diff --git a/source/projectl/prnpcspr.cpp b/source/projectl/prnpcspr.cpp
index 2e087373b..874cd95f9 100644
--- a/source/projectl/prnpcspr.cpp
+++ b/source/projectl/prnpcspr.cpp
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ CEnemyAsSpriteProjectile	*CEnemyAsSpriteProjectile::Create()
 {
 	CEnemyAsSpriteProjectile *projectile;
 
-	projectile = (CEnemyAsSpriteProjectile*)CThingManager::GetThing(TYPE_PLAYERPROJECTILE,0);
+	projectile = (CEnemyAsSpriteProjectile*)CThingManager::GetThing(TYPE_PLAYERPROJECTILE,1);
 	if ( !projectile )
 	{
 		projectile = new ("player projectile") CEnemyAsSpriteProjectile;
 	}
 
 	ASSERT(projectile);
+	projectile->setThingSubType(1);
 
 	return( projectile );
 }
diff --git a/source/projectl/projectl.cpp b/source/projectl/projectl.cpp
index 740b5e627..4ad1f3623 100644
--- a/source/projectl/projectl.cpp
+++ b/source/projectl/projectl.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ CProjectile	*CProjectile::Create()
 	}
 
 	ASSERT(projectile);
+	projectile->setThingSubType(0);
 
 	return( projectile );
 }
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ void CProjectile::init()
 
 	m_spriteFrame = FRM__SPIKE;
 
-	setThingSubType(0);
 	m_initHeading = m_heading = 0;
 	m_lifetime = GameState::getOneSecondInFrames() * 2;
 	m_movementType = PROJECTILE_DUMBFIRE;
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ CPlayerProjectile	*CPlayerProjectile::Create()
 	}
 
 	ASSERT(projectile);
+	projectile->setThingSubType(0);
 
 	return( projectile );
 }
@@ -493,7 +494,6 @@ CPlayerProjectile	*CPlayerProjectile::Create()
 void CPlayerProjectile::init()
 {
 	CPlayerProjectileThing::init();
-	setThingSubType(0);
 	m_heading = 0;
 	m_lifetime = GameState::getOneSecondInFrames() * 2;
 	m_movementType = PLAYER_PROJECTILE_DUMBFIRE;
diff --git a/source/projectl/projectl.h b/source/projectl/projectl.h
index 2643b3a46..2cf230694 100644
--- a/source/projectl/projectl.h
+++ b/source/projectl/projectl.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
 	};
 	enum
 	{ // For Dynamic ThingCache
-		MAX_SUBTYPE	=1,
+		MAX_SUBTYPE	=2,
 	};
 
 	static CPlayerProjectile	*Create();