diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 4e434964a..d33a88c1f 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r656 \cu(Thu  1 Dec 09:47:27 CET 2022)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r656 \cu(2022-12-01 09:47:27)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r656 \cu(Thu  1 Dec 10:20:49 CET 2022)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r656 \cu(2022-12-01 10:20:49)\c-";
diff --git a/zscript/hud/swwm_hud.zsc b/zscript/hud/swwm_hud.zsc
index c56904342..4d346eb25 100644
--- a/zscript/hud/swwm_hud.zsc
+++ b/zscript/hud/swwm_hud.zsc
@@ -874,18 +874,21 @@ Class SWWMStatusBar : BaseStatusBar
 	{
 		// ignore outside of levels
 		if ( gamestate != GS_LEVEL ) return false;
+		int rprintlevel = printlevel&PRINT_TYPES;
+		// treat any unrecognized levels as critical messages
+		// note that checking for PRINT_LOG isn't needed as those are skipped early in the C++ side
+		if ( (rprintlevel < PRINT_LOW) || (rprintlevel > PRINT_TEAMCHAT) ) rprintlevel = PRINT_HIGH;
 		// strip trailing newline (all Printf type messages have this)
 		outline.DeleteLastCharacter();
 		// append chat messages to full history
-		if ( (printlevel == PRINT_CHAT) || (printlevel == PRINT_TEAMCHAT) )
-			EventHandler.SendNetworkEvent("swwmstoremessage."..outline,level.totaltime,printlevel,consoleplayer);
-		if ( (printlevel < PRINT_LOW) || (printlevel > PRINT_TEAMCHAT) ) return true;	// we couldn't care less about these
+		if ( (rprintlevel == PRINT_CHAT) || (rprintlevel == PRINT_TEAMCHAT) )
+			EventHandler.SendNetworkEvent("swwmstoremessage."..outline,level.totaltime,rprintlevel,consoleplayer);
 		let m = new("MsgLine");
 		m.str = outline;
-		m.type = printlevel;
+		m.type = rprintlevel;
 		m.tic = level.totaltime;
 		m.rep = 1;
-		if ( printlevel == PRINT_LOW )
+		if ( rprintlevel == PRINT_LOW )
 		{
 			// check if repeated
 			for ( int i=0; i<PickupQueue.Size(); i++ )