diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 871d120b0a..9d2ab70a49 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ obj
 *.vcproj*
 *.suo
 *.user
+*.sln.cache
 mods/*/*.dll
 
 # Red Alert binary files
diff --git a/build-deps.cmd b/build-deps.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df7c88c68b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-deps.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+set MSBUILD="c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\msbuild.exe"
+
+call git submodule init
+call git submodule update
+
+pushd Ijw.DirectX
+call git submodule init
+call git submodule update
+
+pushd Ijw.Framework
+%MSBUILD% /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Debug IjwFramework.sln
+%MSBUILD% /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release IjwFramework.sln
+popd
+
+%MSBUILD% Ijw.DirectX.sln /p:Configuration=Debug
+%MSBUILD% Ijw.DirectX.sln /p:Configuration=Release
+popd
+
+%MSBUILD% OpenRA.sln /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Debug