diff --git a/build-vulcast-vertical.ps1 b/build-vulcast-vertical.ps1
index 4efd7e2..099fbf5 100644
--- a/build-vulcast-vertical.ps1
+++ b/build-vulcast-vertical.ps1
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
     Downloads and builds the Vulcast Vertical OBS plugin DLL.
-    Auto-installs VS Build Tools if needed. Skips downloads if already cached.
+    Skips downloads if already cached. Re-run to rebuild only.
 #>
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
 
-# Bump these when OBS updates
 $OBS_VERSION = '32.1.2'
 $DEPS_DATE = '2026-06-25'
 
@@ -15,10 +14,9 @@ $WORK = "$env:TEMP\vulcast-build"
 $SRC = "$WORK\vulcast-vertical"
 
 Write-Host "=== Vulcast Vertical Build Script ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
-Write-Host "OBS $OBS_VERSION | Deps $DEPS_DATE"
-Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "OBS $OBS_VERSION | Deps $DEPS_DATE`n"
 
-# ---------- Check / Install Build Tools ----------
+# ---------- Build Tools ----------
 function Find-MSVC {
     $vsWhere = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
     if (Test-Path $vsWhere) {
@@ -27,10 +25,10 @@ function Find-MSVC {
     }
     foreach ($v in '2022','2019') {
         foreach ($ed in 'BuildTools','Community','Professional','Enterprise') {
-            $p = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\$v\$ed"
-            if (Test-Path "$p\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat") { return $p }
-            $p = "${env:ProgramFiles}\Microsoft Visual Studio\$v\$ed"
-            if (Test-Path "$p\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat") { return $p }
+            foreach ($base in "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}","${env:ProgramFiles}") {
+                $p = "$base\Microsoft Visual Studio\$v\$ed"
+                if (Test-Path "$p\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat") { return $p }
+            }
         }
     }
     return $null
@@ -38,35 +36,30 @@ function Find-MSVC {
 
 $vsPath = Find-MSVC
 if (-not $vsPath) {
-    Write-Host "C++ Build Tools not found. Installing VS 2022 Build Tools..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    Write-Host "(Downloads ~3GB, takes 5-15 minutes)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-
+    Write-Host "Installing VS 2022 Build Tools (~3GB, 5-15 min)..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
     $installer = "$env:TEMP\vs_buildtools.exe"
     if (-not (Test-Path $installer)) {
         Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_BuildTools.exe' -OutFile $installer
     }
-
     $proc = Start-Process -FilePath $installer -ArgumentList @(
-        '--quiet', '--wait', '--norestart',
-        '--add', 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools',
-        '--add', 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64',
-        '--add', 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows11SDK.22621',
+        '--quiet','--wait','--norestart',
+        '--add','Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools',
+        '--add','Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64',
+        '--add','Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows11SDK.22621',
         '--includeRecommended'
     ) -Wait -PassThru
-
     if ($proc.ExitCode -ne 0 -and $proc.ExitCode -ne 3010) {
-        Write-Error "Build Tools install failed (exit $($proc.ExitCode)). Install manually: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/"
+        Write-Error "Install failed (exit $($proc.ExitCode)). Install manually from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/"
         exit 1
     }
-
     $vsPath = Find-MSVC
     if (-not $vsPath) {
-        Write-Error "Installed but not detected. Restart terminal and run again."
+        Write-Error "Installed but not found. Restart terminal and run again."
         exit 1
     }
-    Write-Host "[OK] Build Tools installed: $vsPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+    Write-Host "[OK] Installed: $vsPath`n" -ForegroundColor Green
 } else {
-    Write-Host "[OK] Build Tools: $vsPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+    Write-Host "[OK] Build Tools: $vsPath`n" -ForegroundColor Green
 }
 
 $vcvars = Get-ChildItem -Path $vsPath -Recurse -Filter 'vcvarsall.bat' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
@@ -79,73 +72,67 @@ cmd /c "`"$vcvars`" x64 >nul 2>&1 && set" | ForEach-Object {
         [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable($Matches[1], $Matches[2])
     }
 }
+if (Get-Command cl.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { Write-Host "[OK] cl.exe ready`n" -ForegroundColor Green }
 
-$cl = Get-Command cl.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-if ($cl) { Write-Host "[OK] Compiler: $($cl.Source)" -ForegroundColor Green }
+# ---------- Create work dir (no cleanup) ----------
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $WORK -Force | Out-Null
 
-# ---------- Download helper (skip if cached) ----------
-function Get-IfMissing {
-    param([string]$Url, [string]$Path, [string]$Label)
-    if (Test-Path $Path) {
-        Write-Host "  $Label (cached)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
-        return
-    }
-    Write-Host "  $Label..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+# ---------- Download helper ----------
+function Get-IfMissing($Url, $Path, $Label) {
+    if (Test-Path $Path) { Write-Host "  $Label (cached)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return }
+    Write-Host "  $Label downloading..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
     Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile $Path
 }
 
 # ---------- Step 1: Source ----------
-Write-Host "`n[1/5] Source code" -ForegroundColor Cyan
-New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $WORK -Force | Out-Null
+Write-Host "[1/5] Source code" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 Get-IfMissing 'https://vulcast.xyz/dl/vulcast-vertical-source.zip' "$WORK\source.zip" "vulcast-vertical"
-if (-not (Test-Path $SRC)) {
+if (-not (Test-Path "$SRC\CMakeLists.txt")) {
     Expand-Archive -Path "$WORK\source.zip" -DestinationPath $WORK -Force
 }
 
 # ---------- Step 2: OBS source ----------
 Write-Host "[2/5] OBS Studio source" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 Get-IfMissing "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/archive/refs/tags/$OBS_VERSION.zip" "$WORK\obs.zip" "OBS $OBS_VERSION"
-if (-not (Test-Path "$WORK\obs-studio")) {
+if (-not (Test-Path "$WORK\obs-studio\CMakeLists.txt")) {
     Expand-Archive -Path "$WORK\obs.zip" -DestinationPath $WORK -Force
-    Rename-Item "$WORK\obs-studio-$OBS_VERSION" "$WORK\obs-studio"
+    if (Test-Path "$WORK\obs-studio-$OBS_VERSION") {
+        Rename-Item "$WORK\obs-studio-$OBS_VERSION" "$WORK\obs-studio"
+    }
 }
 
 # ---------- Step 3: Dependencies ----------
-Write-Host "[3/5] OBS pre-built dependencies" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "[3/5] OBS dependencies" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$WORK\deps" -Force | Out-Null
-Get-IfMissing "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-deps/releases/download/$DEPS_DATE/windows-deps-$DEPS_DATE-x64.zip" "$WORK\deps\deps.zip" "Dependencies (~60MB)"
-if (-not (Test-Path "$WORK\deps\include")) {
+Get-IfMissing "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-deps/releases/download/$DEPS_DATE/windows-deps-$DEPS_DATE-x64.zip" "$WORK\deps\deps.zip" "Deps (~60MB)"
+if (-not (Test-Path "$WORK\deps\include\obs")) {
     Expand-Archive -Path "$WORK\deps\deps.zip" -DestinationPath "$WORK\deps" -Force
 }
 
 Get-IfMissing "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-deps/releases/download/$DEPS_DATE/windows-deps-qt6-$DEPS_DATE-x64-RelWithDebInfo.zip" "$WORK\deps\qt6.zip" "Qt6 (~200MB)"
-if (-not (Test-Path "$WORK\deps\bin\Qt6Core.dll")) {
+if (-not (Test-Path "$WORK\deps\lib\cmake\Qt6")) {
     Expand-Archive -Path "$WORK\deps\qt6.zip" -DestinationPath "$WORK\deps" -Force
 }
 
-# ---------- Step 4: Build OBS libraries ----------
-Write-Host "[4/5] Building OBS libraries" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+# ---------- Step 4: Build OBS ----------
+Write-Host "[4/5] OBS libraries" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 $obsBuild = "$WORK\obs-studio\build_x64"
 if (-not (Test-Path "$obsBuild\libobs\Release\obs.lib")) {
     Push-Location "$WORK\obs-studio"
     cmake -S . -B build_x64 `
         -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 `
-        -DENABLE_PLUGINS=OFF `
-        -DENABLE_UI=OFF `
-        -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=OFF `
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release `
-        -DQT_VERSION=6 `
+        -DENABLE_PLUGINS=OFF -DENABLE_UI=OFF -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=OFF `
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DQT_VERSION=6 `
         -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$WORK\deps" 2>&1 | Out-Null
-
     cmake --build build_x64 --config Release --target libobs -- /m /noLogo 2>&1 | Write-Host
     cmake --build build_x64 --config Release --target obs-frontend-api -- /m /noLogo 2>&1 | Write-Host
     Pop-Location
 } else {
-    Write-Host "  OBS libraries (cached)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+    Write-Host "  OBS libs (cached)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
 }
 
 # ---------- Step 5: Build plugin ----------
-Write-Host "[5/5] Building Vulcast Vertical" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "[5/5] Vulcast Vertical plugin" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 Push-Location $SRC
 if (-not (Test-Path "build\CMakeCache.txt")) {
     cmake -S . -B build `
@@ -154,8 +141,7 @@ if (-not (Test-Path "build\CMakeCache.txt")) {
         -Dlibobs_DIR="$obsBuild\libobs" `
         -Dobs-frontend-api_DIR="$obsBuild\UI\obs-frontend-api" `
         -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$WORK\deps" `
-        -DQT_VERSION=6 `
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release 2>&1 | Write-Host
+        -DQT_VERSION=6 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release 2>&1 | Write-Host
 }
 cmake --build build --config Release -- /m /noLogo 2>&1 | Write-Host
 Pop-Location
@@ -169,5 +155,5 @@ if ($dll) {
     Write-Host "DLL: $dest" -ForegroundColor Green
     Write-Host "`nInstall: copy to `"C:\Program Files\obs-studio\obs-plugins\64bit\`" and restart OBS."
 } else {
-    Write-Error "DLL not found. Check output above for build errors."
+    Write-Error "DLL not found. Check output above."
 }