diff --git a/scenes/classes/level.gd b/scenes/classes/level.gd
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+++ b/scenes/classes/level.gd
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+class_name Level extends Node2D
+
+
+@export var director: StateMachine
+@export var player_1_spawn: PlayerSpawnPoint
+@export var player_2_spawn: PlayerSpawnPoint
+@export var ball_spawn: Marker2D
+@export var floor_layer: TileMapLayer
+@export var wall_layer: TileMapLayer
+@export var block_layer: BlockTileLayer
+#@export var goal_layer: GoalTileLayer
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	# :sheesh:
+	assert(director != null, "no director set")
+	assert(player_1_spawn != null, "no player 1 spawn point set")
+	assert(player_2_spawn != null, "no player 2 spawn point set")
+	assert(ball_spawn != null, "no ball spawn point set")
+	assert(floor_layer != null, "no floor tilemap layer set")
+	assert(wall_layer != null, "no wall tilemap layer set")
+	assert(block_layer != null, "no block tilemap layer set")
+	#assert(goal_layer != null, "no goal tilemap layer set")
+	
+	player_1_spawn.player_id = 1
+	player_2_spawn.player_id = 2
diff --git a/scenes/classes/level.gd.uid b/scenes/classes/level.gd.uid
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index 0000000..45dbc62
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+++ b/scenes/classes/level.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dhvek22isq1ts
diff --git a/scenes/classes/level.tscn b/scenes/classes/level.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20f2cac
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+++ b/scenes/classes/level.tscn
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+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://dr4fwwrukyko0"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dhvek22isq1ts" path="res://scenes/classes/level.gd" id="1_fds1s"]
+
+[node name="Level" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource("1_fds1s")