which .NET?

[GlytchMeister]

Screenshot attached.  I have no idea what the difference is.

I am only recently getting into these more advanced mods - I don't code, I just have a knack for breaking tech in new and interesting ways by accident and sometimes being able to take advantage of it, and I haven't been able to find anything concrete about this in any of the FAQ's I can find.

Thanks in advance.

[Mousetick]

To satisfy the DynDOLOD 3.0 requirement specifically, you only need '.NET 6.0 Runtime' (Run console apps).

If you install '.NET 6.0 Desktop Runtime' (Run desktop apps) instead, it's fine, as it includes the former.

So either one will work for DynDOLOD 3.0.

In any case, make sure to select the appropriate CPU architecture corresponding to your PC: x86 or x64. If you don't know what that is, pick x64.

[GlytchMeister]

is there an advantage to picking x86 over x64 if my rig can run x86?

[Greg]

Microsoft is making that more confusing than it needs to be. In a nutshell the x86/x64 selection is really referring to whether you are on an x86 or an x64 version of Windows. Almost everyone should be on x64 Windows these days so download and install the x64 version if you are using an x64 version of Windows.

The x64 version of the .NET runtime can run both x86 and x64 applications so you're not locking yourself into x64 applications.

[GlytchMeister]

wow, I would have thought 86 would have been the more advanced one with backwards compatibility to 64.  That seems kinda dumb.

Ok, thanks for the help.

(Also, how do yall get our system specs in your signatures like that?  I've gotten my system specs page set up but I can't find a signatures setting anywhere.)

[Greg]

Click the down arrow to the right of you name at the very top-right corner of this page and then click Account Settings. When you get to the Settings page, click Signature at the bottom of the menu on the left.

See this post for details.

[GlytchMeister]

There doesn't appear to be a signature button on that page.

[DoubleYou]

I believe it's disabled until you post more. Otherwise it would be there. 

[GlytchMeister]

ohhhh ok.  Well, I've set that page as my website URL on my profile, in the meantime.  Thanks.

[z929669]

2 hours ago, GlytchMeister said:

wow, I would have thought 86 would have been the more advanced one with backwards compatibility to 64.  That seems kinda dumb.

Ok, thanks for the help.

(Also, how do yall get our system specs in your signatures like that?  I've gotten my system specs page set up but I can't find a signatures setting anywhere.)

x86 is a misnomer in relation to x64. They are not apples to apples. x86 really should be called 'x32', because that's what it is in relation to architecture (32-bit vs 64-bit).

[sheson]

8 hours ago, GlytchMeister said:

Screenshot attached.  I have no idea what the difference is.

I am only recently getting into these more advanced mods - I don't code, I just have a knack for breaking tech in new and interesting ways by accident and sometimes being able to take advantage of it, and I haven't been able to find anything concrete about this in any of the FAQ's I can find.

Thanks in advance.

https://dyndolod.info/Downloads

The Additional Requirements lists .NET Runtime 6 or newer for LODGenWin.exe/LODGenx64Win.exe. Throughout the documentation .NET Runtime 6 links to https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0 where you will currently find .NET Runtime 6.0.6 ("The .NET Runtime contains just the components needed to run a console app. Typically, you'd also install either the ASP.NET Core Runtime or .NET Desktop Runtime.").

Which OS and CPU architecture depends on the OS installed on your computer. Nowadays people typically have Windows x64.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/which-version-of-windows-operating-system-am-i-running-628bec99-476a-2c13-5296-9dd081cdd808

Also there is GamerPoets video at the bottom of https://dyndolod.info/Videos (download and installing both x86 and x64 version ensure maximum compatibility with less confusing explanations)

[z929669]

27 minutes ago, sheson said:

https://dyndolod.info/Downloads

The Additional Requirements lists .NET Runtime 6 or newer for LODGenWin.exe/LODGenx64Win.exe. Throughout the documentation .NET Runtime 6 links to https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0 where you will currently find .NET Runtime 6.0.6 ("The .NET Runtime contains just the components needed to run a console app. Typically, you'd also install either the ASP.NET Core Runtime or .NET Desktop Runtime.").

Which OS and CPU architecture depends on the OS installed on your computer. Nowadays people typically have Windows x64.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/which-version-of-windows-operating-system-am-i-running-628bec99-476a-2c13-5296-9dd081cdd808

Also there is GamerPoets video at the bottom of https://dyndolod.info/Videos

I have grown accustomed to looking at your reqs on the OP, so you may want to replace all links in that with a link to your official doc to avoid redundancy and out-of-sync info. I just ran into this issue with Alpha 95. This topic and my Win Event gave me the idea to update .NET, but I failed to see it in your doc (since I look at the OP).

[sheson]

26 minutes ago, z929669 said:

I have grown accustomed to looking at your reqs on the OP, so you may want to replace all links in that with a link to your official doc to avoid redundancy and out-of-sync info. I just ran into this issue with Alpha 95. This topic and my Win Event gave me the idea to update .NET, but I failed to see it in your doc (since I look at the OP).

.Net runtime 6 or newer is a "soft" requirement, e.g. not needed for things to work. The default .Net Framework 4.8 installation of Windows is sufficient.