diff --git a/artifacts/ddraw.ini b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
index 9764f0ff..353008a6 100644
--- a/artifacts/ddraw.ini
+++ b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;sfall configuration settings
-;v3.8.33.2
+;v3.8.34
 
 [Main]
 ;Set to 1 if you want to use command line arguments to tell sfall to use another ini file
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ WindowScrollKey=0
 ToggleItemHighlightsKey=42
 
 ;Set to 1 to also highlight containers
-HighlightContainers=1
+HighlightContainers=0
 
 ;Set to 1 to also highlight lootable corpses
-HighlightCorpses=1
+HighlightCorpses=0
 
 ;Set the color of outlines, available colors:
 ;1 - glowing red
diff --git a/artifacts/example_mods/ItemHighlight_Lite/sfall-mods.ini b/artifacts/example_mods/ItemHighlight_Lite/sfall-mods.ini
index 9c6d4b9d..95d09da4 100644
--- a/artifacts/example_mods/ItemHighlight_Lite/sfall-mods.ini
+++ b/artifacts/example_mods/ItemHighlight_Lite/sfall-mods.ini
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 Key=42
 
 ; Set to 1 to also highlight containers
-Containers=1
+Containers=0
 
 ; Set to 1 to also highlight lootable corpses
-Corpses=1
+Corpses=0
 
 ; Set to 1 to only highlight objects in the player's line-of-sight
 CheckLOS=0
diff --git a/sfall/FalloutEngine/Enums.h b/sfall/FalloutEngine/Enums.h
index 1621e0c5..13a129a5 100644
--- a/sfall/FalloutEngine/Enums.h
+++ b/sfall/FalloutEngine/Enums.h
@@ -653,6 +653,13 @@ enum AttackSubType : long
 	GUNS                      = 4
 };
 
+enum BodyType : long
+{
+	Biped                     = 0,
+	Quadruped                 = 1,
+	Robotic                   = 2
+};
+
 enum KillType : long
 {
 	KILL_TYPE_men             = 0,
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp b/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
index 043d4721..fcd3416e 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
@@ -3128,6 +3128,29 @@ noObject:
 	}
 }
 
+// returns 0 (biped) if the critter has the "barter" flag set
+static long __fastcall BarterOverrideBodyType(fo::GameObject* critter) {
+	return (fo::util::GetProto(critter->protoId)->critter.critterFlags & fo::CritterFlags::Barter)
+	       ? fo::BodyType::Biped
+	       : fo::BodyType::Quadruped;
+}
+
+static void __declspec(naked) item_add_mult_hook_body_type() {
+	__asm {
+		call fo::funcoffs::critter_body_type_;
+		test eax, eax;
+		jnz  notBiped;
+		retn;
+notBiped:
+		push edx;
+		push ecx;
+		call BarterOverrideBodyType; // ecx - critter
+		pop  ecx;
+		pop  edx;
+		retn;
+	}
+}
+
 // Missing game initialization
 void BugFixes::OnBeforeGameInit() {
 	Initialization();
@@ -3967,6 +3990,9 @@ void BugFixes::init()
 
 	// Fix incorrect value of the limit number of floating messages
 	SafeWrite8(0x4B039F, 20); // text_object_create_ (was 19)
+
+	// Fix for being unable to plant items on non-biped critters with the "Barter" flag set
+	HookCall(0x477183, item_add_mult_hook_body_type);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sfall/version.h b/sfall/version.h
index f96db51a..884bd9f5 100644
--- a/sfall/version.h
+++ b/sfall/version.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 3
 #define VERSION_MINOR 8
-#define VERSION_BUILD 33
-#define VERSION_REV 2
+#define VERSION_BUILD 34
+#define VERSION_REV 0
 
-#define VERSION_STRING "3.8.33.2"
+#define VERSION_STRING "3.8.34"