diff --git a/bin/dist/asc/linux/asc b/bin/dist/asc/linux/asc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb894a4d
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/dist/asc/linux/asc differ
diff --git a/bin/dist/asc/windows/asc.exe b/bin/dist/asc/windows/asc.exe
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a05088e4
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/dist/asc/windows/asc.exe differ
diff --git a/bin/src/commands/build.rs b/bin/src/commands/build.rs
index 43afa5f6..be3b7172 100644
--- a/bin/src/commands/build.rs
+++ b/bin/src/commands/build.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use crate::{
     context::{self, Context},
     error::Error,
     executor::Executor,
-    modules::{pbo::Collapse, Binarize, Files, Hooks, Rapifier, SQFCompiler},
+    modules::{
+        asc::ArmaScriptCompiler, pbo::Collapse, Binarize, Files, Hooks, Rapifier, SQFCompiler,
+    },
     report::Report,
 };
 
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ pub fn executor(ctx: Context, matches: &ArgMatches) -> Executor {
     if matches.get_one::<bool>("no-bin") != Some(&true) {
         executor.add_module(Box::<Binarize>::default());
     }
+    executor.add_module(Box::<ArmaScriptCompiler>::default());
     executor.add_module(Box::<Files>::default());
 
     executor.init();
diff --git a/bin/src/commands/dev.rs b/bin/src/commands/dev.rs
index a8e68c02..449812c8 100644
--- a/bin/src/commands/dev.rs
+++ b/bin/src/commands/dev.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ use crate::{
     context::Context,
     error::Error,
     executor::Executor,
-    modules::{pbo::Collapse, Binarize, FilePatching, Files, Hooks, Rapifier, SQFCompiler},
+    modules::{
+        asc::ArmaScriptCompiler, pbo::Collapse, Binarize, FilePatching, Files, Hooks, Rapifier,
+        SQFCompiler,
+    },
     report::Report,
 };
 
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ pub fn context(matches: &ArgMatches, launch_optionals: &[String]) -> Result<Exec
     executor.add_module(Box::<Hooks>::default());
     executor.add_module(Box::<Rapifier>::default());
     executor.add_module(Box::<SQFCompiler>::default());
+    executor.add_module(Box::<ArmaScriptCompiler>::default());
     executor.add_module(Box::<Files>::default());
     executor.add_module(Box::<FilePatching>::default());
     if matches.get_one::<bool>("binarize") == Some(&true) {
diff --git a/bin/src/error.rs b/bin/src/error.rs
index 2d3ac5db..c7ad6ca1 100644
--- a/bin/src/error.rs
+++ b/bin/src/error.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("`.hemtt/project.toml` not found")]
     ConfigNotFound,
 
+    #[error("ASC: {0}")]
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+    ArmaScriptCompiler(String),
+
     #[error("Unable to create link: {0}")]
     #[allow(dead_code)] // Unused on Linux and Mac
     Link(String),
diff --git a/bin/src/modules/asc.rs b/bin/src/modules/asc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd65acf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/src/modules/asc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+use std::{
+    fs::{create_dir_all, File},
+    io::{Read, Write},
+    process::Command,
+    sync::{
+        atomic::{AtomicU16, Ordering},
+        Arc, RwLock,
+    },
+};
+
+use hemtt_preprocessor::Processor;
+use rayon::prelude::{IntoParallelRefIterator, ParallelIterator};
+use rust_embed::RustEmbed;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use time::Instant;
+
+use crate::{context::Context, error::Error, report::Report};
+
+use super::Module;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+#[derive(RustEmbed)]
+#[folder = "dist/asc/windows"]
+struct Distributables;
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+#[derive(RustEmbed)]
+#[folder = "dist/asc/linux"]
+struct Distributables;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct ArmaScriptCompiler;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+const SOURCE: [&str; 1] = ["asc.exe"];
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+const SOURCE: [&str; 1] = ["asc"];
+
+impl Module for ArmaScriptCompiler {
+    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "ArmaScriptCompiler"
+    }
+
+    fn init(&mut self, ctx: &Context) -> Result<Report, Error> {
+        let asc = ctx.tmp().join("asc");
+        trace!("using asc folder at {:?}", asc.display());
+        create_dir_all(asc.join("output"))?;
+        Ok(Report::new())
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
+    fn pre_build(&self, ctx: &Context) -> Result<Report, Error> {
+        let mut out_file =
+            File::create(".hemttout/asc.log").expect("Unable to create `.hemttout/asc.log`");
+        let mut config = ASCConfig::new();
+        let tmp = ctx.tmp().join("asc");
+        for file in SOURCE {
+            let out = tmp.join(file);
+            trace!("unpacking {:?} to {:?}", file, out.display());
+            let mut f = File::create(&out)?;
+            f.write_all(&Distributables::get(file).unwrap().data)?;
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            {
+                use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+                std::fs::set_permissions(out, PermissionsExt::from_mode(0o744))?;
+            }
+        }
+        let sqf_ext = Some(String::from("sqf"));
+        let files = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Vec::new()));
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        let mut root_dirs = Vec::new();
+        for addon in ctx.addons() {
+            if !root_dirs.contains(&addon.prefix().main_prefix()) {
+                root_dirs.push(addon.prefix().main_prefix());
+            }
+            let tmp_addon = tmp.join(addon.prefix().as_pathbuf());
+            create_dir_all(&tmp_addon)?;
+            let mut entries = Vec::new();
+            for entry in ctx.workspace().join(addon.folder())?.walk_dir()? {
+                if entry.is_file()? {
+                    if entry.extension() != sqf_ext {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    entries.push(entry);
+                }
+            }
+            entries
+                .par_iter()
+                .map(|entry| {
+                    let processed = Processor::run(entry)?;
+                    let source = tmp_addon.join(
+                        entry
+                            .as_str()
+                            .trim_start_matches(&format!("/{}/", addon.folder())),
+                    );
+                    let parent = source.parent().unwrap();
+                    if !parent.exists() {
+                        std::mem::drop(create_dir_all(parent));
+                    }
+                    let mut f = File::create(source)?;
+                    f.write_all(processed.as_str().as_bytes())?;
+                    files.write().unwrap().push((
+                        format!(
+                            "{}{}",
+                            addon
+                                .prefix()
+                                .to_string()
+                                .replace('\\', "/")
+                                .trim_end_matches(&addon.folder().replacen(
+                                    "optionals/",
+                                    "addons/",
+                                    1
+                                ))
+                                .trim_end_matches(&addon.folder()),
+                            entry.as_str().to_string().trim_start_matches('/'),
+                        ),
+                        entry
+                            .as_str()
+                            .to_string()
+                            .trim_start_matches('/')
+                            .to_string(),
+                    ));
+                    Ok(())
+                })
+                .collect::<Result<_, Error>>()?;
+        }
+        debug!(
+            "ASC Preprocess took {:?}",
+            start.elapsed().whole_milliseconds()
+        );
+        for root in root_dirs {
+            config.add_input_dir(root.to_string());
+        }
+        config.set_output_dir(tmp.join("output").display().to_string());
+        let include = tmp.join("source").join("include");
+        if include.exists() {
+            config.add_include_dir(include.display().to_string());
+        }
+        config.set_worker_threads(num_cpus::get());
+        let mut f = File::create(tmp.join("sqfc.json"))?;
+        f.write_all(serde_json::to_string_pretty(&config)?.as_bytes())?;
+        std::env::set_current_dir(&tmp)?;
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        let command = Command::new(tmp.join(SOURCE[0])).output()?;
+        out_file.write_all(&command.stdout)?;
+        out_file.write_all(&command.stderr)?;
+        if String::from_utf8(command.stdout.clone())
+            .unwrap()
+            .contains("Parse Error")
+        {
+            warn!("ASC 'Parse Error' - check .hemttout/asc.log");
+        }
+        if command.status.success() {
+            debug!("ASC took {:?}", start.elapsed().whole_milliseconds());
+        } else {
+            return Err(Error::ArmaScriptCompiler(
+                String::from_utf8(command.stdout).unwrap(),
+            ));
+        }
+        std::env::set_current_dir(ctx.project_folder())?;
+        let tmp_output = tmp.join("output");
+        let counter = AtomicU16::new(0);
+        for (src, dst) in &*files.read().unwrap() {
+            let from = tmp_output.join(&format!("{src}c"));
+            let to = ctx.workspace().join(&format!("{dst}c"))?;
+            if !from.exists() {
+                // sqf that have parse errors OR just empty//no-code
+                debug!("asc didn't process {}", src);
+                continue;
+            }
+            let mut f = File::open(from)?;
+            let mut data = Vec::new();
+            f.read_to_end(&mut data)?;
+            to.create_file()?.write_all(&data)?;
+            counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+        info!("Compiled {} sqf files", counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+        Ok(Report::new())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Serialize)]
+pub struct ASCConfig {
+    #[serde(rename = "inputDirs")]
+    input_dirs: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "outputDir")]
+    output_dir: String,
+    #[serde(rename = "includePaths")]
+    include_dirs: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "excludeList")]
+    exclude_list: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "workerThreads")]
+    worker_threads: usize,
+}
+
+impl ASCConfig {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            input_dirs: vec![],
+            output_dir: String::new(),
+            include_dirs: vec![],
+            exclude_list: vec![],
+            worker_threads: 2,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_input_dir(&mut self, dir: String) {
+        if self.input_dirs.contains(&dir) {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.input_dirs.push(dir);
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_output_dir(&mut self, dir: String) {
+        self.output_dir = dir;
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_include_dir(&mut self, dir: String) {
+        self.include_dirs.push(dir);
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_exclude(&mut self, dir: &str) {
+        self.exclude_list.push(dir.replace('/', "\\"));
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_worker_threads(&mut self, threads: usize) {
+        self.worker_threads = threads;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bin/src/modules/mod.rs b/bin/src/modules/mod.rs
index 203e8d93..238874f9 100644
--- a/bin/src/modules/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/src/modules/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{context::Context, error::Error, report::Report};
 
 pub mod archive;
+pub mod asc;
 pub mod hook;
 pub mod pbo;
 
diff --git a/bin/src/modules/sqf.rs b/bin/src/modules/sqf.rs
index 37040361..a88b70df 100644
--- a/bin/src/modules/sqf.rs
+++ b/bin/src/modules/sqf.rs
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ impl Module for SQFCompiler {
                 }
                 match hemtt_sqf::parser::run(&database, &processed) {
                     Ok(sqf) => {
-                        let mut out = entry.with_extension("sqfc")?.create_file()?;
+                        // let mut out = entry.with_extension("sqfc")?.create_file()?;
                         let (warnings, errors) =
                             analyze(&sqf, Some(ctx.config()), &processed, Some(addon), &database);
                         for warning in warnings {
                             report.warn(warning);
                         }
                         if errors.is_empty() {
-                            sqf.compile_to_writer(&processed, &mut out)?;
+                            // sqf.compile_to_writer(&processed, &mut out)?;
                             counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
                         }
                         for error in errors {