Android Configuration ​
Set properties in MyGame.android.csproj. The generated host references 2dog.engine, 2dog.android, and the native meta package for its selected android-arm64 or android-x64 RID. See global settings for the game directory and import controls.
Properties ​
| Property | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
TwoDogVariant | debug in Debug, editor in Editor, release otherwise | Native engine variant; explicit settings override the default. The editor variant is unsupported |
TwoDogAndroidGameAssembly | Set by the generated host | Game assembly that Godot loads; kept whole by the trimmer |
TwoDogAndroidExportPreset | Android | Preset in export_presets.cfg |
TwoDogAndroidPack | Exported by the build | Use an existing game pack instead of exporting one |
TwoDogAndroidGdExtensions | true | Package the Android libraries of the project's GDExtensions |
TwoDogAndroidSigning | true | Sign using .NET signing properties, Godot's keystore variables, or the debug keystore |
AndroidPackageFormats | apk in the generated host | apk for sideloading, aab for app stores; .NET for Android otherwise defaults to aab in Release |
Android exports its pack during the build and puts it inside the APK/AAB. TwoDogExportPack is disabled by the Android targets because the desktop publish export is not used; supply an existing pack through TwoDogAndroidPack. See the Android host guide for SDK setup, installation, and keystore precedence.
Trimming and Mono AOT ​
Release builds are trimmed and AOT-compiled by default (TrimMode=partial, profiled AOT). 2dog preserves GodotSharp, GodotPlugins, twodog, and the game assembly. TrimMode=full and AndroidEnableProfiledAot=false (AOT for every method) also work. Root other assemblies accessed only through reflection:
<ItemGroup>
<TrimmerRootAssembly Include="MyLibrary" RootMode="All"/>
</ItemGroup>Native AOT ​
.NET for Android's Native AOT is experimental (warning XA1040). It supports 2dog's debug and release variants, links with the Android NDK, and can build on any supported build machine. Install the NDK and set AndroidNdkDirectory:
dotnet publish MyGame.android -c Release -p:PublishAot=true -p:AndroidNdkDirectory=$ANDROID_HOME/ndk/29.0.14206865Without PublishAot, Release builds use Mono's AOT compiler through RunAOTCompilation.