diff --git a/src/entities/items/weaponPickup.c b/src/entities/items/weaponPickup.c
index eba2733..e4345f0 100644
--- a/src/entities/items/weaponPickup.c
+++ b/src/entities/items/weaponPickup.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ static void (*superTick)(void);
 static void init(void);
 static void tick(void);
 static void touch(Entity *other);
+static void load(cJSON *root);
+static void save(cJSON *root);
 
 Entity *initWeaponPickup(void)
 {
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ Entity *initWeaponPickup(void)
 	i->init = init;
 	i->tick = tick;
 	i->touch = touch;
+	i->load = load;
+	i->save = save;
 	
 	return (Entity*)i;
 }
@@ -100,3 +104,18 @@ static void touch(Entity *other)
 		game.stats[STAT_WEAPONS_PICKED_UP]++;
 	}
 }
+
+static void load(cJSON *root)
+{
+	Item *i;
+	
+	i = (Item*)self;
+	
+	i->weaponType = lookup(cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "weaponType")->valuestring);
+	i->provided = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "provided")->valueint;
+}
+
+static void save(cJSON *root)
+{
+	/* boss missions, only - not going to worry about saving these */
+}
diff --git a/src/entities/items/weaponPickup.h b/src/entities/items/weaponPickup.h
index 5848231..989a49d 100644
--- a/src/entities/items/weaponPickup.h
+++ b/src/entities/items/weaponPickup.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
 #include "../../common.h"
+#include "../../json/cJSON.h"
 
 extern void playSound(int snd, int ch);
 extern void setGameplayMessage(int type, char *format, ...);
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ extern void pickupItem(void);
 extern int touchedPlayer(Entity *e);
 extern const char *getWeaponName(int i);
 extern Entity *initConsumable(void);
+extern int lookup(char *name);
 
 extern Entity *self;
 extern Game game;
diff --git a/src/system/lookup.c b/src/system/lookup.c
index 2a0e508..4424451 100644
--- a/src/system/lookup.c
+++ b/src/system/lookup.c
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ void initLookups(void)
 	addLookup("DOOR_OPEN", DOOR_OPEN);
 	addLookup("DOOR_CLOSED", DOOR_CLOSED);
 	
+	addLookup("WPN_PLASMA", WPN_PLASMA);
+	addLookup("WPN_SPREAD", WPN_SPREAD);
+	
 	addLookup("CONTROL_LEFT", CONTROL_LEFT);
 	addLookup("CONTROL_RIGHT", CONTROL_RIGHT);
 	addLookup("CONTROL_UP", CONTROL_UP);