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 After compilation is complete, copy the `CSE2` binary to `game_english`, and run it from there, making sure that the appropriate `libstdc++` is findable. If it's not automatically findable, you can point the environment variable `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` to its path.
 
-Note: CSE2 requires a Config.dat file, which we cannot currently produce from inside the Solaris environment. To create one, compile the `DoConfig` program on a modern PC and use it to create your config file. The need for this workaround is considered a bug and should be fixed.
+Note: CSE2 requires a `Config.dat` file, which we cannot currently produce from inside the Solaris environment. To create one, compile the `DoConfig` program on a modern PC and use it to create your config file. The need for this workaround is considered a bug and should be fixed. If you do not need a custom `Config.dat` (and you probably don't), simply rename the included `Config.dat_default` to `Config.dat` and move it into `game_english`.
 
 ## Licensing (from the original README)