diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 92b8df0d..a98dfa3f 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "environment": [],
       "externalConsole": false,
-      "name": "(gdb) Launch",
-      "preLaunchTask": "Compile (Linux x64)",
+      "name": "(gdb) Launch (Debug)",
+      "preLaunchTask": "Compile (Debug Linux x64)",
       "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/linux-amd64-librw_gl3_glfw-oal/Debug/re3",
       "request": "launch",
       "setupCommands": [
@@ -20,6 +20,27 @@
       "stopAtEntry": false,
       "targetArchitecture": "x64",
       "type": "cppdbg"
+    },
+    {
+      "MIMode": "gdb",
+      "args": [],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+      "environment": [],
+      "externalConsole": false,
+      "name": "(gdb) Launch (Release)",
+      "preLaunchTask": "Compile (Release Linux x64)",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/linux-amd64-librw_gl3_glfw-oal/Release/re3",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "setupCommands": [
+        {
+          "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+          "ignoreFailures": true,
+          "text": "-enable-pretty-printing"
+        }
+      ],
+      "stopAtEntry": false,
+      "targetArchitecture": "x64",
+      "type": "cppdbg"
     }
   ],
   "version": "0.2.0"
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 475c805e..c4fdc285 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "inputs": [
-    {
-      "default": "5",
-      "description": "Number of jobs to run simultaneously when compiling",
-      "id": "numberOfJobs",
-      "type": "promptString"
-    }
-  ],
   "tasks": [
     {
       "args": ["--with-librw", "gmake2"],
@@ -17,7 +9,7 @@
     },
     {
       "args": [
-        "-j${input:numberOfJobs}",
+        "-j5",
         "config=debug_linux-amd64-librw_gl3_glfw-oal",
         "verbose=1"
       ],
@@ -27,7 +19,26 @@
         "isDefault": true,
         "kind": "build"
       },
-      "label": "Compile (Linux x64)",
+      "label": "Compile (Debug Linux x64)",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/build"
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": "$gcc",
+      "type": "shell"
+    },
+    {
+      "args": [
+        "-j5",
+        "config=release_linux-amd64-librw_gl3_glfw-oal",
+        "verbose=1"
+      ],
+      "command": "make",
+      "dependsOn": "Premake (Linux)",
+      "group": {
+        "isDefault": true,
+        "kind": "build"
+      },
+      "label": "Compile (Release Linux x64)",
       "options": {
         "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/build"
       },