diff --git a/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin.sln b/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin.sln
index cb04280..e34eb3d 100644
--- a/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin.sln
+++ b/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin.sln
@@ -9,12 +9,18 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
 		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
+		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
+		Release|x64 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
 		{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin.vcxproj b/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin.vcxproj
index ac3d36c..73e1302 100644
--- a/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin.vcxproj
+++ b/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin/xpcPlugin.vcxproj
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
     </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{6AEF5D28-2701-44FF-AE10-1DEF07C5CAEA}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -22,21 +30,39 @@
     <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
   </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+  </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="PropertySheets">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+  </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
@@ -46,6 +72,14 @@
     <LibraryPath>..\xpcPlugin\SDK\Libraries\Win;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
     <TargetName>win</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+    <OutDir>..\XPlaneConnect\</OutDir>
+    <TargetExt>.xpl</TargetExt>
+    <IncludePath>..\SDK\CHeaders\XPLM;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>..\xpcPlugin\SDK\Libraries\Win;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
+    <TargetName>win</TargetName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <TargetExt>.xpl</TargetExt>
     <IncludePath>..\xpcPlugin\SDK\CHeaders\XPLM;..\SDK\CHeaders\XPLM;..\..\C\src;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
@@ -54,6 +88,14 @@
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
     <OutDir>..\XPlaneConnect\64\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <TargetExt>.xpl</TargetExt>
+    <IncludePath>..\xpcPlugin\SDK\CHeaders\XPLM;..\SDK\CHeaders\XPLM;..\..\C\src;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>..\xpcPlugin\SDK\Libraries\Win;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
+    <TargetName>win</TargetName>
+    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+    <OutDir>..\XPlaneConnect\64\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -75,6 +117,33 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>Opengl32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <WarningLevel>EnableAllWarnings</WarningLevel>
+      <Optimization>Full</Optimization>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>IBM=1;XPLM200;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>OldStyle</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
+      <OmitFramePointers>
+      </OmitFramePointers>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>false</FunctionLevelLinking>
+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      </DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      <MinimalRebuild>false</MinimalRebuild>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <BasicRuntimeChecks>Default</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+      <ExceptionHandling>false</ExceptionHandling>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Opengl32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -98,6 +167,38 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>OpenGL32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <WarningLevel>EnableAllWarnings</WarningLevel>
+      <Optimization>Full</Optimization>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>IBM=1;XPLM200;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <SDLCheck>
+      </SDLCheck>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>OldStyle</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
+      <OmitFramePointers>
+      </OmitFramePointers>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>false</FunctionLevelLinking>
+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      </DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      <MinimalRebuild>false</MinimalRebuild>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <BasicRuntimeChecks>Default</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+      <InlineFunctionExpansion />
+      <ExceptionHandling>false</ExceptionHandling>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>OpenGL32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <GenerateMapFile>
+      </GenerateMapFile>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\DataManager.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\DataMaps.h" />