monogame-setup-guide.md

+# Setting up the development environment
+
+## Windows
+
+1. Install [VisualStudio 2017](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/)
+2. Install [MonoGame for VisualStudio](http://www.monogame.net/2017/03/01/monogame-3-6/)
+
+## Ubuntu
+
+1. Install [Mono](https://www.mono-project.com/download/stable/#download-lin)
+2. Install MonoDevelop 6 by running the following commands. You need Monodevelop 6.2, MonoDevelop 7.x will not work.
+```
+wget https://github.com/cra0zy/monodevelop-run-installer/releases/download/6.2.0.1778-1/monodevelop-6.2.0.1778-1.run
+chmod +x monodevelop-6.2.0.1778-1.run
+sudo ./monodevelop-6.2.0.1778-1.run
+```
+3. Install MonoGame by running the following commands. Also install any dependencies the installer tells you to install by using sudo apt install.
+```
+wget http://www.monogame.net/releases/v3.6/monogame-sdk.run
+chmod +x monogame-sdk.run
+sudo ./monogame-sdk.run
+```
+
+In some cases the MonoDevelop installations the shortcut does not work correctly and you will need to create one manually. You can create a shortcut manually by creating a new .desktop-file with the following contents.
+```
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Terminal=true
+Exec=sudo mono /opt/MonoDevelop/bin/MonoDevelop.exe
+Name=MonoDevelop
+```
+
+# Running the game
+
+## Windows
+
+Start the game by running VirtualFriend.exe.
+
+## Ubuntu
+
+Start the game by running the following command in the folder with VirtualFriend.exe.
+```
+sudo mono VirtualFriend.exe
+```