--- deliantra/server/common/shstr.C	2007/07/01 05:00:18	1.24
+++ deliantra/server/common/shstr.C	2007/07/10 05:51:37	1.25
@@ -128,10 +128,12 @@
   curpos = *i;
 }
 
-shstr skill_names[NUM_SKILLS];
+// declare these here to get correct initialisation order
+#define def(str) const shstr shstr_ ## str (# str);
+# include "shstrinc.h"
+#undef def
 
-// what weird misoptimisation is this again?
-const shstr undead_name ("undead");
+shstr skill_names[NUM_SKILLS];
 
 //TODO: this should of course not be here