# Building your Mod

You're looking to create a mod for Nitrocid KS! That's great! Make sure that you have Visual Studio installed. Follow the steps to create your first mod.

1. Press `Create a new project` on Visual Studio homepage

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2. Find `Class Library` and double-click it

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3. Write your mod name, like in our example, `MyFirstMod`.

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4. Make sure that `.NET 8.0` is used. Press `Create`.

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5. Right-click on `Dependencies` -> `Manage NuGet Packages`, find `KS`, and install it.

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6. Once the package is installed, go to the `Class1.cs` source file

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7. Write next to the class file `: IMod` and import the required namespace `by using Nitrocid.Modifications;`. You should see errors indicating that you have to implement the methods.

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8. After implementation, you should see:

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9. Remove all calls to `NotImplementedException` and set the minimum supported API version. Currently, we're at `v3.0.25.437`.

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10. Now, implement everything as you wish. Once you're done, follow the steps on how to create a strong name signing key and [sign your mod](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/assembly/sign-strong-name). Then, click on the `Build` menu and select `Build Solution`.

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11. Once the solution is built, open the file explorer to the solution directory by right-clicking on the solution and selecting `Open Folder in File Explorer`.

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12. Navigate to the output directory and copy the `.dll` file to `KSMods` under the `%localappdata%/KS` folder.

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13. Open Nitrocid KS to test your mod. Ensure that `modman list` lists your mod.

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{% hint style="info" %}
You will have to turn on kernel modifications from the kernel settings. Navigate to `General > Start kernel modifications on boot` and turn it on.

You can also make use of the [`KSTemplates`](https://github.com/Aptivi/KSTemplates) repository, which can be installed to Visual Studio using the `dotnet new install path/to/KS.Templates.nupkg` command.
{% endhint %}