diff --git a/src/g_inventory/a_artifacts.cpp b/src/g_inventory/a_artifacts.cpp
index 7ffdab6c8..f8e34c9a7 100644
--- a/src/g_inventory/a_artifacts.cpp
+++ b/src/g_inventory/a_artifacts.cpp
@@ -903,110 +903,6 @@ void APowerMask::DoEffect ()
 	}
 }
 
-// Light-Amp Powerup ---------------------------------------------------------
-
-IMPLEMENT_CLASS(APowerLightAmp, false, false)
-
-//===========================================================================
-//
-// APowerLightAmp :: DoEffect
-//
-//===========================================================================
-
-void APowerLightAmp::DoEffect ()
-{
-	Super::DoEffect ();
-
-	if (Owner->player != NULL && Owner->player->fixedcolormap < NUMCOLORMAPS)
-	{
-		if (!isBlinking())
-		{	
-			Owner->player->fixedlightlevel = 1;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			Owner->player->fixedlightlevel = -1;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-//===========================================================================
-//
-// APowerLightAmp :: EndEffect
-//
-//===========================================================================
-
-void APowerLightAmp::EndEffect ()
-{
-	Super::EndEffect();
-	if (Owner != NULL && Owner->player != NULL && Owner->player->fixedcolormap < NUMCOLORMAPS)
-	{
-		Owner->player->fixedlightlevel = -1;
-	}
-}
-
-// Torch Powerup -------------------------------------------------------------
-
-IMPLEMENT_CLASS(APowerTorch, false, false)
-
-//===========================================================================
-//
-// APowerTorch :: Serialize
-//
-//===========================================================================
-
-void APowerTorch::Serialize(FSerializer &arc)
-{
-	Super::Serialize (arc);
-	arc("newtorch", NewTorch)
-		("newtorchdelta", NewTorchDelta);
-}
-
-//===========================================================================
-//
-// APowerTorch :: DoEffect
-//
-//===========================================================================
-
-void APowerTorch::DoEffect ()
-{
-	if (Owner == NULL || Owner->player == NULL)
-	{
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (EffectTics <= BLINKTHRESHOLD || Owner->player->fixedcolormap >= NUMCOLORMAPS)
-	{
-		Super::DoEffect ();
-	}
-	else 
-	{
-		APowerup::DoEffect ();
-
-		if (!(level.time & 16) && Owner->player != NULL)
-		{
-			if (NewTorch != 0)
-			{
-				if (Owner->player->fixedlightlevel + NewTorchDelta > 7
-					|| Owner->player->fixedlightlevel + NewTorchDelta < 0
-					|| NewTorch == Owner->player->fixedlightlevel)
-				{
-					NewTorch = 0;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					Owner->player->fixedlightlevel += NewTorchDelta;
-				}
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				NewTorch = (pr_torch() & 7) + 1;
-				NewTorchDelta = (NewTorch == Owner->player->fixedlightlevel) ?
-					0 : ((NewTorch > Owner->player->fixedlightlevel) ? 1 : -1);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
 
 // Speed Powerup -------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/g_inventory/a_artifacts.h b/src/g_inventory/a_artifacts.h
index 65f8d7cea..d72ed42c3 100644
--- a/src/g_inventory/a_artifacts.h
+++ b/src/g_inventory/a_artifacts.h
@@ -105,25 +105,6 @@ public:
 	virtual void DoEffect () override;
 };
 
-class APowerLightAmp : public APowerup
-{
-	DECLARE_CLASS (APowerLightAmp, APowerup)
-protected:
-	virtual void DoEffect () override;
-	virtual void EndEffect () override;
-};
-
-class APowerTorch : public APowerLightAmp
-{
-	DECLARE_CLASS (APowerTorch, APowerLightAmp)
-public:
-	
-	virtual void Serialize(FSerializer &arc) override;
-protected:
-	virtual void DoEffect () override;
-	int NewTorch, NewTorchDelta;
-};
-
 class APowerSpeed : public APowerup
 {
 	DECLARE_CLASS (APowerSpeed, APowerup)
diff --git a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
index cd63636f6..1eefba216 100644
--- a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
@@ -7450,7 +7450,28 @@ FxExpression *FxMemberFunctionCall::Resolve(FCompileContext& ctx)
 			{
 				cls = ccls;
 				staticonly = true;
-				goto isresolved;
+				if (ccls->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PClass)))
+				{
+					auto clstype = dyn_cast<PClass>(ctx.Function->Variants[0].SelfClass);
+					if (clstype != nullptr)
+					{
+						novirtual = clstype->IsDescendantOf(static_cast<PClass*>(ccls));
+						if (novirtual)
+						{
+							bool error;
+							PFunction *afd = FindClassMemberFunction(ccls, ctx.Class, MethodName, ScriptPosition, &error);
+							if ((afd->Variants[0].Flags & VARF_Method) && (afd->Variants[0].Flags & VARF_Virtual))
+							{
+								staticonly = false;
+								novirtual = true;
+								delete Self;
+								Self = new FxSelf(ScriptPosition);
+								Self->ValueType = NewPointer(cls);
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				if (!novirtual) goto isresolved;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -7685,20 +7706,23 @@ isresolved:
 
 	if (staticonly && (afd->Variants[0].Flags & VARF_Method))
 	{
-		auto clstype = dyn_cast<PClass>(ctx.Class);
-		auto ccls = dyn_cast<PClass>(cls);
-		if (clstype == nullptr || ccls == nullptr || !clstype->IsDescendantOf(ccls))
+		if (!novirtual || !(afd->Variants[0].Flags & VARF_Virtual))
 		{
-			ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_ERROR, "Cannot call non-static function %s::%s from here\n", cls->TypeName.GetChars(), MethodName.GetChars());
-			delete this;
-			return nullptr;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// Todo: If this is a qualified call to a parent class function, let it through (but this needs to disable virtual calls later.)
-			ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_ERROR, "Qualified member call to parent class %s::%s is not yet implemented\n", cls->TypeName.GetChars(), MethodName.GetChars());
-			delete this;
-			return nullptr;
+			auto clstype = dyn_cast<PClass>(ctx.Class);
+			auto ccls = dyn_cast<PClass>(cls);
+			if (clstype == nullptr || ccls == nullptr || !clstype->IsDescendantOf(ccls))
+			{
+				ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_ERROR, "Cannot call non-static function %s::%s from here\n", cls->TypeName.GetChars(), MethodName.GetChars());
+				delete this;
+				return nullptr;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// Todo: If this is a qualified call to a parent class function, let it through (but this needs to disable virtual calls later.)
+				ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_ERROR, "Qualified member call to parent class %s::%s is not yet implemented\n", cls->TypeName.GetChars(), MethodName.GetChars());
+				delete this;
+				return nullptr;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/inventory/powerups.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/inventory/powerups.txt
index adee447f5..db838b904 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/inventory/powerups.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/inventory/powerups.txt
@@ -104,15 +104,112 @@ class PowerMask : PowerIronFeet native
 	}
 }
 
-class PowerLightAmp : Powerup native
+//===========================================================================
+//
+// LightAmp
+//
+//===========================================================================
+
+class PowerLightAmp : Powerup
 {
 	Default
 	{
 		Powerup.Duration -120;
 	}
+	
+	//===========================================================================
+	//
+	// APowerLightAmp :: DoEffect
+	//
+	//===========================================================================
+
+	override void DoEffect ()
+	{
+		Super.DoEffect ();
+
+		let player = Owner.player;
+		if (player != NULL && player.fixedcolormap < PlayerInfo.NUMCOLORMAPS)
+		{
+			if (!isBlinking())
+			{	
+				player.fixedlightlevel = 1;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				player.fixedlightlevel = -1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	//===========================================================================
+	//
+	// APowerLightAmp :: EndEffect
+	//
+	//===========================================================================
+
+	override void EndEffect ()
+	{
+		Super.EndEffect();
+		if (Owner != NULL && Owner.player != NULL && Owner.player.fixedcolormap < PlayerInfo.NUMCOLORMAPS)
+		{
+			Owner.player.fixedlightlevel = -1;
+		}
+	}
+	
 }
 
-class PowerTorch : PowerLightAmp native {}
+//===========================================================================
+//
+// Torch
+//
+//===========================================================================
+
+class PowerTorch : PowerLightAmp
+{
+	int NewTorch, NewTorchDelta;
+	
+	override void DoEffect ()
+	{
+		if (Owner == NULL || Owner.player == NULL)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		let player = Owner.player;
+		if (EffectTics <= BLINKTHRESHOLD || player.fixedcolormap >= PlayerInfo.NUMCOLORMAPS)
+		{
+			Super.DoEffect ();
+		}
+		else 
+		{
+			Powerup.DoEffect ();
+
+			if (!(level.time & 16) && Owner.player != NULL)
+			{
+				if (NewTorch != 0)
+				{
+					if (player.fixedlightlevel + NewTorchDelta > 7
+						|| player.fixedlightlevel + NewTorchDelta < 0
+						|| NewTorch == player.fixedlightlevel)
+					{
+						NewTorch = 0;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						player.fixedlightlevel += NewTorchDelta;
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					NewTorch = (random[torch]() & 7) + 1;
+					NewTorchDelta = (NewTorch == Owner.player.fixedlightlevel) ?
+						0 : ((NewTorch > player.fixedlightlevel) ? 1 : -1);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
 
 //===========================================================================
 //
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
index 1648a8a40..56a6dc427 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ enum EPlayerState
 
 struct PlayerInfo native	// this is what internally is known as player_t
 {
+	// technically engine constants but the only part of the playsim using them is the player.
+	const NOFIXEDCOLORMAP = -1;
+	const NUMCOLORMAPS = 32;
+	
 	native PlayerPawn mo;
 	native uint8 playerstate;
 	native uint original_oldbuttons;