diff --git a/ModTek/Features/Logging/LoggingSettings.cs b/ModTek/Features/Logging/LoggingSettings.cs
index 6f9900a..aef6cbe 100644
--- a/ModTek/Features/Logging/LoggingSettings.cs
+++ b/ModTek/Features/Logging/LoggingSettings.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ internal class LoggingSettings
     [JsonProperty]
     internal const string MainLog_Description = "The main log.";
     [JsonProperty(Required = Required.Always)]
-    internal AppenderSettings MainLog = new();
+    internal AppenderSettings MainLog = new()
+    {
+        Excludes = [ new FilterSettings { LoggerNames = ["HarmonyX" ] } ]
+    };
     [JsonProperty(Required = Required.Always)]
     internal string MainLogFilePath = "battletech_log.txt";
 
diff --git a/ModTek/ModTek.csproj b/ModTek/ModTek.csproj
index 94055d2..f83ce48 100644
--- a/ModTek/ModTek.csproj
+++ b/ModTek/ModTek.csproj
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
     <Asset Include="$(ProjectDir)\..\LICENSE" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!-- helpful direct access to resources in BT -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="$(BattleTechGameDir)\Mods\.modtek\*.txt;$(BattleTechGameDir)\Mods\.modtek\*.log"  LinkBase=".modtek" />
+    <None Include="$(BattleTechGameDir)\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data\**\*.json;$(BattleTechGameDir)\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data\**\*.csv" LinkBase="BattleTech_Data"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ModTek.Common\ModTek.Common.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>