diff --git a/output/dll/nlua/KopiLua.dll b/Assets/dll/nlua/KopiLua.dll
similarity index 100%
rename from output/dll/nlua/KopiLua.dll
rename to Assets/dll/nlua/KopiLua.dll
diff --git a/output/dll/nlua/NLua.dll b/Assets/dll/nlua/NLua.dll
similarity index 100%
rename from output/dll/nlua/NLua.dll
rename to Assets/dll/nlua/NLua.dll
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
index 827d38e2be..ae44f5f6a6 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 		<Nullable>disable</Nullable>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<Reference Include="System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.105.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139, processorArchitecture=AMD64" SpecificVersion="False" HintPath="$(ProjectDir)../../References/x64/SQLite/System.Data.SQLite.dll" />
-		<Reference Include="NLua" HintPath="$(ProjectDir)../../output/dll/nlua/NLua.dll" Private="False" />
+		<Reference Include="NLua, Version=1.3.2.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL" SpecificVersion="false" HintPath="$(ProjectDir)../../Assets/dll/nlua/NLua.dll" Private="false" /><!-- don't copy, will be copied with Assets -->
+		<Reference Include="System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.105.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139, processorArchitecture=AMD64" SpecificVersion="False" HintPath="$(ProjectDir)../../References/x64/SQLite/System.Data.SQLite.dll" Private="true" />
 		<PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.24.0" />
 		<ProjectReference Include="$(ProjectDir)../BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.csproj" />
 		<ProjectReference Include="$(ProjectDir)../BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.csproj" />
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
index d820c709ab..f77b6cc9d8 100755
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	</ItemGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<Reference Include="GongShell" HintPath="$(ProjectDir)../../References/GongShell.dll" Private="true" />
-		<Reference Include="NLua, Version=1.3.2.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL" HintPath="$(ProjectDir)../../output/dll/nlua/NLua.dll" Private="true" SpecificVersion="false" />
+		<Reference Include="NLua, Version=1.3.2.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL" SpecificVersion="false" HintPath="$(ProjectDir)../../Assets/dll/nlua/NLua.dll" Private="false" /><!-- don't copy, will be copied with Assets -->
 		<Reference Include="PcxFileTypePlugin.HawkQuantizer" HintPath="$(ProjectDir)../../References/PcxFileTypePlugin.HawkQuantizer.dll" Private="true" />
 		<PackageReference Include="OpenTK.GLControl" Version="3.1.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
 	</ItemGroup>