GENERAL INFORMATION:

Debug Mode is for Development Purposes.
Use it to help Develop and Debug MelonLoader, Plugins, and Mods.
All Logs are made in the created MelonLoader/Logs folder in your Game's Installation Folder.
All Plugins get placed in the created Plugins folder in your Game's Installation Folder.
All Mods get placed in the created Mods folder in your Game's Installation Folder.
The Official Wiki
Proxies
Launch Options
Debugging
Linux Support (WINE / STEAM PROTON)
Android & Oculus Quest Support (WIP)

Usage Guides:
INSTALLER
MANUAL USE

Example Projects:
TestPlugin
TestMod

Nightly Builds:
master
alpha-development
v0.6.0-rewrite
universality

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REQUIREMENTS:

.NET Framework 3.5 Runtime
.NET Framework 4.7.2 Runtime
.NET Framework 4.8 Runtime
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Re-distributable [x86] [x64]

HOW TO USE THE INSTALLER:

Follow the Instructions in one of the Guides linked below.

Installer Guides:
INSTALL
UPDATE
RE-INSTALL
UN-INSTALL

HOW TO MANUALLY USE MELONLOADER:

UPDATE / RE-INSTALL:

Follow the Steps to UN-INSTALL
Follow the Steps to INSTALL

INSTALL:

Make sure the Game is Closed and Not Running before attempting to Install.
Make sure you have all the Requirements Installed before attempting to Install.
Download MelonLoader [x86] [x64]
Extract the MelonLoader folder from the MelonLoader Zip Archive to the Game's Installation Folder.
Extract version.dll from the MelonLoader Zip Archive to the Game's Installation Folder.

UN-INSTALL:

Make sure the Game is Closed and Not Running before attempting to UN-INSTALL.
Remove the version.dll file from the Game's Installation Folder.
Remove the MelonLoader folder from the Game's Installation Folder.

These additional steps below are OPTIONAL if you want to do a FULL UN-INSTALL.

Remove the Plugins folder from the Game's Installation Folder.
Remove the Mods folder from the Game's Installation Folder.
Remove the UserData folder from the Game's Installation Folder.

START SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION:

After Initial Launch the Start Screen will create a folder under UserData/MelonStartScreen
Inside this folder it will create a Themes folder and a Config.cfg file for Customization Settings.
You can also place Custom Themes in the created Themes folder.
Inside Config.cfg you can set what Theme folder you would like to use.
If you set your Theme folder to Random it will randomly pick and load from existing Themes.
For Custom Themes you can place Custom Images in their Theme folder to further customize it.
Listed below are the Compatible File Names and Extensions for the Custom Images.

Compatible File Names
Background
Loading
Logo

Compatible Extensions
.gif
.png
.jpg
.jpeg

LAUNCH OPTIONS:

These are additional Launch Options that MelonLoader adds to the Game.
These can be used to manipulate how MelonLoader works.

Argument	Description
--no-mods	Launches the Game without loading any Plugins or Mods
--quitfix	Fixes the Hanging Process Issue with some Games
--melonloader.consolemode	Changes the Theme Display Mode of the Console [ Default = 0 ]
--melonloader.consoleontop	Forces the Console to always stay on-top of all other Applications
--melonloader.consoledst	Keeps the Console Title as Original
--melonloader.hideconsole	Hides the Console
--melonloader.hidewarnings	Hides Warnings from Displaying
--melonloader.debug	Debug Mode
--melonloader.dab	Debug Analytics Blocker
--melonloader.maxlogs	Max Log Files [ Default: 10 ] [ NoCap: 0 ]
--melonloader.maxwarnings	Max Warnings per Log File [ Default: 100 ] [ NoCap: 0 ] [ Disabled: -1 ]
--melonloader.maxerrors	Max Errors per Log File [ Default: 100 ] [ NoCap: 0 ] [ Disabled: -1 ]
--melonloader.loadmodeplugins	Load Mode for Plugins [ Default: 0 ]
--melonloader.loadmodemods	Load Mode for Mods [ Default: 0 ]
--melonloader.basedir	Changes the Proxy's Load Directory for the Bootstrap
--melonloader.disablestartscreen	Disable the Start Screen

These ones below are Unity Engine specific Launch Options.

Argument	Description
--melonloader.unityversion	Allows you to Specify the Version of Unity Engine
--melonloader.agfoffline	Forces Assembly Generator to Run without Contacting the Remote API
--melonloader.agfregenerate	Forces Regeneration of Assembly
--melonloader.agfregex	Forces Assembly Generator to use a Specified Regex
--melonloader.agfvdumper	Forces Assembly Generator to use a Specified Version of Dumper
--melonloader.agfvunhollower	Forces Assembly Generator to use a Specified Version of Il2CppAssemblyUnhollower
--melonloader.disableunityclc	Disable Unity Console Log Cleaner

LOAD MODES:

Load Mode Launch Options are a way to dictate how you want Mods or Plugins to Load.
Below is the Compatible Values and what each of them do.

Value	Action
0	Load Only if the File doesn't have the ".dev.dll" Extension
1	Load Only if the File has the ".dev.dll" Extension
2	Load All

CONSOLE DISPLAY MODES:

Console Display Modes are built in Themes for the Console
Below is the Compatible Values and what each of them do.

Value	Mode
0	Normal
1	Magenta
2	Rainbow
3	Random Rainbow

PROXIES:

The Proxy DLL is able to be Renamed to the Compatible File Names below.
By Default the Proxy is named as "version.dll".
For most Games the Default File Name should work perfectly fine.
Some Games may have you use a different Proxy File Name depending on the Architecture, Operating System, version of the Engine used by the Game, etc.

File Names:
psapi.dll
version.dll
winhttp.dll
winmm.dll

LICENSING & CREDITS:

MelonLoader is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for the full License.

Third-party Libraries used as Source Code and/or bundled in Binary Form:

Research Detours Package is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
Mono is licensed under multiple licenses. See LICENSE for full details.
HarmonyX is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
MonoMod is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
Mono.Cecil is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
Newtonsoft.Json is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
TinyJSON is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
Tomlet is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
SharpZipLib is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
Semver is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
UnityEngine.Il2CppAssetBundleManager is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for the full License.
UnityEngine.Il2CppImageConversionManager is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for the full License.
Illusion Plugin Architecture is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
MuseDashModLoader is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
mgGif is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
AssetsTools.NET is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
AssetRipper.VersionUtilities is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
Steam Library, VDF, and ACF Parsing from SteamFinder.cs by Umbranoxio and Dalet.
bHapticsLib is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
IndexRange is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
ValueTupleBridge is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
WebSocketDotNet is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.

External Libraries and Tools that are downloaded and used at Runtime:

Cpp2IL is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
Il2CppDumper is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full License.
Il2CppAssemblyUnhollower is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for the full License.
Unity Runtime Libraries from Unity-Runtime-Libraries are part of Unity Software.
Their usage is subject to Unity Terms of Service, including Unity Software Additional Terms.

See MelonLoader Wiki for the full Credits.

MelonLoader is not sponsored by, affiliated with or endorsed by Unity Technologies or its affiliates.
"Unity" is a trademark or a registered trademark of Unity Technologies or its affiliates in the U.S. and elsewhere.