Install a development MonoGame build

Do you want to build your game with MonoGame’s latest and greatest develop branch? You don’t need to wait for official MonoGame releases.

Each time a new commit makes it into the MonoGame development branch, new builds are automatically released to the MonoGame TeamCity site. To install them into a project, you can execute the following commands. Note that some of them can take some time to complete as large files are downloaded.

1. Add the MonoGame teamcity NuGet feed:

   dotnet nuget add source -n MonoGame http://teamcity.monogame.net/guestAuth/app/nuget/feed/_Root/default/v3/index.json
   

2. From the folder with your game’s .csproj:

   dotnet add package MonoGame.Framework.DesktopGL --prerelease
   dotnet add package MonoGame.Content.Builder.Task --prerelease
   

3. To install the MonoGame templates:

   dotnet new --install MonoGame.Templates.CSharp::*-*
   

   With that you will be able to use dotnet new mgdesktopgl -o MyGame.

You can repeat step 2, 3, and 4 whenever you want to update.

Note that sometimes teamcity is down. When that happens the commands can fail.

You can also install a specific version:

dotnet add package MonoGame.Framework.DesktopGL --version 3.8.1.1983-develop
dotnet add package MonoGame.Content.Builder.Task --version 3.8.1.1983-develop
dotnet new --install MonoGame.Templates.CSharp::3.8.1.1983-develop

To remove the teamcity source from step 1, you can do:

dotnet nuget remove source MonoGame