diff --git a/luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp b/luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp
index dcc5de9d..4d1a3d14 100644
--- a/luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp
+++ b/luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp
@@ -1139,6 +1139,12 @@ const PrintBuffer *World::get_printbuffer(int64_t actor_id) {
 }
 
 void World::clear_lthread_state() {
+    LuaVar globals;
+    LuaExtStack LS(state(), globals);
+    LS.getglobaltable(globals);
+    LS.rawset(globals, "actor", LuaNil);
+    LS.rawset(globals, "place", LuaNil);
+    
     lthread_prints_.reset();
     lthread_actor_id_ = 0;
     lthread_place_id_ = 0;
@@ -1147,6 +1153,24 @@ void World::clear_lthread_state() {
 }
 
 void World::open_lthread_state(int64_t actor, int64_t place, int64_t thread, bool ppool, bool prints) {
+    // Store actor and place in global variables.
+    LuaVar lactor, lplace, tangibles, globals;
+    LuaExtStack LS(state(), lactor, lplace, tangibles, globals);
+    LS.getglobaltable(globals);
+    if ((actor == 0) && (place == 0)) 
+    {
+        LS.rawset(globals, "actor", LuaNil);
+        LS.rawset(globals, "place", LuaNil);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        LS.rawget(tangibles, LuaRegistry, "tangibles");
+        LS.rawget(lactor, tangibles, actor);
+        LS.rawget(lplace, tangibles, place);
+        LS.rawset(globals, "actor", lactor);
+        LS.rawset(globals, "place", lplace);
+    }
+
     lthread_actor_id_ = actor;
     lthread_place_id_ = place;
     lthread_thread_id_ = thread;
diff --git a/luprex/lua/login.lua b/luprex/lua/login.lua
index 1f51d0c8..cab8072d 100644
--- a/luprex/lua/login.lua
+++ b/luprex/lua/login.lua
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ makeclass('sphere')
 
 -- This gets called on every login except the admin user.
 function login.init()
-    local actor = tangible.actor()
-    dprint("login.init:", actor)
-    tangible.animinit(actor, {bp="character", plane="earth", xyz={0, 0, 90}})
+    local player = global.get("nextplayer") 
+    global.set("nextplayer", player + 1)
+    dprint("login.init initializing player ", player)
+    actor.player = player
+    tangible.animinit(actor, {bp="character", plane="earth", xyz={player * 100, 0, 90}})
 end
 
 -- This gets called on the admin user.  You can call login.init in here if you want.
 function world.init()
-    local actor = tangible.actor()
-    dprint("world.init:", actor)
+    dprint("world.init")
+    global.set("nextplayer", 0)
     tangible.build{class=cube,   plane="earth", xyz={500,-100,0}}
     tangible.build{class=sphere, plane="earth", xyz={500,100,0}}
     login.init()
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ end
 
 function engio.move(action, xyz, facing)
     -- todo: sanity check the parameters.
-    local actor = tangible.actor()
     dprint("engio.move ", action, " ", xyz[1], " ", xyz[2], " ", xyz[3])
     tangible.animate(actor, nil, {action=action, xyz=xyz, facing=facing})
 end
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ end
 
 
 function engio.getlookat()
-    local class = tangible.getclass(tangible.place())
+    local class = tangible.getclass(place)
 
     -- if the tangible is not of any class, return empty string.
     if class == nil then
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ function engio.getlookat()
 end
 
 function engio.presshotkey(action)
-    local class = tangible.getclass(tangible.place())
+    local class = tangible.getclass(place)
 
     -- if the tangible doesn't have a 'lookhotkeys' function, do nothing
     if class == nil or class.lookhotkeys == nil then