ShenzhenMod
A mod for SHENZHEN I/O.
Features
- Adds a new prototyping area (sandbox) which is four times the size of the regular one.
- Makes the simulation speed slider a bit wider in the sandbox, for more fine-grained speed control.
- (Experimental) Increases the maximum simulation speed for the first three test runs and in the sandbox.
- Note: This feature sometimes makes the game crash, so it's not enabled by default. See below for more info.
- Supports both the Steam and GoG versions of SHENZHEN I/O.
- Supports Windows, Linux and macOS.
Installing
Windows
- First, back up your SHENZHEN I/O save files. This is strongly recommended as there is a risk that using this mod may corrupt your save files. Make a copy of
My Documents\My Games\SHENZHEN IO and put it somewhere safe.
- Download and unzip the latest release from https://github.com/gtw123/ShenzhenMod/releases
- Run ShenzhenMod.exe
- Follow the steps to install the mod.
Linux
- First, back up your SHENZHEN I/O save files. This is strongly recommended as there is a risk that using this mod may corrupt your save files. Make a copy of
$HOME/.local/share/SHENZHEN IO/ and put it somewhere safe.
- Download and unzip the latest ShenzhenMod release from https://github.com/gtw123/ShenzhenMod/releases.
- Run
mono ShenzhenMod.exe
- Follow the steps to install the mod.
macOS
- First, back up your SHENZHEN I/O save files. This is strongly recommended as there is a risk that using this mod may corrupt your save files. Make a copy of
~/Library/Application Support/SHENZHEN IO/ and put it somewhere safe.
- Download and install Mono from http://www.mono-project.com/download/stable/. Version 5.10.1 or later is recommended.
- Download and unzip the latest ShenzhenMod release from https://github.com/gtw123/ShenzhenMod/releases.
- Open a Terminal window and change into the unzipped folder.
- Tip: Type
cd, then a space, then drag the unzipped folder into the window then press enter.
- Run
mono32 ShenzhenMod.exe macos
- Follow the steps to install the mod.
Using the new features in SHENZHEN I/O
- To use the bigger sandbox, look for "Prototyping bigger ideas" in the puzzle list, just below "Prototyping new ideas".
- Use middle-click-drag or alt-drag to scroll around the circuit board.
Upgrading from an earlier version of ShenzhenMod
No need to uninstall or unpatch first: simply run the new installer!
Enabling the "Increase max game speed" feature
This feature increases the maximum simulation speed. Unfortunately it can cause the game to crash on certain puzzles, especially in the bigger prototyping area, so it's not enabled by default.
To enable it:
- Edit Shenzhen.exe.config and set "IncreaseMaxSpeed" to true". (If you're building from source, edit App.config instead.)
- Run the installer again.
Building from source
Windows
Linux
- Clone or download the repo from https://github.com/gtw123/ShenzhenMod
- Install
mono-devel, version 5.0 or later.
- Open the ShenzhenMod folder.
- Run
nuget restore to download the dependencies.
- Build using
msbuild
- Launch it via
mono bin/Debug/ShenzhenMod.exe
macOS
Releasing a new version
- Make sure you've built the solution in release.
- Make sure you've updated the version number in
AssemblyInfo.cs.
- (Windows) Open a developer command prompt.
- Run
msbuild build-release.targets.
- The zip file will be in the
output directory.
- Test the zip file.
- Upload to GitHub.
- Tag the release.
Credits
The following people have helped develop this mod, either directly or indirectly:
- gtw123
- 12345ieee
- pseudonym404
- csaboka
- mathiscode