diff --git a/src/diveengine2d/SceneManager.java b/src/diveengine2d/SceneManager.java
index eaa5e78..661de8d 100644
--- a/src/diveengine2d/SceneManager.java
+++ b/src/diveengine2d/SceneManager.java
@@ -18,139 +18,155 @@ public class SceneManager {
 	 */
 	public static boolean loadScene(String scene) {
 		synchronized(entities) {
-			try{
-				List<String> lines = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get(Engine.gameFolder, scene + ".scene"), Charset.forName("UTF-8"));
-				Stack<Object> scopeObject = new Stack<Object>();
-				for (String line : lines) {
-					//System.out.println(line);
-					line = line.trim();
-					if(line.startsWith("#")) continue;
-					if(line.startsWith("[") && line.endsWith("]")){
-						String newLine = line.substring(1, line.length() - 1);
-						Class<?> entityClass = null;
+			entities = getScene(scene + ".scene");
+			System.out.println("Loaded Scene File...");
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private static Entity getTemplate(String name) {
+		return getScene(name + ".template").get(0);
+	}
+	
+	private static ArrayList<Entity> getScene(String scene) {
+		ArrayList<Entity> entities = new ArrayList<Entity>();
+		try{
+			List<String> lines = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get(Engine.gameFolder, scene), Charset.forName("UTF-8"));
+			Stack<Object> scopeObject = new Stack<Object>();
+			for (String line : lines) {
+				//System.out.println(line);
+				line = line.trim();
+				if(line.startsWith("#")) continue;
+				if(line.startsWith("[") && line.endsWith("]")) {
+					String newLine = line.substring(1, line.length() - 1);
+					Class<?> entityClass = null;
+					try{
+						entityClass = Class.forName(newLine);
+					}catch(ClassNotFoundException e) {
+						System.out.println(newLine + " class not found!");
+						continue;
+					}
+					Object object = entityClass.newInstance();
+					if(!(object instanceof Entity)) {
+						System.out.println(entityClass + " is not an entity");
+						continue;
+					}
+					entities.add((Entity)object);
+					scopeObject.push((Entity)object);
+				}else if(line.startsWith("$")) {
+					//scope variable
+					String[] parts = line.substring(1).split("=");
+					if(parts.length != 2) {
+						System.out.println("line: " + line + " is incorrect.\nignoring...");
+						continue;
+					}
+					parts[0] = parts[0].trim();
+					parts[1] = parts[1].trim();
+					String key = parts[0], value = parts[1];
+					
+					if(scopeObject.isEmpty()) {
+						System.out.println("no object in scope to bind " + key + " to");
+						continue;
+					}
+					
+					if(value.startsWith("\"") && value.endsWith("\"")) {
+						value = value.substring(1, value.length() - 1);
+						scopeObject.peek().getClass().getField(key).set(scopeObject.peek(), value);
+					}else if(value.startsWith("#")) {
+						value = value.substring(1, value.length());
+						//TODO CHECK IF 6 characters
+						int r = Integer.parseInt(value.substring(0, 2), 16);
+						int g = Integer.parseInt(value.substring(2, 4), 16);
+						int b = Integer.parseInt(value.substring(4, 6), 16);
+						
+						Color color = new Color(r, g, b);
+						
+						scopeObject.peek().getClass().getField(key).set(scopeObject.peek(), color);
+					}else if(value.endsWith("I") || value.endsWith("i")) {
+						value = value.substring(0, value.length() - 1);
+						
+						int intValue;
 						try{
-							entityClass = Class.forName(newLine);
-						}catch(ClassNotFoundException e) {
-							System.out.println(newLine + " class not found!");
-							continue;
-						}
-						Object object = entityClass.newInstance();
-						if(!(object instanceof Entity)) {
-							System.out.println(entityClass + " is not an entity");
-							continue;
-						}
-						entities.add((Entity)object);
-						scopeObject.push((Entity)object);
-					}else if(line.startsWith("$")) {
-						//scope variable
-						String[] parts = line.substring(1).split("=");
-						if(parts.length != 2) {
-							System.out.println("line: " + line + " is incorrect.\nignoring...");
-							continue;
-						}
-						parts[0] = parts[0].trim();
-						parts[1] = parts[1].trim();
-						String key = parts[0], value = parts[1];
-						
-						if(scopeObject.isEmpty()) {
-							System.out.println("no object in scope to bind " + key + " to");
+							intValue = Integer.parseInt(value);
+						}catch(Exception e) {
+							System.out.println(value + " is not an int");
 							continue;
 						}
 						
-						if(value.startsWith("\"") && value.endsWith("\"")) {
-							value = value.substring(1, value.length() - 1);
-							scopeObject.peek().getClass().getField(key).set(scopeObject.peek(), value);
-						}else if(value.startsWith("#")) {
-							value = value.substring(1, value.length());
-							//TODO CHECK IF 6 characters
-							int r = Integer.parseInt(value.substring(0, 2), 16);
-							int g = Integer.parseInt(value.substring(2, 4), 16);
-							int b = Integer.parseInt(value.substring(4, 6), 16);
-							
-							Color color = new Color(r, g, b);
-							
-							scopeObject.peek().getClass().getField(key).set(scopeObject.peek(), color);
-						}else if(value.endsWith("I") || value.endsWith("i")) {
-							value = value.substring(0, value.length() - 1);
-							
-							int intValue;
-							try{
-								intValue = Integer.parseInt(value);
-							}catch(Exception e) {
-								System.out.println(value + " is not an int");
-								continue;
-							}
-							
-							scopeObject.peek().getClass().getField(key).set(scopeObject.peek(), intValue);
-						}else if(value.endsWith("F") || value.endsWith("f")) {
-							value = value.substring(0, value.length() - 1);
-							
-							float intValue;
-							try{
-								intValue = Float.parseFloat(value);
-							}catch(Exception e) {
-								System.out.println(value + " is not a float");
-								continue;
-							}
-							
-							scopeObject.peek().getClass().getField(key).set(scopeObject.peek(), intValue);
+						scopeObject.peek().getClass().getField(key).set(scopeObject.peek(), intValue);
+					}else if(value.endsWith("F") || value.endsWith("f")) {
+						value = value.substring(0, value.length() - 1);
+						
+						float intValue;
+						try{
+							intValue = Float.parseFloat(value);
+						}catch(Exception e) {
+							System.out.println(value + " is not a float");
+							continue;
 						}
 						
-					}else if(line.startsWith("Component")) {
-						//component
-						if(!(scopeObject.peek() instanceof Entity)) {
-							System.out.println("Con not apply a component to " + scopeObject.peek());
+						scopeObject.peek().getClass().getField(key).set(scopeObject.peek(), intValue);
+					}
+					
+				}else if(line.startsWith("Component")) {
+					//component
+					if(!(scopeObject.peek() instanceof Entity)) {
+						System.out.println("Con not apply a component to " + scopeObject.peek());
+						continue;
+					}
+					String[] parts = line.substring(1).split(" ");
+					if(parts.length != 2) {
+						System.out.println("line: " + line + " is incorrect.\nignoring...");
+						continue;
+					}
+					//we really only care about this part anyways so...
+					String componentClass = parts[1].trim();
+					DiveScript component = null;
+					try {
+						Object maybeComponent = Class.forName(componentClass).newInstance();
+						if(maybeComponent instanceof DiveScript) {
+							component = (DiveScript)maybeComponent;
+						}else {
+							System.out.println("" + componentClass + " is not of type component!");
 							continue;
 						}
-						String[] parts = line.substring(1).split(" ");
-						if(parts.length != 2) {
-							System.out.println("line: " + line + " is incorrect.\nignoring...");
-							continue;
-						}
-						//we really only care about this part anyways so...
-						String componentClass = parts[1].trim();
-						DiveScript component = null;
+					} catch( ClassNotFoundException e) {
 						try {
-							Object maybeComponent = Class.forName(componentClass).newInstance();
+							Object maybeComponent = Class.forName("diveengine2d." + componentClass).newInstance();
 							if(maybeComponent instanceof DiveScript) {
 								component = (DiveScript)maybeComponent;
 							}else {
 								System.out.println("" + componentClass + " is not of type component!");
 								continue;
 							}
-						} catch( ClassNotFoundException e) {
-							try {
-								Object maybeComponent = Class.forName("diveengine2d." + componentClass).newInstance();
-								if(maybeComponent instanceof DiveScript) {
-									component = (DiveScript)maybeComponent;
-								}else {
-									System.out.println("" + componentClass + " is not of type component!");
-									continue;
-								}
-							} catch( ClassNotFoundException ex) {
-								System.out.println("Component " + componentClass + " not found!");
-								continue;
-							}
+						} catch( ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+							System.out.println("Component " + componentClass + " not found!");
+							continue;
 						}
-						component.entity = (Entity) scopeObject.peek();
-						((Entity)scopeObject.peek()).addComponent(component);
-						scopeObject.push(component);
-					}else if (line.equals("End Component")) {
-						scopeObject.pop();
 					}
+					component.entity = (Entity) scopeObject.peek();
+					((Entity)scopeObject.peek()).addComponent(component);
+					scopeObject.push(component);
+				}else if (line.equals("End Component")) {
+					scopeObject.pop();
+				}else if (line.startsWith("Template")) {
+					String[] parts = line.split(" ");
+					String template = parts[1].trim();
+					Entity entity = getTemplate(template);
+					entities.add(entity);
 				}
-				for(Entity e : entities) {
-					for(DiveScript script : e.components) {
-						script.create();
-					}
-				}
-			}catch(Exception e) {
-				System.out.println(e.getMessage());
-				return false;
 			}
-			System.out.println("Loaded Scene File...");
-			return true;
+			for(Entity e : entities) {
+				for(DiveScript script : e.components) {
+					script.create();
+				}
+			}
+		}catch(Exception e) {
+			System.out.println(e.getMessage());
+			return null;
 		}
+		
+		return entities;
 	}
 	
 	public static void entityDump() {