diff --git a/engine/build.xml b/engine/build.xml
index f6daad52f..107a972ec 100644
--- a/engine/build.xml
+++ b/engine/build.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
     <!-- compiles the java classes of the native bullet version (works on all systems) -->
     <target name="-compile-bullet">
+        <echo message="Compiling Bullet"/>
         <mkdir dir="build/bullet"/>
         <javac classpath="${javac.classpath}${path.separator}${build.classes.dir}" destdir="build/bullet" srcdir="src/bullet"/>
         <jar jarfile="build/jME3-bullet.jar" basedir="build/bullet/" compress="true"/>
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
     
     <!--this target creates the separate jar files for jme3 and modifies the classpath to include them-->
     <target name="-prepare-separate-jar-files">
+        <echo message="Preparing jME3 jar files"/>
         <!--separate test classes-->
         <mkdir dir="build/testclasses/"/>
         <move file="build/classes/jme3test" todir="build/testclasses/" failonerror="false"/>
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@
     
     <!-- compiles the android jar for jME3 -->
     <target name="-compile-android" description="builds the jMonkeyEngine3 distribution for android">
+        <echo message="Compiling Android jMonkeyEngin3.jar"/>
         <path id="android-classpath">
             <pathelement path="lib/android/android.jar"/>
             <pathelement path="build/classes"/>
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@
     
     <!--separates and packs the o ptional packages-->
     <target name="-create-optional-packages">
+        <echo message="Creating optional packages"/>
         <!--native bullet-->
         <mkdir dir="dist/opt/native-bullet"/>
         <mkdir dir="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib"/>
@@ -179,20 +183,21 @@
         <delete dir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-testdata/release/libs/"/>
 
         <!--jMonkeyPlatform jME3 libs-->
-        <copy file="${dist.jar}" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
-        <copy file="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib/jME3-bullet.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
-        <copy file="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib/jME3-bullet-natives.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
+        <copy file="${dist.jar}" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
+        <copy file="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib/jME3-bullet.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
+        <copy file="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib/jME3-bullet-natives.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
+        <copy file="dist/lib/jME3-jbullet.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
         <!--natives need to be in jme3 package fro jme to work in jMP-->
-        <copy file="dist/lib/jME3-lwjgl-natives.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
+        <copy file="dist/lib/jME3-lwjgl-natives.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-baselibs/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
 
         <!--Project jME3 libs-->
-        <copy file="${dist.jar}" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
-        <copy file="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib/jME3-bullet.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
-        <copy file="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib/jME3-bullet-natives.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
-        <copy file="dist/lib/jME3-jbullet.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
+        <copy file="${dist.jar}" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
+        <copy file="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib/jME3-bullet.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
+        <copy file="dist/opt/native-bullet/lib/jME3-bullet-natives.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
+        <copy file="dist/lib/jME3-jbullet.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
 
         <!--jMonkeyPlatform external libraries-->
-        <copy todir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-libraries/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true">
+        <copy todir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-core-libraries/release/modules/ext/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false">
             <!--exclude jme3 test data from core-->
             <fileset dir="dist/lib/">
                 <exclude name="jME3-testdata.jar"/>
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@
         </copy>
         
         <!--Project external libraries-->
-        <copy todir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-libraries/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true">
+        <copy todir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-libraries/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false">
             <!--exclude jme3 test data from libs-->
             <fileset dir="dist/lib/">
                 <exclude name="jME3-testdata.jar"/>
@@ -213,13 +218,13 @@
         </copy>
 
         <!--test data-->
-        <copy file="dist/lib/jME3-testdata.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-testdata/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
+        <copy file="dist/lib/jME3-testdata.jar" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-testdata/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
 
         <!--javadoc-->
         <zip destfile="dist/jMonkeyEngine3-javadoc.zip">
             <zipfileset dir="dist/javadoc/"/>
         </zip>
-        <copy file="dist/jMonkeyEngine3-javadoc.zip" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
+        <copy file="dist/jMonkeyEngine3-javadoc.zip" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
 
         <!--sources-->
         <zip destfile="dist/jMonkeyEngine3-sources.zip">
@@ -243,10 +248,10 @@
             <zipfileset dir="${src.terrain.dir}"/>
             <zipfileset dir="${src.networking.dir}"/>
         </zip>
-        <copy file="dist/jMonkeyEngine3-sources.zip" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"/>
+        <copy file="dist/jMonkeyEngine3-sources.zip" toDir="${jmp_dir}/jme3-project-baselibs/release/libs/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"/>
         
         <!--examples-->
-        <copy todir="${jmp_dir}/JME3TestsTemplate/src/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true">
+        <copy todir="${jmp_dir}/JME3TestsTemplate/src/" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false">
             <fileset dir="src/test/">
                 <exclude name=".svn"/>
             </fileset>
@@ -286,7 +291,7 @@
     <target name="deploy-hudson" depends="dist">
         <copy
             file="${jme3zip}"
-            toDir="/var/www/com/nightly" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="true"
+            toDir="/var/www/com/nightly" overwrite="true" failonerror="true" verbose="false"
             />
         <copydir
             src="dist/javadoc/" dest="/var/www/org/javadoc/" forceoverwrite="true"
diff --git a/engine/src/bullet/native/build.xml b/engine/src/bullet/native/build.xml
index b5583a509..1edea5dbd 100644
--- a/engine/src/bullet/native/build.xml
+++ b/engine/src/bullet/native/build.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     </pathconvert>
 
     <target name="build-bullet-natives" description="builds the native bullet library for the platform being run on" depends="-create-folders, create-native-headers, -nativelib-osx, -nativelib-windows, -nativelib-linux">
+        <echo message="Updating native jME3-bullet-natives.jar"/>
         <zip basedir="${bullet.output.base}/jarcontent" file="${bullet.output.base}/jME3-bullet-natives.jar" compress="true"/>
         <copy file="${bullet.output.base}/jME3-bullet-natives.jar" todir="dist/lib"/>
     </target>
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@
 
     <!-- compares the API of native bullet and java version-->
     <target name="bullet-api-diff">
+        <echo message="Comparing bullet and jbullet API"/>
         <property name="dependencyfinder.home" value="lib/antlibs/depfinder"/>
         <path id="dependencyfinder">
             <pathelement location="${dependencyfinder.home}/classes"/>
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@
     </target>
     
     <target name="-nativelib-osx" if="isMac">
+        <echo message="Building MacOSX version of native bullet"/>
         <mkdir dir="${bullet.output.dir}/macosx"/>
         <cc name="${bullet.osx.compiler}" warnings="none" debug="${bullet.compile.debug}" link="shared" outfile="${bullet.output.dir}/macosx/${bullet.library.name}" objdir="${bullet.build.dir}">
             <fileset dir="${bullet.source.dir}">
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@
     </target>
     
     <target name="-nativelib-linux" if="isLinux">
+        <echo message="Building Linux version of native bullet"/>
         <mkdir dir="${bullet.output.dir}/linux"/>
         <cc name="${bullet.linux.compiler}" warnings="severe" debug="${bullet.compile.debug}" link="shared" outfile="${bullet.output.dir}/linux/${bullet.library.name}" objdir="${bullet.build.dir}">
             <fileset dir="${bullet.source.dir}">
@@ -179,6 +183,7 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="-nativelib-windows" if="isWindows">
+        <echo message="Building Windows version of native bullet"/>
         <mkdir dir="${bullet.output.dir}/windows"/>
         <cc multithreaded="" name="${bullet.windows.compiler}" warnings="none" debug="${bullet.compile.debug}" outtype="shared" outfile="${bullet.output.dir}/windows/${bullet.library.name}" objdir="${bullet.build.dir}">
             <fileset dir="${bullet.source.dir}">