diff --git a/luprex/core/lua/basics.lua b/luprex/core/lua/basics.lua
index 684d7516..589fe582 100644
--- a/luprex/core/lua/basics.lua
+++ b/luprex/core/lua/basics.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-NilIsZero={
-  __index=function(t,k)
+makeclass('NilIsZero') -- This is intended to be used as a metatable
+
+function NilIsZero.__index(t,k)
     return 0
-    end,
-  __newindex=function(t,k,v)
+    end
+
+function NilIsZero.__newindex(t,k,v)
     if v~=nil and v~=0 then rawset(t,k,v) end
-    end }
+    end
+
diff --git a/luprex/core/lua/horps.lua b/luprex/core/lua/horps.lua
index 27a53ab0..91915927 100644
--- a/luprex/core/lua/horps.lua
+++ b/luprex/core/lua/horps.lua
@@ -71,20 +71,12 @@ function shuffle(t)
     return s
     end
 
-NilIsZero={
-  __index=function(t,k)
-    return 0
-    end,
-  __newindex=function(t,k,v)
-    if v~=nil and v~=0 then rawset(t,k,v) end
-    end }
-
 function MakeMap()
   local rad=6
   for x=-rad,rad do for y=-rad,rad do if math.random(1,5)==1 then
     t={class='army',x=x,y=y,z=0,plane='main',graphic='army'}
     print("Building an army:")
-    pprint(t)
+--    pprint(t)
     local nt=tangible.build(t)
     nt.Count={}
     setmetatable(nt.Count,NilIsZero)
@@ -93,7 +85,7 @@ function MakeMap()
       nt.Count[type]=nt.Count[type]+math.random(1,3)
       end end
     print("Here's what was built:")
-    pprint(nt)
+--    pprint(nt)
     end end end
   end
 
@@ -241,7 +233,7 @@ function player.cb_map(actor,place,dialog)
 	  end end
       end
     end
-  pprint(scratch)
+--  pprint(scratch)
   for dy=-rad,rad do for line=0,1 do
     local lbuf=""
     for dx=-rad,rad do
@@ -258,11 +250,11 @@ function player.cb_map(actor,place,dialog)
   for dx=-rad,rad do lbuf=lbuf.."----" end
   lbuf=lbuf.."-"
   print(lbuf)
-  print("In Player "..tangible.id(actor)..":")
+--  print("In Player "..tangible.id(actor)..":")
   for k,v in pairs(actor.Count) do print("  "..k.." "..v) end
   local lis=tangible.near(actor,0,true,true)
   for k,v in pairs(lis) do
-    print("In Army "..tangible.id(v)..":")
+--    print("In Army "..tangible.id(v)..":")
     for k2,v2 in pairs(v.Count) do print("  "..k2.." "..v2) end
     end
   end
diff --git a/luprex/core/lua/login.lua b/luprex/core/lua/login.lua
index ae33b618..08180efa 100644
--- a/luprex/core/lua/login.lua
+++ b/luprex/core/lua/login.lua
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ function login.interface(actor, place)
 
 function login.cb_becomeplayer(actor, place, dialog)
     actor.kind='P'
-    actor.Count={}
-    setmetatable(actor.Count,NilIsZero)
+    actor.Count={} setmetatable(actor.Count,NilIsZero)
     tangible.setclass(actor, player)
     tangible.animate(actor,{action="warp",plane="main",x=0,y=0,z=0})
     end