diff --git a/NeosModLoader/Configuration.cs b/NeosModLoader/Configuration.cs
index a11c200..727581c 100644
--- a/NeosModLoader/Configuration.cs
+++ b/NeosModLoader/Configuration.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ internal static Configuration get()
 
                             if ("unsafe".Equals(key) && "true".Equals(value))
                             {
-                                _configuration.UnsafeMode = true;
+                                _configuration.Unsafe = true;
+                            }
+                            else if ("debug".Equals(key) && "true".Equals(value))
+                            {
+                                _configuration.Debug = true;
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ private static string GetAssemblyDirectory()
             return Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
         }
 
-        public bool UnsafeMode { get; private set; } = true;
+        public bool Unsafe { get; private set; } = false;
+        public bool Debug { get; private set; } = false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/NeosModLoader/ExecutionHook.cs b/NeosModLoader/ExecutionHook.cs
index 55a5787..a645485 100644
--- a/NeosModLoader/ExecutionHook.cs
+++ b/NeosModLoader/ExecutionHook.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static ExecutionHook()
         {
             try
             {
-                Logger.DebugInternal($"NeosModLoader v{ModLoader.VERSION} starting up!");
+                Logger.MsgInternal($"NeosModLoader v{ModLoader.VERSION} starting up!{(Configuration.get().Debug ? " Debug logs will be shown." : "")}");
                 NeosVersionReset.Initialize();
                 ModLoader.LoadMods();
             }
diff --git a/NeosModLoader/Logger.cs b/NeosModLoader/Logger.cs
index 44cdbd2..3d68471 100644
--- a/NeosModLoader/Logger.cs
+++ b/NeosModLoader/Logger.cs
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ internal class Logger
     {
         internal static void DebugExternal(string message)
         {
-            LogInternal(LogType.DEBUG, message, SourceFromStackTrace());
+            if (Configuration.get().Debug)
+            {
+                LogInternal(LogType.DEBUG, message, SourceFromStackTrace());
+            }
         }
 
         internal static void DebugInternal(string message)
         {
-            LogInternal(LogType.DEBUG, message);
+            if (Configuration.get().Debug)
+            {
+                LogInternal(LogType.DEBUG, message);
+            }
         }
 
         internal static void MsgExternal(string message)
@@ -52,11 +58,11 @@ private static void LogInternal(LogType logType, string message, string source =
         {
             if (source == null)
             {
-                UniLog.Log($"[NeosModLoader][{LogTypeName(logType)}] {message}");
+                UniLog.Log($"{GetTagFromLogType(logType)}[NeosModLoader] {message}");
             }
             else
             {
-                UniLog.Log($"[NeosModLoader/{source}][{LogTypeName(logType)}] {message}");
+                UniLog.Log($"{GetTagFromLogType(logType)}[NeosModLoader/{source}] {message}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -85,15 +91,15 @@ private enum LogType
             ERROR,
         }
 
-        private static string LogTypeName(LogType logType)
+        private static string GetTagFromLogType(LogType logType)
         {
-            switch(logType)
+            switch (logType)
             {
-                case LogType.DEBUG: return "DEBUG";
-                case LogType.INFO: return "INFO";
-                case LogType.WARN: return "WARN";
-                case LogType.ERROR: return "ERROR";
-                default: return Enum.GetName(typeof(LogType), logType);
+                case LogType.DEBUG: return "[DEBUG]";
+                case LogType.INFO: return "[INFO] ";
+                case LogType.WARN: return "[WARN] ";
+                case LogType.ERROR: return "[ERROR]";
+                default: return $"[{Enum.GetName(typeof(LogType), logType)}]"; // should never happen, but just in case...
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/NeosModLoader/ModLoader.cs b/NeosModLoader/ModLoader.cs
index efa4ebe..8482b40 100644
--- a/NeosModLoader/ModLoader.cs
+++ b/NeosModLoader/ModLoader.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace NeosModLoader
 {
     internal class ModLoader
     {
-        public static readonly string VERSION = "1.1.0";
+        public static readonly string VERSION = "1.2.0";
         private static readonly Type NEOS_MOD_TYPE = typeof(NeosMod);
         internal static Dictionary<Assembly, NeosMod> LoadedMods { get; } = new Dictionary<Assembly, NeosMod>();
 
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ internal static void LoadMods()
                 modsToLoad = Directory.GetFiles(modDirectory, "*.dll")
                     .Select(file => new ModAssembly(file))
                     .ToArray();
+
+                Array.Sort(modsToLoad, (a, b) => string.CompareOrdinal(a.File, b.File));
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -103,7 +105,8 @@ private static void HookMod(ModAssembly mod)
             if (modClasses.Length == 0)
             {
                 Logger.ErrorInternal($"no mods found in {mod.File}");
-            } else if (modClasses.Length != 1)
+            }
+            else if (modClasses.Length != 1)
             {
                 Logger.ErrorInternal($"more than one mod found in {mod.File}. no mods will be loaded.");
             }
diff --git a/NeosModLoader/NeosVersionReset.cs b/NeosModLoader/NeosVersionReset.cs
index 66e6d49..ab37aaa 100644
--- a/NeosModLoader/NeosVersionReset.cs
+++ b/NeosModLoader/NeosVersionReset.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
-using System.Text;
 
 namespace NeosModLoader
 {
@@ -25,9 +24,9 @@ internal static void Initialize()
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (Configuration.get().UnsafeMode)
+            if (Configuration.get().Unsafe)
             {
-                Logger.WarnInternal("Unsafe mode is on! Beware of using plugin components in multiplayer!");
+                Logger.WarnInternal("Unsafe mode is on! Version will be reset even if other plugins are detected! Beware of using plugin components in multiplayer!");
                 extraAssemblies.Clear();
             }
             else if (extraAssemblies.Count != 0)
diff --git a/NeosModLoader/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/NeosModLoader/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index b93af26..f7e423c 100644
--- a/NeosModLoader/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/NeosModLoader/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.1.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.1.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.2.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.2.0.0")]