diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
index 06f309111..1808a13ac 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
@@ -166,11 +166,20 @@ void CellController::removeLocalActorRecord(std::string actorIndex)
 
 bool CellController::isLocalActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
 {
+    if (ptr.mRef == NULL)
+        return false;
+
     std::string mapIndex = generateMapIndex(ptr);
 
     return (localActorsToCells.count(mapIndex) > 0);
 }
 
+bool CellController::isLocalActor(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum)
+{
+    std::string mapIndex = generateMapIndex(refId, refNumIndex, mpNum);
+    return (localActorsToCells.count(mapIndex) > 0);
+}
+
 LocalActor *CellController::getLocalActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
 {
     std::string actorIndex = generateMapIndex(ptr);
@@ -179,6 +188,14 @@ LocalActor *CellController::getLocalActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
     return cellsActive.at(cellIndex)->getLocalActor(actorIndex);
 }
 
+LocalActor *CellController::getLocalActor(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum)
+{
+    std::string actorIndex = generateMapIndex(refId, refNumIndex, mpNum);
+    std::string cellIndex = localActorsToCells.at(actorIndex);
+
+    return cellsActive.at(cellIndex)->getLocalActor(actorIndex);
+}
+
 void CellController::setDedicatedActorRecord(std::string actorIndex, std::string cellIndex)
 {
     dedicatedActorsToCells[actorIndex] = cellIndex;
@@ -189,8 +206,17 @@ void CellController::removeDedicatedActorRecord(std::string actorIndex)
     dedicatedActorsToCells.erase(actorIndex);
 }
 
+bool CellController::isDedicatedActor(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum)
+{
+    std::string mapIndex = generateMapIndex(refId, refNumIndex, mpNum);
+    return (dedicatedActorsToCells.count(mapIndex) > 0);
+}
+
 bool CellController::isDedicatedActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
 {
+    if (ptr.mRef == NULL)
+        return false;
+
     std::string mapIndex = generateMapIndex(ptr);
 
     return (dedicatedActorsToCells.count(mapIndex) > 0);
@@ -204,22 +230,32 @@ DedicatedActor *CellController::getDedicatedActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
     return cellsActive.at(cellIndex)->getDedicatedActor(actorIndex);
 }
 
-std::string CellController::generateMapIndex(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
+DedicatedActor *CellController::getDedicatedActor(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum)
+{
+    std::string actorIndex = generateMapIndex(refId, refNumIndex, mpNum);
+    std::string cellIndex = dedicatedActorsToCells.at(actorIndex);
+
+    return cellsActive.at(cellIndex)->getDedicatedActor(actorIndex);
+}
+
+std::string CellController::generateMapIndex(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum)
 {
     std::string mapIndex = "";
-    mapIndex += ptr.getCellRef().getRefId();
-    mapIndex += "-" + Utils::toString(ptr.getCellRef().getRefNum().mIndex);
-    mapIndex += "-" + Utils::toString(ptr.getCellRef().getMpNum());
+    mapIndex += refId;
+    mapIndex += "-" + Utils::toString(refNumIndex);
+    mapIndex += "-" + Utils::toString(mpNum);
     return mapIndex;
 }
 
+std::string CellController::generateMapIndex(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
+{
+    return generateMapIndex(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(),
+        ptr.getCellRef().getRefNum().mIndex, ptr.getCellRef().getMpNum());
+}
+
 std::string CellController::generateMapIndex(BaseActor baseActor)
 {
-    std::string mapIndex = "";
-    mapIndex += baseActor.refId;
-    mapIndex += "-" + Utils::toString(baseActor.refNumIndex);
-    mapIndex += "-" + Utils::toString(baseActor.mpNum);
-    return mapIndex;
+    return generateMapIndex(baseActor.refId, baseActor.refNumIndex, baseActor.mpNum);
 }
 
 bool CellController::isActiveCell(const ESM::Cell& cell)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.hpp
index eaffdb8af..98e4fe902 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.hpp
@@ -30,14 +30,21 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         void setLocalActorRecord(std::string actorIndex, std::string cellIndex);
         void removeLocalActorRecord(std::string actorIndex);
+        
         bool isLocalActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr);
+        bool isLocalActor(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum);
         virtual LocalActor *getLocalActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr);
+        virtual LocalActor *getLocalActor(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum);
 
         void setDedicatedActorRecord(std::string actorIndex, std::string cellIndex);
         void removeDedicatedActorRecord(std::string actorIndex);
+        
         bool isDedicatedActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr);
+        bool isDedicatedActor(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum);
         virtual DedicatedActor *getDedicatedActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr);
+        virtual DedicatedActor *getDedicatedActor(std::string refId, int refNumIndex, int mpNum);
 
+        std::string generateMapIndex(std::string refId, int refNumindex, int mpNum);
         std::string generateMapIndex(MWWorld::Ptr ptr);
         std::string generateMapIndex(mwmp::BaseActor baseActor);