diff --git a/MosswartMassacre/DecalHarmonyClean.cs b/MosswartMassacre/DecalHarmonyClean.cs
index 5a6e740..0bcdf23 100644
--- a/MosswartMassacre/DecalHarmonyClean.cs
+++ b/MosswartMassacre/DecalHarmonyClean.cs
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                 // PATHWAY 2: Target Host.Actions.AddChatText (what our plugin uses)
                 PatchHostActions();
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                // Only log if completely unable to apply any patches
+                AddDebugLog($"ApplyDecalPatches failed: {ex.Message}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -92,13 +92,15 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                     {
                         ApplySinglePatch(method, prefixMethodName);
                     }
-                    catch
+                    catch (Exception ex)
                     {
+                        AddDebugLog($"PatchHooksWrapper single patch failed ({prefixMethodName}): {ex.Message}");
                     }
                 }
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                AddDebugLog($"PatchHooksWrapper failed: {ex.Message}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -139,16 +141,18 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                     {
                         ApplySinglePatch(method, prefixMethodName);
                     }
-                    catch
+                    catch (Exception ex)
                     {
+                        AddDebugLog($"PatchHostActions single patch failed ({prefixMethodName}): {ex.Message}");
                     }
                 }
-                
+
                 // PATHWAY 3: Try to patch at PluginHost level
                 PatchPluginHost();
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                AddDebugLog($"PatchHostActions failed: {ex.Message}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -159,36 +163,31 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
         {
             try
             {
-                // Try to patch CoreManager.Current.Actions if it's different
-                try
+                var coreActions = CoreManager.Current?.Actions;
+                if (coreActions != null && coreActions != PluginCore.MyHost?.Actions)
                 {
-                    var coreActions = CoreManager.Current?.Actions;
-                    if (coreActions != null && coreActions != PluginCore.MyHost?.Actions)
+                    var coreActionsMethods = coreActions.GetType().GetMethods(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance)
+                        .Where(m => m.Name == "AddChatText" || m.Name == "AddChatTextRaw" || m.Name == "AddStatusText").ToArray();
+
+                    foreach (var method in coreActionsMethods)
                     {
-                        var coreActionsMethods = coreActions.GetType().GetMethods(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance)
-                            .Where(m => m.Name == "AddChatText" || m.Name == "AddChatTextRaw" || m.Name == "AddStatusText").ToArray();
-                        
-                        foreach (var method in coreActionsMethods)
+                        var parameters = method.GetParameters();
+
+                        try
                         {
-                            var parameters = method.GetParameters();
-                            
-                            try
-                            {
-                                string prefixMethodName = "AddChatTextPrefixCore" + parameters.Length;
-                                ApplySinglePatch(method, prefixMethodName);
-                            }
-                            catch
-                            {
-                            }
+                            string prefixMethodName = "AddChatTextPrefixCore" + parameters.Length;
+                            ApplySinglePatch(method, prefixMethodName);
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            AddDebugLog($"PatchPluginHost single patch failed: {ex.Message}");
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                catch
-                {
-                }
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                AddDebugLog($"PatchPluginHost failed: {ex.Message}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -200,9 +199,9 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
             try
             {
                 // Get our prefix method
-                var prefixMethod = typeof(DecalPatchMethods).GetMethod(prefixMethodName, 
+                var prefixMethod = typeof(DecalPatchMethods).GetMethod(prefixMethodName,
                     BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public);
-                
+
                 if (prefixMethod != null)
                 {
                     // Use UtilityBelt's exact approach
@@ -210,8 +209,9 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                     patchesApplied = true;
                 }
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                AddDebugLog($"ApplySinglePatch failed ({prefixMethodName}): {ex.Message}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -244,8 +244,9 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                 }
                 patchesApplied = false;
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                AddDebugLog($"Cleanup failed: {ex.Message}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -390,8 +391,9 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                     Task.Run(() => WebSocket.SendChatTextAsync(color, text));
                 }
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                DecalHarmonyClean.AddDebugLog($"ProcessInterceptedMessage failed: {ex.Message}");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/MosswartMassacre/PluginCore.cs b/MosswartMassacre/PluginCore.cs
index a7d971e..31e42a8 100644
--- a/MosswartMassacre/PluginCore.cs
+++ b/MosswartMassacre/PluginCore.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Drawing;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Timers;
 using Decal.Adapter;
diff --git a/MosswartMassacre/VtankControl.cs b/MosswartMassacre/VtankControl.cs
index 7b5e4d6..4bee425 100644
--- a/MosswartMassacre/VtankControl.cs
+++ b/MosswartMassacre/VtankControl.cs
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                     return 0;
                 }
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                // Swallow any errors and signal failure
+                PluginCore.WriteToChat($"[VTank] SetSetting error ({setting}): {ex.Message}");
                 return 0;
             }
 
diff --git a/MosswartMassacre/bin/Release/MosswartMassacre.dll b/MosswartMassacre/bin/Release/MosswartMassacre.dll
index e789944..334302d 100644
Binary files a/MosswartMassacre/bin/Release/MosswartMassacre.dll and b/MosswartMassacre/bin/Release/MosswartMassacre.dll differ