diff --git a/src/otclient/creatures.cpp b/src/otclient/creatures.cpp
index 27c952cb..864b75bf 100644
--- a/src/otclient/creatures.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/creatures.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ CreaturePtr CreatureType::cast()
 CreatureManager::CreatureManager()
 {
     m_nullCreature = CreatureTypePtr(new CreatureType);
+    m_nullSpawn    = SpawnPtr(new Spawn);
 }
 
 void CreatureManager::clearSpawns()
@@ -330,3 +331,20 @@ const CreatureTypePtr& CreatureManager::getCreatureByLook(int look)
     g_logger.warning(stdext::format("could not find creature with looktype: %d", look));
     return m_nullCreature;
 }
+
+const SpawnPtr& CreatureManager::getSpawn(const Position& centerPos)
+{
+    // TODO instead of a list, a map could do better...
+    auto findFun = [=] (const SpawnPtr& sp) -> bool
+    {
+        const Position& center = sp->getCenterPos();
+        return center == centerPos;
+    };
+    auto it = std::find_if(m_spawns.begin(), m_spawns.end(), findFun);
+    if(it != m_spawns.end())
+        return *it;
+    // Let it be debug so in release versions it shouldn't annoy the user
+    g_logger.debug(stdext::format("failed to find spawn at center %s",stdext::to_string(centerPos)));
+    return m_nullSpawn;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/otclient/creatures.h b/src/otclient/creatures.h
index 7f11e269..02ed7746 100644
--- a/src/otclient/creatures.h
+++ b/src/otclient/creatures.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
     void setSpawnTime(int32 spawnTime) { m_attribs.set(CreatureAttrSpawnTime, spawnTime); }
     int32 getSpawnTime() { return m_attribs.get<int32>(CreatureAttrSpawnTime); }
 
-    void setName(const std::string& name) { m_attribs.set(CreatureAttrName, name); dump << "set"<<getName(); }
+    void setName(const std::string& name) { m_attribs.set(CreatureAttrName, name); }
     std::string getName() { return m_attribs.get<std::string>(CreatureAttrName); }
 
     void setOutfit(const Outfit& o) { m_attribs.set(CreatureAttrOutfit, o); }
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public:
 
     const CreatureTypePtr& getCreatureByName(std::string name);
     const CreatureTypePtr& getCreatureByLook(int look);
+    const SpawnPtr& getSpawn(const Position& centerPos);
 
     bool isLoaded() { return m_loaded; }
     bool isSpawnLoaded() { return m_spawnLoaded; }
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<SpawnPtr> m_spawns;
     stdext::boolean<false> m_loaded, m_spawnLoaded;
     CreatureTypePtr m_nullCreature;
+    SpawnPtr m_nullSpawn;
 };
 
 extern CreatureManager g_creatures;
diff --git a/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp b/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
index a9d35aa4..cd295b2f 100644
--- a/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
@@ -110,12 +110,14 @@ void OTClient::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_map", "saveOtcm", &Map::saveOtcm, &g_map);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_map", "getHouseFile", &Map::getHouseFile, &g_map);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_map", "getSpawnFile", &Map::getSpawnFile, &g_map);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_map", "createTile", &Map::createTile, &g_map);
 
     g_lua.registerSingletonClass("g_creatures");
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_creatures", "getCreatures", &CreatureManager::getCreatures, &g_creatures);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_creatures", "getSpawns", &CreatureManager::getSpawns, &g_creatures);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_creatures", "getCreatureByName", &CreatureManager::getCreatureByName, &g_creatures);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_creatures", "getCreatureByLook", &CreatureManager::getCreatureByLook, &g_creatures);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_creatures", "getSpawn", &CreatureManager::getSpawns, &g_creatures);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_creatures", "loadMonsters", &CreatureManager::loadMonsters, &g_creatures);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_creatures", "loadNpcs", &CreatureManager::loadNpcs, &g_creatures);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_creatures", "loadSingleCreature", &CreatureManager::loadSingleCreature, &g_creatures);
@@ -376,6 +378,7 @@ void OTClient::registerLuaFunctions()
 
     g_lua.registerClass<Item, Thing>();
     g_lua.bindClassStaticFunction<Item>("create", &Item::create);
+    g_lua.bindClassStaticFunction<Item>("createOtb", &Item::createFromOtb);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Item>("clone", &Item::clone);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Item>("setCount", &Item::setCount);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Item>("getCount", &Item::getCount);
diff --git a/src/otclient/map.h b/src/otclient/map.h
index 5f98cd47..8ac0bcdd 100644
--- a/src/otclient/map.h
+++ b/src/otclient/map.h
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ private:
 
     std::unordered_map<uint, TileBlock> m_tileBlocks[Otc::MAX_Z+1];
     std::unordered_map<uint32, CreaturePtr> m_knownCreatures;
-    std::unordered_map<Position, CreatureTypePtr, PositionHasher> m_creatureTypes;
     std::array<std::vector<MissilePtr>, Otc::MAX_Z+1> m_floorMissiles;
     std::vector<AnimatedTextPtr> m_animatedTexts;
     std::vector<StaticTextPtr> m_staticTexts;