This guide has been moved to the official KSP Modding Libs Wiki, where it is maintained. This guide will not be maintained. https://github.com/KSPModdingLibs/KSPModdingWiki/wiki/Creating-a-new-Plugin-Mod-on-Windows
I am not a mod developer, I am just starting out. I got a lot of help, and I'm writing this as a mental note for myself, as well as a hopefully correct guide for others who may want to start with KSP mod developement.
- Download Visual Studio Community (not VS Code) from here: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/
- Run the installer
- During installation, make sure you install
.Net desktop developement
as seen here: