diff --git a/source/hazard/hazard.cpp b/source/hazard/hazard.cpp
index 84a918bb6..4118da789 100644
--- a/source/hazard/hazard.cpp
+++ b/source/hazard/hazard.cpp
@@ -140,11 +140,9 @@ CNpcHazard::NPC_HAZARD_UNIT_TYPE CNpcHazard::mapEditConvertTable[NPC_HAZARD_TYPE
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-CNpcHazard *CNpcHazard::Create(sThingHazard *ThisHazard)
+CNpcHazard *CNpcHazard::Create(int Type)
 {
-	CNpcHazard *hazard;
-
-	NPC_HAZARD_UNIT_TYPE Type = getTypeFromMapEdit( ThisHazard->Type );
+CNpcHazard *hazard;
 
 	hazard = (CNpcHazard*)CThingManager::GetThing(CThing::TYPE_HAZARD,Type);
 	if (!hazard)
@@ -281,6 +279,17 @@ CNpcHazard *CNpcHazard::Create(sThingHazard *ThisHazard)
 
 	hazard->setThingSubType(Type);
 	hazard->init();
+
+	return( hazard );
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+CNpcHazard *CNpcHazard::Create(sThingHazard *ThisHazard)
+{
+	NPC_HAZARD_UNIT_TYPE Type = getTypeFromMapEdit( ThisHazard->Type );
+
+	CNpcHazard *hazard=Create(ThisHazard->Type);
+
 	hazard->setWaypoints( ThisHazard );
 	hazard->setGraphic( ThisHazard );
 
diff --git a/source/hazard/hazard.h b/source/hazard/hazard.h
index 6374aea20..978237b83 100644
--- a/source/hazard/hazard.h
+++ b/source/hazard/hazard.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void		setRespawnRate( s16 newRespawnRate )					{m_respawnRate=newRespawnRate;}
 
 	static NPC_HAZARD_UNIT_TYPE	getTypeFromMapEdit( u16 newType );
+	static CNpcHazard	*Create(int Type);
 	static CNpcHazard	*Create(sThingHazard *ThisHazard);
 
 	void				setPlatform(CThing *_newPlatform)	{m_platform = _newPlatform;}