diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b0388f66..7e8ad3318 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ set(DF_VERSION_MINOR "31")
 set(DF_VERSION_PATCH "25")
 set(DF_VERSION "${DF_VERSION_MAJOR}.${DF_VERSION_MINOR}.${DF_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
-set(DFHACK_RELEASE "1")
+set(DFHACK_RELEASE "3")
 
 ## where to install things (after the build is done, classic 'make install' or package structure)
 # the dfhack libraries will be installed here:
diff --git a/library/Core.cpp b/library/Core.cpp
index 0ef386a96..6ca57703b 100644
--- a/library/Core.cpp
+++ b/library/Core.cpp
@@ -407,13 +407,25 @@ bool Core::Init()
     vif = new DFHack::VersionInfoFactory(path);
     p = new DFHack::Process(vif);
     vinfo = p->getDescriptor();
-    // dump offsets to a file
-    std::ofstream dump("offsets.log");
-    if(!dump.fail())
+
+    if(!vinfo)
     {
-        dump << vinfo->PrintOffsets();
-        dump.close();
+        cerr << "Couldn't retrieve version information.\n";
+        errorstate = true;
+        delete p;
+        p = NULL;
+        return false;
     }
+
+    if (!p->isIdentified())
+    {
+        cerr << "Couldn't identify this version of DF.\n";
+        errorstate = true;
+        delete p;
+        p = NULL;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // init the console.
     Gui * g = getGui();
     if(g->init)
@@ -426,13 +438,12 @@ bool Core::Init()
     }
     else con.init(false);
 
-    if (!p->isIdentified())
+    // dump offsets to a file
+    std::ofstream dump("offsets.log");
+    if(!dump.fail())
     {
-        con.printerr("Couldn't identify this version of DF.\n");
-        errorstate = true;
-        delete p;
-        p = NULL;
-        return false;
+        dump << vinfo->PrintOffsets();
+        dump.close();
     }
 
     // create mutex for syncing with interactive tasks
diff --git a/library/Process-linux.cpp b/library/Process-linux.cpp
index f68fd20b7..718d0f804 100644
--- a/library/Process-linux.cpp
+++ b/library/Process-linux.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
     target_result = readlink(exe_link_name, target_name, sizeof(target_name)-1);
     if (target_result == -1)
     {
+        cerr << "Failed to readlink(/proc/self/exe)\n";
         return;
     }
     // make sure we have a null terminated string...
@@ -77,6 +78,14 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
             my_descriptor->setParentProcess(this);
             identified = true;
         }
+        else
+        {
+            cerr << "Unable to retrieve version information.\n";
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        cerr << "This isn't DF.\n";
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/VersionInfoFactory.cpp b/library/VersionInfoFactory.cpp
index 15f3f8a6a..2c9bb3201 100644
--- a/library/VersionInfoFactory.cpp
+++ b/library/VersionInfoFactory.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ distribution.
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <map>
+#include <iostream>
 using namespace std;
 
 #include "dfhack/VersionInfoFactory.h"
@@ -680,12 +681,18 @@ void VersionInfoFactory::ParseVersion (TiXmlElement* entry, VersionInfo* mem)
 bool VersionInfoFactory::loadFile(string path_to_xml)
 {
     TiXmlDocument doc( path_to_xml.c_str() );
+    std::cerr << "Loading " << path_to_xml << " ... ";
     //bool loadOkay = doc.LoadFile();
     if (!doc.LoadFile())
     {
         error = true;
+        cerr << "failed!\n";
         throw Error::MemoryXmlParse(doc.ErrorDesc(), doc.ErrorId(), doc.ErrorRow(), doc.ErrorCol());
     }
+    else
+    {
+        cerr << "OK\n";
+    }
     TiXmlHandle hDoc(&doc);
     TiXmlElement* pElem;
     TiXmlHandle hRoot(0);