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@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ the Marathon series is required to play. Install one or more of
marathon-data, marathon2-data, and/or marathon-infinite-data.
See the READMEs for the game data packages for more information.
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+Although ffmpeg is listed as a dependency, it's possible to build
+without it by setting FFMPEG=no in the script's environment (which will
+disable in-game movie playback/recording). This option is provided as a
+desperation measure only, since ffmpeg's API is a moving target. Please
+contact the maintainer if you have ffmpeg-related build issues.