diff --git a/.github/workflows/experimental.yml b/.github/workflows/experimental.yml
index 6c0f32d..f17976a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/experimental.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/experimental.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,37 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  build-goldmapper:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: install mingw toolchain
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
+      - name: setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 10
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: "pnpm"
+      - name: build GoldMapper
+        run: pnpm goldmapper
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: goldmapper
+          path: |
+            src-tauri/resources/GoldMapperLib.dll
+            src-tauri/resources/GoldMapperLauncher.exe
+            src-tauri/resources/SDL2.dll
+
   build-tauri:
+    needs: [build-goldmapper]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -27,10 +57,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - name: build GoldMapper
-        shell: bash
-        run: pnpm goldmapper
-
       - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
@@ -47,6 +73,12 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: "pnpm"
 
+      - name: download GoldMapper
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: goldmapper
+          path: src-tauri/resources
+
       - name: install Rust stable
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b0f062f..46d1a8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,37 @@ jobs:
           cat RELEASE_NOTES.md >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+  build-goldmapper:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: install mingw toolchain
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
+      - name: setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 10
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: "pnpm"
+      - name: build GoldMapper
+        run: pnpm goldmapper
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: goldmapper
+          path: |
+            src-tauri/resources/GoldMapperLib.dll
+            src-tauri/resources/GoldMapperLauncher.exe
+            src-tauri/resources/SDL2.dll
+
   publish-tauri:
-    needs: get-version
+    needs: [get-version, build-goldmapper]
     permissions:
       contents: write
     strategy:
@@ -40,10 +69,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - name: build GoldMapper
-        shell: bash
-        run: pnpm goldmapper
-
       - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
@@ -60,6 +85,12 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: "pnpm"
 
+      - name: download GoldMapper
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: goldmapper
+          path: src-tauri/resources
+
       - name: install Rust stable
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4d73b1..e5da8b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "post-build:macos": "bash src-tauri/scripts/post-build-macos.sh",
     "android:assets": "node scripts/download-android-assets.mjs",
     "flatpak": "flatpak-builder --user --install-deps-from=flathub --repo=emerald-repo --force-clean build-flatpak flatpak/io.github.Emerald_Legacy_Launcher.Emerald_Legacy_Launcher.yml && flatpak build-bundle emerald-repo emerald.flatpak io.github.Emerald_Legacy_Launcher.Emerald_Legacy_Launcher",
-    "goldmapper": "bash scripts/build-goldmapper.sh"
+    "goldmapper": "node scripts/build-goldmapper.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2",
diff --git a/scripts/build-goldmapper.mjs b/scripts/build-goldmapper.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..020ce95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-goldmapper.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, copyFileSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+const SCRIPT_DIR = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const ROOT_DIR = path.resolve(SCRIPT_DIR, "..");
+const GOLDMAPPER_DIR = path.join(ROOT_DIR, "GoldMapper");
+const BUILD_DIR = path.join(GOLDMAPPER_DIR, "build");
+const RESOURCES_DIR = path.join(ROOT_DIR, "src-tauri", "resources");
+const TOOLCHAIN_MINGW = path.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "toolchain-mingw.cmake");
+const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === "win32";
+function run(cmd, args, cwd) {
+  console.log(`> ${cmd} ${args.join(" ")}`);
+  const res = spawnSync(cmd, args, {
+    cwd,
+    stdio: "inherit",
+    shell: IS_WINDOWS,
+  });
+  if (res.status !== 0) {
+    process.exit(res.status ?? 1);
+  }
+}
+
+if (
+  !existsSync(
+    path.join(GOLDMAPPER_DIR, "third_party", "minhook", "include", "MinHook.h"),
+  )
+) {
+  console.log("Initializing minhook submodule...");
+  run(
+    "git",
+    ["-C", GOLDMAPPER_DIR, "submodule", "update", "--init", "--recursive"],
+    ROOT_DIR,
+  );
+}
+
+console.log("Configuring GoldMapper...");
+const configureArgs = ["-B", BUILD_DIR, "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"];
+if (!IS_WINDOWS) {
+  configureArgs.push("-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=" + TOOLCHAIN_MINGW);
+}
+configureArgs.push(GOLDMAPPER_DIR);
+run("cmake", configureArgs, ROOT_DIR);
+console.log("Building GoldMapper...");
+run("cmake", ["--build", BUILD_DIR, "--config", "Release"], ROOT_DIR);
+console.log("Copying binaries to resources...");
+mkdirSync(RESOURCES_DIR, { recursive: true });
+const outputs = [
+  {
+    source: "GoldMapperLib.dll",
+    names: ["GoldMapperLib.dll", "libGoldMapperLib.dll"], //neo: dont ask me vro idk why it does that
+  },
+  { source: "GoldMapperLauncher.exe", names: ["GoldMapperLauncher.exe"] },
+  {
+    source: "SDL2.dll",
+    names: ["SDL2.dll"],
+    dir: path.join(GOLDMAPPER_DIR, "third_party", "SDL2-2.32.6", "lib", "x64"),
+  },
+];
+
+for (const entry of outputs) {
+  const dir = entry.dir ?? BUILD_DIR;
+  const file = path.join(dir, entry.source);
+  if (existsSync(file)) {
+    copyFileSync(file, path.join(RESOURCES_DIR, entry.source));
+    continue;
+  }
+  const candidate = readdirSync(dir).find((f) =>
+    entry.names.some((n) => f.toLowerCase() === n.toLowerCase()),
+  );
+  if (!candidate) {
+    console.error(`Missing build output: ${entry.source}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  copyFileSync(
+    path.join(dir, candidate),
+    path.join(RESOURCES_DIR, entry.source),
+  );
+}
+
+console.log("GoldMapper build complete.");
diff --git a/scripts/build-goldmapper.sh b/scripts/build-goldmapper.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 459c938..0000000
--- a/scripts/build-goldmapper.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
-GOLDMAPPER_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/GoldMapper"
-BUILD_DIR="$GOLDMAPPER_DIR/build"
-RESOURCES_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/src-tauri/resources"
-
-if ! command -v xwin &> /dev/null; then
-  echo "Installing xwin..."
-  cargo install xwin
-fi
-
-if [ ! -d "$HOME/.cache/xwin/splat" ]; then
-  echo "Downloading Windows SDK and CRT..."
-  xwin --accept-license 16299.309000601.3633040603 splat --output "$HOME/.cache/xwin/splat"
-fi
-
-if [ ! -f "$GOLDMAPPER_DIR/third_party/minhook/include/MinHook.h" ]; then
-  echo "Initializing minhook submodule..."
-  git -C "$GOLDMAPPER_DIR" submodule update --init --recursive
-fi
-
-echo "Configuring GoldMapper..."
-cmake -B "$BUILD_DIR" \
-  -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$GOLDMAPPER_DIR/toolchain-xwin.cmake" \
-  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-  "$GOLDMAPPER_DIR"
-
-echo "Building GoldMapper..."
-cmake --build "$BUILD_DIR" --config Release
-
-echo "Copying binaries to resources..."
-mkdir -p "$RESOURCES_DIR"
-cp "$BUILD_DIR/GoldMapperLib.dll" "$RESOURCES_DIR/"
-cp "$BUILD_DIR/GoldMapperLauncher.exe" "$RESOURCES_DIR/"
-cp "$BUILD_DIR/../third_party/SDL2-2.32.6/lib/x64/SDL2.dll" "$RESOURCES_DIR/"
-
-echo "GoldMapper build complete."
diff --git a/scripts/toolchain-mingw.cmake b/scripts/toolchain-mingw.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4a1291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/toolchain-mingw.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Windows)
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR x86_64)
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++)
+set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src-tauri/resources/GoldMapperLauncher.e b/src-tauri/resources/GoldMapperLauncher.e
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000