diff --git a/src/c_cmds.cpp b/src/c_cmds.cpp
index 4e0aa8b32..0567427cf 100644
--- a/src/c_cmds.cpp
+++ b/src/c_cmds.cpp
@@ -788,8 +788,8 @@ CCMD(info)
 	AActor *linetarget;
 
 	if (CheckCheatmode () || players[consoleplayer].mo == NULL) return;
-	P_AimLineAttack(players[consoleplayer].mo,players[consoleplayer].mo->angle,MISSILERANGE, &linetarget, 0,
-		false, false, true);
+	P_AimLineAttack(players[consoleplayer].mo,players[consoleplayer].mo->angle,MISSILERANGE, 
+		&linetarget, 0,	ALF_CHECKNONSHOOTABLE|ALF_FORCENOSMART);
 	if (linetarget)
 	{
 		Printf("Target=%s, Health=%d, Spawnhealth=%d\n",
@@ -923,3 +923,16 @@ CCMD(nextsecret)
 		Printf("no next secret map!\n");
 	}
 }
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+//
+//
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CCMD(currentpos)
+{
+	AActor *mo = players[consoleplayer].mo;
+	Printf("Current player position: (%1.3f,%1.3f,%1.3f), angle: %1.3f, floorheight: %1.3f, sector:%d, lightlevel: %d\n",
+		FIXED2FLOAT(mo->x), FIXED2FLOAT(mo->y), FIXED2FLOAT(mo->z), mo->angle/float(ANGLE_1), FIXED2FLOAT(mo->floorz), mo->Sector->sectornum, mo->Sector->lightlevel);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/g_hexen/a_clericstaff.cpp b/src/g_hexen/a_clericstaff.cpp
index 829e45127..03b8c7518 100644
--- a/src/g_hexen/a_clericstaff.cpp
+++ b/src/g_hexen/a_clericstaff.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_CStaffCheck)
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 	{
 		angle = pmo->angle+i*(ANG45/16);
-		slope = P_AimLineAttack (pmo, angle, fixed_t(1.5*MELEERANGE), &linetarget, 0, false, true);
+		slope = P_AimLineAttack (pmo, angle, fixed_t(1.5*MELEERANGE), &linetarget, 0, ALF_CHECK3D);
 		if (linetarget)
 		{
 			P_LineAttack (pmo, angle, fixed_t(1.5*MELEERANGE), slope, damage, NAME_Melee, PClass::FindClass ("CStaffPuff"));
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_CStaffCheck)
 			break;
 		}
 		angle = pmo->angle-i*(ANG45/16);
-		slope = P_AimLineAttack (player->mo, angle, fixed_t(1.5*MELEERANGE), &linetarget, 0, false, true);
+		slope = P_AimLineAttack (player->mo, angle, fixed_t(1.5*MELEERANGE), &linetarget, 0, ALF_CHECK3D);
 		if (linetarget)
 		{
 			P_LineAttack (pmo, angle, fixed_t(1.5*MELEERANGE), slope, damage, NAME_Melee, PClass::FindClass ("CStaffPuff"));
diff --git a/src/g_hexen/a_fighterhammer.cpp b/src/g_hexen/a_fighterhammer.cpp
index edb618bea..2c457c035 100644
--- a/src/g_hexen/a_fighterhammer.cpp
+++ b/src/g_hexen/a_fighterhammer.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_FHammerAttack)
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
 	{
 		angle = pmo->angle + i*(ANG45/32);
-		slope = P_AimLineAttack (pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, &linetarget, 0, false, true);
+		slope = P_AimLineAttack (pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, &linetarget, 0, ALF_CHECK3D);
 		if (linetarget)
 		{
 			P_LineAttack (pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, slope, damage, NAME_Melee, PClass::FindClass ("HammerPuff"), true);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_FHammerAttack)
 			goto hammerdone;
 		}
 		angle = pmo->angle-i*(ANG45/32);
-		slope = P_AimLineAttack(pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, &linetarget, 0, false, true);
+		slope = P_AimLineAttack(pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, &linetarget, 0, ALF_CHECK3D);
 		if(linetarget)
 		{
 			P_LineAttack(pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, slope, damage, NAME_Melee, PClass::FindClass ("HammerPuff"), true);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_FHammerAttack)
 	}
 	// didn't find any targets in meleerange, so set to throw out a hammer
 	angle = pmo->angle;
-	slope = P_AimLineAttack (pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, &linetarget, 0, false, true);
+	slope = P_AimLineAttack (pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, &linetarget, 0, ALF_CHECK3D);
 	if (P_LineAttack (pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, slope, damage, NAME_Melee, PClass::FindClass ("HammerPuff"), true) != NULL)
 	{
 		pmo->special1 = false;
diff --git a/src/g_hexen/a_magecone.cpp b/src/g_hexen/a_magecone.cpp
index a80eae659..84d53db56 100644
--- a/src/g_hexen/a_magecone.cpp
+++ b/src/g_hexen/a_magecone.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_FireConePL1)
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
 	{
 		angle = self->angle+i*(ANG45/16);
-		slope = P_AimLineAttack (self, angle, MELEERANGE, &linetarget, 0, false, true);
+		slope = P_AimLineAttack (self, angle, MELEERANGE, &linetarget, 0, ALF_CHECK3D);
 		if (linetarget)
 		{
 			P_DamageMobj (linetarget, self, self, damage, NAME_Ice);
diff --git a/src/g_strife/a_crusader.cpp b/src/g_strife/a_crusader.cpp
index f4f0024fd..6d34182f4 100644
--- a/src/g_strife/a_crusader.cpp
+++ b/src/g_strife/a_crusader.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "thingdef/thingdef.h"
 */
 
-bool Sys_1ed64 (AActor *self)
+static bool CrusaderCheckRange (AActor *self)
 {
 	if (P_CheckSight (self, self->target) && self->reactiontime == 0)
 	{
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_CrusaderChoose)
 	if (self->target == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (Sys_1ed64 (self))
+	if (CrusaderCheckRange (self))
 	{
 		A_FaceTarget (self);
 		self->angle -= ANGLE_180/16;
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.cpp b/src/p_enemy.cpp
index 422ed845c..c216baa00 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.cpp
+++ b/src/p_enemy.cpp
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_MonsterRail)
 									self->target->x,
 									self->target->y);
 
-	self->pitch = P_AimLineAttack (self, self->angle, MISSILERANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*60, false, false, false, self->target);
+	self->pitch = P_AimLineAttack (self, self->angle, MISSILERANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*60, 0, self->target);
 	if (linetarget == NULL)
 	{
 		// We probably won't hit the target, but aim at it anyway so we don't look stupid.
diff --git a/src/p_local.h b/src/p_local.h
index 134a627ed..3aff45bf0 100644
--- a/src/p_local.h
+++ b/src/p_local.h
@@ -407,7 +407,16 @@ void	P_FindFloorCeiling (AActor *actor, bool onlymidtex = false);
 
 bool	P_ChangeSector (sector_t* sector, int crunch, int amt, int floorOrCeil, bool isreset);
 
-fixed_t P_AimLineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, AActor **pLineTarget = NULL, fixed_t vrange=0, bool forcenosmart=false, bool check3d = false, bool checknonshootable = false, AActor *target=NULL);
+fixed_t P_AimLineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, AActor **pLineTarget = NULL, fixed_t vrange=0, int flags = 0, AActor *target=NULL);
+
+enum
+{
+	ALF_FORCENOSMART = 1,
+	ALF_CHECK3D = 2,
+	ALF_CHECKNONSHOOTABLE = 4,
+	ALF_CHECKCONVERSATION = 8,
+};
+
 AActor *P_LineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, int pitch, int damage, FName damageType, const PClass *pufftype, bool ismelee = false);
 AActor *P_LineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, int pitch, int damage, FName damageType, FName pufftype, bool ismelee = false);
 void	P_TraceBleed (int damage, fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t z, AActor *target, angle_t angle, int pitch);
diff --git a/src/p_map.cpp b/src/p_map.cpp
index 5759f59c0..6e5807066 100644
--- a/src/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/p_map.cpp
@@ -2807,8 +2807,7 @@ struct aim_t
 	AActor *		linetarget;
 	AActor *		thing_friend, * thing_other;
 	angle_t			pitch_friend, pitch_other;
-	bool			notsmart;
-	bool			check3d;
+	int				flags;
 #ifdef _3DFLOORS
 	sector_t *		lastsector;
 	secplane_t *	lastfloorplane;
@@ -2819,7 +2818,7 @@ struct aim_t
 	bool AimTraverse3DFloors(const divline_t &trace, intercept_t * in);
 #endif
 
-	void AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t endy, bool checknonshootable = false, AActor *target=NULL);
+	void AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t endy, AActor *target=NULL);
 
 };
 
@@ -2936,7 +2935,7 @@ bool aim_t::AimTraverse3DFloors(const divline_t &trace, intercept_t * in)
 //
 //============================================================================
 
-void aim_t::AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t endy, bool checknonshootable, AActor *target)
+void aim_t::AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t endy, AActor *target)
 {
 	FPathTraverse it(startx, starty, endx, endy, PT_ADDLINES|PT_ADDTHINGS);
 	intercept_t *in;
@@ -2994,18 +2993,23 @@ void aim_t::AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t e
 		if (target != NULL && th != target)
 			continue;					// only care about target, and you're not it
 
-		if (!checknonshootable)			// For info CCMD, ignore stuff about GHOST and SHOOTABLE flags
+		// If we want to start a conversation anything that has one should be
+		// found, regardless of other settings.
+		if (!(flags & ALF_CHECKCONVERSATION) || th->Conversation == NULL)
 		{
- 			if (!(th->flags&MF_SHOOTABLE))
-				continue;					// corpse or something
-
-			// check for physical attacks on a ghost
-			if ((th->flags3 & MF3_GHOST) && 
-				shootthing->player &&	// [RH] Be sure shootthing is a player
-				shootthing->player->ReadyWeapon &&
-				(shootthing->player->ReadyWeapon->flags2 & MF2_THRUGHOST))
+			if (!(flags & ALF_CHECKNONSHOOTABLE))			// For info CCMD, ignore stuff about GHOST and SHOOTABLE flags
 			{
-				continue;
+ 				if (!(th->flags&MF_SHOOTABLE))
+					continue;					// corpse or something
+
+				// check for physical attacks on a ghost
+				if ((th->flags3 & MF3_GHOST) && 
+					shootthing->player &&	// [RH] Be sure shootthing is a player
+					shootthing->player->ReadyWeapon &&
+					(shootthing->player->ReadyWeapon->flags2 & MF2_THRUGHOST))
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		dist = FixedMul (attackrange, in->frac);
@@ -3079,7 +3083,7 @@ void aim_t::AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t e
 		
 		thingpitch = thingtoppitch/2 + thingbottompitch/2;
 		
-		if (check3d)
+		if (flags & ALF_CHECK3D)
 		{
 			// We need to do a 3D distance check here because this is nearly always used in
 			// combination with P_LineAttack. P_LineAttack uses 3D distance but FPathTraverse
@@ -3096,7 +3100,7 @@ void aim_t::AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t e
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (sv_smartaim && !notsmart)
+		if (sv_smartaim != 0 && !(flags & ALF_FORCENOSMART))
 		{
 			// try to be a little smarter about what to aim at!
 			// In particular avoid autoaiming at friends amd barrels.
@@ -3131,11 +3135,6 @@ void aim_t::AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t e
 			aimpitch = thingpitch;
 			return;
 		}
-		if (checknonshootable)
-		{
-			linetarget = th;
-			aimpitch = thingpitch;
-		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3145,15 +3144,16 @@ void aim_t::AimTraverse (fixed_t startx, fixed_t starty, fixed_t endx, fixed_t e
 //
 //============================================================================
 
-fixed_t P_AimLineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, AActor **pLineTarget, fixed_t vrange, bool forcenosmart, bool check3d, bool checknonshootable, AActor *target)
+fixed_t P_AimLineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, AActor **pLineTarget, fixed_t vrange, 
+						 int flags, AActor *target)
 {
 	fixed_t x2;
 	fixed_t y2;
 	aim_t aim;
 
 	angle >>= ANGLETOFINESHIFT;
+	aim.flags = flags;
 	aim.shootthing = t1;
-	aim.check3d = check3d;
 
 	x2 = t1->x + (distance>>FRACBITS)*finecosine[angle];
 	y2 = t1->y + (distance>>FRACBITS)*finesine[angle];
@@ -3194,7 +3194,6 @@ fixed_t P_AimLineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, AActor **p
 	}
 	aim.toppitch = t1->pitch - vrange;
 	aim.bottompitch = t1->pitch + vrange;
-	aim.notsmart = forcenosmart;
 
 	aim.attackrange = distance;
 	aim.linetarget = NULL;
@@ -3223,7 +3222,7 @@ fixed_t P_AimLineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, AActor **p
 	}
 #endif
 
-	aim.AimTraverse (t1->x, t1->y, x2, y2, checknonshootable, target);
+	aim.AimTraverse (t1->x, t1->y, x2, y2, target);
 
 	if (!aim.linetarget) 
 	{
@@ -3239,7 +3238,9 @@ fixed_t P_AimLineAttack (AActor *t1, angle_t angle, fixed_t distance, AActor **p
 		}
 	}
 	if (pLineTarget)
+	{
 		*pLineTarget = aim.linetarget;
+	}
 	return aim.linetarget ? aim.aimpitch : t1->pitch;
 }
 
@@ -3918,13 +3919,13 @@ bool P_TalkFacing(AActor *player)
 {
 	AActor *linetarget;
 
-	P_AimLineAttack(player, player->angle, TALKRANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*35, true);
+	P_AimLineAttack(player, player->angle, TALKRANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*35, ALF_FORCENOSMART|ALF_CHECKCONVERSATION);
 	if (linetarget == NULL)
 	{
-		P_AimLineAttack(player, player->angle + (ANGLE_90 >> 4), TALKRANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*35, true);
+		P_AimLineAttack(player, player->angle + (ANGLE_90 >> 4), TALKRANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*35, ALF_FORCENOSMART|ALF_CHECKCONVERSATION);
 		if (linetarget == NULL)
 		{
-			P_AimLineAttack(player, player->angle - (ANGLE_90 >> 4), TALKRANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*35, true);
+			P_AimLineAttack(player, player->angle - (ANGLE_90 >> 4), TALKRANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*35, ALF_FORCENOSMART|ALF_CHECKCONVERSATION);
 			if (linetarget == NULL)
 			{
 				return false;
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
index 59ca172cb..095540caa 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_PARAMS(AActor, A_CustomRailgun)
 										self->target->x,
 										self->target->y);
 	}
-	self->pitch = P_AimLineAttack (self, self->angle, MISSILERANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*60, false, false, false, aim ? self->target : NULL);
+	self->pitch = P_AimLineAttack (self, self->angle, MISSILERANGE, &linetarget, ANGLE_1*60, 0, aim ? self->target : NULL);
 	if (linetarget == NULL && aim)
 	{
 		// We probably won't hit the target, but aim at it anyway so we don't look stupid.