diff --git a/source/thing/thing.cpp b/source/thing/thing.cpp
index 7a2ee8e6c..606bc0829 100644
--- a/source/thing/thing.cpp
+++ b/source/thing/thing.cpp
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ int	Type=thing->getThingType();
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void	CThing::init()
 {
-	Parent=NULL;
-	Next=NULL;
+	ParentThing=NULL;
+	NextThing=NULL;
 	m_numChildren = 0;
 
 	Pos.vx=Pos.vy=10;
@@ -582,9 +582,9 @@ void	CThing::init()
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void	CThing::shutdown()
 {
-	if (Parent) 
+	if (ParentThing) 
 	{ // Is child
-		Parent->removeChild(this);
+		ParentThing->removeChild(this);
 	}
 	else
 	{ // Is Parent
@@ -762,24 +762,24 @@ void	CThing::ShowBBox()
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void	CThing::addChild(CThing *Child)
 {
-CThing	*List=Next;
+CThing	*List=NextThing;
 
 	if ( List )
 	{
 // Find end of list
-		while (List->Next) 
+		while (List->NextThing) 
 		{
-			List=List->Next;
+			List=List->NextThing;
 		}
-		List->Next=Child;
-		Child->Parent=this;
+		List->NextThing=Child;
+		Child->ParentThing=this;
 		m_numChildren++;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 // List does not exist, create
-		Next = Child;
-		Child->Parent=this;
+		NextThing = Child;
+		Child->ParentThing=this;
 		m_numChildren++;
 	}
 }
@@ -792,14 +792,14 @@ CThing	*List=Next;
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void	CThing::removeChild(CThing *Child)
 {
-CThing	*List=Next;
+CThing	*List=NextThing;
 CThing	*Last=NULL;
 
 // Find Child
-		while ( List != Child && List->Next )
+		while ( List != Child && List->NextThing )
 		{
 			Last = List;
-			List = List->Next;
+			List = List->NextThing;
 		}
 
 // if there are no more links to continue down, the current 'List' must either be the correct item, or the item does not
@@ -809,16 +809,16 @@ CThing	*Last=NULL;
 
 		if ( Last )
 		{
-			Last->Next = List->Next;
+			Last->NextThing = List->NextThing;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			this->Next = List->Next;
+			this->NextThing = List->NextThing;
 		}
 
 		m_numChildren--;
 
-		Child->Parent=NULL;
+		Child->ParentThing=NULL;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -829,16 +829,16 @@ CThing	*Last=NULL;
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void	CThing::removeAllChild()
 {
-CThing	*List=Next;
+CThing	*List=NextThing;
 
 		while (List)
 		{
-			CThing	*Next=List->Next;
-			List->Parent=NULL;
-			List->Next=NULL;
-			List=Next;
+			CThing	*NextThing=List->NextThing;
+			List->ParentThing=NULL;
+			List->NextThing=NULL;
+			List=NextThing;
 		}
-		Next=NULL;
+		NextThing=NULL;
 
 		m_numChildren = 0;
 }
@@ -851,18 +851,18 @@ CThing	*List=Next;
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void	CThing::deleteAllChild()
 {
-CThing	*List=Next;
+CThing	*List=NextThing;
 
 		while (List)
 		{
-			CThing	*Next=List->Next;
-			List->Parent=NULL;
-			List->Next=NULL;
+			CThing	*NextThing=List->NextThing;
+			List->ParentThing=NULL;
+			List->NextThing=NULL;
 			List->shutdown();
 			delete List;
-			List=Next;
+			List=NextThing;
 		}
-		Next=NULL;
+		NextThing=NULL;
 
 		m_numChildren = 0;
 }
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ int		CThing::getNumChildren()
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 bool	CThing::hasChild(CThing *Child)
 {
-	CThing *nextChild = Next;
+CThing *nextChild = NextThing;
 
 	while( nextChild )
 	{
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ bool	CThing::hasChild(CThing *Child)
 			return( true );
 		}
 
-		nextChild = nextChild->Next;
+		nextChild = nextChild->NextThing;
 	}
 
 	return( false );
diff --git a/source/thing/thing.h b/source/thing/thing.h
index 2e6d7df96..745d5c913 100644
--- a/source/thing/thing.h
+++ b/source/thing/thing.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ private:
 	static CThing			*s_CollisionLists[];
 	static sBBox			m_RenderBBox;
 	static sBBox			m_ThinkBBox;
+
+//	static CThing			*s_FreeList[];
+
 };
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -130,24 +133,28 @@ virtual int		dontKillDuringLevelRespawn()							{return false;}
 		DVECTOR const	&getPos()						{return Pos;}
 		void			setPos(DVECTOR newPos)			{Pos=newPos;}
 		DVECTOR			getPosDelta()					{return PosDelta;}
-		CThing			*getNext()						{return Next;}
+		CThing			*getParent()					{return ParentThing;}
+		CThing			*getNext()						{return NextThing;}
 
 virtual void			processEvent(GAME_EVENT _event,CThing *_sourceThing);
 
 protected:
-
-// Parent Child Linkage
-		CThing			*Parent,*Next;
-// Count
-		int				m_numChildren;
 // Pos
 		DVECTOR			Pos, PosLast, PosDelta;
 
-public:
-		CThing			*m_nextListThing;
-		CThing			*m_nextCollisionThing;
+// Parent Child Linkage
+		CThing			*ParentThing,*NextThing;
+		int				m_numChildren;
 
-	// -- Collision --
+public:
+// Collision/List Link List
+		CThing			*m_nextCollisionThing;
+		CThing			*m_nextListThing;
+
+public:
+		CThing			*m_NextFreeThing;
+
+// -- Collision --
 public:
 virtual	CRECT const		*getRenderBBox()							{return &m_collisionArea;}
 virtual	CRECT const		*getThinkBBox()								{return &m_collisionArea;}
@@ -172,11 +179,18 @@ virtual bool			getHasPlatformCollided()					{return false;}
 virtual s32				getNewYPos( CThing *_thisThing );
 		void			setNewCollidedPos(DVECTOR newPos)			{m_newCollidedPos = newPos;}	// pkg - to be removed?
 
+
+public:
+// Thing states
 		void			setRenderFlag(bool f)						{m_renderFlag=f;}
 		void			setThinkFlag(bool f)						{m_thinkFlag=f;}
 		bool			canRender()									{return (m_renderFlag);}
 		DVECTOR			&getRenderPos()								{return(m_RenderPos);}
 		bool			canThink()									{return (m_thinkFlag);}
+protected:
+		bool			m_renderFlag,m_thinkFlag;
+		DVECTOR			m_RenderPos;
+		bool			m_isShuttingDown;
 
 protected:
 virtual void			setCollisionSize(int _w,int _h);
@@ -192,9 +206,9 @@ private:
 		s16				m_collisionAngle;															// pkg - move to CNpcPlatform?
 		DVECTOR			m_newCollidedPos;															// pkg - to be removed?
 
-		bool			m_renderFlag,m_thinkFlag;
-		DVECTOR			m_RenderPos;
-		bool			m_isShuttingDown;
+// Free List Stuff
+public:	
+//virtual	int				getMaxType()=0;
 };
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------- */