diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/Mini/customitems.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/Mini/customitems.dm
index 3e8c025e27c..bc5909ee913 100644
--- a/code/WorkInProgress/Mini/customitems.dm
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/Mini/customitems.dm
@@ -3,29 +3,38 @@
 //gives item to specific people when they join if it can
 //for multiple items just add mutliple entries, unless i change it to be a listlistlist
 //yes, it has to be an item, you can't pick up nonitems
-var/list/CustomItemList = list(
-		//    ckey        real_name   item path
-	list("skymarshal", "Phillip Oswald", /obj/item/weapon/coin/silver),	//Phillip likes to chew on cigars.  Just unlit cigars, don't ask me why.  Must be a clone thing.  (Cigarette machines dispense cigars if they have a coin in them)  --SkyMarshal
-	list("spaceman96", "Trenna Seber", /obj/item/weapon/pen/multi),	//For Spesss.
-	list("asanadas", "Book Berner", /obj/item/clothing/under/chameleon/psyche)
-	)
 
 /proc/EquipCustomItems(mob/living/carbon/human/M)
-	for(var/list/Entry in CustomItemList)
+	// load lines
+	var/file = file2text("config/custom_items.txt")
+	var/lines = dd_text2list(file, "\n")
+
+	for(var/line in lines)
+		// split & clean up
+		var/list/Entry = dd_text2list(line, ":")
+		for(var/i = 1 to parts.len)
+			Entry[i] = trim(Entry[i])
+
+		if(Entry.len < 3)
+			continue;
+
 		if(Entry[1] == M.ckey && Entry[2] == M.real_name)
-			var/ok = 0  // 1 if the item was placed successfully
-			var/path = Entry[3]
-			var/obj/item/Item = new path()
+			var/list/Paths = dd_text2list(Entry[3], ",")
+			for(P in Paths)
+				var/ok = 0  // 1 if the item was placed successfully
+				P = trim(P)
+				var/path = text2path(P)
+				var/obj/item/Item = new path()
 
-			if(istype(M.back,/obj/item/weapon/storage) && M.back:contents.len < M.back:storage_slots) // Try to place it in something on the mob's back first
-				Item.loc = M.back
-				ok = 1
-			else
-				for(var/obj/item/weapon/storage/S in M.contents) // Try to place it in any item that can store stuff, on the mob.
-					if (S:len < S:storage_slots)
-						Item.loc = S
-						ok = 1
-						break
+				if(istype(M.back,/obj/item/weapon/storage) && M.back:contents.len < M.back:storage_slots) // Try to place it in something on the mob's back first
+					Item.loc = M.back
+					ok = 1
+				else
+					for(var/obj/item/weapon/storage/S in M.contents) // Try to place it in any item that can store stuff, on the mob.
+						if (S:len < S:storage_slots)
+							Item.loc = S
+							ok = 1
+							break
 
-			if (ok == 0) // Finally, since everything else failed, place it on the ground
-				Item.loc = get_turf(M.loc)
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+				if (ok == 0) // Finally, since everything else failed, place it on the ground
+					Item.loc = get_turf(M.loc)
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