diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a56872a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[*.cs]
+indent_style = tab
diff --git a/QSB/ItemSync/ItemManager.cs b/QSB/ItemSync/ItemManager.cs
index f429acaa..a6dd2133 100644
--- a/QSB/ItemSync/ItemManager.cs
+++ b/QSB/ItemSync/ItemManager.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Cysharp.Threading.Tasks;
+using HarmonyLib;
 using OWML.Common;
 using QSB.ItemSync.WorldObjects;
 using QSB.ItemSync.WorldObjects.Items;
@@ -6,6 +7,8 @@ using QSB.ItemSync.WorldObjects.Sockets;
 using QSB.Utility;
 using QSB.Utility.Deterministic;
 using QSB.WorldSync;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using UnityEngine;
@@ -21,21 +24,66 @@ public class ItemManager : WorldObjectManager
 		DebugLog.DebugWrite("Building OWItems...", MessageType.Info);
 
 		// Items
-		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBNomaiConversationStone, NomaiConversationStone>();
-		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBScrollItem, ScrollItem>();
-		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBSharedStone, SharedStone>();
-		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBSimpleLanternItem, SimpleLanternItem>();
 		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBSlideReelItem, SlideReelItem>();
 		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBWarpCoreItem, WarpCoreItem>();
 		// dream lantern and vision torch are set up in their own managers
+		// the rest can just use the generic thing below because they dont have special things using them
+
+		// Use the basic QSBItem class for any items that do not require custom code through a derived class (mod compatibility)
+		// QSB addons can still define their own QSBItem derived classes and they will just get skipped here
+		var handledItemTypes = new HashSet<Type>(GetHandledItemTypes()); // set cuz we do Contains below
+		DebugLog.DebugWrite($"Handled OWItem types (the rest will get generic QSBItem support) are: {handledItemTypes.Join()}");
+		var otherItemlistToInitFrom = QSBWorldSync.GetUnityObjects<OWItem>()
+			.Where(x => !handledItemTypes.Contains(x.GetType()))
+			.SortDeterministic();
+		// could make a subclass for this but i dont care, and would have to filter out from reflection thing below
+		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBItem<OWItem>, OWItem>(otherItemlistToInitFrom);
 
 		// Sockets
 		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBItemSocket, OWItemSocket>();
 
 		// other drop targets that don't already have world objects
+		// breaks if mod adds custom subclass of IItemDropTarget and then makes WorldObject of that but can just fix that when that happens
 		var listToInitFrom = QSBWorldSync.GetUnityObjects<MonoBehaviour>()
 			.Where(x => x is IItemDropTarget and not (RaftDock or RaftController or PrisonCellElevator))
 			.SortDeterministic();
 		QSBWorldSync.Init<QSBOtherDropTarget, MonoBehaviour>(listToInitFrom);
 	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Gets all types that extend QSBItem and returns the list of OWItem types that are already handled by dedicated classes
+	/// </summary>
+	private static IEnumerable<Type> GetHandledItemTypes()
+	{
+		var assemblies = QSBCore.Addons.Values
+			.Select(x => x.GetType().Assembly)
+			.Append(typeof(QSBCore).Assembly);
+
+		if (QSBCore.QSBNHAssembly != null)
+		{
+			assemblies = assemblies.Append(QSBCore.QSBNHAssembly);
+		}
+
+		// If the class inherits from QSBItem<T>, this will return what T is else null
+		static Type GetTypeFromQSBItem(Type type)
+		{
+			if (type.IsInterface || type.IsAbstract || type.BaseType == null)
+			{
+				return null;
+			}
+			if (type.BaseType.IsGenericType && type.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(QSBItem<>))
+			{
+				return type.BaseType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return GetTypeFromQSBItem(type.BaseType);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return assemblies.SelectMany(x => x.GetTypes())
+			.Select(GetTypeFromQSBItem)
+			.Where(x => x != null)
+			.OrderBy(x => x.FullName);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBItem.cs b/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBItem.cs
index c1417b32..b76cf7b7 100644
--- a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBItem.cs
+++ b/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBItem.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace QSB.ItemSync.WorldObjects.Items;
 
+// not abstract so modded items can use this QSBItem<OWItem>
+// could use QSBOtherItem subclass but i dont feel like it
 public class QSBItem<T> : WorldObject<T>, IQSBItem
 	where T : OWItem
 {
diff --git a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBNomaiConversationStone.cs b/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBNomaiConversationStone.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4430d505..00000000
--- a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBNomaiConversationStone.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-namespace QSB.ItemSync.WorldObjects.Items;
-
-public class QSBNomaiConversationStone : QSBItem<NomaiConversationStone> { }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBScrollItem.cs b/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBScrollItem.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2139769b..00000000
--- a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBScrollItem.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-namespace QSB.ItemSync.WorldObjects.Items;
-
-public class QSBScrollItem : QSBItem<ScrollItem> { }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBSharedStone.cs b/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBSharedStone.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9efcd97b..00000000
--- a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBSharedStone.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-namespace QSB.ItemSync.WorldObjects.Items;
-
-public class QSBSharedStone : QSBItem<SharedStone> { }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBSimpleLanternItem.cs b/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBSimpleLanternItem.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index d8c883d5..00000000
--- a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBSimpleLanternItem.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-namespace QSB.ItemSync.WorldObjects.Items;
-
-public class QSBSimpleLanternItem : QSBItem<SimpleLanternItem> { }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBWarpCoreItem.cs b/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBWarpCoreItem.cs
index 476df5a7..18f5625e 100644
--- a/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBWarpCoreItem.cs
+++ b/QSB/ItemSync/WorldObjects/Items/QSBWarpCoreItem.cs
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 public class QSBWarpCoreItem : QSBItem<WarpCoreItem>
 {
 	public bool IsVesselCoreType() => AttachedObject.IsVesselCoreType();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}