Slots are slots; blueprint logic not needed on back-end.

src/engine/objects/Mob.java

@@ -803,9 +803,11 @@ public class Mob extends AbstractIntelligenceAgent {
         } else
             this.level = 1;
 
-        //add this npc to building
+        // Use slot locations and add as a hireling
+        // only if this building has a blueprint.
+        // otherwise use the mob cache location.
 
-        if (this.building != null) {
+        if (this.building != null && building.getBlueprintUUID() != 0) {
 
             int maxSlots = 10;
 

src/engine/objects/NPC.java

@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ public class NPC extends AbstractCharacter {
 			}
 
 			this.name = rs.getString("npc_name");
-			this.buyPercent = rs.getFloat("npc_buyPercent");
 
-			if (this.buyPercent == 1)
-				this.buyPercent = .33f;
+			// Most objects from the cache have a default buy
+			// percentage of 100% which was a dupe source due
+			// to the way MB calculated item values.
+
+			// this.buyPercent = rs.getFloat("npc_buyPercent");
 
 			this.buyPercent = .33f;
 			this.sellPercent = 1;