diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 6a8f07951c..95175d43bc 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 version: 1.0.{build}
+image: Visual Studio 2017
 
 environment:
   CoverityProjectToken:
@@ -54,11 +55,11 @@ after_test:
   - make docs
   - ps: dir *.md | % {gc $_ -Raw | .\ConvertFrom-Markdown.ps1 | Out-File -FilePath "$($_.Name.TrimEnd(".md")).html"}
   - ps: (Get-Content "${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs.in").replace('DISPLAY_NAME', 'Red Alert').replace('MOD_ID', 'ra').replace('FAQ_URL', 'http://wiki.openra.net/FAQ') | Set-Content "${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs"
-  - ps: csc.exe /noconfig /platform:x86 /reference:System.dll /reference:System.Core.dll /reference:System.Drawing.dll /reference:System.Windows.Forms.dll /reference:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\OpenRA.Game.exe" /out:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\RedAlert.exe" /win32icon:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\RedAlert.ico" /target:winexe ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs
+  - ps: C:\"Program Files (x86)"\"Microsoft Visual Studio"\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\Roslyn\csc.exe /noconfig /platform:x86 /reference:System.dll /reference:System.Core.dll /reference:System.Drawing.dll /reference:System.Windows.Forms.dll /reference:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\OpenRA.Game.exe" /out:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\RedAlert.exe" /win32icon:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\RedAlert.ico" /target:winexe ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs
   - ps: (Get-Content "${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs.in").replace('DISPLAY_NAME', 'Tiberian Dawn').replace('MOD_ID', 'cnc').replace('FAQ_URL', 'http://wiki.openra.net/FAQ') | Set-Content "${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs"
-  - ps: csc.exe /noconfig /platform:x86 /reference:System.dll /reference:System.Core.dll /reference:System.Drawing.dll /reference:System.Windows.Forms.dll /reference:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\OpenRA.Game.exe" /out:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\TiberianDawn.exe" /win32icon:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\TiberianDawn.ico" /target:winexe ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs
+  - ps: C:\"Program Files (x86)"\"Microsoft Visual Studio"\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\Roslyn\csc.exe /noconfig /platform:x86 /reference:System.dll /reference:System.Core.dll /reference:System.Drawing.dll /reference:System.Windows.Forms.dll /reference:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\OpenRA.Game.exe" /out:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\TiberianDawn.exe" /win32icon:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\TiberianDawn.ico" /target:winexe ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs
   - ps: (Get-Content "${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs.in").replace('DISPLAY_NAME', 'Dune 2000').replace('MOD_ID', 'd2k').replace('FAQ_URL', 'http://wiki.openra.net/FAQ') | Set-Content "${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs"
-  - ps: csc.exe /noconfig /platform:x86 /reference:System.dll /reference:System.Core.dll /reference:System.Drawing.dll /reference:System.Windows.Forms.dll /reference:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\OpenRA.Game.exe" /out:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\Dune2000.exe" /win32icon:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\Dune2000.ico" /target:winexe ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs
+  - ps: C:\"Program Files (x86)"\"Microsoft Visual Studio"\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\Roslyn\csc.exe /noconfig /platform:x86 /reference:System.dll /reference:System.Core.dll /reference:System.Drawing.dll /reference:System.Windows.Forms.dll /reference:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\OpenRA.Game.exe" /out:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\Dune2000.exe" /win32icon:"${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\Dune2000.ico" /target:winexe ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\packaging\windows\WindowsLauncher.cs
   - ps: cp packaging\windows\OpenRA.ico .
   - ps: cp packaging\windows\RedAlert.ico .
   - ps: cp packaging\windows\TiberianDawn.ico .