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@@ -5,7 +5,74 @@ h1. Compiling in Windows
 *NOTE*: there is an experimental automated building pack for Windows that uses a portable version of the tools mentioned in this article.
 If you are planning on contributing to the project, it is best to follow the tutorial. If you are just interested in running and testing the game, you can find the build system "here":http://forums.xonotic.org/showthread.php?tid=666.
 
+h2. Prerequisites
 
-*This guide will be back before August 12, I removed it because it won't compile Xonotic properly anymore (wget and unzip are not present in msys-core, which cause the map download to fail)
-If you still want to read the guide, get the previous version in the article history*
--_MrBougo_
+h3. MinGW / MSYS
+
+You first need to install a compiler and a shell environment to run the build scripts. On windows, we use MinGW and MSYS. Those two work together, so you have to install MinGW first.
+It can be found "here":http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/ . Run the automated installer, and do not check any of the optional components, all you need from MinGW is its C compiler, which is always installed.
+*Important*: install MinGW in a path containing no spaces. The default path is good: c:\mingw
+
+Next, you need to install MSYS. The recent versions don't have an installer, so it is easier to install "version 1.0.11":http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MSYS-1.0.11.exe .
+*Important*: again, the installation path should contain no spaces. The default is c:\msys
+After it is done installing, a terminal will pop up, asking you to run the post-install script. Answer yes, and when it asks for the MinGW install path, input it as c:/mingw .
+
+h3. msysGit
+
+You will need msysGit to download the Xonotic source files from the repositories and keep them up to date. You can get msysGit "here":http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/ . Download the "Full installer for official Git" file.
+The default install options should be good.
+
+
+h2. Downloading the Xonotic sources
+
+Open git bash, and type those two commands:
+<pre>
+cd /c/msys/1.0
+git clone git://git.xonotic.org/xonotic/xonotic.git
+</pre>
+
+(Tip: you can paste text in the console with the Shift-Insert keyboard shortcut)
+
+This will install the Xonotic root repository in c:\msys\1.0\xonotic
+
+When the download is done, type
+<pre>
+cd xonotic
+./all update
+</pre>
+
+This will download approximately 2 gigabytes of data, and use 4 gigabytes in disk space.
+This will take a while, but you can already get started on the next step.
+
+
+h2. Setting up the environment
+
+To run and compile Xonotic, the "all" script must be able to access msysGit from MSYS, as well as wget and unzip. The xonpatch bundle patches your MSYS installation to sort this out.
+
+*Important*: if you have followed a previous version of this guide where the "profile" file had to be edited manually, download the original msys1.0.11 profile file from the attachments on this page, and unzip it in c:\msys\1.0\etc before applying the xonpatch.
+
+The process is simple: download the latest xonpatch from the attachments, and extract it in c:\msys\1.0 . Then, launch xonpatch.bat. This will make msysGit visible from MSYS, and add wget as well as unzip.
+
+h2. Compiling and running the game
+
+When the cloning of all the repositories is done, open MSYS and type:
+<pre>
+cd /xonotic
+./all compile
+</pre>
+
+This will compile the engine, QC compiler, and game progs. When this is done, you can then run the game with:
+<pre>
+./all run
+</pre>
+
+h2. Updating
+
+To update, all you need to do is open MSYS and:
+<pre>
+cd /xonotic
+./all update
+./all compile
+</pre>
+
+The most recent Xonotic development version is then ready to run.