got this pretty solidly setup now

project_name/.vscode/settings.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     // This prevents Omnisharp from prematurely creating obj and bin directories.
     // Change this to true after changing the name of the csproj file and running Restore Project.
-    "omnisharp.autoStart": false,
+    "omnisharp.autoStart": true,
 
     // This just circumvents annoying default behavior with the C# extension...
     // If you really like Code Lens, feel free to change this.
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
         "bin": true,
         "CompiledContent/bin": true,
         "CompiledContent/obj": true,
-        "CompiledContent/.mgstats": true
+        "CompiledContent/.mgstats": true,
+        "*.csproj.user": true,
+        "*.csproj": true
     }
 }

project_name/.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -112,5 +112,13 @@
             },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
+
+        {
+            "label": "Open Pipeline Tool",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "group": "build",
+            "command": "export MONOGAME_PIPELINE_PROJECT=${workspaceFolder}/CompiledContent/Content.mgcb && /Applications/Pipeline.app/Contents/MacOS/Pipeline",
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
     ]
 }

project_name/Game1.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
 using Nez;
-using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 
 namespace project_name
 {

project_name/project_name.csproj

@@ -36,27 +36,26 @@
   
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\MonoGame\v3.0\MonoGame.Content.Builder.targets" />
   
-  
 
   <!-- Copy fnalib directories to output -->
   <ItemGroup>
-		<Content Include="..\fnalibs\x86\**\*.*">
+		<Content Include="..\fnalibs\x86\**\*.*" Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' AND '$(Platform)' != 'x64'">
 			<Link>x86\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 		</Content>
-		<Content Include="..\fnalibs\x64\**\*.*">
+		<Content Include="..\fnalibs\x64\**\*.*" Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' AND '$(Platform)' != 'x86'">
 			<Link>x64\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 		</Content>
-    <Content Include="..\fnalibs\osx\**\*.*">
+    <Content Include="..\fnalibs\osx\**\*.*" Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">
 			<Link>osx\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 		</Content>
-		<Content Include="..\fnalibs\lib\**\*.*">
+		<Content Include="..\fnalibs\lib\**\*.*" Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">
 			<Link>lib\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 		</Content>
-    <Content Include="..\fnalibs\lib64\**\*.*">
+    <Content Include="..\fnalibs\lib64\**\*.*" Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">
 			<Link>lib64\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 		</Content>

project_name/project_name.csproj.user

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(RunConfiguration)' == 'Default' ">
+    <StartAction>Project</StartAction>
+    <ExternalConsole>false</ExternalConsole>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

project_name/project_name.sln

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio 15
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "project_name", "project_name.csproj", "{BD11109C-8FD1-4FFE-A3EF-8390A1EAE1A1}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "FNA", "../FNA/FNA.csproj", "{35253CE1-C864-4CD3-8249-4D1319748E8F}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Nez.FNA", "../Nez.FNA/Nez.FNA/Nez.FNA.csproj", "{11A5855C-B12C-4F8D-B935-56F3D0B671C3}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Nez.PipelineImporter", "../Nez.FNA/Nez/Nez.PipelineImporter/Nez.PipelineImporter.csproj", "{63E831F4-B847-4150-B5AF-CBE059EE27B8}"
+EndProject
+
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{BD11109C-8FD1-4FFE-A3EF-8390A1EAE1A1}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{BD11109C-8FD1-4FFE-A3EF-8390A1EAE1A1}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{BD11109C-8FD1-4FFE-A3EF-8390A1EAE1A1}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{BD11109C-8FD1-4FFE-A3EF-8390A1EAE1A1}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal