--- deliantra/server/include/object.h	2008/04/24 00:30:52	1.168
+++ deliantra/server/include/object.h	2008/04/30 10:31:04	1.170
@@ -432,6 +432,14 @@
    */
   MTH bool has_random_items () const { return randomitems && !flag [FLAG_IS_A_TEMPLATE]; }
 
+  // returns the outermost owner, never returns 0
+  MTH object *outer_owner ()
+  {
+    for (object *op = this; ; op = op->owner)
+      if (!op->owner)
+        return op;
+  }
+
   // returns the outermost environment, never returns 0
   MTH object *outer_env ()
   {
@@ -632,6 +640,7 @@
   MTH void link   ();
   MTH void unlink ();
 
+  MTH static object *get (const char *name); // find()->instance()
   MTH object *instance ();
 
   object_vector_index ACC (RW, archid);         // index in archvector