diff --git a/src/engine/actors/Text.cpp b/src/engine/actors/Text.cpp
index ad99430eb..f6ab19373 100644
--- a/src/engine/actors/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/actors/Text.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "code_80005FD0.h"
 }
 
+size_t AText::_count;
+
 AText::AText(const SpawnParams& params) : AActor(params) {
     Name = "Text";
     ResourceName = "hm:text";
+    _idx = _count;
     
     SpawnPos = params.Location.value_or(FVector(0.0f, 100.0f, 0.0f));
     Pos[0] = SpawnPos.x;
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ AText::AText(const SpawnParams& params) : AActor(params) {
 
     Text = ValidateString(params.Skin.value_or("Harbour Masters"));
     AText::Print3D((char*)Text.c_str(), 0, CENTER_TEXT_MODE_2);
+
+    _count += 1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -360,7 +365,7 @@ void AText::DrawText3D(Camera* camera) { // Based on func_80095BD0
 
     AddObjectMatrix(mtx, G_MTX_NOPUSH | G_MTX_LOAD | G_MTX_MODELVIEW);
 
-    FrameInterpolation_RecordOpenChild("actor_text", ((uintptr_t)this << 6) | camera->cameraId);
+    FrameInterpolation_RecordOpenChild("actor_text", ((uintptr_t)_idx << 6) | camera->cameraId);
     gSPDisplayList(gDisplayListHead++, (Gfx*)D_020077A8);
 
     for (CharacterList& tex : TextureList) {
diff --git a/src/engine/actors/Text.h b/src/engine/actors/Text.h
index 554f35c7f..8d981828c 100644
--- a/src/engine/actors/Text.h
+++ b/src/engine/actors/Text.h
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ public:
 
     // Constructor
     AText(const SpawnParams& params);
-    virtual ~AText() override = default;
+    virtual ~AText() {
+        _count--;
+    };
+
+    static size_t GetCount() {
+        return _count;
+    }
 
     /**
      * This is simply a helper function to keep Spawning code clean
@@ -147,4 +153,7 @@ public:
         {{{30, 0, 0}, 0, {1856, 1984}, {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}}},
         {{{ 0, 0, 0}, 0, {   0, 1984}, {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}}},
     };
+private:
+    static size_t _count;
+    size_t _idx;
 };
diff --git a/src/engine/cameras/GameCamera.h b/src/engine/cameras/GameCamera.h
index 1a2ef7d5b..9031334ae 100644
--- a/src/engine/cameras/GameCamera.h
+++ b/src/engine/cameras/GameCamera.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class GameCamera {
 public:
     GameCamera();
     GameCamera(FVector spawn, s16 rot, u32 mode);
-    ~GameCamera() {
+    virtual ~GameCamera() {
         _count--;
     }