--- deliantra/server/common/living.C	2009/11/07 18:30:05	1.100
+++ deliantra/server/common/living.C	2010/01/30 23:30:26	1.106
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 
       if (!tmp)
         {
-          tmp = arch_to_object (at);
+          tmp = at->instance ();
           tmp = insert_ob_in_ob (tmp, this);
           SET_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_APPLIED);
         }
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
           if (!value)
             return;
 
-          tmp = arch_to_object (at);
+          tmp = at->instance ();
           tmp = insert_ob_in_ob (tmp, this);
           SET_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_APPLIED);
         }
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@
   /* First task is to clear all the values back to their original values */
   if (type == PLAYER)
     {
+      contr->delayed_update = false;
+
       for (int i = 0; i < NUM_STATS; i++)
         stat_sum [i] = contr->orig_stats.stat (i);
 
@@ -911,7 +913,7 @@
                   continue;
 
               for (int i = 0; i < NUM_STATS; i++)
-                stat_sum [i] = stat_sum [i] + tmp->stats.stat (i);
+                stat_sum [i] += tmp->stats.stat (i);
 
               if (digest_types [tmp->type])
                 {
@@ -1174,18 +1176,16 @@
     {
       // clamp various player stats
       for (int i = 0; i < NUM_STATS; ++i)
-        stats.stat (i) = clamp (stat_sum [i], MIN_STAT, MAX_STAT);
+        stats.stat (i) = stat_sum [i];
+
+      check_stat_bounds (&stats);
 
       contr->digestion = clamp (contr->digestion, MIN_DIGESTION, MAX_DIGESTION);
 
       /* Figure out the players sp/mana/hp totals. */
       int pl_level;
 
-      check_stat_bounds (&(stats));
-      pl_level = level;
-
-      if (pl_level < 1)
-        pl_level = 1;           /* safety, we should always get 1 levels worth of hp! */
+      pl_level = max (1, level); /* safety, we should always get 1 levels worth of hp! */
 
       /* You basically get half a con bonus/level.  But we do take into account rounding,
        * so if your bonus is 7, you still get 7 worth of bonus every 2 levels.
@@ -1358,8 +1358,7 @@
   /* Put a lower limit on speed.  Note with this speed, you move once every
    * 25 ticks or so. This amounts to once every 3 seconds of realtime.
    */
-  if (speed < 0.04f && type == PLAYER)
-    speed = 0.04f;
+  max_it (speed, is_player () ? MIN_PLAYER_SPEED : MIN_ACTIVE_SPEED);
 
   if (speed != old_speed)
     set_speed (speed);
@@ -1407,11 +1406,8 @@
   /* It is quite possible that a player's spell costing might have changed,
    * so we will check that now.
    */
-  if (type == PLAYER)
-    {
-      esrv_update_stats  (contr);
-      esrv_update_spells (contr);
-    }
+  if (is_player ())
+    contr->update_spells ();
 
   // update the mapspace, if we are on a map
   if (!flag [FLAG_REMOVED] && map)
@@ -1611,7 +1607,7 @@
 
       op->level++;
 
-      if (op && op == who && op->stats.exp > 1 && is_dragon_pl (who))
+      if (op && op == who && op->stats.exp > 1 && who->is_dragon ())
         dragon_level_gain (who);
 
       /* Only roll these if it is the player (who) that gained the level */
@@ -1654,12 +1650,7 @@
     }
 
   if (changed)
-    {
-      who->update_stats ();
-      esrv_update_stats (who->contr);
-      /* check if the spell data has changed */
-      esrv_update_spells (who->contr);
-    }
+    who->update_stats (); // should cause esrv_update_stats and esrv_update_spells
 }
 
 /*