diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 9596564ef..e0e4f123b 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r734 \cu(Thu 19 Jan 10:25:09 CET 2023)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r734 \cu(2023-01-19 10:25:09)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r735 \cu(Thu 19 Jan 22:40:26 CET 2023)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r735 \cu(2023-01-19 22:40:26)\c-";
diff --git a/zscript/weapons/swwm_baseweapon.zsc b/zscript/weapons/swwm_baseweapon.zsc
index 774276efa..7e5944ef7 100644
--- a/zscript/weapons/swwm_baseweapon.zsc
+++ b/zscript/weapons/swwm_baseweapon.zsc
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ Class SWWMWeapon : Weapon abstract
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	// temporarily needed to ensure unimplemented weapons can still activate their pickup specials, to avoid softlocks
+	private void OnTouchSpecials( Actor toucher )
+	{
+		DoPickupSpecial(toucher);
+		if ( bCountItem )
+		{
+			if ( toucher.player ) toucher.player.itemcount++;
+			level.found_items++;
+			bCountItem = false;
+		}
+		if ( bCountSecret )
+		{
+			if ( toucher.player ) toucher.player.mo.GiveSecret(true,true);
+			else toucher.GiveSecret(true,true);
+			bCountSecret = false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	override void Touch( Actor toucher )
 	{
 		// show message about unimplemented weapons
@@ -59,6 +77,7 @@ Class SWWMWeapon : Weapon abstract
 		{
 			if ( toucher.CheckLocalView() )
 				Console.MidPrint(SmallFont,String.Format(StringTable.Localize(SWWMUtility.SellFemaleItem(self,"SWWM_TODOWEAPON_FEM")?"$SWWM_TODOWEAPON_FEM":"$SWWM_TODOWEAPON"),GetTag()));
+			OnTouchSpecials(toucher);
 			return;
 		}
 		// show prompt to swap weapon, and prevent normal pickup