diff --git a/gameSource/objectBank.cpp b/gameSource/objectBank.cpp
index 8de31f71..380682e4 100644
--- a/gameSource/objectBank.cpp
+++ b/gameSource/objectBank.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ void setDrawColor( FloatRGB inColor ) {
 static char shouldFileBeCached( char *inFileName ) {
     if( strstr( inFileName, ".txt" ) != NULL &&
         strstr( inFileName, "groundHeat_" ) == NULL &&
-        strcmp( inFileName, "nextObjectNumber.txt" ) != 0 ) {
+        strcmp( inFileName, "nextObjectNumber.txt" ) != 0 &&
+        strcmp( inFileName, "nextObjectNumberOffset.txt" ) != 0 ) {
         return true;
         }
     return false;
@@ -3052,6 +3053,7 @@ int addObject( const char *inDescription,
 
 
     int nextObjectNumber = 1;
+    int nextObjectNumberOffset = 0;
     
     if( objectsDir.exists() && objectsDir.isDirectory() ) {
                 
@@ -3069,6 +3071,23 @@ int addObject( const char *inDescription,
                 delete [] nextNumberString;
                 }
             }
+            
+        File *nextNumberOffsetFile = 
+            objectsDir.getChildFile( "nextObjectNumberOffset.txt" );
+            
+        if( nextNumberOffsetFile->exists() ) {
+                    
+            char *nextNumberOffsetString = 
+                nextNumberOffsetFile->readFileContents();
+
+            if( nextNumberOffsetString != NULL ) {
+                sscanf( nextNumberOffsetString, "%d", &nextObjectNumberOffset );
+                
+                nextObjectNumber += nextObjectNumberOffset;
+                
+                delete [] nextNumberOffsetString;
+                }
+            }
         
         if( newID == -1 ) {
             newID = nextObjectNumber;
@@ -3335,20 +3354,38 @@ int addObject( const char *inDescription,
         delete objectFile;
         
         if( inReplaceID == -1 ) {
-            nextObjectNumber++;
-            
-        
-            char *nextNumberString = autoSprintf( "%d", nextObjectNumber );
-        
-            File *nextNumberFile = 
-                objectsDir.getChildFile( "nextObjectNumber.txt" );
+            if( nextObjectNumberOffset > 0 ) {
+                nextObjectNumberOffset++;
+                
             
-            nextNumberFile->writeToFile( nextNumberString );
+                char *nextNumberOffsetString = autoSprintf( "%d", nextObjectNumberOffset );
             
-            delete [] nextNumberString;
+                File *nextNumberOffsetFile = 
+                    objectsDir.getChildFile( "nextObjectNumberOffset.txt" );
+                
+                nextNumberOffsetFile->writeToFile( nextNumberOffsetString );
+                
+                delete [] nextNumberOffsetString;
+                
+                
+                delete nextNumberOffsetFile;
+                }
+            else {
+                nextObjectNumber++;
+                
             
+                char *nextNumberString = autoSprintf( "%d", nextObjectNumber );
             
-            delete nextNumberFile;
+                File *nextNumberFile = 
+                    objectsDir.getChildFile( "nextObjectNumber.txt" );
+                
+                nextNumberFile->writeToFile( nextNumberString );
+                
+                delete [] nextNumberString;
+                
+                
+                delete nextNumberFile;
+                }
             }
         }
     
diff --git a/gameSource/spriteBank.cpp b/gameSource/spriteBank.cpp
index 85b546b3..a9306adb 100644
--- a/gameSource/spriteBank.cpp
+++ b/gameSource/spriteBank.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ void enableSpriteSearch( char inEnable ) {
 // not bulk data tga files)
 static char shouldFileBeCached( char *inFileName ) {
     if( strstr( inFileName, ".txt" ) != NULL &&
-        strcmp( inFileName, "nextSpriteNumber.txt" ) != 0 ) {
+        strcmp( inFileName, "nextSpriteNumber.txt" ) != 0 &&
+        strcmp( inFileName, "nextSpriteNumberOffset.txt" ) != 0 ) {
         return true;
         }
     return false;
@@ -1013,6 +1014,7 @@ int addSprite( const char *inTag, SpriteHandle inSprite,
                 
                 
         int nextSpriteNumber = 1;
+        int nextSpriteNumberOffset = 0;
                 
         File *nextNumberFile = 
             spritesDir.getChildFile( "nextSpriteNumber.txt" );
@@ -1028,6 +1030,23 @@ int addSprite( const char *inTag, SpriteHandle inSprite,
                 delete [] nextNumberString;
                 }
             }
+            
+        File *nextNumberOffsetFile = 
+            spritesDir.getChildFile( "nextSpriteNumberOffset.txt" );
+                
+        if( nextNumberOffsetFile->exists() ) {
+                    
+            char *nextNumberOffsetString = 
+                nextNumberOffsetFile->readFileContents();
+
+            if( nextNumberOffsetString != NULL ) {
+                sscanf( nextNumberOffsetString, "%d", &nextSpriteNumberOffset );
+                
+                nextSpriteNumber += nextSpriteNumberOffset;
+                
+                delete [] nextNumberOffsetString;
+                }
+            }
                 
                     
             
@@ -1069,18 +1088,34 @@ int addSprite( const char *inTag, SpriteHandle inSprite,
         delete [] fileNameTXT;
         delete metaFile;
 
-        nextSpriteNumber++;
-        
+        if( nextSpriteNumberOffset > 0 ) {
+            nextSpriteNumberOffset++;
+            
 
-                
-        char *nextNumberString = autoSprintf( "%d", nextSpriteNumber );
-        
-        nextNumberFile->writeToFile( nextNumberString );
-        
-        delete [] nextNumberString;
-                
-        
-        delete nextNumberFile;
+                    
+            char *nextNumberOffsetString = autoSprintf( "%d", nextSpriteNumberOffset );
+            
+            nextNumberOffsetFile->writeToFile( nextNumberOffsetString );
+            
+            delete [] nextNumberOffsetString;
+                    
+            
+            delete nextNumberOffsetFile;
+            }
+        else {
+            nextSpriteNumber++;
+            
+
+                    
+            char *nextNumberString = autoSprintf( "%d", nextSpriteNumber );
+            
+            nextNumberFile->writeToFile( nextNumberString );
+            
+            delete [] nextNumberString;
+                    
+            
+            delete nextNumberFile;
+            }
         }
     
     if( newID == -1 ) {