diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
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+[target.x86_64-pc-windows-msvc]
+rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"]
+
+[target.x86_64-unknown-linux-musl]
+rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"]
diff --git a/release.bat b/release.bat
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+#!/bin/sh
+@echo off
+# Autogenerates a release for the current branch (a folder with all the shit we care about in it)
+# Relies on this being windows, and 7z being installed, alongside wsl being setup on the system (for linux distros)
+# with rust installed on both windows/wsl and wsl having musl-tools (it's required to make static binaries with the dependancies we have)
+# I realize this is a bit of a "it works for me" kinda solution, but I figure it's useful to document the targets I use to generate releases
+# also this way when I forget how to do this I'll have a nice tool for myself
+
+rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+wsl.exe rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+# Creates a release based off our current branch. Takes the release version as an arg
+# First, let's build our binaries. Needs to be done statically so people w/o the right c runtime can vibe
+cargo build --release --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+wsl.exe cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+
+# Next, we'll create a folder to hold our shit
+set name="Hypnagogic Release v%1"
+mkdir %name%
+cd %name%
+# sets up gitignore so this doesn't pollute my life
+echo * > .gitignore
+# copy over the 2 binaries we just generated
+copy ..\target\x86_64-unknown-linux-musl\release\hypnagogic-cli .
+copy ..\target\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\release\hypnagogic-cli.exe .
+
+# make our to be zipped subfolder
+mkdir hypnagogic-full-package
+# insert a copy of the binaries and other shit we care about
+copy hypnagogic-cli.exe hypnagogic-full-package\
+copy hypnagogic-cli hypnagogic-full-package\
+copy ..\LICENSE.md hypnagogic-full-package\
+copy ..\README.md hypnagogic-full-package\
+xcopy ..\examples hypnagogic-full-package\examples\ /E/H
+xcopy ..\templates hypnagogic-full-package\templates\ /E/H
+
+# finally zip up our package, yeah?
+7z a hypnagogic-full-package.zip .\hypnagogic-full-package\*
+# back out to normal
+cd ..