diff --git a/src/core/Logger.ts b/src/core/Logger.ts
index 28787057..dc53d018 100644
--- a/src/core/Logger.ts
+++ b/src/core/Logger.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,32 @@ export class Logger {
             this.handler({ time: new Date(), message, severity, logger: this, cause }, this.name);
         }
     }
+
+    showTrace = (message: string, cause?: any): void => {
+        this.showLog(Severity.Trace, message, cause);
+    };
+
+    showDebug = (message: string, cause?: any): void => {
+        this.showLog(Severity.Debug, message, cause);
+    };
+
+    showInfo = (message: string, cause?: any): void => {
+        this.showLog(Severity.Info, message, cause);
+    };
+
+    showWarn = (message: string, cause?: any): void => {
+        this.showLog(Severity.Warning, message, cause);
+    };
+
+    showError = (message: string, cause?: any): void => {
+        this.showLog(Severity.Error, message, cause);
+    };
+
+    //for graphically showing errors and other messages, assume we always want this to show, otherwise we wouldn't call it.
+    //Instead of doing an alert, we should have some better styled area, like a dismissable bar at the top of the screen with the error.
+    showLog(severity: Severity, message: string, cause?: any): void {
+        alert('Message: ' + message + '\r\n\r\nCause: ' + cause.message);
+    }
 }
 
 export class LogManager {
diff --git a/src/quest_editor/controllers/QuestEditorToolBarController.ts b/src/quest_editor/controllers/QuestEditorToolBarController.ts
index 716b5ecf..195de434 100644
--- a/src/quest_editor/controllers/QuestEditorToolBarController.ts
+++ b/src/quest_editor/controllers/QuestEditorToolBarController.ts
@@ -152,17 +152,12 @@ export class QuestEditorToolBarController extends Controller {
                 const parse_result = parse_qst_to_quest(
                     new ArrayBufferCursor(buffer, Endianness.Little),
                 );
-
-                if (parse_result) {
-                    quest = parse_result.quest;
-                    this.set_version(parse_result.version);
+                if (!parse_result || !parse_result.quest) {
+                    throw new Error("Couldn't parse quest file.");
                 }
-
+                quest = parse_result.quest;
+                this.set_version(parse_result.version);
                 this.set_filename(basename(qst.name));
-
-                if (!quest) {
-                    logger.error("Couldn't parse quest file.");
-                }
             } else {
                 const bin = files.find(f => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".bin"));
                 const dat = files.find(f => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".dat"));
@@ -174,11 +169,12 @@ export class QuestEditorToolBarController extends Controller {
                         new ArrayBufferCursor(bin_buffer, Endianness.Little),
                         new ArrayBufferCursor(dat_buffer, Endianness.Little),
                     );
-                    this.set_filename(basename(bin.name || dat.name));
-
                     if (!quest) {
-                        logger.error("Couldn't parse quest file.");
+                        throw new Error("Couldn't parse bin or dat file.");
                     }
+                    this.set_filename(basename(bin.name || dat.name));
+                } else {
+                    throw new Error("Invalid File Type.");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -186,7 +182,7 @@ export class QuestEditorToolBarController extends Controller {
                 quest && convert_quest_to_model(this.area_store, quest),
             );
         } catch (e) {
-            logger.error("Couldn't read file.", e);
+            logger.showError("Couldn't read file.", e);
         }
     };