--- deliantra/server/common/object.C	2006/11/17 19:40:53	1.54
+++ deliantra/server/common/object.C	2006/12/03 02:46:33	1.57
@@ -969,6 +969,26 @@
         }
     }
 
+  // hack to ensure that freed objects still have a valid map
+  {
+    static maptile *freed_map; // freed objects are moved here to avoid crashes
+
+    if (!freed_map)
+      {
+        freed_map = new maptile;
+
+        freed_map->name   = "/internal/freed_objects_map";
+        freed_map->width  = 3;
+        freed_map->height = 3;
+
+        freed_map->allocate ();
+      }
+
+    map = freed_map;
+    x = 1;
+    y = 1;
+  }
+
   // clear those pointers that likely might have circular references to us
   owner       = 0;
   enemy       = 0;