diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f16d17c1..25c83756 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ opsu! is distributed as a Maven project.
 
 * To run the project, execute the Maven goal `compile exec:exec`.
 * To create a single executable JAR file, execute the Maven goal
-`package shade:shade`.  Note that the LWJGL native libraries must be linked and
-distributed with this application; [JarSplice](http://ninjacave.com/jarsplice)
-is included in the tools directory to merge the files into a fat jar.
+  `install -Djar`.  This will link the LWJGL native libraries using a
+  [modified version](https://github.com/itdelatrisu/JarSplicePlus) of
+  [JarSplice](http://ninjacave.com/jarsplice), which is included in the
+  `tools` directory in both its original and modified forms.  The resulting
+  file will be located in `target/opsu-${version}-runnable.jar`.
 
 ## Credits
 This software was created by Jeffrey Han 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 547ac53d..b363b882 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
 		<resources>
 			<resource>
 				<directory>res</directory>
+				<excludes>
+					<exclude>**/Thumbs.db</exclude>
+				</excludes>
 			</resource>
 		</resources>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.7</source>
 					<target>1.7</target>
@@ -39,26 +43,66 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<executable>java</executable>
-					<arguments>
-						<argument>-Djava.library.path="${project.build.directory}\natives"</argument>
-						<argument>-cp</argument>
-						<classpath />
-						<argument>itdelatrisu.opsu.Opsu</argument>
-					</arguments>
-				</configuration>
+				<version>1.3.2</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>run</id>
+						<phase>compile</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>exec</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<skip>${jar}</skip>
+							<executable>java</executable>
+							<arguments>
+								<argument>-Djava.library.path="${project.build.directory}\natives"</argument>
+								<argument>-cp</argument>
+								<classpath />
+								<argument>itdelatrisu.opsu.Opsu</argument>
+							</arguments>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>jarsplice</id>
+						<phase>install</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>exec</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<executable>java</executable>
+							<workingDirectory>${basedir}/target</workingDirectory>
+							<arguments>
+								<argument>-jar</argument>
+								<argument>-Dinput="opsu-${project.version}.jar"</argument>
+								<argument>-Dmain="itdelatrisu.opsu.Opsu"</argument>
+								<argument>-Doutput="opsu-${project.version}-runnable.jar"</argument>
+								<argument>${basedir}/tools/JarSplicePlus.jar</argument>
+								</arguments>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3</version>
 				<configuration>
+					<!--
 					<artifactSet>
 						<excludes>
 							<exclude>*:*:natives*</exclude>
 						</excludes>
 					</artifactSet>
+					-->
 					<createDependencyReducedPom>false</createDependencyReducedPom>
 				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>shade</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
diff --git a/tools/JarSplicePlus.jar b/tools/JarSplicePlus.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b5202a4
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