diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 816f02cd6..4432b27af 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "sillytavern",
-    "version": "1.8.2",
+    "version": "1.8.3",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "sillytavern",
-            "version": "1.8.2",
+            "version": "1.8.3",
             "license": "AGPL-3.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@dqbd/tiktoken": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 729706985..0c310b2f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern.git"
     },
-    "version": "1.8.2",
+    "version": "1.8.3",
     "scripts": {
         "start": "node server.js",
         "pkg": "pkg --compress Gzip --no-bytecode --public ."
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 78c44207f..a8969f3a9 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -2373,6 +2373,9 @@
                             <label for="import_card_tags"><input id="import_card_tags" type="checkbox" />
                                 <span data-i18n="Import Card Tags">Import Card Tags</span>
                             </label>
+                            <label for="confirm_message_delete"><input id="confirm_message_delete" type="checkbox" />
+                                <span data-i18n="Confirm message deletion">Confirm message deletion</span>
+                            </label>
                             <label for="spoiler_free_mode"><input id="spoiler_free_mode" type="checkbox" />
                                 <span data-i18n="Spoiler Free Mode">Spolier Free Mode</span>
                             </label>
@@ -2816,7 +2819,7 @@
                             <div class="tags rm_tag_filter"></div>
                         </div>
                         <!-- a div containing a dynamically updated count of characters currently displayed -->
-                        <div id="rm_character_count" ></div>
+                        <div id="rm_character_count"></div>
                         <hr>
                     </div>
 
@@ -3297,7 +3300,12 @@
 
                             <input class="menu_button delete_entry_button" type="submit" value="Delete Entry" />
                         </div>
+                        <div class="wide100p">
+                            <hr>
+                        </div>
+
                     </div>
+
                 </div>
             </form>
         </div>
@@ -3616,4 +3624,4 @@
     </script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 90ae9de90..84c02c9e8 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -757,7 +757,6 @@ $.get("/csrf-token").then(async (data) => {
 
 function checkOnlineStatus() {
     ///////// REMOVED LINES THAT DUPLICATE RA_CHeckOnlineStatus FEATURES
-
     if (online_status == "no_connection") {
         $("#online_status_indicator2").css("background-color", "red");  //Kobold
         $("#online_status_text2").html("No connection...");
@@ -1137,10 +1136,7 @@ function messageFormatting(mes, ch_name, isSystem, isUser) {
         mes = mes.replaceAll(substituteParams(power_user.user_prompt_bias), "");
     }
 
-    const regexResult = getRegexedString(mes, regex_placement.MD_DISPLAY);
-    if (regexResult) {
-        mes = regexResult;
-    }
+    mes = getRegexedString(mes, regex_placement.MD_DISPLAY);
 
     if (power_user.auto_fix_generated_markdown) {
         mes = fixMarkdown(mes);
@@ -2957,10 +2953,7 @@ export function replaceBiasMarkup(str) {
 }
 
 export async function sendMessageAsUser(textareaText, messageBias) {
-    const regexResult = getRegexedString(textareaText, regex_placement.USER_INPUT);
-    if (regexResult) {
-        textareaText = regexResult;
-    }
+    textareaText = getRegexedString(textareaText, regex_placement.USER_INPUT);
 
     chat[chat.length] = {};
     chat[chat.length - 1]['name'] = name1;
@@ -3561,10 +3554,7 @@ function cleanUpMessage(getMessage, isImpersonate, displayIncompleteSentences =
     }
 
     // Regex uses vars, so add before formatting
-    const regexResult = getRegexedString(getMessage, isImpersonate ? regex_placement.USER_INPUT : regex_placement.AI_OUTPUT);
-    if (regexResult) {
-        getMessage = regexResult;
-    }
+    getMessage = getRegexedString(getMessage, isImpersonate ? regex_placement.USER_INPUT : regex_placement.AI_OUTPUT);
 
     if (!displayIncompleteSentences && power_user.trim_sentences) {
         getMessage = end_trim_to_sentence(getMessage, power_user.include_newline);
@@ -4995,16 +4985,13 @@ function updateMessage(div) {
         regexPlacement = regex_placement.SYSTEM;
     }
 
-    const regexResult = getRegexedString(
+    text = getRegexedString(
         text,
         regexPlacement,
         {
             characterOverride: regexPlacement === regex_placement.SENDAS ? mes.name : undefined
         }
     );
-    if (regexResult) {
-        text = regexResult;
-    }
 
     if (power_user.trim_spaces) {
         text = text.trim();
@@ -6123,10 +6110,7 @@ async function createOrEditCharacter(e) {
                     ) {
                         // MARK - kingbri: Regex on character greeting message
                         // May need to be placed somewhere else
-                        const regexResult = getRegexedString(this_ch_mes, regex_placement.AI_OUTPUT);
-                        if (regexResult) {
-                            this_ch_mes = regexResult;
-                        }
+                        this_ch_mes = getRegexedString(this_ch_mes, regex_placement.AI_OUTPUT);
 
                         clearChat();
                         chat.length = 0;
@@ -6504,7 +6488,12 @@ const swipe_right = () => {
 }
 
 export function updateCharacterCount(characterSelector) {
-    const visibleCharacters = $(characterSelector).filter(":visible");
+    const visibleCharacters = $(characterSelector)
+        .not(".hiddenBySearch")
+        .not(".hiddenByTag")
+        .not(".hiddenByGroup")
+        .not(".hiddenByGroupMember")
+        .not(".hiddenByFav");
     const visibleCharacterCount = visibleCharacters.length;
     const totalCharacterCount = $(characterSelector).length;
 
@@ -7840,9 +7829,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
 
     $(document).on("click", ".mes_edit_delete", async function () {
-        const confirmation = await callPopup("Are you sure you want to delete this message?", 'confirm');
-        if (!confirmation) {
-            return;
+        if (power_user.confirm_message_delete) {
+            const confirmation = await callPopup("Are you sure you want to delete this message?", 'confirm');
+            if (!confirmation) {
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         const mes = $(this).closest(".mes");
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
index bf560ba09..9b8b1b091 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ async function visualNovelSetCharacterSprites(container, name, expression) {
 
                 const path = currentSpritePath || defaultSpritePath || '';
                 const img = expressionImage.find('img');
-                setImage(img, path);
+                await setImage(img, path);
             }
             expressionImage.toggleClass('hidden', noSprites);
         } else {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ async function visualNovelSetCharacterSprites(container, name, expression) {
             $('#visual-novel-wrapper').append(template);
             dragElement($(template[0]));
             template.toggleClass('hidden', noSprites);
-            setImage(template.find('img'), defaultSpritePath || '');
+            await setImage(template.find('img'), defaultSpritePath || '');
             const fadeInPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
                 template.fadeIn(250, () => resolve());
             });
@@ -284,7 +284,9 @@ async function setLastMessageSprite(img, avatar, labels) {
     }
 }
 
-function setImage(img, path) {
+async function setImage(img, path) {
+    // Cohee: If something goes wrong, uncomment this to return to the old behavior
+    /*
     img.attr('src', path);
     img.removeClass('default');
     img.off('error');
@@ -293,6 +295,66 @@ function setImage(img, path) {
         $(this).off('error');
         $(this).attr('src', '');
     });
+    */
+
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+        const prevExpressionSrc = img.attr('src');
+        const expressionClone = img.clone();
+        const originalId = img.attr('id');
+
+        //only swap expressions when necessary
+        if (prevExpressionSrc !== path && !img.hasClass('expression-animating')) {
+            //clone expression
+            expressionClone.addClass('expression-clone')
+            //make invisible and remove id to prevent double ids
+            //must be made invisible to start because they share the same Z-index
+            expressionClone.attr('id', '').css({ opacity: 0 });
+            //add new sprite path to clone src
+            expressionClone.attr('src', path);
+            //add invisible clone to html
+            expressionClone.appendTo(img.parent());
+
+            const duration = 200;
+
+            //add animation flags to both images
+            //to prevent multiple expression changes happening simultaneously
+            img.addClass('expression-animating')
+            //position absolute prevent the original from jumping around during transition
+            img.css('position', 'absolute')
+            expressionClone.addClass('expression-animating')
+            //fade the clone in
+            expressionClone.css({
+                opacity: 0
+            }).animate({
+                opacity: 1
+            }, duration)
+                //when finshed fading in clone, fade out the original
+                .promise().done(function () {
+                    img.animate({
+                        opacity: 0
+                    }, duration);
+                    //remove old expression
+                    img.remove();
+                    //replace ID so it becomes the new 'original' expression for next change
+                    expressionClone.attr('id', originalId);
+                    expressionClone.removeClass('expression-animating');
+                    resolve();
+                });
+
+            expressionClone.removeClass('expression-clone');
+
+            expressionClone.removeClass('default');
+            expressionClone.off('error');
+            expressionClone.on('error', function () {
+                console.debug('Expression image error', sprite.path);
+                $(this).attr('src', '');
+                $(this).off('error');
+                resolve();
+            });
+        } else {
+            resolve();
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 function onExpressionsShowDefaultInput() {
@@ -620,6 +682,8 @@ async function setExpression(character, expression, force) {
     console.debug('entered setExpressions');
     await validateImages(character);
     const img = $('img.expression');
+    const prevExpressionSrc = img.attr('src');
+    const expressionClone = img.clone()
 
     const sprite = (spriteCache[character] && spriteCache[character].find(x => x.label === expression));
     console.debug('checking for expression images to show..');
@@ -638,26 +702,67 @@ async function setExpression(character, expression, force) {
                 }
 
                 if (groupMember.name == character) {
-                    setImage($(`.expression-holder[data-avatar="${member}"] img`), sprite.path);
+                    await setImage($(`.expression-holder[data-avatar="${member}"] img`), sprite.path);
                     return;
                 }
             }
         }
+        //only swap expressions when necessary
+        if (prevExpressionSrc !== sprite.path
+            && !img.hasClass('expression-animating')) {
+            //clone expression
+            expressionClone.addClass('expression-clone')
+            //make invisible and remove id to prevent double ids
+            //must be made invisible to start because they share the same Z-index
+            expressionClone.attr('id', '').css({ opacity: 0 });
+            //add new sprite path to clone src
+            expressionClone.attr('src', sprite.path);
+            //add invisible clone to html
+            expressionClone.appendTo($("#expression-holder"))
 
-        img.attr('src', sprite.path);
-        img.removeClass('default');
-        img.off('error');
-        img.on('error', function () {
-            console.debug('Expression image error', sprite.path);
-            $(this).attr('src', '');
-            $(this).off('error');
-            if (force && extension_settings.expressions.showDefault) {
+            const duration = 200;
+
+            //add animation flags to both images
+            //to prevent multiple expression changes happening simultaneously
+            img.addClass('expression-animating')
+            //position absolute prevent the original from jumping around during transition
+            img.css('position', 'absolute')
+            expressionClone.addClass('expression-animating')
+            //fade the clone in
+            expressionClone.css({
+                opacity: 0
+            }).animate({
+                opacity: 1
+            }, duration)
+                //when finshed fading in clone, fade out the original
+                .promise().done(function () {
+                    img.animate({
+                        opacity: 0
+                    }, duration);
+                    //remove old expression
+                    img.remove();
+                    //replace ID so it becomes the new 'original' expression for next change
+                    expressionClone.attr('id', 'expression-image')
+                    expressionClone.removeClass('expression-animating')
+                });
+
+
+            expressionClone.removeClass('expression-clone');
+
+            expressionClone.removeClass('default');
+            expressionClone.off('error');
+            expressionClone.on('error', function () {
+                console.debug('Expression image error', sprite.path);
+                $(this).attr('src', '');
+                $(this).off('error');
+                if (force && extension_settings.expressions.showDefault) {
+                    setDefault();
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            if (extension_settings.expressions.showDefault) {
                 setDefault();
             }
-        });
-    } else {
-        if (extension_settings.expressions.showDefault) {
-            setDefault();
         }
     }
 
@@ -665,8 +770,8 @@ async function setExpression(character, expression, force) {
         console.debug('setting default');
         const defImgUrl = `/img/default-expressions/${expression}.png`;
         //console.log(defImgUrl);
-        img.attr('src', defImgUrl);
-        img.addClass('default');
+        expressionClone.attr('src', defImgUrl);
+        expressionClone.addClass('default');
     }
     document.getElementById("expression-holder").style.display = '';
 }
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/style.css b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/style.css
index 7494f3e9e..ef16fa4db 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/style.css
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/style.css
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 #visual-novel-wrapper .expression-holder {
     width: max-content;
+    display: flex;
+    left: unset;
+    right: unset;
 }
 
 #visual-novel-wrapper .hidden {
@@ -31,21 +34,6 @@
     object-fit: cover;
 }*/
 
-/* .expression-holder {
-    min-width: 100px;
-    min-height: 100px;
-    max-height: 90vh;
-    max-width: 90vh;
-    width: calc((100vw - var(--sheldWidth)) /2);
-    position: absolute;
-    padding: 0;
-    filter: drop-shadow(2px 2px 2px #51515199);
-    z-index: 29;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    display: none;
-    bottom: 0;
-} */
-
 .expression-holder {
     min-width: 100px;
     min-height: 100px;
@@ -55,6 +43,7 @@
     position: absolute;
     bottom: 0;
     padding: 0;
+    left: 0;
     filter: drop-shadow(2px 2px 2px #51515199);
     z-index: 2;
     overflow: hidden;
@@ -62,8 +51,13 @@
 }
 
 img.expression {
+    min-width: 100px;
+    min-height: 100px;
+    max-height: 90vh;
+    max-width: 90vh;
     width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
+    bottom: 0;
+    padding: 0;
     vertical-align: bottom;
     object-fit: contain;
 }
@@ -79,6 +73,10 @@ img.expression.default {
     margin-top: 50px;
 }
 
+.expression-clone {
+    position: absolute;
+}
+
 .debug-image {
     display: none;
     visibility: collapse;
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/infinity-context/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/infinity-context/index.js
index f079c5827..f00f266dc 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/infinity-context/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/infinity-context/index.js
@@ -133,20 +133,7 @@ async function loadSettings() {
 function onStrategyChange() {
     console.debug('changing chromadb strat');
     extension_settings.chromadb.strategy = $('#chromadb_strategy').val();
-
-    $('#chromadb_custom_depth').hide();
-    $('label[for="chromadb_custom_depth"]').hide();
-    $('#chromadb_custom_msg').hide();
-    $('label[for="chromadb_custom_msg"]').hide();
-
-    $('#chromadb_hhaa_wrapperfmt').hide();
-    $('label[for="chromadb_hhaa_wrapperfmt"]').hide();
-    $('#chromadb_hhaa_memoryfmt').hide();
-    $('label[for="chromadb_hhaa_memoryfmt"]').hide();
-    $('#chromadb_hhaa_token_limit').hide();
-    $('label[for="chromadb_hhaa_token_limit"]').hide();
-
-    if(extension_settings.chromadb.strategy === "custom"){
+    if (extension_settings.chromadb.strategy === "custom") {
         $('#chromadb_custom_depth').show();
         $('label[for="chromadb_custom_depth"]').show();
         $('#chromadb_custom_msg').show();
@@ -226,6 +213,16 @@ function onFileSplitLengthInput() {
     saveSettingsDebounced();
 }
 
+function onChunkNLInput() {
+    let shouldSplit = $('#onChunkNLInput').is(':checked');
+    if (shouldSplit) {
+        extension_settings.chromadb.file_split_type = "newline";
+    } else {
+        extension_settings.chromadb.file_split_type = "length";
+    }
+    saveSettingsDebounced();
+}
+
 function checkChatId(chat_id) {
     if (!chat_id || chat_id.trim() === '') {
         toastr.error('Please select a character and try again.');
@@ -450,7 +447,7 @@ async function queryMultiMessages(chat_id, query) {
     const context = getContext();
     const response = await fetch("/getallchatsofcharacter", {
         method: 'POST',
-        body: JSON.stringify({ avatar_url: context.characters[context.characterId].avatar}),
+        body: JSON.stringify({ avatar_url: context.characters[context.characterId].avatar }),
         headers: getRequestHeaders(),
     });
     if (!response.ok) {
@@ -492,8 +489,14 @@ async function onSelectInjectFile(e) {
     try {
         toastr.info('This may take some time, depending on the file size', 'Processing...');
         const text = await getFileText(file);
-
-        const split = splitRecursive(text, extension_settings.chromadb.file_split_length).filter(onlyUnique);
+        extension_settings.chromadb.file_split_type = "newline";
+        //allow splitting on newlines or splitrecursively
+        let split = [];
+        if (extension_settings.chromadb.file_split_type == "newline") {
+            split = text.split(/\r?\n/).filter(onlyUnique);
+        } else {
+            split = splitRecursive(text, extension_settings.chromadb.file_split_length).filter(onlyUnique);
+        }
         const baseDate = Date.now();
 
         const messages = split.map((m, i) => ({
@@ -590,6 +593,9 @@ window.chromadb_interceptGeneration = async (chat, maxContext) => {
     if (!currentChatId)
         return;
 
+    //log the current settings
+    console.debug("CHROMADB: Current settings: %o", extension_settings.chromadb);
+
     const selectedStrategy = extension_settings.chromadb.strategy;
     const recallStrategy = extension_settings.chromadb.recall_strategy;
     let recallMsg = extension_settings.chromadb.recall_msg || defaultSettings.chroma_default_msg;
@@ -599,6 +605,10 @@ window.chromadb_interceptGeneration = async (chat, maxContext) => {
     const messagesToStore = chat.slice(0, -extension_settings.chromadb.keep_context);
 
     if (messagesToStore.length > 0 && !extension_settings.chromadb.freeze) {
+        //log the messages to store
+        console.debug("CHROMADB: Messages to store: %o", messagesToStore);
+        //log the messages to store length vs keep context
+        console.debug("CHROMADB: Messages to store length vs keep context: %o vs %o", messagesToStore.length, extension_settings.chromadb.keep_context);
         await addMessages(currentChatId, messagesToStore);
     }
     
@@ -618,18 +628,18 @@ window.chromadb_interceptGeneration = async (chat, maxContext) => {
         }
         console.log("ChromDB Query text:", queryBlob);
 
-        if (recallStrategy === 'multichat'){
+        if (recallStrategy === 'multichat') {
             console.log("Utilizing multichat")
             queriedMessages = await queryMultiMessages(currentChatId, queryBlob);
         }
-        else{
+        else {
             queriedMessages = await queryMessages(currentChatId, queryBlob);
         }
 
-        if(chromaSortStrategy === "date"){
+        if (chromaSortStrategy === "date") {
             queriedMessages.sort((a, b) => a.date - b.date);
         }
-        else{
+        else {
             queriedMessages.sort((a, b) => b.distance - a.distance);
         }
         console.log(queriedMessages);
@@ -727,10 +737,10 @@ window.chromadb_interceptGeneration = async (chat, maxContext) => {
             let chatset = new Set(chat.map(obj => obj.mes));
             newChat = newChat.filter(obj => !chatset.has(obj.mes));
 
-            if(chromaDepth === -1){
+            if(chromaDepth === -1) {
                 chat.splice(chat.length, 0, ...newChat);
             }
-            else{
+            else {
                 chat.splice(chromaDepth, 0, ...newChat);
             }
         }
@@ -741,7 +751,6 @@ window.chromadb_interceptGeneration = async (chat, maxContext) => {
             chat.splice(0, messagesToStore.length, ...newChat);
 
         }
-        console.log('ChromaDB chat after injection', chat);
     }
 }
 
@@ -837,6 +846,10 @@ jQuery(async () => {
                 <input type="checkbox" id="chromadb_auto_adjust" />
                 <span>Use % strategy</span>
             </label>
+            <label class="checkbox_label" for="chromadb_chunk_nl" title="Chunk injected documents on newline instead of at set character size." >
+                <input type="checkbox" id="chromadb_chunk_nl" />
+                <span>Chunk on Newlines</span>
+            </label>
             <label class="checkbox_label for="chromadb_query_last_only" title="ChromaDB queries only use the most recent message. (Instead of using all messages still in the context.)">
                 <input type="checkbox" id="chromadb_query_last_only" />
                 <span>Query last message only</span>
@@ -887,6 +900,7 @@ jQuery(async () => {
     $('#chromadb_purge').on('click', onPurgeClick);
     $('#chromadb_export').on('click', onExportClick);
     $('#chromadb_freeze').on('input', onFreezeInput);
+    $('#chromadb_chunk_nl').on('input', onChunkNLInput);
     $('#chromadb_auto_adjust').on('input', onAutoAdjustInput);
     $('#chromadb_query_last_only').on('input', onFullLogQuery);
     $('#chromadb_keep_context_proportion').on('input', onKeepContextProportionInput);
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/regex/engine.js b/public/scripts/extensions/regex/engine.js
index 0a8554a1f..22bef65e0 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/regex/engine.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/regex/engine.js
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ function regexFromString(input) {
 
 // Parent function to fetch a regexed version of a raw string
 function getRegexedString(rawString, placement, { characterOverride } = {}) {
+    let finalString = rawString;
     if (extension_settings.disabledExtensions.includes("regex") || !rawString || placement === undefined) {
-        return;
+        return finalString;
     }
 
-    let finalString;
     extension_settings.regex.forEach((script) => {
         if (script.placement.includes(placement)) {
-            finalString = runRegexScript(script, rawString, { characterOverride });
+            finalString = runRegexScript(script, finalString, { characterOverride });
         }
     });
 
@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@ function getRegexedString(rawString, placement, { characterOverride } = {}) {
 
 // Runs the provided regex script on the given string
 function runRegexScript(regexScript, rawString, { characterOverride } = {}) {
+    let newString = rawString;
     if (!regexScript || !!(regexScript.disabled) || !regexScript?.findRegex || !rawString) {
-        return;
+        return newString;
     }
 
     let match;
-    let newString;
     const findRegex = regexFromString(regexScript.substituteRegex ? substituteParams(regexScript.findRegex) : regexScript.findRegex);
 
     // The user skill issued. Return with nothing.
     if (!findRegex) {
-        return;
+        return newString;
     }
 
     while ((match = findRegex.exec(rawString)) !== null) {
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 5fa816999..07bd3a747 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ let power_user = {
     play_message_sound: false,
     play_sound_unfocused: true,
     auto_save_msg_edits: false,
+    confirm_message_delete: true,
 
     sort_field: 'name',
     sort_order: 'asc',
@@ -658,6 +659,7 @@ function loadPowerUserSettings(settings, data) {
     $(`#pygmalion_formatting option[value=${power_user.pygmalion_formatting}]`).attr("selected", true);
     $(`#send_on_enter option[value=${power_user.send_on_enter}]`).attr("selected", true);
     $("#import_card_tags").prop("checked", power_user.import_card_tags);
+    $("#confirm_message_delete").prop("checked", power_user.confirm_message_delete !== undefined ? !!power_user.confirm_message_delete : true);
     $("#spoiler_free_mode").prop("checked", power_user.spoiler_free_mode);
     $("#collapse-newlines-checkbox").prop("checked", power_user.collapse_newlines);
     $("#pin-examples-checkbox").prop("checked", power_user.pin_examples);
@@ -1725,6 +1727,11 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
         saveSettingsDebounced();
     });
 
+    $("#confirm_message_delete").on('input', function () {
+        power_user.confirm_message_delete = !!$(this).prop('checked');
+        saveSettingsDebounced();
+    });
+
     $("#render_formulas").on("input", function () {
         power_user.render_formulas = !!$(this).prop('checked');
         reloadMarkdownProcessor(power_user.render_formulas);
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index 2020f9df9..21fb911cd 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -226,10 +226,7 @@ async function sendMessageAs(_, text) {
 
     const name = parts.shift().trim();
     let mesText = parts.join('\n').trim();
-    const regexResult = getRegexedString(mesText, regex_placement.SENDAS, { characterOverride: name });
-    if (regexResult) {
-        mesText = regexResult;
-    }
+    mesText = getRegexedString(mesText, regex_placement.SENDAS, { characterOverride: name });
 
     // Messages that do nothing but set bias will be hidden from the context
     const bias = extractMessageBias(mesText);
@@ -273,10 +270,7 @@ async function sendNarratorMessage(_, text) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const regexResult = getRegexedString(text, regex_placement.SYSTEM);
-    if (regexResult) {
-        text = regexResult;
-    }
+    text = getRegexedString(text, regex_placement.SYSTEM);
 
     const name = chat_metadata[NARRATOR_NAME_KEY] || NARRATOR_NAME_DEFAULT;
     // Messages that do nothing but set bias will be hidden from the context
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 53ec86a2e..b9982b54f 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -3784,6 +3784,11 @@ label[for="extensions_autoconnect"] {
     color: lightgray;
 }
 
+/* possible place for WI Entry header styling */
+/* .world_entry_form .inline-drawer-header {
+    background-color: var(--SmartThemeShadowColor);
+} */
+
 #extensions_settings .inline-drawer-toggle.inline-drawer-header,
 #extensions_settings2 .inline-drawer-toggle.inline-drawer-header {
     background-image: linear-gradient(348deg, var(--white30a)2%, var(--grey30a)10%, var(--black70a)95%, var(--SmartThemeQuoteColor)100%);
@@ -4413,6 +4418,9 @@ body.waifuMode .expression-holder {
     bottom: 0;
     filter: drop-shadow(2px 2px 2px #51515199);
     z-index: 2;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
 }
 
 /* movingUI*/
@@ -4789,16 +4797,13 @@ body.waifuMode .zoomed_avatar {
 
     body.waifuMode .expression-holder {
         display: inline;
-        width: unset;
-        max-height: unset;
-        max-width: unset;
-        bottom: unset;
-        left: unset;
-        top: unset;
+
         height: 100vh;
-        width: 100vw;
+        width: max-content;
         margin: 0 auto;
         position: absolute;
+        left: 0;
+        right: 0;
         filter: drop-shadow(2px 2px 2px #51515199);
         z-index: 1;
     }
@@ -5092,5 +5097,4 @@ body.waifuMode .zoomed_avatar {
     background-color: var(--SmartThemeBlurTintColor);
     text-align: center;
     line-height: 14px;
-}
-
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/poe-client.js b/src/poe-client.js
index 4e0365ba9..5b3f038f3 100644
--- a/src/poe-client.js
+++ b/src/poe-client.js
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ function generate_payload(query, variables) {
 async function request_with_retries(method, attempts = 10) {
     const url = '';
     for (let i = 0; i < attempts; i++) {
+        //console.log(method)
         try {
             const response = await method();
             if (response.status === 200) {
@@ -276,8 +277,12 @@ async function request_with_retries(method, attempts = 10) {
             logger.warn(`Server returned a status code of ${response.status} while downloading ${url}. Retrying (${i + 1}/${attempts})...`);
         }
         catch (err) {
-            console.log(err);
+            console.log(`-------------------ERROR-------------------`)
+            //console.log(logObjectStructure(err, 0, 2));
+            console.log(`Retries: ${i}`)
+            //console.log(`-------------------------------------------`)
         }
+        await delay(100)
     }
     throw new Error(`Failed to download ${url} too many times.`);
 }
@@ -312,7 +317,7 @@ function logObjectStructure(obj, indent = 0, depth = Infinity) {
 class Client {
     gql_url = "https://poe.com/api/gql_POST";
     gql_recv_url = "https://poe.com/api/receive_POST";
-    home_url = "https://poe.com";
+    home_url = "https://poe.com/Sage";
     settings_url = "https://poe.com/api/settings";
 
     formkey = "";
@@ -396,7 +401,7 @@ class Client {
         const viewerKeyName = 'viewer'
         const botNameKeyName = 'chatOfBotHandle'
         const defaultBotKeyName = 'defaultBotNickname'
-
+        //console.log('this.session.get(this.home_url)')
         const r = await request_with_retries(() => this.session.get(this.home_url));
         const jsonRegex = /<script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application\/json">(.+?)<\/script>/;
         const jsonText = jsonRegex.exec(r.data)[1];
@@ -472,6 +477,7 @@ class Client {
                     }
                     else {
                         logger.info(`Downloading ${bot.displayName}`);
+                        //console.log('this.session.get(url)')
                         r = await request_with_retries(() => this.session.get(url), retries);
                         cached_bots[url] = r;
                     }
@@ -505,6 +511,7 @@ class Client {
 
     async get_channel_data(channel = null) {
         logger.info('Downloading channel data...');
+        //console.log('this.session.get(this.settings_url)')
         const r = await request_with_retries(() => this.session.get(this.settings_url));
         const data = r.data;
 
@@ -527,6 +534,10 @@ class Client {
             const _headers = this.gql_headers;
             _headers['poe-tag-id'] = md5()(scramblePayload + this.formkey + "WpuLMiXEKKE98j56k");
             _headers['poe-formkey'] = this.formkey;
+            //console.log(`------GQL HEADERS-----`)
+            //console.log(this.gql_headers)
+            //console.log(`----------------------`)
+            //console.log('sending query..')
             const r = await request_with_retries(() => this.session.post(this.gql_url, payload, { headers: this.gql_headers }));
             if (!(r?.data?.data)) {
                 logger.warn(`${queryName} returned an error | Retrying (${i + 1}/20)`);