diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 3aad50f..bb447b8 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ hytaleTools {
     includesPack = property("includes_pack").toString().toBoolean()
     patchline = property("patchline").toString()
     injectServerJavadocsIntoSources = property("injectServerJavadocsIntoSources").toString().toBoolean()
+    generateAssetsBinary = property("generateAssetsBinary").toString().toBoolean()
+    // hytaleHomeOverride = property("hytaleHomeOverride").toString()
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2506439..98ba81e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -77,4 +77,10 @@ manifest_opt_dependencies =
 curseforgeID = 
 
 # Injects hosted Hytale API docs into generated Vineflower server sources for easier IDE browsing.
-injectServerJavadocsIntoSources = false
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+injectServerJavadocsIntoSources = true
+
+# Controls whether prepareDecompiledSourcesForIde / idea generate the large hytale-assets.jar IDE binary from Assets.zip. Disable to avoid creating the extra assets jar.
+generateAssetsBinary = false
+
+# Optional path to a local Hytale installation, a directory containing Assets.zip, or an Assets.zip file. When set, local dev tasks use this assets zip directly instead of requiring the Gradle cached assets zip.
+hytaleHomeOverride = /path/to/Hytale/install/release/package/game/latest/Assets.zip
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