diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index def47e4e4c..5c7a5c4fff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ _ReSharper.*/
 # binaries
 mods/*/*.dll
 mods/*/*.mdb
+mods/*/*.pdb
 /*.dll
 /*.dll.config
 /*.so
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index 6d0427f21b..30d6a25f09 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
-    <OutputPath>..\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG</DefineConstants>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>..\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -339,12 +339,28 @@
     <Content Include="OpenRA.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
-       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
-  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
-  </Target>
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)"/>
+    <!--
+        We need to copy OpenRA.Game.pdb (not `.dll.pdb`). This is only necessary on Windows.
+        Mono outputs a `.dll.mdb` so we can just append `.mdb` directly.
+    -->
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath).mdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Unix'"/>
+    <!-- Uncomment these lines when debugging or adding to this target
+    <Message Text="DEBUG OS:                     $(OS)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG SolutionDir:            $(SolutionDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetPath:             $(TargetPath)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetDir:              $(TargetDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetName:             $(TargetName)"/>
+    -->
   </Target>
-  -->
-  <ItemGroup />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
index fd3357dda1..a4e7d02fea 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/cnc" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/cnc" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -58,12 +52,6 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/cnc" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/cnc" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
@@ -119,16 +107,29 @@
     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
-       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
-  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
-  </Target>
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(SolutionDir)mods/cnc/"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/cnc/"/>
+    <!--
+        We need to copy OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.pdb (not `.dll.pdb`). This is only necessary on Windows.
+        Mono outputs a `.dll.mdb` so we can just append `.mdb` directly.
+    -->
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/cnc/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath).mdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/cnc/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Unix'"/>
+    <!-- Uncomment these lines when debugging or adding to this target
+    <Message Text="DEBUG OS:                     $(OS)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG SolutionDir:            $(SolutionDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetPath:             $(TargetPath)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetDir:              $(TargetDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetName:             $(TargetName)"/>
+    -->
   </Target>
-  -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>mkdir "$(SolutionDir)mods/cnc/"
-copy "$(TargetPath)" "$(SolutionDir)mods/cnc/"
-cd "$(SolutionDir)"</PostBuildEvent>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
index ead0319503..689ba58687 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/common" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/common" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -41,12 +35,6 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/common" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/common" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="FuzzyLogicLibrary">
@@ -787,16 +775,29 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\AutoCarryall.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>mkdir "$(SolutionDir)mods/common/"
-copy "$(TargetPath)" "$(SolutionDir)mods/common/"
-cd "$(SolutionDir)"</PostBuildEvent>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
-       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
-  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
-  </Target>
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(SolutionDir)mods/common/"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/common/"/>
+    <!--
+        We need to copy OpenRA.Mods.Common.pdb (not `.dll.pdb`). This is only necessary on Windows.
+        Mono outputs a `.dll.mdb` so we can just append `.mdb` directly.
+    -->
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/common/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath).mdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/common/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Unix'"/>
+    <!-- Uncomment these lines when debugging or adding to this target
+    <Message Text="DEBUG OS:                     $(OS)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG SolutionDir:            $(SolutionDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetPath:             $(TargetPath)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetDir:              $(TargetDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetName:             $(TargetName)"/>
+    -->
   </Target>
-  -->
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/OpenRA.Mods.D2k.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/OpenRA.Mods.D2k.csproj
index 7baf4c5cc0..50c76c26fc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/OpenRA.Mods.D2k.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/OpenRA.Mods.D2k.csproj
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/d2k" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/d2k" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;</DefineConstants>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
@@ -59,12 +53,6 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/d2k" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/d2k" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
@@ -101,7 +89,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\World\D2kEditorResourceLayer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lint\CheckImportActors.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PostBuildEvent>mkdir "$(SolutionDir)mods/d2k/"
 copy "$(TargetPath)" "$(SolutionDir)mods/d2k/"
@@ -136,6 +123,30 @@ cd "$(SolutionDir)"</PostBuildEvent>
       <Install>true</Install>
     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup />
-  <ItemGroup />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(SolutionDir)mods/d2k/"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/d2k/"/>
+    <!--
+        We need to copy OpenRA.Mods.D2k.pdb (not `.dll.pdb`). This is only necessary on Windows.
+        Mono outputs a `.dll.mdb` so we can just append `.mdb` directly.
+    -->
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/d2k/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath).mdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/d2k/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Unix'"/>
+    <!-- Uncomment these lines when debugging or adding to this target
+    <Message Text="DEBUG OS:                     $(OS)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG SolutionDir:            $(SolutionDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetPath:             $(TargetPath)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetDir:              $(TargetDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetName:             $(TargetName)"/>
+    -->
+  </Target>
+</Project>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 36aa76c5b0..bccd64b734 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/ra" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/ra" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -58,12 +52,6 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/ra" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/ra" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
@@ -148,16 +136,29 @@
     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
-       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
-  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
-  </Target>
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(SolutionDir)mods/ra/"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/ra/"/>
+    <!--
+        We need to copy OpenRA.Mods.RA.pdb (not `.dll.pdb`). This is only necessary on Windows.
+        Mono outputs a `.dll.mdb` so we can just append `.mdb` directly.
+    -->
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/ra/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath).mdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/ra/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Unix'"/>
+    <!-- Uncomment these lines when debugging or adding to this target
+    <Message Text="DEBUG OS:                     $(OS)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG SolutionDir:            $(SolutionDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetPath:             $(TargetPath)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetDir:              $(TargetDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetName:             $(TargetName)"/>
+    -->
   </Target>
-  -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>mkdir "$(SolutionDir)mods/ra/"
-copy "$(TargetPath)" "$(SolutionDir)mods/ra/"
-cd "$(SolutionDir)"</PostBuildEvent>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
index b59843ae05..2a269b9b96 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG</DefineConstants>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/ts" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/ts" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
@@ -37,12 +31,6 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile} ../mods/ts" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-        <Command type="AfterBuild" command="cp ${TargetFile}.mdb ../mods/ts" workingdir="${ProjectDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
@@ -53,7 +41,6 @@
       <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.Game\OpenRA.Game.csproj">
       <Project>{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}</Project>
@@ -84,16 +71,30 @@
     <Compile Include="UtilityCommands\LegacyRulesImporter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UtilityCommands\LegacySequenceImporter.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
-       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
-  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
-  </Target>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(SolutionDir)mods/ts/"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/ts/"/>
+    <!--
+        We need to copy OpenRA.Mods.TS.pdb (not `.dll.pdb`). This is only necessary on Windows.
+        Mono outputs a `.dll.mdb` so we can just append `.mdb` directly.
+    -->
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/ts/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'"/>
+    <Copy
+      SourceFiles="$(TargetPath).mdb"
+      DestinationFolder="$(SolutionDir)mods/ts/"
+      Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Unix'"/>
+    <!-- Uncomment these lines when debugging or adding to this target
+    <Message Text="DEBUG OS:                     $(OS)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG SolutionDir:            $(SolutionDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetPath:             $(TargetPath)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetDir:              $(TargetDir)"/>
+    <Message Text="DEBUG TargetName:             $(TargetName)"/>
+    -->
   </Target>
-  -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>mkdir "$(SolutionDir)mods/ts/"
-copy "$(TargetPath)" "$(SolutionDir)mods/ts/"
-cd "$(SolutionDir)"</PostBuildEvent>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/make.ps1 b/make.ps1
index d1c666fb44..d857e9d0e2 100644
--- a/make.ps1
+++ b/make.ps1
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ elseif ($command -eq "clean")
 		rm *.dll
 		rm *.dll.config
 		rm mods/*/*.dll
+		rm *.pdb
+		rm mods/*/*.pdb
 		if (Test-Path thirdparty/download/)
 		{
 			rmdir thirdparty/download -Recurse -Force