SadConsole 8.0.0-pre5

.NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
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SadConsole 8.99.2

This is a prerelease version of SadConsole.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package SadConsole --version 8.0.0-pre5
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package SadConsole -Version 8.0.0-pre5
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="SadConsole" Version="8.0.0-pre5" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="SadConsole" Version="8.0.0-pre5" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="SadConsole" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add SadConsole --version 8.0.0-pre5
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: SadConsole, 8.0.0-pre5"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package SadConsole@8.0.0-pre5
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=SadConsole&version=8.0.0-pre5&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=SadConsole&version=8.0.0-pre5&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

XX/XX/XXXX V8.0

Special thanks to the SadConsole Discord on all the feedback provided. Shout to the GoRogue project.

SadConsole GitHub SadConsole Documentation SadConsole Discord

File changes:

  • SadConsole and SadConsole.Universal have been replaced by the SadConsole for .NET Standard library.
  • NuGet packages will be retired and the SadConsole.Standard will remain the main NuGet package.
  • FNA is unknown.

Code changes:

  • Overhaul of the theme system.
  • Overhaul of the SurfaceBase/ScreenObject/Console system.
  • Changed Listbox.Slider to Listbox.Scrollbar. Also changed any property that used the word Slider to ScrollBar
  • Window messagebox and prompts have a library parameter to theme. If not specified, uses the default theme.
  • [Fixed #165] Window stealing mouse focus from scrollbar (thanks VGA256)
  • [Fixed #164] Controls should be aware of what theme is being used
  • Upgraded to MonoGame 3.7
  • Renamed base types and removed some others
  • SurfaceBase is now CellSurface and not abstract
  • ScreenObject is now Console and inherits from SurfaceBase
  • Console is now ScrollingConsole.
  • AnimatedSurface is now AnimatedConsole.
  • LayeredSurface is now LayeredConsole and has a new subtype, CellSurfaceLayer.
  • Mouse input works on all objects that inherit from Console, which is everything besodes CellSurface.
  • Added new ConsoleComponent types.
  • Consoles have a collection of Components that can hook into Update, Draw, Keyboard, Mouse methods.
  • EntityManager is now a ConsoleComponent.
  • Instructions reimplemented as ConsoleComponents.
  • InstructionSet has fluent-type methods to construct the set. See the SplashScreen console in the demo project.
  • [Fixed #199] New PredicateInstruction (thanks VGA256)
  • SurfaceBase.DefaultBackground is now Black instead of Transparent. You may need to use console.DefaultBackground = Color.Transparent; console.Clear(); to restore old behavior.
  • Control.CanFocus is now respected.
  • Fixed CellSurface JSON converter.
  • Fixed ControlsConsole renderer not respecting viewport.
  • Fixed inputbox not working with nummbers.
  • Redesigned ListboxItemTheme to be passable on Listbox ctor.
  • Consoles no longer use a cached drawcall.
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NuGet packages (10)

Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on SadConsole:

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SadConsole.Host.MonoGame

A graphics hosting library for SadConsole that targets MonoGame.
SadConsole.Extended

A library of common classes that extend SadConsole with new controls, windows, and more.
SadConsole.Host.SFML

A graphics hosting library for SadConsole that targets SFML.
SadConsole.GoRogueHelpers

A helper library for SadConsole games built with GoRogue.
TheSadRogue.Integration

An official integration library for using GoRogue and SadConsole together to create a roguelike.

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10.10.1 2,771 5/30/2026
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10.4.2 466 10/24/2024
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10.4.0-debug 368 3/31/2024
10.0.3 894 3/14/2024
8.0.0-pre5 2,032 2/19/2019 8.0.0-pre5 is deprecated because it is no longer maintained.
0.0.1-test 215 3/29/2026
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[BREAKING CHANGES]
[This list is just some of the major changes]
[See the documentation on NuGet for more information]
- Overhaul of the theme system.
- Overhaul of the SurfaceBase/ScreenObject/Console system.
- Overhaul of Instruction system.
- Added new ConsoleComponents system.
- Upgraded to MonoGame 3.7
- EntityManager removed and will be added to GoRogue-SadConsole integration lib.