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cool. i want several types of enemies, and i want them to stick to the individual paths i define for them, rather than chasing the player around the entire map--like most of the Paratroopas in Super Mario Bros. it seems like the best course might be searching the map for certain path types (probably by name), and replacing the sprite attached to that path with the sprite template i want.

so, to make a Paratroopa, i'd create the Paratroopa sprite and template on my source level (a level with one instance of each type of sprite). i'd create a path on the level i want the Paratroopa to appear on, and call that path something like L1Paratroopa0 (level 1, enemy type, index of that type). i'd attach a single-state sprite with a blank tile to that path. the script would do an InStr for "Paratroopa", locate the sprite attached to the path, and replace it with a sprite created from the Paratroopa template.

that sound right?

edit: oh, the reason i think i should search for paths instead of tiles is, i don't want to be limited to a single tile size for the entire game.

maybe i just missed it, but does the SGDK have an easy way to copy content from old levels into other levels? for instance, if i make a sprite in one level, is there an easy way to make it appear in other levels? i know i'll have to create new paths for it, but do i have to recreate all the animations and behaviors? what about special functions?