diff --git a/plugins/hl2/hl2.c b/plugins/hl2/hl2.c
index e007d60eb..3406b0fc7 100644
--- a/plugins/hl2/hl2.c
+++ b/plugins/hl2/hl2.c
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ qboolean VBSP_Init(void);
 
 qboolean Plug_Init(void)
 {
-	if (!VPK_Init())
-		return false;
-	VTF_Init();
-	VMT_Init();
-	MDL_Init();
-	VBSP_Init();
-	return true;
+	qboolean somethingisokay = false;
+	char plugname[128];
+	strcpy(plugname, "hl2");
+	plugfuncs->GetPluginName(0, plugname, sizeof(plugname));
+
+	if (!VPK_Init())	Con_Printf(CON_ERROR"%s: VPK support unavailable\n", plugname);	else	somethingisokay = true;
+	if (!VTF_Init())	Con_Printf(CON_ERROR"%s: VTF support unavailable\n", plugname);	else	somethingisokay = true;
+	if (!VMT_Init())	Con_Printf(CON_ERROR"%s: VMT support unavailable\n", plugname);	else	somethingisokay = true;
+	if (!MDL_Init())	Con_Printf(CON_ERROR"%s: MDL support unavailable\n", plugname);	else	somethingisokay = true;
+	if (!VBSP_Init())	Con_Printf(CON_ERROR"%s: BSP support unavailable\n", plugname);	else	somethingisokay = true;
+	return somethingisokay;
 }