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===Developer Mode===
Under Settings -> Developer Mode, you can turn on
To understand what developer mode does, here's a bit of insight on how the mod manager works: it keeps two copies of the game's files. One of them is a backup, clean copy and the other one is the running copy, which has the mods applied. Every time you add, remove or reorder mods, the running copy is invalidated, which means that, when you apply the mods (by clicking on "Apply Mods" or "Apply + Launch Game"), first the backup copy is restored and overwrites the running copy, then each mod's files are copied into the running copy. But, if you apply the mods without changing the active mod list, no action is performed. The running copy already contains the active mods, so there's no need to reapply the same mods again. Clicking on "Apply Mods" actually does nothing and clicking on "Apply + Launch Game" will simply launch the running copy of the game.
When Developer Mode is on, the mod files of enabled mods are copied to the running game instance '''every time''' you click on "Apply Mods" or "Apply + Launch Game". This means that you can edit your mod's HIP and HOP files (the ones in the mod manager's Mods folder) with Industrial Park and, when you click on "Apply + Launch Game", your edits will be copied to the running game. This allows you to use the mod loader to quickly preview changes on your mods without needing a completely separate copy of the game just for a mod.▼
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Developer Mode also forces any running Dolphin instances to close when you click on "Apply + Launch Game". This means you do not need to close your running Dolphin instance before running the game, as the mod manager will do it automatically for you.▼
Note that, when developer mode is on, clicking on "Apply Mods" will '''not''' restore the backup copy before applying the mods. This means that, if you deactivate a mod with developer mode on, applying the mods will not actually remove the deactivated mod's files from the running instance. To restore the backup copy, click on "Apply Mods" with developer mode off.
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==Planned features==
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