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* [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Team_Fortress_2/Scripting/VScript_Examples/en VScript Examples]
* [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Team_Fortress_2/Scripting/VScript_Examples/en VScript Examples]


To get set up, navigate to your tf/ directory and add a scripts/vscripts folder if it doesn't already exist and create a file with any name with the extension .nut. (Mine will be named testing.nut)
To get set up, navigate to your tf/ directory and add a scripts/vscripts folder if it doesn't already exist and create a file with any name with the extension .nut.
 
You should have a location something like this: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\scripts\vscripts\testing.nut
You should have a location something like this: <pre>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\scripts\vscripts\testing.nut</pre>
 
Go ahead and launch your favorite Source game which supports VScript and load into any map on a local server, then bind any key to <code>"script_execute testing"</code>.
 
For example: <code>bind 5 "script_execute testing"</code>


Go ahead and launch your favorite Source game which supports VScript and load into any map on a local server, then bind any key to "script_execute testing".
For example: bind 5 "script_execute testing"


Tab out of your game, open your .nut file and type:
Tab out of your game, open your .nut file and type:
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</syntaxhighlight>


<code>'''printl'''</code> is a function that prints to the developer console, we'll go over what functions are and the syntax for it later in the guide, for now just follow along. After saving the file and pressing our script button in-game, you'll see <code>Hello World!</code> in console.
This prints the text "Hello World!" to console, we'll cover what all this means later, for now this is just to make sure you have a set up to test with as you read through the guide.
 
You just made your first program in VScript! To get started with the guide, choose a chapter in the table below. Make sure to tinker with the examples in the guide to see first hand how Squirrel works!
 
Good luck!




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