diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 6c481ef52..3b8a3fab0 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1188 \cu(mié 26 feb 2025 14:20:26 CET)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1188 \cu(2025-02-26 14:20:26)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1189 \cu(mié 05 mar 2025 20:34:06 CET)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1189 \cu(2025-03-05 20:34:06)\c-";
diff --git a/zscript/hud/swwm_dialogue.zsc b/zscript/hud/swwm_dialogue.zsc
index 4bd0cbbc2..9215788e1 100644
--- a/zscript/hud/swwm_dialogue.zsc
+++ b/zscript/hud/swwm_dialogue.zsc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Class SWWMDialogues abstract
 	{
 		if ( dlg == "" )
 		{
-			if ( developer >= 2 ) Console.Printf("StartSeq: bogus call with empty dialogue name, check your code.");
+			ThrowAbortException("bogus call to StartSeq with empty dialogue name, check your code.");
 			return;
 		}
 		// load the lump for parsing
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Class SWWMDialogues abstract
 		}
 		if ( cur == -1 )
 		{
-			if ( developer >= 2 ) Console.Printf("ProcessDlg: sequence '%s' not found",dlg);
+			ThrowAbortException("dialogue sequence '%s' not found",dlg);
 			return;
 		}
 		// start parsing from here