diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
index 42cb25d20..8b56d1895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: Build Linux Release
-
+# document this later, while that, put both release & debug in parallel
+# debug still always comes second and that's sad.
 on:
   push:
     paths:
@@ -23,10 +24,10 @@ on:
       - '.github/workflows/build-linux.yml'
 
 jobs:
-  build-linux:
+  build-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     concurrency:
-      group: build-linux-${{ github.ref }}
+      group: build-linux-release-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -35,8 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libglfw3-dev libpng-dev pkg-config clang lld ccache libssl-dev
-          # Set a reasonable ccache size
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libglfw3-dev libpng-dev pkg-config clang lld ccache libssl-dev patchelf
           ccache -M 5G || true
 
       - name: Setup Python
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/build-linux.yml') }}
 
-      - name: Install Meson and Ninja (pip)
+      - name: Install Meson and Ninja
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install meson ninja
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.ccache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-${{ hashFiles('**/meson.build') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-release-${{ hashFiles('**/meson.build') }}
 
       - name: Restore meson cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -74,19 +74,8 @@ jobs:
           CCACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/ccache
         run: |
           mkdir -p "$CCACHE_DIR"
-          export CCACHE_DIR="$CCACHE_DIR"
           meson setup build_meson --wipe --buildtype=release
 
-      - name: Configure Meson (debug)
-        env:
-          CC: "ccache clang"
-          CXX: "ccache clang++"
-          CCACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/ccache
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p "$CCACHE_DIR"
-          export CCACHE_DIR="$CCACHE_DIR"
-          meson setup build_debug --wipe --buildtype=debug
-
       - name: Build with Ninja
         env:
           CC: "ccache clang"
@@ -94,21 +83,8 @@ jobs:
           CCACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/ccache
         run: |
           export CCACHE_DIR="${{ runner.temp }}/ccache"
-          # Use all available cores for faster parallel builds
           ninja -C build_meson -j$(nproc) -v
 
-      - name: Build Debug with Ninja
-        env:
-          CC: "ccache clang"
-          CXX: "ccache clang++"
-          CCACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/ccache
-        run: |
-          export CCACHE_DIR="${{ runner.temp }}/ccache"
-          ninja -C build_debug -j$(nproc) -v
-
-      - name: Install patchelf
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y patchelf
-
       - name: Bundle executable + libraries
         env:
           GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
@@ -125,12 +101,8 @@ jobs:
           BUNDLE=out/minecraft-client-linux-${SHORT_SHA}
           mkdir -p "$BUNDLE/lib"
 
-          # Copy the binary
           cp "$EXE_PATH" "$BUNDLE/Minecraft.Client"
 
-          # Collect non-system shared library dependencies and copy them in.
-          # Exclude glibc/libstdc++/libgcc — these are ABI-specific and must
-          # come from the user's system, not from the build runner.
           ldd "$EXE_PATH" \
             | awk '/=>/ { print $3 }' \
             | grep -v '^(' \
@@ -140,18 +112,10 @@ jobs:
                 [ -f "$lib" ] && cp "$lib" "$BUNDLE/lib/" || true
               done
 
-          # Patch the binary RPATH so it finds libs in ./lib at runtime
           patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/lib' "$BUNDLE/Minecraft.Client"
 
-          # Write a launcher script
           cat > "$BUNDLE/run.sh" << 'RUNEOF'
           #!/usr/bin/env bash
-          # 4JCraft Linux launcher
-          # -------------------------------------------------------------------
-          # IMPORTANT: Before running, copy the "Common" assets folder from
-          # https://github.com/smartcmd/MinecraftConsoles/releases/tag/nightly
-          # (LCEWindows64.zip → extract → copy "Common" next to this script)
-          # -------------------------------------------------------------------
           DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
           if [ ! -d "$DIR/Common" ]; then
             echo "ERROR: Missing 'Common' assets folder."
@@ -165,7 +129,6 @@ jobs:
           RUNEOF
           chmod +x "$BUNDLE/run.sh"
 
-          # Write a README
           cat > "$BUNDLE/README.txt" << 'EOF'
           4JCraft Linux Build
           ===================
@@ -185,6 +148,74 @@ jobs:
           echo "Bundle ready: $BUNDLE"
           ls -lh "$BUNDLE" "$BUNDLE/lib"
 
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: minecraft-client-linux-${{ github.sha }}
+          path: out/minecraft-client-linux-*/
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  build-debug:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency:
+      group: build-linux-debug-${{ github.ref }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libglfw3-dev libpng-dev pkg-config clang lld ccache libssl-dev patchelf
+          ccache -M 5G || true
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Cache pip packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/pip
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/build-linux.yml') }}
+
+      - name: Install Meson and Ninja
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install meson ninja
+
+      - name: Restore ccache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.ccache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-debug-${{ hashFiles('**/meson.build') }}
+
+      - name: Restore meson cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/meson
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-meson-${{ hashFiles('**/meson.build') }}
+
+      - name: Configure Meson
+        env:
+          CC: "ccache clang"
+          CXX: "ccache clang++"
+          CCACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/ccache
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$CCACHE_DIR"
+          meson setup build_debug --wipe --buildtype=debug
+
+      - name: Build with Ninja
+        env:
+          CC: "ccache clang"
+          CXX: "ccache clang++"
+          CCACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/ccache
+        run: |
+          export CCACHE_DIR="${{ runner.temp }}/ccache"
+          ninja -C build_debug -j$(nproc) -v
+
       - name: Bundle debug executable + libraries
         env:
           GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
@@ -201,10 +232,8 @@ jobs:
           BUNDLE=out/minecraft-client-linux-${SHORT_SHA}-debug
           mkdir -p "$BUNDLE/lib"
 
-          # Copy the binary
           cp "$EXE_PATH" "$BUNDLE/Minecraft.Client.debug"
 
-          # Collect non-system shared library dependencies and copy them in.
           ldd "$EXE_PATH" \
             | awk '/=>/ { print $3 }' \
             | grep -v '^(' \
@@ -214,18 +243,14 @@ jobs:
                 [ -f "$lib" ] && cp "$lib" "$BUNDLE/lib/" || true
               done
 
-          # Patch the binary RPATH so it finds libs in ./lib at runtime
           patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/lib' "$BUNDLE/Minecraft.Client.debug"
 
-          # Keep a copy of the unstripped debug binary (symbols are already present in debug build)
           echo "Debug bundle ready: $BUNDLE"
           ls -lh "$BUNDLE" "$BUNDLE/lib"
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: minecraft-client-linux-${{ github.sha }}
-          path: |
-            out/minecraft-client-linux-*/
-            out/minecraft-client-linux-*-debug/
-          retention-days: 7
+          name: minecraft-client-linux-${{ github.sha }}-debug
+          path: out/minecraft-client-linux-*-debug/
+          retention-days: 7
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