diff --git a/.idea/compiler.xml b/.idea/compiler.xml
index f1e285986..4e9742ba6 100644
--- a/.idea/compiler.xml
+++ b/.idea/compiler.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <annotationProcessing>
       <profile default="true" name="Default" enabled="true" />
     </annotationProcessing>
-    <bytecodeTargetLevel target="11" />
+    <bytecodeTargetLevel target="17" />
   </component>
   <component name="JavacSettings">
     <option name="PREFER_TARGET_JDK_COMPILER" value="false" />
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/IngameInstance.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/IngameInstance.kt
index b8dc12b72..6d8852c5b 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/IngameInstance.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/IngameInstance.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package net.torvald.terrarum
 
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Disposable
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException
 import net.torvald.terrarum.App.printdbg
@@ -126,8 +125,8 @@ open class IngameInstance(val batch: FlippingSpriteBatch, val isMultiplayer: Boo
     val actorContainerActive = SortedArrayList<Actor>(ACTORCONTAINER_INITIAL_SIZE)
     val actorContainerInactive = SortedArrayList<Actor>(ACTORCONTAINER_INITIAL_SIZE)
 
-    val actorAdditionQueue = ArrayList<Actor>()
-    val actorRemovalQueue = ArrayList<Actor>()
+    val actorAdditionQueue = ArrayList<Pair<Actor, Throwable>>()
+    val actorRemovalQueue = ArrayList<Pair<Actor, Throwable>>()
 
     /**
      * ## BIG NOTE: Calculated actor distance is the **Euclidean distance SQUARED**
@@ -316,10 +315,10 @@ open class IngameInstance(val batch: FlippingSpriteBatch, val isMultiplayer: Boo
      */
     open fun queueActorRemoval(actor: Actor?) {
         if (actor == null) return
-        actorRemovalQueue.add(actor)
+        actorRemovalQueue.add(actor to StackTraceRecorder())
     }
 
-    protected open fun forceRemoveActor(actor: Actor) {
+    protected open fun forceRemoveActor(actor: Actor, caller: Throwable = StackTraceRecorder()) {
         arrayOf(actorContainerActive, actorContainerInactive).forEach { actorContainer ->
             val indexToDelete = actorContainer.searchFor(actor.referenceID) { it.referenceID }
             if (indexToDelete != null) {
@@ -329,14 +328,14 @@ open class IngameInstance(val batch: FlippingSpriteBatch, val isMultiplayer: Boo
         }
     }
 
-    protected open fun forceAddActor(actor: Actor?) {
+    protected open fun forceAddActor(actor: Actor?, caller: Throwable = StackTraceRecorder()) {
         if (actor == null) return
 
         if (theGameHasActor(actor.referenceID)) {
-            throw ReferencedActorAlreadyExistsException(actor)
+            throw ReferencedActorAlreadyExistsException(actor, caller)
         }
         else {
-            actorAdditionQueue.add(actor)
+            actorAdditionQueue.add(actor to StackTraceRecorder())
         }
     }
 
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ open class IngameInstance(val batch: FlippingSpriteBatch, val isMultiplayer: Boo
      */
     open fun queueActorAddition(actor: Actor?) {
         if (actor == null) return
-        actorAdditionQueue.add(actor)
+        actorAdditionQueue.add(actor to StackTraceRecorder())
     }
 
     fun isActive(ID: Int): Boolean =
@@ -498,10 +497,11 @@ inline fun Lock.lock(body: () -> Unit) {
     }
 }
 
+class StackTraceRecorder() : Exception("(I'm here to just record the stack trace, move along)")
 class NoSuchActorWithIDException(id: ActorID) : Exception("Actor with ID $id does not exist.")
 class NoSuchActorWithRefException(actor: Actor) : Exception("No such actor in the game: $actor")
-class ReferencedActorAlreadyExistsException(actor: Actor) : Exception("The actor $actor already exists in the game")
-class ProtectedActorRemovalException(whatisit: String) : Exception("Attempted to removed protected actor '$whatisit'")
+class ReferencedActorAlreadyExistsException(actor: Actor, caller: Throwable) : Exception("The actor $actor already exists in the game", caller)
+class ProtectedActorRemovalException(whatisit: String, caller: Throwable) : Exception("Attempted to removed protected actor '$whatisit'", caller)
 
 val INGAME: IngameInstance
     get() = Terrarum.ingame!!
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
index 8b654b0d4..8ca90b7ec 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ open class TerrarumIngame(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch) : IngameInstance(batch) {
             repossessActor()
 
             // process actor addition requests
-            actorAdditionQueue.forEach { forceAddActor(it) }
+            actorAdditionQueue.forEach { forceAddActor(it.first, it.second) }
             actorAdditionQueue.clear()
             // determine whether the inactive actor should be activated
             wakeDormantActors()
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ open class TerrarumIngame(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch) : IngameInstance(batch) {
             // determine whether the actor should keep being activated or be dormant
             killOrKnockdownActors()
             // process actor removal requests
-            actorRemovalQueue.forEach { forceRemoveActor(it) }
+            actorRemovalQueue.forEach { forceRemoveActor(it.first, it.second) }
             actorRemovalQueue.clear()
             // update particles
             particlesContainer.forEach { if (!it.flagDespawn) particlesActive++; it.update(delta) }
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ open class TerrarumIngame(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch) : IngameInstance(batch) {
     }
 
 
-    override fun forceRemoveActor(actor: Actor) {
+    override fun forceRemoveActor(actor: Actor, caller: Throwable) {
         arrayOf(actorContainerActive, actorContainerInactive).forEach { actorContainer ->
             val indexToDelete = actorContainer.searchForIndex(actor.referenceID) { it.referenceID }
             if (indexToDelete != null) {
@@ -1185,11 +1185,11 @@ open class TerrarumIngame(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch) : IngameInstance(batch) {
     /**
      * Check for duplicates, append actor and sort the list
      */
-    override fun forceAddActor(actor: Actor?) {
+    override fun forceAddActor(actor: Actor?, caller: Throwable) {
         if (actor == null) return
 
         if (theGameHasActor(actor.referenceID)) {
-            throw ReferencedActorAlreadyExistsException(actor)
+            throw ReferencedActorAlreadyExistsException(actor, caller)
         }
         else {
             actorContainerActive.add(actor)
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/DroppedItem.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/DroppedItem.kt
index 9b31a7acf..bd6cf00c8 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/DroppedItem.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/DroppedItem.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ open class DroppedItem : ActorWithBody {
 
     var itemID: ItemID = ""; private set
 
+    @Transient private var visualItemID = ""
+
     @Transient private var textureRegion: TextureRegion? = null // deserialiser won't call setter of the fields
 
     var itemCount = 1L
@@ -76,8 +78,11 @@ open class DroppedItem : ActorWithBody {
 
     override fun drawBody(batch: SpriteBatch) {
         // deserialiser won't call setter of the fields
+        if (visualItemID == "") {
+            visualItemID = BlockCodex.getOrNull(itemID)?.world ?: itemID
+        }
         if (textureRegion == null) {
-            textureRegion = ItemCodex.getItemImage(itemID)!!
+            textureRegion = ItemCodex.getItemImage(visualItemID)!!
         }
 
         // copy-pasted from ActorWithBody.drawSpriteInGoodPosition()
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/FixtureItemBase.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/FixtureItemBase.kt
index a9e15801b..8e1be7596 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/FixtureItemBase.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/FixtureItemBase.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ open class FixtureItemBase(originalID: ItemID, val fixtureClassName: String) : G
     }
 
     override fun startPrimaryUse(actor: ActorWithBody, delta: Float) = mouseInInteractableRange(actor) {
-        val item = ghostItem.get()//makeFixture()
+        val item = ghostItem.getAndSet(makeFixture()) // renew the "ghost" otherwise you'll be spawning exactly the same fixture again; old ghost will be returned
 
         item.spawn(Terrarum.mouseTileX, Terrarum.mouseTileY - item.blockBox.height + 1)
         // return true when placed, false when cannot be placed