diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a35c823..a947651 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,50 @@
-//PLEASE COMPILE USING "npm run build" BEFORE STARTING THE BOT!
-//OR USE "npm start" TO INSTANTLY COMPILE & START THE BOT!
-
+//@ts-check
 const fs = require("fs")
-if (process.argv.includes("-%-compile")){
-    console.log("Removing prebuilds...")
-    fs.rmSync("./dist",{recursive:true,force:true})
-    console.log("Compiling the bot...")
-    //exit on compilation
-    process.exit(0)
+const ts = require("typescript")
+const nodepath = require('path')
+
+//REMOVE EXISTING BUILDS
+console.log("OT: Removing Prebuilds...")
+fs.rmSync("./dist",{recursive:true,force:true})
+
+//COMPILE TYPESCRIPT
+console.log("OT: Compiling Typescript...")
+const configPath = nodepath.resolve('./tsconfig.json')
+const configFile = ts.readConfigFile(configPath,ts.sys.readFile)
+
+//check for tsconfig errors
+if (configFile.error){
+    const message = ts.formatDiagnosticsWithColorAndContext([configFile.error],ts.createCompilerHost({}))
+    console.error(message)
+    process.exit(1)
 }
 
-//start the bot
-console.log("Finished compilation!")
-import("./dist/src/index.js")
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+//parse tsconfig file
+const parsedConfig = ts.parseJsonConfigFileContent(configFile.config,ts.sys,nodepath.dirname(configPath))
+
+//create program/compiler
+const program = ts.createProgram({
+    rootNames:parsedConfig.fileNames,
+    options:parsedConfig.options
+})
+
+//emit all compiled files
+const emitResult = program.emit()
+
+//print emit errors/warnings (type errors)
+const allDiagnostics = ts.getPreEmitDiagnostics(program).concat(emitResult.diagnostics)
+const formattedDiagnostics = ts.formatDiagnosticsWithColorAndContext(allDiagnostics, ts.createCompilerHost(parsedConfig.options))
+console.log(formattedDiagnostics)
+
+//run with code
+if (emitResult.emitSkipped){
+    console.log("OT: Compilation Failed!")
+    process.exit(1)
+}else{
+    console.log("OT: Compilation Succeeded!")
+    if (process.argv.includes("-%-compile")) process.exit(0) //exit when only compile is required!
+    
+    //START THE BOT
+    console.log("OT: Starting Bot!")
+    require("./dist/src/index.js")
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a72c56..681b0d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
     ],
     "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {
-        "start": "node index.js -%-compile && npx tsc -p ./tsconfig.json && node index.js",
-        "test": "npm run start -- --dev-config --dev-database"
+        "build": "node index.js -%-compile",
+        "start": "node index.js",
+        "test": "node index.js --dev-config --dev-database"
     },
     "type": "commonjs",
     "license": "GPL-3.0-only",