diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index fc4b7caec6a..400701794cf 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ TGS3.json
 .git/objects
 .git/refs
 .vs*
-tools
 cfg
 data
 SQL
@@ -26,4 +25,6 @@ tgstation.lk
 tgstation.dyn.rsc
 libmariadb.dll
 rust_g.dll
+BSQL.dll
+appveyor.yml
 Dockerfile
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d2b9a790769..c9895f32646 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@ sudo: false
 branches:
   except:
   - ___TGS3TempBranch
-env:
-    global:
-    - BYOND_MAJOR="512"
-    - BYOND_MINOR="1427"
-    - NODE_VERSION="4"
-    - RUST_G_VERSION="0.3.0"
-    - BSQL_VERSION="v1.3.0.2"
 matrix:
   include:
     - env:
@@ -31,7 +24,7 @@ matrix:
             - libstdc++6:i386
       cache:
         directories:
-          - $HOME/BYOND-${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}
+          - $HOME/BYOND
     - env:
       - BUILD_TESTING=false
       - BUILD_TOOLS=false
@@ -50,7 +43,7 @@ matrix:
       cache:
         directories:
           - $HOME/.cargo
-          - $HOME/BYOND-${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}
+          - $HOME/BYOND
           - $HOME/MariaDB
           - $HOME/.rustup
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4d24e938fe3..4092ccb418d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 FROM tgstation/byond:512.1427 as base
+#above version must be the same as the one in dependencies.sh
 
-FROM base as rustg
+FROM base as build_base
 
-WORKDIR /rust_g
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     git \
-    ca-certificates \
-    libc6-dev
+    ca-certificates
 
-FROM build as rust_g
+FROM build_base as rust_g
 
 WORKDIR /rust_g
 
@@ -17,19 +16,18 @@ RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libssl-dev \
     rustc \
     cargo \
-    pkg-config
-
-RUN git init \
+    pkg-config \
+    && git init \
     && git remote add origin https://github.com/tgstation/rust-g
 
-#TODO: find a way to read these from .travis.yml or a common source eventually
-ENV RUST_G_VERSION=0.3.0
+COPY dependencies.sh .
 
-RUN git fetch --depth 1 origin $RUST_G_VERSION \
+RUN /bin/bash -c "source dependencies.sh \
+    && git fetch --depth 1 origin \$RUST_G_VERSION" \
     && git checkout FETCH_HEAD \
     && cargo build --release
 
-FROM base as bsql
+FROM build_base as bsql
 
 WORKDIR /bsql
 
@@ -40,16 +38,14 @@ RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends software-properties-common \
     cmake \
     make \
     g++-7 \
-    libstdc++6 \
-    libmariadb-client-lgpl-dev
-
-RUN git init \
+    libmariadb-client-lgpl-dev \
+    && git init \
     && git remote add origin https://github.com/tgstation/BSQL 
 
-#TODO: find a way to read these from .travis.yml or a common source eventually
-ENV BSQL_VERSION=v1.3.0.2
+COPY dependencies.sh .
 
-RUN git fetch --depth 1 origin $BSQL_VERSION \
+RUN /bin/bash -c "source dependencies.sh \
+    && git fetch --depth 1 origin \$BSQL_VERSION" \
     && git checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
 WORKDIR /bsql/artifacts
@@ -69,41 +65,20 @@ FROM dm_base as build
 
 COPY . .
 
-RUN DreamMaker -max_errors 0 tgstation.dme
-
-WORKDIR /deploy
-
-RUN mkdir -p \
-    .git/logs \
-    _maps \
-    config \
-    icons/minimaps \
-    sound/chatter \
-    sound/voice/complionator \
-    sound/instruments \
-    strings \
-    && cp /tgstation/tgstation.dmb /tgstation/tgstation.rsc ./ \
-    && cp -r /tgstation/.git/logs/* .git/logs/ \
-    && cp -r /tgstation/_maps/* _maps/ \
-    && cp -r /tgstation/config/* config/ \
-    && cp /tgstation/icons/default_title.dmi icons/ \
-    && cp -r /tgstation/icons/minimaps/* icons/minimaps/ \
-    && cp -r /tgstation/sound/chatter/* sound/chatter/ \
-    && cp -r /tgstation/sound/voice/complionator/* sound/voice/complionator/ \
-    && cp -r /tgstation/sound/instruments/* sound/instruments/ \
-    && cp -r /tgstation/strings/* strings/
+RUN DreamMaker -max_errors 0 tgstation.dme && tools/deploy.sh /deploy
 
 FROM dm_base
 
 EXPOSE 1337
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     mariadb-client \
     libssl1.0.0 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && mkdir -p /root/.byond/bin
 
-COPY --from=rustg /rust_g/target/release/librust_g.so /root/.byond/bin/rust_g
+COPY --from=rust_g /rust_g/target/release/librust_g.so /root/.byond/bin/rust_g
 COPY --from=bsql /bsql/artifacts/src/BSQL/libBSQL.so ./
 COPY --from=build /deploy ./
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce5e87a217b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: '{build}'
+skip_branch_with_pr: true
+shallow_clone: true
+cache:
+  - C:\byond\ -> dependencies.sh
+build_script:
+  - ps: tools/appveyor/build.ps1
+  - ps: "$deployPath = $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER + '/deploy'; bash tools/deploy.sh $deployPath" 
+  - ps: "[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::CreateFromDirectory($env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER + '/deploy', $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER + '/deploy.zip')"
+artifacts:
+  - path: deploy.zip
diff --git a/dependencies.sh b/dependencies.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e286a4ed902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#Project dependencies file
+#Final authority on what's required to fully build the project
+
+#byond version
+#note, this also needs to be changed in the Dockerfile's initial FROM command
+#If someone has an idea for how to set that version within the Dockerfile itself without any other dependencies, feel free to PR it
+export BYOND_MAJOR=512
+export BYOND_MINOR=1427
+
+#rust_g git tag
+export RUST_G_VERSION=0.3.0
+
+#bsql git tag
+export BSQL_VERSION=v1.3.0.2
+
+#node version
+export NODE_VERSION=4
diff --git a/tgui/build.sh b/tgui/build.sh
index 421f4f8f22c..ac773faa060 100755
--- a/tgui/build.sh
+++ b/tgui/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #RUN THIS IN THE tgui/ folder
 set -e
-export NODE_VERSION=4
+
+source ../dependencies.sh
 
 if [ ! -d "/tmp/nvm" ]; then
 	rm -rf /tmp/nvm && git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git /tmp/nvm && (cd ~/.nvm && git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`) && source /tmp/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install $NODE_VERSION
diff --git a/tools/appveyor/build.ps1 b/tools/appveyor/build.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6bda0799771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/appveyor/build.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+if(!(Test-Path -Path "C:/byond")){
+    bash tools/appveyor/download_byond.sh
+    [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory("C:/byond.zip", "C:/")
+    Remove-Item C:/byond.zip
+}
+
+Set-Location $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER
+
+&"C:/byond/bin/dm.exe" -max_errors 0 tgstation.dme
+exit $LASTEXITCODE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/appveyor/download_byond.sh b/tools/appveyor/download_byond.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..19b7f201707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/appveyor/download_byond.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+source dependencies.sh
+echo "Downloading BYOND version $BYOND_MAJOR.$BYOND_MINOR"
+curl "http://www.byond.com/download/build/$BYOND_MAJOR/$BYOND_MAJOR.${BYOND_MINOR}_byond.zip" -o C:/byond.zip
diff --git a/tools/deploy.sh b/tools/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..5cd604ac97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#Run this in the repo root after compiling
+#First arg is path to where you want to deploy
+#creates a work tree free of everything except what's necessary to run the game
+
+mkdir -p \
+    $1/_maps \
+    $1/icons/minimaps \
+    $1/sound/chatter \
+    $1/sound/voice/complionator \
+    $1/sound/instruments \
+    $1/strings
+
+if [ -d ".git" ]; then
+  # Control will enter here if $DIRECTORY exists.
+  mkdir -p $1/.git/logs
+  cp -r .git/logs/* $1/.git/logs/
+fi
+
+cp tgstation.dmb tgstation.rsc $1/
+cp -r _maps/* $1/_maps/
+cp icons/default_title.dmi $1/icons/
+cp -r icons/minimaps/* $1/icons/minimaps/
+cp -r sound/chatter/* $1/sound/chatter/
+cp -r sound/voice/complionator/* $1/sound/voice/complionator/
+cp -r sound/instruments/* $1/sound/instruments/
+cp -r strings/* $1/strings/
+
+#remove .dm files from _maps
+
+#this regrettably doesn't work with windows find
+#find $1/_maps -name "*.dm" -type f -delete
+
+#dlls
+cp rust_g* $1/
+cp *BSQL.* $1/
diff --git a/tools/travis/before_build_byond.sh b/tools/travis/before_build_byond.sh
index 24a53ebe4ec..55afb07ffe5 100755
--- a/tools/travis/before_build_byond.sh
+++ b/tools/travis/before_build_byond.sh
@@ -4,27 +4,28 @@ set -e
 #If this is the build tools step, we do not bother to install/build byond
 if [ "$BUILD_TOOLS" = true ]; then
   exit 0
-fi;
+fi
+
 echo "Combining maps for building"
 if [ $BUILD_TESTING = true ]; then
     python tools/travis/template_dm_generator.py
-fi;
-
-if [ -d "$HOME/BYOND-${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}/byond/bin" ];
-then
-  echo "Using cached directory."
-  exit 0
-else
-  echo "Setting up BYOND."
-  mkdir -p "$HOME/BYOND-${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}"
-  cd "$HOME/BYOND-${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}"
-  curl "http://www.byond.com/download/build/${BYOND_MAJOR}/${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}_byond_linux.zip" -o byond.zip
-  unzip byond.zip
-  cd byond
-  make here
-  cd ~/
-  exit 0
 fi
 
-#some variable not set correctly, panic
-exit 1
+source dependencies.sh
+
+if [ -d "$HOME/BYOND/byond/bin" ] && grep -Fxq "${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}" $HOME/BYOND/version.txt;
+then
+  echo "Using cached directory."
+else
+  echo "Setting up BYOND."
+  rm -rf "$HOME/BYOND"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/BYOND"
+  cd "$HOME/BYOND"
+  curl "http://www.byond.com/download/build/${BYOND_MAJOR}/${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}_byond_linux.zip" -o byond.zip
+  unzip byond.zip
+  rm byond.zip
+  cd byond
+  make here
+  echo "$BYOND_MAJOR.$BYOND_MINOR" > "$HOME/BYOND/version.txt"
+  cd ~/
+fi
diff --git a/tools/travis/build_byond.sh b/tools/travis/build_byond.sh
index 97496d68ccd..9632964a729 100755
--- a/tools/travis/build_byond.sh
+++ b/tools/travis/build_byond.sh
@@ -41,19 +41,36 @@ if [ "$BUILD_TOOLS" = false ]; then
 		exit 1
 	fi;
 
-    source $HOME/BYOND-${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}/byond/bin/byondsetup
+    source $HOME/BYOND/byond/bin/byondsetup
 	if [ "$BUILD_TESTING" = true ]; then
 		tools/travis/dm.sh -DTRAVISBUILDING -DTRAVISTESTING -DALL_MAPS tgstation.dme
 	else
 		tools/travis/dm.sh -DTRAVISBUILDING tgstation.dme
 		
-		#config folder should not be mandatory
-		rm -rf config/*
+		tools/deploy.sh travis_test
+		mkdir travis_test/config
 
 		#test config
-		cp tools/travis/travis_config.txt config/config.txt
+		cp tools/travis/travis_config.txt travis_test/config/config.txt
+
+		# get libmariadb, cache it so limmex doesn't get angery
+		if [ -f $HOME/libmariadb ]; then
+			#travis likes to interpret the cache command as it being a file for some reason
+			rm $HOME/libmariadb
+		fi
+		mkdir -p $HOME/libmariadb
+		if [ ! -f $HOME/libmariadb/libmariadb.so ]; then
+			wget http://www.byond.com/download/db/mariadb_client-2.0.0-linux.tgz
+			tar -xvf mariadb_client-2.0.0-linux.tgz
+			mv mariadb_client-2.0.0-linux/libmariadb.so $HOME/libmariadb/libmariadb.so
+			rm -rf mariadb_client-2.0.0-linux.tgz mariadb_client-2.0.0-linux
+		fi
 	
+		cd travis_test
+    	ln -s $HOME/libmariadb/libmariadb.so libmariadb.so
 		DreamDaemon tgstation.dmb -close -trusted -verbose -params "test-run&log-directory=travis"
-		cat data/logs/travis/clean_run.lk
+		cd ..
+		cat travis_test/data/logs/travis/clean_run.lk
+
 	fi;
 fi;
diff --git a/tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh b/tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh
index 8de5ffa7db3..69f5e1e1191 100755
--- a/tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source dependencies.sh
+
+#ensure the Dockerfile version matches the dependencies.sh version
+line=$(head -n 1 Dockerfile)
+if [[ $line != *"$BYOND_MAJOR.$BYOND_MINOR"* ]]; then
+  echo "Dockerfile BYOND version in FROM command does not match dependencies.sh (Or it's not on line 1)!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ $BUILD_TOOLS = false ] && [ $BUILD_TESTING = false ]; then
     curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y --default-host i686-unknown-linux-gnu
     source ~/.profile
diff --git a/tools/travis/install_build_tools.sh b/tools/travis/install_build_tools.sh
index 76d0dbf69dd..1d000672792 100755
--- a/tools/travis/install_build_tools.sh
+++ b/tools/travis/install_build_tools.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+source dependencies.sh
+
 if [ "$BUILD_TOOLS" = true ]; then
       rm -rf ~/.nvm && git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm && (cd ~/.nvm && git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`) && source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install $NODE_VERSION
       npm install -g gulp-cli