# Introduction & Prerequisites

## Welcome to Radon!

Welcome to Radon! Radon is a scripting language designed with C-Style syntax to make programming with Radon easier and simpler. Radon is the language used for writing plugins for Saturn Swapper. An extension for the Radon language in Visual Studio Code can be downloaded [<mark style="color:blue;">here</mark>](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1001618818025660496/1056773481339039775/radon.zip). It provides simple syntax highlighting to better visualize the code.&#x20;

## Prerequisites

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Fmodel is a free program that is used to data-mine supported games. This program can be used to easily navigate the needed assets for your plugin. You can join their discord to download the program [<mark style="color:blue;">here</mark>](https://discord.gg/YP8nY8rGUc).&#x20;
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The compiler is the tool used to convert your Radon source into bytecode. Instead of directly interpreting the source, leaving the source vulnerable, bytecode makes it so your code is translated into bytes, making it a lot harder to steal. You can download the compiler [<mark style="color:blue;">here</mark>](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/754879989614379042/1066474314695721060/SSPN.Repl.exe).
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Visual Studio Code is a program made by Microsoft used to edit source code. We use it to edit the plugins in the Radon language. You can download Visual Studio Code [<mark style="color:blue;">here</mark>](https://code.visualstudio.com/download).
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