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+# Ray2Mod_NewProject
+Boilerplate project to quickly get started with Ray2Mod
+
+You can download this repository as a template under the releases page.
+
+To begin modding Rayman 2, you have to add Ray2Mod.dll as a reference to this project:
+ 1. Right click References in the Solution Explorer
+ 2. Click Browse and locate Ray2Mod.dll 
+ 3. Press OK to add the reference
+  
+ Now you can run your mod by building this project and dragging the exported DLL onto ModRunner.exe
+ To automatically start the ModRunner when clicking Start, configure the following:
+ 1. Click Project -> <YourProject> Properties...
+ 2. Open the Debug configuration on the left
+ 3. As start action, select "Start external program" and Browse for ModRunner.exe
+ 4. Under start options, set the command line arguments to <YourProject>.dll (for example Ray2Mod_NewProject.dll)
+ 
+ Now the ModRunner will start and inject your mod whenever you click start.