diff --git a/MosswartMassacre/CharacterStats.cs b/MosswartMassacre/CharacterStats.cs
index 6d16f03..4a7248c 100644
--- a/MosswartMassacre/CharacterStats.cs
+++ b/MosswartMassacre/CharacterStats.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,33 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Process message 0x02CF - PrivateUpdatePropertyInt64.
+        /// Sent during gameplay when an Int64 property changes (e.g., luminance earned/spent).
+        /// Wire format after 4-byte type header: sequence(1) + key(4) + value(8).
+        /// Uses RawData since Decal's messages.xml may not define this message type.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static void ProcessPropertyInt64Update(NetworkMessageEventArgs e)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                byte[] raw = e.Message.RawData;
+                if (raw.Length < 17) return; // 4 type + 1 seq + 4 key + 8 value
+
+                int key = BitConverter.ToInt32(raw, 5);
+                long value = BitConverter.ToInt64(raw, 9);
+
+                if (key == 6) // AvailableLuminance
+                    luminanceEarned = value;
+                else if (key == 7) // MaximumLuminance
+                    luminanceTotal = value;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                PluginCore.WriteToChat($"[CharStats] Int64 property update error: {ex.Message}");
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Process game event 0x0029 - Titles list.
         /// Extracts current title ID.
diff --git a/MosswartMassacre/PluginCore.cs b/MosswartMassacre/PluginCore.cs
index 244fc68..a111188 100644
--- a/MosswartMassacre/PluginCore.cs
+++ b/MosswartMassacre/PluginCore.cs
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
 
                 // Note: View initialization moved to LoginComplete for VVS compatibility
 
+                // Initialize character stats and hook ServerDispatch early
+                // 0x0013 (character properties with luminance) fires DURING login,
+                // BEFORE LoginComplete — must hook here to catch it
+                CharacterStats.Init();
+                CoreManager.Current.EchoFilter.ServerDispatch += EchoFilter_ServerDispatch;
+
                 // Enable TLS1.2
                 ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol |= SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
                 //Enable vTank interface
@@ -414,15 +420,11 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                 WriteToChat($"[ERROR] Quest streaming initialization failed: {ex.Message}");
             }
 
-            // Initialize character stats streaming
+            // Start character stats streaming
+            // Note: Init() and ServerDispatch hook are in Startup() so we catch
+            // 0x0013 (luminance/properties) which fires BEFORE LoginComplete
             try
             {
-                CharacterStats.Init();
-
-                // Subscribe to server messages for allegiance/luminance/title data
-                // Must be AFTER Init() to avoid Init() clearing already-captured data
-                CoreManager.Current.EchoFilter.ServerDispatch += EchoFilter_ServerDispatch;
-
                 // Start 10-minute character stats timer
                 characterStatsTimer = new Timer(600000); // 10 minutes
                 characterStatsTimer.Elapsed += OnCharacterStatsUpdate;
@@ -1241,6 +1243,10 @@ namespace MosswartMassacre
                         CharacterStats.ProcessSetTitleMessage(e);
                     }
                 }
+                else if (e.Message.Type == 0x02CF) // PrivateUpdatePropertyInt64 (runtime luminance changes)
+                {
+                    CharacterStats.ProcessPropertyInt64Update(e);
+                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/MosswartMassacre/bin/Release/MosswartMassacre.dll b/MosswartMassacre/bin/Release/MosswartMassacre.dll
index ad744f8..a5aee04 100644
Binary files a/MosswartMassacre/bin/Release/MosswartMassacre.dll and b/MosswartMassacre/bin/Release/MosswartMassacre.dll differ