--- deliantra/server/common/loader.C	2006/09/04 16:46:32	1.5
+++ deliantra/server/common/loader.C	2006/09/07 14:21:04	1.9
@@ -501,9 +501,10 @@
   else                          \
     CLEAR_FLAG (op, flag)       \
 
-int parse_object (object * op, object_thawer & thawer, int map_flags)
+int parse_object (object *op, object_thawer &thawer, int map_flags)
 {
   bool ismore = 0;
+  object *op_inv = op->inv;
 
   for (;;)
     {
@@ -559,17 +560,29 @@
                   if (tmp->arch)
                     {
                       // was: insert_ob_in_ob (tmp, op);
-                      // but manually addint it can improve map loading times a lot
-                      tmp->env = op;
+                      // but manually adding it can improve map loading times a lot
+                      // also, appending instead of prepending keeps the
+                      // save ordering the same between repeated load/saves.
+                      CLEAR_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_OBJ_ORIGINAL);
+                      CLEAR_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_REMOVED);
 
-                      if (!op->inv)
-                        op->inv = tmp;
-                      else
+                      if (!op_inv)
                         {
-                          tmp->below = op->inv;
-                          tmp->below->above = tmp;
                           op->inv = tmp;
+                          tmp->above = 0;
+                        } 
+                      else
+                        {
+                          while (op_inv->below)
+                            op_inv = op_inv->below;
+
+                          op_inv->below = tmp;
+                          tmp->above = op_inv;
                         }
+
+                      tmp->below = 0;
+                      tmp->env = op;
+                      op_inv = tmp;
                     }
                   else
                     {
@@ -1023,8 +1036,8 @@
             break;
 
           default:
-            printf ("kw abort %s\n", keyword_str [kw]);//D
-            abort ();
+            LOG (llevError, "UNSUPPORTED KEYWORD IN MAP: \"%s\", bug in normaliser. skipping.\n", keyword_str [kw]);
+            break;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1055,7 +1068,10 @@
  * This function appears to be used in only 2 places - in crossedit to
  * override values and in c_wiz to mutate values.
  */
-int set_variable(object *op,char *buf) {
+int
+set_variable(object *op, char *buf)
+{
+  return 0;
 #if 0
     int retval;
     object_thawer thawer (0);
@@ -1122,6 +1138,8 @@
 }
 
 /* This returns a string of the integer movement type */
+#if 0
+// unused function
 static char* get_string_move_type(MoveType mt)
 {
     static char retbuf[MAX_BUF], retbuf_all[MAX_BUF];
@@ -1159,7 +1177,8 @@
     if (all_count <=1) return retbuf_all+1;
     else return retbuf+1;
 }
-    
+#endif
+
 // compare *op against *tmp and output differences
 void
 put (object_freezer &f, object *op, object *tmp)