diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index be70c04ae..80a8d4ed8 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -627,6 +627,14 @@ add_definitions(-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY
     -DBOOST_DATE_TIME_NO_LIB
     -DBOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB
 )
+# Adjustments for MSVC + Ninja
+if (MSVC AND CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja")
+    add_compile_options(
+        /wd4711 # function 'function' selected for automatic inline expansion
+        /wd4464 # relative include path contains '..'
+        /wd4820 # 'identifier1': '4' bytes padding added after data member 'identifier2'
+    )
+endif()
 
 enable_testing()
 add_subdirectory(externals)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/CopyYuzuFFmpegDeps.cmake b/CMakeModules/CopyYuzuFFmpegDeps.cmake
index 26384e8b8..f5ab2806c 100755
--- a/CMakeModules/CopyYuzuFFmpegDeps.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/CopyYuzuFFmpegDeps.cmake
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ function(copy_yuzu_FFmpeg_deps target_dir)
     include(WindowsCopyFiles)
     set(DLL_DEST "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/$<CONFIG>/")
     file(READ "${FFmpeg_PATH}/requirements.txt" FFmpeg_REQUIRED_DLLS)
+    string(STRIP "${FFmpeg_REQUIRED_DLLS}" FFmpeg_REQUIRED_DLLS)
     windows_copy_files(${target_dir} ${FFmpeg_DLL_DIR} ${DLL_DEST} ${FFmpeg_REQUIRED_DLLS})
 endfunction(copy_yuzu_FFmpeg_deps)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/MSVCCache.cmake b/CMakeModules/MSVCCache.cmake
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2c8b20187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/MSVCCache.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# buildcache wrapper
+OPTION(USE_CCACHE "Use buildcache for compilation" OFF)
+IF(USE_CCACHE)
+    FIND_PROGRAM(CCACHE buildcache)
+    IF (CCACHE)
+        MESSAGE(STATUS "Using buildcache found in PATH")
+        SET_PROPERTY(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE ${CCACHE})
+        SET_PROPERTY(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_LINK ${CCACHE})
+    ELSE(CCACHE)
+        MESSAGE(WARNING "USE_CCACHE enabled, but no buildcache executable found")
+    ENDIF(CCACHE)
+ENDIF(USE_CCACHE)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed2d2ecb6..861e84808 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 yuzu emulator early access
 =============
 
-This is the source code for early-access 2815.
+This is the source code for early-access 2816.
 
 ## Legal Notice
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 348c896df..c0677fbc4 100755
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ if (MSVC)
     # /GT                 - Supports fiber safety for data allocated using static thread-local storage
     add_compile_options(
         /MP
-        /Zi
         /Zm200
         /Zo
         /permissive-
@@ -79,6 +78,13 @@ if (MSVC)
         /we5245 # 'function': unreferenced function with internal linkage has been removed
     )
 
+    if (USE_CCACHE)
+    # when caching, we need to use /Z7 to downgrade debug info to use an older but more cachable format
+        add_compile_options(/Z7)
+    else()
+        add_compile_options(/Zi)
+    endif()
+
     if (ARCHITECTURE_x86_64)
         add_compile_options(/QIntel-jcc-erratum)
     endif()