diff --git a/src/app/helpers/validate.ts b/src/app/helpers/validate.ts
index 96cd20a..d3c8583 100644
--- a/src/app/helpers/validate.ts
+++ b/src/app/helpers/validate.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ export function validationMessagesForMod(
     nonexistentRecipes(mod),
   ];
 
+  validationContainer.forEach((v) => {
+    v.messages = sortBy(v.messages, 'message');
+  });
+
   validationContainer.forEach((v) => {
     if (v.messages.length !== 0) return;
 
diff --git a/src/app/helpers/validators/item.ts b/src/app/helpers/validators/item.ts
index 54690d1..d604baf 100644
--- a/src/app/helpers/validators/item.ts
+++ b/src/app/helpers/validators/item.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { get, groupBy } from 'lodash';
 import {
   IItemDefinition,
   IModKit,
+  ItemSlot,
   ItemSlotType,
   ValidationMessage,
   ValidationMessageGroup,
@@ -96,15 +97,45 @@ export function checkItemUses(mod: IModKit): ValidationMessageGroup {
     });
   });
 
-  Object.keys(itemCounts).forEach((item) => {
-    if (itemCounts[item] > 0) return;
+  mod.dialogs.forEach((dialog) => {
+    Object.keys(dialog.items?.equipment ?? {}).forEach((slot) => {
+      if (!dialog.items.equipment[slot as ItemSlot]) return;
 
-    itemValidations.messages.push({
-      type: 'warning',
-      message: `${item} is unused.`,
+      addItemCount(dialog.items.equipment[slot as ItemSlot]);
+    });
+
+    Object.keys(itemCounts).forEach((item) => {
+      if (itemCounts[item] > 0) return;
+
+      const dialogText = JSON.stringify(dialog.dialog ?? {});
+      const dialogBehavior = JSON.stringify(dialog.behaviors ?? {});
+
+      if (dialogText.includes(item) || dialogBehavior.includes(item)) {
+        addItemCount(item);
+      }
     });
   });
 
+  Object.keys(itemCounts)
+    .sort()
+    .forEach((item) => {
+      if (itemCounts[item] > 0) return;
+
+      // autogenerated items dont count against warnings
+      if (
+        item.includes('Lore Scroll') ||
+        item.includes('Rune Scroll') ||
+        item.includes('Solokar') ||
+        item.includes('Orikurnis')
+      )
+        return;
+
+      itemValidations.messages.push({
+        type: 'warning',
+        message: `${item} is unused.`,
+      });
+    });
+
   return itemValidations;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/helpers/validators/spawner.ts b/src/app/helpers/validators/spawner.ts
index 60c9aff..8c95619 100644
--- a/src/app/helpers/validators/spawner.ts
+++ b/src/app/helpers/validators/spawner.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ export function checkSpawners(mod: IModKit): ValidationMessageGroup {
       });
     }
 
-    if (!spawner.npcAISettings?.includes('default')) {
+    if (
+      spawner.npcAISettings?.length > 0 &&
+      !spawner.npcAISettings?.includes('default')
+    ) {
       itemValidations.messages.push({
         type: 'warning',
         message: `Spawner ${spawner.tag} does not have the default AI setting.`,