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 ## Requirements
 
-* node 8+
+These are necessary to build the internal [Screeps](https://github.com/screeps/screeps) server.
 
+ * Node.js 10 LTS or higher
+ * Python (for node-gyp)
+ * Build tools (`apt install build-essential` for Ubuntu, [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/) for Windows, etc) 
 
 ## Usage