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 # Requirements
 
-- A desktop platform which can compile .NET 4.5 (tested on macOS, linux and windows). We recommend using [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) (all platforms) or [Visual Studio Community Edition](https://www.visualstudio.com/) (windows only), both of which are free.
-- Make sure you initialise and keep submodules up-to-date.
+- A desktop platform that can compile .NET 4.6.1. We recommend using [Visual Studio Community Edition](https://www.visualstudio.com/) (Windows), [Visual Studio for Mac](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/visual-studio-mac/) (macOS) or [MonoDevelop](http://www.monodevelop.com/download/) (Linux), all of which are free. [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) may also be used but requires further setup steps which are not covered here.
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+# Getting Started
+- Clone the repository including submodules (`git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/ppy/osu`)
+- Build in your IDE of choice (recommended IDEs automatically restore nuget packages; if you are using an alternative make sure to `nuget restore`)
 
 # Contributing