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@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ gradle setupDecompWorkspace
 
 gradlew eclipse / idea / build
 
+In order to have FML detect AE from your dev enviornment, add the following VM Option to your run profile
+-Dfml.coreMods.load=appeng.transformer.AppEngCore
+
 ### Contributing
 
 Bugfixes and Compatability patches are generally welcome. If you want to contribute something which changes game mechanics, no matter how small, please talk to someone with commit privileges first, its best to remember that those with commit access determine the direction of the mod as a whole.