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added specific instructions for switch users needing version 3.9.24.. changed instructions for creating shortcuts as BCML now can make them. added a link to Nicene's instructional video at the end.

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 ==Setup==
--BCML requires Python [https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.10/python-3.8.10-amd64.exe 3.8.10] or [https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.9/python-3.7.9-amd64.exe 3.7.9], and the [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads#section-2 x64 Visual C++ redistributable]. When you open the Python installer, there will be a checkbox that says <code>Add Python to PATH</code>. You MUST check this box, or else BCML can't be installed. From here, continue as normal, and install the x64 Visual C++ redistributable.
+BCML requires Python [https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.10/python-3.8.10-amd64.exe 3.8.10] or [https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.9/python-3.7.9-amd64.exe 3.7.9], and the [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads#section-2 x64 Visual C++ redistributable]. When you open the Python installer, there will be a checkbox that says <code>Add Python to PATH</code>. You MUST check this box, or else BCML can't be installed. From here, continue as normal, and install the x64 Visual C++ redistributable.
-Open a command prompt anywhere (if you don't know how, just type <code>cmd</code> into Windows Search). Run <code>pip install bcml</code> (in normal cmd, NOT the python console). You should see a bunch of progress bars, and then a success message.
+Open a command prompt anywhere (if you don't know how, just type <code>cmd</code> into Windows Search).
+*'''WiiU/Cemu users''': Run <code>pip install bcml</code> (in normal cmd, NOT the python console). You should see a bunch of progress bars, and then a success message.
+*'''Switch/Yuzu users''': Run <code>pip install bcml==3.9.24</code> (in normal cmd, NOT the python console). You should see a bunch of progress bars, and then a success message. Do not update BCML if prompted.
-If you'd like to make a shortcut for BCML, search <code>pythonw.exe</code> in Windows search, and hit <code>Open file location</code>. Right click the exe and create a shortcut, then go into its properties. Add <code> -m bcml</code> to the end of the text in the top box, then pin the shortcut to your taskbar.
+To run BCML all you need to do is type <code>bcml</code> into a cmd prompt.
+If you would like to have a shortcut made, BCML has that option on the settings page.
 ==Usage==
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 *Certain game files are too complex for the basic merging logic, and custom logic will have to be written for them. Almost all mods made as of Oct 17, 2020 are currently supported, but future mods may not be.
+==Merge All the Mods: Getting Started with BCML 3 Instructional Video==
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gKRifYyA68 Merge All the Mods: Getting Started with BCML 3 Instructional Video on YouTube]