diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3599105020..e48263063f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,50 +139,65 @@ endif()
 
 # Set bundled sdl2/qt as dependent options.
 # On Linux system SDL2 is likely to be lacking HIDAPI support which have drawbacks but is needed for SDL motion
-cmake_dependent_option(ENABLE_SDL2 "Enable the SDL2 frontend" ON "NOT ANDROID" OFF)
-
-if (ENABLE_SDL2)
-    # TODO(crueter): Cleanup, each dep that has a bundled option should allow to choose between bundled, external, system
-    cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_EXTERNAL_SDL2 "Compile external SDL2" OFF "NOT MSVC" OFF)
-    option(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_SDL2 "Download bundled SDL2 build" "${MSVC}")
-endif()
-
-option(ENABLE_QT "Enable the Qt frontend" ON)
-option(ENABLE_QT_TRANSLATION "Enable translations for the Qt frontend" OFF)
-option(ENABLE_QT_UPDATE_CHECKER "Enable update checker for the Qt frontend" OFF)
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_QT "Download bundled Qt binaries" "${MSVC}" "ENABLE_QT" OFF)
-option(YUZU_USE_QT_MULTIMEDIA "Use QtMultimedia for Camera" OFF)
-option(YUZU_USE_QT_WEB_ENGINE "Use QtWebEngine for web applet implementation" OFF)
-set(YUZU_QT_MIRROR "" CACHE STRING "What mirror to use for downloading the bundled Qt libraries")
-
-option(ENABLE_CUBEB "Enables the cubeb audio backend" ON)
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(ENABLE_SDL2 "Enable the SDL2 frontend" ON "NOT ANDROID" OFF)
 
 set(EXT_DEFAULT OFF)
+
 if (MSVC OR ANDROID)
     set(EXT_DEFAULT ON)
 endif()
-option(YUZU_USE_CPM "Use CPM to fetch system dependencies (fmt, boost, etc) if needed. Externals will still be fetched." ${EXT_DEFAULT})
 
-option(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_FFMPEG "Download bundled FFmpeg" ${EXT_DEFAULT})
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_EXTERNAL_FFMPEG "Build FFmpeg from source" OFF "NOT WIN32 AND NOT ANDROID" OFF)
+if (ENABLE_SDL2)
+    # TODO(crueter): Cleanup, each dep that has a bundled option should allow to choose between bundled, external, system
+    CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_USE_EXTERNAL_SDL2 "Compile external SDL2" OFF "NOT MSVC" OFF)
+    option(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_SDL2 "Download bundled SDL2 build" "${MSVC}")
+endif()
 
 cmake_dependent_option(ENABLE_LIBUSB "Enable the use of LibUSB" ON "NOT ANDROID" OFF)
 
 cmake_dependent_option(ENABLE_OPENGL "Enable OpenGL" ON "NOT WIN32 OR NOT ARCHITECTURE_arm64" OFF)
 mark_as_advanced(FORCE ENABLE_OPENGL)
 
+option(ENABLE_QT "Enable the Qt frontend" ON)
+option(ENABLE_QT_TRANSLATION "Enable translations for the Qt frontend" OFF)
+option(ENABLE_QT_UPDATE_CHECKER "Enable update checker for the Qt frontend" OFF)
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_QT "Download bundled Qt binaries" "${MSVC}" "ENABLE_QT" OFF)
+
+option(YUZU_USE_CPM "Use CPM to fetch system dependencies (fmt, boost, etc) if needed. Externals will still be fetched." ${EXT_DEFAULT})
+
 option(ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE "Enable web services (telemetry, etc.)" ON)
 option(ENABLE_WIFI_SCAN "Enable WiFi scanning" OFF)
 
-cmake_dependent_option(USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE "Enables Discord Rich Presence" OFF "ENABLE_QT" OFF)
+option(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_FFMPEG "Download bundled FFmpeg" ${EXT_DEFAULT})
+cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_EXTERNAL_FFMPEG "Build FFmpeg from source" OFF "NOT WIN32 AND NOT ANDROID" OFF)
+
+option(YUZU_USE_QT_MULTIMEDIA "Use QtMultimedia for Camera" OFF)
+
+option(YUZU_USE_QT_WEB_ENGINE "Use QtWebEngine for web applet implementation" OFF)
+
+set(YUZU_QT_MIRROR "" CACHE STRING "What mirror to use for downloading the bundled Qt libraries")
+
+option(ENABLE_CUBEB "Enables the cubeb audio backend" ON)
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE "Enables Discord Rich Presence" OFF "ENABLE_QT" OFF)
 
 option(YUZU_TESTS "Compile tests" "${BUILD_TESTING}")
 
-option(YUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS "Use precompiled headers" OFF)
-if (YUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS)
-    message(STATUS "Using Precompiled Headers.")
-    set(CMAKE_PCH_INSTANTIATE_TEMPLATES ON)
-endif()
+option(YUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS "Use precompiled headers" ${EXT_DEFAULT})
+
+# TODO(crueter): CI this?
+option(YUZU_DOWNLOAD_ANDROID_VVL "Download validation layer binary for android" ON)
+
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_ROOM "Enable dedicated room functionality" ON "NOT ANDROID" OFF)
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_ROOM_STANDALONE "Enable standalone room executable" ON "YUZU_ROOM" OFF)
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_CMD "Compile the eden-cli executable" ON "ENABLE_SDL2;NOT ANDROID" OFF)
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_CRASH_DUMPS "Compile crash dump (Minidump) support" OFF "WIN32 OR LINUX" OFF)
+
 option(YUZU_ENABLE_LTO "Enable link-time optimization" OFF)
 if(YUZU_ENABLE_LTO)
     include(CheckIPOSupported)
@@ -190,42 +205,17 @@ if(YUZU_ENABLE_LTO)
     if(NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_LTO)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Your compiler does not support interprocedural optimization (IPO). Re-run CMake with -DYUZU_ENABLE_LTO=OFF.")
     endif()
-    set(CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0069 NEW)
     set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION ${COMPILER_SUPPORTS_LTO})
 endif()
-option(USE_CCACHE "Use ccache for compilation" OFF)
-set(CCACHE_PATH "ccache" CACHE STRING "Path to ccache binary")
-if(USE_CCACHE)
-    find_program(CCACHE_BINARY ${CCACHE_PATH})
-    if(CCACHE_BINARY)
-        message(STATUS "Found ccache at: ${CCACHE_BINARY}")
-        set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE_BINARY})
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE_BINARY})
-        if (YUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS)
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Precompiled headers are incompatible with ccache. Re-run CMake with -DYUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS=OFF.")
-        endif()
-    else()
-        message(WARNING "USE_CCACHE enabled, but no executable found at: ${CCACHE_PATH}")
-    endif()
-endif()
-
-# TODO(crueter): CI this?
-option(YUZU_DOWNLOAD_ANDROID_VVL "Download validation layer binary for android" ON)
-
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_ROOM "Enable dedicated room functionality" ON "NOT ANDROID" OFF)
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_ROOM_STANDALONE "Enable standalone room executable" ON "YUZU_ROOM" OFF)
-
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_CMD "Compile the eden-cli executable" ON "ENABLE_SDL2;NOT ANDROID" OFF)
-
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_CRASH_DUMPS "Compile crash dump (Minidump) support" OFF "WIN32 OR LINUX" OFF)
 
 option(YUZU_DOWNLOAD_TIME_ZONE_DATA "Always download time zone binaries" ON)
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_USE_FASTER_LD "Check if a faster linker is available" ON "LINUX" OFF)
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(USE_SYSTEM_MOLTENVK "Use the system MoltenVK lib (instead of the bundled one)" OFF "APPLE" OFF)
+
 set(YUZU_TZDB_PATH "" CACHE STRING "Path to a pre-downloaded timezone database")
 
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_FASTER_LD "Check if a faster linker is available" ON "LINUX" OFF)
-
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_APPLE_USE_BUNDLED_MONTENVK "Download bundled MoltenVK lib" ON "APPLE" OFF)
-
 option(YUZU_DISABLE_LLVM "Disable LLVM (useful for CI)" OFF)
 
 set(DEFAULT_ENABLE_OPENSSL ON)
@@ -238,12 +228,15 @@ if (ANDROID OR WIN32 OR APPLE OR PLATFORM_SUN)
     # your own copy of it.
     set(DEFAULT_ENABLE_OPENSSL OFF)
 endif()
+
 if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE)
     set(DEFAULT_ENABLE_OPENSSL ON)
 endif()
+
 option(ENABLE_OPENSSL "Enable OpenSSL backend for ISslConnection" ${DEFAULT_ENABLE_OPENSSL})
+
 if (ENABLE_OPENSSL)
-    cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL "Download bundled OpenSSL build" "${MSVC}" "NOT ANDROID" ON)
+    CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL "Download bundled OpenSSL build" "${MSVC}" "NOT ANDROID" ON)
 endif()
 
 if (ANDROID AND YUZU_DOWNLOAD_ANDROID_VVL)
@@ -270,6 +263,21 @@ if (ANDROID)
     set(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM 3.5) # Workaround for Oboe
 endif()
 
+if (YUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS)
+    if (MSVC AND CCACHE)
+        # buildcache does not properly cache PCH files, leading to compilation errors.
+        # See https://github.com/mbitsnbites/buildcache/discussions/230
+        message(WARNING "buildcache does not properly support Precompiled Headers. Disabling PCH")
+        set(DYNARMIC_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+        set(YUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+if (YUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS)
+    message(STATUS "Using Precompiled Headers.")
+    set(CMAKE_PCH_INSTANTIATE_TEMPLATES ON)
+endif()
+
 # Default to a Release build
 get_property(IS_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
 if (NOT IS_MULTI_CONFIG AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/DownloadExternals.cmake b/CMakeModules/DownloadExternals.cmake
index f6e3aaa4ad..6c4afc03be 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/DownloadExternals.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/DownloadExternals.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ function(download_bundled_external remote_path lib_name cpm_key prefix_var versi
     set(package_base_url "https://github.com/eden-emulator/")
     set(package_repo "no_platform")
     set(package_extension "no_platform")
-    set(CACHE_KEY "")
 
     # TODO(crueter): Need to convert ffmpeg to a CI.
     if (WIN32 OR FORCE_WIN_ARCHIVES)
@@ -34,9 +33,8 @@ function(download_bundled_external remote_path lib_name cpm_key prefix_var versi
     else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "No package available for this platform")
     endif()
-    string(CONCAT package_url "${package_base_url}" "${package_repo}")
-    string(CONCAT full_url "${package_url}" "${remote_path}" "${lib_name}" "${package_extension}")
-    message(STATUS "Resolved bundled URL: ${full_url}")
+    set(package_url "${package_base_url}${package_repo}")
+    set(full_url ${package_url}${remote_path}${lib_name}${package_extension})
 
     # TODO(crueter): DELETE THIS ENTIRELY, GLORY BE TO THE CI!
     AddPackage(
@@ -49,12 +47,26 @@ function(download_bundled_external remote_path lib_name cpm_key prefix_var versi
         # TODO(crueter): hash
     )
 
-    if (DEFINED ${cpm_key}_SOURCE_DIR)
-        set(${prefix_var} "${${cpm_key}_SOURCE_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-        message(STATUS "Using bundled binaries at ${${cpm_key}_SOURCE_DIR}")
-    else()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "AddPackage did not set ${cpm_key}_SOURCE_DIR")
+    set(${prefix_var} "${${cpm_key}_SOURCE_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    message(STATUS "Using bundled binaries at ${${cpm_key}_SOURCE_DIR}")
+endfunction()
+
+function(download_moltenvk_external platform version)
+    set(MOLTENVK_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/MoltenVK")
+    set(MOLTENVK_TAR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/MoltenVK.tar")
+    if (NOT EXISTS ${MOLTENVK_DIR})
+        if (NOT EXISTS ${MOLTENVK_TAR})
+            file(DOWNLOAD https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK/releases/download/${version}/MoltenVK-${platform}.tar
+                ${MOLTENVK_TAR} SHOW_PROGRESS)
+        endif()
+
+        execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xf "${MOLTENVK_TAR}"
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals")
     endif()
+
+    # Add the MoltenVK library path to the prefix so find_library can locate it.
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${MOLTENVK_DIR}/MoltenVK/dylib/${platform}")
+    set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
 # Determine installation parameters for OS, architecture, and compiler
@@ -96,7 +108,7 @@ function(determine_qt_parameters target host_out type_out arch_out arch_path_out
         set(host "linux")
         set(type "desktop")
         set(arch "linux_gcc_64")
-        set(arch_path "gcc_64")
+        set(arch_path "linux")
     endif()
 
     set(${host_out} "${host}" PARENT_SCOPE)
@@ -131,79 +143,56 @@ function(download_qt_configuration prefix_out target host type arch arch_path ba
     set(install_args -c "${CURRENT_MODULE_DIR}/aqt_config.ini")
     if (tool)
         set(prefix "${base_path}/Tools")
-        list(APPEND install_args install-tool --outputdir "${base_path}" "${host}" desktop "${target}")
+        set(install_args ${install_args} install-tool --outputdir ${base_path} ${host} desktop ${target})
     else()
         set(prefix "${base_path}/${target}/${arch_path}")
-        list(APPEND install_args install-qt --outputdir "${base_path}" "${host}" "${type}" "${target}" "${arch}" -m qt_base)
+        set(install_args ${install_args} install-qt --outputdir ${base_path} ${host} ${type} ${target} ${arch} -m qt_base)
 
         if (YUZU_USE_QT_MULTIMEDIA)
-            list(APPEND install_args qtmultimedia)
+            set(install_args ${install_args} qtmultimedia)
         endif()
 
         if (YUZU_USE_QT_WEB_ENGINE)
-            list(APPEND install_args qtpositioning qtwebchannel qtwebengine)
+            set(install_args ${install_args} qtpositioning qtwebchannel qtwebengine)
         endif()
 
-        if (NOT "${YUZU_QT_MIRROR}" STREQUAL "")
+        if (NOT ${YUZU_QT_MIRROR} STREQUAL "")
             message(STATUS "Using Qt mirror ${YUZU_QT_MIRROR}")
-            list(APPEND install_args -b "${YUZU_QT_MIRROR}")
+            set(install_args ${install_args} -b ${YUZU_QT_MIRROR})
         endif()
     endif()
 
-    message(STATUS "Install Args: ${install_args}")
-
+    message(STATUS "Install Args ${install_args}")
     if (NOT EXISTS "${prefix}")
         message(STATUS "Downloading Qt binaries for ${target}:${host}:${type}:${arch}:${arch_path}")
         set(AQT_PREBUILD_BASE_URL "https://github.com/miurahr/aqtinstall/releases/download/v3.3.0")
         if (WIN32)
             set(aqt_path "${base_path}/aqt.exe")
             if (NOT EXISTS "${aqt_path}")
-                file(DOWNLOAD "${AQT_PREBUILD_BASE_URL}/aqt.exe" "${aqt_path}" SHOW_PROGRESS)
-            endif()
-            execute_process(COMMAND "${aqt_path}" ${install_args}
-                WORKING_DIRECTORY "${base_path}"
-                RESULT_VARIABLE aqt_res
-                OUTPUT_VARIABLE aqt_out
-                ERROR_VARIABLE aqt_err)
-            if (NOT aqt_res EQUAL 0)
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "aqt.exe failed: ${aqt_err}")
+                file(DOWNLOAD
+                        ${AQT_PREBUILD_BASE_URL}/aqt.exe
+                        ${aqt_path} SHOW_PROGRESS)
             endif()
+            execute_process(COMMAND ${aqt_path} ${install_args}
+                    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${base_path})
         elseif (APPLE)
             set(aqt_path "${base_path}/aqt-macos")
             if (NOT EXISTS "${aqt_path}")
-                file(DOWNLOAD "${AQT_PREBUILD_BASE_URL}/aqt-macos" "${aqt_path}" SHOW_PROGRESS)
-            endif()
-            execute_process(COMMAND chmod +x "${aqt_path}")
-            execute_process(COMMAND "${aqt_path}" ${install_args}
-                WORKING_DIRECTORY "${base_path}"
-                RESULT_VARIABLE aqt_res
-                ERROR_VARIABLE aqt_err)
-            if (NOT aqt_res EQUAL 0)
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "aqt-macos failed: ${aqt_err}")
+                file(DOWNLOAD
+                        ${AQT_PREBUILD_BASE_URL}/aqt-macos
+                        ${aqt_path} SHOW_PROGRESS)
             endif()
+            execute_process(COMMAND chmod +x ${aqt_path})
+            execute_process(COMMAND ${aqt_path} ${install_args}
+                    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${base_path})
         else()
-            find_program(PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE python3)
-            if (NOT PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE)
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "python3 is required to install Qt using aqt (pip mode).")
-            endif()
             set(aqt_install_path "${base_path}/aqt")
             file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${aqt_install_path}")
 
-            execute_process(COMMAND "${PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE}" -m pip install --target="${aqt_install_path}" aqtinstall
-                WORKING_DIRECTORY "${base_path}"
-                RESULT_VARIABLE pip_res
-                ERROR_VARIABLE pip_err)
-            if (NOT pip_res EQUAL 0)
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "pip install aqtinstall failed: ${pip_err}")
-            endif()
-
-            execute_process(COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E env PYTHONPATH="${aqt_install_path}" "${PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE}" -m aqt ${install_args}
-                WORKING_DIRECTORY "${base_path}"
-                RESULT_VARIABLE aqt_res
-                ERROR_VARIABLE aqt_err)
-            if (NOT aqt_res EQUAL 0)
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "aqt (python) failed: ${aqt_err}")
-            endif()
+            execute_process(COMMAND python3 -m pip install --target=${aqt_install_path} aqtinstall
+                    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${base_path})
+            execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env PYTHONPATH=${aqt_install_path} python3 -m aqt ${install_args}
+                    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${base_path})
         endif()
 
         message(STATUS "Downloaded Qt binaries for ${target}:${host}:${type}:${arch}:${arch_path} to ${prefix}")
@@ -221,7 +210,7 @@ endfunction()
 function(download_qt target)
     determine_qt_parameters("${target}" host type arch arch_path host_type host_arch host_arch_path)
 
-    set(base_path "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/qt")
+    get_external_prefix(qt base_path)
     file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${base_path}")
 
     download_qt_configuration(prefix "${target}" "${host}" "${type}" "${arch}" "${arch_path}" "${base_path}")
@@ -238,34 +227,26 @@ function(download_qt target)
     set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
-function(download_moltenvk version platform)
-    if(NOT version)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "download_moltenvk: version argument is required")
-    endif()
-    if(NOT platform)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "download_moltenvk: platform argument is required")
-    endif()
+function(download_moltenvk)
+set(MOLTENVK_PLATFORM "macOS")
 
-    set(MOLTENVK_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/MoltenVK")
-    set(MOLTENVK_TAR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/MoltenVK.tar")
+set(MOLTENVK_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/MoltenVK")
+set(MOLTENVK_TAR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/MoltenVK.tar")
+if (NOT EXISTS ${MOLTENVK_DIR})
+if (NOT EXISTS ${MOLTENVK_TAR})
+    file(DOWNLOAD https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK/releases/download/v1.2.10-rc2/MoltenVK-all.tar
+    ${MOLTENVK_TAR} SHOW_PROGRESS)
+endif()
 
-    if(NOT EXISTS "${MOLTENVK_DIR}")
-        if(NOT EXISTS "${MOLTENVK_TAR}")
-            file(DOWNLOAD "https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK/releases/download/${version}/MoltenVK-${platform}.tar"
-                          "${MOLTENVK_TAR}" SHOW_PROGRESS)
-        endif()
+execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xf "${MOLTENVK_TAR}"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals")
+endif()
 
-        execute_process(
-            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xf "${MOLTENVK_TAR}"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals"
-            RESULT_VARIABLE tar_res
-            ERROR_VARIABLE tar_err
-        )
-        if(NOT tar_res EQUAL 0)
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Extracting MoltenVK failed: ${tar_err}")
-        endif()
-    endif()
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${MOLTENVK_DIR}/MoltenVK/dylib/${platform}")
-    set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
+# Add the MoltenVK library path to the prefix so find_library can locate it.
+list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${MOLTENVK_DIR}/MoltenVK/dylib/${MOLTENVK_PLATFORM}")
+set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
+function(get_external_prefix lib_name prefix_var)
+    set(${prefix_var} "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/${lib_name}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
diff --git a/CMakeModules/GenerateSCMRev.cmake b/CMakeModules/GenerateSCMRev.cmake
index 1ae608c085..2d7081b7db 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/GenerateSCMRev.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/GenerateSCMRev.cmake
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ set(GIT_DESC ${BUILD_VERSION})
 set(REPO_NAME "Eden")
 set(BUILD_ID ${GIT_REFSPEC})
 set(BUILD_FULLNAME "${REPO_NAME} ${BUILD_VERSION} ")
+
 set(CXX_COMPILER "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}")
 
-# Auto-updater metadata! Must somewhat mirror GitHub API endpoint
-set(BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_WEBSITE "https://github.com")
-set(BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_API "http://api.github.com")
-set(BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_REPO "eden-emulator/Releases")
-
 configure_file(scm_rev.cpp.in scm_rev.cpp @ONLY)
diff --git a/docs/Deps.md b/docs/Deps.md
index 573d1fe14a..0e7b7cff62 100644
--- a/docs/Deps.md
+++ b/docs/Deps.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ sudo pacman -Syu --needed base-devel boost catch2 cmake enet ffmpeg fmt git glsl
 <summary>Ubuntu, Debian, Mint Linux</summary>
 
 ```sh
-sudo apt-get install autoconf cmake g++ gcc git glslang-tools libasound2t64 libboost-context-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libhidapi-dev libpulse-dev libtool libudev-dev libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-image0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-xkb1 libxext-dev libxkbcommon-x11-0 mesa-common-dev nasm ninja-build qt6-base-private-dev libmbedtls-dev catch2 libfmt-dev liblz4-dev nlohmann-json3-dev libzstd-dev libssl-dev libavfilter-dev libavcodec-dev libswscale-dev pkg-config zlib1g-dev libva-dev libvdpau-dev qt6-tools-dev libzydis-dev zydis-tools libzycore-dev vulkan-utility-libraries-dev libvulkan-dev spirv-tools spirv-headers libusb-1.0-0-dev libxbyak-dev
+sudo apt-get install autoconf cmake g++ gcc git glslang-tools libasound2 libboost-context-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libhidapi-dev libpulse-dev libtool libudev-dev libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-image0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-xkb1 libxext-dev libxkbcommon-x11-0 mesa-common-dev nasm ninja-build qt6-base-private-dev libmbedtls-dev catch2 libfmt-dev liblz4-dev nlohmann-json3-dev libzstd-dev libssl-dev libavfilter-dev libavcodec-dev libswscale-dev pkg-config zlib1g-dev libva-dev libvdpau-dev qt6-tools-dev libzydis-dev zydis-tools libzycore-dev
 ```
 
 * Ubuntu 22.04, Linux Mint 20, or Debian 12 or later is required.
diff --git a/docs/Options.md b/docs/Options.md
index 6af91e4918..d19aab63f6 100644
--- a/docs/Options.md
+++ b/docs/Options.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Notes:
   * Currently, build fails without this
 - `YUZU_USE_FASTER_LD` (ON) Check if a faster linker is available
   * Only available on UNIX
-- `YUZU_APPLE_USE_BUNDLED_MONTENVK` (ON, macOS only) Download bundled MoltenVK lib)
+- `USE_SYSTEM_MOLTENVK` (OFF, macOS only) Use the system MoltenVK lib (instead of the bundled one)
 - `YUZU_TZDB_PATH` (string) Path to a pre-downloaded timezone database (useful for nixOS)
 - `ENABLE_OPENSSL` (ON for Linux and *BSD) Enable OpenSSL backend for the ssl service
   * Always enabled if the web service is enabled
diff --git a/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index e8d8141711..d3a05cf3e2 100644
--- a/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         // TODO If this is ever modified, change application_id in strings.xml
         applicationId = "dev.eden.eden_emulator"
-        minSdk = 28
+        minSdk = 30
         targetSdk = 36
         versionName = getGitVersion()
 
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/views/CarouselRecyclerView.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/views/CarouselRecyclerView.kt
index 2c35e7349a..8a66ebf11f 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/views/CarouselRecyclerView.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/views/CarouselRecyclerView.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.adapters.GameAdapter
 import androidx.core.view.doOnNextLayout
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.YuzuApplication
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
-import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat
 
 /**
  * CarouselRecyclerView encapsulates all carousel logic for the games UI.
@@ -206,8 +205,8 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         if (enabled) {
             useCustomDrawingOrder = true
 
-            val insets = rootWindowInsets?.let { WindowInsetsCompat.toWindowInsetsCompat(it, this) }
-            val bottomInset = insets?.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars())?.bottom ?: 0
+            val insets = rootWindowInsets
+            val bottomInset = insets?.getInsets(android.view.WindowInsets.Type.systemBars())?.bottom ?: 0
             val internalFactor = resources.getFraction(R.fraction.carousel_card_size_factor, 1, 1)
             val userFactor = preferences.getFloat(CAROUSEL_CARD_SIZE_FACTOR, internalFactor).coerceIn(
                 0f,
diff --git a/src/audio_core/renderer/behavior/info_updater.cpp b/src/audio_core/renderer/behavior/info_updater.cpp
index 48fe1f8975..3dae6069f7 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/renderer/behavior/info_updater.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_core/renderer/behavior/info_updater.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2022 yuzu Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
@@ -165,12 +162,6 @@ Result InfoUpdater::UpdateEffectsVersion1(EffectContext& effect_context, const b
         reinterpret_cast<EffectInfoBase::OutStatusVersion1*>(output), effect_count};
 
     for (u32 i = 0; i < effect_count; i++) {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        // There's a bug in Windows where using this effect causes extreme noise. So let's skip it.
-        if (in_params[i].type == EffectInfoBase::Type::Reverb) {
-            continue;
-        }
-#endif
         auto effect_info{&effect_context.GetInfo(i)};
         if (effect_info->GetType() != in_params[i].type) {
             effect_info->ForceUnmapBuffers(pool_mapper);
@@ -218,12 +209,6 @@ Result InfoUpdater::UpdateEffectsVersion2(EffectContext& effect_context, const b
         reinterpret_cast<EffectInfoBase::OutStatusVersion2*>(output), effect_count};
 
     for (u32 i = 0; i < effect_count; i++) {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        // There's a bug in Windows where using this effect causes extreme noise. So let's skip it.
-        if (in_params[i].type == EffectInfoBase::Type::Reverb) {
-            continue;
-        }
-#endif
         auto effect_info{&effect_context.GetInfo(i)};
         if (effect_info->GetType() != in_params[i].type) {
             effect_info->ForceUnmapBuffers(pool_mapper);
diff --git a/src/common/fs/file.cpp b/src/common/fs/file.cpp
index 722ba41949..b0b25eb432 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/file.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/file.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "common/assert.h"
 #include "common/fs/file.h"
 #include "common/fs/fs.h"
 #ifdef ANDROID
diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
index a095e0c239..318f311891 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
-#include "common/assert.h"
 #include "common/fs/fs.h"
 #ifdef ANDROID
 #include "common/fs/fs_android.h"
diff --git a/src/common/host_memory.cpp b/src/common/host_memory.cpp
index 3838c12903..2e36d59569 100644
--- a/src/common/host_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/common/host_memory.cpp
@@ -56,16 +56,6 @@
 #include "common/host_memory.h"
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 
-#if defined(__ANDROID__) && __ANDROID_API__ < 30
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-#ifndef MFD_CLOEXEC
-#define MFD_CLOEXEC 0x0001U
-#endif
-static int memfd_create(const char* name, unsigned int flags) {
-    return syscall(__NR_memfd_create, name, flags);
-}
-#endif
-
 namespace Common {
 
 constexpr size_t PageAlignment = 0x1000;
diff --git a/src/common/scm_rev.cpp.in b/src/common/scm_rev.cpp.in
index 08b8c68835..1630ceae83 100644
--- a/src/common/scm_rev.cpp.in
+++ b/src/common/scm_rev.cpp.in
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 #define TITLE_BAR_FORMAT_RUNNING "@TITLE_BAR_FORMAT_RUNNING@"
 #define IS_DEV_BUILD @IS_DEV_BUILD@
 #define COMPILER_ID "@CXX_COMPILER@"
-#define BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_WEBISTE "@BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_WEBISTE@"
-#define BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_API "@BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_API@"
-#define BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_REPO "@BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_REPO@"
 
 namespace Common {
 
@@ -37,8 +34,4 @@ constexpr const char g_title_bar_format_running[] = TITLE_BAR_FORMAT_RUNNING;
 constexpr const char g_compiler_id[] = COMPILER_ID;
 constexpr const bool g_is_dev_build = IS_DEV_BUILD;
 
-constexpr const char g_build_auto_update_website[] = BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_WEBISTE;
-constexpr const char g_build_auto_update_api[] = BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_API;
-constexpr const char g_build_auto_update_repo[] = BUILD_AUTO_UPDATE_REPO;
-
 } // namespace Common
diff --git a/src/common/scm_rev.h b/src/common/scm_rev.h
index b89de95a3d..8f48241557 100644
--- a/src/common/scm_rev.h
+++ b/src/common/scm_rev.h
@@ -21,8 +21,5 @@ extern const char g_title_bar_format_running[];
 extern const char g_shader_cache_version[];
 extern const char g_compiler_id[];
 extern const bool g_is_dev_build;
-extern const char g_build_auto_update_website[];
-extern const char g_build_auto_update_api[];
-extern const char g_build_auto_update_repo[];
 
 } // namespace Common
diff --git a/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/structured_control_flow.cpp b/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/structured_control_flow.cpp
index 6d325b4aad..b5e1e70b4c 100644
--- a/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/structured_control_flow.cpp
+++ b/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/structured_control_flow.cpp
@@ -991,7 +991,6 @@ IR::AbstractSyntaxList BuildASL(ObjectPool<IR::Inst>& inst_pool, ObjectPool<IR::
     Statement& root{goto_pass.RootStatement()};
     IR::AbstractSyntaxList syntax_list;
     TranslatePass{inst_pool, block_pool, stmt_pool, env, root, syntax_list, host_info};
-    stmt_pool.ReleaseContents();
     return syntax_list;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
index c3d8f5387a..b16c1d99ce 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ if (APPLE)
     set_target_properties(yuzu PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE)
     set_target_properties(yuzu PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist)
 
-    if (YUZU_APPLE_USE_BUNDLED_MONTENVK)
+    if (NOT USE_SYSTEM_MOLTENVK)
         set(MOLTENVK_PLATFORM "macOS")
         set(MOLTENVK_VERSION "v1.3.0")
-        download_moltenvk(${MOLTENVK_PLATFORM} ${MOLTENVK_VERSION})
+        download_moltenvk_external(${MOLTENVK_PLATFORM} ${MOLTENVK_VERSION})
     endif()
     find_library(MOLTENVK_LIBRARY MoltenVK REQUIRED)
     message(STATUS "Using MoltenVK at ${MOLTENVK_LIBRARY}.")
diff --git a/src/yuzu/about_dialog.cpp b/src/yuzu/about_dialog.cpp
index 9f7597f471..b7c0cd58d5 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/about_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/about_dialog.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget* parent)
     : QDialog(parent)
     , ui{std::make_unique<Ui::AboutDialog>()}
 {
+    static const std::string description = std::string{Common::g_build_version};
     static const std::string build_id = std::string{Common::g_build_id};
-    static const std::string yuzu_build = fmt::format("{} | {} | {}",
-        std::string{Common::g_build_name},
-        std::string{Common::g_build_version},
-        std::string{Common::g_compiler_id}
-    );
+    static const std::string compiler = std::string{Common::g_compiler_id};
+
+    static const std::string yuzu_build = fmt::format("Eden | {} | {}", description, compiler);
 
     const auto override_build = fmt::format(fmt::runtime(
                                                 std::string(Common::g_title_bar_format_idle)),
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index 71cc0a7e6b..d2c12c9d40 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -4192,25 +4192,23 @@ void GMainWindow::OnEmulatorUpdateAvailable() {
     update_prompt.addButton(QMessageBox::Yes);
     update_prompt.addButton(QMessageBox::Ignore);
     update_prompt.setText(
-        tr("Download the %1 update?").arg(version_string));
+        tr("Update %1 for Eden is available.\nWould you like to download it?").arg(version_string));
     update_prompt.exec();
     if (update_prompt.button(QMessageBox::Yes) == update_prompt.clickedButton()) {
-        auto const full_url = fmt::format("{}/{}/releases/tag/",
-            std::string{Common::g_build_auto_update_website},
-            std::string{Common::g_build_auto_update_repo}
-        );
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(QString::fromStdString(full_url) + version_string));
+        QDesktopServices::openUrl(
+            QUrl(QString::fromStdString("https://github.com/eden-emulator/Releases/releases/tag/") +
+                 version_string));
     }
 }
 #endif
 
 void GMainWindow::UpdateWindowTitle(std::string_view title_name, std::string_view title_version,
                                     std::string_view gpu_vendor) {
-    static const std::string yuzu_title = fmt::format("{} | {} | {}",
-        std::string{Common::g_build_name},
-        std::string{Common::g_build_version},
-        std::string{Common::g_compiler_id}
-    );
+    static const std::string description = std::string{Common::g_build_version};
+    static const std::string build_id = std::string{Common::g_build_id};
+    static const std::string compiler = std::string{Common::g_compiler_id};
+
+    static const std::string yuzu_title = fmt::format("Eden | {} | {}", description, compiler);
 
     const auto override_title =
         fmt::format(fmt::runtime(std::string(Common::g_title_bar_format_idle)), build_id);
diff --git a/src/yuzu/update_checker.cpp b/src/yuzu/update_checker.cpp
index 76b436d1d1..8291987d73 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/update_checker.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/update_checker.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
 // Copyright Citra Emulator Project / Azahar Emulator Project
 // Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
@@ -15,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
-#include "common/scm_rev.h"
 
 std::optional<std::string> UpdateChecker::GetResponse(std::string url, std::string path)
 {
@@ -58,8 +54,8 @@ std::optional<std::string> UpdateChecker::GetResponse(std::string url, std::stri
 
 std::optional<std::string> UpdateChecker::GetLatestRelease(bool include_prereleases)
 {
-    constexpr auto update_check_url = std::string{Common::g_build_auto_update_api};
-    std::string update_check_path = fmt::format("/repos/{}", std::string{Common::g_build_auto_update_repo});
+    constexpr auto update_check_url = "http://api.github.com";
+    std::string update_check_path = "/repos/eden-emulator/Releases";
     try {
         if (include_prereleases) { // This can return either a prerelease or a stable release,
             // whichever is more recent.
diff --git a/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.cpp b/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.cpp
index 4b56f3794b..9ec6b1d594 100644
--- a/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void EmuWindow_SDL2::WaitEvent() {
     const u32 current_time = SDL_GetTicks();
     if (current_time > last_time + 2000) {
         const auto results = system.GetAndResetPerfStats();
-        const auto title = fmt::format("{} | {}-{} | FPS: {:.0f} ({:.0f}%)",
+        const auto title = fmt::format("Eden {} | {}-{} | FPS: {:.0f} ({:.0f}%)",
                                        Common::g_build_fullname,
                                        Common::g_scm_branch,
                                        Common::g_scm_desc,
diff --git a/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2_gl.cpp b/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2_gl.cpp
index 32f365e0d0..4b012fe134 100644
--- a/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2_gl.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2_gl.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2019 yuzu Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ EmuWindow_SDL2_GL::EmuWindow_SDL2_GL(InputCommon::InputSubsystem* input_subsyste
     }
     SDL_GL_SetSwapInterval(0);
 
-    std::string window_title = fmt::format("{} | {}-{}", Common::g_build_fullname,
+    std::string window_title = fmt::format("Eden {} | {}-{}", Common::g_build_fullname,
                                            Common::g_scm_branch, Common::g_scm_desc);
     render_window =
         SDL_CreateWindow(window_title.c_str(),
@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@ EmuWindow_SDL2_GL::EmuWindow_SDL2_GL(InputCommon::InputSubsystem* input_subsyste
     OnResize();
     OnMinimalClientAreaChangeRequest(GetActiveConfig().min_client_area_size);
     SDL_PumpEvents();
-    LOG_INFO(Frontend, "Build string: {} | {}-{}", Common::g_build_fullname, Common::g_scm_branch,
+    LOG_INFO(Frontend, "Eden Version: {} | {}-{}", Common::g_build_fullname, Common::g_scm_branch,
              Common::g_scm_desc);
     Settings::LogSettings();
 }