diff --git a/startLevel.tscn b/startLevel.tscn
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+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://ccjb75bercbw8"]
+
+[sub_resource type="TileSet" id="TileSet_tvvyx"]
+resource_name = "base"
+terrain_set_0/mode = 0
+terrain_set_0/terrain_0/name = "Terrain 0"
+terrain_set_0/terrain_0/color = Color(0.5, 0.34375, 0.25, 1)
+
+[node name="Node2D" type="Node2D"]
+
+[node name="TileMapLayer" type="TileMapLayer" parent="."]
+tile_set = SubResource("TileSet_tvvyx")
diff --git a/tileMaps/sprCave.png b/tileMaps/sprCave.png
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diff --git a/tileMaps/sprCave.png.import b/tileMaps/sprCave.png.import
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+[remap]
+
+importer="texture"
+type="CompressedTexture2D"
+uid="uid://crq1khxt7g4f"
+path="res://.godot/imported/sprCave.png-74773067c603067b9eab8b8fa1fc806b.ctex"
+metadata={
+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://tileMaps/sprCave.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/sprCave.png-74773067c603067b9eab8b8fa1fc806b.ctex"]
+
+[params]
+
+compress/mode=0
+compress/high_quality=false
+compress/lossy_quality=0.7
+compress/hdr_compression=1
+compress/normal_map=0
+compress/channel_pack=0
+mipmaps/generate=false
+mipmaps/limit=-1
+roughness/mode=0
+roughness/src_normal=""
+process/fix_alpha_border=true
+process/premult_alpha=false
+process/normal_map_invert_y=false
+process/hdr_as_srgb=false
+process/hdr_clamp_exposure=false
+process/size_limit=0
+detect_3d/compress_to=1