diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 47e9f78..200f132 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -495,19 +495,49 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
         std::cout << "\nGenerating build script file: " << build_file.string().c_str();
 
-        ofs << "@echo off";
-        ofs << "\nREM This script expects to be run from the parent directory";
-        ofs << "\nREM ex. scripts/build.bat";
-        ofs << "\n\nIF not exist build/ (";
-            ofs << "\n\techo This script needs to be run from the directory above build/";
-            ofs << "\n\tgoto END";
-        ofs << "\n)";
-        ofs << "\n\nIF \"%~1\" == \"r\" (";
-        ofs << "\n\tcmake --build build/ --target ALL_BUILD --config Release";
-        ofs << "\n) ELSE (";
-        ofs << "\n\tcmake --build build/ --target ALL_BUILD --config Debug";
-        ofs << "\n)";
-        ofs << "\n\n:END";
+       ofs << "@echo off";
+       ofs << "\nSETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION";
+       ofs << "\nREM This script expects to be run from the parent directory";
+       ofs << "\nREM ex. scripts/build.bat";
+
+       ofs << "\n\nREM Sets the escape char. see for info: ";
+       ofs << "\nREM https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55891318/how-to-echo-with-different-colors-in-the-windows-command-line-inside-a-for-loop";
+       ofs << "\nfor /F %%a in ('echo prompt $E ^| cmd') do set \"ESC=%%a\"";
+
+       ofs << "\n\nIF not exist build/ (";
+       ofs << "\n\techo This script needs to be run from the directory above build/";
+       ofs << "\n\tgoto END";
+       ofs << "\n)";
+
+       ofs << "\nset \"RELEASE=\"";
+
+       ofs << "\n\nIf \"%~1\" == \"r\" set \"RELEASE=1\"";
+
+       ofs << "\n\nIF defined RELEASE (";
+       ofs << "\ncmake --build build/ --target ALL_BUILD --config Release";
+
+       ofs << "\n\nSET BUILD_ERRORLEVEL=!ERRORLEVEL!";
+       ofs << "\nIF NOT \"!BUILD_ERRORLEVEL!\"==\"0\" (";
+       ofs << "\n\techo  %ESC%[91mBUILD FAILED!%ESC%[0m  %BUILD_ERRORLEVEL%";
+       ofs << "\n\tEXIT /B !BUILD_ERRORLEVEL!";
+       ofs << "\n)";
+
+       ofs << "\n\nxcopy /y test_data\\engine_state.xml build\\Release\\";
+       ofs << "\n) ELSE (";
+       ofs << "\ncmake --build build/ --target ALL_BUILD --config Debug";
+
+       ofs << "\n\nSET BUILD_ERRORLEVEL=!ERRORLEVEL!";
+       ofs << "\nIF NOT \"!BUILD_ERRORLEVEL!\"==\"0\" (";
+       ofs << "\n\techo  %ESC%[91mBUILD FAILED!%ESC%[0m  %BUILD_ERRORLEVEL%";
+       ofs << "\n\tEXIT /B !BUILD_ERRORLEVEL!";
+       ofs << "\n)";
+
+       ofs << "\n\n)";
+
+       ofs << "\n\necho %ESC%[92mBUILD SUCCEEDED!%ESC%[0m";
+
+       ofs << "\n\n:END";
+       ofs << "\nENDLOCAL ";
         ofs.close();
         ofs.clear();