diff --git a/code/foundation/src/models/components.h b/code/foundation/src/models/components.h
index 7629496..ac24ea2 100644
--- a/code/foundation/src/models/components.h
+++ b/code/foundation/src/models/components.h
@@ -143,8 +143,16 @@ typedef struct {
 } Item;
 
 typedef struct {
-	int spritesheet;
-	int frame;
+	union {
+		struct {
+			uint32_t spritesheet;
+			uint32_t frame;
+		};
+		struct {
+			uint32_t sprite_id;
+			uint32_t sprite_data;
+		};
+	};
 } Sprite;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/code/foundation/src/world/entity_view.c b/code/foundation/src/world/entity_view.c
index b7fe255..4d91417 100644
--- a/code/foundation/src/world/entity_view.c
+++ b/code/foundation/src/world/entity_view.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ pkt_desc pkt_entity_view_desc[] = {
 
     { PKT_HALF(entity_view, progress_value) },
 
-	{ PKT_KEEP_IF(entity_view, kind, EKIND_SPRITE, 2) },
 	{ PKT_UINT(entity_view, spritesheet) },
 	{ PKT_UINT(entity_view, frame) },
 
diff --git a/code/foundation/src/world/entity_view.h b/code/foundation/src/world/entity_view.h
index 1d3cbcc..795a036 100644
--- a/code/foundation/src/world/entity_view.h
+++ b/code/foundation/src/world/entity_view.h
@@ -82,8 +82,16 @@ typedef struct entity_view {
     float progress_value;
 
 	// sprite index
-	int spritesheet;
-	int frame;
+	union {
+		struct {
+			uint32_t spritesheet;
+			uint32_t frame;
+		};
+		struct {
+			uint32_t sprite_id;
+			uint32_t sprite_data;
+		};
+	};
     
     // NOTE(zaklaus): inventory
     uint8_t has_items;