diff --git a/.nuke/build.schema.json b/.nuke/build.schema.json
index 497f2b89a..e7e1a446a 100644
--- a/.nuke/build.schema.json
+++ b/.nuke/build.schema.json
@@ -78,9 +78,13 @@
             "enum": [
               "Clean",
               "Compile",
+              "CompileCImGui",
+              "CompileCImGuizmo",
+              "CompileCImPlot",
               "CompileDalamud",
               "CompileDalamudBoot",
               "CompileDalamudCrashHandler",
+              "CompileImGuiNatives",
               "CompileInjector",
               "CompileInjectorBoot",
               "Restore",
@@ -100,9 +104,13 @@
             "enum": [
               "Clean",
               "Compile",
+              "CompileCImGui",
+              "CompileCImGuizmo",
+              "CompileCImPlot",
               "CompileDalamud",
               "CompileDalamudBoot",
               "CompileDalamudCrashHandler",
+              "CompileImGuiNatives",
               "CompileInjector",
               "CompileInjectorBoot",
               "Restore",
diff --git a/Dalamud.sln b/Dalamud.sln
index 49fc9e011..5b6f56c6e 100644
--- a/Dalamud.sln
+++ b/Dalamud.sln
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "build", "build\build.csproj", "{94E5B016-02B1-459B-97D9-E783F28764B2}"
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Dalamud", "Dalamud\Dalamud.csproj", "{B92DAB43-2279-4A2C-96E3-D9D5910EDBEA}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{76CAA246-C405-4A8C-B0AE-F4A0EF3D4E16} = {76CAA246-C405-4A8C-B0AE-F4A0EF3D4E16}
+		{8430077C-F736-4246-A052-8EA1CECE844E} = {8430077C-F736-4246-A052-8EA1CECE844E}
+		{F258347D-31BE-4605-98CE-40E43BDF6F9D} = {F258347D-31BE-4605-98CE-40E43BDF6F9D}
+	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Dalamud.Boot", "Dalamud.Boot\Dalamud.Boot.vcxproj", "{55198DC3-A03D-408E-A8EB-2077780C8576}"
 EndProject
diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj b/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
index 610bd7f84..1cd9fc336 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <PropertyGroup Label="Target">
         <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
         <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
-        <Platforms>x64;AnyCPU</Platforms>
+        <Platforms>x64</Platforms>
         <LangVersion>12.0</LangVersion>
         <EnableWindowsTargeting>True</EnableWindowsTargeting>
     </PropertyGroup>
@@ -103,44 +103,6 @@
         <ProjectReference Include="..\lib\ImGuiScene\ImGuiScene\ImGuiScene.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- cimgui, cimplot, cimguizmo -->
-    <!-- TEMP: We will move these to ImGuiScene once it is in-tree -->
-    <ItemGroup>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\external\cimguizmo\cimguizmo.vcxproj" />
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\external\cimgui\cimgui.vcxproj" />
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\external\cimplot\cimplot.vcxproj" />
-
-        <Content Include="..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\*.dll">
-            <Link>%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
-            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-        </Content>
-
-        <Content Include="..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\*.dll">
-            <Link>%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
-            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-        </Content>
-
-        <Content Include="..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\*.dll">
-            <Link>%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
-            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-        </Content>
-        
-        <Content Include="..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\*.pdb">
-            <Link>%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
-            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-        </Content>
-
-        <Content Include="..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\*.pdb">
-            <Link>%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
-            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-        </Content>
-
-        <Content Include="..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\*.pdb">
-            <Link>%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
-            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-        </Content>
-    </ItemGroup>
-
     <ItemGroup>
         <AdditionalFiles Include="..\stylecop.json" />
     </ItemGroup>
@@ -243,4 +205,18 @@
     <Target Name="CopyPluginTargets" AfterTargets="Build">
         <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)\..\targets\Dalamud.Plugin.targets;$(ProjectDir)\..\targets\Dalamud.Plugin.Bootstrap.targets" DestinationFolder="$(OutDir)\targets" />
     </Target>
+
+    <!-- Copy imgui binaries into distrib -->
+    <!-- TEMP: We will move these to ImGuiScene once it is in-tree -->
+    <!-- Build order is controlled through the solution or nuke -->
+    <Target Name="CopyImGuiBinaries" AfterTargets="Build">
+        <Copy SourceFiles="..\external\x64\$(Configuration)\cimgui.dll" DestinationFolder="$(OutDir)" />
+        <Copy SourceFiles="..\external\x64\$(Configuration)\cimgui.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(OutDir)" />
+
+        <Copy SourceFiles="..\external\x64\$(Configuration)\cimplot.dll" DestinationFolder="$(OutDir)" />
+        <Copy SourceFiles="..\external\x64\$(Configuration)\cimplot.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(OutDir)" />
+
+        <Copy SourceFiles="..\external\x64\$(Configuration)\cimguizmo.dll" DestinationFolder="$(OutDir)" />
+        <Copy SourceFiles="..\external\x64\$(Configuration)\cimguizmo.pdb" DestinationFolder="$(OutDir)" />
+    </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/build/DalamudBuild.cs b/build/DalamudBuild.cs
index d704d54e0..6340c36fa 100644
--- a/build/DalamudBuild.cs
+++ b/build/DalamudBuild.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ public class DalamudBuild : NukeBuild
     AbsolutePath TestProjectDir => RootDirectory / "Dalamud.Test";
     AbsolutePath TestProjectFile => TestProjectDir / "Dalamud.Test.csproj";
 
+    AbsolutePath ExternalsDir => RootDirectory / "external";
+    AbsolutePath CImGuiDir => ExternalsDir / "cimgui";
+    AbsolutePath CImGuiProjectFile => CImGuiDir / "cimgui.vcxproj";
+    AbsolutePath CImPlotDir => ExternalsDir / "cimplot";
+    AbsolutePath CImPlotProjectFile => CImPlotDir / "cimplot.vcxproj";
+    AbsolutePath CImGuizmoDir => ExternalsDir / "cimguizmo";
+    AbsolutePath CImGuizmoProjectFile => CImGuizmoDir / "cimguizmo.vcxproj";
+
     AbsolutePath ArtifactsDirectory => RootDirectory / "bin" / Configuration;
 
     private static AbsolutePath LibraryDirectory => RootDirectory / "lib";
@@ -59,9 +67,42 @@ public class DalamudBuild : NukeBuild
             DotNetTasks.DotNetRestore(s => s
                 .SetProjectFile(Solution));
         });
-    
+
+    Target CompileCImGui => _ => _
+        .Executes(() =>
+        {
+            MSBuildTasks.MSBuild(s => s
+                .SetTargetPath(CImGuiProjectFile)
+                .SetConfiguration(Configuration)
+                .SetTargetPlatform(MSBuildTargetPlatform.x64));
+        });
+
+    Target CompileCImPlot => _ => _
+        .Executes(() =>
+        {
+            MSBuildTasks.MSBuild(s => s
+                .SetTargetPath(CImPlotProjectFile)
+                .SetConfiguration(Configuration)
+                .SetTargetPlatform(MSBuildTargetPlatform.x64));
+        });
+
+    Target CompileCImGuizmo => _ => _
+        .Executes(() =>
+        {
+            MSBuildTasks.MSBuild(s => s
+                .SetTargetPath(CImGuizmoProjectFile)
+                .SetConfiguration(Configuration)
+                .SetTargetPlatform(MSBuildTargetPlatform.x64));
+        });
+
+    Target CompileImGuiNatives => _ => _
+        .DependsOn(CompileCImGui)
+        .DependsOn(CompileCImPlot)
+        .DependsOn(CompileCImGuizmo);
+
     Target CompileDalamud => _ => _
         .DependsOn(Restore)
+        .DependsOn(CompileImGuiNatives)
         .Executes(() =>
         {
             DotNetTasks.DotNetBuild(s =>
@@ -138,6 +179,21 @@ public class DalamudBuild : NukeBuild
     Target Clean => _ => _
         .Executes(() =>
         {
+            MSBuildTasks.MSBuild(s => s
+                .SetProjectFile(CImGuiProjectFile)
+                .SetConfiguration(Configuration)
+                .SetTargets("Clean"));
+
+            MSBuildTasks.MSBuild(s => s
+                .SetProjectFile(CImPlotProjectFile)
+                .SetConfiguration(Configuration)
+                .SetTargets("Clean"));
+
+            MSBuildTasks.MSBuild(s => s
+                .SetProjectFile(CImGuizmoProjectFile)
+                .SetConfiguration(Configuration)
+                .SetTargets("Clean"));
+
             DotNetTasks.DotNetClean(s => s
                 .SetProject(DalamudProjectFile)
                 .SetConfiguration(Configuration));
diff --git a/external/cimgui/cimgui.vcxproj b/external/cimgui/cimgui.vcxproj
index 7c75fd853..12bb376f8 100644
--- a/external/cimgui/cimgui.vcxproj
+++ b/external/cimgui/cimgui.vcxproj
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <OutDir>..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>
       </PrecompiledHeaderFile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)lib\cimgui\imgui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\lib\cimgui\imgui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
diff --git a/external/cimguizmo/cimguizmo.vcxproj b/external/cimguizmo/cimguizmo.vcxproj
index 11200ad72..849cbfba5 100644
--- a/external/cimguizmo/cimguizmo.vcxproj
+++ b/external/cimguizmo/cimguizmo.vcxproj
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <OutDir>..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>
       </PrecompiledHeaderFile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)lib\cimgui\imgui;$(SolutionDir)lib\cimguizmo\ImGuizmo;$(SolutionDir)lib\cimgui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\lib\cimgui\imgui;..\..\lib\cimguizmo\ImGuizmo;..\..\lib\cimgui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
diff --git a/external/cimplot/cimplot.vcxproj b/external/cimplot/cimplot.vcxproj
index eacebe3de..3477ab262 100644
--- a/external/cimplot/cimplot.vcxproj
+++ b/external/cimplot/cimplot.vcxproj
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <OutDir>..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>
       </PrecompiledHeaderFile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)lib\cimgui\imgui;$(SolutionDir)lib\cimplot\implot;$(SolutionDir)lib\cimgui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\lib\cimgui\imgui;..\..\lib\cimplot\implot;..\..\lib\cimgui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>