Bug Report: Error: Could not determine current git branch; is this a proper Git repository?

[sphis-Sinco]

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Platform

Compiled from GitHub Source Code (Windows)

Browser

None

Version

0.5.3

Description (include any images, videos, errors, or crash logs)

I was trying to compile and I got a

Error: Could not determine current git branch; is this a proper Git repository?

Steps to Reproduce

No response

[moxie-coder]

it’s self explanatory, you didn’t clone the FNF repo

[sphis-Sinco]

it’s self explanatory, you didn’t clone the FNF repo

I HAVE to clone it? I can't just download the zip?

[AbnormalPoof]

You have to clone the repo or else the submodules (art, assets) won't work.

[sphis-Sinco]

oh

[moxie-coder]

You have to clone the repo or else the submodules (art, assets) won't work.

and those are required, downloading a zip won't download those too

[sphis-Sinco]

You have to clone the repo or else the submodules (art, assets) won't work.

and those are required, downloading a zip won't download those too

it did for me, that's why I was confused