diff --git a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/CommandProcessor/EngineCommand.cs b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/CommandProcessor/EngineCommand.cs
index ff9c21e..4f4bbe7 100644
--- a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/CommandProcessor/EngineCommand.cs
+++ b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/CommandProcessor/EngineCommand.cs
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Tools.CommandProcessor
             {
                 if (Validate(argument))
                 {
+                    EngineCommandArgument eca = EngineCommandArgumentOf(argument);
+                    string helpString = eca.help;
+                    if (eca.required) helpString = helpString + " required.";
                     return EngineCommandArgumentOf(argument).help;
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/CommandProcessor/EngineCommandArgument.cs b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/CommandProcessor/EngineCommandArgument.cs
index e55c45c..b050629 100644
--- a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/CommandProcessor/EngineCommandArgument.cs
+++ b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/CommandProcessor/EngineCommandArgument.cs
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Tools.CommandProcessor
     {
         public string invokeString;
         public string help;
-
-        public EngineCommandArgument(string invokeString, string help)
+        public bool required;
+        public EngineCommandArgument(string invokeString, string help, bool required = false)
         {
             this.invokeString = invokeString;
             this.help = help;
+            this.required = required;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/NinePatchTools/NinePatchCommand.cs b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/NinePatchTools/NinePatchCommand.cs
index 4e4b216..ba64a66 100644
--- a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/NinePatchTools/NinePatchCommand.cs
+++ b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/NinePatchTools/NinePatchCommand.cs
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Tools.NinePatchTools
 
             arguments = new EngineCommandArgument[6];
 
-            arguments[0] = new EngineCommandArgument("-i", "defines the path to the texture to be used for the nine patch.");
-            arguments[1] = new EngineCommandArgument("-o", "defines path of output file.");
-            arguments[2] = new EngineCommandArgument("-l", "left patch.");
-            arguments[3] = new EngineCommandArgument("-r", "right patch.");
-            arguments[4] = new EngineCommandArgument("-u", "up patch.");
-            arguments[5] = new EngineCommandArgument("-d", "down patch.");
+            arguments[0] = new EngineCommandArgument("-i", "defines the path to the texture to be used for the nine patch.", true);
+            arguments[1] = new EngineCommandArgument("-o", "defines path of output file.", true);
+            arguments[2] = new EngineCommandArgument("-l", "left patch.", true);
+            arguments[3] = new EngineCommandArgument("-r", "right patch.", true);
+            arguments[4] = new EngineCommandArgument("-u", "up patch.", true);
+            arguments[5] = new EngineCommandArgument("-d", "down patch.", true);
         }
 
         public override void Run(string[] arguments = null)
diff --git a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/TextureAtlasTools/TexturePackerCommand.cs b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/TextureAtlasTools/TexturePackerCommand.cs
index 8816f22..aff5c63 100644
--- a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/TextureAtlasTools/TexturePackerCommand.cs
+++ b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/TextureAtlasTools/TexturePackerCommand.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Tools.TextureAtlasTools
             help = "Packs a given directory composed of png and jpg files into an atlas. Can also add 9patch properties. Images with the associated \".9p\" files will automatically be defined in the resulting .tatlas file, but can be overwritten by use of the \"-9p\" argument.";
             arguments = new EngineCommandArgument[7] {
                 new EngineCommandArgument("-interactive", "runs in interactive mode. Ninepatches must still be defined with arguments or previously defined with associated \".9p\" files. Other arguments will be ignored."),
-                new EngineCommandArgument("-i", "for input directory containing the textures. Required."),
-                new EngineCommandArgument("-o", "Path for output files. Points to non-existent file. Will create texture and definitions file with name. Required."),
-                new EngineCommandArgument("-9p", "Can be used multiple times for defining a 9patch. This parameter requires a name, left patch, right patch, top patch, and bottom patch in the format name,a,b,c,d. Optional."),
+                new EngineCommandArgument("-i", "for input directory containing the textures.", true),
+                new EngineCommandArgument("-o", "Path for output files. Points to non-existent file. Will create texture and definitions file with name.", true),
+                new EngineCommandArgument("-9p", "Can be used multiple times for defining a 9patch. This parameter requires a name, left patch, right patch, top patch, and bottom patch in the format name,a,b,c,d."),
                 new EngineCommandArgument("-sp", "Starting power for one side of the texture. Default is 8."),
                 new EngineCommandArgument("-mp", "Maximum power for one side of the texture. Default is 8."),
                 new EngineCommandArgument("-dau", "Disables automatically upscaling the texture."),