diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3009d17ba..e828c6532 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ build/
 bld/
 [Bb]in/
 [Oo]bj/
-[Dd]ebug*/
-[Rr]elease*/
+[Dd]ebugWindows/
+[Rr]eleaseWindows/
+[Dd]ebugMac/
+[Rr]eleaseMac/
+[Dd]ebugLinux/
+[Rr]eleaseLinux/
 *.o
 */Barotrauma*/doc/
 
diff --git a/Libraries/BarotraumaLibs/BarotraumaCore/Debugging/DebugConsoleCore.cs b/Libraries/BarotraumaLibs/BarotraumaCore/Debugging/DebugConsoleCore.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d3fe892a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/BarotraumaLibs/BarotraumaCore/Debugging/DebugConsoleCore.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+
+namespace Barotrauma.Debugging;
+
+public static class DebugConsoleCore
+{
+    private static Action<string, Color>? newMessage;
+    private static Action<string>? log;
+
+    public static void Init(Action<string, Color> newMessage, Action<string> log)
+    {
+        DebugConsoleCore.newMessage ??= newMessage;
+        DebugConsoleCore.log ??= log;
+    }
+
+    public static void NewMessage(string msg, Color? color = null)
+    {
+        newMessage?.Invoke(msg, color ?? Color.White);
+    }
+
+    public static void Log(string msg)
+    {
+        log?.Invoke(msg);
+    }
+}
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