diff --git a/source/fx/fx.cpp b/source/fx/fx.cpp
index 6263a0fa1..3e98054ed 100644
--- a/source/fx/fx.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fx.cpp
@@ -243,11 +243,13 @@ void	TestFX(DVECTOR Pos)
 */
 /*****************************************************************************/
 int	FXType=(CFX::FX_TYPE)CFX::FX_TYPE_THWACK;
+#include	"game\game.h"
 void	TestFX(DVECTOR Pos,CThing *Parent)
 {
-CFXAttachAnim	*FX=(CFXAttachAnim*)CFX::Create((CFX::FX_TYPE)FXType,Pos);
+//CFXAttachAnim	*FX=(CFXAttachAnim*)CFX::Create((CFX::FX_TYPE)FXType,Pos);
 //		Parent->addChild(FX);
 //		TestFXPtr->setLife(32);
+	CGameScene::dropHealth(Pos,0,0);
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/source/fx/fx.h b/source/fx/fx.h
index b5ddcda36..5f2ed5f9e 100644
--- a/source/fx/fx.h
+++ b/source/fx/fx.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static	CFX			*Create(const FX_TYPE Type);
 static	CFX			*Create(const FX_TYPE Type,CThing *Parent);
 static	CFX			*Create(const FX_TYPE Type,DVECTOR const &Pos);
 virtual	bool		alwaysThink()								{return(!RelativeToMap);}
+virtual	void		leftThinkZone(int _frames)					{killFX();}
 
 virtual void		init();
 virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
diff --git a/source/fx/fxbaseanim.cpp b/source/fx/fxbaseanim.cpp
index e4f50ac80..6740c3725 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxbaseanim.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fxbaseanim.cpp
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ void	CFXBaseAnim::init(DVECTOR const &_Pos)
 		renderFrame=DataPtr->StartFrame;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-void	CFXBaseAnim::shutdown()
-{
-		CFX::shutdown();
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*** Think *******************************************************************/
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -86,7 +80,7 @@ void	CFXBaseAnim::killFX()
 {
 	setToShutdown();
 // If has follow on effect, create it now
-	if (DataPtr->EndFX)
+	if (DataPtr->EndFX || canThink())
 	{
 		CFX::Create((CFX::FX_TYPE)DataPtr->EndFX,getPos());
 	}
diff --git a/source/fx/fxbaseanim.h b/source/fx/fxbaseanim.h
index 10157babf..9e8eecf44 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxbaseanim.h
+++ b/source/fx/fxbaseanim.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public:
 	};
 
 virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
-virtual void		shutdown();
 virtual void		think(int _frames);
 virtual void		render();
 virtual	void		killFX();
diff --git a/source/fx/fxbasetrail.cpp b/source/fx/fxbasetrail.cpp
index 84bfb7636..7b2b136b7 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxbasetrail.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fxbasetrail.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ void	CFXBaseTrail::init(DVECTOR const &_Pos)
 		ListCount=0;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-void	CFXBaseTrail::shutdown()
-{
-		CFX::shutdown();
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*** Think *******************************************************************/
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/source/fx/fxbasetrail.h b/source/fx/fxbasetrail.h
index d545536fe..885f4cf3f 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxbasetrail.h
+++ b/source/fx/fxbasetrail.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public:
 		};
 
 virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
-virtual void		shutdown();
 virtual void		think(int _frames);
 virtual void		render();
 
diff --git a/source/fx/fxfallingtile.cpp b/source/fx/fxfallingtile.cpp
index 022032dfc..2a252fe55 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxfallingtile.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fxfallingtile.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ sLevelHdr	*LevelHdr=CLevel::getLevelHdr();
 		Life=FallingTile_DefLife;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-void	CFXFallingTile::shutdown()
-{
-		CFX::shutdown();
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*** Think *******************************************************************/
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/source/fx/fxfallingtile.h b/source/fx/fxfallingtile.h
index 5a99aaff2..26ced7654 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxfallingtile.h
+++ b/source/fx/fxfallingtile.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class CFXFallingTile : public CFX
 public:
 
 virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
-virtual void		shutdown();
 virtual void		think(int _frames);
 virtual void		render();
 		void		SetTile(int T)		{Tile=T;}
diff --git a/source/fx/fxjfish.cpp b/source/fx/fxjfish.cpp
index 632f23dff..c16c53c74 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxjfish.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fxjfish.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ void	CFXJellyFishLegs::init(DVECTOR const &_Pos)
 		Scale = ONE;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-void	CFXJellyFishLegs::shutdown()
-{
-		CFX::shutdown();
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 void	CFXJellyFishLegs::Setup(int XOfs,int YOfs,bool XFlip)
 {
diff --git a/source/fx/fxjfish.h b/source/fx/fxjfish.h
index cffbff9ec..6430f55ff 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxjfish.h
+++ b/source/fx/fxjfish.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class CFXJellyFishLegs : public CFX
 public:
 
 virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
-virtual void		shutdown();
 virtual void		think(int _frames);
 virtual void		render();
 
diff --git a/source/fx/fxnrgbar.cpp b/source/fx/fxnrgbar.cpp
index 15cfd4a65..060862f0e 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxnrgbar.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fxnrgbar.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ SpriteBank	*SprBank=CGameScene::getSpriteBank();
 		DrawW=NRGW;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-void	CFXNRGBar::shutdown()
-{
-		CFX::shutdown();
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*** Think *******************************************************************/
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/source/fx/fxnrgbar.h b/source/fx/fxnrgbar.h
index 89690499b..97dcc0a2c 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxnrgbar.h
+++ b/source/fx/fxnrgbar.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class CFXNRGBar : public CFX
 public:
 
 virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
-virtual void		shutdown();
 virtual void		think(int _frames);
 virtual void		render();
 
diff --git a/source/fx/fxsteam.cpp b/source/fx/fxsteam.cpp
index 82e532912..f274ca198 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxsteam.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fxsteam.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ void	CFXSteam::init(DVECTOR const &_Pos)
 		IsHorizontal=false;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-void	CFXSteam::shutdown()
-{
-		CFX::shutdown();
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 void	CFXSteam::SetSize(int Size)
 {
diff --git a/source/fx/fxsteam.h b/source/fx/fxsteam.h
index 04f9b5252..1bd09beb4 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxsteam.h
+++ b/source/fx/fxsteam.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class CFXSteam : public CFXBaseTrail
 {
 public:
 virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
-virtual void		shutdown();
+
 virtual void		think(int _frames);
 virtual	void		killFX();
 
diff --git a/source/gfx/actor.cpp b/source/gfx/actor.cpp
index 45b2344c3..37e5e2773 100644
--- a/source/gfx/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/gfx/actor.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "mem\memory.h"
 #include "fileio\fileio.h"
 #include "utils\utils.h"
-//#include "utils\pak.h"
 #include "gfx\prim.h"
 #include "gfx\actor.h"
 #include "gfx\otpos.h"
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ int		Slot=0;
 			SlotCount++;
 			}
 		}
-		SlotList[Slot].RefCount++;
+//		SlotList[Slot].RefCount++;
 
 		return(Slot);
 }
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ sPoolNode	*DstTail=Dst->Tail;
 int		CActorCache::ReserveSlot(int W,int H,int FrameCount)
 {
 int		Slot=GetSlot(W,H);
-		SlotList[Slot].FrameCount+=FrameCount;
+//		SlotList[Slot].FrameCount+=FrameCount;
 		return(Slot);
 }
 
@@ -282,8 +281,8 @@ void	CActorCache::Reset()
 			SlotList[i].ListMem=0;
 			SlotList[i].NodeList.Head=0;
 			SlotList[i].NodeList.Tail=0;
-			SlotList[i].RefCount=0;
-			SlotList[i].FrameCount=0;
+//			SlotList[i].RefCount=0;
+//			SlotList[i].FrameCount=0;
 			SlotList[i].Width=0;
 			SlotList[i].Height=0;
 		}
@@ -524,12 +523,7 @@ sActorPool	*Actor=ActorList;
 /*****************************************************************************/
 CActorGfx::CActorGfx(sActorPool *ThisActor)
 {
-		PoolEntry=ThisActor;
-		ShadowXOfs=DEF_SHADOW_OFS;
-		ShadowYOfs=DEF_SHADOW_OFS;
-		ShadowFlag=false;
-		OtPos=OTPOS__ACTOR_POS;
-		
+		setActor(ThisActor);	
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -537,6 +531,17 @@ CActorGfx::~CActorGfx()
 {
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+void	CActorGfx::setActor(sActorPool *ThisActor)
+{
+		PoolEntry=ThisActor;
+//		ShadowXOfs=DEF_SHADOW_OFS;
+//		ShadowYOfs=DEF_SHADOW_OFS;
+//		ShadowFlag=false;
+		OtPos=OTPOS__ACTOR_POS;
+
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 POLY_FT4	*CActorGfx::Render(DVECTOR &Pos,int Anim,int Frame,bool XFlip,bool YFlip)
@@ -622,7 +627,7 @@ sSpriteAnim	*ThisAnim=SpriteBank->AnimList+Anim;
 			Ft4->tpage=ThisNode->TPage;
 			Ft4->clut=PoolEntry->ActorGfx->Clut;
 			addPrim(OtPtr+OtPos,Ft4);
-
+/*
 			if (ShadowFlag)
 			{
 				POLY_FT4	*sFt4=GetPrimFT4();
@@ -635,6 +640,7 @@ sSpriteAnim	*ThisAnim=SpriteBank->AnimList+Anim;
 				setRGB0(sFt4,0,0,0);
 				addPrim(OtPtr+OtPos,sFt4);
 			}
+*/
 // Set BBox
 //int			HalfW=CurrentFrameGfx->W>>1;
 // Sizes now depend on aspect corrected sizes, so get sizes back from poly
diff --git a/source/gfx/actor.h b/source/gfx/actor.h
index bc60276c3..9c5ef91b7 100644
--- a/source/gfx/actor.h
+++ b/source/gfx/actor.h
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ struct	sNodeList
 struct	sPoolSlot
 {
 		u16			Width,Height;
-		u16			RefCount;
-		u16			FrameCount;
+//		u16			RefCount;
+//		u16			FrameCount;
 		sNodeList	NodeList;
 		u8			*ListMem;
-		int			SlotCount;
+		u16			SlotCount;
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 struct	sActorPool
 {
 		FileEquate		Filename;
+		s16				CacheSlot;
 		sSpriteAnimBank	*ActorGfx;
-		int				CacheSlot;
 		sNodeList		*GlobalCache;
 		sNodeList		LocalCache;
 		sNodeList		LastCache;
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ public:
 		CActorGfx(sActorPool *ThisActor);
 virtual	~CActorGfx();
 
+		void			setActor(sActorPool *ThisActor);
+
 		POLY_FT4		*Render(DVECTOR &Pos,int Anim,int Frame,bool FlipX=false,bool FlipY=false);
 		POLY_FT4		*RotateScale(POLY_FT4 *Ft4,DVECTOR &Pos,int Angle,int XScale,int YScale);
 
@@ -146,8 +148,8 @@ virtual	~CActorGfx();
 
 		sBBox			&GetBBox()					{return(BBox);}
 
-		void			SetShadow(bool f)			{ShadowFlag=f;}
-		void			SetShadowOfs(int X,int Y)	{ShadowXOfs=X; ShadowYOfs=Y;}
+//		void			SetShadow(bool f)			{ShadowFlag=f;}
+//		void			SetShadowOfs(int X,int Y)	{ShadowXOfs=X; ShadowYOfs=Y;}
 		void			SetOtPos(int Ot)			{OtPos=Ot;}
 
 protected:
@@ -158,8 +160,8 @@ protected:
 		sSpriteFrameGfx	*CurrentFrameGfx;
 
 		sBBox			BBox;
-		bool			ShadowFlag;
-		s16				ShadowXOfs,ShadowYOfs;
+//		bool			ShadowFlag;
+//		s16				ShadowXOfs,ShadowYOfs;
 		u32				OtPos;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/player/player.h b/source/player/player.h
index e948688c8..78bb345ff 100644
--- a/source/player/player.h
+++ b/source/player/player.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public:
 	void			setLedgeLookAhead(int _lookAhead)					{m_ledgeLookAhead=_lookAhead;}
 
 	void			addLife();
-	void			addSpatula()										{m_numSpatulasHeld++;}
+	void			addSpatula(int Count=1)								{m_numSpatulasHeld+=Count;}
 	int				getSpatulasHeld()									{return m_numSpatulasHeld;}
 	ATTACK_STATE	getAttackState();
 	int				isRecoveringFromHit()								{return m_invincibleFrameCount!=0||m_currentMode==PLAYER_MODE_DEAD;}
diff --git a/source/thing/thing.cpp b/source/thing/thing.cpp
index 336ba1b13..6e0161423 100644
--- a/source/thing/thing.cpp
+++ b/source/thing/thing.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ DVECTOR	const	&CamPos=CLevel::getCameraPos();
 				if (ThingRect->y2<m_ThinkBBox.YMin || ThingRect->y1>m_ThinkBBox.YMax) Flag=0;
 			}
 			thing->setThinkFlag(Flag);
+// Is in think zone
 			if (Flag)
 			{
 				thing->think(_frames);
@@ -428,15 +429,16 @@ DVECTOR	const	&CamPos=CLevel::getCameraPos();
 				}
 			}
 			Flag|=lastFlag;
+// Handle enter/leave states (not sure of viabilty now)
 			switch (Flag)
 			{			// Last This
 				case 0: // 0    0
 					break;
 				case 1: // 0    1
-					thing->enterThingZone(_frames);
+					thing->enterThinkZone(_frames);
 					break;
 				case 2: // 1    0
-					thing->leftThingZone(_frames);
+					thing->leftThinkZone(_frames);
 					break;
 				case 3: // 1    1
 					break;
@@ -444,11 +446,8 @@ DVECTOR	const	&CamPos=CLevel::getCameraPos();
 					ASSERT("Invalid Think State");
 			}
 
-
-
 /* THIS WILL NOT STAY HERE, THINGS MUST BE INITIALISED CORRECTLY */
 			thing->updateCollisionArea();
-
 			thing=thing->m_nextListThing;
 		}
 	}
@@ -916,6 +915,7 @@ void	CThingManager::resetFreeList()
 				while (ThisThing)
 				{
 					CThing	*Next=ThisThing->NextFreeThing;
+					ThisThing->destroy();
 					delete ThisThing;
 					FreeListCount--;
 					ThisThing=Next;
@@ -979,21 +979,12 @@ int		SubType=Thing->getThingSubType();
 CThing	**List=s_FreeList[Type];
 
 // Check its been aquired/set correctly
-//		ASSERT(SubType!=1234);
-		if (SubType!=1234)
-		{
-			Thing->NextFreeThing=List[SubType];
-			List[SubType]=Thing;
-			FreeListCount++;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			printf("%i %i\n",Type,SubType);
-			ASSERT(!"Thing not Setup Correctly");
-			Thing->NextFreeThing=DuffList;
-			DuffList=Thing;
-			DuffListCount++;
-		}
+
+		ASSERT(SubType!=1234);
+
+		Thing->NextFreeThing=List[SubType];
+		List[SubType]=Thing;
+		FreeListCount++;
 
 #else
 		delete Thing;
@@ -1249,30 +1240,6 @@ CThing	*List=NextThing;
 		m_numChildren = 0;
 }
 
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
-	Function:
-	Purpose:
-	Params:
-	Returns:
-  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/*
-bool	CThing::hasChild(CThing *Child)
-{
-CThing *nextChild = NextThing;
-
-	while( nextChild )
-	{
-		if ( nextChild == Child )
-		{
-			return( true );
-		}
-
-		nextChild = nextChild->NextThing;
-	}
-
-	return( false );
-}
-*/
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function:
 	Purpose:
@@ -1315,7 +1282,7 @@ void	CThing::updateCollisionArea()
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
+/*
 s32		CThing::getNewYPos(CThing *_thisThing)
 {
 	CRECT	thisRect;
@@ -1330,7 +1297,7 @@ s32		CThing::getNewYPos(CThing *_thisThing)
 		return( thisRect.y2 );
 	}
 }
-
+*/
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function:
 	Purpose:
diff --git a/source/thing/thing.h b/source/thing/thing.h
index 88e9c0d2d..192b21d72 100644
--- a/source/thing/thing.h
+++ b/source/thing/thing.h
@@ -140,8 +140,11 @@ virtual	TYPE	getThingType()=0;
 virtual	void	setThingSubType(int	T)	{m_SubType=T;}
 virtual	int		getThingSubType()		{return(m_SubType);}
 
-virtual	void	init();
-virtual	void	shutdown();
+virtual	void	create()	{;}	// Once only init (for mem alloc)
+virtual	void	init();			// re-usable init
+virtual	void	shutdown();		// re-usable shutdown
+virtual	void	destroy()	{;}	// memory clean up when totally killing the poor things
+
 virtual	void	think(int _frames);
 virtual	void	render();
 		void	setToShutdown(bool f=true)								{m_isShuttingDown = f;}
@@ -153,10 +156,8 @@ virtual int		dontKillDuringLevelRespawn()							{return false;}
 		void			removeChild(CThing *Child);
 		void			removeAllChild();
 		void			deleteAllChild();
-//		bool			hasChild(CThing *Child);
 		int				getNumChildren()				{return( m_numChildren );}
 
-
 		DVECTOR const	&getPos()						{return Pos;}
 		void			setPos(DVECTOR newPos)			{Pos=newPos;}
 		DVECTOR			getPosDelta()					{return PosDelta;}
@@ -186,8 +187,8 @@ public:
 virtual	CRECT const		*getRenderBBox()							{return &m_collisionArea;}
 virtual	CRECT const		*getThinkBBox()								{return &m_collisionArea;}
 virtual	bool			alwaysThink()								{return(false);}
-virtual	void			leftThingZone(int _frames)					{}
-virtual	void			enterThingZone(int _frames)					{}
+virtual	void			leftThinkZone(int _frames)					{}
+virtual	void			enterThinkZone(int _frames)					{}
 
 		void			ShowBBox();
 		DVECTOR	const	&getCollisionCentre()						{return m_collisionCentre;}
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ virtual int				checkCollisionAgainst(CThing *_thisThing, int _frames);
 virtual void			collidedWith(CThing *_thisThing)			{;}
 virtual void			setHasPlatformCollided( bool newVal )		{;}
 virtual bool			getHasPlatformCollided()					{return false;}
-virtual s32				getNewYPos( CThing *_thisThing );
+//virtual s32				getNewYPos( CThing *_thisThing );
 
 public:
 // Thing states
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ public:
 		bool			canRender()									{return (m_renderFlag);}
 		DVECTOR			&getRenderPos()								{return(m_RenderPos);}
 		bool			canThink()									{return (m_thinkFlag);}
+
 protected:
 		bool			m_renderFlag,m_thinkFlag;
 		DVECTOR			m_RenderPos;