diff --git a/src/Headers/game.h b/src/Headers/game.h
index b166add..10a1140 100644
--- a/src/Headers/game.h
+++ b/src/Headers/game.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ extern	int							gDebugMode;
 extern	int							gFullscreenModeAppliedOnBoot;
 extern	int							gMaxItemsAllocatedInAPass;
 extern	int							gNitroParticleGroup;
+extern	int							gNumObjNodes;
 extern	int							gWindowHeight;
 extern	int							gWindowWidth;
 extern	int 						gCurrentSaveSlot;
diff --git a/src/Headers/structs.h b/src/Headers/structs.h
index 7434dd9..99747f2 100644
--- a/src/Headers/structs.h
+++ b/src/Headers/structs.h
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ struct ObjNode
 
 	struct	ObjNode	*ShadowNode;		// ptr to node's shadow (if any)
 
-	u_short			Slot;				// sort value
+	uint16_t		Slot;				// sort value
 	Byte			Genre;				// obj genre (skeleton, display_group, custom, event)
 	Byte			Type;				// obj type (If Genre=display_group: model# in group. If Genre is skel: skel#.)
 	Byte			Group;				// obj group (If Genre=display_group: index into gObjectGroupList.)
 	void			(*MoveCall)(struct ObjNode *);			// pointer to object's move routine
 	void			(*SplineMoveCall)(struct ObjNode *);	// pointer to object's spline move routine
 	void			(*CustomDrawFunction)(struct ObjNode *);// pointer to object's custom draw function
-	u_long			StatusBits;			// various status bits
+	uint32_t		StatusBits;			// various status bits
 	
 	TQ3Point3D		Coord;				// coord of object
 	TQ3Point3D		OldCoord;			// coord @ previous frame
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ struct ObjNode
 	TQ3Vector3D		Scale;				// scale of object
 	TQ3Point2D		TargetOff;			// target offsets
 
-	u_long			CType;				// collision type bits
-	u_long			CBits;				// collision attribute bits
+	uint32_t		CType;				// collision type bits
+	uint32_t		CBits;				// collision attribute bits
 	Byte			NumCollisionBoxes;
 	CollisionBoxType	*CollisionBoxes;// Ptr to array of collision rectangles
 	CollisionBoxType	*OldCollisionBoxes;
diff --git a/src/System/Objects.c b/src/System/Objects.c
index d607976..ec4130d 100644
--- a/src/System/Objects.c
+++ b/src/System/Objects.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 /****************************/
 
 static void FlushObjectDeleteQueue(int queueID);
+static void DisposeObjNodeMemory(ObjNode* node);
 
 
 /****************************/
@@ -24,25 +25,30 @@ static void FlushObjectDeleteQueue(int queueID);
 /****************************/
 
 #define	OBJ_DEL_Q_SIZE	100
+#define	OBJ_BUDGET		500
 
 
 /**********************/
 /*     VARIABLES      */
 /**********************/
 
+static Boolean gPooledObjNodesInUse[OBJ_BUDGET];
+static ObjNode gObjNodePool[OBJ_BUDGET];
+static ObjNode gObjNodeTemplate;
+
 											// OBJECT LIST
 ObjNode		*gFirstNodePtr = nil;
-					
+
 ObjNode		*gCurrentNode,*gMostRecentlyAddedNode,*gNextNode;
-			
-										
+int			gNumObjNodes = 0;
+
 NewObjectDefinitionType	gNewObjectDefinition;
 
 TQ3Point3D	gCoord;
 TQ3Vector3D	gDelta;
 
-// Source port change: We now have a double-buffered deletion queue, so objects
-// that get queued for deletion during frame N will be deleted at the end of frame N+1.
+// Double-buffered deletion queue: objects that get queued for deletion during
+// frame N will be deleted at the end of frame N+1.
 // This gives live objects a full frame to clean up references to dead objects.
 static int			gNumObjsInDeleteQueue[2];
 static ObjNode*		gObjectDeleteQueue[2][OBJ_DEL_Q_SIZE];
@@ -62,15 +68,36 @@ float		gAutoFadeStartDist;
 
 void InitObjectManager(void)
 {
+		/* INIT LINKED LIST */
 
-				/* INIT LINKED LIST */
-
-															
 	gCurrentNode = nil;
-	
-					/* CLEAR ENTIRE OBJECT LIST */
-		
 	gFirstNodePtr = nil;									// no node yet
+	gNumObjNodes = 0;
+
+		/* INIT OBJECT POOL */
+
+	memset(gObjNodePool, 0, sizeof(gObjNodePool));
+	memset(gPooledObjNodesInUse, 0, sizeof(gPooledObjNodesInUse));
+
+		/* MAKE OBJECT TEMPLATE */
+
+	gObjNodeTemplate = (ObjNode)
+	{
+		.CType					= 0,						// must init ctype to something (INVALID_NODE_FLAG might be set from last delete)
+		.Scale					= {1,1,1},
+		.BoundingSphere			= {.origin={0,0,0}, .radius=40, .isEmpty=kQ3False},
+		.EffectChannel			= -1,						// no effect channel yet
+		.ParticleGroup			= -1,						// no particle group
+		.SplineObjectIndex		= -1,						// no index yet
+		.StatusBits				= STATUS_BIT_DETACHED,		// not attached to linked list yet
+	};
+
+	Render_SetDefaultModifiers(&gObjNodeTemplate.RenderModifiers);
+
+		/* INIT NEW OBJ DEF */
+
+	memset(&gNewObjectDefinition, 0, sizeof(NewObjectDefinitionType));
+	gNewObjectDefinition.scale = 1;
 }
 
 
@@ -83,18 +110,40 @@ void InitObjectManager(void)
 
 ObjNode	*MakeNewObject(NewObjectDefinitionType *newObjDef)
 {
-ObjNode	*newNodePtr;
+	ObjNode	*newNodePtr = NULL;
+
+		/* TRY TO GET AN OBJECT FROM THE POOL */
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < OBJ_BUDGET; i++)
+	{
+		if (!gPooledObjNodesInUse[i])
+		{
+			gPooledObjNodesInUse[i] = true;		// lock that one
+			newNodePtr = &gObjNodePool[i];		// point to pooled node
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+		/* POOL FULL, ALLOCATE NEW NODE ON HEAP */
+
+	if (newNodePtr == NULL)
+	{
+		newNodePtr = (ObjNode*) AllocPtr(sizeof(ObjNode));
+	}
+
+		/* MAKE SURE WE GOT ONE */
+
+	GAME_ASSERT(newNodePtr);
 
-				/* MAKE SURE SCALE != 0 */
+		/* MAKE SURE SCALE != 0 */
 
 	float scale = newObjDef->scale;
 	if (scale == 0.0f)
 		scale = 0.0001f;
 
-				/* INITIALIZE NEW NODE */
-	
-	newNodePtr = (ObjNode*) NewPtrClear(sizeof(ObjNode));	// source port change: use NewPtrClear so all fields start at 0
-	GAME_ASSERT(newNodePtr);
+		/* INITIALIZE NEW NODE */
+
+	*newNodePtr = gObjNodeTemplate;
 
 	newNodePtr->Slot		= newObjDef->slot;
 	newNodePtr->Type		= newObjDef->type;
@@ -116,29 +165,21 @@ ObjNode	*newNodePtr;
 	newNodePtr->Rot.y		= newObjDef->rot;
 	newNodePtr->Rot.z		= 0;
 
-	newNodePtr->BoundingSphere.radius = 40;				// set default bounding sphere at offset 0,0,0
-
-	newNodePtr->EffectChannel = -1;						// no streaming sound effect
-	newNodePtr->ParticleGroup = -1;						// no particle group
-	newNodePtr->SplineObjectIndex = -1;					// no index yet
-
-	Render_SetDefaultModifiers(&newNodePtr->RenderModifiers);
-	newNodePtr->RenderModifiers.statusBits = 0;
-	newNodePtr->RenderModifiers.diffuseColor = (TQ3ColorRGBA) { 1,1,1,1 };	// default diffuse color is opaque white
-
 	if (newObjDef->flags & STATUS_BIT_ONSPLINE)
 		newNodePtr->SplineMoveCall = newObjDef->moveCall;	// save spline move routine
 	else
 		newNodePtr->MoveCall = newObjDef->moveCall;			// save move routine
 
 				/* INSERT NODE INTO LINKED LIST */
-				
+
 	newNodePtr->StatusBits |= STATUS_BIT_DETACHED;		// its not attached to linked list yet
 	AttachObject(newNodePtr);
 
 				/* CLEANUP */
-				
+
 	gMostRecentlyAddedNode = newNodePtr;					// remember this
+	gNumObjNodes++;
+
 	return(newNodePtr);
 }
 
@@ -590,7 +631,7 @@ void DeleteObject(ObjNode	*theNode)
 	{
 		// We're out of room in the delete queue. Just delete the node immediately,
 		// but that might cause the game to become unstable (unless we're here from DeleteAllNodes).
-		DisposePtr((Ptr) theNode);
+		DisposeObjNodeMemory(theNode);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -705,6 +746,31 @@ short	slot;
 }
 
 
+
+/***************** DISPOSE OBJECT MEMORY ****************/
+
+static void DisposeObjNodeMemory(ObjNode* node)
+{
+	GAME_ASSERT(node != NULL);
+
+	ptrdiff_t poolIndex = node - gObjNodePool;
+
+	if (poolIndex >= 0 && poolIndex < OBJ_BUDGET)
+	{
+		// node is pooled, put back into pool
+		GAME_ASSERT_MESSAGE(gPooledObjNodesInUse[poolIndex], "Pooled node freed twice");
+		gPooledObjNodesInUse[poolIndex] = false;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// node was allocated on heap
+		DisposePtr((Ptr) node);
+	}
+
+	gNumObjNodes--;
+}
+
+
 /***************** FLUSH OBJECT DELETE QUEUE ****************/
 
 static void FlushObjectDeleteQueue(int qid)
@@ -712,7 +778,12 @@ static void FlushObjectDeleteQueue(int qid)
 	int num = gNumObjsInDeleteQueue[qid];
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
-		DisposePtr((Ptr) gObjectDeleteQueue[qid][i]);
+	{
+		if (gObjectDeleteQueue[qid][i])
+		{
+			DisposeObjNodeMemory(gObjectDeleteQueue[qid][i]);
+		}
+	}
 
 	gNumObjsInDeleteQueue[qid] = 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/System/SDLMaintenance.c b/src/System/SDLMaintenance.c
index 0cef4fc..1fdc8d7 100644
--- a/src/System/SDLMaintenance.c
+++ b/src/System/SDLMaintenance.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void UpdateDebugStats(void)
 
 		snprintf(
 				gDebugTextBuffer, sizeof(gDebugTextBuffer),
-				"fps: %d\ntris: %d\nmeshes: %d+%d\ntiles: %ld/%ld%s\n\nx: %d\nz: %d\ny: %f %s%s\n%s\n%s\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
+				"fps: %d\ntris: %d\nmeshes: %d+%d\ntiles: %ld/%ld%s\nnodes: %d\n\nx: %d\nz: %d\ny: %.3f %s%s\n%s\n%s\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
 				"Bugdom %s\nOpenGL %s, %s @ %dx%d",
 				(int)roundf(fps),
 				gRenderStats.triangles,
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static void UpdateDebugStats(void)
 				gSupertileBudget - gNumFreeSupertiles,
 				gSupertileBudget,
 				gSuperTileMemoryListExists ? "" : " (no terrain)",
+				gNumObjNodes,
 				(int)(gPlayerObj? gPlayerObj->Coord.x: 0),
 				(int)(gPlayerObj? gPlayerObj->Coord.z: 0),
 				gPlayerObj? gPlayerObj->Coord.y: 0,