diff --git a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
index f7b8717a6b..04b239a7fa 100644
--- a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
+++ b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static void gdb_info(pid_t pid)
             if (close(fd) == 0)
                 remove(respfile);
             else
-                std::cerr << "Warning: can not close and remove file '" << respfile << "': " << std::strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: can not close and remove file '" << respfile << "': " << std::strerror(errno);
         }
         printf("!!! Could not create gdb command file\n");
     }
@@ -517,8 +517,9 @@ void crashCatcherInstall(int argc, char **argv, const std::string &crashLogPath)
         int s[5] = { SIGSEGV, SIGILL, SIGFPE, SIGBUS, SIGABRT };
         if (crashCatcherInstallHandlers(argc, argv, 5, s, crashLogPath.c_str(), NULL) == -1)
         {
-            std::cerr << "Installing crash handler failed" << std::endl;
-        } else
-            std::cout << "Crash handler installed" << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Installing crash handler failed";
+        }
+        else
+            Log(Debug::Info) << "Crash handler installed";
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/debug/debuglog.hpp b/components/debug/debuglog.hpp
index bfd7d1196e..1ea18aa9b7 100644
--- a/components/debug/debuglog.hpp
+++ b/components/debug/debuglog.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define DEBUG_LOG_H
 
 #include <mutex>
-#include <sstream>
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace Debug
diff --git a/components/esm/cellref.cpp b/components/esm/cellref.cpp
index 1f7c2b964d..4b9c6b0734 100644
--- a/components/esm/cellref.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/cellref.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "cellref.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 #include "esmreader.hpp"
 #include "esmwriter.hpp"
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ void ESM::CellRef::loadId (ESMReader& esm, bool wideRefNum)
     mRefID = esm.getHNOString ("NAME");
     if (mRefID.empty())
     {
-        std::ios::fmtflags f(std::cerr.flags());
-        std::cerr << "Warning: got CellRef with empty RefId in " << esm.getName() << " 0x" << std::hex << esm.getFileOffset() << std::endl;
-        std::cerr.flags(f);
+        Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: got CellRef with empty RefId in " << esm.getName() << " 0x" << std::hex << esm.getFileOffset();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/esm/loadcrea.cpp b/components/esm/loadcrea.cpp
index ddd49f8df9..83315a5b8f 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadcrea.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadcrea.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "loadcrea.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 #include "esmreader.hpp"
 #include "esmwriter.hpp"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace ESM {
                     // seems to occur only in .ESS files, unsure of purpose
                     int index;
                     esm.getHT(index);
-                    std::cerr << "Creature::load: Unhandled INDX " << index << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Warning) << "Creature::load: Unhandled INDX " << index;
                     break;
                 default:
                     esm.fail("Unknown subrecord");
diff --git a/components/esm/loaddial.cpp b/components/esm/loaddial.cpp
index 9ef3d3964a..d7e0a6ee17 100644
--- a/components/esm/loaddial.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loaddial.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "loaddial.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 #include "esmreader.hpp"
 #include "esmwriter.hpp"
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace ESM
             return;
         }
 
-        std::cerr << "Warning: Failed to insert info " << info.mId << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: Failed to insert info " << info.mId;
     }
 
     void Dialogue::clearDeletedInfos()
diff --git a/components/esm/loadscpt.cpp b/components/esm/loadscpt.cpp
index 19246c4c45..474c2b4234 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadscpt.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadscpt.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include "loadscpt.hpp"
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include "esmreader.hpp"
 #include "esmwriter.hpp"
 #include "defs.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 namespace ESM
 {
     unsigned int Script::sRecordId = REC_SCPT;
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ namespace ESM
                 // an exeption, just log an error and continue.
                 std::stringstream ss;
 
-                ss << "ESM Error: " << "String table overflow";
+                ss << "String table overflow";
                 ss << "\n  File: " << esm.getName();
                 ss << "\n  Record: " << esm.getContext().recName.toString();
                 ss << "\n  Subrecord: " << "SCVR";
                 ss << "\n  Offset: 0x" << std::hex << esm.getFileOffset();
-                std::cerr << ss.str() << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Verbose) << ss.str();
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ namespace ESM
                     if (subSize != static_cast<uint32_t>(mData.mScriptDataSize))
                     {
                         std::stringstream ss;
-                        ss << "ESM Warning: Script data size defined in SCHD subrecord does not match size of SCDT subrecord";
+                        ss << "Script data size defined in SCHD subrecord does not match size of SCDT subrecord";
                         ss << "\n  File: " << esm.getName();
                         ss << "\n  Offset: 0x" << std::hex << esm.getFileOffset();
-                        std::cerr << ss.str() << std::endl;
+                        Log(Debug::Verbose) << ss.str();
                     }
 
                     mScriptData.resize(subSize);
diff --git a/components/esmterrain/storage.cpp b/components/esmterrain/storage.cpp
index 0f5b175025..f77e662765 100644
--- a/components/esmterrain/storage.cpp
+++ b/components/esmterrain/storage.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp>
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ namespace ESMTerrain
         const ESM::LandTexture* ltex = getLandTexture(id.first-1, id.second);
         if (!ltex)
         {
-            std::cerr << "Warning: Unable to find land texture index " << id.first-1 << " in plugin " << id.second << ", using default texture instead" << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: Unable to find land texture index " << id.first-1 << " in plugin " << id.second << ", using default texture instead";
             return defaultTexture;
         }
 
diff --git a/components/files/configurationmanager.cpp b/components/files/configurationmanager.cpp
index 7c3956a293..333ec5ced8 100644
--- a/components/files/configurationmanager.cpp
+++ b/components/files/configurationmanager.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "configurationmanager.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
-
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/files/escape.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/erase.hpp>
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ bool ConfigurationManager::loadConfig(const boost::filesystem::path& path,
     if (boost::filesystem::is_regular_file(cfgFile))
     {
         if (!mSilent)
-            std::cout << "Loading config file: " << cfgFile.string() << "... ";
+            Log(Debug::Info) << "Loading config file: " << cfgFile.string() << "... ";
 
         boost::filesystem::ifstream configFileStreamUnfiltered(cfgFile);
         boost::iostreams::filtering_istream configFileStream;
@@ -146,13 +145,13 @@ bool ConfigurationManager::loadConfig(const boost::filesystem::path& path,
                 configFileStream, description, true), variables);
 
             if (!mSilent)
-                std::cout << "done." << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "done.";
             return true;
         }
         else
         {
             if (!mSilent)
-                std::cout << "failed." << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "failed.";
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/components/files/multidircollection.cpp b/components/files/multidircollection.cpp
index 93db6834d0..98e25fcc86 100644
--- a/components/files/multidircollection.cpp
+++ b/components/files/multidircollection.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "multidircollection.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 namespace Files
 {
     struct NameEqual
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Files
         {
             if (!boost::filesystem::is_directory(*iter))
             {
-                std::cout << "Skipping invalid directory: " << (*iter).string() << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Skipping invalid directory: " << (*iter).string();
                 continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/components/fontloader/fontloader.cpp b/components/fontloader/fontloader.cpp
index 080739bc1d..790df7fa84 100644
--- a/components/fontloader/fontloader.cpp
+++ b/components/fontloader/fontloader.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <MyGUI_FactoryManager.h>
 #include <MyGUI_RenderManager.h>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ namespace Gui
             assert (image->isDataContiguous());
             memcpy(image->data(), &textureData[0], textureData.size());
 
-            std::cout << "Writing " << resourceName + ".png" << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Info) << "Writing " << resourceName + ".png";
             osgDB::writeImageFile(*image, resourceName + ".png");
         }
 
@@ -461,7 +463,7 @@ namespace Gui
 
         if (exportToFile)
         {
-            std::cout << "Writing " << resourceName + ".xml" << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Info) << "Writing " << resourceName + ".xml";
             xmlDocument.createDeclaration();
             xmlDocument.save(resourceName + ".xml");
         }
diff --git a/components/interpreter/defines.cpp b/components/interpreter/defines.cpp
index 515c6c7d58..3c6226d9ce 100644
--- a/components/interpreter/defines.cpp
+++ b/components/interpreter/defines.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include <iostream>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
 namespace Interpreter{
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ namespace Interpreter{
                 }
                 catch (std::exception& e)
                 {
-                    std::cerr << "Error: Failed to replace escape character, with the following error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
-                    std::cerr << "Full text below: " << std::endl << text << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: Failed to replace escape character, with the following error: " << e.what();
+                    Log(Debug::Error) << "Full text below:\n" << text;
                 }
 
                 // Not found, or error
diff --git a/components/myguiplatform/myguidatamanager.cpp b/components/myguiplatform/myguidatamanager.cpp
index 485a87ba7f..ddd7ca342d 100644
--- a/components/myguiplatform/myguidatamanager.cpp
+++ b/components/myguiplatform/myguidatamanager.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 namespace osgMyGUI
 {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ MyGUI::IDataStream *DataManager::getData(const std::string &name)
     stream->open(fullpath, std::ios::binary);
     if (stream->fail())
     {
-        std::cerr << "DataManager::getData: Failed to open '" << name << "'" << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Error) << "DataManager::getData: Failed to open '" << name << "'";
         return NULL;
     }
     return new MyGUI::DataFileStream(stream.release());
diff --git a/components/myguiplatform/myguitexture.cpp b/components/myguiplatform/myguitexture.cpp
index a3b70eac97..6c53a96998 100644
--- a/components/myguiplatform/myguitexture.cpp
+++ b/components/myguiplatform/myguitexture.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <osg/Texture2D>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/imagemanager.hpp>
 
 namespace osgMyGUI
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ namespace osgMyGUI
 
     void OSGTexture::saveToFile(const std::string &fname)
     {
-        std::cerr << "Would save image to file " << fname << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Warning) << "Would save image to file " << fname;
     }
 
     int OSGTexture::getWidth()
diff --git a/components/nif/niffile.hpp b/components/nif/niffile.hpp
index cab2e98807..0893db72ff 100644
--- a/components/nif/niffile.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/niffile.hpp
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
-#include <iostream>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/files/constrainedfilestream.hpp>
 
 #include "record.hpp"
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ public:
     /// Used when something goes wrong, but not catastrophically so
     void warn(const std::string &msg) const override
     {
-        std::cerr << " NIFFile Warning: " << msg <<std::endl
-                  << "File: " << filename <<std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Warning) << " NIFFile Warning: " << msg << "\nFile: " << filename;
     }
 
     /// Open a NIF stream. The name is used for error messages.
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
index 82d27269f8..5239e93fcb 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btScaledBvhTriangleMeshShape.h>
 #include <BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
 #include <components/nif/node.hpp>
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <components/nif/controller.hpp>
 #include <components/nif/extra.hpp>
 
-
 namespace
 {
 
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const std::string& fileName, const Nif::Node *n
     isCollisionNode = isCollisionNode || (node->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode);
 
     if (node->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode && autogenerated)
-        std::cerr << "Found RootCollisionNode attached to non-root node in " << fileName << ". Treat it as a common NiTriShape." << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Info) << "Found RootCollisionNode attached to non-root node in " << fileName << ". Treat it as a common NiTriShape.";
 
     // Don't collide with AvoidNode shapes
     if(node->recType == Nif::RC_AvoidNode)
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
index 44134fd238..f970b7f3e5 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <string>
 #include <set>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <map>
 
 #include <osg/Matrixf>
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 #include <osg/Referenced>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/nif/niffile.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/bulletshape.hpp>
 
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ public:
 
     void warn(const std::string &msg)
     {
-        std::cerr << "NIFLoader: Warn:" << msg << "\n";
+        Log(Debug::Warning) << "NIFLoader: Warn:" << msg;
     }
 
     void fail(const std::string &msg)
     {
-        std::cerr << "NIFLoader: Fail: "<< msg << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Error) << "NIFLoader: Fail: "<< msg;
         abort();
     }
 
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index 5857a39872..3198e995c5 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 callback->setFunction(std::shared_ptr<NifOsg::ControllerFunction>(new NifOsg::ControllerFunction(key)));
 
                 if (target.mKeyframeControllers.find(strdata->string) != target.mKeyframeControllers.end())
-                    std::cerr << "Warning: controller " << strdata->string << " present more than once in " << nif->getFilename() << ", ignoring later version" << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Verbose) << "Controller " << strdata->string << " present more than once in " << nif->getFilename() << ", ignoring later version";
                 else
                     target.mKeyframeControllers[strdata->string] = callback;
             }
@@ -357,20 +357,20 @@ namespace NifOsg
         {
             if (nifNode->recType != Nif::RC_NiTextureEffect)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Unhandled effect " << nifNode->recName << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled effect " << nifNode->recName << " in " << mFilename;
                 return;
             }
 
             const Nif::NiTextureEffect* textureEffect = static_cast<const Nif::NiTextureEffect*>(nifNode);
             if (textureEffect->textureType != Nif::NiTextureEffect::Environment_Map)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Unhandled NiTextureEffect type " << textureEffect->textureType << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled NiTextureEffect type " << textureEffect->textureType << " in " << mFilename;
                 return;
             }
 
             if (textureEffect->texture.empty())
             {
-                std::cerr << "NiTextureEffect missing source texture in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "NiTextureEffect missing source texture in " << mFilename;
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 texGen->setMode(osg::TexGen::SPHERE_MAP);
                 break;
             default:
-                std::cerr << "Unhandled NiTextureEffect coordGenType " << textureEffect->coordGenType << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled NiTextureEffect coordGenType " << textureEffect->coordGenType << " in " << mFilename;
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 else if(ctrl->recType == Nif::RC_NiGeomMorpherController)
                 {} // handled in handleTriShape
                 else
-                    std::cerr << "Unhandled controller " << ctrl->recName << " on node " << nifNode->recIndex << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled controller " << ctrl->recName << " on node " << nifNode->recIndex << " in " << mFilename;
             }
         }
 
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                     handleVisController(static_cast<const Nif::NiVisController*>(ctrl.getPtr()), transformNode, animflags);
                 }
                 else
-                    std::cerr << "Unhandled controller " << ctrl->recName << " on node " << nifNode->recIndex << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled controller " << ctrl->recName << " on node " << nifNode->recIndex << " in " << mFilename;
             }
         }
 
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                     composite->addController(osgctrl);
                 }
                 else
-                    std::cerr << "Unexpected material controller " << ctrl->recType << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Unexpected material controller " << ctrl->recType << " in " << mFilename;
             }
         }
 
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                     composite->addController(callback);
                 }
                 else
-                    std::cerr << "Unexpected texture controller " << ctrl->recName << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Unexpected texture controller " << ctrl->recName << " in " << mFilename;
             }
         }
 
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                     // unused
                 }
                 else
-                    std::cerr << "Unhandled particle modifier " << affectors->recName << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled particle modifier " << affectors->recName << " in " << mFilename;
             }
             for (; !colliders.empty(); colliders = colliders->extra)
             {
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                     program->addOperator(new SphericalCollider(sphericalcollider));
                 }
                 else
-                    std::cerr << "Unhandled particle collider " << colliders->recName << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled particle collider " << colliders->recName << " in " << mFilename;
             }
         }
 
@@ -881,11 +881,11 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 if(ctrl->recType == Nif::RC_NiParticleSystemController || ctrl->recType == Nif::RC_NiBSPArrayController)
                     partctrl = static_cast<Nif::NiParticleSystemController*>(ctrl.getPtr());
                 else
-                    std::cerr << "Unhandled controller " << ctrl->recName << " on node " << nifNode->recIndex << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled controller " << ctrl->recName << " on node " << nifNode->recIndex << " in " << mFilename;
             }
             if (!partctrl)
             {
-                std::cerr << "No particle controller found in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "No particle controller found in " << mFilename;
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 rootNode->accept(find);
                 if (!find.mFound)
                 {
-                    std::cerr << "can't find emitter node, wrong node order? in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "can't find emitter node, wrong node order? in " << mFilename;
                     return;
                 }
                 osg::Group* emitterNode = find.mFound;
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             case 9: return osg::BlendFunc::ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA;
             case 10: return osg::BlendFunc::SRC_ALPHA_SATURATE;
             default:
-                std::cerr<< "Unexpected blend mode: "<< mode << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unexpected blend mode: "<< mode << " in " << mFilename;
                 return osg::BlendFunc::SRC_ALPHA;
             }
         }
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             case 6: return osg::AlphaFunc::GEQUAL;
             case 7: return osg::AlphaFunc::NEVER;
             default:
-                std::cerr << "Unexpected blend mode: " << mode << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unexpected blend mode: " << mode << " in " << mFilename;
                 return osg::AlphaFunc::LEQUAL;
             }
         }
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             case 6: return osg::Stencil::GEQUAL;
             case 7: return osg::Stencil::NEVER; // NifSkope says this is GL_ALWAYS, but in MW it's GL_NEVER
             default:
-                std::cerr << "Unexpected stencil function: " << func << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unexpected stencil function: " << func << " in " << mFilename;
                 return osg::Stencil::NEVER;
             }
         }
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             case 4: return osg::Stencil::DECR;
             case 5: return osg::Stencil::INVERT;
             default:
-                std::cerr << "Unexpected stencil operation: " << op << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unexpected stencil operation: " << op << " in " << mFilename;
                 return osg::Stencil::KEEP;
             }
         }
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 pixelformat = GL_RGBA;
                 break;
             default:
-                std::cerr << "Unhandled internal pixel format " << pixelData->fmt << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled internal pixel format " << pixelData->fmt << " in " << mFilename;
                 return NULL;
             }
 
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 size_t mipSize = mip.height * mip.width * pixelData->bpp / 8;
                 if (mipSize + mip.dataOffset > pixelData->data.size())
                 {
-                    std::cerr << "Warning: Internal texture's mipmap data out of bounds, ignoring texture" << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Internal texture's mipmap data out of bounds, ignoring texture";
                     return NULL;
                 }
 
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
             if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Warning: Internal Texture Width and height must be non zero, ignoring texture" << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Internal Texture Width and height must be non zero, ignoring texture";
                 return NULL;
             }
 
@@ -1267,12 +1267,12 @@ namespace NifOsg
                         {
                             // Not used by the vanilla engine. MCP (Morrowind Code Patch) adds an option to use Gloss maps:
                             // "- Gloss map fix. Morrowind removed gloss map entries from model files after loading them. This stops Morrowind from removing them."
-                            //std::cerr << "NiTexturingProperty::GlossTexture in " << mFilename << " not currently used." << std::endl;
+                            // Log(Debug::Info) << "NiTexturingProperty::GlossTexture in " << mFilename << " not currently used.";
                             continue;
                         }
                         default:
                         {
-                            std::cerr << "Warning: unhandled texture stage " << i << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                            Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled texture stage " << i << " in " << mFilename;
                             continue;
                         }
                     }
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 break;
             }
             default:
-                std::cerr << "Unhandled " << property->recName << " in " << mFilename << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled " << property->recName << " in " << mFilename;
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/components/nifosg/particle.cpp b/components/nifosg/particle.cpp
index 62360b9d64..03e836a0fd 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/particle.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/particle.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
 #include <osg/Geometry>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/nif/controlled.hpp>
 #include <components/nif/nifkey.hpp>
 #include <components/nif/data.hpp>
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ void Emitter::emitParticles(double dt)
 
         if (!visitor.mFound)
         {
-            std::cerr << "Error: Can't find emitter node" << randomRecIndex << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Info) << "Can't find emitter node" << randomRecIndex;
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp b/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
index 000a833cf7..c1d71ee008 100644
--- a/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
 #include "objectcache.hpp"
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ namespace Resource
             }
             catch (std::exception& e)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Failed to open image: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Failed to open image: " << e.what();
                 mCache->addEntryToObjectCache(normalized, mWarningImage);
                 return mWarningImage;
             }
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Resource
             osgDB::ReaderWriter* reader = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReaderWriterForExtension(ext);
             if (!reader)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Error loading " << filename << ": no readerwriter for '" << ext << "' found" << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Error loading " << filename << ": no readerwriter for '" << ext << "' found";
                 mCache->addEntryToObjectCache(normalized, mWarningImage);
                 return mWarningImage;
             }
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Resource
             osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult result = reader->readImage(*stream, mOptions);
             if (!result.success())
             {
-                std::cerr << "Error loading " << filename << ": " << result.message() << " code " << result.status() << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Error loading " << filename << ": " << result.message() << " code " << result.status();
                 mCache->addEntryToObjectCache(normalized, mWarningImage);
                 return mWarningImage;
             }
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ namespace Resource
                 static bool uncompress = (getenv("OPENMW_DECOMPRESS_TEXTURES") != 0);
                 if (!uncompress)
                 {
-                    std::cerr << "Error loading " << filename << ": no S3TC texture compression support installed" << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Error) << "Error loading " << filename << ": no S3TC texture compression support installed";
                     mCache->addEntryToObjectCache(normalized, mWarningImage);
                     return mWarningImage;
                 }
diff --git a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
index db8d99ab4e..8edb3d7657 100644
--- a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "scenemanager.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
 #include <osg/Node>
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <osgDB/SharedStateManager>
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include <components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp>
 #include <components/nif/niffile.hpp>
 
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ namespace Resource
                     normalized = "meshes/marker_error." + std::string(sMeshTypes[i]);
                     if (mVFS->exists(normalized))
                     {
-                        std::cerr << "Failed to load '" << name << "': " << e.what() << ", using marker_error." << sMeshTypes[i] << " instead" << std::endl;
+                        Log(Debug::Error) << "Failed to load '" << name << "': " << e.what() << ", using marker_error." << sMeshTypes[i] << " instead";
                         Files::IStreamPtr file = mVFS->get(normalized);
                         loaded = load(file, normalized, mImageManager, mNifFileManager);
                         break;
@@ -658,12 +659,12 @@ namespace Resource
         if(magfilter == "nearest")
             mag = osg::Texture::NEAREST;
         else if(magfilter != "linear")
-            std::cerr<< "Warning: Invalid texture mag filter: "<<magfilter <<std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: Invalid texture mag filter: "<< magfilter;
 
         if(minfilter == "nearest")
             min = osg::Texture::NEAREST;
         else if(minfilter != "linear")
-            std::cerr<< "Warning: Invalid texture min filter: "<<minfilter <<std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: Invalid texture min filter: "<< minfilter;
 
         if(mipmap == "nearest")
         {
@@ -675,7 +676,7 @@ namespace Resource
         else if(mipmap != "none")
         {
             if(mipmap != "linear")
-                std::cerr<< "Warning: Invalid texture mipmap: "<<mipmap <<std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: Invalid texture mipmap: " << mipmap;
             if(min == osg::Texture::NEAREST)
                 min = osg::Texture::NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR;
             else if(min == osg::Texture::LINEAR)
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/attach.cpp b/components/sceneutil/attach.cpp
index 1df1be27ff..f143d19a8d 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/attach.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/attach.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <osg/PositionAttitudeTransform>
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
 #include <components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp>
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ namespace SceneUtil
             {
                 osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = *it;
                 if (node->getNumParents() > 1)
-                    std::cerr << "Error CopyRigVisitor: node has multiple parents" << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Error) << "Error CopyRigVisitor: node has multiple parents";
                 while (node->getNumParents())
                     node->getParent(0)->removeChild(node);
 
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
index 7f148cf5e3..ee30f1c85c 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #include "riggeometry.hpp"
 
 #include <stdexcept>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include "skeleton.hpp"
 #include "util.hpp"
 
@@ -96,13 +97,13 @@ bool RigGeometry::initFromParentSkeleton(osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
 
     if (!mSkeleton)
     {
-        std::cerr << "Error: A RigGeometry did not find its parent skeleton" << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: A RigGeometry did not find its parent skeleton";
         return false;
     }
 
     if (!mInfluenceMap)
     {
-        std::cerr << "Error: No InfluenceMap set on RigGeometry" << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: No InfluenceMap set on RigGeometry";
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ bool RigGeometry::initFromParentSkeleton(osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
         Bone* bone = mSkeleton->getBone(it->first);
         if (!bone)
         {
-            std::cerr << "Error: RigGeometry did not find bone " << it->first << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: RigGeometry did not find bone " << it->first ;
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ void RigGeometry::cull(osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
 {
     if (!mSkeleton)
     {
-        std::cerr << "Error: RigGeometry rendering with no skeleton, should have been initialized by UpdateVisitor" << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: RigGeometry rendering with no skeleton, should have been initialized by UpdateVisitor";
         // try to recover anyway, though rendering is likely to be incorrect.
         if (!initFromParentSkeleton(nv))
             return;
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
index 94ae1f234e..58ed9a27cf 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 #include <osg/Transform>
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 namespace SceneUtil
 {
 
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ void Bone::update(const osg::Matrixf* parentMatrixInSkeletonSpace)
 {
     if (!mNode)
     {
-        std::cerr << "Error: Bone without node " << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: Bone without node";
         return;
     }
     if (parentMatrixInSkeletonSpace)
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/unrefqueue.cpp b/components/sceneutil/unrefqueue.cpp
index 7e5646ecb1..42ea311337 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/unrefqueue.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/unrefqueue.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #include <deque>
 
 //#include <osg/Timer>
-//#include <iostream>
 
+//#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/workqueue.hpp>
 
 namespace SceneUtil
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace SceneUtil
             //osg::Timer timer;
             //size_t objcount = mObjects.size();
             mObjects.clear();
-            //std::cout << "cleared " << objcount << " objects in " << timer.time_m() << std::endl;
+            //Log(Debug::Verbose) << "cleared " << objcount << " objects in " << timer.time_m();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/workqueue.cpp b/components/sceneutil/workqueue.cpp
index 2cd1ec806d..37e8563e12 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/workqueue.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/workqueue.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "workqueue.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 namespace SceneUtil
 {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void WorkQueue::addWorkItem(osg::ref_ptr<WorkItem> item, bool front)
 {
     if (item->isDone())
     {
-        std::cerr << "Error: trying to add a work item that is already completed" << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: trying to add a work item that is already completed";
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/components/sdlutil/sdlcursormanager.cpp b/components/sdlutil/sdlcursormanager.cpp
index 1747c9b941..1560b74b3e 100644
--- a/components/sdlutil/sdlcursormanager.cpp
+++ b/components/sdlutil/sdlcursormanager.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <osg/Version>
 #include <osgViewer/GraphicsWindow>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include "imagetosurface.hpp"
 
 #if defined(OSG_LIBRARY_STATIC) && !defined(ANDROID)
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ namespace CursorDecompression
 
                 if (!_gc)
                 {
-                    std::cerr << "Failed to create pbuffer, failing back to normal graphics window." << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Warning) << "Failed to create pbuffer, failing back to normal graphics window.";
 
                     traits->pbuffer = false;
                     _gc = osg::GraphicsContext::createGraphicsContext(traits.get());
@@ -283,8 +285,8 @@ namespace SDLUtil
 
             mCursorMap.insert(CursorMap::value_type(std::string(name), curs));
         } catch (std::exception& e) {
-            std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
-            std::cerr <<"Using default cursor."<<std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << e.what();
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Using default cursor.";
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/components/sdlutil/sdlinputwrapper.cpp b/components/sdlutil/sdlinputwrapper.cpp
index 634c4884fc..5fc828fb59 100644
--- a/components/sdlutil/sdlinputwrapper.cpp
+++ b/components/sdlutil/sdlinputwrapper.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "sdlinputwrapper.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
 
@@ -160,9 +160,7 @@ InputWrapper::InputWrapper(SDL_Window* window, osg::ref_ptr<osgViewer::Viewer> v
                     break;
 
                 default:
-                    std::ios::fmtflags f(std::cerr.flags());
-                    std::cerr << "Unhandled SDL event of type 0x" << std::hex << evt.type << std::endl;
-                    std::cerr.flags(f);
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled SDL event of type 0x" << std::hex << evt.type;
                     break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/components/sdlutil/sdlvideowrapper.cpp b/components/sdlutil/sdlvideowrapper.cpp
index dd89d10724..c2963be861 100644
--- a/components/sdlutil/sdlvideowrapper.cpp
+++ b/components/sdlutil/sdlvideowrapper.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "sdlvideowrapper.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace SDLUtil
             red[i] = green[i] = blue[i] = static_cast<Uint16>(value);
         }
         if (SDL_SetWindowGammaRamp(mWindow, red, green, blue) < 0)
-            std::cout << "Couldn't set gamma: " << SDL_GetError() << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Couldn't set gamma: " << SDL_GetError();
     }
 
     void VideoWrapper::setVideoMode(int width, int height, bool fullscreen, bool windowBorder)
diff --git a/components/settings/settings.cpp b/components/settings/settings.cpp
index 15a222d313..66e5dfc045 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings.cpp
+++ b/components/settings/settings.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include "settings.hpp"
 
 #include <sstream>
-#include <iostream>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
         mFile = file;
         boost::filesystem::ifstream stream;
         stream.open(boost::filesystem::path(file));
-        std::cout << "Loading settings file: " << file << std::endl;
+        Log(Debug::Info) << "Loading settings file: " << file;
         std::string currentCategory;
         mLine = 0;
         while (!stream.eof() && !stream.fail())
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ public:
                 // Ensure that all options in the current category have been written.
                 for (CategorySettingStatusMap::iterator mit = written.begin(); mit != written.end(); ++mit) {
                     if (mit->second == false && mit->first.first == currentCategory) {
-                        std::cout << "Added new setting: [" << currentCategory << "] "
-                                  << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first] << std::endl;
+                        Log(Debug::Verbose) << "Added new setting: [" << currentCategory << "] "
+                                  << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first];
                         ostream << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first] << std::endl;
                         mit->second = true;
                         changed = true;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public:
 
                 // Write the (new) current category to the file.
                 ostream << "[" << currentCategory << "]" << std::endl;
-                //std::cout << "Wrote category: " << currentCategory << std::endl;
+                // Log(Debug::Verbose) << "Wrote category: " << currentCategory;
 
                 // A setting can apparently follow the category on an input line.  That's rather
                 // inconvenient, since it makes it more likely to have duplicative sections,
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ public:
             finder->second = true;
             // Did we really change it?
             if (value != settings[key]) {
-                std::cout << "Changed setting: [" << currentCategory << "] "
-                          << setting << " = " << settings[key] << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Verbose) << "Changed setting: [" << currentCategory << "] "
+                          << setting << " = " << settings[key];
                 changed = true;
             }
             // No need to write the current line, because we just emitted a replacement.
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ public:
         // the current category at the end of the file before moving on to any new categories.
         for (CategorySettingStatusMap::iterator mit = written.begin(); mit != written.end(); ++mit) {
             if (mit->second == false && mit->first.first == currentCategory) {
-                std::cout << "Added new setting: [" << mit->first.first << "] "
-                          << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first] << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Verbose) << "Added new setting: [" << mit->first.first << "] "
+                          << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first];
                 ostream << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first] << std::endl;
                 mit->second = true;
                 changed = true;
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ public:
                 // If the catgory has changed, write a new category header.
                 if (mit->first.first != currentCategory) {
                     currentCategory = mit->first.first;
-                    std::cout << "Created new setting section: " << mit->first.first << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Verbose) << "Created new setting section: " << mit->first.first;
                     ostream << std::endl;
                     ostream << "[" << currentCategory << "]" << std::endl;
                 }
-                std::cout << "Added new setting: [" << mit->first.first << "] "
-                          << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first] << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Verbose) << "Added new setting: [" << mit->first.first << "] "
+                          << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first];
                 // Then write the setting.  No need to mark it as written because we're done.
                 ostream << mit->first.second << " = " << settings[mit->first] << std::endl;
                 changed = true;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public:
 
         // Now install the newly written file in the requested place.
         if (changed) {
-            std::cout << "Updating settings file: " << ipath << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Info) << "Updating settings file: " << ipath;
             boost::filesystem::ofstream ofstream;
             ofstream.open(ipath);
             ofstream << ostream.rdbuf();
diff --git a/components/shader/shadermanager.cpp b/components/shader/shadermanager.cpp
index 5efd1b86ea..28f4300c29 100644
--- a/components/shader/shadermanager.cpp
+++ b/components/shader/shadermanager.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 namespace Shader
 {
 
@@ -31,13 +33,13 @@ namespace Shader
             size_t start = source.find('"', foundPos);
             if (start == std::string::npos || start == source.size()-1)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Invalid #include " << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Invalid #include";
                 return false;
             }
             size_t end = source.find('"', start+1);
             if (end == std::string::npos)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Invalid #include " << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Invalid #include";
                 return false;
             }
             std::string includeFilename = source.substr(start+1, end-(start+1));
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Shader
             includeFstream.open(includePath);
             if (includeFstream.fail())
             {
-                std::cerr << "Failed to open " << includePath.string() << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Failed to open " << includePath.string();
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Shader
 
             if (includedFiles.insert(includePath).second == false)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Detected cyclic #includes" << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Detected cyclic #includes";
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -81,14 +83,14 @@ namespace Shader
             size_t endPos = source.find_first_of(" \n\r()[].;", foundPos);
             if (endPos == std::string::npos)
             {
-                std::cerr << "Unexpected EOF" << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Unexpected EOF";
                 return false;
             }
             std::string define = source.substr(foundPos+1, endPos - (foundPos+1));
             ShaderManager::DefineMap::const_iterator defineFound = defines.find(define);
             if (defineFound == defines.end())
             {
-                std::cerr << "Undefined " << define << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Undefined " << define;
                 return false;
             }
             else
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ namespace Shader
             stream.open(p);
             if (stream.fail())
             {
-                std::cerr << "Failed to open " << p.string() << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Failed to open " << p.string();
                 return NULL;
             }
             std::stringstream buffer;
diff --git a/components/shader/shadervisitor.cpp b/components/shader/shadervisitor.cpp
index 9b3876d6c8..cbd950ea3b 100644
--- a/components/shader/shadervisitor.cpp
+++ b/components/shader/shadervisitor.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/imagemanager.hpp>
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/riggeometry.hpp>
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Shader
                                 specularMap = texture;
                         }
                         else
-                            std::cerr << "ShaderVisitor encountered unknown texture " << texture << std::endl;
+                            Log(Debug::Error) << "ShaderVisitor encountered unknown texture " << texture;
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
index 8af0bc5ed8..d4ab00381b 100644
--- a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
+++ b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <cassert>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 /* This file contains the code to translate from WINDOWS-1252 (native
    charset used in English version of Morrowind) to UTF-8. The library
    is designed to be extened to support more source encodings later,
@@ -319,9 +320,7 @@ void Utf8Encoder::copyFromArray2(const char*& chp, char* &out)
         }
     }
 
-    std::ios::fmtflags f(std::cout.flags());
-    std::cout << "Could not find glyph " << std::hex << (int)ch << " " << (int)ch2 << " " << (int)ch3 << std::endl;
-    std::cout.flags(f);
+    Log(Debug::Info) << "Could not find glyph " << std::hex << (int)ch << " " << (int)ch2 << " " << (int)ch3;
 
     *(out++) = ch; // Could not find glyph, just put whatever
 }
diff --git a/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.cpp b/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.cpp
index 9738e2a17c..ce4ff020ef 100644
--- a/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.cpp
+++ b/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "filesystemarchive.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 namespace VFS
 {
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace VFS
                 std::transform(proper.begin() + prefix, proper.end(), std::back_inserter(searchable), normalize_function);
 
                 if (!mIndex.insert (std::make_pair (searchable, file)).second)
-                    std::cerr << "Warning: found duplicate file for '" << proper << "', please check your file system for two files with the same name in different cases." << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: found duplicate file for '" << proper << "', please check your file system for two files with the same name in different cases.";
             }
 
             mBuiltIndex = true;
diff --git a/components/vfs/registerarchives.cpp b/components/vfs/registerarchives.cpp
index a22e785cd2..80e639f350 100644
--- a/components/vfs/registerarchives.cpp
+++ b/components/vfs/registerarchives.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #include "registerarchives.hpp"
 
 #include <set>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 #include <components/vfs/bsaarchive.hpp>
 #include <components/vfs/filesystemarchive.hpp>
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ namespace VFS
             {
                 // Last BSA has the highest priority
                 const std::string archivePath = collections.getPath(*archive).string();
-                std::cout << "Adding BSA archive " << archivePath << std::endl;
+                Log(Debug::Info) << "Adding BSA archive " << archivePath;
 
                 vfs->addArchive(new BsaArchive(archivePath));
             }
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ namespace VFS
             {
                 if (seen.insert(*iter).second)
                 {
-                    std::cout << "Adding data directory " << iter->string() << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Adding data directory " << iter->string();
                     // Last data dir has the highest priority
                     vfs->addArchive(new FileSystemArchive(iter->string()));
                 }
                 else
-                    std::cerr << "Ignoring duplicate data directory " << iter->string() << std::endl;
+                    Log(Debug::Info) << "Ignoring duplicate data directory " << iter->string();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/components/widgets/imagebutton.cpp b/components/widgets/imagebutton.cpp
index a3b0ae28ab..2ea494ebd0 100644
--- a/components/widgets/imagebutton.cpp
+++ b/components/widgets/imagebutton.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <MyGUI_RenderManager.h>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 namespace Gui
 {
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Gui
         MyGUI::ITexture* texture = MyGUI::RenderManager::getInstance().getTexture(mImageNormal);
         if (!texture)
         {
-            std::cerr << "ImageButton: can't find " << mImageNormal << std::endl;
+            Log(Debug::Error) << "ImageButton: can't find image " << mImageNormal;
             return MyGUI::IntSize(0,0);
         }
         return MyGUI::IntSize (texture->getWidth(), texture->getHeight());