--- deliantra/server/include/object.h	2008/05/05 15:54:39	1.176
+++ deliantra/server/include/object.h	2008/05/17 00:17:02	1.177
@@ -695,6 +695,13 @@
   static void postpone_arch_ref (arch_ptr &ref, const_utf8_string other_arch); /* postpone  other_arch reference */
 };
 
+// compatbiility, remove once replaced by ->instance
+inline object *
+arch_to_object (archetype *at)
+{
+  return at->instance ();
+}
+
 inline void
 object_freezer::put (keyword k, archetype *v)
 {