diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 55096df..f54b77d 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Remotes:
     cran/assertive.types@master,
     r4ss/r4ss@main,
     ss3sim/ss3sim@main
+Config/roxygen2/version: 8.0.0
 Encoding: UTF-8
 LazyData: true
 Roxygen: list(markdown = TRUE)
-Config/roxygen2/version: 8.0.0
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index ba45aae..c5dad6d 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ importFrom(r4ss,SS_writedat)
 importFrom(r4ss,SS_writeforecast)
 importFrom(r4ss,SS_writestarter)
 importFrom(ss3sim,get_results_all)
+importFrom(ss3sim,get_results_iter)
 importFrom(ss3sim,get_results_scenario)
 importFrom(stats,na.omit)
 importFrom(tidyr,gather)
diff --git a/R/MS_functions.R b/R/MS_functions.R
index 411bc5c..8f5a216 100644
--- a/R/MS_functions.R
+++ b/R/MS_functions.R
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ get_no_EM_catch_df <- function(OM_dir, yrs, MS = "last_yr_catch") {
     # TODO: figure out what values should go here; probably not 0.
     Fcast_rec_line <- grep("^# Fcast_recruitments:$", par) + 1
     par[Fcast_rec_line] <- paste0(rep(0, fore[["Nforecastyrs"]]), collapse = " ")
-    # # Forecast implementation error parameters were included in earlier SS3 version 
+    # # Forecast implementation error parameters were included in earlier SS3 version
     # # whether specified by the user or not. These changes are not needed in 3.30.24.
     # Fcast_impl_err_line <- grep("^# Fcast_impl_error:$", par) + 1
     # par[Fcast_impl_err_line] <- paste0(rep(0, fore[["Nforecastyrs"]]), collapse = " ")
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ Interim <- function(EM_out_dir = NULL, EM_init_dir = NULL,
     temp_forecast[, 1] <- (Reference_dat[["endyr"]] + 1 - forecast_adjust):(Reference_dat[["endyr"]] + Reference_forecast[["Nforecastyrs"]])
     colnames(temp_forecast) <- c("year", "recdev")
     Reference_par[["recdev_forecast"]] <- as.data.frame(temp_forecast)
-    # # Forecast implementation error parameters were included in earlier SS3 version 
+    # # Forecast implementation error parameters were included in earlier SS3 version
     # # whether specified by the user or not. These changes are not needed in 3.30.24.
     # temp_impl_error <- matrix(0, nrow = (Reference_forecast[["Nforecastyrs"]]), ncol = 2)
     # temp_impl_error[, 1] <- (Reference_dat[["endyr"]] + 1):(Reference_dat[["endyr"]] + Reference_forecast[["Nforecastyrs"]])
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ Interim <- function(EM_out_dir = NULL, EM_init_dir = NULL,
       )
 
 
-
       if (!is.null(sample_struct)) {
         sample_struct_sub <- lapply(sample_struct,
           function(df, y) df[df[, 1] %in% y, ],
diff --git a/R/develop_OMs.R b/R/develop_OMs.R
index 98a9190..74a4055 100644
--- a/R/develop_OMs.R
+++ b/R/develop_OMs.R
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ develop_OMs <- function(
       } else {
         recdev_name <- "recdev2"
       }
-      new_parfile[[recdev_name]][, "recdev"] <- parfile[[recdev_name]][,
+      new_parfile[[recdev_name]][, "recdev"] <- parfile[[recdev_name]][
+        ,
         "recdev"
       ]
 
diff --git a/R/develtools.R b/R/develtools.R
index e48f6a1..1391e6f 100644
--- a/R/develtools.R
+++ b/R/develtools.R
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test_no_par <- function(orig_mod_dir, new_mod_dir) {
 }
 
 #' function for package developers to update SS3 input files
-#' 
+#'
 #' @param dir_models directory containing the model input files
 
 update_ss3_version <- function(dir_models = "inst/extdata/models") {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ update_ss3_version <- function(dir_models = "inst/extdata/models") {
 
   # get current executable
   dir_exe <- r4ss::get_ss3_exe(dir = tempdir())
-  
+
   # run with current SS3 version without estimation
   for (i in 1:length(models)) {
     r4ss::run(
diff --git a/R/initOM.R b/R/initOM.R
index 7e35003..a592714 100644
--- a/R/initOM.R
+++ b/R/initOM.R
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ create_OM <- function(OM_out_dir,
   dat[["catch"]] <- new_catch
 
 
-
   default_F <- F_list[["F_rate"]][F_list[["F_rate"]][, "year"] == dat[["endyr"]], c("year", "seas", "fleet", "F")]
   new_F_rate <- rbind(F_list[["F_rate"]][, c("year", "seas", "fleet", "F")], F_list[["F_rate_fcast"]][, c("year", "seas", "fleet", "F")])
   rownames(new_F_rate) <- c(F_list[["F_rate"]][, c("name")], F_list[["F_rate_fcast"]][, c("name")])
diff --git a/R/single_extend_OM.R b/R/single_extend_OM.R
index 2a7ed26..f4032e2 100644
--- a/R/single_extend_OM.R
+++ b/R/single_extend_OM.R
@@ -374,8 +374,7 @@ add_OM_devs <- function(ctl, dat, parlist, timeseries, future_om_dat) {
           stop("Something is wrong, the number of temp selection parameters is not correct. This is likely a code bug not user error :(")
         }
 
-        if ((tv_size_length + tv_age_length + tv_age_length) == 0) {
-        } else if (!is.null(ctl[["dirichlet_parms"]])) {
+        if ((tv_size_length + tv_age_length + tv_age_length) == 0) {} else if (!is.null(ctl[["dirichlet_parms"]])) {
           insert_row <- which(names(ctl) == "dirichlet_parms")
         } else if (!is.null(ctl[["age_selex_parms"]])) {
           insert_row <- which(names(ctl) == "age_selex_parms")
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index bc327c6..d730a83 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ clean_init_mod_files <- function(OM_out_dir, EM_out_dir = NULL, MS = "EM",
   endyr <- OM_dat[["endyr"]]
 
 
-
-
   # get years in range function
   get_yrs_in_range <- function(list_name, dat, styr, endyr) {
     df <- dat[[list_name]]
diff --git a/man/get_F.Rd b/man/get_F.Rd
index f4d494a..c259b6d 100644
--- a/man/get_F.Rd
+++ b/man/get_F.Rd
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function know which order the fleets appear in the model.}
 \value{
 a list containing: F_df, a long dataframe with F by year, Era, Seas,
 and fleet; F_rate, a data frame with F for the time frame of the model
-only by year, Seas, and fleet, ordered as the ss.par file expects; init_F,
+only by year, Seas, and fleet, ordered as the ss3.par file expects; init_F,
 a named vector of initial F values by Season and fleet, ordered (and named)
 as SS expects; and F_rate_fcast, a dataframe of forecasted F by year, Seas,
 and fleet, ordered as SS would expect in F_rate.
diff --git a/man/get_data_file.Rd b/man/get_data_file.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf322c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/get_data_file.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/utils.R
+\name{get_data_file}
+\alias{get_data_file}
+\title{Locate the SS3 data file(s) associated with a model run.}
+\usage{
+get_data_file(dir, file_type = c("all", "input", "expected", "bootstrap"))
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{dir}{Directory containing the SS3 model files.}
+
+\item{file_type}{Which type of output file to look for. Supported values
+are \code{all}, \code{input}, \code{expected}, and \code{bootstrap}.}
+}
+\value{
+The first matching data file name in the requested priority order,
+or \code{NULL} if no matching file is present.
+}
+\description{
+The helper recognizes both legacy and current output layouts, including
+\code{data.ss_new}, \code{data_echo.ss_new}, \code{data_expval.ss}, and \code{data_boot_001.ss}.
+}
diff --git a/man/get_ss_par_file.Rd b/man/get_ss_par_file.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbfc757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/get_ss_par_file.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/utils.R
+\name{get_ss_par_file}
+\alias{get_ss_par_file}
+\title{Locate the SS3 parameter file used by a model run.}
+\usage{
+get_ss_par_file(dir)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{dir}{Directory containing the SS3 model files.}
+}
+\value{
+A character string giving the full path to the parameter file.
+}
+\description{
+This helper prefers the current \code{ss3.par} filename when present and falls
+back to the legacy \code{ss.par} name for older model directories.
+}
diff --git a/man/run_OM.Rd b/man/run_OM.Rd
index e0e78ed..21ebffe 100644
--- a/man/run_OM.Rd
+++ b/man/run_OM.Rd
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SS_readdat is equivalent to specifying nboot = 1.}
 
 \item{debug_par_run}{If set to TRUE, and the run fails, a new folder called
 error_check will be created, and the model will be run from control start
-values instead of ss.par. The 2 par files are then compared to help debug
+values instead of ss3.par. The 2 par files are then compared to help debug
 the issue with the model run. Defaults to TRUE.}
 
 \item{sample_catch}{Should catch be sampled or fixed at the OM values?
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-future_om.R b/tests/testthat/test-future_om.R
index c1c9f1e..cd66a86 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-future_om.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-future_om.R
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ test_that("Tests a model with env link using historical values", {
 })
 
 
-
 test_that("Setting seeds works as intended", {
   # check replicate option works
   ext_files <- system.file(package = "SSMSE")