diff --git a/src/Dodge/Data/Item/Location.hs b/src/Dodge/Data/Item/Location.hs
index 6cbbcae29..ebc52b3c0 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Data/Item/Location.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Data/Item/Location.hs
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ data ItemLocation
     = InInv
         { _ilCrID :: Int
         , _ilInvID :: NewInt InvInt
-        , _ilIsRoot :: Bool -- of any item
-        , _ilIsSelected :: Bool
+--        , _ilIsRoot :: Bool -- of any item
+--        , _ilIsSelected :: Bool
 ---        , _ilIsAttached :: Bool -- to selected item.  question: downwards and upwards?
         , _ilEquipSite :: Maybe EquipSite
         }
@@ -40,12 +40,9 @@ data ItemLocation
     deriving (Eq, Show, Ord, Read) --Generic, Flat)
 
 instance ShortShow ItemLocation where
-    shortShow (InInv cid invid rootb selb esite) =
+    shortShow (InInv cid invid esite) =
         "InInv:cid" <> shortShow cid <> "invid" <> shortShow (_unNInt invid)
-            <> "root"
-            <> shortShow rootb
-            <> "sel"
-            <> shortShow selb
+            <> "esite"
             <> shortShow (fmap (SString . show) esite)
     shortShow x = show x
 
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Inventory/Add.hs b/src/Dodge/Inventory/Add.hs
index 743740eb0..b12683c97 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Inventory/Add.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Inventory/Add.hs
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ tryPutItemInInv mcipos itid w = do
     let itloc = InInv
             { _ilCrID = 0
             , _ilInvID = invid
-            , _ilIsRoot = False
-            , _ilIsSelected = False
+--            , _ilIsRoot = False
+--            , _ilIsSelected = False
 --            , _ilIsAttached = False
             , _ilEquipSite = Nothing
             }
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Inventory/Location.hs b/src/Dodge/Inventory/Location.hs
index 95e420978..3bd020351 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Inventory/Location.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Inventory/Location.hs
@@ -37,15 +37,16 @@ crUpdateItemLocations lw = fromMaybe lw $ do
     return $ crSetRoots $ IM.foldlWithKey' (crUpdateInvidLocations mo) lw $ _unNIntMap crinv
 
 crSetRoots :: World -> World
-crSetRoots w = fromMaybe w $ do
-    inv <- w ^? cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix 0 . crInv
-    let cinv = invIMDT $ fmap (\i -> w ^?! cWorld . lWorld . items . ix i) inv
-    return $ foldl' f (foldl' g w inv) cinv
-  where
-    g w' i = w' & cWorld . lWorld . items . ix i . itLocation . ilIsRoot .~ False
-    f :: World -> DTree OItem -> World
-    f w' x =
-        w' & cWorld . lWorld . items . ix (x ^. dtValue . _1 . itID . unNInt) . itLocation . ilIsRoot .~ True
+crSetRoots w = fromMaybe w Nothing
+-- $ do
+--    inv <- w ^? cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix 0 . crInv
+--    let cinv = invIMDT $ fmap (\i -> w ^?! cWorld . lWorld . items . ix i) inv
+--    return $ foldl' f (foldl' g w inv) cinv
+--  where
+--    g w' i = w' & cWorld . lWorld . items . ix i . itLocation . ilIsRoot .~ False
+--    f :: World -> DTree OItem -> World
+--    f w' x =
+--        w' & cWorld . lWorld . items . ix (x ^. dtValue . _1 . itID . unNInt) . itLocation . ilIsRoot .~ True
 
 crUpdateInvidLocations :: ManipulatedObject -> World -> Int -> Item -> World
 crUpdateInvidLocations mo w invid itm =
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ crUpdateInvidLocations mo w invid itm =
         InInv
             { _ilCrID = 0
             , _ilInvID = NInt invid
-            , _ilIsRoot = Just (NInt invid) == mo ^? hiRootSelectedItem
-            , _ilIsSelected = Just (Sel 0 invid) == w ^? hud . diSelection . _Just
+--            , _ilIsRoot = Just (NInt invid) == mo ^? hiRootSelectedItem
+--            , _ilIsSelected = Just (Sel 0 invid) == w ^? hud . diSelection . _Just
 --            , _ilIsAttached = invid `IS.member` (mo ^. hiAttachedItems)
             , _ilEquipSite = w ^? cWorld . lWorld . items . ix itid . itLocation . ilEquipSite . _Just
             }
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Item/BackgroundEffect.hs b/src/Dodge/Item/BackgroundEffect.hs
index 5ad746e37..c86ee5efd 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Item/BackgroundEffect.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Item/BackgroundEffect.hs
@@ -36,9 +36,14 @@ rootNotrootEff ::
     Creature ->
     World ->
     World
-rootNotrootEff f g it
-    | it ^? itLocation . ilIsRoot == Just True = f it
-    | otherwise = g it
+rootNotrootEff f g it cr w
+    | isroot = f it cr w
+    | otherwise = g it cr w
+  where
+    isroot = fromMaybe False $ do
+        i <- it ^? itLocation . ilInvID
+        j <- w ^? hud . manObject . hiRootSelectedItem
+        return $ i == j
 
 rootAndAttNotEff ::
     (Item -> Creature -> World -> World) ->
@@ -48,8 +53,7 @@ rootAndAttNotEff ::
     World ->
     World
 rootAndAttNotEff f g it cr w
-    | it ^? itLocation . ilIsRoot == Just True 
-        && isattached
+    | isroot && isattached
         = f it cr w
     | otherwise = g it cr w
   where
@@ -57,6 +61,10 @@ rootAndAttNotEff f g it cr w
         i <- it ^? itLocation . ilInvID . unNInt
         is <- w ^? hud . manObject . hiAttachedItems
         return $ i `IS.member` is
+    isroot = fromMaybe False $ do
+        i <- it ^? itLocation . ilInvID
+        j <- w ^? hud . manObject . hiRootSelectedItem
+        return $ i == j
 
 createShieldWall :: Item -> Creature -> World -> World
 createShieldWall it cr w = case it ^? itParams . flatShieldWlMIX . _Just of