diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/luck.c b/src/common/gamecode/luck.c
index 7861c17cf..5bc2b2fd2 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/luck.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/luck.c
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ lucky_silver(const unit *u)
 		"lucky_item%u:unit%X:item%d:amount", u, i_silver->rtype, max));
 }
 
+typedef struct luckyitem {
+	const char * name;
+	int weight; /* weighting the item */
+} luckyitem;
+
 static void
 lucky_item(const unit *u)
 {
@@ -82,9 +87,10 @@ lucky_item(const unit *u)
 	item_type *itype;
 	int amount;
 	int luck = fspecial(u->faction, FS_LUCKY);
-	const int n_items = 35;
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__STDC__)
+	const int nitems = 35;
 	/* ordered rougly by value */
-	item_type *it_list[] = {
+	item_type *it_list[nitems] = {
 		olditemtype[I_RUSTY_SWORD],
 		olditemtype[I_RUSTY_SHIELD],
 		olditemtype[I_RUSTY_CHAIN_MAIL],
@@ -122,14 +128,34 @@ lucky_item(const unit *u)
 		olditemtype[I_LAENSHIELD],
 		olditemtype[I_LAENCHAIN],
 	};
-
+#else
+	/* Das ist schöner so, denke ich... */
+	static int nitems = 0;
+	static int maxweight = 0;
+	struct luckyitem it_list[] = {
+		{ "mallorn", 1 },
+		{ NULL, 0 }
+	};
+	if (nitems==0) {
+		while (it_list[nitems].name) {
+			maxweight +=it_list[nitems].weight;
+			++nitems;
+		}
+	}
+	/* weight is unused */
+	r = rand()%nitems;
+#endif
 	do {
-		r = rand()%n_items;
+		r = rand()%nitems;
 		if(r > max) max = r;
 		i++;
 	} while(i <= luck);
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__STDC__)
 	itype = it_list[r];
+#else
+	itype = it_find(it_list[r].name);
+#endif
 
 	if(luck)
 		amount = 10 + rand()%(luck*40) + rand()%(luck*40);
@@ -145,6 +171,7 @@ lucky_item(const unit *u)
 static void
 lucky_magic_item(const unit *u)
 {
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__STDC__)
 	item_type *itype;
 	int amount;
 	int luck = fspecial(u->faction, FS_LUCKY);
@@ -172,8 +199,10 @@ lucky_magic_item(const unit *u)
 
 	add_message(&u->faction->msgs, new_message(u->faction,
 		"lucky_item%u:unit%X:item%d:amount", u, itype->rtype, amount));
+#endif
 }
 
+
 static void
 lucky_event(const faction *f)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/report.c b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
index e711db3be..b7eaba386 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/report.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
@@ -2552,32 +2552,22 @@ static boolean
 add_seen(const struct region * r, unsigned char mode, boolean dis)
 {
 	seen_region * find = find_seen(r);
-	if (find) {
-		if (find->mode >= mode) return false;
-		if (find->mode>see_neighbour || find->next==NULL) {
-			find->mode = mode;
-			find->disbelieves |= dis;
-			return true;
-		}
-		/* take it out the list, so it can get processed again */
-		find->next->prev = find->prev;
-		if (find->prev) find->prev->next = find->next;
-		else seen = find->next;
-	} else {
+	if (find==NULL) {
 		int index = abs((r->x & 0xffff) + ((r->y) << 16)) % MAXSEEHASH;
-		if (!reuse) reuse = (seen_region*)calloc(1, sizeof(seen_region));
+		if (!reuse) reuse = (seen_region*)calloc(1, sizeof(struct seen_region));
 		*append = find = reuse;
 		reuse = reuse->next;
 		find->nextHash = seehash[index];
 		seehash[index] = find;
 		find->r = r;
+		if (last) last->next = find;
+		find->next = NULL;
+		find->prev = last;
+		last = find;
+		append = &last->next;
+	} else if (find->mode >= mode) {
+		return false;
 	}
-	/* put it at the end of the list, where the unprocessed nodes are */
-	if (last) last->next = find;
-	find->next = NULL;
-	find->prev = last;
-	last = find;
-	append = &last->next;
 	find->mode = mode;
 	find->disbelieves |= dis;
 	return true;