diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Block.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Block.cs
index 6a5b2a1..88932da 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Block.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Block.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
 {
 	/// <summary>
 	/// A single (perhaps scaled) block. Properties may return default values if the block is removed and then setting them is ignored.
+	/// For specific block type operations, use the specialised block classes in the GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks namespace.
 	/// </summary>
 	public class Block
 	{
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
 			DeterministicStepCompositionRootPatch.SubmitEntitiesNow();
 		}
 
-		public EGID Id { get; }
+		public EGID Id { get; protected set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The block's current position or zero if the block no longer exists.
@@ -213,6 +214,13 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
 			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(BlockEngine);
 		}
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convert the block to a specialised block class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The block.</returns>
+        /// <param name="sameTick">Force an entity sync when <c>true</c>. 
+		/// Only set this to <c>false</c> when the block was not placed the same tick this was called.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The specialised block type.</typeparam>
 		public T Specialise<T>(bool sameTick = true) where T : Block
 		{
 			// What have I gotten myself into?
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SpawnPoint.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SpawnPoint.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fd1fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SpawnPoint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+using System;
+
+using RobocraftX.Blocks;
+using Gamecraft.CharacterVulnerability;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using Unity.Mathematics;
+
+using GamecraftModdingAPI;
+using GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
+{
+    public class SpawnPoint : Block
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Places a new spawn point.
+		/// Any valid spawn block type is accepted.
+		/// This re-implements Block.PlaceNew(...)
+        /// </summary>
+		public static new SpawnPoint PlaceNew(BlockIDs block, float3 position,
+            float3 rotation = default, BlockColors color = BlockColors.Default, byte darkness = 0,
+            int uscale = 1, float3 scale = default, Player player = null)
+        {
+			if (!(block == BlockIDs.LargeSpawn || block == BlockIDs.SmallSpawn || block == BlockIDs.MediumSpawn || block == BlockIDs.PlayerSpawn))
+			{
+				throw new BlockTypeException($"Block is not a {typeof(SpawnPoint).Name} block");
+			}
+            if (PlacementEngine.IsInGame && GameState.IsBuildMode())
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    EGID id = PlacementEngine.PlaceBlock(block, color, darkness,
+                                                         position, uscale, scale, player, rotation);
+                    Sync();
+					return new SpawnPoint(id);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    Logging.MetaDebugLog(e);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+		public SpawnPoint(EGID id) : base(id)
+        {
+			if (!BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoExists<SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct>(this.Id))
+            {
+                throw new BlockTypeException($"Block is not a {this.GetType().Name} block");
+            }
+        }
+
+		public SpawnPoint(uint id) : base(id)
+        {
+			if (!BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoExists<SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct>(this.Id))
+            {
+                throw new BlockTypeException($"Block is not a {this.GetType().Name} block");
+            }
+        }
+
+		// custom spawn point properties
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The lives the player spawns in with.
+        /// </summary>
+        public uint Lives
+        {
+            get
+            {
+				return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct>(Id).lives;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+				ref SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct spses = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct>(Id);
+				spses.lives = value;
+            }
+        }
+        
+		/// <summary>
+        /// Whether the spawned player can take damage.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Damageable
+        {
+            get
+            {
+				return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct>(Id).canTakeDamage;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                ref SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct spses = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct>(Id);
+				spses.canTakeDamage = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Whether the game over screen will be displayed
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool GameOverEnabled
+        {
+            get
+            {
+				return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct>(Id).gameOverScreen;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                ref SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct spses = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<SpawnPointStatsEntityStruct>(Id);
+				spses.gameOverScreen = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+		/// <summary>
+        /// The team id for players who spawn here.
+        /// </summary>
+        public byte Team
+        {
+            get
+            {
+				return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<SpawnPointIdsEntityStruct>(Id).teamId;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+				ref SpawnPointIdsEntityStruct spses = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<SpawnPointIdsEntityStruct>(Id);
+				spses.teamId = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Timer.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Timer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b31f9f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Timer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+using System;
+
+using RobocraftX.Blocks;
+using Gamecraft.Blocks.TimerBlock;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using Unity.Mathematics;
+
+using GamecraftModdingAPI;
+using GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
+{
+    public class Timer : Block
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Places a new timer block.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static Timer PlaceNew(float3 position,
+            float3 rotation = default, BlockColors color = BlockColors.Default, byte darkness = 0,
+            int uscale = 1, float3 scale = default, Player player = null)
+        {
+            if (PlacementEngine.IsInGame && GameState.IsBuildMode())
+            {
+
+                try
+                {
+					EGID id = PlacementEngine.PlaceBlock(BlockIDs.Timer, color, darkness,
+                                                         position, uscale, scale, player, rotation);
+                    Sync();
+                    return new Timer(id);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    Logging.MetaDebugLog(e);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public Timer(EGID id) : base(id)
+        {
+            if (!BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoExists<TimerBlockDataStruct>(this.Id))
+            {
+                throw new BlockTypeException($"Block is not a {this.GetType().Name} block");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Timer(uint id) : base(id)
+        {
+			if (!BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoExists<TimerBlockDataStruct>(this.Id))
+            {
+                throw new BlockTypeException($"Block is not a {this.GetType().Name} block");
+            }
+        }
+
+        // custom timer properties
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The player-specified start time.
+        /// </summary>
+        public float Start
+        {
+            get
+            {
+				return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<TimerBlockDataStruct>(Id).startTime;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+				ref TimerBlockDataStruct tbds = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<TimerBlockDataStruct>(Id);
+				tbds.startTime = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The player-specified end time.
+        /// </summary>
+        public float End
+        {
+            get
+            {
+				return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<TimerBlockDataStruct>(Id).endTime;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+				ref TimerBlockDataStruct tbds = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<TimerBlockDataStruct>(Id);
+				tbds.endTime = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+		/// <summary>
+        /// Whether to display time with millisecond precision.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool DisplayMilliseconds
+        {
+            get
+            {
+				return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<TimerBlockDataStruct>(Id).outputFormatHasMS;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                ref TimerBlockDataStruct tbds = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<TimerBlockDataStruct>(Id);
+				tbds.outputFormatHasMS = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+		/// <summary>
+        /// Current time (as of the last video frame), in milliseconds.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int CurrentTime
+        {
+            get
+            {
+				return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<TimerBlockLabelCacheEntityStruct>(Id).timeLastRenderFrameMS;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+				ref TimerBlockLabelCacheEntityStruct tblces = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<TimerBlockLabelCacheEntityStruct>(Id);
+				tblces.timeLastRenderFrameMS = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}