diff --git a/packages/client/src/renderer/client/client.ts b/packages/client/src/renderer/client/client.ts
index ff54ad4..2508575 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/renderer/client/client.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/renderer/client/client.ts
@@ -263,11 +263,19 @@ async function obtainGameClient() {
     const settleTimer = setInterval(() => {
         const modules = (window as any).__eqSourceModules;
         const count = Array.isArray(modules) ? modules.length : 0;
+        // Readiness signal: the GameManager bundle is present in the captured source.
+        // We used to gate on window.gm, but EvilQuest's bundle update STOPPED assigning
+        // window.gm (it's no longer a global), so that gate never opened -> the Reflector
+        // never parsed -> zero hooks -> dead client. GameManager's source still ships its
+        // distinctive method, so detect that instead (window.gm-independent). Keep the
+        // window.gm OR as a fast-path in case it ever comes back.
+        const gmReady = (window as any).gm
+            || (Array.isArray(modules) && modules.some((m: string) => typeof m === 'string' && m.includes('waitForCurrentLocalPlayerReady')));
         if (count === lastCount && count > 0) {
             stableTicks++;
-            if (stableTicks >= 3 && !(window as any).__eqHooksBound && (window as any).gm && count > lastParsedCount) {
+            if (stableTicks >= 3 && !(window as any).__eqHooksBound && gmReady && count > lastParsedCount) {
                 lastParsedCount = count;
-                console.log('[EvilLite] Parsing at', count, 'modules (game core ready)...');
+                console.log('[EvilLite] Parsing at', count, 'modules (GameManager source present)...');
                 runReflectorParse();
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/renderer/client/plugins/CollectionLogPlugin.ts b/packages/client/src/renderer/client/plugins/CollectionLogPlugin.ts
index e00b48d..4c2869a 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/renderer/client/plugins/CollectionLogPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/renderer/client/plugins/CollectionLogPlugin.ts
@@ -257,12 +257,14 @@ export default class CollectionLogPlugin extends Plugin {
     private itemDef(itemId: number): any { return this.em?.itemDefsCache?.get(itemId) ?? null; }
     private itemName(itemId: number): string { return (this.itemDef(itemId)?.name ?? `Item #${itemId}`) + ''; }
     /** The item's icon, matching what the inventory shows: its 2D icon if it ships one, otherwise
-     *  the data-URL the game rendered from the item's 3D model (harvested from the live inventory —
-     *  there is no static URL for those; `items/3d/<id>.png` 404s). '' if we've never seen it. */
+     *  EvilQuest's server-rendered 3D icon at `items/3d/<id>.png`. The game now serves these for
+     *  every item (the inventory renders model-only items from exactly this URL) — they used to
+     *  404, which is why we previously had to harvest the inventory data-URL. A harvested data-URL,
+     *  if we cached one, takes precedence (it's the exact inventory render). '' only if no id. */
     private itemIcon(itemId: number): string {
         const ic = this.itemDef(itemId)?.icon;
         if (ic) return ICON_BASE + encodeURIComponent(ic);
-        return this.data.itemIcons?.[itemId] || '';
+        return this.data.itemIcons?.[itemId] || (itemId ? `${ICON_BASE}3d/${itemId}.png` : '');
     }
 
     // ── source identity / icons ───────────────────────────────────────────────