diff --git a/public/break_escape/js/core/game.js b/public/break_escape/js/core/game.js
index de2d9d3..d34039f 100644
--- a/public/break_escape/js/core/game.js
+++ b/public/break_escape/js/core/game.js
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ export function preload() {
     this.load.image('fingerprint', 'objects/fingerprint_small.png');
     this.load.image('lockpick', 'objects/lockpick.png');
     this.load.image('spoofing_kit', 'objects/office-misc-headphones.png');
+    this.load.image('id_badge', 'objects/id_badge.png');
+    this.load.image('text_file', 'objects/text_file.png');
     this.load.image('keyway', 'icons/keyway.png');
     this.load.image('password', 'icons/password.png');
     this.load.image('pin', 'icons/pin.png');
diff --git a/public/break_escape/js/systems/inventory.js b/public/break_escape/js/systems/inventory.js
index 7c57aa4..ac9c00d 100644
--- a/public/break_escape/js/systems/inventory.js
+++ b/public/break_escape/js/systems/inventory.js
@@ -330,7 +330,30 @@ export async function addToInventory(sprite) {
         });
 
         if (isAlreadyInInventory) {
-            console.log(`Item ${itemIdentifier} (id: ${itemData.id || itemData.key_id || 'none'}) is already in inventory - skipping duplicate`);
+            console.log(`Item ${itemIdentifier} (id: ${itemData.id || itemData.key_id || 'none'}) is already in inventory - removing from environment`);
+            
+            // Remove from environment even if already in inventory
+            if (window.currentPlayerRoom && rooms[window.currentPlayerRoom] && rooms[window.currentPlayerRoom].objects) {
+                if (rooms[window.currentPlayerRoom].objects[sprite.objectId]) {
+                    const roomObj = rooms[window.currentPlayerRoom].objects[sprite.objectId];
+                    if (roomObj.setVisible) {
+                        roomObj.setVisible(false);
+                    }
+                    roomObj.active = false;
+                    console.log(`Removed duplicate object ${sprite.objectId} from room`);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Hide the sprite if it has setVisible method
+            if (sprite.setVisible && typeof sprite.setVisible === 'function') {
+                sprite.setVisible(false);
+            }
+            
+            // Show notification to player
+            if (window.gameAlert) {
+                window.gameAlert('Already in inventory', 'info', itemData.name || 'Item', 2000);
+            }
+            
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/public/break_escape/js/systems/npc-hostile.js b/public/break_escape/js/systems/npc-hostile.js
index c33ae9f..8423e6d 100644
--- a/public/break_escape/js/systems/npc-hostile.js
+++ b/public/break_escape/js/systems/npc-hostile.js
@@ -230,7 +230,19 @@ function dropNPCItems(npcId) {
     const spawnY = Math.round(sprite.y);
 
     // Create actual Phaser sprite for the dropped item
-    const texture = item.texture || item.type || 'key';
+    // Try item.texture, then item.type, with fallback to 'key' if texture doesn't exist
+    let texture = item.texture || item.type || 'key';
+    
+    console.log(`💧 Attempting to drop item: type="${item.type}", name="${item.name}", texture="${texture}"`);
+    
+    // Safety check: verify texture exists, fallback to 'key' if not
+    if (!gameRef.textures.exists(texture)) {
+      console.warn(`⚠️ Texture '${texture}' not found for dropped item '${item.name}', using fallback 'key'`);
+      texture = 'key';
+    } else {
+      console.log(`✅ Texture '${texture}' exists for dropped item '${item.name}'`);
+    }
+    
     const spriteObj = gameRef.add.sprite(spawnX, spawnY, texture);
     
     // Set origin to match standard object creation
@@ -271,6 +283,18 @@ function dropNPCItems(npcId) {
       spriteObj[key] = droppedItemData[key];
     });
     
+    // IMPORTANT: Preserve texture information for inventory display
+    // Phaser sprites have a complex texture object, but inventory expects
+    // a simple object with a 'key' property (matching npc-game-bridge pattern)
+    // Store both the original texture reference and a simple texture key object
+    const phaserTexture = spriteObj.texture; // Preserve Phaser's texture object
+    spriteObj.texture = {
+      key: texture,  // Use the resolved texture name for inventory
+      _phaserTexture: phaserTexture  // Keep reference to original Phaser texture
+    };
+    
+    console.log(`💧 Dropped item sprite texture set: key="${spriteObj.texture.key}", name="${spriteObj.name}"`);
+    
     // Make the sprite interactive
     spriteObj.setInteractive({ useHandCursor: true });