--- a/charactercreationcontroller.py	Wed Oct 26 13:01:49 2011 +0200
+++ b/charactercreationcontroller.py	Sat Nov 05 14:42:12 2011 +0100
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
     def reset_character(self):
         # FIXME M. George Hansen 2011-06-06: character stats scripts aren't
         #     finished, unfortunately.
-#        primary_stats_file = \
-#            vfs.VFS.open('character_scripts/primary_stats.xml')
-#        primary_stats = XmlSerializer.deserialize(primary_stats_file)
-#        secondary_stats_file = \
-#            vfs.VFS.open('character_scripts/secondary_stats.xml')
-#        secondary_stats = XmlSerializer.deserialize(secondary_stats_file)        
+        #primary_stats_file = \
+        #    vfs.VFS.open('character_scripts/primary_stats.xml')
+        #primary_stats = XmlSerializer.deserialize(primary_stats_file)
+        #secondary_stats_file = \
+        #    vfs.VFS.open('character_scripts/secondary_stats.xml')
+        #secondary_stats = XmlSerializer.deserialize(secondary_stats_file)        
         primary_stats = []
         secondary_stats = []
         inventory = []
@@ -110,15 +110,18 @@
             self.PICTURES[self.GENDERS[0]][0]
         )
         for primary_stat in primary_stats:
-            short_name = primary_stat.short_name
-            self.char_data.characterstats.primary_stats[short_name] = (
+            long_name = primary_stat.long_name
+            self.char_data.characterstats.primary_stats[long_name] = (
                 char_stats.PrimaryStatisticValue(
-                    primary_stat, self, DEFAULT_STAT_VALUE)
+                    primary_stat, self.char_data.characterstats, 
+                    DEFAULT_STAT_VALUE)
             )
         for secondary_stat in secondary_stats:
             name = secondary_stat.name            
             self.char_data.characterstats.secondary_stats[name] = (
-                char_stats.SecondaryStatisticValue(secondary_stat, self)
+                char_stats.SecondaryStatisticValue(secondary_stat, 
+                                                   self.char_data.
+                                                   characterstats)
             )
         self.char_data.container.max_bulk = self.MAX_BULK
         self.char_data.container.children = inventory

--- a/characterstatistics.py	Wed Oct 26 13:01:49 2011 +0200
+++ b/characterstatistics.py	Sat Nov 05 14:42:12 2011 +0100
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 from .serializers import SerializableRegistry
 
+from components import character_statistics
+
 class AbstractCharacterStatistic(object):
     __metaclass__ = ABCMeta
     
@@ -144,7 +146,8 @@
         character = self.character()
         
         value = sum(
-            character.statistics[name].value * modifier for name, modifier in
+            character_statistics.get_statistic(character, name).value * 
+            modifier for name, modifier in
                 stat_modifiers.items()
         )
         assert 0 <= value <= 100

--- a/components/character_statistics.py	Wed Oct 26 13:01:49 2011 +0200
+++ b/components/character_statistics.py	Sat Nov 05 14:42:12 2011 +0100
@@ -26,4 +26,16 @@
         fields = self.fields.keys()
         fields.remove("primary_stats")
         fields.remove("secondary_stats")
-        return fields
\ No newline at end of file
+        return fields
+    
+def get_statistic(stats, name):
+    """Gets the statistic by its name"""
+    if name in stats.primary_stats:
+        return stats.primary_stats[name]
+    elif name in stats.secondary_stats:
+        return stats.secondary_stats[name]
+    else:
+        for stat in stats.primary_stats:
+            if stat.statistic_type.short_name == name:
+                return stat
+    return None
\ No newline at end of file