Mod Compiling
Knowing how to compile the Mod Project would let you try out previous versions, and in-development content. Allowing you to be special and play around with stuff that many people would've not seen. It is also vital if you want to beta test an update or bugfix before it's published as a Beta or Release.
Unless you are trying out old versions of Aequus for not-readily available versions of tModLoader, this is a very simple process. Check here for a tutorial on how to install any version of tModLoader.
Otherwise, there are currently 3 Main Branches of Aequus for each Main version of tModLoader.
main-1.4.4, the Default Branch, is built for the 1.4.4-preview beta of tModLoader.
legacy-1.4.3 is built for the None (1.4.3 stable) beta of tModLoader.
legacy-1.3, is built for the 1.3-legacy beta of tModLoader.
The source code is publicly available on this Github Repository. Below are 3 common ways to download the source files.
Download the .zip of the code. You can download the most recent code from the green "Code" button.
After downloading the .zip, place it in your Mod Sources folder. This folder is different for 1.3 and 1.4+ versions of tModLoader.
For 1.3, extract the code into Documents\My Games\Terraria\ModLoader\Mod Sources\AQMod
For 1.4, extract the code into Documents\My Games\Terraria\tModLoader\ModSources\Aequus
You now successfully have the Source Code downloaded and placed where tModLoader can read it!
This part will only talk about compiling on 1.4, compiling on 1.3 requires activating developer mode and is slightly different overall.
Launch tModLoader, and go to the Workshop tab on the Main Menu
Navigate to the Develop Mods tab.
Build, or Build+Reload, both will compile you a .tmod file to use. Build+Reload automatically reloads your mods and enables Aequus.
If Aequus doesn't appear in this menu, or an error occurs, you might have done a step wrong, or are using the wrong version of tModLoader for that Aequus build.