Showcase

Showcase is a complete consumer mod in the SSLib repository.

Source	Demonstrates
Plugin.cs	Startup, world events, lookups, and client display
ShowcaseContent.cs	Parts, assets, geometry, items, and research
ConsoleState.cs	Callbacks, saved/replicated fields, and migration

Build and install

Showcase uses a project reference to the library. In the SSLib checkout, copy Local.props.example to Local.props and set GamePath. Then run from its root:

dotnet build Examples/Showcase/StellarStriderLib.Showcase.csproj -c Release -p:SD_MODS_DIR=

Copy both DLLs into the game's Mods folder and restart:

• StellarStriderLib/bin/Release/netstandard2.1/StellarStriderLib.dll
• Examples/Showcase/bin/Release/netstandard2.1/StellarStriderLib.Showcase.dll

Assets are embedded in the example DLL.

Try it in game

1. Unlock Showcase Basics and place the free Showcase White Cube.
2. Spend one iron to unlock Showcase Console, then another to place it.
3. Use the console's native input field and connect its signal socket.
4. Watch its timer overlay, then save/reload and try joining late from a client.
5. Remove the console or switch worlds; its display entry should clear.

The optional chip-cost research demonstrates a custom item reference. Your mod needs its own way to obtain that chip. The coolant and gas are also definitions only.

Understand the state schema

Field	Saved	Replicated
elapsed	Yes	Yes
sessionTicks	No	Yes
privateCounter	Yes	No

Only the server advances these fields. Clients display elapsed; sessionTicks resets on reload, and privateCounter stays private.

The version-2 schema migrates the old seconds field to elapsed. Read ConsoleState.cs for validation, atomic updates, snapshots, and the other example fields.