The Minifier is a powerful tool designed to shrink large scripts, making them fit within the limitations of the Space Engineers programmable block. However, sometimes you need to ensure certain parts of your code don’t get minified. That’s where mdk preserve regions come into play.

Preventing Minification with Preserve Regions

You can mark sections of your code to be preserved by enclosing them in a #region mdk preserve block. For example:

class MinifyMe
{
    public void DoSomething() 
    {
        // This class and method will be minified.
    }
}

#region mdk preserve
public enum PilotModes
{
    Manual,
    Auto,
    Assist
}

const string ControlSeat = "Flight Seat Alpha";
#endregion

All types and constants within a mdk preserve region will not be altered by the Minifier. This is especially useful for:

• Enums or constants needed by external tools.
• Sections of code where you require exact naming or formatting.