diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 607b4f5a..0f1d9332 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ api/assets/plugins/*.js
 .idea/
 *.code-workspace
 
+
+*.log
+*.log.ansi
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diff --git a/bundle/scripts/build.js b/bundle/scripts/build.js
index 99454be6..1a12ae73 100644
--- a/bundle/scripts/build.js
+++ b/bundle/scripts/build.js
@@ -3,33 +3,35 @@ const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs");
 const { getSystemErrorMap } = require("util");
 const { argv, stdout, exit } = require("process");
-const { copyRecursiveSync, execIn, parts} = require('./utils');
+const {copyRecursiveSync,execIn} = require('./utils');
 
 if(argv.includes("help")) {
 	console.log(`Fosscord build script help:
-
 Arguments:
   clean			Cleans up previous builds
   copyonly		Only copy source files, don't build (useful for updating assets)
   verbose		Enable verbose logging
   logerrors		Log build errors to console
   pretty-errors		Pretty-print build errors
-  silent		No output, no build log`);
+  silent		No output to console or files.`);
 	exit(0);
 }
 
 let steps = 3, i = 0;
 if (argv.includes("clean")) steps++;
 if (argv.includes("copyonly")) steps--;
+const dirs = ["api", "util", "cdn", "gateway", "bundle"];
 
 const verbose = argv.includes("verbose") || argv.includes("v");
+const logerr = argv.includes("logerrors");
+const pretty = argv.includes("pretty-errors");
 const silent = argv.includes("silent");
 
-if(silent) console.log = function() {}
+if(silent) console.error = console.log = function(){}
 
 if (argv.includes("clean")) {
 	console.log(`[${++i}/${steps}] Cleaning...`);
-	parts.forEach((a) => {
+	dirs.forEach((a) => {
 		let d = "../" + a + "/dist";
 		if (fs.existsSync(d)) {
 			fs.rmSync(d, { recursive: true });
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ console.log(`[${++i}/${steps}] Copying src files...`);
 copyRecursiveSync(path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "api", "assets"), path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "api", "assets"));
 copyRecursiveSync(path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "api", "client_test"), path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "api", "client_test"));
 copyRecursiveSync(path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "api", "locales"), path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "api", "locales"));
-parts.forEach((a) => {
+dirs.forEach((a) => {
 	copyRecursiveSync("../" + a + "/src", "dist/" + a + "/src");
 	if (verbose) console.log(`Copied ${"../" + a + "/dist"} -> ${"dist/" + a + "/src"}!`);
 });
@@ -55,13 +57,16 @@ parts.forEach((a) => {
 if (!argv.includes("copyonly")) {
 	console.log(`[${++i}/${steps}] Compiling src files ...`);
 
-	console.log(
+	let buildFlags = ''
+	if(pretty) buildFlags += '--pretty '
+
+	try {
 		execSync(
 			'node "' +
 				path.join(__dirname, "..", "node_modules", "typescript", "lib", "tsc.js") +
 				'" -p "' +
 				path.join(__dirname, "..") +
-				'"',
+				'" ' + buildFlags,
 			{
 				cwd: path.join(__dirname, ".."),
 				shell: true,
@@ -69,6 +74,21 @@ if (!argv.includes("copyonly")) {
 				encoding: "utf8"
 			}
 		)
-	);
-}
-
+	} catch (error) {
+		if(verbose || logerr) {
+			error.stdout.split(/\r?\n/).forEach((line) => {
+				let _line = line.replace('dist/','',1);
+				if(!pretty && _line.includes('.ts(')) {
+					//reformat file path for easy jumping
+					_line = _line.replace('(',':',1).replace(',',':',1).replace(')','',1)
+				}
+				console.error(_line);
+			})
+		}
+		console.error(`Build failed! Please check build.log for info!`);
+		if(!silent){
+			if(pretty) fs.writeFileSync("build.log.ansi",  error.stdout);
+			fs.writeFileSync("build.log",  error.stdout.replaceAll(/[\u001b\u009b][[()#;?]*(?:[0-9]{1,4}(?:;[0-9]{0,4})*)?[0-9A-ORZcf-nqry=><]/g, ''));
+		}
+	}
+}
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