diff --git a/src/economy.c b/src/economy.c
index 9c5f2b7..b7066d1 100644
--- a/src/economy.c
+++ b/src/economy.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "cs.h"
 
 #include "lephisto.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "spfx.h"
diff --git a/src/faction.c b/src/faction.c
index fc2bb2c..cb13868 100644
--- a/src/faction.c
+++ b/src/faction.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "lephisto.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "pack.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "rng.h"
 #include "faction.h"
 
diff --git a/src/hook.c b/src/hook.c
index 9a2d17a..467aaa6 100644
--- a/src/hook.c
+++ b/src/hook.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "lephisto.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "hook.h"
 
 #define HOOK_CHUNK  32  /* Size to grow by when out of space. */
diff --git a/src/lephisto.c b/src/lephisto.c
index 4534741..9a1601d 100644
--- a/src/lephisto.c
+++ b/src/lephisto.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "weapon.h"
 #include "faction.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "pause.h"
 #include "toolkit.h"
 #include "pilot.h"
diff --git a/src/llua_misn.c b/src/llua_misn.c
index 6d6db59..6eeecba 100644
--- a/src/llua_misn.c
+++ b/src/llua_misn.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "pilot.h"
 #include "player.h"
 #include "ltime.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "music.h"
 #include "unidiff.h"
 #include "llua_misn.h"
diff --git a/src/lxml.c b/src/lxml.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..677b3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lxml.c
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * @file lxml.c
+ *
+ * Handles some complex xml parsing.
+ */
+
+#include "lephisto.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parses a texture handling the sx and sy elements.
+ *    @param node Node to parse.
+ *    @param path Path to get file from, should be in the format of
+ *        "PREFIX%sSUFFIX".
+ *    @param defsx Default X sprites.
+ *    @param defsy Default Y sprites.
+ *    @return The texture from the node or NULL if an error occurred.
+ */
+glTexture* xml_parseTexture(xmlNodePtr node,
+    const char* path, int defsx, int defsy) {
+  
+  int sx, sy;
+  char* buf, filename[PATH_MAX];
+  glTexture* tex;
+
+  /* Sane defaults. */
+  sx = defsx;
+  sy = defsy;
+
+  /* Read x sprites. */
+  xmlr_attr(node, "sx", buf);
+  if(buf != NULL) {
+    sx = atoi(buf);
+    free(buf);
+  }
+
+  /* Read y sprites. */
+  xmlr_attr(node, "sy", buf);
+  if(buf != NULL) {
+    sy = atoi(buf);
+    free(buf);
+  }
+
+  /* Get graphic to load. */
+  buf = xml_get(node);
+  if(buf == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  /* Convert name. */
+  snprintf(filename, PATH_MAX, (path != NULL) ? path : "%s", buf);
+
+  /* Load the graphic. */
+  if((sx == 1) && (sy == 1))
+    tex = gl_newImage(filename);
+  else
+    tex = gl_newSprite(filename, sx, sy);
+
+  /* Return result. */
+  return tex;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/xml.h b/src/lxml.h
similarity index 94%
rename from src/xml.h
rename to src/lxml.h
index 5c5452d..a1b7553 100644
--- a/src/xml.h
+++ b/src/lxml.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "libxml/xmlwriter.h"
 
 #include "log.h"
+#include "opengl.h"
 
 #define XML_NODE_START  1
 #define XML_NODE_TEXT   3
@@ -79,3 +80,9 @@
   if(xmlTextWriterEndDocument(w) < 0) { \
 	ERR("xmlw: Unable to end document"); return -1; }
 
+/*
+ * Functions for generic complex reading.
+ */
+glTexture* xml_parseTexture(xmlNodePtr node,
+    const char* path, int defsx, int defsy);
+
diff --git a/src/mission.c b/src/mission.c
index 46ff0c0..f471085 100644
--- a/src/mission.c
+++ b/src/mission.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "hook.h"
 #include "pack.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "faction.h"
 #include "player.h"
 #include "base64.h"
diff --git a/src/outfit.c b/src/outfit.c
index e8e03dd..7ba5884 100644
--- a/src/outfit.c
+++ b/src/outfit.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "lephisto.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "pack.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "spfx.h"
 #include "outfit.h"
 
diff --git a/src/pilot.c b/src/pilot.c
index 6248331..b93ac5f 100644
--- a/src/pilot.c
+++ b/src/pilot.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "weapon.h"
 #include "pack.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "spfx.h"
 #include "rng.h"
 #include "hook.h"
diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
index d196c73..6944c0a 100644
--- a/src/player.c
+++ b/src/player.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "opengl.h"
 #include "font.h"
 #include "pack.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "space.h"
 #include "rng.h"
 #include "land.h"
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index b78fce3..430df33 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h> /* remove() */
 #include "lephisto.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "player.h"
 #include "toolkit.h"
 #include "dialogue.h"
diff --git a/src/ship.c b/src/ship.c
index 9b2029d..e349acc 100644
--- a/src/ship.c
+++ b/src/ship.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "lephisto.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "pack.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "toolkit.h"
 #include "ship.h"
 
@@ -246,28 +246,22 @@ static int ship_parse(Ship* tmp, xmlNodePtr parent) {
     if(xml_isNode(node,"GFX")) {
 
       /* Load the base graphic. */
-      snprintf(str, strlen(xml_raw(node)) +
-               sizeof(SHIP_GFX) + sizeof(SHIP_EXT),
-               SHIP_GFX"%s"SHIP_EXT, xml_get(node));
-      tmp->gfx_space = gl_newSprite(str, 6, 6);
+      tmp->gfx_space = xml_parseTexture(node,
+          SHIP_GFX"%s"SHIP_EXT, 6, 6);
 
       /* Load the comm graphic. */
-      snprintf(str, strlen(xml_raw(node))+
-          sizeof(SHIP_GFX)+sizeof(SHIP_COMM)+sizeof(SHIP_EXT),
-          SHIP_GFX"%s"SHIP_COMM SHIP_EXT, xml_get(node));
-      tmp->gfx_comm = gl_newImage(str);
+      tmp->gfx_comm = xml_parseTexture(node,
+          SHIP_GFX"%s"SHIP_COMM SHIP_EXT, 1, 1);
 
       /* Load the target graphic. */
       xmlr_attr(node, "target", stmp);
       if(stmp != NULL) {
-        snprintf(str, strlen(stmp) +
-            sizeof(SHIP_GFX)+sizeof(SHIP_TARGET)+sizeof(SHIP_EXT),
+        snprintf(str, PATH_MAX,
             SHIP_GFX"%s"SHIP_TARGET SHIP_EXT, stmp);
         tmp->gfx_target = gl_newImage(str);
         free(stmp);
       } else { /* Load standard target graphic. */
-        snprintf(str, strlen(xml_raw(node)) +
-          sizeof(SHIP_GFX)+sizeof(SHIP_TARGET)+sizeof(SHIP_EXT),
+        snprintf(str, PATH_MAX,
           SHIP_GFX"%s"SHIP_TARGET SHIP_EXT, xml_get(node));
         tmp->gfx_target = gl_newImage(str);
       }
diff --git a/src/space.c b/src/space.c
index 6085ffb..8e5ed32 100644
--- a/src/space.c
+++ b/src/space.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "lephisto.h"
 #include "opengl.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ static int planet_parse(Planet* planet, const xmlNodePtr parent) {
       cur = node->children;
       do {
         if(xml_isNode(cur, "space")) { /* Load space gfx. */
-          snprintf(str, PATH_MAX, PLANET_GFX_SPACE"%s", xml_get(cur));
-          planet->gfx_space = gl_newImage(str);
+          planet->gfx_space = xml_parseTexture(cur,
+              PLANET_GFX_SPACE"%s", 1, 1);
         }
         else if(xml_isNode(cur, "exterior")) { /* Load land gfx. */
           len = strlen(xml_raw(cur)) + sizeof(PLANET_GFX_EXTERIOR);
diff --git a/src/unidiff.c b/src/unidiff.c
index 66597d5..2a20eef 100644
--- a/src/unidiff.c
+++ b/src/unidiff.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "lephisto.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "xml.h"
+#include "lxml.h"
 #include "space.h"
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "unidiff.h"