diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index e3a07711f..193bb88a3 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+July 9, 2006 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Fixed: The defaultbind command still treated the bindings as char pointers and
+  as a result didn't work.
+- Added SpawnSpotFacing ACS function which is the same as SpawnSpot but it uses
+  the map spot's angle.
+- Added ThingCountName ACS function which is the same as ThingCount but it takes
+  an actor's type name instead of a spawn ID.
+
 July 9, 2006
 - Fixed: If the sector behind a seg was closed, but it was closed between the
   ceiling and floor of the front sector, the renderer did not add it to the
diff --git a/src/c_bind.cpp b/src/c_bind.cpp
index 1cc38145a..0234bab8d 100644
--- a/src/c_bind.cpp
+++ b/src/c_bind.cpp
@@ -368,19 +368,19 @@ CCMD (defaultbind)
 			Printf ("Unknown key \"%s\"\n", argv[1]);
 			return;
 		}
-		if (Bindings[key] != NULL)
+		if (!Bindings[key].IsEmpty())
 		{ // This key is already bound.
 			return;
 		}
 		for (int i = 0; i < NUM_KEYS; ++i)
 		{
-			if (Bindings[i] != NULL && stricmp (Bindings[i], argv[2]) == 0)
+			if (!Bindings[i].IsEmpty() && stricmp (Bindings[i], argv[2]) == 0)
 			{ // This command is already bound to a key.
 				return;
 			}
 		}
 		// It is safe to do the bind, so do it.
-		Bindings[key] = copystring (argv[2]);
+		Bindings[key] = argv[2];
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/p_acs.cpp b/src/p_acs.cpp
index 9afa41b27..96a87cdd3 100644
--- a/src/p_acs.cpp
+++ b/src/p_acs.cpp
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ int DLevelScript::Random (int min, int max)
 	return min + pr_acs(max - min + 1);
 }
 
-int DLevelScript::ThingCount (int type, int tid)
+int DLevelScript::ThingCount (int type, int stringid, int tid)
 {
 	AActor *actor;
 	const PClass *kind;
@@ -1691,6 +1691,17 @@ int DLevelScript::ThingCount (int type, int tid)
 		if (kind == NULL)
 			return 0;
 	}
+	else if (stringid >= 0)
+	{
+		const char *type_name = FBehavior::StaticLookupString (stringid);
+		if (type_name == NULL)
+			return 0;
+	
+		kind = PClass::FindClass (type_name);
+		if (kind == NULL)
+			return 0;
+	
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		kind = NULL;
@@ -1861,6 +1872,19 @@ int DLevelScript::DoSpawnSpot (int type, int spot, int tid, int angle)
 	return spawned;
 }
 
+int DLevelScript::DoSpawnSpotFacing (int type, int spot, int tid)
+{
+	FActorIterator iterator (spot);
+	AActor *aspot;
+	int spawned = 0;
+
+	while ( (aspot = iterator.Next ()) )
+	{
+		spawned = DoSpawn (type, aspot->x, aspot->y, aspot->z, tid, aspot->angle);
+	}
+	return spawned;
+}
+
 void DLevelScript::DoFadeTo (int r, int g, int b, int a, fixed_t time)
 {
 	DoFadeRange (0, 0, 0, -1, r, g, b, a, time);
@@ -3119,15 +3143,20 @@ int DLevelScript::RunScript ()
 			break;
 
 		case PCD_THINGCOUNT:
-			STACK(2) = ThingCount (STACK(2), STACK(1));
+			STACK(2) = ThingCount (STACK(2), -1, STACK(1));
 			sp--;
 			break;
 
 		case PCD_THINGCOUNTDIRECT:
-			PushToStack (ThingCount (pc[0], pc[1]));
+			PushToStack (ThingCount (pc[0], -1, pc[1]));
 			pc += 2;
 			break;
 
+		case PCD_THINGCOUNTNAME:
+			STACK(2) = ThingCount (-1, STACK(2), STACK(1));
+			sp--;
+			break;
+
 		case PCD_TAGWAIT:
 			state = SCRIPT_TagWait;
 			statedata = STACK(1);
@@ -3834,6 +3863,11 @@ int DLevelScript::RunScript ()
 			pc += 4;
 			break;
 
+		case PCD_SPAWNSPOTFACING:
+			STACK(3) = DoSpawnSpotFacing (STACK(3), STACK(2), STACK(1));
+			sp -= 2;
+			break;
+
 		case PCD_CLEARINVENTORY:
 			ClearInventory (activator);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/p_acs.h b/src/p_acs.h
index 72146d22d..97212dbc2 100644
--- a/src/p_acs.h
+++ b/src/p_acs.h
@@ -491,6 +491,8 @@ public:
 		PCD_GIVEACTORINVENTORY,
 		PCD_TAKEACTORINVENTORY,
 		PCD_CHECKACTORINVENTORY,
+		PCD_THINGCOUNTNAME,
+		PCD_SPAWNSPOTFACING,
 
 		PCODE_COMMAND_COUNT
 	};
@@ -590,12 +592,13 @@ protected:
 	void PutLast ();
 	void PutFirst ();
 	static int Random (int min, int max);
-	static int ThingCount (int type, int tid);
+	static int ThingCount (int type, int stringid, int tid);
 	static void ChangeFlat (int tag, int name, bool floorOrCeiling);
 	static int CountPlayers ();
 	static void SetLineTexture (int lineid, int side, int position, int name);
 	static int DoSpawn (int type, fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t z, int tid, int angle);
 	static int DoSpawnSpot (int type, int spot, int tid, int angle);
+	static int DoSpawnSpotFacing (int type, int spot, int tid);
 
 	void DoFadeTo (int r, int g, int b, int a, fixed_t time);
 	void DoFadeRange (int r1, int g1, int b1, int a1,
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.cpp b/src/p_mobj.cpp
index 0e4ad70c6..70c1c3b84 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ AInventory *AActor::FindInventory (const PClass *type) const
 {
 	AInventory *item;
 
+	if (type == NULL) return NULL;
+
 	assert (type->ActorInfo != NULL);
 	for (item = Inventory; item != NULL; item = item->Inventory)
 	{