diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16c422e2..9a4d677c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ### Changelog
 
-#### Version - 3.0.0.5 - 
-* No longer rehashes files on every compile
+#### Version - 3.0.0.5 - 8/22/2022
+* No longer rehashes files on every compile (faster Add Roots step during compilation)
 * Editing paths in the install/compile settings won't crash the app
 * Fix for .refcache files not being ignored during compilation
+* Greatly reduce the amount of UI hangups during compilation
 
 #### Version - 3.0.0.4 - 8/20/2022
 * Fix for: when some optional game files weren't present (like CreationKit.exe), the app would refuse to recognize any files from that game
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/View Models/Compilers/CompilerVM.cs b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/View Models/Compilers/CompilerVM.cs
index 912a6ce1..b0dc1bad 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/View Models/Compilers/CompilerVM.cs	
+++ b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/View Models/Compilers/CompilerVM.cs	
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ namespace Wabbajack
 
                     try
                     {
-                        await compiler.Begin(token);
+                        var result = await compiler.Begin(token);
+                        if (!result)
+                            throw new Exception("Compilation Failed");
                     }
                     finally
                     {
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Compiler/ACompiler.cs b/Wabbajack.Compiler/ACompiler.cs
index fdde73df..e659b1ad 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Compiler/ACompiler.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Compiler/ACompiler.cs
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ public abstract class ACompiler
     /// </summary>
     protected async Task BuildPatches(CancellationToken token)
     {
+     
+        NextStep("Compiling","Looking for patches");   
         var toBuild = InstallDirectives.OfType<PatchedFromArchive>()
             .Where(p => _patchOptions.GetValueOrDefault(p, Array.Empty<VirtualFile>()).Length > 0)
             .SelectMany(p => _patchOptions[p].Select(c => new PatchedFromArchive
@@ -487,7 +489,7 @@ public abstract class ACompiler
                             _logger.LogInformation("Patch size {patchSize} for {to}", patchSize, match.To);
                         }, token);
                 }
-            }, token);
+            }, token, runInParallel: false);
 
         // Load in the patches
         await InstallDirectives.OfType<PatchedFromArchive>()
diff --git a/Wabbajack.VFS/Context.cs b/Wabbajack.VFS/Context.cs
index cbea822d..3ad4fe3a 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.VFS/Context.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.VFS/Context.cs
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ public class Context
     /// <param name="files">Predefined list of files to extract, all others will be skipped</param>
     /// <param name="callback">Func called for each file extracted</param>
     /// <param name="tempFolder">Optional: folder to use for temporary storage</param>
-    /// <param name="updateTracker">Optional: Status update tracker</param>
+    /// <param name="runInParallel">Optional: run `callback`s in parallel</param>
     /// <returns></returns>
     /// <exception cref="Exception"></exception>
     public async Task Extract(HashSet<VirtualFile> files, Func<VirtualFile, IExtractedFile, ValueTask> callback,
-        CancellationToken token, AbsolutePath? tempFolder = null)
+        CancellationToken token, AbsolutePath? tempFolder = null, bool runInParallel = true)
     {
         var top = new VirtualFile();
         var filesByParent = files.SelectMany(f => f.FilesInFullPath)
@@ -144,8 +144,18 @@ public class Context
             }
         }
 
-        await filesByParent[top].PDoAll(
-            async file => await HandleFile(file, new ExtractedNativeFile(file.AbsoluteName) {CanMove = false}));
+        if (runInParallel)
+        {
+            await filesByParent[top].PDoAll(
+                async file => await HandleFile(file, new ExtractedNativeFile(file.AbsoluteName) {CanMove = false}));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            foreach (var file in filesByParent[top])
+            {
+                await HandleFile(file, new ExtractedNativeFile(file.AbsoluteName) {CanMove = false});
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     #region KnownFiles