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description: >-
  Instructions on how to make changes to Northstar source code, build, and run
  it.
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# Development

## Repositories

Northstar is split over multiple git repositories that fulfill different functions.

* [Northstar](development.md#repositories):\
  Contains compiled and packaged releases
* [NorthstarLauncher](https://github.com/R2Northstar/NorthstarLauncher):\
  Contains the source for the launcher used to modify the Titanfall|2 install to allow mods to be loaded.
* [NorthstarMods](https://github.com/R2Northstar/NorthstarMods):\
  Contains the standard mods shipped with Northstar to allow joining and hosting custom servers.
* [NorthstarMasterServer](https://github.com/R2Northstar/NorthstarMasterServer):\
  Contains the source for the master server used to authenticate clients, display the server browser list, and connect clients to community hosted servers.
* [NorthstarWiki](https://github.com/R2Northstar/NorthstarWiki):\
  The repository for this wiki.

## Setup

Build instructions for the launcher can be found here:

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