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-# enderalse
+# Enderal SE
 
-Enderal SE
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+## Requirements
+- Skyrim Special Edition 1.5.97
+- Creation Club mods must be moved to a separate mod and disabled.
+- SKSE64 build 2.0.19
+- SkyUI SE
+- JContainers SE
+- Flat Map Markers SSE (load before Enderal)
+
+## How to play
+- Add a Skyrim SE instance to Mod Organizer 2.
+- Install all requirements.
+- Copy `E - Sounds.bsa`, `L - Voices.bsa`, and the `Video` directory to a new mod in MO2.
+- Clone this repository, move it to `mods`.
+- You should now have two custom mods in MO2, with media files and Enderal itself.
+- Configure the game through Skyrim Launcher.
+- Run it with skse64_loader.exe through MO2.
+
+## Contributing
+The repository has three main branches:
+- development
+- merging
+- master
+
+All patches and assets must be committed to `development` and its sub-branches. ESP patches are allowed here. Keep in mind, other patches may interfere with your changes, you may want to test your patches in a separate sub-branch and merge it into `development` later.
+
+The `development` branch is merged to `merging`, fully or through cherry-picking. ESP patches should be merged into ESMs here, English string files must also follow all changes.
+
+Commits, having all ESPs merged in and removed from `merging`, can be merged from `merging` into `master`.
+
+Merging commits can be cherry-picked from `merging` back into `development`, removing merged in ESPs and updating ESMs without touching other patches.
+
+`master` must always have a playable copy of the game without any additional patches.
+
+All localizations in the `enderal-l10n` repository must be updated to match `master`.
+
+Releases are built with a custom script (coming soon).