diff --git a/LTTP_RND_GeneralBugfixes.asm b/LTTP_RND_GeneralBugfixes.asm
index 7b769c7..9d034f7 100644
--- a/LTTP_RND_GeneralBugfixes.asm
+++ b/LTTP_RND_GeneralBugfixes.asm
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ dw !ROM_VERSION_HIGH
 function hexto555(h) = ((((h&$FF)/8)<<10)|(((h>>8&$FF)/8)<<5)|(((h>>16&$FF)/8)<<0))
 
 ; Feature flags, run asar with -DFEATURE_X=1 to enable
-!FEATURE_NEW_TEXT ?= 0
+!FEATURE_NEW_TEXT ?= 1
 
 ;================================================================================
 
diff --git a/hooks.asm b/hooks.asm
index f03acd7..9dbaaf0 100755
--- a/hooks.asm
+++ b/hooks.asm
@@ -2461,6 +2461,9 @@ NOP #6
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 org $09865E ; <- 4865E
 JSL.l $1BEE1B ; fix something i wrote over i shouldn't have
+;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+org $098638 ; <- 48638 - ancilla_init.asm:737 - LDA .item_values, Y : BMI .dontWrite (BMI)
+JSL.l ItemDowngradeFix
 ;================================================================================
 
 ;================================================================================