diff --git a/dlls/engine/engine.h b/dlls/engine/engine.h
index 6a70e668..dac27039 100755
--- a/dlls/engine/engine.h
+++ b/dlls/engine/engine.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #define VERSION "0.79"
 
+using namespace std;
+
 plugin_info_t Plugin_info = {
 
 	META_INTERFACE_VERSION, // ifvers
@@ -303,7 +305,6 @@ public:
 		writelong = (long)0;
 		writeangle = 0.0;
 		writecoord = 0.0;
-		writestring = '\0';
 		writeentity = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -363,9 +364,7 @@ public:
 		switch (argtype)
 		{
 		case arg_string:
-			delete[] writestring;
-			writestring = new char[strlen(sz)+1];
-			strcpy(writestring, sz);
+			writestring.append((char *)sz);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ public:
 			WRITE_COORD(writecoord);
 			break;
 		case arg_string:
-			WRITE_STRING(writestring);
+			WRITE_STRING(writestring.c_str());
 			break;
 		case arg_entity:
 			WRITE_ENTITY(writeentity);
@@ -436,7 +435,6 @@ public:
 			return writecoord;
 			break;
 		}
-		
 		return 0.0;
 	}
 
@@ -445,18 +443,18 @@ public:
 		switch (argtype)
 		{
 		case arg_string:
-			return (strlen(writestring));
+			return (writestring.length());
 			break;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	char *getarg_string(int arg_type)
+	const char *getarg_string(int arg_type)
 	{
 		switch (argtype)
 		{
 		case arg_string:
-			return (strlen(writestring)?writestring:'\0');
+			return writestring.c_str();
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -658,7 +656,7 @@ private:
 	int writelong;
 	float writeangle;
 	float writecoord;
-	char *writestring;
+	string writestring;
 	int writeentity;
 	argStack *next;
 };
@@ -861,7 +859,7 @@ public:
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	char* RetArg_String(int n)
+	const char* RetArg_String(int n)
 	{
 		argStack *p;
 		int i=0;
diff --git a/dlls/engine/meta_api.cpp b/dlls/engine/meta_api.cpp
index 188cac83..be2bd8f9 100755
--- a/dlls/engine/meta_api.cpp
+++ b/dlls/engine/meta_api.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <modules.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <iostream>
 #include "engine.h"
 
 extern "C" void destroy(MessageInfo* p) {
@@ -215,6 +216,24 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL get_msg_arg_float(AMX *amx, cell *params)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+//(JGHG(
+static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL spawn_user(AMX *amx, cell *params) // spawn(id) = 1 param
+{
+	// Spawns an entity, this can be a user/player -> spawns at spawnpoints, or created entities seems to need this as a final "kick" into the game? :-)
+	// params[1] = entity to spawn
+
+    if (params[1] < 1 || params[1] > gpGlobals->maxEntities)
+    {
+        AMX_RAISEERROR(amx, AMX_ERR_NATIVE);
+        return 0;
+    }
+	edict_t *pEnt = INDEXENT(params[1]);
+
+	MDLL_Spawn(pEnt);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 //(BAILOPAN)
 //gets a message argument as a string
 static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL get_msg_arg_string(AMX *amx, cell *params)
@@ -485,6 +504,24 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL get_offset_float(AMX *amx, cell *params)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+//is an entity valid?
+//(BAILOPAN)
+static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL is_valid_ent(AMX *amx, cell *params) {
+	int iEnt = params[1];
+
+	if (iEnt < 1 || iEnt > gpGlobals->maxEntities) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	edict_t *pEntity = INDEXENT(iEnt);
+
+	if (FNullEnt(pEntity)) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 // Get an integer from an entities entvars.
 // (vexd)
 static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL entity_get_int(AMX *amx, cell *params) { 
@@ -494,7 +531,6 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL entity_get_int(AMX *amx, cell *params) {
 
 	// Is it a valid entity?
 	if (iTargetEntity < 1 || iTargetEntity > gpGlobals->maxEntities) {
-		AMX_RAISEERROR(amx,AMX_ERR_NATIVE);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -771,7 +807,6 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL entity_get_float(AMX *amx, cell *params) {
   
 	// Valid entity?
 	if (iTargetEntity < 1 || iTargetEntity > gpGlobals->maxEntities) {
-		AMX_RAISEERROR(amx,AMX_ERR_NATIVE);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1756,7 +1791,7 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL find_entity(AMX *amx, cell *params) {
 	int iReturnEnt = ENTINDEX(FIND_ENTITY_BY_STRING(pStartEnt, "classname", szValue));
 
 	if(!iReturnEnt || FNullEnt(iReturnEnt)) {
-		return 0;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	return iReturnEnt;
@@ -2573,7 +2608,7 @@ void Touch(edict_t *pToucher, edict_t *pTouched) {
 	cell iResult;
 	META_RES result = MRES_IGNORED;
 	for (AmxCallList::AmxCall* i = pfnTouch.head; i; i = i->next) {
-		AMX_EXEC(i->amx, &iResult, i->iFunctionIdx, 2, pToucher, pTouched);
+		AMX_EXEC(i->amx, &iResult, i->iFunctionIdx, 2, ENTINDEX(pToucher), ENTINDEX(pTouched));
 		if (iResult & 2) {
 			RETURN_META(MRES_SUPERCEDE);
 		} else if (iResult & 1) {
@@ -2585,7 +2620,6 @@ void Touch(edict_t *pToucher, edict_t *pTouched) {
 }
 
 // ClientConnect, reinitialize player info here as well.
-// Also gives small message that its using the model.
 //(vexd)
 BOOL ClientConnect(edict_t *pEntity, const char *pszName, const char *pszAddress, char szRejectReason[128]) {
 	memset(PlInfo[ENTINDEX(pEntity)].szModel, 0x0, sizeof(PlInfo[ENTINDEX(pEntity)].szModel));
@@ -2597,8 +2631,6 @@ BOOL ClientConnect(edict_t *pEntity, const char *pszName, const char *pszAddress
 	PlInfo[ENTINDEX(pEntity)].iRenderMode = 0;
 	PlInfo[ENTINDEX(pEntity)].fRenderAmt = 0;
 
-	//CLIENT_PRINTF(pEntity, print_console, "*** This server is using Vexd's Utility Module.\n");
-
 	RETURN_META_VALUE(MRES_IGNORED, 0);
 }
 
@@ -3098,6 +3130,9 @@ AMX_NATIVE_INFO Engine_Natives[] = {
 	{"get_msg_args",		get_msg_args},
 	{"get_msg_argtype",		get_msg_argtype},
 
+	{"is_valid_ent",		is_valid_ent},
+	{"spawn_user",			spawn_user},
+
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 
 };
\ No newline at end of file