Have you tried recording a macro and running the commands manually? That is, Tools > Record macro, then run File > Save and Tools > Build, then Tools > Stop Recording Macro. You can now save the macro (Tools > Save Macro). Try running the macro from the Tools menu to see if it works. If it does, bind that to a shortcut.
ceej wrote:it's saved in Packages/Default/Save and Build.sublime-macro, ye tried another key binding like ctrl + s and nothing.... I'm using the latest dev version
If you were using yesterday's dev version, it was ignoring user keybindings. Download the newest and it should work.
I ended just overriding the binding for save to { "keys": ["super+s"], "command": "build" } and have always save on build checked.... not ideal and not sure why macros aren't working (would be nice to know what the issue is) but at least this is a working solution for now