Stride Extension
Beginner
The Stride extension is an optional extension for IDEs that provides syntax highlighting for SDSL shaders and utilities for working with Stride.
It isn't needed for syntax highlighting in C#.
Installation
The extension can be installed via the launcher from the Visual Studio extension section.
Visual Studio vs Visual Studio Code extensions
The Stride Extension for Visual Studio Code / VSCodium is a community project that provides different functionality compared to the official Visual Studio extension.
| Visual Studio | Visual Studio Code / VSCodium | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Official | Community project |
| Shader syntax highlighting | 🟩 | 🟩 |
| Stride-related utilities | 🟩 | 🟥 |
| Extra shader development tools | 🟥 | 🟩 |
| Open source | 🟩 | 🟩 |
| Repository link | here | here |
Opening Game Studio from your IDE
You can open your project in Game Studio from Visual Studio by going to Extensions > Stride > Open with Game Studio.
Note
This feature is currently exclusive to Visual Studio.