finally added a proper build script to the example mod

.config/dotnet-tools.json

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+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "isRoot": true,
+  "tools": {
+    "cake.tool": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "commands": [
+        "dotnet-cake"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}

Publish.bat

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-@echo off
-rem move to the script directory
-cd /d "%~dp0"
-rem build the mod
-dotnet build || exit /b
-rem zip the mod
-cd ./bin/Debug/net6.0
-for /F %%p in ('dir /b "*.dll"') do (set file=%%p)
-set dest=%file:~0,-4%.zip
-tar -acf ../%dest% --exclude ref --exclude *.pdb --exclude *.deps.json *
-echo Published to bin/Debug/%dest%

Publish.sh

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-#!/bin/bash
-# move to the script directory
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-# build the mod
-dotnet build || exit
-# zip the mod
-cd ./bin/Debug/net6.0
-file=$(find *.dll -print)
-dest=${file%????}.zip
-zip -FSr ../$dest * --exclude 'ref/*' --exclude '*.pdb' --exclude '*.deps.json'
-echo Published to bin/Debug/$dest

README.md

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 # Tiny Life Example Mod
 An example mod for my game Tiny Life. Use this template repository to create your own mod!
 
-The Tiny Life modding and custom content documentation has found a permanent home at [docs.tinylifegame.com](https://docs.tinylifegame.com).
+To learn how to use the example mod repository and create your own mods, check out the [Modding Basics](https://docs.tinylifegame.com/articles/mod_basics.html) documentation.

Run.bat

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-@echo off
-rem move to the script directory
-cd /d "%~dp0"
-rem build the mod
-dotnet build || exit /b
-rem copy the mod to the mods folder
-robocopy ./bin/Debug/net6.0/ "%LOCALAPPDATA%/Tiny Life/Mods" /e /is
-rem run the game
-set /p dir=<"%LOCALAPPDATA%/Tiny Life/GameDir"
-cd /d %dir%
-"Tiny Life.exe" -v --skip-splash --skip-preloads

Run.sh

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-#!/bin/bash
-# move to the script directory
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-# build the mod
-dotnet build || exit
-# copy the mod to the mods folder
-cp -r ./bin/Debug/net6.0/* "$HOME/.local/share/Tiny Life/Mods"
-# run the game
-dir=$(<"$HOME/.local/share/Tiny Life/GameDir")
-cd "$dir"
-"./Tiny Life" -v --skip-splash --skip-preloads

build.cake

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+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+
+var target = Argument("target", "Run");
+var config = Argument("configuration", "Release");
+
+var tinyLifeDir = $"{Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData)}/Tiny Life";
+
+Task("Build").Does(() => {
+    foreach (var project in GetFiles("**/*.csproj"))
+        DotNetBuild(project.FullPath, new DotNetBuildSettings { Configuration = config });
+});
+
+Task("CopyToMods").IsDependentOn("Build").Does(() => {
+    var dir = $"{tinyLifeDir}/Mods";
+    CreateDirectory(dir);
+    var files = GetFiles($"bin/{config}/net*/**/*");
+    CopyFiles(files, dir, true);
+});
+
+Task("Run").IsDependentOn("CopyToMods").Does(() => {
+    // start the tiny life process
+    var exeDir = $"{tinyLifeDir}/GameDir";
+    if (!FileExists(exeDir))
+        throw new Exception("Didn't find game directory information. Run the game manually at least once to allow the Run task to be executed.");
+    var exe = $"{System.IO.File.ReadAllText(exeDir)}/Tiny Life";
+    var process = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(exe) {
+        CreateNoWindow = true
+    });
+
+    // we wait a bit to make sure the process has generated a new log file, bleh
+    Thread.Sleep(1000);
+
+    // attach to the newest log file
+    var logsDir = $"{tinyLifeDir}/Logs";
+    var log = System.IO.Directory.EnumerateFiles(logsDir).OrderByDescending(System.IO.File.GetCreationTime).FirstOrDefault();
+    if (log != null) {
+        using (var stream = new FileStream(log, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite)) {
+            using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream)) {
+                var lastPos = 0L;
+                while (!process.HasExited) {
+                    if (reader.BaseStream.Length > lastPos) {
+                        reader.BaseStream.Seek(lastPos, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+                        string line;
+                        while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
+                            Information(line);
+                        lastPos = reader.BaseStream.Position;
+                    }
+                    Thread.Sleep(10);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Information($"Tiny Life exited with exit code {process.ExitCode}");
+});
+
+Task("Publish").IsDependentOn("Build").Does(() => {
+    foreach (var dir in GetDirectories($"bin/{config}/net*")) {
+        var dllFile = GetFiles($"{dir}/**/*.dll").FirstOrDefault();
+        if (dllFile == null) {
+            Warning($"Couldn't find built mod in {dir}");
+            continue;
+        }
+        var dllName = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(dllFile.ToString());
+        var zipLoc = $"{dir.GetParent()}/{dllName}.zip";
+        Zip(dir, zipLoc, GetFiles($"{dir}/**/*"));
+        Information($"Published {dllName} to {zipLoc}");
+    }
+});
+
+RunTarget(target);