Wax

Editor setup

Completion and help while you type, with the Wax for Icarus extension for VS Code.

A mod is made of plain text files. Any text editor works.

For more comfort there is an extension for Visual Studio Code, called Wax for Icarus.

Still being written

The extension is in development, like Wax itself. It is not released yet. This page stays short until it is.

What the extension gives you

  • Completion. Type ui. and pick from a list of everything ui offers. Each entry comes with a short description.
  • A New Mod command. It makes the folder and the first files for you.
  • Run in game. Send the code you are working on to the running game.
  • The log. See what your mod printed without leaving the editor.

Without the extension

You do not need it to write mods.

  • Saving a file reloads your mod. That is hot reload, and it works with any editor.
  • The log is on the Log page of the Wax panel, inside the game.
  • The command bar on that page completes names when you press Tab.
  • Every function is described in the reference.

The Wax panel

The window that comes with Wax: your mods, the log, a Lua command bar, performance, icons and settings.

The game tree

Start at game and walk to the world, the player and every object in it.

On this page

What the extension gives youWithout the extension