diff --git a/Torch.API/Plugins/ITorchPlugin.cs b/Torch.API/Plugins/ITorchPlugin.cs
index 19abb56..3e8f9aa 100644
--- a/Torch.API/Plugins/ITorchPlugin.cs
+++ b/Torch.API/Plugins/ITorchPlugin.cs
@@ -9,18 +9,29 @@ namespace Torch.API.Plugins
 {
     public interface ITorchPlugin : IDisposable
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A unique ID for the plugin.
+        /// </summary>
         Guid Id { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The version of the plugin.
+        /// </summary>
         Version Version { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The name of the plugin.
+        /// </summary>
         string Name { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Called when the game is initialized.
+        /// This is called before the game loop is started.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="torchBase"></param>
+        /// <param name="torchBase">Torch instance</param>
         void Init(ITorchBase torchBase);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Called after each game tick. Not thread safe, use invocation methods in <see cref="ITorchBase"/>.
+        /// This is called on the game thread after each tick.
         /// </summary>
         void Update();
     }
diff --git a/Torch.API/Plugins/IWpfPlugin.cs b/Torch.API/Plugins/IWpfPlugin.cs
index 39dcca4..0fcc91d 100644
--- a/Torch.API/Plugins/IWpfPlugin.cs
+++ b/Torch.API/Plugins/IWpfPlugin.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Torch.API.Plugins
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Used by the server's WPF interface to load custom plugin controls.
-        /// Do not instantiate your plugin control outside of this method! It will throw an exception.
+        /// You must instantiate your plugin's control object here, otherwise it will not be owned by the correct thread for WPF.
         /// </summary>
         UserControl GetControl();
     }
diff --git a/Torch.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Torch.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 6ea3094..cd9dab5 100644
--- a/Torch.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Torch.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.167.670")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.167.670")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.168.389")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.168.389")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Torch.Server/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Torch.Server/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 6ea3094..cd9dab5 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.167.670")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.167.670")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.168.389")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.168.389")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Torch.Server/TorchServer.cs b/Torch.Server/TorchServer.cs
index 1a86d80..d62e0ec 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/TorchServer.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/TorchServer.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Torch.Server
             MySandboxGame.Log.WriteLine("Environment.CurrentDirectory: " + Environment.CurrentDirectory);
             MySandboxGame.Log.WriteLine("MainAssembly.ProcessorArchitecture: " + Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetArchitecture());
             MySandboxGame.Log.WriteLine("ExecutingAssembly.ProcessorArchitecture: " + MyFileSystem.MainAssembly.GetArchitecture());
-            MySandboxGame.Log.WriteLine("IntPtr.Size: " + IntPtr.Size.ToString());
+            MySandboxGame.Log.WriteLine("IntPtr.Size: " + IntPtr.Size);
             MySandboxGame.Log.WriteLine("Default Culture: " + CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name);
             MySandboxGame.Log.WriteLine("Default UI Culture: " + CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture.Name);
             MySandboxGame.Log.WriteLine("IsAdmin: " + new WindowsPrincipal(WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent()).IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator));
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ namespace Torch.Server
 
             VRage.Service.ExitListenerSTA.OnExit += delegate { MySandboxGame.Static?.Exit(); };
 
+            base.Start();
             runInternal.Invoke(null, null);
 
             MySandboxGame.Log.Close();
diff --git a/Torch.Server/ViewModels/ConfigDedicatedViewModel.cs b/Torch.Server/ViewModels/ConfigDedicatedViewModel.cs
index c9c7d54..7890a64 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/ViewModels/ConfigDedicatedViewModel.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/ViewModels/ConfigDedicatedViewModel.cs
@@ -23,27 +23,26 @@ namespace Torch.Server.ViewModels
         {
             _config = configDedicated;
             SessionSettings = new SessionSettingsViewModel(_config.SessionSettings);
-            Administrators = string.Join("\r\n", _config.Administrators);
-            Banned = string.Join("\r\n", _config.Banned);
-            Mods = string.Join("\r\n", _config.Mods);
+            Administrators = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, _config.Administrators);
+            Banned = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, _config.Banned);
+            Mods = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, _config.Mods);
         }
 
         public void Save(string path = null)
         {
+            var newline = new [] {Environment.NewLine};
+
             _config.Administrators.Clear();
-            foreach (var admin in Administrators.Split('\r', '\n'))
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(admin))
-                    _config.Administrators.Add(admin);
+            foreach (var admin in Administrators.Split(newline, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
+                _config.Administrators.Add(admin);
 
             _config.Banned.Clear();
-            foreach (var banned in Banned.Split('\r', '\n'))
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(banned))
-                    _config.Banned.Add(ulong.Parse(banned));
+            foreach (var banned in Banned.Split(newline, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
+                _config.Banned.Add(ulong.Parse(banned));
 
             _config.Mods.Clear();
-            foreach (var mod in Mods.Split('\r', '\n'))
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(mod))
-                    _config.Mods.Add(ulong.Parse(mod));
+            foreach (var mod in Mods.Split(newline, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
+                _config.Mods.Add(ulong.Parse(mod));
 
             _config.Save(path);
         }
diff --git a/Torch.Server/Views/ConfigControl.xaml.cs b/Torch.Server/Views/ConfigControl.xaml.cs
index e1e68af..7f705df 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/Views/ConfigControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/Views/ConfigControl.xaml.cs
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ namespace Torch.Server.Views
             Log.Info("Saved DS config.");
             try
             {
-                var checkpoint = MyLocalCache.LoadCheckpoint(_viewModel.LoadWorld, out _);
-                checkpoint.Settings = _viewModel.SessionSettings;
+                var checkpoint = MyLocalCache.LoadCheckpoint(Config.LoadWorld, out _);
+                checkpoint.Settings = Config.SessionSettings;
                 checkpoint.Mods.Clear();
-                foreach (var modId in _viewModel.Mods)
+                foreach (var modId in Config.Mods)
                     checkpoint.Mods.Add(new MyObjectBuilder_Checkpoint.ModItem(modId));
 
-                MyLocalCache.SaveCheckpoint(checkpoint, _viewModel.LoadWorld);
+                MyLocalCache.SaveCheckpoint(checkpoint, Config.LoadWorld);
                 Log.Info("Saved world config.");
             }
             catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/Torch/Managers/PluginManager.cs b/Torch/Managers/PluginManager.cs
index 604f3b8..6d99dc5 100644
--- a/Torch/Managers/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Torch/Managers/PluginManager.cs
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
                 {
                     if (type.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(ITorchPlugin)))
                     {
+                        if (type.GetCustomAttribute<PluginAttribute>() == null)
+                            continue;
+
                         try
                         {
                             var plugin = (TorchPluginBase)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
@@ -130,10 +133,9 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
 
                             commands.RegisterPluginCommands(plugin);
                         }
-                        catch (Exception e)
+                        catch
                         {
                             _log.Error($"Error loading plugin '{type.FullName}'");
-                            _log.Error(e);
                             throw;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/Torch/TorchBase.cs b/Torch/TorchBase.cs
index 6f202fb..db8f890 100644
--- a/Torch/TorchBase.cs
+++ b/Torch/TorchBase.cs
@@ -217,8 +217,12 @@ namespace Torch
             pluginList.Add(this);
         }
 
-        public abstract void Start();
-        public abstract void Stop();
+        public virtual void Start()
+        {
+            Plugins.Init();
+        }
+
+        public virtual void Stop() { }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public virtual void Dispose()
@@ -231,7 +235,6 @@ namespace Torch
         {
             Network.Init();
             ChatManager.Instance.Init();
-            Plugins.Init();
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/Torch/TorchPluginBase.cs b/Torch/TorchPluginBase.cs
index 1b80286..0bead82 100644
--- a/Torch/TorchPluginBase.cs
+++ b/Torch/TorchPluginBase.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace Torch
         }
 
         public virtual void Update() { }
-        public abstract void Dispose();
+
+        public virtual void Dispose() { }
     }
 }