windows fixes

.vscode/buildEffects.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# buildEffects
+# Compiles all .fx files found in the project's Content directory.
+# Intended for usage with VS Code Build Tasks tooling.
+# You may need to change the path to fxc.exe depending on your installation.
+
+Write-Output "Starting build process..."
+
+Set-Location $PSScriptRoot
+Set-Location ../project_name
+
+
+$fxc = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\Utilities\bin\x86\fxc.exe"
+
+$files = Get-ChildItem -Path "Content\*" -Recurse -Include *fx 
+
+foreach ($file in $files)
+{
+    $fileName = $file.BaseName
+    $filePath = $file.FullName
+    & $fxc /T fx_2_0 $filePath /Fo "${filePath}b"
+
+    Write-Output "Built ${fileName}.fx to ${filePath}b"
+}
+
+

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
             "windows":{
                 "command": "start",
                 "args": [
-                    "/wait",
                     "${workspaceFolder}/project_name/bin/Debug/project_name.exe"
                 ]
             },
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@
             "windows":{
                 "command": "start",
                 "args": [
-                    "/wait",
                     "${workspaceFolder}/project_name/bin/Release/project_name.exe"
                 ]
             },