diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c2c34a..a81cb5e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 maps
 saves
 __pycache__
-winsh.py
-yamltest.py
+gameshell.geany
diff --git a/gamebase.py b/gamebase.py
index 66debad..6433ef6 100644
--- a/gamebase.py
+++ b/gamebase.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ Object can be the name of the object, or its coordinates."""
             if self.level.name not in self.persist:
                 self.persist[self.level.name] = {}
             for i in self.level.persistent:
-                self.persist[self.level.name][i] = self.level.getThingByName(i)
+                self.persist[self.level.name][i] = self.level.getThingByID(i)
         
         preLoaded = False
         if args[0] in self.persist:
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ Object can be the name of the object, or its coordinates."""
         return False
         
     def handleTake(self, e):
-        self.level.removeThing(e.item.name)
+        self.level.removeThingByName(e.item.name)
         self.playerInv[e.item.name] = e.item
         return True
         
diff --git a/gamemap.py b/gamemap.py
index 6b36195..e715cd7 100644
--- a/gamemap.py
+++ b/gamemap.py
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ list of lists of tuples."""
             self.thingNames[thing.name].append(thing.thingID)
         self.things[thing.thingID] = thing
         if persist:
-            self.persistent.append(thing.name)
+            self.persistent.append(thing.thingID)
         return nextThing
         
     def getThing(self, **kwargs):
@@ -889,6 +889,8 @@ The closeEnough parameter will create a path that lands beside the source if nec
                 self.thingNames[oldName].remove(thing.thingID)
                 if len(self.thingNames[oldName]) == 0:
                     del self.thingNames[oldName]
+            if thing.thingID in self.persistent:
+                self.persistent.remove(thing.thingID)
             del self.things[thing.thingID]
             return thing
         else:
diff --git a/gameshell.py b/gameshell.py
index 38473ab..7d3da4a 100644
--- a/gameshell.py
+++ b/gameshell.py
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ If -l is given, a map legend will be printed under the map."""
         ret.append("Player name:{0:.>68}".format(self.gameBase.playerName))
         ret.append("Player position:{0:.>64}".format("{0}{1}".format(self.gameBase.numberToLetter(self.gameBase.playerx), self.gameBase.playery)))
         ret.append("Prev. position:{0:.>65}".format("{0}{1}".format(self.gameBase.numberToLetter(self.gameBase.prevx), self.gameBase.prevy)))
+        ret.append("Things:\nID      Name                            X    Y")
+        for i in self.gameBase.level.things:
+            j = self.gameBase.level.things[i]
+            ret.append("{0:<7} {1:<31} {2:<3} {3:<3}".format(i, j.name, j.x, j.y))
+        ret.append("Persistent:")
+        for i in self.gameBase.level.persistent:
+            ret.append(str(i))
         print('\n'.join(ret))
         #heapq.heappush(self.gameBase.eventQueue, (self.gameBase.gameTime, gameevents.NoOpEvent()))
         return