diff --git a/ThirdParty/CommonLibF4 b/ThirdParty/CommonLibF4
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+Subproject commit 5ba1928a32c6ccd5690164b79066fc2f5dcb5c65
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
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+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+cd /d "%~dp0"
+
+where xmake >nul 2>&1
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo xmake was not found on PATH.
+    echo Install xmake 3.0.0 or newer from https://xmake.io
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo Building F4SEPluginTemplate...
+xmake build
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Build failed.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo.
+echo Build succeeded.
+echo Plugin staged to: package\F4SE\Plugins\
+exit /b 0