How do I dynamically reload content files?
- by Kikaimaru
Is there a relatively simple way to dynamically reload content files, such as effect files?
I know I can do the following:
Detect change of file
Run content pipeline to rebuild that specific file
Unload ALL content that was loaded
Load all content
And use double references to reference content files.
The problem is with step 3 (and step 2 isn't that nice either). I need to unload everything because if I have model Hero.x which references Model.fx effect, and I change the Model.fx file, I need to reload the Hero.x file which will then call LoadExternalReference on Model.fx.
Has someone managed to make this work without rewriting the whole ContentManager (and every ContentReader) and tracking calls to LoadExternalReference?
