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Loading DLLs with same names
Hi!
I'm making a mod loader (.net 9), and I've encountered an issue when trying to load multiple mod files (dll files) with the same name but from different locations. They have different namespaces so I expected no collisions when loading them.
I was using
Assembly.LoadFrom, and it worked fine for a single mod. But when I tried to load 2, I've got this error:
Could not load file or assembly 'Main, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. Assembly with same name is already loaded
I've gathered this due to the assembly name being the same for different mods. This is done intentionally to make the mod development easier. There's still a difference in namespace naming between different mods.
I tried to switch to Assembly.LoadFile (heard it can use the paths to differentiate between same-named dlls). But I started to get these errors:
Could not load file or assembly '0Harmony, Version=2.3.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The system cannot find the file specified.
0Harmony is a dependency of a mod (both mods actually, but they each have it on their own). It doesn't load for some reason.
I tried messing with AssemblyLoadContext and looking up solutions online, but it's a bit too advanced for me.
Please help 😭10 replies