diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 9526fd054..852a43b81 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r626 \cu(Tue 22 Nov 10:55:39 CET 2022)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r626 \cu(2022-11-22 10:55:39)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r627 \cu(Tue 22 Nov 11:06:39 CET 2022)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r627 \cu(2022-11-22 11:06:39)\c-";
diff --git a/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc b/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
index 4060f83fe..f7952bef3 100644
--- a/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
+++ b/zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc
@@ -336,7 +336,15 @@ Class SWWMDirectMessage : HUDMessageBase
 		l = mSmallFont.BreakLines(txt,220);
 		// append to the player's chat log (if it's valid)
 		if ( (seqnum < 1) || (seqnum > seqcnt) ) return;
-		EventHandler.SendNetworkEvent("swwmstoremessage."..chrname..": "..txt,level.totaltime,PRINT_CHAT,consoleplayer);
+		// some messages may have newlines in them, split them
+		Array<String> storemsg;
+		txt.Split(storemsg,"\n");
+		for ( int i=0; i<storemsg.Size(); i++ )
+		{
+			EventHandler.SendNetworkEvent("swwmstoremessage."..chrname..": "..storemsg[i],level.totaltime,PRINT_CHAT,consoleplayer);
+			// stick it into the console as well
+			Console.PrintfEx(PRINT_CHAT|PRINT_NONOTIFY,chrname..": "..storemsg[i]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private void DrawText()