C#•8mo ago

Help with DiscordGameSDK in a C# project (no Unity)

I am currently trying to develop a plugin for a Unity game. For this I created a C# project, where I want to use Discord Rich Presence. Here is my main cs file:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Main : TheGameScript
{
    private const ulong CLIENT_ID = 1234567890;
    public Discord discord;

    public override void Init()
    {
        var discord = new Discord(CLIENT_ID, (UInt64)Discord.CreateFlags.Default);
        var activityManager = discord.GetActivityManager();
        var activity = new Discord.Activity
        {
            State = "Still Testing",
            Details = "Bigger Test"
        };
        activityManager.UpdateActivity(activity, (res) =>
        {
            if (res == Discord.Result.Ok)
            {
                Debug.LogError("Everything is fine!");
            }
        });
    }
    
    void Update () {
        discord.RunCallbacks();
    }
}

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Main : TheGameScript
{
    private const ulong CLIENT_ID = 1234567890;
    public Discord discord;

    public override void Init()
    {
        var discord = new Discord(CLIENT_ID, (UInt64)Discord.CreateFlags.Default);
        var activityManager = discord.GetActivityManager();
        var activity = new Discord.Activity
        {
            State = "Still Testing",
            Details = "Bigger Test"
        };
        activityManager.UpdateActivity(activity, (res) =>
        {
            if (res == Discord.Result.Ok)
            {
                Debug.LogError("Everything is fine!");
            }
        });
    }
    
    void Update () {
        discord.RunCallbacks();
    }
}

I have the five discord_game_sdk.* files within the root of my project directory and added the .cs files for the SDK within a folder called DiscordGameSDK. Somehow I still get the following error:

[CS246]: The type or namespace name `Discord' could not be found. Are you missing an assembly reference? in MyProject/Main.cs at [7, 12]

[CS246]: The type or namespace name `Discord' could not be found. Are you missing an assembly reference? in MyProject/Main.cs at [7, 12]

What am I missing? Any help appreciated :D

33 Replies

Elianora•8mo ago

you're missing some kind of package or using statement that has the Discord type in it

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

I am following this: https://discord.com/developers/docs/game-sdk/getting-started#code-primer-nonunity-projects-csharp And there they also tell me the same...

Discord Developer Portal

Discord Developer Portal — API Docs for Bots and Developers

Integrate your service with Discord — whether it's a bot or a game or whatever your wildest imagination can come up with.

Elianora•8mo ago

Can you send a screenshot of what your solution looks like, including the DiscordGameSDK folder?

Angius•8mo ago

It seems they're not distributing the SDK as a nuget

Angius•8mo ago

Yeah, loose C# files

Elianora•8mo ago

Yeah

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

This is my current solution so far

Angius•8mo ago

There's no project file? No Program.cs?

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

Where DRP.cs is my main cs

Angius•8mo ago

Well, see what namespace the Discord class is in, and reference that namespace Everything else seems fine If it was VS or Rider I'd tell you to autoimport those namespaces, but this looks like VS Code

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

I cna switch to VS right now, may be easier it seems Done, I switched (VS 2022)

Angius•8mo ago

In general, yes, you should only use VS Code if you have a gun to your head and your family is held hostage

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

I code in other languages as well, for which VS Code fits my needs more 😅

Elianora•8mo ago

It looks like Discord is in the Discord namespace, inside Core.cs

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

And to use it I have to build my project?

Angius•8mo ago

You need to reference the namespace using Namespace.Bla.Bla.Bla Then you can use classes that reside in Namespace.Bla.Bla.Bla namespace

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

But I already tried that and it never works. I tried referencing it via the folder, doesn't work. There is also no highlighting of any available namespaces at all. I tried manually adding it inside my csproj file (via Reference with HintPath), didn't weork either.

Angius•8mo ago

Not getting proper autocomplete, that sounds like misconfigured VSC Or just VSC being VSC Make sure you have DevKit installed

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

I am suing VS 2022 now tho, since it should be better for .NET/C# dev Also many people were suggesting "Right Click > Add Existing Item" or similar to fix this, but I don't even have these options at all...

Elianora•8mo ago

tested it on my machine and it works fine if I just add the folder

Elianora•8mo ago

all I did was copy + paste the files

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

I don't even have the dependencies fiels, like you do... EVen after copy-pasting the files via windows explorer again... At this point I maybe should just create a new project and try again...

Elianora•8mo ago

all I did was right-click my project (DiscordTest -> New Folder) then copy + pasted the .cs files into the new folder

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago

I did the same...

Elianora•8mo ago

it detects them automatically (or at least should) this is in a new console app

𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫OP•8mo ago