AlwaysBird v2.0.0

What it does This is a BepInEx/Harmony plugin source package that makes the Giant Sapsucker (internal name GiantKiwi) overwhelmingly likely to be selected as an outdoor spawn on a moon — effectively making it the "always bird".

Important This package contains the source and a packaging template for Thunderstore (manifest, icon, README). I cannot compile game assemblies in this environment, so you'll need to build the plugin DLL on your machine and put it in BepInEx/plugins/ before zipping/uploading to Thunderstore.

Files included

• src/AlwaysBird.cs — full C# source (BepInEx plugin + Harmony patch).
• AlwaysBird.csproj — project file (targets .NETFramework 4.7.2).
• manifest.json, README.md, icon.png — Thunderstore packaging files.
• BepInEx/plugins/README.txt — where to place the compiled DLL.
• build-instructions.txt — step-by-step build & packaging instructions.

Quick build & package instructions (Windows)

1. Open the AlwaysBird.csproj in Visual Studio 2019/2022 (you need .NET Framework 4.7.2 dev pack).
2. Add references to these DLLs (from your Lethal Company install and BepInEx):
   • Assembly-CSharp.dll — <LethalCompanyInstall>/Lethal Company_Data/Managed/Assembly-CSharp.dll
   • UnityEngine.dll — same Managed folder (or your game's UnityEngine reference)
   • 0Harmony.dll — from your BepInEx or Harmony package
   • BepInEx.dll — from your BepInEx installation (or the game's BepInEx core folder)
3. Build the project (Release).
4. Place the compiled AlwaysBird.dll into BepInEx/plugins/ inside the package root (there is a placeholder README there).
5. Zip the contents (manifest.json, README.md, icon.png, and the BepInEx folder which contains plugins/AlwaysBird.dll) as AlwaysBird-2.0.0.zip.
6. Upload that .zip to Thunderstore under your Team account -> Lethal Company category.

Safety & compatibility notes

• This mod modifies spawn rarities at level load — it should be compatible with most mods, but mods that also heavily modify spawn tables may conflict.
• If you run into issues, try enabling only this mod and check BepInEx logs (BepInEx/LogOutput.log) for Harmony errors.