diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.cpp b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
index 98f048f75..c15498ce4 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.cpp
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
@@ -208,12 +208,10 @@ CNpcEnemy::NPC_UNIT_TYPE CNpcEnemy::getTypeFromMapEdit( u16 newType )
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-CNpcEnemy	*CNpcEnemy::Create(sThingActor *ThisActor)
+CNpcEnemy	*CNpcEnemy::Create(int enemyType)
 {
 	CNpcEnemy *enemy;
 
-	NPC_UNIT_TYPE enemyType = CNpcEnemy::getTypeFromMapEdit( ThisActor->Type );
-
 	enemy = (CNpcEnemy*)CThingManager::GetThing(TYPE_ENEMY,enemyType);
 	if (!enemy)
 	switch( enemyType )
@@ -471,7 +469,7 @@ CNpcEnemy	*CNpcEnemy::Create(sThingActor *ThisActor)
 
 	ASSERT(enemy);
 
-	enemy->setType( enemyType );
+	enemy->setType( (NPC_UNIT_TYPE)enemyType );
 	enemy->setThingSubType(enemyType);
 
 	enemy->init();
@@ -479,6 +477,19 @@ CNpcEnemy	*CNpcEnemy::Create(sThingActor *ThisActor)
 	return(enemy);
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+CNpcEnemy	*CNpcEnemy::Create(sThingActor *ThisActor)
+{
+CNpcEnemy *enemy;
+
+	NPC_UNIT_TYPE enemyType = CNpcEnemy::getTypeFromMapEdit( ThisActor->Type );
+
+	enemy = (CNpcEnemy*)Create(enemyType);
+	ASSERT(enemy);
+
+	return(enemy);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 void CNpcEnemy::setupWaypoints( sThingActor *ThisActor )
diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.h b/source/enemy/npc.h
index ce7c4b1e4..c719c6ea0 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.h
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public:
 	void				setSpeed( s16 newSpeed )								{m_speed = newSpeed;}
 	virtual u32			getRGB()												{return( m_RGB );}
 
+	static CNpcEnemy	*Create(int enemyType);
 	static CNpcEnemy	*Create(sThingActor *ThisActor);
 	virtual void		setupWaypoints( sThingActor *ThisActor );