diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/Config/AbsorbentSoilConfig.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/Config/AbsorbentSoilConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69274d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/Config/AbsorbentSoilConfig.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using MelonLoader;
+
+namespace AbsorbentSoil.Config
+{
+    internal static class AbsorbentSoilConfig
+    {
+        private static MelonPreferences_Category Category;
+        private static MelonPreferences_Entry<bool> VerboseLoggingEntry;
+
+        public static bool VerboseLogging => VerboseLoggingEntry?.Value ?? false;
+
+        public static void Init()
+        {
+            Category = MelonPreferences.CreateCategory("AbsorbentSoil");
+
+            VerboseLoggingEntry = Category.CreateEntry(
+                "VerboseLogging",
+                false,
+                "Verbose Logging",
+                "Enable detailed troubleshooting logs for Absorbent Soil.");
+
+            Category.SaveToFile(false);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/Helpers/RuntimeSafetyHelper.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/Helpers/RuntimeSafetyHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7237906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/Helpers/RuntimeSafetyHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using Il2CppScheduleOne.Persistence;
+using MelonLoader;
+
+internal static class RuntimeSafety
+{
+    public static bool CanMutateState()
+    {
+        // Single-player usually passes.
+        // In multiplayer, this should ideally be host/server only.
+        return true;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch.cs
index c9440d5..4c77e18 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch.cs
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ namespace AbsorbentSoil
     {
         public static void Postfix(Plant __instance, AdditiveDefinition additive, bool isInitialApplication)
         {
+            if (!RuntimeSafety.CanMutateState())
+                return;
+                
             if (__instance == null || additive == null)
                 return;
 
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PotHarvestDestroyPatches.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PotHarvestDestroyPatches.cs
index 6640dc2..4c7616b 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PotHarvestDestroyPatches.cs
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PotHarvestDestroyPatches.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ namespace AbsorbentSoil
     {
         public static void Prefix(Pot __instance)
         {
+            if (!RuntimeSafety.CanMutateState())
+                return;
+                
             // If the pot itself is destroyed/sold, stop tracking its additives.
             try
             {
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PourSoilTaskOnInitialPourPatch.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PourSoilTaskOnInitialPourPatch.cs
index b11c28b..1679b32 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PourSoilTaskOnInitialPourPatch.cs
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PourSoilTaskOnInitialPourPatch.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ namespace AbsorbentSoil
     {
         private static unsafe void Postfix(PourSoilTask __instance)
         {
+            if (!RuntimeSafety.CanMutateState())
+                return;
+                
             try
             {
                 nint basePtr = (nint)IL2CPP.Il2CppObjectBaseToPtrNotNull(__instance);
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/State/SoilHelper.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/State/SoilHelper.cs
index 9408b69..89d2b17 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/State/SoilHelper.cs
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/State/SoilHelper.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace AbsorbentSoil
 
         public static int DecrementRemainingSoilUses(Pot pot)
         {
+            if (!RuntimeSafety.CanMutateState())
+                return 0;
+
             if (pot == null)
                 return 0;
 
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ namespace AbsorbentSoil
 
         public static void SetRemainingSoilUses(Pot pot, int uses)
         {
+            if (!RuntimeSafety.CanMutateState())
+                return;
+
             if (pot == null)
                 return;
 
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/bin/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.pdb b/AbsorbentSoil/bin/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.pdb
index 909799c..9450a95 100644
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diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfo.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfo.cs
index 175fbe1..c89ff9a 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute("AbsorbentSoil")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyConfigurationAttribute("Release")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+b21db135dbb267f14ba001c06d5e767684e16748")]
+[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+75ee5ce621b167f1457e04cef2d427eb9879c0e5")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyProductAttribute("AbsorbentSoil")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute("AbsorbentSoil")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache
index f77f843..378d7e4 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache
@@ -1 +1 @@
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+e3d03f6c9dfc521324738d04ad4228faed1bb64eafad7288d3a595d219e15990
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.csproj.CoreCompileInputs.cache b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.csproj.CoreCompileInputs.cache
index 8297418..ae047d1 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.csproj.CoreCompileInputs.cache
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.csproj.CoreCompileInputs.cache
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5c030080472ae1536e3626b995d635d8af1656efb3cdf494e4087a4281d4934d
+04cacbb88ccbdb0ef16f25557f16c2a1f76e1e74a1eff95472a744bd5aa2b973
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.dll b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.dll
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diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/ref/AbsorbentSoil.dll b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/ref/AbsorbentSoil.dll
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diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/refint/AbsorbentSoil.dll b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/refint/AbsorbentSoil.dll
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