--- deliantra/server/common/living.C	2007/01/04 16:19:31	1.24
+++ deliantra/server/common/living.C	2007/01/15 15:41:09	1.29
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
     CrossFire, A Multiplayer game for X-windows
 
+    Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007 Marc Lehmann & Crossfire+ Development Team
     Copyright (C) 2002 Mark Wedel & Crossfire Development Team
     Copyright (C) 1992 Frank Tore Johansen
 
@@ -193,36 +194,36 @@
   "You're feeling clumsy!",
   "You feel less healthy",
   "You suddenly begin to lose your memory!",
-  "Your face gets distorted!",
   "Watch out, your mind is going!",
-  "Your spirit feels drained!"
+  "Your spirit feels drained!",
+  "Your face gets distorted!",
 };
 const char *const restore_msg[NUM_STATS] = {
   "You feel your strength return.",
   "You feel your agility return.",
   "You feel your health return.",
+  "You feel your memory return.",
   "You feel your wisdom return.",
+  "You feel your spirits return.",
   "You feel your charisma return.",
-  "You feel your memory return.",
-  "You feel your spirits return."
 };
 const char *const gain_msg[NUM_STATS] = {
   "You feel stronger.",
   "You feel more agile.",
   "You feel healthy.",
+  "You feel smarter.",
   "You feel wiser.",
+  "You feel more potent.",
   "You seem to look better.",
-  "You feel smarter.",
-  "You feel more potent."
 };
 const char *const lose_msg[NUM_STATS] = {
   "You feel weaker!",
   "You feel clumsy!",
   "You feel less healthy!",
+  "You feel stupid!",
   "You lose some of your memory!",
+  "You feel less potent!",
   "You look ugly!",
-  "You feel stupid!",
-  "You feel less potent!"
 };
 
 const char *const statname[NUM_STATS] = {
@@ -1610,16 +1611,16 @@
   char buf[MAX_BUF];            /* tmp. string buffer */
 
   /* now grab the 'dragon_ability'-forces from the player's inventory */
-  for (tmp = who->inv; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->below)
-    {
-      if (tmp->type == FORCE)
-        {
-          if (strcmp (tmp->arch->name, "dragon_ability_force") == 0)
-            abil = tmp;
-          if (strcmp (tmp->arch->name, "dragon_skin_force") == 0)
-            skin = tmp;
-        }
-    }
+  shstr_cmp dragon_ability_force ("dragon_ability_force");
+  shstr_cmp dragon_skin_force    ("dragon_skin_force");
+
+  for (tmp = who->inv; tmp; tmp = tmp->below)
+    if (tmp->type == FORCE)
+      if (tmp->arch->name == dragon_ability_force)
+        abil = tmp;
+      else if (tmp->arch->name == dragon_skin_force)
+        skin = tmp;
+
   /* if the force is missing -> bail out */
   if (abil == NULL)
     return;
@@ -1680,11 +1681,14 @@
   skill_obj->stats.exp = 0;
   skill_obj->level = 1;
   insert_ob_in_ob (skill_obj, op);
+
   if (op->contr)
     {
-      op->contr->last_skill_ob[skill_obj->subtype] = skill_obj;
-      op->contr->last_skill_exp[skill_obj->subtype] = -1;
+      op->contr->last_skill_ob [skill_obj->subtype] = skill_obj;
+      if (op->contr->ns)
+        op->contr->ns->last_skill_exp[skill_obj->subtype] = -1;//TODO: should be made superfluous
     }
+
   return skill_obj;
 }