diff --git a/src/droid.c b/src/droid.c
index 34442e5ab..c7d13927f 100644
--- a/src/droid.c
+++ b/src/droid.c
@@ -3745,7 +3745,7 @@ UDWORD	getNumDroidsForLevel(UDWORD	level)
 
 // Get the name of a droid from it's DROID structure.
 //
-char *droidGetName(DROID *psDroid)
+const char *droidGetName(const DROID *psDroid)
 {
 	return psDroid->aName;
 }
diff --git a/src/droid.h b/src/droid.h
index ad6fb4465..00f6700f8 100644
--- a/src/droid.h
+++ b/src/droid.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ extern UDWORD	getDroidEffectiveLevel(DROID *psDroid);
 extern const char *getDroidLevelName(DROID *psDroid);
 
 // Get a droid's name.
-extern char *droidGetName(DROID *psDroid);
+extern const char *droidGetName(const DROID *psDroid);
 
 // Set a droid's name.
 extern void droidSetName(DROID *psDroid, const char *pName);
diff --git a/src/mapgrid.c b/src/mapgrid.c
index 3ac7a6063..b1359887a 100644
--- a/src/mapgrid.c
+++ b/src/mapgrid.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void gridRemoveObject(BASE_OBJECT *psObj)
 					{
 						if (psCurr->apsObjects[i] == psObj)
 						{
-							ASSERT( false,"gridRemoveObject: grid out of sync" );
+							ASSERT(false, "Grid out of sync at (%u,%u):%u removing %s", x, y, i, objInfo(psObj));
 							psCurr->apsObjects[i] = NULL;
 						}
 					}
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void gridDisplayCoverage(BASE_OBJECT *psObj)
 		unsigned int	x, y, i;
 		GRID_ARRAY	*psCurr;
 
-		debug( LOG_NEVER, "Grid coverage for object %d (%d,%d) - range %d\n", psObj->id, psObj->pos.x, psObj->pos.y, gridObjRange(psObj) );
+		debug(LOG_ERROR, "Grid coverage for object %d (%d,%d) - range %d", psObj->id, psObj->pos.x, psObj->pos.y, gridObjRange(psObj) );
 		for (x = 0; x < gridWidth; x++)
 		{
 			for(y = 0; y < gridHeight; y++)
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void gridDisplayCoverage(BASE_OBJECT *psObj)
 				{
 					if (psCurr->apsObjects[i] == psObj)
 					{
-						debug( LOG_NEVER, "    %d,%d  [ %d,%d -> %d,%d ]\n", x, y, x*GRID_UNITS, y*GRID_UNITS, (x+1)*GRID_UNITS, (y+1)*GRID_UNITS );
+						debug(LOG_ERROR, "    %d,%d  [ %d,%d -> %d,%d ]", x, y, x*GRID_UNITS, y*GRID_UNITS, (x+1)*GRID_UNITS, (y+1)*GRID_UNITS );
 					}
 
 					++i;
diff --git a/src/move.h b/src/move.h
index 972c374a4..544bcec59 100644
--- a/src/move.h
+++ b/src/move.h
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ SDWORD moveCalcDroidSpeed(DROID *psDroid);
 /* Frame update for the movement of a tracked droid */
 extern void moveUpdateTracked(DROID *psDroid);
 
-extern void fillNewBlocks(DROID *psDroid);
-extern void fillInitialView(DROID *psDroid);
-
 /* update body and turret to local slope */
 extern void updateDroidOrientation(DROID *psDroid);
 
diff --git a/src/objects.c b/src/objects.c
index 6317b2e9b..739ab69d3 100644
--- a/src/objects.c
+++ b/src/objects.c
@@ -71,3 +71,43 @@ void reverseObjectList(BASE_OBJECT **ppsList)
     //set the list passed in to point to the new top
     *ppsList = psPrev;
 }
+
+const char *objInfo(const BASE_OBJECT *psObj)
+{
+	static char	info[PATH_MAX];
+
+	switch (psObj->type)
+	{
+	case OBJ_DROID:
+	{
+		const DROID *psDroid = (const DROID *)psObj;
+
+		ssprintf(info, "%s", droidGetName(psDroid));
+		break;
+	}
+	case OBJ_STRUCTURE:
+	{
+		const STRUCTURE *psStruct = (const STRUCTURE *)psObj;
+
+		ssprintf(info, "%s", getName(psStruct->pStructureType->pName));
+		break;
+	}
+	case OBJ_FEATURE:
+	{
+		const FEATURE *psFeat = (const FEATURE *)psObj;
+
+		ssprintf(info, "%s", getName(psFeat->psStats->pName));
+		break;
+	}
+	case OBJ_PROJECTILE:
+		sstrcpy(info, "Projectile");	// TODO
+		break;
+	case OBJ_TARGET:
+		sstrcpy(info, "Target");	// TODO
+		break;
+	default:
+		sstrcpy(info, "Unknown object type");
+		break;
+	}
+	return info;
+}
diff --git a/src/objects.h b/src/objects.h
index db3292550..e43d7c334 100644
--- a/src/objects.h
+++ b/src/objects.h
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ extern BOOL objShutdown(void);
 the last and the last entry becomes the first!*/
 extern void reverseObjectList(BASE_OBJECT **ppsList);
 
+/** Output an informative string about this object. For debugging. */
+const char *objInfo(const BASE_OBJECT *psObj);
+
 #endif // __INCLUDED_SRC_OBJECTS_H__