MonoGame.Samples/TexturedQuad

TexturedQuad MonoGame Sample

This project demonstrates a cross-platform textured quad using MonoGame 3.8.x and .NET 8.0. The codebase is organized for modern multiplatform development, with a shared Core project and platform-specific launchers.

Project Structure

• Core/: Shared game logic (Game1.cs, Quad.cs).
• Platforms/Windows/: Windows-specific entry point and project file.
• Platforms/DesktopGL/: DesktopGL (cross-platform) entry point and project file.
• Platforms/Android/: Android entry point, manifest, and project file.
• Platforms/iOS/: iOS entry point, Info.plist, and project file.
• Content/: Prebuilt .xnb assets used directly by the game.

Requirements

• .NET 8.0 SDK or newer
• MonoGame 3.8.x NuGet packages (restored automatically)
• Visual Studio 2022+ or VSCode (with C# Dev Kit recommended)

Building & Running

Visual Studio

• Open TexturedQuad.sln.
• Set the desired platform project as startup (e.g., Windows or DesktopGL).
• Build and run (F5).

VSCode

• Use the built-in tasks and launch configurations:
  • Press Ctrl+Shift+B to build (choose Windows or DesktopGL).
  • Press F5 to debug (choose Windows or DesktopGL from the debug menu).

Command Line

• Build: dotnet build Platforms/Windows/TexturedQuad.Windows.csproj -c Debug
• Run: dotnet run --project Platforms/Windows/TexturedQuad.Windows.csproj -c Debug
• Replace Windows with DesktopGL for cross-platform.

Android & iOS

• Android and iOS projects are included and follow the same shared code structure.
• You may need to open the solution in Visual Studio 2022+ (Windows or Mac) with Xamarin/MAUI workloads installed to build and deploy to devices or emulators.

Notes

• No Content.mgcb file is used; the game loads prebuilt .xnb files directly from the Content/ directory.
• Platform-specific code is minimized; all game logic is in the Core project.
• If you add new content, use the MonoGame Pipeline Tool to build .xnb files and place them in Content/.

License

This sample is provided for educational purposes and is based on the original Microsoft XNA Community Game Platform samples.