diff --git a/docs/compiling.md b/docs/compiling.md
index 4562c93..e7e3aa8 100644
--- a/docs/compiling.md
+++ b/docs/compiling.md
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ sudo make install
 * Download the `msys-init.sh` script from this repo (making sure to download the raw version instead of the html from github).
 * Start MSYS2 in UCRT64 mode (there is a separate icon for each mode in the start menu, but you can just search for UCRT64).
 * Run the init script with bash: `bash msys-init.sh`. It will update MSYS2, and then install all the build dependencies for the emulator.
-* MSYS2 will probably want to restart after it installs the updates. If so, then run `msys-init.sh` again afterwards.
-* Run `cd fab-agon-emulator` and then `make` in the root of the project.
-* Run `./fab-agon-emulator.exe` in the root of the project.
+* MSYS2 will probably restart after it installs the updates. If so, then run `bash msys-init.sh` again afterwards.
+* Change to the project root: `cd fab-agon-emulator`
+* **First time only** initialization: `git submodule update --init`
+* Build the project: `make`
+* Run the executable: `./fab-agon-emulator.exe`
 
 ## Compiling for Mac
 
diff --git a/msys-init.sh b/msys-init.sh
index 45db9e7..1fb9264 100644
--- a/msys-init.sh
+++ b/msys-init.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 REPO=${REPO:-https://github.com/tomm/fab-agon-emulator.git}
-set -euxo pipefail # bash strict mode: https://gist.github.com/mohanpedala/1e2ff5661761d3abd0385e8223e16425
+set -euo pipefail # bash strict mode: https://gist.github.com/mohanpedala/1e2ff5661761d3abd0385e8223e16425
 
-echo "⚠️ MSYS2 may ask to restart after this update. If so, rerun this script afterwards."
+echo "
+⚠️ MSYS2 may ask to restart after this update. If so, rerun this script afterwards.
+"
 pacman --noconfirm -Syu
-echo "👌 Installing build dependencies for fab-agon-emulator..."
+
+echo "
+⚙️ Installing build dependencies for fab-agon-emulator...
+"
 pacman --noconfirm -S \
     vim \
     git \
@@ -12,12 +17,24 @@ pacman --noconfirm -S \
     ucrt64/mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-SDL2 \
     ucrt64/mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc \
     ucrt64/mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-rust
-echo "👋 Cloning ${REPO}"
-git clone 
-cd fab-agon-emulator
+
 echo "
 ⭐ MSYS2 initialization complete
 ⭐ Build dependencies for fab-egon-emulator installed
-⭐ github repo ${REPO} cloned and submodules initialized
-🪄 Enjoy!
-"
\ No newline at end of file
+
+👋 Cloning ${REPO}...
+"
+git clone "${REPO}"
+
+echo "
+⭐ github repo ${REPO} cloned 
+
+🤝 Please run the following commands:
+
+cd fab-agon-emulator
+git submodule update --init
+make
+./fab-agon-emulator.exe
+
+🎉 Enjoy!
+"