diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
index b4b4db151..5dcd70b9e 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
@@ -162,13 +162,9 @@ void FillItems(short nPlayer);
 void UseItem(short nPlayer, short nItem);
 void UseCurItem(short nPlayer);
 int GrabItem(short nPlayer, short nItem);
-void DropMagic(short nSprite);
-inline void DropMagic(DExhumedActor* actor)
-{
-    DropMagic(actor->GetSpriteIndex());
-}
+void DropMagic(DExhumedActor* actor);
 void InitItems();
-void StartRegenerate(short nSprite);
+void StartRegenerate(DExhumedActor* nSprite);
 void DoRegenerates();
 
 // lavadude
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/items.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/items.cpp
index ad8a30ca2..bd5f66959 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/items.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/items.cpp
@@ -105,16 +105,14 @@ short x/y repeat
 
 */
 
-short nRegenerates;
-short nFirstRegenerate;
+TArray<DExhumedActor*> Regenerates;
 short nMagicCount;
 
 void SerializeItems(FSerializer& arc)
 {
     if (arc.BeginObject("items"))
     {
-        arc("regenerates", nRegenerates)
-            ("first", nFirstRegenerate)
+        arc("regenerates", Regenerates)
             ("magiccount", nMagicCount)
             .EndObject();
     }
@@ -330,9 +328,9 @@ int GrabItem(short nPlayer, short nItem)
     return 1;
 }
 
-void DropMagic(short nSprite)
+void DropMagic(DExhumedActor* pActor)
 {
-	auto pSprite = &sprite[nSprite];
+	auto pSprite = &pActor->s();
 
     if (lFinaleStart) {
         return;
@@ -364,59 +362,30 @@ void DropMagic(short nSprite)
 
 void InitItems()
 {
-    nRegenerates = 0;
-    nFirstRegenerate = -1;
+    Regenerates.Clear();
     nMagicCount = 0;
 }
 
-void StartRegenerate(short nSprite)
+void StartRegenerate(DExhumedActor* pActor)
 {
-    spritetype *pSprite = &sprite[nSprite];
+    spritetype *pSprite = &pActor->s();
 
-    int edi = -1;
+    DExhumedActor* pCurr = nullptr;
 
-    int nReg = nFirstRegenerate;
-
-    int i = 0;
-
-//	for (int i = 0; i < nRegenerates; i++)
-    while (1)
+    auto pos = Regenerates.Find(pActor);
+    if (pos >= Regenerates.Size())
     {
-        if (i >= nRegenerates)
-        {
-            // ?? CHECKME
-            pSprite->xvel = pSprite->xrepeat;
-            pSprite->zvel = pSprite->shade;
-            pSprite->yvel = pSprite->pal;
-            break;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if (nReg != nSprite)
-            {
-                edi = nReg;
-                nReg = sprite[nReg].ang;
-                i++;
-                continue;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                if (edi == -1)
-                {
-                    nFirstRegenerate = pSprite->ang;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    sprite[edi].ang = pSprite->ang;
-                }
-
-                nRegenerates--;
-            }
-        }
+        // ?? CHECKME
+        pSprite->xvel = pSprite->xrepeat;
+        pSprite->zvel = pSprite->shade;
+        pSprite->yvel = pSprite->pal;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Regenerates.Delete(pos);
     }
 
     pSprite->extra = 1350;
-    pSprite->ang = nFirstRegenerate;
 
     if (!(currentLevel->gameflags & LEVEL_EX_MULTI))
     {
@@ -428,17 +397,15 @@ void StartRegenerate(short nSprite)
     pSprite->yrepeat = 1;
     pSprite->pal = 1;
 
-    nRegenerates++;
-    nFirstRegenerate = nSprite;
+    Regenerates.Push(pActor);
 }
 
 void DoRegenerates()
 {
-    int nSprite = nFirstRegenerate;
-	auto pSprite = &sprite[nSprite];
-
-    for (int i = nRegenerates; i > 0; i--, nSprite = pSprite->ang)
+    for(unsigned i = 0; i < Regenerates.Size(); i++)
     {
+        auto pActor = Regenerates[i];
+        auto pSprite = &pActor->s();
         if (pSprite->extra > 0)
         {
             pSprite->extra--;
@@ -446,7 +413,7 @@ void DoRegenerates()
             if (pSprite->extra <= 0)
             {
                 BuildAnim(nullptr, 38, 0, pSprite->x, pSprite->y, pSprite->z, pSprite->sectnum, 64, 4);
-                D3PlayFX(StaticSound[kSoundTorchOn], nSprite);
+                D3PlayFX(StaticSound[kSoundTorchOn], pActor);
             }
             else {
                 continue;
@@ -468,7 +435,6 @@ void DoRegenerates()
         pSprite->pal  = (uint8_t)pSprite->yvel;
         pSprite->yvel = pSprite->zvel; // setting to 0
         pSprite->xvel = pSprite->zvel; // setting to 0
-        nRegenerates--;
 
         if (pSprite->statnum == kStatExplodeTrigger) {
             pSprite->cstat = 0x101;
@@ -476,10 +442,8 @@ void DoRegenerates()
         else {
             pSprite->cstat = 0;
         }
-
-        if (nRegenerates == 0) {
-            nFirstRegenerate = -1;
-        }
+        Regenerates.Delete(i);
+        i--;
     }
 }
 END_PS_NS
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/object.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/object.cpp
index 5d66903f0..32e9ab443 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/object.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/object.cpp
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ void AIObject::Tick(RunListEvent* ev)
         }
         else
         {
-            StartRegenerate(nSprite);
+            StartRegenerate(pActor);
             pObject->nHealth = 120;
 
             pSprite->x = sprite[pObject->field_10].x;
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 671978ed0..19b8b80f3 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ sectdone:
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        StartRegenerate(nValB);
+                        StartRegenerate(pActorB);
                     }
                 do_default_b:
                     // loc_1BA74