diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/IntergalacticCluster.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/IntergalacticCluster.scala
index e40a6f20..d58a5a08 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/IntergalacticCluster.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/IntergalacticCluster.scala
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
 package net.psforever.objects.continent
 
-import akka.actor.Actor
+import akka.actor.{Actor, Props}
 import net.psforever.objects.Player
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 
-class IntergalacticCluster(continents : List[Zone]) extends Actor {
+class IntergalacticCluster(zones : List[Zone]) extends Actor {
   private[this] val log = org.log4s.getLogger
-  for(continent <- continents) {
-    log.info(s"Built continent ${continent.ZoneId}")
-    continent.Actor //seed context
+  log.info("Starting interplanetary cluster ...")
+
+  override def preStart() : Unit = {
+    super.preStart()
+    for(zone <- zones) {
+      log.info(s"Built continent ${zone.ZoneId}")
+      zone.Actor = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[ZoneActor], zone), s"${zone.ZoneId}-actor")
+    }
   }
 
   def receive : Receive = {
     case IntergalacticCluster.GetWorld(zoneId) =>
       log.info(s"Asked to find $zoneId")
-      findWorldInCluster(continents.iterator, zoneId) match {
+      findWorldInCluster(zones.iterator, zoneId) match {
         case Some(continent) =>
           sender ! IntergalacticCluster.GiveWorld(zoneId, continent)
         case None =>
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ class IntergalacticCluster(continents : List[Zone]) extends Actor {
       }
 
     case IntergalacticCluster.RequestZoneInitialization(tplayer) =>
-      continents.foreach(zone => {
+      zones.foreach(zone => {
         sender ! Zone.ClientInitialization(zone.ClientInitialization())
       })
       sender ! IntergalacticCluster.ClientInitializationComplete(tplayer)
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/Zone.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/Zone.scala
index 3340ecc1..533db3af 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/Zone.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/Zone.scala
@@ -17,22 +17,29 @@ import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
 
 class Zone(id : String, zoneNumber : Int, map : String) {
   private var actor = ActorRef.noSender
-  private var guid : NumberPoolHub = new NumberPoolHub(new LimitedNumberSource(65536))
   private var accessor : ActorRef = ActorRef.noSender
-  private var startupUtilities : List[(IdentifiableEntity, Int)] = List()
+  private var startupUtilities : List[(PlanetSideGameObject, Int)] = List()
+  private var guid : NumberPoolHub = new NumberPoolHub(new LimitedNumberSource(65536))
 
-  def Actor(implicit context : ActorContext) : ActorRef =  {
+  def Actor : ActorRef = actor
+
+  def Init(implicit context : ActorContext) : Unit = {
+    //TODO wrong initialization
+    val pool = guid.AddPool("pool", (200 to 1000).toList)
+    pool.Selector = new RandomSelector
+    val poolActor = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[NumberPoolActor], pool), name = s"$ZoneId-poolActor")
+    accessor = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[NumberPoolAccessorActor], guid, pool, poolActor), s"$ZoneId-accessor")
+
+    StartupUtilities.foreach({case ((obj, uid)) =>
+      guid.register(obj, uid)
+    })
+  }
+
+  def Actor_=(zoneActor : ActorRef) : ActorRef = {
     if(actor == ActorRef.noSender) {
-      actor = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[ZoneActor], this), s"$id-actor")
-
-      val pool = guid.AddPool("pool", (200 to 1000).toList)
-      val poolActor = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[NumberPoolActor], pool), name = s"$ZoneId-poolActor")
-      pool.Selector = new RandomSelector
-      accessor = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[NumberPoolAccessorActor], guid, pool, poolActor), s"$ZoneId-accessor")
-
-      startupUtilities.foreach({case ((obj, uid)) => accessor ! Register(obj, uid, actor) })
+      actor = zoneActor
     }
-    actor
+    Actor
   }
 
   private val equipmentOnGround : ListBuffer[Equipment] = ListBuffer[Equipment]()
@@ -45,14 +52,16 @@ class Zone(id : String, zoneNumber : Int, map : String) {
 
   def GUID : ActorRef = accessor
 
-  def GUID_=(guidSrc : NumberPoolHub) : ActorRef = {
-    if(accessor == ActorRef.noSender) {
-      guid = guidSrc
+  def GUID(hub : NumberPoolHub) : ActorRef = {
+    if(actor == ActorRef.noSender) {
+      guid = hub
     }
-    accessor
+    Actor
   }
 
-  def GUID(object_guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Option[PlanetSideGameObject] = guid(object_guid.guid) match {
+  def GUID(object_guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Option[PlanetSideGameObject] = GUID(object_guid.guid)
+
+  def GUID(object_guid : Int) : Option[PlanetSideGameObject] = guid(object_guid) match {
     case Some(obj) =>
       Some(obj.asInstanceOf[PlanetSideGameObject]) //potential casting error
     case None =>
@@ -61,10 +70,16 @@ class Zone(id : String, zoneNumber : Int, map : String) {
 
   def EquipmentOnGround : ListBuffer[Equipment] = equipmentOnGround
 
-  def AddUtility(obj : IdentifiableEntity, id : Int) : Unit = {
+  def AddUtility(obj : PlanetSideGameObject, id : Int) : Unit = {
     startupUtilities = startupUtilities :+ (obj, id)
   }
 
+  def StartupUtilities : List[(IdentifiableEntity, Int)] =  {
+    val utilities = startupUtilities
+    startupUtilities = Nil
+    utilities
+  }
+
   def ClientInitialization() : List[GamePacket] = {
     List.empty[GamePacket]
   }
@@ -75,7 +90,6 @@ class Zone(id : String, zoneNumber : Int, map : String) {
 }
 
 object Zone {
-  final def BlankInitFunction() : Unit = { }
   final def Nowhere : Zone = { Zone("nowhere", 0, "nowhere") } //TODO needs overrides
 
   final case class DropItemOnGround(item : Equipment, pos : Vector3, orient : Vector3)
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/ZoneActor.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/ZoneActor.scala
index 309c129d..87cce612 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/ZoneActor.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/continent/ZoneActor.scala
@@ -3,24 +3,30 @@ package net.psforever.objects.continent
 
 import akka.actor.Actor
 import net.psforever.objects.equipment.Equipment
+import net.psforever.objects.guid.actor.Register
 import net.psforever.packet.game.PlanetSideGUID
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 
-class ZoneActor(continent : Zone) extends Actor {
+class ZoneActor(zone : Zone) extends Actor {
   private[this] val log = org.log4s.getLogger
-  import Zone._
+
+  override def preStart() : Unit = {
+    super.preStart()
+    log.info(s"Calling ${zone.ZoneId} init ...")
+    zone.Init
+  }
 
   def receive : Receive = {
-    case DropItemOnGround(item, pos, orient) =>
+    case Zone.DropItemOnGround(item, pos, orient) =>
       item.Position = pos
       item.Orientation = orient
-      continent.EquipmentOnGround += item
+      zone.EquipmentOnGround += item
 
-    case GetItemOnGround(player, item_guid) =>
+    case Zone.GetItemOnGround(player, item_guid) =>
       FindItemOnGround(item_guid) match {
         case Some(item) =>
-          sender ! ItemFromGround(player, item)
+          sender ! Zone.ItemFromGround(player, item)
         case None =>
           log.warn(s"item on ground $item_guid was requested by $player for pickup but was not found")
       }
@@ -29,9 +35,9 @@ class ZoneActor(continent : Zone) extends Actor {
   }
 
   private def FindItemOnGround(item_guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Option[Equipment] = {
-    recursiveFindItemOnGround(continent.EquipmentOnGround.iterator, item_guid) match {
+    recursiveFindItemOnGround(zone.EquipmentOnGround.iterator, item_guid) match {
       case Some(index) =>
-        Some(continent.EquipmentOnGround.remove(index))
+        Some(zone.EquipmentOnGround.remove(index))
       case None =>
         None
     }
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/PsLogin.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/PsLogin.scala
index fafffbbe..a14a5a3f 100644
--- a/pslogin/src/main/scala/PsLogin.scala
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/PsLogin.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import java.net.InetAddress
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.Locale
 
-import akka.actor.{ActorRef, ActorSystem, Props}
+import akka.actor.{ActorContext, ActorRef, ActorSystem, Props}
 import akka.routing.RandomPool
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.joran.JoranConfigurator
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import net.psforever.crypto.CryptoInterface
 import net.psforever.objects.continent.{IntergalacticCluster, Zone}
 import net.psforever.objects.guid.TaskResolver
 import net.psforever.objects.terminals.{OrderTerminalDefinition, Terminal}
-import net.psforever.packet.game.PlanetSideGUID
 import org.slf4j
 import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi._
 import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi.Color._
@@ -222,11 +221,22 @@ object PsLogin {
   }
 
   def createContinents() : List[Zone] = {
-    val home3 = Zone("home3",13,"map13")
-    val orderTerm = new OrderTerminalDefinition
-    home3.AddUtility(Terminal(orderTerm), 853)
-    home3.AddUtility(Terminal(orderTerm), 855)
-    home3.AddUtility(Terminal(orderTerm), 860)
+    val home3 = new Zone("home3",13,"map13") {
+      override def Init(implicit context : ActorContext) : Unit = {
+        val orderTerm = new OrderTerminalDefinition
+        val obj853 = Terminal(orderTerm)
+        val obj855 = Terminal(orderTerm)
+        val obj860 = Terminal(orderTerm)
+        AddUtility(obj853, 853)
+        AddUtility(obj855, 855)
+        AddUtility(obj860, 860)
+
+        super.Init
+        obj853.Actor
+        obj855.Actor
+        obj860.Actor
+      }
+    }
 
     home3 ::
       Nil