--- deliantra/server/socket/item.C	2007/11/08 19:43:29	1.55
+++ deliantra/server/socket/item.C	2007/11/26 12:54:32	1.57
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
 
   if (!op)
     {
-      new_draw_info (NDI_UNIQUE, 0, pl->ob, "Could not find object to lock/unlock");
+      pl->failmsg ("Could not find object to lock/unlock");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -823,12 +823,12 @@
 
   if (!op)
     {
-      new_draw_info (NDI_UNIQUE, 0, pl->ob, "Could not find object to mark");
+      pl->failmsg ("Could not find object to mark");
       return;
     }
 
   pl->mark = op;
-  new_draw_info_format (NDI_UNIQUE, 0, pl->ob, "Marked item %s", query_name (op));
+  pl->ob->statusmsg (format ("Marked item %s", query_name (op)));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -927,17 +927,26 @@
         {
           object *current, *next;
 
+          int cnt = MAX_ITEM_PER_DROP;
+
           for (current = op->inv; current != NULL; current = next)
             {
               next = current->below;
               drop_object (pl, current, 0);
+
+              if (--cnt <= 0) break;
             }
 
+          if (cnt <= 0)
+            op->failmsg ("Only dropped some items, can't drop that many items at once.");
+
           esrv_update_item (UPD_WEIGHT, pl, op);
         }
       else
         drop_object (pl, op, nrof);
 
+      update_after_inventory_change (pl);
+
       return;
     }
   else if (to == pl->count)
@@ -964,6 +973,9 @@
    * an make sure env is in fact a container for that matter.
    */
   if (env->type == CONTAINER && can_pick (pl, op) && sack_can_hold (pl, env, op, nrof))
-    put_object_in_sack (pl, env, op, nrof);
+    {
+      put_object_in_sack (pl, env, op, nrof);
+      update_after_inventory_change (pl);
+    }
 }