diff --git a/build/prepare-install-package.targets b/build/prepare-install-package.targets
index 61b12039..790b8bad 100644
--- a/build/prepare-install-package.targets
+++ b/build/prepare-install-package.targets
@@ -7,18 +7,22 @@
   -->
   <Target Name="PrepareInstaller" AfterTargets="AfterBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
-      <RootPath>$(SolutionDir)\..</RootPath>
-      <CompiledRootPath>$(RootPath)\bin\$(Configuration)</CompiledRootPath>
-      <CompiledSmapiPath>$(CompiledRootPath)\SMAPI</CompiledSmapiPath>
-      <CompiledToolkitPath>$(CompiledRootPath)\SMAPI.Toolkit\net4.5</CompiledToolkitPath>
-      <CompiledModsPath>$(CompiledRootPath)\Mods</CompiledModsPath>
-      <PackagePath>$(SolutionDir)\..\bin\SMAPI installer</PackagePath>
-      <PackageDevPath>$(SolutionDir)\..\bin\SMAPI installer for developers</PackageDevPath>
       <PlatformName>windows</PlatformName>
       <PlatformName Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'">unix</PlatformName>
+
+      <BuildRootPath>$(SolutionDir)</BuildRootPath>
+      <OutRootPath>$(SolutionDir)\..\bin</OutRootPath>
+
+      <SmapiBin>$(BuildRootPath)\SMAPI\bin\$(Configuration)</SmapiBin>
+      <ToolkitBin>$(BuildRootPath)\SMAPI.Toolkit\bin\$(Configuration)\net4.5</ToolkitBin>
+      <ConsoleCommandsBin>$(BuildRootPath)\SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands\bin\$(Configuration)</ConsoleCommandsBin>
+      <SaveBackupBin>$(BuildRootPath)\SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup\bin\$(Configuration)</SaveBackupBin>
+
+      <PackagePath>$(OutRootPath)\SMAPI installer</PackagePath>
+      <PackageDevPath>$(OutRootPath)\SMAPI installer for developers</PackageDevPath>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-      <TranslationFiles Include="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\i18n\*.json" />
+      <TranslationFiles Include="$(SmapiBin)\i18n\*.json" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <!-- reset package directory -->
@@ -26,50 +30,50 @@
     <RemoveDir Directories="$(PackageDevPath)" />
 
     <!-- copy installer files -->
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\unix-install.sh" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\install on Linux.sh" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\unix-install.sh" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\install on Mac.command" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\windows-install.bat" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\install on Windows.bat" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\README.txt" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\README.txt" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\unix-install.sh" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\install on Linux.sh" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\unix-install.sh" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\install on Mac.command" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\windows-install.bat" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\install on Windows.bat" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\README.txt" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\README.txt" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).exe" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\internal\$(PlatformName)-install.exe" />
-    <Copy Condition="$(OS) == 'Windows_NT'" SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\windows-exe-config.xml" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\internal\$(PlatformName)-install.exe.config" />
+    <Copy Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'windows'" SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\windows-exe-config.xml" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\internal\$(PlatformName)-install.exe.config" />
 
     <!--copy bundle files-->
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\StardewModdingAPI.exe" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\StardewModdingAPI.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\StardewModdingAPI.xml" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\steam_appid.txt" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\0Harmony.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\Mono.Cecil.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\Newtonsoft.Json.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\SMAPI.config.json" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal\config.json" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\SMAPI.metadata.json" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal\metadata.json" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledToolkitPath)\SMAPI.Toolkit.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledToolkitPath)\SMAPI.Toolkit.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledToolkitPath)\SMAPI.Toolkit.xml" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledToolkitPath)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledToolkitPath)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledToolkitPath)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.xml" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\StardewModdingAPI.exe" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\StardewModdingAPI.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\StardewModdingAPI.xml" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\steam_appid.txt" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\0Harmony.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\Mono.Cecil.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\Newtonsoft.Json.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\SMAPI.config.json" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal\config.json" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\SMAPI.metadata.json" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal\metadata.json" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ToolkitBin)\SMAPI.Toolkit.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ToolkitBin)\SMAPI.Toolkit.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ToolkitBin)\SMAPI.Toolkit.xml" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ToolkitBin)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ToolkitBin)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ToolkitBin)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.xml" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(TranslationFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal\i18n" />
-    <Copy Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'" SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\unix-launcher.sh" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\bundle\StardewModdingAPI" />
-    <Copy Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'" SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\System.Numerics.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'" SourceFiles="$(CompiledSmapiPath)\System.Runtime.Caching.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy Condition="$(OS) == 'Windows_NT'" SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\windows-exe-config.xml" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\bundle\StardewModdingAPI.exe.config" />
+    <Copy Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'unix'" SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\unix-launcher.sh" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\bundle\StardewModdingAPI" />
+    <Copy Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'unix'" SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\System.Numerics.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'unix'" SourceFiles="$(SmapiBin)\System.Runtime.Caching.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'windows'" SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\windows-exe-config.xml" DestinationFiles="$(PackagePath)\bundle\StardewModdingAPI.exe.config" />
 
     <!--copy bundled mods-->
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledModsPath)\ConsoleCommands\ConsoleCommands.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\ConsoleCommands" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledModsPath)\ConsoleCommands\ConsoleCommands.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\ConsoleCommands" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledModsPath)\ConsoleCommands\manifest.json" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\ConsoleCommands" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledModsPath)\SaveBackup\SaveBackup.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\SaveBackup" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledModsPath)\SaveBackup\SaveBackup.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\SaveBackup" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(CompiledModsPath)\SaveBackup\manifest.json" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\SaveBackup" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ConsoleCommandsBin)\ConsoleCommands.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\ConsoleCommands" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ConsoleCommandsBin)\ConsoleCommands.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\ConsoleCommands" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ConsoleCommandsBin)\manifest.json" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\ConsoleCommands" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SaveBackupBin)\SaveBackup.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\SaveBackup" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SaveBackupBin)\SaveBackup.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\SaveBackup" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(SaveBackupBin)\manifest.json" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\Mods\SaveBackup" />
 
     <!-- fix errors on Linux/Mac (sample: https://smapi.io/log/mMdFUpgB) -->
-    <Copy Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'" SourceFiles="$(RootPath)\build\lib\System.Numerics.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'" SourceFiles="$(RootPath)\build\lib\System.Runtime.Caching.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'unix'" SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\System.Numerics.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
+    <Copy Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'unix'" SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\System.Runtime.Caching.dll" DestinationFolder="$(PackagePath)\bundle\smapi-internal" />
 
     <!-- fix Linux/Mac permissions -->
-    <Exec Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'" Command="chmod 755 &quot;$(PackagePath)\install on Linux.sh&quot;" />
-    <Exec Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'" Command="chmod 755 &quot;$(PackagePath)\install on Mac.command&quot;" />
+    <Exec Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'unix'" Command="chmod 755 &quot;$(PackagePath)\install on Linux.sh&quot;" />
+    <Exec Condition="$(PlatformName) == 'unix'" Command="chmod 755 &quot;$(PackagePath)\install on Mac.command&quot;" />
 
     <!-- finalise 'for developers' installer -->
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/SMAPI.Installer.csproj b/src/SMAPI.Installer/SMAPI.Installer.csproj
index 3f01c8fe..79e19d89 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI.Installer/SMAPI.Installer.csproj
+++ b/src/SMAPI.Installer/SMAPI.Installer.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
-    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\..\bin\$(Configuration)\Installer</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -17,19 +16,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Update="README.txt">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-    <None Include="windows-exe-config.xml">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-    <None Include="windows-install.bat">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-    <None Include="unix-install.sh">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-    <None Include="unix-launcher.sh">
+    <None Update="assets\*">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/README.txt b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/README.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/SMAPI.Installer/README.txt
rename to src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/README.txt
diff --git a/build/lib/System.Numerics.dll b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/System.Numerics.dll
similarity index 100%
rename from build/lib/System.Numerics.dll
rename to src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/System.Numerics.dll
diff --git a/build/lib/System.Runtime.Caching.dll b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/System.Runtime.Caching.dll
similarity index 100%
rename from build/lib/System.Runtime.Caching.dll
rename to src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/System.Runtime.Caching.dll
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/unix-install.sh b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/unix-install.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/SMAPI.Installer/unix-install.sh
rename to src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/unix-install.sh
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/unix-launcher.sh b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/unix-launcher.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/SMAPI.Installer/unix-launcher.sh
rename to src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/unix-launcher.sh
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/windows-exe-config.xml b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/windows-exe-config.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/SMAPI.Installer/windows-exe-config.xml
rename to src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/windows-exe-config.xml
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/windows-install.bat b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/windows-install.bat
similarity index 100%
rename from src/SMAPI.Installer/windows-install.bat
rename to src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/windows-install.bat
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands/SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands.csproj b/src/SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands/SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands.csproj
index ce35bf73..526d406b 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands/SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands.csproj
+++ b/src/SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands/SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     <RootNamespace>StardewModdingAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands</RootNamespace>
     <TargetFramework>net45</TargetFramework>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\..\bin\$(Configuration)\Mods\ConsoleCommands</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup/SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup.csproj b/src/SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup/SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup.csproj
index 2d031408..970ccea8 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup/SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup.csproj
+++ b/src/SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup/SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     <RootNamespace>StardewModdingAPI.Mods.SaveBackup</RootNamespace>
     <TargetFramework>net45</TargetFramework>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\..\bin\$(Configuration)\Mods\SaveBackup</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces/SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.csproj b/src/SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces/SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.csproj
index 1b9c04ff..accc9175 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces/SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.csproj
+++ b/src/SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces/SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.csproj
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
     <RootNamespace>StardewModdingAPI</RootNamespace>
     <Description>Provides toolkit interfaces which are available to SMAPI mods.</Description>
     <TargetFrameworks>net4.5;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\bin\$(Configuration)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces</OutputPath>
-    <DocumentationFile>..\..\bin\$(Configuration)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces\$(TargetFramework)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <PlatformTarget Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net4.5'">x86</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Toolkit/SMAPI.Toolkit.csproj b/src/SMAPI.Toolkit/SMAPI.Toolkit.csproj
index 3bb7e313..eaf8510b 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI.Toolkit/SMAPI.Toolkit.csproj
+++ b/src/SMAPI.Toolkit/SMAPI.Toolkit.csproj
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
     <RootNamespace>StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit</RootNamespace>
     <Description>A library which encapsulates mod-handling logic for mod managers and tools. Not intended for use by mods.</Description>
     <TargetFrameworks>net4.5;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\bin\$(Configuration)\SMAPI.Toolkit</OutputPath>
-    <DocumentationFile>..\..\bin\$(Configuration)\SMAPI.Toolkit\$(TargetFramework)\SMAPI.Toolkit.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\SMAPI.Toolkit.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <PlatformTarget Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net4.5'">x86</PlatformTarget>
     <RootNamespace>StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.csproj b/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.csproj
index 3bb73295..1376c8a2 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.csproj
+++ b/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\..\bin\$(Configuration)\SMAPI</OutputPath>
-    <DocumentationFile>$(SolutionDir)\..\bin\$(Configuration)\SMAPI\StardewModdingAPI.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\StardewModdingAPI.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <LargeAddressAware Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'">true</LargeAddressAware>
     <ApplicationIcon>icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>