diff --git a/source/level/level.cpp b/source/level/level.cpp
index af14494c7..b41438d5c 100644
--- a/source/level/level.cpp
+++ b/source/level/level.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ void	CLevel::initThings(int _respawningLevel)
 				trigger->setPositionAndSize(TriggerList->Pos.X<<4,TriggerList->Pos.Y<<4,
 											TriggerList->Width<<4,TriggerList->Height<<4);
 				trigger->setTargetBox(TriggerList->TargetPos.X<<4,TriggerList->TargetPos.Y<<4,TriggerList->TargetSize.X<<4,TriggerList->TargetSize.Y<<4);
-				trigger->updateCollisionArea();
 			}
 			TriggerList++;
 		}
@@ -444,7 +443,6 @@ void	CLevel::initThings(int _respawningLevel)
 					pos.vx=ItemList->Pos.X<<4;
 					pos.vy=ItemList->Pos.Y<<4;
 					newPickup=createPickup((PICKUP_TYPE)ItemList->Type,&pos);
-					newPickup->updateCollisionArea();
 					if(isSpat)
 					{
 						((CSpatulaPickup*)newPickup)->setSpatulaNumber(spatNumber);
@@ -479,7 +477,6 @@ void	CLevel::initThings(int _respawningLevel)
 						enemy->setLayerCollision( getCollisionLayer() );
 						enemy->setupWaypoints( ThisActor );
 						enemy->postInit();
-						enemy->updateCollisionArea();
 
 						if ( ThisActor->Speed )
 						{
@@ -494,7 +491,6 @@ void	CLevel::initThings(int _respawningLevel)
 						friendNpc=CNpcFriend::Create(ThisActor);
 						friendNpc->setLayerCollision( getCollisionLayer() );
 						friendNpc->postInit();
-						friendNpc->updateCollisionArea();
 					}
 					break;
 
@@ -514,7 +510,6 @@ void	CLevel::initThings(int _respawningLevel)
 			platform = CNpcPlatform::Create( ThisPlatform );
 			platform->setLayerCollision( getCollisionLayer() );
 			platform->postInit();
-			platform->updateCollisionArea();
 
 			if ( ThisPlatform->Speed )
 			{
@@ -532,7 +527,6 @@ void	CLevel::initThings(int _respawningLevel)
 			CNpcHazard *hazard;
 			hazard = CNpcHazard::Create( ThisHazard );
 			hazard->setLayerCollision( getCollisionLayer() );
-			hazard->updateCollisionArea();
 			if ( ThisHazard->Respawn )
 			{
 				hazard->setRespawnRate( ThisHazard->Respawn );
@@ -543,6 +537,7 @@ void	CLevel::initThings(int _respawningLevel)
 	// initialise jellyfish generator
 
 	CJellyfishGenerator::init();
+	CThingManager::initAllThings();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/source/thing/thing.cpp b/source/thing/thing.cpp
index e935198ea..bf993a45c 100644
--- a/source/thing/thing.cpp
+++ b/source/thing/thing.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,25 @@ void		CThingManager::killAllThingsForRespawn()
 	}
 }
 
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	Function:
+	Purpose:
+	Params:
+	Returns:
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+void		CThingManager::initAllThings()
+{
+	for(int	i=0; i<CThing::MAX_TYPE; i++)
+	{
+		CThing	*thing=s_thingLists[i];
+		while(thing)
+		{
+			thing->updateCollisionArea();
+			thing=thing->m_nextListThing;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function:
 	Purpose:
@@ -172,9 +191,10 @@ DVECTOR	const	&CamPos=CLevel::getCameraPos();
 	int		i;
 	CThing	*thing;
 	CThing	*thing1,*thing2,*playerThing;
+
 	initList(s_CollisionLists);
 
-	for(i=0;i<CThing::MAX_TYPE;i++)
+	for(i=0; i<CThing::MAX_TYPE; i++)
 	{
 		thing=s_thingLists[i];
 		while(thing)
@@ -191,14 +211,14 @@ DVECTOR	const	&CamPos=CLevel::getCameraPos();
 			if (Flag)
 			{
 				thing->think(_frames);
-//				thing->updateCollisionArea();
+				thing->updateCollisionArea();
 				if (thing->canCollide())
 				{
-				CThingManager::addToCollisionList(thing);
+					CThingManager::addToCollisionList(thing);
 				}
 			}
 /* THIS WILL NOT STAY HERE, THINGS MUST BE INITIALISED CORRECTLY */
-			thing->updateCollisionArea();
+//			thing->updateCollisionArea();
 
 			thing=thing->m_nextListThing;
 		}
@@ -213,7 +233,7 @@ DVECTOR	const	&CamPos=CLevel::getCameraPos();
 
 	playerThing=s_CollisionLists[CThing::TYPE_PLAYER];
 
-	if (playerThing)
+	if (player && playerThing)
 	{
 		playerThing->setHasPlatformCollided( false );
 		playerThing->setNewCollidedPos( playerThing->getPos() );
@@ -514,13 +534,12 @@ void	CThingManager::removeFromThingList(CThing *_this)
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-void	CThingManager::addToCollisionList(CThing *_this)
+void	CThingManager::addToCollisionList(CThing *thing)
 {
-int	Type=_this->getThingType();
-
-		_this->m_nextCollisionThing=s_CollisionLists[Type];
-		s_CollisionLists[Type]=_this;
+int	Type=thing->getThingType();
 
+		thing->m_nextCollisionThing=s_CollisionLists[Type];
+		s_CollisionLists[Type]=thing;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -536,13 +555,14 @@ void	CThing::init()
 	m_numChildren = 0;
 
 	Pos.vx=Pos.vy=10;
-
-	// Add to thing list
-	CThingManager::addToThingList(this);
-
+// These need to stay for init
 	setCollisionSize(20,20);	// Some temporary defaults.. (pkg)
 	setCollisionCentreOffset(0,0);
 	setCollisionAngle(0);
+
+// Add to thing list
+	CThingManager::addToThingList(this);
+
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/thing/thing.h b/source/thing/thing.h
index febe5bda4..d97cfe3b7 100644
--- a/source/thing/thing.h
+++ b/source/thing/thing.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
 	static void		shutdown();
 	static void		killAllThingsForRespawn();
 
+	static void		initAllThings();
 	static void		thinkAllThings(int _frames);
 	static void		renderAllThings();
 	static void		processEventAllThings(GAME_EVENT _event,CThing *_sourceThing);