diff --git a/config/symbols.json b/config/symbols.json
index d0a16b3a..f14285f7 100644
--- a/config/symbols.json
+++ b/config/symbols.json
@@ -23248,7 +23248,7 @@
 { "file_offset": 4951098, "flags": 0, "name": "_render_camera_debug_this_fucking_frustum" },
 { "file_offset": 4951104, "flags": 0, "name": "_render_debug_globals", "static": true },
 { "file_offset": 4980812, "flags": 0, "name": "_bss_004c004c" },
-{ "file_offset": 4980856, "flags": 0, "name": "_lighting_storage" },
+{ "file_offset": 4980856, "flags": 0, "name": "?lighting_storage@?1??object_get_cached_render_lighting@@9@9", "static": true },
 { "file_offset": 4980976, "flags": 0, "name": "_render_object_globals", "static": true },
 { "file_offset": 4982004, "flags": 0, "name": "_debug_inactive_objects" },
 { "file_offset": 4982005, "flags": 0, "name": "_reported_rendered_object_overflow", "static": true },
diff --git a/source/ai/action_vehicle.c b/source/ai/action_vehicle.c
index 82dae1b7..0736dca8 100644
--- a/source/ai/action_vehicle.c
+++ b/source/ai/action_vehicle.c
@@ -70,11 +70,7 @@ symbols in this file:
 
 #include "cseries.h"
 #include "actions.h"
-
-#define object_get_bounding_sphere object_get_bounding_sphere_inline
 #include "actors.h"
-#undef object_get_bounding_sphere
-
 #include "actor_definitions.h"
 #include "ai_debug.h"
 #include "props.h"
@@ -157,22 +153,6 @@ boolean unit_get_seat_entrance_point(
 
 /* ---------- public code */
 
-void object_get_bounding_sphere(
-	long object_index,
-	real_point3d *center,
-	real *radius)
-{
-	struct object_datum *object = object_get(object_index);
-
-	match_assert("..\\objects\\objects.h", 535, center);
-	match_assert("..\\objects\\objects.h", 536, radius);
-
-	*center = object->object.bounding_sphere_center;
-	*radius = object->object.bounding_sphere_radius;
-
-	return;
-}
-
 void action_vehicle_begin(
 	long actor_index)
 {
diff --git a/source/ai/path.c b/source/ai/path.c
index f7a7d665..94f473ae 100644
--- a/source/ai/path.c
+++ b/source/ai/path.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ boolean path_state_build_path(
 
 	if (state->debug)
 	{
-		*(struct path_result *)state->debug->__unknown140A0 = *path;
+		state->debug->result = *path;
 
 		if (state->debug->path_build_result != _path_build_result_success)
 		{
diff --git a/source/ai/path.h b/source/ai/path.h
index 66e0dd73..ac731402 100644
--- a/source/ai/path.h
+++ b/source/ai/path.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ struct path_debug_storage
 	short path_traverse_result;
 	short path_build_result;
 	struct path_state path_state;
-	char __unknown140A0[0x5C];
+	struct path_result result;
 	short raw_step_count;
 	word pad_140FE;
 	struct path_step raw_steps[64];
diff --git a/source/objects/object_lights.c b/source/objects/object_lights.c
index f0c70b31..2553c63c 100644
--- a/source/objects/object_lights.c
+++ b/source/objects/object_lights.c
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ symbols in this file:
 
 /* ---------- headers */
 
+/* objects.h lies in this unit's own directory, so January's __FILE__ for it was the absolute
+   path (see OBJECTS_H_FILE in objects.h) */
+#define OBJECTS_H_FILE "c:\\halo\\source\\objects\\objects.h"
+
 #include "cseries/cseries.h"
 #include "cseries/errors.h"
 #include "cseries/profile.h"
diff --git a/source/objects/objects.h b/source/objects/objects.h
index 29de9dc1..1256e31a 100644
--- a/source/objects/objects.h
+++ b/source/objects/objects.h
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ enum
 #define object_get(index)			((struct object_datum*)object_get_and_verify_type(index, _object_mask_all))
 #define object_try_and_get(index)	((struct object_datum*)object_try_and_get_and_verify_type(index, _object_mask_all))
 
+/* the inline assertions below report January's __FILE__ for this header, and January spelled it
+   two ways: its string census has "..\objects\objects.h" defined by action_vehicle (and
+   referenced by render_objects) and "c:\halo\source\objects\objects.h" defined by
+   object_lights; a unit that needs the absolute spelling defines OBJECTS_H_FILE first */
+#ifndef OBJECTS_H_FILE
+#define OBJECTS_H_FILE "..\\objects\\objects.h"
+#endif
+
 /* ---------- structures */
 
 typedef void (*object_deleted_proc)(long);
@@ -488,8 +496,8 @@ __inline void object_get_bounding_sphere(
 {
 	struct object_datum *object = object_get(object_index);
 
-	match_assert("c:\\halo\\source\\objects\\objects.h", 535, center);
-	match_assert("c:\\halo\\source\\objects\\objects.h", 536, radius);
+	match_assert(OBJECTS_H_FILE, 535, center);
+	match_assert(OBJECTS_H_FILE, 536, radius);
 
 	*center = object->object.bounding_sphere_center;
 	*radius = object->object.bounding_sphere_radius;
@@ -504,8 +512,8 @@ __inline void object_get_render_bounding_sphere(
 {
 	struct object_datum *object = object_get(object_index);
 
-	match_assert("..\\objects\\objects.h", 551, center);
-	match_assert("..\\objects\\objects.h", 552, radius);
+	match_assert(OBJECTS_H_FILE, 551, center);
+	match_assert(OBJECTS_H_FILE, 552, radius);
 
 	*center = object->object.bounding_sphere_center;
 	*radius = object_definition_get(object->definition_index)->object.render_bounding_radius;
diff --git a/source/render/render_objects.c b/source/render/render_objects.c
index 66bc767b..7c6d8d08 100644
--- a/source/render/render_objects.c
+++ b/source/render/render_objects.c
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ static struct profile_section render_object_shadows_section =
 
 struct data_array *cached_object_render_states;
 
-struct render_lighting lighting_storage = { 0 };
 static struct render_object_globals render_object_globals = { 0 };
 
 boolean debug_inactive_objects = FALSE;
@@ -356,6 +355,7 @@ struct render_lighting *object_get_cached_render_lighting(
 	long object_index,
 	real level_of_detail_pixels)
 {
+	static struct render_lighting lighting_storage;
 	long render_state_index = object_get_cached_render_state(
 		object_index,
 		level_of_detail_pixels);