From e4005d6b762ebbec1edda339b9aa79fa1b51edb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: itsRevela <rexmarek@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:50:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add submodule clone hint to build instructions

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 README.md | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1db40377..14e9287b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -543,7 +543,8 @@ Persistent files are bind-mounted to host:
 ## Build & Run
 
 1. Install [Visual Studio 2022](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_community.exe) or [newer](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/).
-2. Clone the repository.
+2. Clone the repository with submodules. If you don't, you will get a build error!
+    - `git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/itsRevela/LCE-Revelations.git`
 3. Open the project folder from Visual Studio.
 4. Set the build configuration to **Windows64 - Debug** (Release is also ok but missing some debug features), then build and run.