diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8513ffd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+	"recommendations": [
+		"nadako.vshaxe",
+		"wiggin77.codedox",
+		"vshaxe.hxcpp-debugger",
+		"openfl.lime-vscode-extension"
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1d1bed85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Lime",
+      "type": "lime",
+      "request": "launch"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Project.xml b/Project.xml
index c076f6ecc..8c133047d 100644
--- a/Project.xml
+++ b/Project.xml
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@
 	<!--Enable this for Nape release builds for a serious peformance improvement-->
 	<haxedef name="NAPE_RELEASE_BUILD" unless="debug" />
 
+  <haxeflag name="--no-traces" unless="debug" />
+  <haxeflag name="--dce full" if="release" />
+	<haxedef name="HXCPP_CHECK_POINTER" />
+	<haxedef name="HXCPP_STACK_LINE" />
+
 	<!-- _________________________________ Custom _______________________________ -->
 
 	<!--Place custom nodes like icons here (higher priority to override the HaxeFlixel icon)-->