diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0dd04052d..fef3f4317 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,25 +136,26 @@ Compiling
 | CMake      | 3.5+    |            |
 | IrrlichtMt | -       | Custom version of Irrlicht, see https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht |
 | SQLite3    | 3.0+    |            |
+| Zstd       | 1.0+    |            |
 | LuaJIT     | 2.0+    | Bundled Lua 5.1 is used if not present |
 | GMP        | 5.0.0+  | Bundled mini-GMP is used if not present |
 | JsonCPP    | 1.0.0+  | Bundled JsonCPP is used if not present |
 
 For Debian/Ubuntu users:
 
-    sudo apt install g++ make libc6-dev cmake libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libxxf86vm-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libjsoncpp-dev
+    sudo apt install g++ make libc6-dev cmake libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libxxf86vm-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libjsoncpp-dev libzstd-dev
 
 For Fedora users:
 
-    sudo dnf install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel cmake libcurl-devel openal-soft-devel libvorbis-devel libXxf86vm-devel libogg-devel freetype-devel mesa-libGL-devel zlib-devel jsoncpp-devel gmp-devel sqlite-devel luajit-devel leveldb-devel ncurses-devel spatialindex-devel
+    sudo dnf install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel cmake libcurl-devel openal-soft-devel libvorbis-devel libXxf86vm-devel libogg-devel freetype-devel mesa-libGL-devel zlib-devel jsoncpp-devel gmp-devel sqlite-devel luajit-devel leveldb-devel ncurses-devel spatialindex-devel libzstd-devel
     
 For Arch users:
 
-    sudo pacman -S base-devel libcurl-gnutls cmake libxxf86vm libpng sqlite libogg libvorbis openal freetype2 jsoncpp gmp luajit leveldb ncurses
+    sudo pacman -S base-devel libcurl-gnutls cmake libxxf86vm libpng sqlite libogg libvorbis openal freetype2 jsoncpp gmp luajit leveldb ncurses zstd
 
 For Alpine users:
 
-    sudo apk add build-base cmake libpng-dev jpeg-dev libxxf86vm-dev mesa-dev sqlite-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev openal-soft-dev curl-dev freetype-dev zlib-dev gmp-dev jsoncpp-dev luajit-dev
+    sudo apk add build-base cmake libpng-dev jpeg-dev libxxf86vm-dev mesa-dev sqlite-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev openal-soft-dev curl-dev freetype-dev zlib-dev gmp-dev jsoncpp-dev luajit-dev zstd-dev
 
 #### Download
 
@@ -306,8 +307,11 @@ Library specific options:
     ZLIB_DLL                        - Only on Windows; path to zlib1.dll
     ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR                - Directory that contains zlib.h
     ZLIB_LIBRARY                    - Path to libz.a/libz.so/zlib.lib
+    ZSTD_DLL                        - Only on Windows; path to libzstd.dll
+    ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR                - Directory that contains zstd.h
+    ZSTD_LIBRARY                    - Path to libzstd.a/libzstd.so/ztd.lib
 
-### Compiling on Windows
+### Compiling on Windows using MSVC
 
 ### Requirements
 
@@ -320,11 +324,9 @@ Library specific options:
 
 It is highly recommended to use vcpkg as package manager.
 
-#### a) Using vcpkg to install dependencies
-
 After you successfully built vcpkg you can easily install the required libraries:
 ```powershell
-vcpkg install zlib curl[winssl] openal-soft libvorbis libogg sqlite3 freetype luajit gmp jsoncpp --triplet x64-windows
+vcpkg install zlib zstd curl[winssl] openal-soft libvorbis libogg sqlite3 freetype luajit gmp jsoncpp --triplet x64-windows
 ```
 
 - **Don't forget about IrrlichtMt.** The easiest way is to clone it to `lib/irrlichtmt` as described in the Linux section.
@@ -338,10 +340,6 @@ There are other optional libraries, but they are not tested if they can build an
 
 Use `--triplet` to specify the target triplet, e.g. `x64-windows` or `x86-windows`.
 
-#### b) Compile the dependencies on your own
-
-This is outdated and not recommended. Follow the instructions on https://dev.minetest.net/Build_Win32_Minetest_including_all_required_libraries#VS2012_Build
-
 ### Compile Minetest
 
 #### a) Using the vcpkg toolchain and CMake GUI
@@ -370,12 +368,6 @@ cmake --build . --config Release
 ```
 Make sure that the right compiler is selected and the path to the vcpkg toolchain is correct.
 
-#### c) Using your own compiled libraries
-
-**This is outdated and not recommended**
-
-Follow the instructions on https://dev.minetest.net/Build_Win32_Minetest_including_all_required_libraries#VS2012_Build
-
 ### Windows Installer using WiX Toolset
 
 Requirements: