easier setup process

added MG Pipeline tool support

project_name/.vscode/buildEffects.ps1

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Compiles all .fx files found in the project's Content directory.
-# Intended for usage with VS Code Build Tasks tooling.
-# You may need to change the path to fxc.exe depending on your installation.
-
-Write-Output "Starting build process..."
-
-Get-ChildItem ".\Content\" -R -Filter *.fx | 
-Foreach-Object {
-    $fileFullname = $_.FullName
-    $fileBasename = $_.BaseName
-    $fileDirectory = $_.Directory.FullName
-    
-    & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\Utilities\bin\x86\fxc.exe' `
-    /T fx_2_0 $fileFullname /Fo "$fileDirectory\$fileBasename.fxb"
-
-    Write-Output ""
-}

project_name/.vscode/settings.json

@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@
     // This just circumvents annoying default behavior with the C# extension...
     // If you really like Code Lens, feel free to change this.
     "csharp.referencesCodeLens.enabled": false,
+	
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "obj": true,
+        "bin": true,
+        "CompiledContent/bin": true,
+        "CompiledContent/obj": true,
+        "CompiledContent/.mgstats": true
+    }
 }

project_name/.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -88,6 +88,28 @@
                 "command": "& ${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/buildEffects.ps1"
             },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        }
+        },
+		
+        {
+            "label": "Build Content",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "group": "build",
+            "command": "mono /Applications/Pipeline.app/Contents/MonoBundle/MGCB.exe /@:Content.mgcb",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/CompiledContent"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+
+        {
+            "label": "Force Build Content",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "group": "build",
+            "command": "mono /Applications/Pipeline.app/Contents/MonoBundle/MGCB.exe /@:Content.mgcb -r",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/CompiledContent"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
     ]
 }

project_name/CompiledContent/Content.mgcb

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+#----------------------------- Global Properties ----------------------------#
+
+/outputDir:bin/$(Platform)
+/intermediateDir:obj/$(Platform)
+/platform:DesktopGL
+/config:
+/profile:HiDef
+/compress:False
+
+#-------------------------------- References --------------------------------#
+
+/reference:../../Nez.FNA/Nez/Nez.PipelineImporter/bin/Debug/Ionic.ZLib.dll
+/reference:../../Nez.FNA/Nez/Nez.PipelineImporter/bin/Debug/Newtonsoft.Json.dll
+/reference:../../Nez.FNA/Nez/Nez.PipelineImporter/bin/Debug/Nez.PipelineImporter.dll
+/reference:../../Nez.FNA/Nez/Nez.PipelineImporter/bin/Debug/Nez.dll
+
+#---------------------------------- Content ---------------------------------#

project_name/project_name.csproj

@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <!-- Include the CompiledContent bin (MGCB output). Copy it to the Content folder in the build. -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="CompiledContent/bin/DesktopGL/**/*.xnb">
+    <Link>Content/%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- I can't seem to get msbuild to automatically handle content so these next two bits do nothing -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <MonoGameContentReference Include="CompiledContent\Content.mgcb" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\MonoGame\v3.0\MonoGame.Content.Builder.targets" />
+  
+  
 
   <!-- Copy fnalib directories to output -->
   <ItemGroup>