diff --git a/src/actor.h b/src/actor.h
index d83446827..08684bde1 100644
--- a/src/actor.h
+++ b/src/actor.h
@@ -627,6 +627,9 @@ public:
 	virtual void BeginPlay();			// Called immediately after the actor is created
 	void CallBeginPlay();
 
+	// [ZZ] custom postbeginplay (calls E_WorldThingSpawned)
+	void CallPostBeginPlay() override;
+
 	void LevelSpawned();				// Called after BeginPlay if this actor was spawned by the world
 	void HandleSpawnFlags();	// Translates SpawnFlags into in-game flags.
 
diff --git a/src/c_console.cpp b/src/c_console.cpp
index 649559966..eb4c55d02 100644
--- a/src/c_console.cpp
+++ b/src/c_console.cpp
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Console, Printf)
 {
 	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
 	FString s = FStringFormat(param, defaultparam, numparam, ret, numret);
-	Printf("%s", s);
+	Printf("%s\n", s);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dthinker.h b/src/dthinker.h
index e0dcb607f..f86eff266 100644
--- a/src/dthinker.h
+++ b/src/dthinker.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void Tick ();
 	void CallTick();
 	virtual void PostBeginPlay ();	// Called just before the first tick
-	void CallPostBeginPlay();
+	virtual void CallPostBeginPlay(); // different in actor.
 	virtual void PostSerialize();
 	size_t PropagateMark();
 	
diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index f1601911e..e61dd019a 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "g_levellocals.h"
 #include "gi.h"
 #include "v_text.h"
+#include "actor.h"
 
 DStaticEventHandler* E_FirstEventHandler = nullptr;
 
@@ -232,6 +233,9 @@ void E_WorldUnloadedUnsafe()
 
 void E_WorldThingSpawned(AActor* actor)
 {
+	// don't call anything if actor was destroyed on PostBeginPlay/BeginPlay/whatever.
+	if (actor->ObjectFlags & OF_EuthanizeMe)
+		return;
 	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
 		handler->WorldThingSpawned(actor);
 }
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.cpp b/src/p_mobj.cpp
index df6223242..b94098607 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include "virtual.h"
 #include "g_levellocals.h"
 #include "a_morph.h"
+#include "events.h"
 
 // MACROS ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -4970,6 +4971,12 @@ void AActor::PostBeginPlay ()
 	flags7 |= MF7_HANDLENODELAY;
 }
 
+void AActor::CallPostBeginPlay()
+{
+	Super::CallPostBeginPlay();
+	E_WorldThingSpawned(this);
+}
+
 void AActor::MarkPrecacheSounds() const
 {
 	SeeSound.MarkUsed();
diff --git a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
index 8fd95c411..73a9ba1da 100644
--- a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
@@ -8206,9 +8206,10 @@ FxExpression *FxVMFunctionCall::Resolve(FCompileContext& ctx)
 				if (x)
 				{
 					if (x->ValueType == TypeName ||
-						x->ValueType == TypeSound)
+						x->ValueType == TypeSound ||
+						x->ValueType == TypeSpriteID) // spriteID can be a string too.
 					{
-						x = new FxStringCast(ArgList[i]);
+						x = new FxStringCast(x);
 						x = x->Resolve(ctx);
 					}
 				}