diff --git a/utils/make_face_from_files.py b/utils/make_face_from_files.py
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+#!/bin/python
+
+#
+# Crossfire -- cooperative multi-player graphical RPG and adventure game
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 the Crossfire Development Team
+#
+# Crossfire is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You are
+# welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. For details, please
+# see COPYING and LICENSE.
+#
+# The authors can be reached via e-mail at <crossfire@metalforge.org>.
+#
+
+import argparse
+import shutil
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Copy a sequence of files to Crossfire faces, adequately named. Also "
+                                             "generate the .face file.\nFiles are supposed to be ordered by direction "
+                                             "then animation frame, that is the second file is direction 2, "
+                                             "the 9th the second frame of direction 1's animation.\nNo check on whether "
+                                             "the files are actually valid PNG files or not is done.")
+parser.add_argument('files', nargs='+')
+parser.add_argument('--faceset', default="base", type=str, help='faceset to generate the face for, default "base"')
+parser.add_argument('--face', required=True, type=str, help='name of the face to generate')
+parser.add_argument('--facings', default=8, type=int, help='number of facings for the face, 1, 2, 4 or 8, default 8')
+parser.add_argument('--magicmap', type=str, help='color to assign the face on the magicmap, default none so no magic '
+                                                 'map information')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+frames_per_direction = len(args.files) / args.facings
+if frames_per_direction != int(frames_per_direction):
+    print("Error: number of files {0} must be divisible by facings {1}".format(len(args.files), args.facings))
+    exit(1)
+
+if args.facings == 1:
+    facings = [1]
+elif args.facings == 2:
+    facings = [1, 5]
+elif args.facings == 4:
+    facings = [1, 3, 5, 7]
+else:
+    facings = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
+
+print("Making face for '{0}', with {1} facings and {2} frames per facing.".format(args.face, args.facings,
+                                                                                  int(frames_per_direction)))
+
+facing = 1
+frame = 1
+anim_file = "animation {0}\nfacings {1}\n".format(args.face, args.facings)
+anims = []
+magicmap = []
+for f in range(0, len(facings) + 1):
+    anims.append([])
+    magicmap.append([])
+for file in args.files:
+    shutil.copyfile(file, "{0}.{1}.1{2}{3}.png".format(args.face, args.faceset, facing, frame))
+    anims[facing].append("{0}.1{1}{2}\n".format(args.face, facing, frame))
+    if args.magicmap:
+        magicmap[facing] += "face {0}.1{1}{2}\nmagicmap {3}\nend\n".format(args.face, facing, frame, args.magicmap)
+
+    facing += 1
+    if facing == len(facings) + 1:
+        facing = 1
+        frame += 1
+
+for a in anims:
+    anim_file += "".join(a)
+anim_file += "mina\n"
+for m in magicmap:
+    anim_file += "".join(m)
+
+out = open("{0}.face".format(args.face), 'w')
+out.write(anim_file)
+out.close()