diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f97f23bfd2d..c9c28250637 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "apps/projectGenerator"]
 	path = apps/projectGenerator
 	url = https://github.com/openframeworks/projectGenerator
+	branch = master
 [submodule "scripts/apothecary"]
 	path = scripts/apothecary
 	url = https://github.com/openframeworks/apothecary
diff --git a/apps/projectGenerator b/apps/projectGenerator
index 0d4e7c3c7cd..0d8b8d2707c 160000
--- a/apps/projectGenerator
+++ b/apps/projectGenerator
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0d4e7c3c7cd5ad48eae0ba4189887680bc9f847a
+Subproject commit 0d8b8d2707cf16c805f5c40d42b9308227a6d54f
diff --git a/scripts/apothecary b/scripts/apothecary
index 313b213ede6..5c0f7bab40d 160000
--- a/scripts/apothecary
+++ b/scripts/apothecary
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 313b213ede658eb6ae3fa5c4fb21a7bdcbe2230a
+Subproject commit 5c0f7bab40da5a59ef354c7135535566d4fcc225
diff --git a/scripts/ci/package_builds.sh b/scripts/ci/package_builds.sh
index b1dad66d963..250807e3b3b 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/package_builds.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/package_builds.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Linux" ]]; then
 	$ROOT/scripts/dev/create_package.sh msys2 $lastversion master ucrt64
 	$ROOT/scripts/dev/create_package.sh vs $lastversion master
 	$ROOT/scripts/dev/create_package.sh vs $lastversion master 64
-	$ROOT/scripts/dev/create_package.sh vs2019 $lastversion master 64
+	# $ROOT/scripts/dev/create_package.sh vs2019 $lastversion master 64
 fi
 $ROOT/scripts/dev/create_package.sh osx $lastversion master
 $ROOT/scripts/dev/create_package.sh ios $lastversion master
diff --git a/scripts/ci/simulate_nightly.sh b/scripts/ci/simulate_nightly.sh
index 9edaed045e4..c49762a3067 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/simulate_nightly.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/simulate_nightly.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ OF_ROOT=$SCRIPT_DIR/../../
 # Define environment variables
 TARGET="linux64"
 LIBS="64gcc6"
-RELEASE="nightly"  # Set default release value
+RELEASE="nightly"
 
 # Parse command line arguments
 while getopts "r:" opt; do
@@ -28,24 +28,10 @@ echo "OF_ROOT: $OF_ROOT"
 echo "OF_SCRIPT_DIR: $OF_SCRIPT_DIR"
 
 if [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Linux" ]]; then
-# Install libunwind
-# echo "Installing libunwind..."
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install -y libunwind-dev
-sudo apt-get install -y npm
-sudo apt-get install -y curl
+	sudo apt-get update
+	sudo apt-get install -y libunwind-dev npm curl
 fi
 
-# Cache packages
-# echo "Caching packages..."
-# This part would require a custom implementation or external tool as caching 
-# packages is specific to GitHub Actions and not easily replicated in bash.
-
-# Checkout the repository (make sure the script is executed in a repository context)
-# echo "Checking out the repository..."
-# git checkout master
-
-# Run ccache (assumes ccache is installed and configured)
 echo "Running ccache..."
 ccache --show-stats
 
@@ -54,8 +40,8 @@ echo "Installing dependencies..."
 $SCRIPT_DIR/$TARGET/install.sh
 
 # Update submodules
-echo "Updating submodules..."
-$OF_ROOT/scripts/dev/init_submodules.sh
+# echo "Updating submodules..."
+# $OF_ROOT/scripts/dev/init_submodules.sh
 
 # Download libraries
 echo "Downloading libraries..."
diff --git a/scripts/dev/create_package.sh b/scripts/dev/create_package.sh
index 05088c956c4..f1473093afc 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/create_package.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev/create_package.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 platform=$1
 version=$2
 
-all_platforms="linux linux64 linuxarmv6l linuxarmv7l linuxaarch64 osx msys2 vs vs2019 ios macos tvos android emscripten"
+all_platforms="linux linux64 linuxarmv6l linuxarmv7l linuxaarch64 osx msys2 vs ios macos tvos android emscripten"
 
 of_root=$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")/../..")