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