diff --git a/tool/quick_start/LICENSE.md b/tool/quick_start/LICENSE.md
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diff --git a/tool/quick_start/common_config.py b/tool/quick_start/common_config.py
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+
+from common_root import *
+
+import os, json
+
+fi = open(os.path.join(NeLQuickStartDir, "config_default.json"), "r")
+NeLConfig = json.load(fi)
+fi.close()
+
+fi = open(os.path.join(NeLConfigDir, "config.json"), "r")
+NeLUserConfig = json.load(fi)
+if not "Paths" in NeLUserConfig:
+	NeLUserConfig["Paths"] = {}
+if not "Tools" in NeLUserConfig["Paths"]:
+	NeLUserConfig["Paths"]["Tools"] = {}
+NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"].update(NeLUserConfig["Paths"]["Tools"])
+NeLUserConfig["Paths"]["Tools"] = NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"]
+NeLConfig["Paths"].update(NeLUserConfig["Paths"])
+NeLUserConfig["Paths"] = NeLConfig["Paths"]
+NeLConfig.update(NeLUserConfig)
+fi.close()
+
+del NeLUserConfig
+del fi
+
+NeLCodeDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Code"])
+if not os.path.isdir(NeLCodeDir):
+	exit("NeL Code directory (" + NeLCodeDir + ") does not exist.")
+NeLLeveldesignDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Leveldesign"])
+if not os.path.isdir(NeLLeveldesignDir):
+	exit("NeL Leveldesign directory (" + NeLLeveldesignDir + ") does not exist.")
+NeLGraphicsDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Graphics"])
+if not os.path.isdir(NeLGraphicsDir):
+	exit("NeL Graphics directory (" + NeLGraphicsDir + ") does not exist.")
+NeLSoundDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Sound"])
+if not os.path.isdir(NeLSoundDir):
+	exit("NeL Sound directory (" + NeLSoundDir + ") does not exist.")
+NeLBuildDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Build"])
+if not os.path.isdir(NeLBuildDir):
+	exit("NeL Build directory (" + NeLBuildDir + ") does not exist.")
+NeLPipelineDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Pipeline"])
+if not os.path.isdir(NeLPipelineDir):
+	exit("NeL Pipeline directory (" + NeLPipelineDir + ") does not exist.")
+NeLExternalDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["External"])
+if not os.path.isdir(NeLExternalDir):
+	exit("NeL External directory (" + NeLExternalDir + ") does not exist.")
+
+NeLPython27Dir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"]["Python27"])
+NeLRRDtoolDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"]["RRDtool"])
+NeLMariaDBDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"]["MariaDB"])
+NeLNginxDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"]["Nginx"])
+NeLPHPDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"]["PHP"])
+NeLphpMyAdminDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"]["phpMyAdmin"])
+NeL3dsMaxDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, NeLConfig["Paths"]["Tools"]["3dsMax"])
+
+#print(NeLRootDir)
+#print(NeLConfigDir)
+#print(NeLConfig["Domain"])
+#print(NeLConfig["Paths"]["Code"])
+
+#print(NeLExternalDir)
diff --git a/tool/quick_start/common_root.py b/tool/quick_start/common_root.py
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+
+import os
+
+NeLQuickStartDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+def findNeLRootRecurse(dirPath):
+	configDir = os.path.join(dirPath, ".nel")
+	if os.path.isdir(configDir):
+		return dirPath
+	parentPath = os.path.dirname(dirPath)
+	if parentPath == dirPath:
+		exit("NeL Root folder (.nel) not found in folder hierarchy.")
+	return findNeLRootRecurse(parentPath)
+
+def findNeLRoot():
+	return findNeLRootRecurse(NeLQuickStartDir)
+
+NeLRootDir = findNeLRoot()
+NeLConfigDir = os.path.join(NeLRootDir, ".nel")
+
+del findNeLRootRecurse
+del findNeLRoot
diff --git a/tool/quick_start/config_default.json b/tool/quick_start/config_default.json
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+{
+	"Domain": "default",
+	"Paths": {
+		"Code": "code",
+		"Leveldesign": "leveldesign",
+		"Graphics": "graphics",
+		"Sound": "sound",
+		"Build": "build",
+		"Pipeline": "pipeline",
+		"External": "external",
+		"Tools": {
+			"Python27": "external/python27",
+			"RRDtool": "external/rrdtool",
+			"MariaDB": "external/mariadb",
+			"Nginx": "external/nginx",
+			"PHP": "external/php",
+			"phpMyAdmin": "external/phpmyadmin",
+			"3dsMax": "C:\\Program Files\\Autodesk\\3ds Max 2022",
+			"VisualStudio32": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0",
+			"VisualStudio64": "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\Professional",
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/tool/quick_start/find_vstudio.py b/tool/quick_start/find_vstudio.py
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+
+# This script finds all Visual Studio installations
+# [ { DisplayName, Path, HasMFC } ]
+
+import os
+
+FoundVisualStudio = []
+
+# C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98
+# "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\MFC\Include\AFX.H"
+
+VSVersions = {}
+VSVersions[8] = 2005
+VSVersions[9] = 2008
+VSVersions[10] = 2010
+VSVersions[11] = 2012
+VSVersions[12] = 2013
+VSVersions[13] = 2014
+VSVersions[14] = 2015
+#VSVersions[15] = 2017
+#VSVersions[16] = 2019
+#VSVersions[17] = 2022
+
+# "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\atlmfc\include\afx.h"
+# "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\include\afx.h"
+# "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\*\atlmfc\include\afx.h"
+def HasMFC(dir):
+	if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(dir, "VC\\atlmfc\\include\\afx.h")):
+		return True
+	msvcTools = os.path.join(dir, "VC\\Tools\\MSVC")
+	res = []
+	if os.path.isdir(msvcTools):
+		for version in os.listdir(msvcTools):
+			if version.startswith("."):
+				continue
+			versionPath = os.path.join(msvcTools, version)
+			if os.path.isdir(versionPath):
+				headerPath = os.path.join(versionPath, "atlmfc\\include\\afx.h")
+				if os.path.isfile(headerPath):
+					res += [ version ]
+	if len(res):
+		return res
+	return False
+
+# "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\VCExpress.exe" # Visual C++ 2005 Express
+# C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" # Visual Studio 2022 Professional
+# C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\*\*\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
+# "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" # Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
+# Community, Professional, Enterprise
+# Scan all folders 8 to 14, 8.0 to 14.0
+for majorVersion in range(8, 15):
+	folderA = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio " + str(majorVersion)
+	folderB = folderA + ".0"
+	if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(folderA, "Common7\IDE\VCExpress.exe")):
+		FoundVisualStudio += [ { "DisplayName": "Visual C++ " + str(VSVersions[majorVersion]) + " Express", "Path": folderA, "HasMFC": HasMFC(folderB) } ]
+	if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(folderB, "Common7\IDE\VCExpress.exe")):
+		FoundVisualStudio += [ { "DisplayName": "Visual C++ " + str(VSVersions[majorVersion]) + " Express", "Path": folderB, "HasMFC": HasMFC(folderB) } ]
+	if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(folderA, "Common7\IDE\devenv.exe")):
+		FoundVisualStudio += [ { "DisplayName": "Visual Studio " + str(VSVersions[majorVersion]), "Path": folderA, "HasMFC": HasMFC(folderB) } ]
+	if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(folderB, "Common7\IDE\devenv.exe")):
+		FoundVisualStudio += [ { "DisplayName": "Visual Studio " + str(VSVersions[majorVersion]), "Path": folderB, "HasMFC": HasMFC(folderB) } ]
+
+# Scan all folders 2017 to 2022
+for yearVersion in os.listdir("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio"):
+	if yearVersion.startswith("."):
+		continue
+	yearPath = os.path.join("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio", yearVersion)
+	if os.path.isdir(yearPath):
+		for edition in os.listdir(yearPath):
+			if edition.startswith("."):
+				continue
+			editionPath = os.path.join(yearPath, edition)
+			if os.path.isdir(editionPath) and os.path.isfile(os.path.join(editionPath, "Common7\IDE\devenv.exe")):
+				FoundVisualStudio += [ { "DisplayName": "Visual Studio " + yearVersion + " " + edition, "Path": editionPath, "HasMFC": HasMFC(editionPath) } ]
+for yearVersion in os.listdir("C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio"):
+	if yearVersion.startswith("."):
+		continue
+	yearPath = os.path.join("C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio", yearVersion)
+	if os.path.isdir(yearPath):
+		for edition in os.listdir(yearPath):
+			if edition.startswith("."):
+				continue
+			editionPath = os.path.join(yearPath, edition)
+			if os.path.isdir(editionPath) and os.path.isfile(os.path.join(editionPath, "Common7\IDE\devenv.exe")):
+				FoundVisualStudio += [ { "DisplayName": "Visual Studio " + yearVersion + " " + edition, "Path": editionPath, "HasMFC": HasMFC(editionPath) } ]
+
+# print(FoundVisualStudio)
diff --git a/tool/quick_start/test.bat b/tool/quick_start/test.bat
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+..\..\..\external\python27\python.exe find_vstudio.py