Install and configure

RPS SDK is one repository with provider-specific header-only targets. Add it once and link only the provider contracts your plugin consumes.

Source-tree consumption

add_subdirectory(path/to/RPS_SDK EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
target_link_libraries(MyPlugin PRIVATE RPS::PAPER)

Installed-package consumption

find_package(RPS_SDK CONFIG REQUIRED)
target_link_libraries(MyPlugin PRIVATE RPS::PAPER)

Then include:

#include "PAPERApi.h"

RPS::PAPER supplies the public include directory. It adds no static/import library, deploy step, runtime DLL or private PAPER source dependency.

If your plugin also consumes ROCK, link RPS::ROCK; RPS::SDK publishes both include surfaces for consumers that genuinely need both. Prefer the narrow provider target for single-provider mods.

Requirements

Your own plugin still owns its F4SE bootstrap, FO4VR executable gate, logging, game-data lifecycle and shutdown order. PAPER API calls begin only after PAPER.dll is loaded and the provider is ready.

Continue with your first consumer.