1 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/ClientHamr/GuiLua/skang.lua b/ClientHamr/GuiLua/skang.lua
index c9a58ff..f88ff1c 100644
--- a/ClientHamr/GuiLua/skang.lua
+++ b/ClientHamr/GuiLua/skang.lua
@@ -237,15 +237,8 @@ Thing.hasCrashed = 0		-- How many times this Thing has crashed.
 Thing.__index = function (table, key)
         -- This only works for keys that don't exist.  By definition a value of nil means it doesn't exist.
         local thing = things[key]
-
         -- First see if this is a Thing.
-        if thing then
-            local result = nil
-            if key ~= thing.names[1] then
-                result = table[thing.names[1] ]         -- This might be recursive.
-            end
-            return result or thing.default
-        end
+        if thing then return thing.value or thing.default end
 
         -- Then see if we can inherit it from Thing.
         thing = Thing[key]
@@ -256,11 +249,13 @@ Thing.__index = function (table, key)
     end
 
 Thing.__newindex = function (table, key, value)
+        -- This only works for keys that don't exist.  By definition a value of nil means it doesn't exist.
         local thing = things[key]
 
         if thing then
             local name = thing.names[1]
-            rawset(table, name, value)          -- Only stuff it under the first name, the rest are left as nil.
+            -- This is a proxy table, the values never exist in the real table.
+            thing.value = value
             if 'function' == type(value) then
                 thing.func = value
                 local types = ''