diff --git a/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll b/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll
index bb2c9bb3..c072608e 100644
Binary files a/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll and b/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll differ
diff --git a/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockDepthMask.cs b/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockDepthMask.cs
index 6051a324..fe5f4303 100644
--- a/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockDepthMask.cs
+++ b/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockDepthMask.cs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ using UnityEngine.Serialization;
 
 namespace Restock
 {
-    public class ModuleRestockDepthMask: PartModule
+    public class ModuleRestockDepthMask : PartModule
     {
         // The name of the transform that has your mask mesh. The only strictly required property
         [KSPField] 
-        public string maskTransform= "";
+        public string maskTransform = "";
 
         [KSPField] 
         public string bodyTransform = "";
@@ -19,40 +19,47 @@ namespace Restock
         // The render queue value for the mesh, should be less than maskRenderQueue
         [KSPField] 
         public int meshRenderQueue = 1000;
-        
+
         // the render queue value for the mask, should be less than 2000
         [KSPField] 
         public int maskRenderQueue = 1999;
 
+
         // depth mask object transform
-        public Transform depthMask;
+        public Transform maskTransformObject;
+
+        // body object transform
+        public Transform bodyTransformObject;
 
-        public Transform bodyRoot;
-        
         // depth mask shader object
         public Shader depthShader;
 
+
         public override void OnStart(StartState state)
         {
             base.OnStart(state);
-            
+            UpdatematerialQueue();
+
+            // the part variant system is implemented extremely stupidly
+            // so we have to make this whole module more complicated as a result
             GameEvents.onVariantApplied.Add(OnVariantApplied);
         }
 
+
         private void OnDestroy()
         {
             GameEvents.onVariantApplied.Remove(OnVariantApplied);
         }
 
+
         public override void OnLoad(ConfigNode node)
         {
-            
             base.OnLoad(node);
-            
+
             if (HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsEditor || HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsFlight) return;
 
-            this.depthMask = base.part.FindModelTransform(maskTransform);
-            if (!(this.depthMask is Transform))
+            this.maskTransformObject = base.part.FindModelTransform(maskTransform);
+            if (this.maskTransformObject == null)
             {
                 this.LogError($"Can't find transform {maskTransform}");
                 return;
@@ -60,47 +67,43 @@ namespace Restock
 
             if (bodyTransform == "")
             {
-                bodyRoot = base.part.partTransform;
+                this.bodyTransformObject = base.part.partTransform;
             }
             else
             {
-                this.bodyRoot = base.part.partTransform.Find(bodyTransform);
-                if (!(this.bodyRoot is Transform))
+                this.bodyTransformObject = base.part.FindModelTransform(bodyTransform);
+                if (this.bodyTransformObject == null)
                 {
                     this.LogError($"Can't find transform {bodyTransform}");
-                    return;
+                    this.bodyTransformObject = base.part.partTransform;
                 }
             }
 
-            
             this.depthShader = Shader.Find(shaderName);
-            if (!(this.depthShader is Shader))
+            if (this.depthShader == null)
             {
                 this.LogError($"Can't find shader {shaderName}");
                 return;
             }
-
-            UpdatematerialQueue();
         }
-        
+
+
         public void OnVariantApplied(Part appliedPart, PartVariant variant)
         {
+            // I dont know why changing part variants resets all the materials to their as-loaded state, but it does
             if (appliedPart == this.part) UpdatematerialQueue();
         }
-        
+
+
         private void UpdatematerialQueue()
         {
-            var windowRenderer = depthMask.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>();
-
+            var windowRenderer = maskTransformObject.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>();
 
             windowRenderer.material.shader = depthShader;
             windowRenderer.material.renderQueue = maskRenderQueue;
 
-            this.Log(depthShader.name);
-            this.Log(windowRenderer.material.shader.name);
-            
-            var meshRenderers = bodyRoot.GetComponentsInChildren<MeshRenderer>(true);
-            var skinnedMeshRenderers = bodyRoot.GetComponentsInChildren<SkinnedMeshRenderer>(true);
+            var meshRenderers = bodyTransformObject.GetComponentsInChildren<MeshRenderer>(true);
+            var skinnedMeshRenderers = bodyTransformObject.GetComponentsInChildren<SkinnedMeshRenderer>(true);
 
             foreach (var renderer in meshRenderers)
             {
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Restock
                 queue = meshRenderQueue + ((queue - 2000) / 2);
                 renderer.material.renderQueue = queue;
             }
-            
+
             foreach (var renderer in skinnedMeshRenderers)
             {
                 if (renderer == windowRenderer) continue;