diff --git a/ModTek/ModTek.cs b/ModTek/ModTek.cs
index 1a3702d0..c91f7520 100644
--- a/ModTek/ModTek.cs
+++ b/ModTek/ModTek.cs
@@ -238,13 +238,12 @@ private static List<string> GetLoadOrder(Dictionary<string, ModDef> modDefs, out
             return loadOrder;
         }
 
-
         // LOADING MODS
         private static void LoadMod(ModDef modDef)
         {
             var potentialAdditions = new List<ModDef.ManifestEntry>();
 
-            Log($"Loading {modDef.Name}");
+            Log($"Loading {modDef.Name} {modDef.Version}");
 
             // load out of the manifest
             if (modDef.LoadImplicitManifest && modDef.Manifest.All(x => Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(modDef.Directory, x.Path)) != Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(modDef.Directory, "StreamingAssets"))))
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ private static void LoadMod(ModDef modDef)
                     }
 
                     entry.Id = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(entry.Path);
-                    potentialAdditions.Add(entry);
+                    if (!FileIsOnDenyList(entry.Path)) potentialAdditions.Add(entry);
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -277,14 +276,14 @@ private static void LoadMod(ModDef modDef)
                 if (Directory.Exists(entryPath))
                 {
                     // path is a directory, add all the files there
-                    var files = Directory.GetFiles(entryPath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+                    var files = Directory.GetFiles(entryPath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories).Where(filePath => !FileIsOnDenyList(filePath));
                     foreach (var filePath in files)
                     {
                         var childModDef = new ModDef.ManifestEntry(entry, filePath, InferIDFromFile(filePath));
                         potentialAdditions.Add(childModDef);
                     }
                 }
-                else if (File.Exists(entryPath))
+                else if (File.Exists(entryPath) && !FileIsOnDenyList(entryPath))
                 {
                     // path is a file, add the single entry
                     entry.Id = entry.Id ?? InferIDFromFile(entryPath);
@@ -414,8 +413,11 @@ internal static IEnumerator<ProgressReport> LoadMoadsLoop()
             foreach (var modName in modLoadOrder)
             {
                 var modDef = modDefs[modName];
-                yield return new ProgressReport((float)modLoaded++/(float)modLoadOrder.Count, sliderText, string.Format("Loading Mod: {0}", modDef.Name));
-
+                yield return new ProgressReport(
+                    (float)modLoaded++/(float)modLoadOrder.Count,
+                    sliderText,
+                    string.Format("Loading Mod: {0} {1}", modDef.Name, modDef.Version)
+                );
                 try
                 {
                     LoadMod(modDef);
@@ -503,6 +505,13 @@ private static void PrintHarmonySummary(string path)
             }
         }
 
+        // this is a very rudimentary version of an .ignore list for filetypes
+        // I have added it to remove my most common problems. PRs welcome.
+        private static readonly string[] ignoreList = { ".DS_STORE", "~", ".nomedia" };
+        private static bool FileIsOnDenyList(string filePath)
+        {
+            return ignoreList.Any(x => filePath.EndsWith(x, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+        }
 
         // JSON HANDLING
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/ModTek/ModTek.csproj b/ModTek/ModTek.csproj
index b56549d0..58f228d6 100644
--- a/ModTek/ModTek.csproj
+++ b/ModTek/ModTek.csproj
@@ -87,6 +87,5 @@
   <ItemGroup />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>xcopy "$(TargetDir)$(TargetFileName)" "$(BattleTechGame)\Mods\" /y</PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ModTek/Patches.cs b/ModTek/Patches.cs
index d1d78e41..49c916e3 100644
--- a/ModTek/Patches.cs
+++ b/ModTek/Patches.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public static void Postfix(string assetBundleName, ref string __result)
     }
 
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(MetadataDatabase))]
-    [HarmonyPatch("MDD_DB_PATH", PropertyMethod.Getter)]
+    [HarmonyPatch("MDD_DB_PATH", MethodType.Getter)]
     public static class MetadataDatabase_MDD_DB_PATH_Patch
     {
         public static void Postfix(ref string __result)
diff --git a/ModTek/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/ModTek/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 3969618d..17eda7b3 100644
--- a/ModTek/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/ModTek/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@
 // 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("0.3.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.3.1.*")]